Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $350.99/cwt on 19 head, down $21.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 25 comparable sales and sits −48.17 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.

Average price

$350.99

▼ 21.25 vs prior sale

19 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$47.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.12

vs WV average

−15.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	361.01	1,979	15thin
Medium and Large 2	548	313.39	1,717	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.63/cwt here — about $263 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

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.96, low $310.17, 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 sale19 hd

350.99

—

WV average2 barns · 24 hd

348.87

+2.12

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

−15.66

This barn, trailing median25 sales

399.15

−48.17

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	1,775	186.80	3,315	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,388	164.96	2,290	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	155.00	2,558	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	140.88	1,585	9thin

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)	1,045	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,151	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$1,937	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,483	$3,268	3thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2	300–350	318	395.59/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	395.91/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,817	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	317.65/cwt	317.00–319.00	2,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	358.88/cwt	330.00–369.00	2,053	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	342.75/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	392.10/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	306.76/cwt	260.00–330.00	2,555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	363.45/cwt	357.50–372.50	1,894	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	475.63/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	344.16/cwt	332.50–355.00	2,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	458.64/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,954	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	367.97/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,112	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	446.82/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,921	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	450.25/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	411.63/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	405.78/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,114	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	458.22/cwt	450.00–462.50	1,741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	374.78/cwt	357.50–377.50	1,990	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,558	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,475	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	161.95/cwt	152.00–169.00	2,253	5
Bulls	—	—	1,880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	142.27/cwt	129.00–180.00	1,629	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	863	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	185.33/cwt	177.00–199.00	3,267	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,385	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,119	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,150.78/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,151	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	305	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,304	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	157.07/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,001	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,483	3,268.03/head	3,250.00–3,300.00	3,268	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,936.69/head	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	418.30/cwt	380.00–432.50	1,585	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	322.85/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	311.18/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	342.28/cwt	310.00–400.00	1,479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	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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