Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.96/cwt on 23 head, down $17.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 25 comparable sales and sits −7.19 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$391.96

▼ 17.53 vs prior sale

23 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$35.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.16

vs WV average

−37.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	404.35	2,230	15thin
Medium and Large 2	547	368.73	2,016	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.62/cwt here — about $213 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale23 hd

391.96

—

WV average2 barns · 28 hd

388.80

+3.16

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−37.21

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−7.19

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	1,685	205.66	3,466	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	173.52	2,216	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,153	160.27	1,848	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,659	159.11	2,640	4thin
Dairy Steers	Standard	Average	1,072	194.50	2,085	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,795	210.00	3,770	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,143	243.97	2,789	2thin

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)	1,208	$3,147	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	645	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$1,925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	650–700	660	357.50/cwt	352.50–362.50	2,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	392.91/cwt	350.00–440.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	512.52/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	455	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	458.04/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	532.59/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	373.37/cwt	355.00–387.50	1,990	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,165	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	396.13/cwt	372.00–410.00	2,305	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	361.00/cwt	310.00–390.00	2,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	610	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	800–850	820	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	286	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	310.27/cwt	292.50–327.50	2,063	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	575.33/cwt	530.00–590.00	2,175	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	466.05/cwt	440.00–495.00	2,242	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	630	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	373.08/cwt	315.00–405.00	1,645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	387.80/cwt	360.00–418.00	1,970	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	506.16/cwt	470.00–530.00	1,625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	200–250	245	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	417.10/cwt	408.00–422.50	2,636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	454.30/cwt	427.50–480.00	2,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	409.83/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,176	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	372.08/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,355	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	486.17/cwt	465.00–515.00	1,799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	369.91/cwt	342.50–393.00	2,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	402.58/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	270	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	543.45/cwt	515.00–560.00	2,282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	443.29/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	449.62/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	387.74/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	433.61/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	479.97/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	398.77/cwt	397.50–400.00	2,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	360.41/cwt	332.50–376.00	2,375	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	311.22/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	383.11/cwt	357.50–395.00	2,364	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,470	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	3,146.58/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,147	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,370	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,905	1
Bulls	—	—	1,764	185.82/cwt	178.00–194.00	3,278	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,235	188.98/cwt	185.00–193.00	2,334	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,128	203.33/cwt	195.00–212.00	2,294	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,659	159.11/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,640	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	167.00/cwt	159.00–178.00	2,026	3
Dairy Steers	Standard	—	1,072	194.50/cwt	185.00–205.00	2,085	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	145.75/cwt	134.00–154.00	1,710	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,770	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,069	184.25/cwt	170.00–207.50	1,970	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	160.51/cwt	152.00–167.00	2,165	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,010	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,143	243.97/cwt	235.00–255.00	2,789	2

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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