Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $413.00/cwt on 12 head, up $7.47 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 21 of 25 comparable sales and sits +13.84 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$413.00

▲ 7.47 vs prior sale

12 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,186

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+18.86

vs WV average

−9.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	413.00	2,186	12thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.96, low $300.25, median $399.15 across 25 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

413.00

—

WV average3 barns · 25 hd

394.14

+18.86

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−9.17

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

+13.84

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	1,597	202.59	3,235	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	171.70	2,257	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	146.27	1,378	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$2,824	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	860	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	400–450	427	464.80/cwt	445.00–500.00	1,985	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	505.06/cwt	460.00–525.00	1,369	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	301.25/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	404.43/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	381.28/cwt	340.00–425.00	1,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	483.02/cwt	445.00–502.50	1,802	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	489.35/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	467.60/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,917	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	513.25/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	437.26/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,224	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	645	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	415.23/cwt	370.00–455.00	1,719	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	374.86/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	412.17/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	449.25/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,062	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	445.04/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	480.12/cwt	455.00–505.00	2,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	511.91/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,176	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	467.34/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	405.26/cwt	382.50–420.00	2,346	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	498.06/cwt	450.00–520.00	1,863	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	403.95/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,947	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	166.33/cwt	157.00–175.00	2,227	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	141.99/cwt	130.00–157.50	1,292	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	167.66/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,849	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,380	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,140	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,280	1
Bulls	—	—	1,597	202.59/cwt	181.00–222.00	3,235	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	254.68/cwt	210.00–280.00	1,951	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,473	158.51/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,335	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,823.62/head	2,450.00–3,100.00	2,824	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	415.08/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,040	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	387.44/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	444.05/cwt	405.00–465.00	2,314	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	413.59/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	380.07/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	318.73/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	446.85/cwt	400.00–465.00	2,118	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	554.72/cwt	470.00–600.00	1,770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	470.45/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	409.32/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,912	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	415.85/cwt	407.50–427.50	2,142	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,100	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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