Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

CALF POOL RESULTS

25 hd steers based 400 stop 425 $486

50 hd steers based 460 stop 485 $460

97 hd steers based 515 stop 540 $447

86 hd steers based 580 stop 605 $430

80 hd steers based 630 stop 655 $412

73 hd steers based 690 stop 715 $389

65 hd steers based 775 stop 800 $349

28 hd heifers based 425 stop 450 $419

95 hd heifers based 510 stop 535 $379

85 hd heifers based 570 stop 595 $363

72 hd heifers based 675 stop 700 $338.5

YEARLING GRASS CATTLE

56 hd steers based 915 stop 945 85% number 1s 85% black flesh 5 $314.75

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.90/cwt on 55 head, up $26.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 19 comparable sales and sits −53.43 against this barn's trailing median of $423.33.

Average price

$369.90

▲ 26.24 vs prior sale

55 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$27.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.83

vs WV average

−20.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	377.83	2,072	39
Medium and Large 2	549	350.56	1,925	16thin

One grade step is worth $27.27/cwt here — about $147 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

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $343.66, median $423.33 across 19 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 sale55 hd

369.90

—

WV average3 barns · 63 hd

365.06

+4.83

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−20.69

This barn, trailing median19 sales

423.33

−53.43

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	1,739	178.01	3,096	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	141.76	1,769	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,645	135.00	2,221	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,116	114.75	1,280	21

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)	1,135	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,172	$1,842	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,667	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	348.22/cwt	340.00–364.00	2,013	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	426.53/cwt	397.50–440.00	1,390	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,095	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	335.14/cwt	325.00–352.00	1,900	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	357.80/cwt	344.00–362.50	2,340	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	2,766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	412.53/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,159	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	398.91/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,895	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	286.54/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	420.20/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,815	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	387.63/cwt	361.00–412.00	2,004	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	321.50/cwt	321.50–321.50	2,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	310.55/cwt	295.00–326.00	2,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	435.58/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,651	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	342.07/cwt	333.00–346.50	2,665	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	402.74/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,728	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	438.80/cwt	405.00–452.50	1,255	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	394.49/cwt	385.00–409.00	1,475	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	357.34/cwt	330.00–372.00	2,208	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	441.95/cwt	425.00–447.50	1,414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	368.52/cwt	352.00–374.00	2,130	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	325.76/cwt	315.00–334.00	2,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	363	413.05/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	717	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	655	349.15/cwt	347.50–350.00	2,287	3
Bulls	—	—	1,739	178.01/cwt	157.00–198.00	3,096	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	83.25/cwt	70.00–100.00	981	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,244	126.09/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,569	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	141.76/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,769	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	114.36/cwt	100.00–121.00	1,197	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	537	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	591	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	532	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,915	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	347.33/cwt	320.00–400.00	1,313	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	395.63/cwt	380.00–412.50	1,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	330.86/cwt	307.50–350.00	1,555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	354.85/cwt	300.00–391.00	1,508	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	318.20/cwt	309.00–327.00	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	368.05/cwt	347.50–380.00	1,590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	368.39/cwt	355.00–382.50	1,761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	275.55/cwt	255.00–317.00	1,675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	307.39/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	283.92/cwt	265.00–299.00	1,897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	379.69/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	335.97/cwt	320.00–348.00	1,609	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	304.94/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	321.23/cwt	312.50–331.00	1,712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	330.67/cwt	310.00–352.50	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	469	351.24/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	333.42/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	389.30/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,483	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	301.64/cwt	245.00–330.50	2,308	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	343.67/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,986	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,666.81/head	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,667	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,841.54/head	1,500.00–2,250.00	1,842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	334.79/cwt	307.50–349.00	1,908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	354.41/cwt	315.00–382.00	1,513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	327.95/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	396.76/cwt	380.00–412.50	1,270	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	136.35/cwt	121.00–145.00	1,617	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	182.66/cwt	150.00–210.00	1,485	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	131.15/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	372.49/cwt	354.00–385.00	1,799	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	361.71/cwt	354.00–370.00	1,924	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	352.91/cwt	335.00–371.00	1,810	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	366.48/cwt	350.00–379.00	1,722	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	380.20/cwt	360.00–401.00	1,639	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	430.94/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	329.13/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,169	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	319.44/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,977	4

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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