Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $382.07/cwt on 15 head, down $17.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 25 comparable sales and sits −17.09 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$382.07

▼ 17.09 vs prior sale

15 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$16.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.91

vs WV average

−25.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	386.43	2,085	11thin
Medium and Large 2	518	370.08	1,915	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.35/cwt here — about $169 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale15 hd

382.07

—

WV average2 barns · 29 hd

371.16

+10.91

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−25.37

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−17.09

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	1,695	223.82	3,793	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	180.86	2,229	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	156.75	1,632	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,354	$2,741	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	967	$2,567	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,555	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$1,603	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,369	$3,803	3thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	450–500	480	403.16/cwt	365.00–425.00	1,935	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	407.27/cwt	365.00–450.00	1,886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	198.48/cwt	162.50–250.00	1,882	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,354	2,741.14/head	2,450.00–3,600.00	2,741	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,554.81/head	1,800.00–3,300.00	2,555	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	439.92/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	390.99/cwt	365.00–417.00	2,029	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	442.05/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	398.23/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,159	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	176.77/cwt	142.50–255.00	1,826	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,603.06/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	2,566.90/head	1,900.00–3,100.00	2,567	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,424	178.63/cwt	165.00–185.00	2,544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	428	421.65/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	470	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	450.00/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	338	498.00/cwt	465.00–515.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	437.00/cwt	430.00–445.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	381.73/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	325.48/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	348.35/cwt	300.00–395.00	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	416.98/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	447.05/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,721	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	245.46/cwt	241.00–251.00	4,308	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,069	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	163.07/cwt	142.50–170.00	1,719	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	192.92/cwt	192.00–194.00	2,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	294.68/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,827	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	177.41/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,152	7
Bulls	—	—	1,750	222.51/cwt	215.00–231.00	3,894	8
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,130	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	570	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	366.77/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	615	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	413.33/cwt	385.00–445.00	1,529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	408.46/cwt	392.50–423.00	1,932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	340.71/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	400	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	517.33/cwt	505.00–545.00	1,635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	410.29/cwt	380.00–440.00	2,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	236	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	390.00/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,215	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	478.90/cwt	440.00–520.00	1,748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	295.07/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	319.81/cwt	305.00–340.00	2,159	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	468.65/cwt	465.00–472.50	2,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	380.95/cwt	345.00–400.00	2,149	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	440.03/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,901	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	504.46/cwt	475.00–545.00	1,962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,403	3,704.28/head	3,300.00–4,000.00	3,704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	457.84/cwt	435.00–472.50	2,115	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	424.40/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,825	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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