Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.49/cwt on 33 head, up $32.37 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 25 comparable sales and sits +10.34 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$409.49

▲ 32.37 vs prior sale

33 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,231

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$736

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3-4

$149.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.47

vs WV average

−14.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	421.55	2,289	26
Medium and Large 2	549	380.09	2,085	6thin
Medium and Large 3-4	570	272.50	1,553	1thin

One grade step is worth $149.05/cwt here — about $736 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.96, low $300.25, median $399.15 across 25 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 sale33 hd

409.49

—

WV average3 barns · 41 hd

407.03

+2.47

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−14.46

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

+10.34

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	1,724	172.73	2,978	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	171.50	2,731	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	171.43	2,311	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	139.99	1,473	14
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,225	198.00	2,426	1thin
Dairy Steers	Standard	Average	953	179.29	1,709	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,185	232.00	2,749	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,290	207.50	2,677	1thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	975	202.50	1,974	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,307	230.97	3,019	3thin

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)	1,010	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$2,194	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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 1	900–950	905	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	380	502.01/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	455	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	483.41/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,219	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	327	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	281.00/cwt	267.50–295.00	2,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	475.05/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	365.73/cwt	332.50–390.00	2,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	386.59/cwt	375.00–394.00	2,385	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	440	492.70/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	438.97/cwt	400.00–485.00	2,046	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	407.27/cwt	370.00–429.00	2,342	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	517.84/cwt	495.00–540.00	1,735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	705	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	500.11/cwt	475.00–540.00	1,895	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	444.44/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	377.52/cwt	360.00–397.50	2,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	469.05/cwt	430.00–490.00	1,979	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	382.65/cwt	372.50–400.00	2,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	283.42/cwt	260.00–307.50	2,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	433.42/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	550–600	570	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	418	181.27/cwt	150.00–230.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	376.92/cwt	330.00–417.50	1,809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	430.47/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,251	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	418.35/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	452.07/cwt	410.00–480.00	2,387	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	570	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	465	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	391.95/cwt	384.00–398.00	2,642	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	364.05/cwt	345.00–374.00	2,625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	946	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	630	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	433.96/cwt	425.00–462.50	2,482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	600.56/cwt	575.00–620.00	1,904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	558.20/cwt	540.00–590.00	2,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	344.14/cwt	340.00–352.50	2,874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	346.53/cwt	337.50–365.00	2,672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	626	411.99/cwt	408.00–420.00	2,579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	521	461.13/cwt	425.00–500.00	2,402	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	414.60/cwt	400.00–427.00	2,546	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	500.81/cwt	475.00–517.50	2,204	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	453.24/cwt	447.50–465.00	2,234	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	351.09/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	470.12/cwt	455.00–487.50	1,970	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	117.92/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,152	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,360	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,285	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,612	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	167.00/cwt	156.00–170.00	2,189	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	179.03/cwt	175.00–189.00	2,478	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	985	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,478	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,225	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,426	1
Dairy Steers	Standard	—	953	179.29/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,709	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,307	230.97/cwt	230.00–232.00	3,019	3
Heifers	Standard	—	975	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,974	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,290	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,677	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	139.14/cwt	133.00–150.00	1,443	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,465	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,520	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,155	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,021	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,185	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,749	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,820	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	178.07/cwt	162.00–192.00	3,191	5
Bulls	—	—	1,385	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,022	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	133.02/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,221	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,153	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	157.37/cwt	127.00–172.00	1,508	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,194.29/head	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	387.43/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,414	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	367.55/cwt	362.50–375.00	2,102	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	335.00–415.00	1,894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	455.24/cwt	420.00–490.00	1,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	416.34/cwt	395.00–460.00	2,198	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	327.67/cwt	302.50–390.00	2,054	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	479.06/cwt	460.00–520.00	1,840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	342.54/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	422.50/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	416	494.30/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	302.42/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,884	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	415.06/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,304	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	626.93/cwt	615.00–650.00	1,473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,397	1

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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