Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $423.01/cwt on 18 head, up $10.02 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 24 of 24 comparable sales and sits +23.44 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$423.01

▲ 10.02 vs prior sale

18 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$16.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.52

vs WV average

−1.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	428.66	2,342	12thin
Medium and Large 2	529	411.72	2,178	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.94/cwt here — about $164 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 sale18 hd

423.01

—

WV average2 barns · 28 hd

394.50

+28.52

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−1.06

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

+23.44

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	1,498	195.18	2,924	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	171.85	2,211	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	160.51	2,512	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	150.28	1,625	27

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,470	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,033	$3,020	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,565	$2,463	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$1,988	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,018	$1,341	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$3,783	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,487	$3,772	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,555	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 2	600–650	638	329.69/cwt	250.00–410.00	2,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	406.96/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	499.79/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	175	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,650	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	404.96/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	461.44/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,224	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	476.44/cwt	460.00–515.00	2,030	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	434.59/cwt	432.50–440.00	2,273	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	364.89/cwt	357.50–372.50	2,427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	491.37/cwt	400.00–590.00	1,813	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	420.35/cwt	407.50–435.00	2,434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	480.82/cwt	440.00–535.00	1,572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	160	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	463.39/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	618.32/cwt	575.00–650.00	1,948	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	568.69/cwt	545.00–592.50	2,087	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	1,341.46/head	1,025.00–1,600.00	1,341	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	500.17/cwt	485.00–520.00	2,361	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,556	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	201.52/cwt	175.00–240.00	1,753	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,255	3,308.76/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	791	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	471.32/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,225	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	449.92/cwt	415.00–470.00	2,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	512.50/cwt	465.00–560.00	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	434.80/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,861	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	460.02/cwt	415.00–540.00	1,523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	410.87/cwt	380.00–435.00	2,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	450.06/cwt	407.50–465.00	2,511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	464.48/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,164	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	129.41/cwt	115.00–142.00	1,209	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,962	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	158.12/cwt	136.00–174.00	1,810	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	168.80/cwt	156.00–178.00	2,166	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	160.51/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,512	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	181.01/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,348	3
Bulls	—	—	1,498	195.18/cwt	153.00–240.00	2,924	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	412.57/cwt	330.00–465.00	2,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	350.49/cwt	350.00–351.00	2,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	453.71/cwt	305.00–507.00	1,924	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	487.74/cwt	460.00–515.00	1,429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	565.00/cwt	500.00–630.00	1,582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	446.69/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,493	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	3,020.34/head	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,020	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	496.11/cwt	427.50–540.00	2,555	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	506.74/cwt	475.00–522.50	2,453	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	110	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,470	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,624	3,996.81/head	3,500.00–4,450.00	3,997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,555	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	602	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,815	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	538.01/cwt	495.00–577.50	2,340	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	559.65/cwt	535.00–585.00	1,987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	595.94/cwt	580.00–622.50	1,895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	442.10/cwt	420.00–457.50	2,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	523.74/cwt	465.00–565.00	2,215	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	527.50/cwt	460.00–595.00	1,820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,458	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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