Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $375.00/cwt on 1 head, down $2.12 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 24 comparable sales and sits −24.57 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$375.00

▼ 2.12 vs prior sale

1 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−56.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	375.00	2,025	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.96, low $300.25, median $399.57 across 24 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 sale1 hd

375.00

—

WV average1 barns · 1 hd

375.00

+0.00

National average145 barns · 12,920 hd

431.54

−56.54

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

−24.57

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	1,580	184.50	2,915	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,384	164.15	2,272	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,233	155.84	1,922	11

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,595	$3,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	282.53/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,466	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,155	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,987	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,195	167.01/cwt	155.00–180.00	1,996	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	164.15/cwt	155.00–172.50	2,272	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,269	140.13/cwt	136.50–143.00	1,778	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	159.35/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,005	2

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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