Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-08

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $412.74/cwt on 70 head, up $3.97 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 16 comparable sales and sits −22.11 against this barn's trailing median of $434.85.

Average price

$412.74

▲ 3.97 vs prior sale

70 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$34.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.38

vs WV average

−1.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	421.55	2,336	52
Medium and Large 2	534	387.29	2,069	18thin

One grade step is worth $34.26/cwt here — about $266 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

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $380.21, median $434.85 across 16 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 sale70 hd

412.74

—

WV average2 barns · 86 hd

412.36

+0.38

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−1.50

This barn, trailing median16 sales

434.85

−22.11

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	1,725	202.20	3,488	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	178.96	2,405	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	145.56	1,637	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)	1,127	$3,099	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,169	$2,152	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$2,065	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,033	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,820	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,025	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,372	$3,182	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$2,675	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	730	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	472	447.86/cwt	412.50–465.00	2,114	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	370.14/cwt	357.00–381.00	2,465	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	420.14/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,983	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	397.92/cwt	397.50–400.00	2,212	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	329.95/cwt	327.50–332.50	3,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	498.20/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	377.21/cwt	361.00–385.00	2,003	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	3,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	350.17/cwt	340.00–367.00	2,560	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	403.15/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,108	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	450.25/cwt	410.00–462.50	1,896	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	466.31/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,315	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	350.67/cwt	340.00–363.00	2,129	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	455.15/cwt	425.00–483.00	1,975	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	362.48/cwt	330.00–366.50	2,791	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	437.78/cwt	422.00–460.00	2,276	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	438.85/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,633	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	447.29/cwt	417.50–480.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	476.12/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	409.64/cwt	381.00–421.00	2,372	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	402.28/cwt	360.00–425.00	1,887	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	377.32/cwt	370.00–384.00	2,158	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	359.16/cwt	355.00–363.00	2,273	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	280.23/cwt	277.00–284.00	2,166	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	601	363.70/cwt	337.50–372.50	2,186	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	304.94/cwt	275.00–315.00	2,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	377.59/cwt	305.00–440.00	1,778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	422.06/cwt	377.50–440.00	1,785	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	334.16/cwt	320.00–341.00	2,195	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	506.91/cwt	475.00–540.00	1,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	760	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	336.67/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	456.59/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	493.67/cwt	482.50–505.00	1,669	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	161.90/cwt	142.50–172.00	2,093	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	219.68/cwt	175.00–260.00	1,867	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	3,099.48/head	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,099	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	347.59/cwt	341.00–350.00	2,155	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	293.87/cwt	282.50–315.00	2,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,064.58/head	1,850.00–2,325.00	2,065	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	3,147.79/head	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,148	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	202.20/cwt	161.00–215.00	3,488	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	118.95/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,047	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	156.21/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,909	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	178.96/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,405	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,819.56/head	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,820	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	155.51/cwt	125.00–173.00	1,644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	301.52/cwt	260.00–342.50	2,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	560	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,335	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,032.73/head	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,033	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	2,151.50/head	1,250.00–2,450.00	2,152	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	452	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	415.08/cwt	375.00–450.00	1,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	280.52/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	337.78/cwt	305.00–370.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	306.59/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	387.69/cwt	325.00–422.50	1,989	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	349.20/cwt	340.00–377.50	2,011	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	321.13/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	534	417.05/cwt	370.00–437.00	2,227	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	268.34/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	316.85/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	345.69/cwt	320.00–387.00	1,652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	246.69/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	364.90/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	411.03/cwt	382.50–440.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	312.84/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	387.12/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,579	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	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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