Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

76 hd steers based 675 lbs. stop 725 lbs. flesh 4+ grade 90% #1s 85-90% black brought $399.75 cwt

67 hd steers based 775 lbs. stop 825 lbs. flesh 4+ grade 90% #1s 85-90% black brought $367 cwt

ALL VALUE ADDED CATTLE WERE LONG TIME WEANED AND VACCINATED

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $434.96/cwt on 156 head, up $43.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 24 comparable sales and sits +35.39 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$434.96

▲ 43.00 vs prior sale

156 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,095

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

$194.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

+4.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	444.66	2,520	115
Medium and Large 2	535	411.68	2,201	40
Medium and Large 3-4	570	250.00	1,425	1thin

One grade step is worth $194.66/cwt here — about $1,095 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

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 sale156 hd

434.96

—

WV average1 barns · 156 hd

434.96

+0.00

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

+4.55

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

+35.39

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	1,706	174.74	2,981	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,515	166.75	2,526	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	136.81	1,547	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	947	$2,881	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,370	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$2,284	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$1,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,120	$3,218	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$3,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,900	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	935	$3,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

130 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 2Value Added	550–600	583	408.98/cwt	350.00–431.00	2,384	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	716	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,263	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	477	485.39/cwt	447.50–505.00	2,315	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	775	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,573	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	378	478.02/cwt	415.00–510.00	1,807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	412	469.47/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,934	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	622	420.11/cwt	402.50–438.00	2,613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	508	447.30/cwt	405.00–477.50	2,272	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	369	521.76/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,925	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	487.24/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,764	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	285.50/cwt	285.00–286.00	2,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	316	568.27/cwt	565.00–570.00	1,796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	484	457.65/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,215	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	252	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	474.64/cwt	460.00–489.00	2,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	431.49/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,037	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	411.00/cwt	410.00–413.00	2,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	427	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,114	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	285	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	320	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	308.77/cwt	305.00–312.50	2,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	366.39/cwt	320.00–385.00	2,099	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	415.00/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	369.45/cwt	355.00–389.00	2,309	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	896	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	313.51/cwt	312.50–314.00	2,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	505.11/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	348.02/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	457.61/cwt	400.00–525.00	2,380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	342.27/cwt	341.00–347.50	2,851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	478.57/cwt	450.00–535.00	1,948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	338	546.71/cwt	527.50–610.00	1,848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	366.41/cwt	340.00–393.00	2,667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	411.69/cwt	392.50–433.00	2,524	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	395.30/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	440	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,266	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	636	431.13/cwt	430.00–433.00	2,742	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	521	442.65/cwt	405.00–475.00	2,306	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	325	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	295	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	673	405.14/cwt	365.00–427.00	2,727	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	387	531.68/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	578	489.04/cwt	487.00–490.00	2,827	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	487	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	2,739	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	634	420.38/cwt	412.50–445.00	2,665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	781	341.63/cwt	336.00–348.00	2,668	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	465	501.00/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,330	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	388	580.83/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,254	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	437	542.35/cwt	470.00–559.00	2,370	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	571	445.82/cwt	410.00–467.50	2,546	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	511.27/cwt	480.00–522.50	2,643	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	359.95/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,404	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	481.61/cwt	472.50–490.00	2,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	335	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	465	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,255	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	126.25/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,395	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	76.20/cwt	72.00–81.00	850	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	153.31/cwt	135.00–162.00	1,846	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	166.75/cwt	156.00–174.00	2,526	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,003	172.02/cwt	167.00–178.00	1,725	2
Bulls	—	—	1,706	174.74/cwt	160.00–182.00	2,981	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	2,283.65/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,284	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,161	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	149.40/cwt	137.00–168.00	1,758	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	168.44/cwt	127.00–205.00	2,104	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	193.97/cwt	172.50–260.00	2,072	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	538.58/cwt	500.00–567.50	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	402.38/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	395.38/cwt	390.00–406.00	1,669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	315.02/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	328.36/cwt	305.00–360.00	1,744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	636	398.97/cwt	370.00–435.00	2,537	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	686	365.67/cwt	365.00–369.50	2,508	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	581	441.56/cwt	420.00–457.50	2,565	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	465.68/cwt	442.50–497.50	2,422	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	200–250	230	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	519.13/cwt	420.00–575.00	1,947	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	419.83/cwt	370.00–447.50	2,158	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	413.78/cwt	387.50–430.00	2,313	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	576.34/cwt	525.00–605.00	1,798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	610.77/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	780	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	352.50/cwt	305.00–400.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	436.11/cwt	395.00–480.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	453.68/cwt	410.00–495.00	2,160	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,217.86/head	2,300.00–3,900.00	3,218	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	2,881.26/head	2,350.00–3,250.00	2,881	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,370.04/head	1,675.00–2,750.00	2,370	6

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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