Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-26

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $385.43/cwt on 94 head, up $24.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 20 comparable sales and sits −34.60 against this barn's trailing median of $420.04.

Average price

$385.43

▲ 24.72 vs prior sale

94 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$46.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.92

vs WV average

−19.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	395.25	2,180	74
Medium and Large 2	551	349.12	1,925	20

One grade step is worth $46.13/cwt here — about $256 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

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $343.66, median $420.04 across 20 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 sale94 hd

385.43

—

WV average4 barns · 225 hd

392.35

−6.92

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

−19.98

This barn, trailing median20 sales

420.04

−34.60

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	1,561	164.92	2,574	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	126.42	1,523	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	111.62	1,069	19

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)	1,042	$2,583	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,094	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,796	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$1,501	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,305	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,615	$2,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,101	2thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	118.11/cwt	109.00–125.00	1,441	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,795.58/head	1,000.00–2,300.00	1,796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	425.78/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,793	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	432.05/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	397.35/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,454	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,102	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,100.88/head	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,101	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	313.21/cwt	291.00–316.50	2,139	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	359.75/cwt	325.00–376.00	1,676	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	419.81/cwt	382.50–436.00	1,973	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	406.15/cwt	380.00–419.00	2,144	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	375	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	316.11/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,954	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	332.05/cwt	303.00–344.50	2,371	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	457.07/cwt	431.00–480.00	1,714	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	334.95/cwt	328.00–346.00	2,251	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	437.85/cwt	423.00–457.00	1,852	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	378.13/cwt	362.50–390.00	1,834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	404.24/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	315.65/cwt	313.00–317.00	2,629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	384.92/cwt	360.00–402.00	2,209	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	436.34/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	434.53/cwt	405.00–475.00	1,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	387.69/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,648	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	322.56/cwt	295.00–349.00	2,000	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	349.96/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,173	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	457.83/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,470	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	346.80/cwt	317.50–365.00	1,959	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	455.00/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	463	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	420	411.51/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	334.48/cwt	307.50–340.50	2,599	13
Bulls	—	—	1,658	169.22/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,806	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	903	201.61/cwt	180.00–235.00	1,821	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	861	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,675	1
Bulls	—	—	1,268	152.03/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,928	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	106.44/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,204	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	81.96/cwt	60.00–108.00	729	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	690	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	138	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	125.47/cwt	108.00–190.00	1,504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	273.12/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	302.66/cwt	292.50–313.00	1,755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	740	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	570	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	362.52/cwt	330.00–417.50	1,345	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	323.03/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	341.06/cwt	330.00–352.00	1,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	351.12/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	286.28/cwt	265.00–307.50	1,812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	388.01/cwt	340.00–412.50	1,443	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	257.48/cwt	232.50–290.00	1,833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	295.78/cwt	242.50–320.00	1,562	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	263.30/cwt	247.50–280.00	1,896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	396.25/cwt	377.50–415.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	396.53/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,114	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	368.41/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,201	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	333.24/cwt	300.00–353.00	1,809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	365.57/cwt	344.00–380.00	1,396	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	296.76/cwt	282.50–317.50	1,677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	385	387.44/cwt	382.50–397.50	1,492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	314.96/cwt	299.00–347.50	1,487	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	331.75/cwt	326.00–335.00	2,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	336.71/cwt	325.00–362.50	1,465	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,501.42/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,501	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	363.19/cwt	325.00–377.00	1,700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	430.46/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	635	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	376	388.81/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,462	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,305.38/head	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,305	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,093.98/head	950.00–3,200.00	2,094	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	431.30/cwt	425.00–437.50	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	330.16/cwt	307.50–345.00	1,902	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	2,583.20/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,583	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	349.14/cwt	325.00–368.00	1,980	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	364.87/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	511	375.45/cwt	371.00–380.00	1,919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	570	360.09/cwt	345.00–369.00	2,053	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	161.87/cwt	125.00–250.00	1,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	344.24/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,745	14

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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