Sale reports / West Virginia / Jackson County Regional Livestock Market / 2026-09-19

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 19
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880
← Sep 12Sep 19latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
300 head
▼ 206 vs last sale 506▼ 272 vs year ago 572 · −47.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 41▼ 54 vs year ago 84 · −64.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 34▼ 40 vs year ago 44 · −90.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lower head run by half compared to last, Regular sale today bookended by Feeder Special sales both last week and next week. Slightly lower than average attendance while trade remained relatively active throughout. Many bawling calves but quite a bit of quality in the Feeder run, prices following national and regional trends with Feeders lower by at least $13 per cwt with Steers holding more market strength than Heifers. Red/white face reported as Medium Frame on this report. Slaughter Cows lower by $4-$8.50 per cwt, Bulls lower by $3 per cwt. Baby Calves, $475 - $850 per head.

Cull Breeding Hogs $10-$36 per cwt; Feeder Pigs, $35 - $52.50 per head. This sale reported on an out-weight basis.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.23/cwt on 21 head, down $30.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −89.93 against this barn's trailing median of $399.15.
Average price
$309.23
▼ 30.88 vs prior sale
21 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$16
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1
$13.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.57
vs WV average
−45.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545310.801,69416thin
Medium and Large 2520308.721,6053thin
Medium 1575297.411,7102thin
One grade step is worth $13.39/cwt here — about −$16 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

25 sales
449398346295median 399.1502/1403/2805/1608/0109/19
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.96, low $309.23, 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 sale21 hd
309.23
—
WV average4 barns · 181 hd
319.79
−10.57
National average171 barns · 9,246 hd
354.31
−45.08
This barn, trailing median25 sales
399.15
−89.93
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,603168.862,70713
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,192130.931,5619thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,104107.031,1828thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,210$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,365$1,6382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,550$2,3501thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750700322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,2541
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650603311.35/cwt287.50–335.001,8772
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500479341.46/cwt265.00–405.001,6366
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450428393.57/cwt352.50–404.001,6847
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450410415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7024
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500461346.13/cwt332.00–360.001,59610
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400377350.88/cwt320.00–385.001,3237
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450416336.25/cwt305.00–370.001,3994
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325378.82/cwt355.00–400.001,2318
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600591338.17/cwt292.50–355.001,9996
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,0661
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3651,638.19/head1,575.00–1,700.001,6382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2102,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy650–700677344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,3296
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450438362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,5884
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500478376.15/cwt355.00–402.501,7987
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520308.72/cwt300.00–315.001,6053
HeifersMedium 1400–450439294.72/cwt270.00–302.501,2944
SteersMedium 1300–350300335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0051
SteersMedium 1350–400382336.42/cwt325.00–340.001,2854
HeifersMedium 1600–650605262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,5851
SteersMedium 1550–600555332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,8431
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5502,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
BullsMedium 1500–550511284.86/cwt235.00–301.001,4564
BullsMedium 1350–400380320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2161
HeifersMedium 1350–400375355.80/cwt325.00–385.001,3342
HeifersMedium 1550–600575297.41/cwt287.50–307.501,7102
HeifersMedium 1450–500475270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2831
BullsMedium 1450–500460307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,4151
Bulls——1,746175.89/cwt167.00–184.003,0718
BullsMedium 1600–650640267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,7123
SteersMedium 1250–300260375.00/cwt375.00–375.009751
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,253114.60/cwt111.00–119.001,4363
CowsLean 85-90%—95060.00/cwt60.00–60.005701
Bulls——1,375157.60/cwt135.00–166.002,1675
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,156135.92/cwt129.00–145.001,5715
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,190155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8451
CowsLean 85-90%—1,139117.49/cwt108.00–130.001,3385
CowsLean 85-90%—1,093104.41/cwt101.00–108.001,1412
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750720256.18/cwt210.00–305.001,8442
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500495374.50/cwt373.00–379.001,8544
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700681259.18/cwt225.00–270.001,7654
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550517346.02/cwt330.00–355.001,7894
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600566318.50/cwt270.00–350.001,8034
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700680303.88/cwt295.00–312.502,0662
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600584367.06/cwt362.00–368.002,1446
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300275420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1551
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325388.12/cwt375.00–402.501,2612
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350305405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2351
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423377.78/cwt350.00–392.501,59810
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600557309.29/cwt300.00–316.001,7237
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450413353.16/cwt335.00–372.001,4592
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650645325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0961
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300283384.07/cwt360.00–407.501,0874
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650618287.30/cwt281.00–300.001,7764
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400358347.32/cwt332.00–365.001,2433
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750723239.27/cwt210.00–270.001,7302
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400372395.99/cwt375.00–420.001,4735
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500465353.18/cwt330.00–365.001,6428
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520319.68/cwt300.00–350.001,6627
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800760255.00/cwt240.00–270.001,9382
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950900225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0251
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600590285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6822
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320402.75/cwt375.00–417.001,2894
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550534349.75/cwt300.00–370.001,8684
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400356428.34/cwt425.00–430.001,5253
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500472387.22/cwt380.00–395.001,8283
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670268.68/cwt260.00–277.501,8002
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525368.40/cwt365.00–372.001,9342
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800773305.51/cwt301.00–310.002,3622
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500461385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7753
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550508380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9308
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700679340.47/cwt330.00–344.002,3124
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450423381.69/cwt381.00–383.001,6153
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750720279.84/cwt272.50–287.502,0152

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.