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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market

Name: Jackson County Regional Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ripley, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 17

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1880

← Sep 26Oct 17latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

498 head

▼ 133 vs last sale 631▲ 112 vs year ago 386 · +29.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 37▼ 6 vs year ago 56 · −10.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 48▲ 6 vs year ago 57 · +10.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

62 hd steers based 750 lbs stop 780 lbs flesh 5 85% black 85% number 1s brought $348.5

58 hd steers based 875 lbs stop 900 lbs flesh 5 90% black 85+% number 1s brought $335

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $366.94/cwt on 39 head, down $18.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 20 comparable sales and sits −47.80 against this barn's trailing median of $414.74.

Average price

$366.94

▼ 18.50 vs prior sale

39 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$429

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

$78.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.84

vs WV average

−65.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	394.97	2,108	25
Medium and Large 2	530	316.88	1,678	14thin

One grade step is worth $78.09/cwt here — about $429 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale39 hd

366.94

—

WV average5 barns · 285 hd

392.78

−25.84

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−65.35

This barn, trailing median20 sales

414.74

−47.80

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.84, low $343.66, median $414.74 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,562	168.77	2,636	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	125.94	1,526	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,685	123.00	2,073	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	99.52	1,050	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,249	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,415	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$1,911	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,793	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,632	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,156	$1,456	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	888	$1,797	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,025	2thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	981	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	458.09/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,480	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	389.43/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,270	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	392.24/cwt	365.00–437.50	1,436	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	426.36/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,654	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	419.56/cwt	380.00–450.00	1,775	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	370.38/cwt	335.00–397.00	1,574	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	421.87/cwt	390.00–431.00	1,987	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	342.42/cwt	300.00–377.00	1,630	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	318.24/cwt	285.00–362.00	1,652	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	405.88/cwt	347.00–435.00	2,131	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	351.34/cwt	332.00–370.00	1,996	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	308.71/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,831	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	306.17/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,892	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	339.61/cwt	327.00–353.00	2,133	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	296.75/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,991	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	346.07/cwt	327.00–354.00	2,353	35
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,106	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	335.44/cwt	310.00–336.50	2,737	49
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,561	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,097	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,370	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	409.91/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,086	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	396.61/cwt	360.00–430.00	1,083	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	345.25/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,115	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	408.70/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,341	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	351.35/cwt	300.00–390.00	1,314	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	393.30/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,495	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	358.05/cwt	345.00–372.50	1,518	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	321.24/cwt	280.00–350.00	1,368	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	311.85/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,447	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	349.55/cwt	345.00–367.00	1,692	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	302.76/cwt	292.00–322.00	1,571	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	333.52/cwt	310.00–352.00	1,748	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	295.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,711	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	315.46/cwt	280.00–332.00	1,836	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	297.11/cwt	272.00–310.00	1,845	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	299.25/cwt	285.00–312.00	1,873	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	301.65/cwt	285.00–322.00	2,030	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,021	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,239	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	875	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,056	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,599	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	910	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,184	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,065	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,929	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	271	390.41/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,058	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,268	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	373.45/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,232	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	424.33/cwt	402.00–457.50	1,557	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	360.90/cwt	330.00–407.00	1,346	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	337.01/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,378	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	402.08/cwt	390.00–417.00	1,721	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	390.89/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,794	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	348.26/cwt	337.00–360.00	1,689	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	293.97/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,523	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	388.72/cwt	355.00–415.00	2,025	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	346.64/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,990	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	314.75/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,841	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	282.86/cwt	262.50–300.00	1,734	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	320.61/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,020	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	257.08/cwt	220.00–295.00	1,730	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,207	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	292.97/cwt	287.50–300.00	2,086	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,067	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	276.32/cwt	267.50–292.00	2,122	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	233.32/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,909	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,910	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,065	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,024	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,070	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,445	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,562	168.77/cwt	144.00–181.00	2,636	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	89.32/cwt	85.00–95.00	868	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,135	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,952	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	112.28/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,301	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	120.82/cwt	112.00–133.00	1,474	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	2,073	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,635	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,714	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,010	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	1,910.86/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,911	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,248.70/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,249	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,156	1,456.06/head	1,200.00–1,850.00	1,456	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,631.84/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,632	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,793.24/head	1,500.00–2,400.00	1,793	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	196.28/cwt	120.00–245.00	1,755	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	108.18/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,172	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	130.65/cwt	106.00–215.00	1,546	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	1,797.04/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,797	2

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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market - Ripley, WV

Sat Oct 17, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 631Year ago 386

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 37Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 48Year ago 57

62 hd steers based 750 lbs stop 780 lbs flesh 5 85% black 85% number 1s brought $348.5

58 hd steers based 875 lbs stop 900 lbs flesh 5 90% black 85+% number 1s brought $335

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	445.00	445.00
5	350–400	367	402.00–457.50	424.33
6	400–450	428	390.00–417.00	402.08
7	450–500	459	350.00–410.00	390.89
14	500–550	521	355.00–415.00	388.72
5	550–600	574	340.00–360.00	346.64
10	600–650	630	300.00–330.00	320.61
1	650–700	695	317.50	317.50
5	700–750	712	287.50–300.00	292.97
3	750–800	768	267.50–292.00	276.32
3	800–850	818	230.00–235.00	233.32
1	950–1000	955	200.00	200.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	350.00–415.00	390.41
5	300–350	330	340.00–400.00	373.45
6	350–400	373	330.00–407.00	360.90
5	400–450	409	335.00–340.00	337.01
2	450–500	485	337.00–360.00	348.26
3	500–550	518	280.00–315.00	293.97
3	550–600	585	305.00–335.00	314.75
7	600–650	613	262.50–300.00	282.86
2	650–700	673	220.00–295.00	257.08
1	700–750	745	277.50	277.50
1	1050–1100	1,070	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	405.00–415.00	409.91
4	300–350	328	390.00–445.00	408.70
13	350–400	380	370.00–405.00	393.30
4	400–450	424	345.00–372.50	358.05
6	450–500	484	345.00–367.00	349.55
12	500–550	524	310.00–352.00	333.52
8	550–600	582	280.00–332.00	315.46
7	600–650	626	285.00–312.00	299.25
4	650–700	673	285.00–322.00	301.65
1	750–800	780	287.00	287.00
1	850–900	890	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	360.00–430.00	396.61
8	300–350	323	320.00–390.00	345.25
11	350–400	374	300.00–390.00	351.35
11	400–450	426	280.00–350.00	321.24
9	450–500	464	280.00–340.00	311.85
6	500–550	519	292.00–322.00	302.76
4	550–600	580	280.00–300.00	295.00
7	600–650	621	272.00–310.00	297.11
1	700–750	735	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	910	240.00	240.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	445.00–465.00	458.09
13	350–400	388	410.00–470.00	426.36
12	400–450	423	380.00–450.00	419.56
15	450–500	471	390.00–431.00	421.87
20	500–550	525	347.00–435.00	405.88
5	550–600	568	332.00–370.00	351.34
8	600–650	628	327.00–353.00	339.61
35	650–700	680	327.00–354.00	346.07
49	800–850	816	310.00–336.50	335.44
1	900–950	945	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	370.00	370.00
5	300–350	326	360.00–415.00	389.43
4	350–400	366	365.00–437.50	392.24
8	400–450	425	335.00–397.00	370.38
15	450–500	476	300.00–377.00	342.42
12	500–550	519	285.00–362.00	318.24
2	550–600	593	300.00–317.50	308.71
2	600–650	618	300.00–312.00	306.17
4	650–700	671	275.00–315.00	296.75
1	700–750	720	292.50	292.50
2	1050–1100	1,097	216.00	216.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,205	1,500.00–2,400.00	1,793.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,156	1,200.00–1,850.00	1,456.06
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,175	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,631.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,150	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,248.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,013	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,910.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,183	106.00–215.00	130.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,083	100.00–117.00	108.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	894	120.00–245.00	196.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,635	166.00	166.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	888	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,797.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,159	108.00–115.00	112.28
5	—	972	85.00–95.00	89.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,220	112.00–133.00	120.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,685	122.00–124.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,562	144.00–181.00	168.77

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