Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $385.36/cwt on 8 head, up $3.29 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 25 comparable sales and sits −13.80 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$385.36

▲ 3.29 vs prior sale

8 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$23.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.57

vs WV average

−19.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	391.31	2,100	6thin
Medium and Large 2	558	367.50	2,049	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.81/cwt here — about $51 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

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.96, low $309.23, 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 sale8 hd

385.36

—

WV average2 barns · 10 hd

379.78

+5.57

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−19.40

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−13.80

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	1,649	214.90	3,543	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	181.35	2,262	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	162.57	1,755	11

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)	1,170	$2,650	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,486	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$3,139	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,145	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,368	$2,793	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	184.88/cwt	180.00–193.00	2,150	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,129	1
Bulls	—	—	1,618	201.61/cwt	192.00–214.00	3,262	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,138.51/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,139	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	259.09/cwt	160.00–295.00	2,000	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	2,793.05/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	710	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	416.25/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	395.07/cwt	372.50–415.00	2,078	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	478.71/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,235	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,052	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	406.60/cwt	392.50–417.50	2,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	443.45/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	320.93/cwt	305.00–337.50	2,818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	436.38/cwt	375.00–525.00	2,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,198	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,020	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	405.05/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	231	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	464.85/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	434.44/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	248.12/cwt	247.00–249.00	4,280	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	2,486.15/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,486	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,649.68/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,191	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	157.81/cwt	135.00–175.00	1,693	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	177.54/cwt	170.00–187.00	2,184	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	401.09/cwt	375.00–427.50	1,657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	565	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,274	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	191.12/cwt	158.00–254.00	1,982	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	299.05/cwt	275.00–315.00	2,048	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	379.14/cwt	362.50–402.50	2,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	449.84/cwt	400.00–490.00	1,642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	349.22/cwt	307.50–387.50	1,652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	412.93/cwt	370.00–435.00	1,945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,504	2

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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