Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-04

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $370.74/cwt on 20 head, down $62.50 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −33.81 against this barn's trailing median of $404.55.

Average price

$370.74

▼ 62.50 vs prior sale

20 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,055

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$431

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

$92.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.56

vs WV average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	380.03	2,096	18thin
Medium and Large 2	580	287.11	1,665	2thin

One grade step is worth $92.92/cwt here — about $431 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale20 hd

370.74

—

WV average2 barns · 26 hd

372.30

−1.56

This barn, trailing median18 sales

404.55

−33.81

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	1,544	199.34	3,077	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,278	176.98	2,261	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	156.37	1,491	9thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$3,160	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,173	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,166	$2,091	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	735	$1,926	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	1000–1050	1,010	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	394.83/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	364.43/cwt	335.00–387.50	2,270	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	327.45/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	310	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	382.63/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,833	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	350.97/cwt	320.00–377.50	1,994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	409.27/cwt	365.00–430.00	1,330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	368.67/cwt	352.50–377.50	2,068	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	335.28/cwt	300.00–370.00	2,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	285.17/cwt	277.50–289.00	2,669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	417.31/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	360.57/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	388.82/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	473	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	439.57/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	377.37/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	357.67/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	380.78/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	413.21/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,715	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	367.50/cwt	305.00–430.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	425.10/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	360	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	260	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	288.67/cwt	260.00–317.50	2,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	449.82/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	421.24/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,984	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	452.77/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,942	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	388.27/cwt	365.00–430.00	2,062	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	449.64/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,713	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,022	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	184.49/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,349	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	138.25/cwt	129.00–148.00	1,380	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	174.48/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,232	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	875	228.43/cwt	185.00–280.00	1,999	2
Bulls	—	—	1,671	220.95/cwt	215.00–229.00	3,692	4
Bulls	—	—	1,480	188.54/cwt	175.00–205.00	2,790	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	1,926.42/head	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,926	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,421	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	228.54/cwt	182.50–275.00	2,443	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,349	185.36/cwt	174.00–210.00	2,501	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	2,090.99/head	1,575.00–2,700.00	2,091	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	3,160.14/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,160	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,172.70/head	1,625.00–2,550.00	2,173	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	373.44/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,121	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	349.67/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,025	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	316.70/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	774	257.35/cwt	220.00–295.00	1,992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	313.40/cwt	290.00–342.50	2,131	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	287.11/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	370.08/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,483	3

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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