Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $399.98/cwt on 49 head, up $33.10 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 24 comparable sales and sits +0.41 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$399.98

▲ 33.10 vs prior sale

49 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$11.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.18

vs WV average

−13.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	403.11	2,185	36
Medium and Large 2	531	391.31	2,078	13thin

One grade step is worth $11.80/cwt here — about $107 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale49 hd

399.98

—

WV average2 barns · 51 hd

398.81

+1.18

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−13.80

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

+0.41

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	1,658	179.87	2,982	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	172.80	2,126	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	155.02	1,750	13

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)	1,177	$3,252	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	959	$2,946	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$2,747	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,440	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,594	7
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	550–600	571	386.76/cwt	369.00–400.00	2,208	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	346.37/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,168	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	375.20/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	411.82/cwt	370.00–435.00	1,573	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	399.74/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	492.85/cwt	440.00–520.00	1,355	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	407.08/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,742	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	378	468.46/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	200–250	240	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	502.83/cwt	455.00–550.00	1,609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	361.65/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	598.25/cwt	530.00–630.00	1,980	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	587.78/cwt	560.00–620.00	1,587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	376.10/cwt	368.50–378.75	2,791	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	470.15/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	482.21/cwt	452.50–510.00	2,503	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	345.77/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	365.90/cwt	342.50–390.00	2,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	280	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	562.97/cwt	545.00–580.00	2,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	424.94/cwt	375.00–441.00	2,635	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	530.09/cwt	490.00–575.00	2,221	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	530.99/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,469	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	458.41/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,631	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	335.21/cwt	327.50–345.00	2,729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	393.64/cwt	368.00–450.00	2,712	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	471.80/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,482	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	422.58/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,396	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	365.37/cwt	342.00–390.00	2,441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	329.97/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,574	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	147.59/cwt	141.00–161.00	1,644	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	160.92/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,024	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	172.45/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,142	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	160.14/cwt	151.00–167.00	2,037	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,020	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,219	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,045	223.94/cwt	220.00–228.00	2,340	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	179.87/cwt	171.00–190.00	2,982	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	180.07/cwt	150.00–237.50	1,680	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	166.41/cwt	126.00–195.00	1,804	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	130.05/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,181	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	2,946.00/head	2,100.00–3,800.00	2,946	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	3,251.70/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,252	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	2,594.41/head	1,625.00–3,000.00	2,594	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	2,747.11/head	2,300.00–3,150.00	2,747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	522.96/cwt	390.00–600.00	1,731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	420.19/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	403.88/cwt	340.00–440.00	2,120	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	521.76/cwt	470.00–555.00	2,223	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	484.37/cwt	435.00–507.50	2,306	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	543.09/cwt	485.00–600.00	2,037	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	595.00/cwt	560.00–630.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	591.60/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	450.74/cwt	424.00–480.00	1,889	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	519	401.93/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,086	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	421	448.11/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	390.57/cwt	360.00–398.50	2,410	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	415.91/cwt	390.00–450.00	2,184	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	453.57/cwt	420.00–520.00	1,465	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	539.07/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	391.46/cwt	355.00–437.00	1,891	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	438.19/cwt	412.50–465.00	2,064	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	477.68/cwt	435.00–502.50	1,772	15

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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