Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

118 hd steers base 865 lbs stop 895 lbs 90% number 1s flesh 5 95% black brought $349.5 per cwt

1 fair steer weighed 1275 lbs brought $282

1 fair steer weighed 1370 lbs brought $280

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.44/cwt on 21 head, down $51.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 25 comparable sales and sits −31.71 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$367.44

▼ 51.61 vs prior sale

21 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,032

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$41.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.85

vs WV average

−28.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	375.44	2,068	17thin
Medium and Large 2	564	333.47	1,879	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.97/cwt here — about $188 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 $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 sale21 hd

367.44

—

WV average3 barns · 33 hd

364.59

+2.85

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−28.61

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−31.71

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	1,675	202.77	3,396	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	183.80	2,509	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,168	159.25	1,861	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	2,125	154.00	3,273	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,277	226.49	2,892	3thin

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)	1,345	$3,143	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$2,891	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,542	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,203	$2,288	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,970	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,123	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,033	$1,700	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,088	$2,303	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$3,293	3thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	384.03/cwt	375.00–386.00	2,005	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	442.77/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,851	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	378.23/cwt	367.50–425.00	1,846	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	399.65/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	325.88/cwt	275.00–360.00	1,727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	460.07/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	365.77/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,132	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	448.96/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,088	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	474.93/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	342.18/cwt	325.00–352.50	2,108	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	431.67/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	469.92/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	390.29/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	387.49/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	426.25/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,195	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	315.04/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,079	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	195.94/cwt	178.00–235.00	2,095	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	3,089.47/head	2,300.00–3,800.00	3,089	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,707	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	2,303.45/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,303	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	170.90/cwt	135.00–180.00	2,056	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	3,142.94/head	2,400.00–3,950.00	3,143	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,970	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,760	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	205.72/cwt	196.00–217.00	3,405	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,140	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,252	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	181.06/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,553	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	155.90/cwt	137.50–168.00	1,874	5
Bulls	—	—	1,775	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,337	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,125	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	3,273	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,277	226.49/cwt	225.00–229.00	2,892	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,970.00/head	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,970	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	2,890.77/head	1,700.00–4,000.00	2,891	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	331.29/cwt	300.00–346.00	1,898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	395.16/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,668	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,542.39/head	2,000.00–3,300.00	2,542	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	302.19/cwt	275.00–330.00	2,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	430.07/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	389.62/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	340.00/cwt	327.50–352.50	1,955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	399.94/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,308	10

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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