Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-29

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.17/cwt on 22 head, down $31.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −85.39 against this barn's trailing median of $395.56.

Average price

$310.17

▼ 31.67 vs prior sale

22 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$30.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.37

vs WV average

−27.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	320.00	1,719	15thin
Medium and Large 2	532	289.11	1,539	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.88/cwt here — about $181 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

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.96, low $309.23, median $395.56 across 26 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 sale22 hd

310.17

—

WV average4 barns · 52 hd

312.54

−2.37

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

−27.85

This barn, trailing median26 sales

395.56

−85.39

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	1,635	211.50	3,459	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	175.57	2,193	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	147.27	2,294	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	122.34	1,270	6thin

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)	1,168	$2,330	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,309	$2,046	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$1,648	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,700	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,175	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,335	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	3,257	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	160.10/cwt	148.00–169.00	1,968	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	147.27/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,294	2
Bulls	—	—	1,345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,959	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	335.01/cwt	300.00–357.50	1,410	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	354.87/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	357.61/cwt	332.50–383.00	1,509	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	326.65/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	356.67/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,345	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	312.56/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	331.47/cwt	280.00–370.00	1,386	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	242.55/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	278.75/cwt	252.50–305.00	1,617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	359.38/cwt	320.00–400.00	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,015	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	276.91/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,589	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	335.80/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	265.14/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	292.42/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,070	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	326.38/cwt	295.00–355.00	1,554	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	303.89/cwt	250.00–332.50	1,602	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	276.25/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,558	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,634	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	134.83/cwt	122.00–146.00	1,710	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,648.33/head	1,225.00–1,950.00	1,648	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	2,045.61/head	1,300.00–2,500.00	2,046	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	368.83/cwt	359.00–384.00	1,734	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	417.22/cwt	402.50–430.00	1,569	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,329.53/head	1,550.00–2,900.00	2,330	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	147.43/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,906	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	409.69/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	376.33/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	307.52/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,027	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	300.03/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	338.46/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,787	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	297.77/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	338.72/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,107	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	325.59/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	343.29/cwt	329.00–354.00	1,988	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	411.35/cwt	407.50–415.00	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	330.23/cwt	324.00–338.00	1,714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	406.22/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,336	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	349.44/cwt	335.00–358.00	1,849	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	327.58/cwt	326.00–334.00	2,660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	308.85/cwt	302.50–321.00	1,739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	378.04/cwt	374.00–389.00	1,784	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	395	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	530	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	560	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	414.82/cwt	402.50–425.00	1,614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	397.76/cwt	372.50–407.50	1,694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	318.19/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,553	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	368.22/cwt	364.00–372.50	1,447	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	386.91/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	293.26/cwt	272.50–314.00	1,504	5
Bulls	—	—	1,720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	4,472	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	207.43/cwt	198.00–217.00	3,423	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	132.27/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,450	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	276.95/cwt	260.00–294.00	2,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	358.89/cwt	348.00–375.00	1,687	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	371.78/cwt	355.00–388.00	1,573	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	340.17/cwt	330.00–351.00	2,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	388.28/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,475	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	427.56/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	350.63/cwt	334.00–361.00	2,367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	300.74/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,871	7

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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