Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 24, 2020

928 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $137.35/cwt -6.65 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 483 lb · 49 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.49/cwt -9.16 vs last sale · ≈ $611/hd at 515 lb · 43 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.85/cwt -16.74 vs last sale · ≈ $500/hd at 428 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	928	1,224	780
Feeder cattle	776	1,058	640
Slaughter cattle	81	92	0
Replacement cattle	49	58	140

Market comments — USDA reporter

Lower offering compared to last reported with feeder demand weakening. 400 weight steers sold lower $12/cwt, 5 weights lower $10/cwt and light 6 weights lower by $15/cwt while heavy 6's sold steady. 400 weight feeder heifers $10-15/cwt lower, 5 weights lower by $10/cwt, 6's lower $8-12/cwt. Feeder bulls $5-15/cwt lower. Demand slightly stronger for slaughter cattle, Breakers averaging higher by $6/cwt and Boners by $3/cwt, no test on Leans. Slaughter Bulls sold steady. Heiferettes, $56-$90. Feeder pigs $20-$27.50, slaughter hogs $33-$40.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	313	3	143.00–152.50	$146.39	$458	-7.26
350–392	370	10	137.00–155.00	$146.37	$542	-10.88
410–445	426	10	132.00–147.00	$138.54	$590	-12.29
428 value added	428	11	149.00	$149.00	$638	—
450–495	471	24	125.00–148.00	$135.63	$639	-8.37
494 value added	494	25	139.00	$139.00	$687	—
503–541	518	21	122.00–143.00	$135.09	$700	-10.05
542–545 value added	544	6	136.00–154.00	$148.02	$805	—
551–580	558	18	123.00–131.00	$125.56	$701	-18.63
615–641	626	10	122.00–124.00	$123.46	$773	-14.54
650–690	677	9	114.00–124.00	$119.65	$810	+0.19
703–725	712	6	111.00–116.00	$114.99	$819	—
765–790	778	2	109.00–115.00	$112.05	$872	-16.95
805	805	3	115.00	$115.00	$926	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	334	5	125.00–140.00	$129.78	$433	+4.78
336 value added	336	3	156.00	$156.00	$524	—
370–399	394	8	120.00–144.00	$123.67	$487	-5.35
433–441	437	6	115.00–144.00	$129.37	$565	-9.08
465–487	480	5	105.00–119.00	$111.29	$534	-22.71
502–540	518	6	117.00–135.00	$126.18	$654	+4.25
555–595	572	8	113.00–126.00	$121.41	$694	-9.27
615–647	636	3	118.00–119.00	$118.68	$755	-5.32
825	825	1	109.00	$109.00	$899	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	6	118.00–127.00	$122.28	$383	-8.02
350–390	367	12	117.00–123.00	$119.31	$438	-10.79
370–399 value added	381	13	113.00–126.00	$118.23	$450	—
405–443	428	29	113.00–124.00	$116.85	$500	-16.74
450–495	469	15	110.00–128.00	$117.47	$551	-10.24
476 value added	476	4	123.00	$123.00	$585	—
500–537	510	35	110.00–126.00	$116.74	$595	-10.91
536–545 value added	539	8	126.00–127.00	$126.13	$680	—
565–595	575	8	113.00–116.00	$113.75	$654	-9.26
605	605	2	124.00	$124.00	$750	+11.32
696	696	3	104.00	$104.00	$724	-8.25
711–740	718	6	95.00–99.00	$98.31	$706	-3.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	329	8	107.50–122.00	$115.94	$381	—
350–395	368	10	100.00–119.00	$112.67	$415	-2.29
400–448	428	15	102.50–123.00	$113.99	$488	-4.01
450–495	465	12	100.00–120.00	$110.82	$515	-4.18
500–545	526	15	103.00–122.00	$113.23	$596	+8.23
550–580	560	3	101.00–107.00	$103.40	$579	+0.90
650–680	669	5	86.00–100.00	$95.95	$642	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	2	70.00–102.50	$85.49	$274	—
405–443	420	8	71.00–100.00	$95.22	$400	—
455–487	471	7	70.00–98.00	$90.11	$424	-5.89
510–540	525	2	90.00–95.00	$92.57	$486	-1.43

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	331	6	128.00–153.00	$141.59	$469	+9.79
350–395	367	14	102.50–154.00	$133.44	$490	-16.27
420–445	437	5	120.00–139.00	$131.08	$573	-17.71
465–495	480	10	115.00–135.00	$124.35	$597	-16.74
498 value added	498	4	137.00	$137.00	$682	—
500–540	517	12	107.00–137.00	$119.43	$617	-9.18
550–593	582	19	110.00–122.00	$118.37	$689	-5.07
607–647	624	10	104.00–120.00	$112.67	$703	+2.67
650–682	671	3	99.00–115.00	$104.16	$699	-10.99
701 value added	701	3	114.00	$114.00	$799	—
710–725	718	2	91.00–94.00	$92.48	$664	-14.64

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880–1050	965	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	875.00–1,075.00	$983.81	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1145	915	85-90%	11	27.00–34.00	$31.38	$287	—
840–1020	930	85-90%	2	20.00–24.00	$22.19	$206	—
835–1120	978	85-90%	9	34.00–44.00	$39.75	$389	—
940–1290	1058	85-90%	14	40.00–61.00	$45.68	$483	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1275	1154	80-85%	14	50.00–59.50	$54.45	$628	—
1010–1625	1213	80-85%	8	43.00–51.50	$47.77	$579	—
1055–1535	1300	80-85%	5	59.00–62.00	$60.03	$780	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1315	1210	75-80%	4	62.50–66.00	$63.84	$772	—
1325–1520	1424	75-80%	4	57.50–60.00	$59.20	$843	—
1605	1605	75-80%	1	48.50	$48.50	$778	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1470	1425	2	66.00–75.00	$70.64	$1,007	—
1255–1885	1633	7	75.00–85.00	$80.67	$1,317	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1040	951	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	485.00–725.00	$628.57
970–1090	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	400.00–900.00	$739.33
1020–1059	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	430.00–575.00	$510.91
925–1465	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	500.00–800.00	$679.18
1070–1310	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	420.00–775.00	$607.78
1205–1485	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00–810.00	$771.92

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–920	872	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–635.00	$612.31
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	130.00	$130.00	—
65	65	1	65.00	$65.00	—
70	70	3	50.00–175.00	$133.33	—
100–120	110	2	185.00–195.00	$190.45	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1435–1705	1588	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	960.00–1,100.00	$1,052.47	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	140.00	$140.00	—
35	35	1	85.00	$85.00	—
45	45	2	140.00	$140.00	—
50	50	1	147.50	$147.50	+2.50
75	75	1	170.00	$170.00	+25.00
80	80	3	115.00–150.00	$133.33	-11.67
90	90	1	180.00	$180.00	-10.00
125–145	133	4	185.00–220.00	$198.58	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.