Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-21

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $434.89/cwt on 12 head, down $6.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 18 comparable sales and sits +30.33 against this barn's trailing median of $404.55.

Average price

$434.89

▼ 6.13 vs prior sale

12 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	434.89	2,374	12thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $451.27, low $344.50, median $404.55 across 18 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 sale12 hd

434.89

—

WV average1 barns · 12 hd

434.89

+0.00

This barn, trailing median18 sales

404.55

+30.33

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	1,653	195.39	3,230	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,301	163.90	2,132	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	143.45	1,652	10

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,138	$3,836	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$3,149	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$1,694	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$3,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,065	$3,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,473	$2,906	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,353	$4,011	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$3,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	300–350	328	541.24/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	368.80/cwt	361.00–374.00	2,449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	572	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	610	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	410.14/cwt	392.50–435.00	2,166	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	474.62/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	257	465.36/cwt	385.00–520.00	1,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	419.92/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	423.49/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,016	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	440.00/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	399.34/cwt	355.00–410.00	2,244	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	492.81/cwt	450.00–530.00	1,863	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	447.41/cwt	430.00–475.50	2,380	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	461.63/cwt	425.00–540.00	2,137	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	480.04/cwt	430.00–502.50	2,031	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	174.58/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,252	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	990	181.10/cwt	177.50–185.00	1,793	2
Bulls	—	—	2,085	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	4,691	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	106.40/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,186	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	143.25/cwt	127.00–159.00	1,745	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	161.76/cwt	152.00–170.00	2,108	10
Bulls	—	—	1,599	191.69/cwt	175.00–206.00	3,065	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	213.71/cwt	177.50–280.00	2,035	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	3,836.26/head	3,500.00–4,100.00	3,836	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	195.74/cwt	167.00–230.00	1,934	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	3,149.47/head	1,900.00–3,900.00	3,149	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,694.48/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,694	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	4,011.28/head	3,900.00–4,100.00	4,011	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,473	2,905.60/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	422.36/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,365	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	402.92/cwt	377.50–425.00	2,514	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,527	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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