Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-11

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $464.51/cwt on 48 head, up $41.18 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 15 comparable sales and sits +19.36 against this barn's trailing median of $445.15.

Average price

$464.51

▲ 41.18 vs prior sale

48 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$487

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

$43.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.15

vs WV average

+5.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	466.33	2,642	46
Medium and Large 2	510	422.50	2,155	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.83/cwt here — about $487 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale48 hd

464.51

—

WV average2 barns · 52 hd

464.35

+0.15

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

+5.03

This barn, trailing median15 sales

445.15

+19.36

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	1,681	205.97	3,462	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,391	177.00	2,463	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,677	172.84	2,899	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	141.91	1,428	16

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)	1,230	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,233	$2,557	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,323	$2,277	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,218	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,133	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,743	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,085	$2,205	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,573	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	2,277.41/head	1,750.00–2,650.00	2,277	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	162.17/cwt	155.00–174.00	1,962	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,217.52/head	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,218	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,134	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	174.97/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	371.25/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,652	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	159.07/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,953	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,742.67/head	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,743	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	963	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	3,322	54
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,132.83/head	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,133	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,572.70/head	1,650.00–3,300.00	2,573	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,556.69/head	2,100.00–3,050.00	2,557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	477.51/cwt	460.00–484.00	1,805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,204.78/head	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	358.97/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	275.23/cwt	267.50–283.00	2,623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	481.55/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	361.07/cwt	357.50–372.50	2,462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	368.75/cwt	368.75–368.75	3,079	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	380.30/cwt	350.00–401.00	2,312	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	430.36/cwt	370.00–440.00	2,285	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,085	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	363.01/cwt	362.00–366.00	2,875	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	423.35/cwt	390.00–435.00	2,392	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	490.47/cwt	440.00–540.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	427.33/cwt	417.50–445.00	1,765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	439.90/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	436.08/cwt	385.00–463.00	1,832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	414.95/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	418.77/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	409.31/cwt	320.00–480.00	1,973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	473	465.55/cwt	435.00–472.00	2,202	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	385	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	440.38/cwt	415.00–465.00	1,462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	250	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	413.18/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,549	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,344	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,155	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,345	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,677	172.84/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,899	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,469	169.40/cwt	160.00–174.50	2,488	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	154.50/cwt	139.00–171.00	1,656	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	875	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	113.25/cwt	100.00–125.00	992	4
Bulls	—	—	1,681	205.97/cwt	200.00–214.00	3,462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	353	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	712	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	435	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	455.90/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,910	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	437.53/cwt	427.50–442.50	2,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	584	405.38/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,367	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,116	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	302.56/cwt	270.00–313.00	2,369	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	484.72/cwt	465.00–505.00	1,745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	415.21/cwt	382.50–430.00	2,383	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	439.24/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,091	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	437.87/cwt	433.00–455.00	2,745	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	287.94/cwt	260.00–315.00	2,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	490.28/cwt	472.50–497.50	2,319	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	452.78/cwt	445.00–459.00	1,929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	467.59/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,670	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	419.42/cwt	355.00–430.00	2,798	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	331.99/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,390	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	452.16/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	457.96/cwt	437.50–470.00	2,459	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	493.24/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,106	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	369.28/cwt	355.00–393.00	2,644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	1

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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