Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-23

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $399.15/cwt on 27 head, down $13.06 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 25 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$399.15

▼ 13.06 vs prior sale

27 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$36.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.35

vs WV average

−19.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	412.55	2,245	17thin
Medium and Large 2	566	376.37	2,129	10thin

One grade step is worth $36.18/cwt here — about $116 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

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 sale27 hd

399.15

—

WV average4 barns · 54 hd

397.80

+1.35

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−19.11

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

+0.00

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	1,763	205.32	3,619	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	185.61	2,306	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	158.32	1,597	20

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,375	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,127	$2,344	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,940	$4,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,445	$4,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	469.83/cwt	465.00–472.50	2,232	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	491.02/cwt	470.00–507.50	1,841	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	284.74/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	459.81/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	425.88/cwt	400.00–434.00	2,462	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	450.43/cwt	437.50–457.50	2,374	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	234	533.21/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	411.21/cwt	397.50–413.00	2,582	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	484.28/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,550	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	434.59/cwt	422.50–437.50	2,003	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	418.62/cwt	400.00–421.00	2,357	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	405.73/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,122	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	466.74/cwt	452.50–485.00	2,007	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	505.76/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,598	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	429.00/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,261	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	433.84/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	464.51/cwt	460.00–466.00	1,844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,321	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	450.25/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,891	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	446.94/cwt	435.00–457.50	2,051	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,810	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	326.26/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,320	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	408.83/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,363	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	525.22/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	363.65/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,320	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	4,148	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	196.38/cwt	188.00–205.00	2,516	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	177.92/cwt	173.00–186.00	2,162	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	950	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,351	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	185.52/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,991	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	199.42/cwt	190.00–210.00	3,450	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	153.40/cwt	137.50–167.00	1,542	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,375.07/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,375	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	123.38/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	447.73/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,616	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,940	4,175.00/head	4,175.00–4,175.00	4,175	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,289	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	2,343.88/head	1,950.00–2,800.00	2,344	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	446.77/cwt	407.50–485.00	1,255	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	305	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	700–750	740	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	640	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	406.43/cwt	375.00–422.50	1,922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,099	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	375.06/cwt	305.00–425.00	1,594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	375.46/cwt	330.00–401.00	2,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	622	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	320.00/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,163	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	381.84/cwt	371.00–387.50	2,558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	395	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	373.59/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,156	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	414.12/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,000	6

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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