Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-25

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $392.50/cwt on 4 head, up $48.00 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 18 comparable sales and sits −12.06 against this barn's trailing median of $404.55.

Average price

$392.50

▲ 48.00 vs prior sale

4 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+21.78

vs WV average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	392.50	2,040	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $451.27, low $344.50, median $404.55 across 18 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 sale4 hd

392.50

—

WV average2 barns · 7 hd

370.71

+21.78

This barn, trailing median18 sales

404.55

−12.06

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	1,890	209.52	3,960	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	171.96	2,129	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,708	168.52	2,878	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	157.49	1,713	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,304	223.93	2,920	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,140	210.00	2,394	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,761	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,092	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,062	$1,824	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,918	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$3,390	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$2,881	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	304.20/cwt	301.00–307.50	2,181	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	401.66/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,020	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,391	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	1,824.10/head	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,824	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	3,389.53/head	3,000.00–3,750.00	3,390	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,881.36/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	487.19/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	433.41/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,799	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	264.33/cwt	255.00–275.00	2,181	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,760.69/head	2,000.00–3,200.00	2,761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	416.66/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	478.60/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,747	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	3,391.19/head	3,150.00–3,600.00	3,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	362.72/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	415.16/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	255.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	333.15/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,249	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	364.35/cwt	360.25–372.50	2,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	428.28/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,160	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,494	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,092.30/head	1,900.00–2,475.00	2,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	342	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	370	423.17/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,566	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,918.01/head	1,835.00–2,000.00	1,918	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	167.14/cwt	155.00–176.00	2,136	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	355.16/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	458.00/cwt	415.00–475.00	1,031	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	174.47/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	352.50/cwt	337.50–367.50	1,780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	362.19/cwt	352.50–375.00	1,739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	365.00/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,471	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	171.96/cwt	171.00–173.00	2,129	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	157.49/cwt	135.00–169.00	1,713	3
Steers	Select	—	1,140	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,394	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	168.52/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,878	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,304	223.93/cwt	220.00–232.50	2,920	5
Bulls	—	—	1,890	209.52/cwt	201.00–221.00	3,960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	318.09/cwt	316.00–322.50	1,991	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	353.72/cwt	305.00–410.00	1,464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	388.16/cwt	350.00–407.50	1,421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	422	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	277.47/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	331.28/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,498	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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