Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $412.21/cwt on 13 head, down $5.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 24 comparable sales and sits +12.64 against this barn's trailing median of $399.57.

Average price

$412.21

▼ 5.56 vs prior sale

13 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

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

$72.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.92

vs WV average

−4.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	417.81	2,249	12thin
Medium and Large 2	545	345.00	1,880	1thin

One grade step is worth $72.81/cwt here — about $368 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale13 hd

412.21

—

WV average3 barns · 25 hd

398.28

+13.92

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−4.90

This barn, trailing median24 sales

399.57

+12.64

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	1,657	195.39	3,238	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	176.58	2,296	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	152.76	1,471	8thin

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)	1,425	$3,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,520	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$2,013	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	585	$1,950	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,510	$3,749	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,222	$4,363	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,413	$3,527	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	830	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	475.00/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	440.27/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,326	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	3,527.43/head	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,527	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	204.54/cwt	180.00–230.00	2,092	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	365.10/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,293	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,165	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	423.08/cwt	412.50–450.00	2,217	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	549.38/cwt	510.00–590.00	1,785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	3,748.84/head	3,075.00–4,450.00	3,749	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	356.10/cwt	337.50–375.00	2,279	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	2,012.67/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,013	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	517.93/cwt	517.50–520.00	2,155	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	398.17/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,465	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	329.84/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	425.29/cwt	380.00–460.00	1,948	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	145.91/cwt	132.00–161.00	1,712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	475.35/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	402	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	443.13/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	326.58/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	384.14/cwt	325.00–445.00	2,009	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	190.39/cwt	181.00–198.00	2,509	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	152.76/cwt	139.00–163.00	1,471	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	167.38/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,156	3
Bulls	—	—	1,663	192.73/cwt	176.00–210.00	3,205	10
Bulls	—	—	1,600	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	3,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	285	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	240.69/cwt	200.00–280.00	1,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	242.75/cwt	225.00–260.00	2,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	461.26/cwt	355.00–495.00	1,720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	349.04/cwt	320.00–410.00	1,469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	415.41/cwt	385.00–450.00	2,372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	455.34/cwt	440.00–462.50	2,113	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,130	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	474.76/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,412	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	467.27/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,977	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	327.69/cwt	317.50–333.00	2,376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	475.08/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,271	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	501.57/cwt	480.00–512.50	2,137	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	445.64/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,326	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	555.48/cwt	515.00–600.00	2,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	410.43/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,290	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	498.58/cwt	450.00–530.00	1,655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	477.28/cwt	460.00–497.50	1,804	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	486.62/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,326	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	4,444.76/head	3,800.00–5,100.00	4,445	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	307	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	336	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,375	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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