Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $406.25/cwt on 61 head, up $0.91 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 24 comparable sales and sits +6.68 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$406.25

▲ 0.91 vs prior sale

61 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

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

$66.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.98

vs WV average

−18.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	419.26	2,260	49
Medium and Large 2	528	353.14	1,866	12thin

One grade step is worth $66.11/cwt here — about $394 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 sale61 hd

406.25

—

WV average4 barns · 129 hd

409.23

−2.98

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−18.94

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

+6.68

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	197.31	3,262	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	179.17	2,288	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	156.44	1,616	17

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)	1,320	$3,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,377	$3,586	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,410	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,953	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,228	$2,433	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,254	$3,871	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$2,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	381.55/cwt	350.00–388.00	2,541	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	200–250	210	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	605	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	268	538.08/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	335	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	430	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	433.28/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,257	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	347.19/cwt	285.00–370.00	2,507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	438	465.96/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	360	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	650	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	487	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	524.96/cwt	505.00–555.00	1,701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	435.01/cwt	405.00–460.00	2,062	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	506.41/cwt	475.00–570.00	1,833	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	368.61/cwt	345.00–387.00	2,267	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	398.70/cwt	330.00–430.00	1,702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	583.82/cwt	545.00–620.00	1,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	324.00/cwt	322.00–330.00	2,443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	370.29/cwt	315.00–415.00	1,759	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	357.77/cwt	310.00–415.00	1,875	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	327.30/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	420.08/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	341.00/cwt	330.00–352.00	2,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	581.06/cwt	505.00–630.00	2,493	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	627.77/cwt	565.00–660.00	1,996	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	407.82/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	407.15/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	583.46/cwt	545.00–630.00	2,170	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	462.71/cwt	425.00–500.00	2,642	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	406.89/cwt	387.50–420.00	2,702	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	1,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	525.32/cwt	440.00–570.00	2,495	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	505	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	364	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	360.00/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	474.82/cwt	455.00–507.00	2,531	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	610.40/cwt	595.00–625.00	1,727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	378.93/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,815	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	485.00/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	571.62/cwt	510.00–600.00	2,458	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	386.33/cwt	385.00–387.00	2,542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	3,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,369	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	158.72/cwt	135.00–175.00	1,655	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	172.06/cwt	167.00–178.00	2,221	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	184.93/cwt	178.00–196.00	2,628	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,321	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	749	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	174.77/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,071	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	945	185.36/cwt	177.00–197.00	1,752	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,068	186.19/cwt	173.00–200.00	1,989	4
Bulls	—	—	1,653	197.31/cwt	176.00–240.00	3,262	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,159	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,952.60/head	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	536.47/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	406.99/cwt	350.00–450.00	1,486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	512	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	493	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	574.88/cwt	480.00–615.00	2,196	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	404.21/cwt	377.50–435.00	2,441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	439.80/cwt	405.00–460.00	1,878	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	411.05/cwt	370.00–429.00	2,322	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	595.11/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	446.03/cwt	400.00–480.00	2,337	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	445.13/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	419.86/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	520.18/cwt	480.00–575.00	1,446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	408.78/cwt	405.00–412.50	2,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	441.40/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,854	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	2,433.20/head	1,700.00–2,900.00	2,433	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,377	3,586.02/head	2,850.00–4,100.00	3,586	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	171.18/cwt	159.00–187.00	2,213	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	229.03/cwt	181.00–315.00	2,210	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	3,870.81/head	3,600.00–4,100.00	3,871	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	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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