Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

1 bull weighed 165 pounds brought $735 per cwt

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $389.97/cwt on 9 head, down $15.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 25 comparable sales and sits −9.19 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$389.97

▼ 15.30 vs prior sale

9 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$27.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.10

vs WV average

−25.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	402.20	2,116	5thin
Medium and Large 2	530	374.67	1,985	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.53/cwt here — about $132 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 sale9 hd

389.97

—

WV average3 barns · 17 hd

392.07

−2.10

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−25.86

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−9.19

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	—	Low	1,637	203.89	3,338	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	177.55	2,271	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	161.00	2,737	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	151.02	1,534	7thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,351	$2,457	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	460	453.28/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,085	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	423.82/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	807	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,089	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	445.50/cwt	442.50–447.50	2,544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	308.96/cwt	306.00–312.00	2,509	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	441.83/cwt	405.00–460.00	2,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	383.16/cwt	350.00–402.50	2,360	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	434.51/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	427.50/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	208.63/cwt	180.00–277.50	2,445	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	293.67/cwt	272.50–315.00	1,991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	171.63/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,211	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,351	2,456.98/head	1,650.00–2,775.00	2,457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	371.23/cwt	330.00–402.50	1,942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	392.86/cwt	330.00–450.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,075	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,040	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,966	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,737	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	174.46/cwt	163.00–184.00	2,181	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	160.78/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,830	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	172.96/cwt	167.50–179.00	2,421	2
Bulls	—	—	1,716	214.20/cwt	189.00–231.00	3,676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	404.63/cwt	380.00–417.50	1,687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	295.96/cwt	272.50–330.00	1,814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	276.13/cwt	250.00–312.50	1,891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	435.07/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	433.35/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	394.95/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	423	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	720	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	453.39/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	434.82/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,061	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	1

How this sale compares

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