Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-20

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $423.33/cwt on 12 head, up $6.58 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 15 comparable sales and sits −21.83 against this barn's trailing median of $445.15.

Average price

$423.33

▲ 6.58 vs prior sale

12 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,283

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$30.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.49

vs WV average

−35.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	428.49	2,291	10thin
Medium and Large 2	563	397.50	2,236	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.99/cwt here — about $55 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

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $403.63, median $445.15 across 15 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 sale12 hd

423.33

—

WV average3 barns · 17 hd

423.81

−0.49

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−35.73

This barn, trailing median15 sales

445.15

−21.83

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	1,670	216.13	3,609	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	179.85	2,124	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	163.79	1,753	10

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)	1,095	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$2,560	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,123	$2,366	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,188	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	650	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	665	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,458	$3,799	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$3,423	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2	800–850	845	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	420.87/cwt	402.50–440.00	1,570	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,803	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,365.95/head	1,550.00–2,700.00	2,366	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,653	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	2,559.60/head	1,650.00–3,000.00	2,560	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	4,294	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	211.20/cwt	208.00–214.00	3,284	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	174.45/cwt	166.00–178.00	2,011	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	187.06/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,278	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	163.79/cwt	155.00–174.00	1,753	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458	3,799.49/head	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,799	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	3,423.30/head	2,900.00–3,900.00	3,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,110	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	173.17/cwt	155.00–183.00	2,068	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,949.68/head	1,250.00–2,400.00	1,950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	942	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	479.96/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,622	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	292.23/cwt	255.00–320.00	2,238	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	398.74/cwt	375.00–422.50	2,069	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	407.50/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	389.08/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,397	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	358.25/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	456.63/cwt	450.00–462.50	2,137	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	503.23/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	391.78/cwt	375.00–407.50	2,280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	459.59/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	352.44/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	434.17/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,236	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	401.84/cwt	390.00–408.00	2,463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	396.73/cwt	394.00–405.00	2,595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	397.69/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	439.51/cwt	437.50–442.50	2,013	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	299.51/cwt	255.00–322.50	2,770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	540	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	440.75/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	877	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	411.14/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	467.97/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,026	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	419.97/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	368.30/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	264.95/cwt	250.00–280.00	2,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	275.55/cwt	250.00–307.50	1,992	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	435	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	405.20/cwt	370.00–440.00	1,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	418.95/cwt	418.00–420.00	1,982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	301.24/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	827	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,336	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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