Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-17

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $413.33/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 5 of 16 comparable sales and sits −21.52 against this barn's trailing median of $434.85.

Average price

$413.33

28 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$37.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−58.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	418.68	2,313	24
Medium and Large 2	525	381.25	2,000	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.43/cwt here — about $314 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $380.21, median $434.85 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

413.33

—

WV average1 barns · 28 hd

413.33

+0.00

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−58.65

This barn, trailing median16 sales

434.85

−21.52

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,798	172.81	3,107	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	160.41	2,179	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	132.26	1,467	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,508	$2,881	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 lots · USDA AMS · Jackson County Regional Livestock Market - Ripley, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	281.67/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	361.85/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	342.34/cwt	330.00–354.00	2,099	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	454.59/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	401.51/cwt	390.00–412.50	1,911	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	606	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,066	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	451.43/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	400.22/cwt	382.50–420.00	2,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	455.03/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	369.57/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	527	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	464.06/cwt	435.00–500.00	1,991	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	333.75/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	353.80/cwt	352.00–363.00	2,735	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	394.21/cwt	330.00–455.00	1,439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	306.24/cwt	295.00–330.00	2,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	303.75/cwt	300.00–307.50	2,597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,134	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	589.91/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	406.66/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,359	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	379.80/cwt	364.00–387.50	2,571	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	395.25/cwt	375.00–407.00	2,462	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	430.70/cwt	397.50–460.00	2,261	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,191	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	155.80/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,133	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	136.73/cwt	124.00–144.00	1,523	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,086	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	169.62/cwt	168.00–171.00	2,270	2
Bulls	—	—	1,798	172.81/cwt	155.00–178.00	3,107	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,508	2,880.50/head	2,625.00–3,100.00	2,881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	498.74/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	411.82/cwt	385.00–455.00	1,985	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	893	247.52/cwt	240.00–255.00	2,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	427.97/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	346.55/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	371.65/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	200–250	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	407.76/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,741	5

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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