Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 31, 2020

604 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $121.58/cwt +2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 532 lb · 31 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $128.32/cwt -2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $552/hd at 430 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $130.39/cwt +2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 477 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	604	928	558
Feeder cattle	494	776	327
Slaughter cattle	75	81	106
Replacement cattle	23	49	103

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week lighter run overall with lighter offerings of all types. 4 weight steers sold $2-$9 higher, 5 weights $3-$8 and 6 weights sold steady. 4 weight heifers higher $2-3$3, 5 and 6 weights sold steady. Feeder bulls of the same weights steady to higher $6. All prices per cwt. Slaughter cows: breakers lower $5, boners lower $4 and lean cows sold steady slaughter bulls steady. Heiferettes $80-$84. Small amounts of slaughter hogs, $37.50-$47.50.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
183	183	3	157.00	$157.00	$287	—
265–275	271	4	150.00–154.00	$152.77	$414	—
320–345	335	3	122.00–150.00	$138.30	$463	-8.09
355–395	372	8	120.00–140.00	$133.01	$495	-13.36
403–448	423	16	133.00–151.00	$140.68	$595	+2.14
455–479	469	11	134.00–147.00	$142.98	$671	+7.35
507–545	530	12	130.00–143.00	$138.25	$733	+3.16
552–595	573	14	125.00–140.00	$133.75	$766	+8.19
606–640	624	3	119.00–120.00	$119.67	$747	-3.79
880	880	3	116.00	$116.00	$1,021	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	220	2	110.00–120.00	$114.77	$252	—
280	280	2	120.00	$120.00	$336	—
305	305	1	107.00	$107.00	$326	-22.78
360–385	373	2	131.00–143.00	$136.80	$510	+13.13
400–425	414	5	114.00–139.00	$124.13	$514	-5.24
465–487	480	3	117.00–130.00	$125.80	$604	+14.51
515	515	1	123.00	$123.00	$633	-3.18
575–585	580	2	100.00–121.00	$110.41	$640	-11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	227	3	115.00–120.00	$118.31	$269	—
305–345	330	7	102.00–124.00	$113.25	$374	-9.03
355–390	374	7	110.00–121.00	$117.41	$439	-1.90
400–445	417	11	115.00–123.00	$119.16	$497	+2.31
450–497	472	17	111.00–138.00	$119.48	$564	+2.01
505–545	523	6	105.00–118.00	$112.48	$588	-4.26
550–585	560	15	104.00–116.00	$109.45	$613	-4.30
640–645	641	4	101.00–116.00	$104.77	$672	—
711	711	3	107.00	$107.00	$761	+8.69
782	782	2	105.00	$105.00	$821	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	225	3	107.00–125.00	$112.60	$253	—
252–295	279	8	108.00–122.00	$115.70	$323	—
305–345	321	10	102.00–120.00	$110.30	$354	-5.64
350–365	355	5	99.00–106.00	$101.50	$360	-11.17
400–435	418	14	105.00–119.00	$112.32	$469	-1.67
450–495	464	6	98.00–111.00	$106.01	$492	-4.81
505–542	525	6	100.00–108.00	$105.55	$554	-7.68
550–585	566	6	98.00–108.00	$105.04	$595	+1.64
605–630	618	2	70.00–89.00	$79.69	$492	—
655–695	678	3	97.50–112.00	$105.03	$712	+9.08

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–195	188	2	115.00–150.00	$131.80	$248	—
205–240	220	4	87.00–125.00	$110.35	$243	—
255–290	279	8	142.00–165.00	$153.46	$428	—
300–345	318	9	82.00–153.00	$122.52	$390	-19.07
350–390	364	10	82.00–142.00	$124.62	$454	-8.82
400–445	430	21	106.00–146.00	$128.32	$552	-2.76
450–495	477	20	107.00–140.00	$130.39	$622	+6.04
500–547	532	31	105.00–136.00	$121.58	$647	+2.15
550–595	577	18	106.00–131.00	$118.68	$685	+0.31
600–646	629	10	102.00–118.00	$112.36	$707	-0.31
650–657	655	3	110.00	$110.00	$720	+5.84
715–740	728	3	76.00–95.00	$85.29	$621	-7.19
750–760	752	5	73.00–102.00	$90.76	$683	—
840	840	1	98.00	$98.00	$823	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945–1305	1125	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	760.00–1,035.00	$919.50	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–895	810	85-90%	3	10.00–20.00	$17.14	$139	—
780–1095	938	85-90%	2	24.00–36.00	$31.01	$291	+8.82
855–1170	1008	85-90%	13	30.00–48.00	$40.45	$408	—
1005–1115	1078	85-90%	3	45.00–50.00	$48.45	$522	+2.77

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1145	1077	80-85%	3	39.00–49.00	$45.25	$487	—
925–1535	1169	80-85%	5	51.00–66.00	$55.82	$653	+1.37
1095–1380	1218	80-85%	6	47.00–54.00	$50.77	$618	+3.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1380	1271	75-80%	5	48.00–57.00	$54.11	$688	—
1220–1465	1346	75-80%	4	50.00–58.00	$54.09	$728	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1300	1180	2	60.00–62.00	$60.90	$719	—
1370–2310	1691	17	75.00–87.00	$81.74	$1,382	—
1675–1820	1727	3	90.00–93.00	$91.70	$1,584	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
780–1355	1051	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	310.00–910.00	$609.04
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1065–1170	1117	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	425.00–850.00	$706.57
1065–1415	1186	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	485.00–700.00	$582.84
1310	1310	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1495	1495	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695	695	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
895	895	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	150.00	$150.00	+20.00
60–65	63	2	190.00	$190.00	+125.00
105–145	125	6	190.00–305.00	$265.50	+75.05
165	165	2	235.00–320.00	$277.50	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	87.00	$87.00	$361	—
560	560	1	57.50	$57.50	$322	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	210.00	$210.00	+62.50
60	60	1	140.00	$140.00	-7.50

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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.