Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $417.77/cwt on 25 head, down $5.24 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 26 comparable sales and sits +22.21 against this barn's trailing median of $395.56.

Average price

$417.77

▼ 5.24 vs prior sale

25 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$22.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.56

vs WV average

−10.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	423.97	2,265	18thin
Medium and Large 2	560	401.81	2,251	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.16/cwt here — about $14 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.96, low $309.23, median $395.56 across 26 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 sale25 hd

417.77

—

WV average5 barns · 65 hd

394.20

+23.56

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−10.13

This barn, trailing median26 sales

395.56

+22.21

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	1,675	203.51	3,410	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	183.47	2,020	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,400	162.74	2,278	2thin

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)	1,208	$3,353	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	971	$2,985	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,886	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$2,338	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$2,263	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$2,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,538	$3,047	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$3,641	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	850–900	875	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	372.98/cwt	357.50–387.50	2,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	475.69/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,050	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	331.34/cwt	317.50–345.00	2,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	367.59/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	527.29/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	413.48/cwt	411.00–418.00	2,357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	513.04/cwt	492.50–537.50	1,914	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	507.73/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	575	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	426.97/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,237	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	402.86/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	449.88/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,101	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	537.83/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,264	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	480.96/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	502.38/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	416.71/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	354.69/cwt	320.00–395.00	1,809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	431.76/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,206	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	405.57/cwt	365.00–427.50	2,389	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	528.22/cwt	505.00–565.00	1,981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	485.11/cwt	477.50–500.00	2,270	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	558.06/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,780	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	3,575.85/head	3,300.00–3,750.00	3,576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	477.35/cwt	440.00–502.50	2,296	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	451.64/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,543	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	261.82/cwt	225.00–300.00	2,534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	357.50/cwt	327.50–387.50	2,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	483.17/cwt	470.00–492.50	2,073	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	250.13/cwt	220.00–280.00	2,236	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	550.07/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,538	3,046.67/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,047	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	3,352.80/head	2,600.00–3,800.00	3,353	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	176.91/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,459	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,442	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,886.24/head	2,200.00–3,550.00	2,886	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,068	215.92/cwt	197.50–252.50	2,306	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	154.03/cwt	141.00–169.00	1,708	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	174.42/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,049	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	162.74/cwt	151.00–172.00	2,278	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	200.10/cwt	174.00–215.00	3,408	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	2,337.96/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,338	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,262.89/head	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,263	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	3,382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	535	464.09/cwt	462.50–467.50	2,483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	520	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,236	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	2,984.68/head	1,200.00–3,700.00	2,985	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	533.29/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	386.33/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	550	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	320	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	497	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,192	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	705	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	405.52/cwt	400.00–411.00	2,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	445	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	470.79/cwt	460.00–477.50	1,940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	226	491.05/cwt	440.00–510.00	1,110	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	399.50/cwt	355.00–442.50	1,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	455	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	405	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,914	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	412.18/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	466.61/cwt	457.50–485.00	2,394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	430.29/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	473.15/cwt	402.50–515.00	1,732	4

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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