Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 7, 2020

686 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.40/cwt +6.24 vs last sale · ≈ $535/hd at 427 lb · 25 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.97/cwt +4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $467/hd at 383 lb · 23 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $142.07/cwt +9.06 vs last sale · ≈ $538/hd at 378 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	686	604	843
Feeder cattle	497	494	651
Slaughter cattle	100	75	120
Replacement cattle	54	23	72

Market comments — USDA reporter

Larger run compared to last week with similar offering of feeder cattle and larger run of slaughter cattle. Slightly weaker demand for feeder steers, 4 wts sold $4-$6 lower, 5 wts sold $3-$7 lower and demand steady for 6 weights. Heifers sold steady. Feeder bulls, 4 wts, lower by $3-$4. Slaughter cattle slightly stronger by $2 for breakers, $5 for boners and $10 for lean cattle, bulls weaker by $2. Heiferettes $75-$102.50. Small run of hogs, feeders $35-$55 and slaughter $38-$47. All prices per cwt.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	2	150.00–161.00	$155.65	$440	+2.88
310–345	330	14	133.00–156.00	$144.98	$478	+6.68
365 value added	365	1	130.00	$130.00	$474	—
350–397	379	22	130.00–150.00	$142.62	$541	+9.61
400–445	426	9	120.00–151.00	$136.93	$583	-3.75
430–445 value added	436	5	150.00–151.00	$150.59	$657	—
450–495	475	14	128.00–144.00	$136.54	$649	-6.44
500–540	511	15	128.00–145.00	$135.94	$695	-2.31
550–595	569	11	117.00–132.00	$126.72	$721	-7.03
608 value added	608	4	135.00	$135.00	$821	—
600–615	609	4	107.00–128.00	$119.46	$728	-0.21
650–685	668	2	101.00–119.00	$110.24	$736	—
800	800	1	115.00	$115.00	$920	—
850	850	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,003	+2.00
926	926	3	117.00	$117.00	$1,083	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	137.50	$137.50	$302	+22.73
320–340	328	3	100.00–115.00	$106.80	$350	-0.20
350–395	380	12	104.00–128.00	$117.33	$446	-19.47
405–415	410	3	97.50–109.00	$102.16	$419	-21.97
425 value added	425	1	139.00	$139.00	$591	—
475 value added	475	2	135.00	$135.00	$641	—
460–497	484	16	104.00–126.00	$116.34	$563	-9.46
500–535	518	8	100.00–117.50	$108.62	$563	-14.38
550–580	560	3	99.00–118.00	$109.15	$611	-1.26
605–640	623	2	96.00–99.00	$97.54	$608	—
655–675	663	3	107.00–121.00	$112.74	$747	—
700	700	1	109.00	$109.00	$763	—
750–785	765	3	92.00–106.00	$100.38	$768	—
905	905	1	98.00	$98.00	$887	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	276	5	117.50–125.00	$121.86	$336	—
310–340	324	5	111.00–126.00	$116.35	$377	+3.10
355–395	381	19	110.00–127.00	$119.86	$457	+2.45
393 value added	393	4	132.00	$132.00	$519	—
400–447	427	25	109.00–132.00	$125.40	$535	+6.24
455–495	467	16	110.00–126.00	$119.60	$559	+0.12
500–535	522	8	105.00–117.00	$112.48	$587	±0.00
555–575	565	5	104.00–111.00	$108.21	$611	-1.24
602 value added	602	2	116.00	$116.00	$698	—
600–645	623	4	104.00–110.00	$107.42	$669	+2.65
655–670	662	3	101.00–104.00	$102.16	$676	—
735	735	1	89.00	$89.00	$654	-18.00
760	760	1	81.00	$81.00	$616	-24.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	126.00	$126.00	$284	+13.40
265–295	281	5	107.50–120.00	$114.37	$321	-1.33
310–345	336	5	106.00–121.00	$112.56	$378	+2.26
350–395	374	5	100.00–124.00	$115.23	$431	+13.73
395 value added	395	1	127.00	$127.00	$502	—
405–427	419	7	100.00–113.00	$105.53	$442	-6.79
482–495	489	4	103.00–115.00	$109.99	$538	+3.98
500–538	524	5	101.00–108.00	$106.08	$556	+0.53
550–585	561	6	101.00–110.00	$103.99	$583	-1.05
605	605	1	95.00	$95.00	$575	+15.31
705–740	725	6	96.00–106.00	$102.03	$740	—
765	765	1	95.00	$95.00	$727	—
835	835	1	94.00	$94.00	$785	—
865	865	1	83.00	$83.00	$718	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	137.50	$137.50	$275	+27.15
265–280	273	2	140.00–152.50	$146.08	$399	-7.38
315–340	328	3	107.50–150.00	$121.61	$399	-0.91
355–390	370	4	125.00–141.00	$135.69	$502	+11.07
410–445	427	15	100.00–145.00	$124.34	$531	-3.98
455–485	467	18	100.00–136.00	$127.93	$597	-2.46
500–545	520	14	100.00–131.00	$115.66	$601	-5.92
555–595	570	12	105.00–124.00	$115.45	$658	-3.23
605–645	628	8	107.00–118.00	$111.42	$700	-0.94
655–695	668	6	98.00–115.00	$105.77	$707	-4.23
700–730	715	4	86.00–102.00	$93.99	$672	+8.70
750	750	1	91.00	$91.00	$682	+0.24
820	820	1	97.00	$97.00	$795	-1.00
865–895	880	2	77.00–90.00	$83.39	$734	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	85-90%	1	20.00	$20.00	$113	—
785–1115	954	85-90%	5	31.00–40.00	$37.03	$353	—
1035–1150	1076	85-90%	4	60.00–66.00	$62.11	$668	+13.66
900–1270	1077	85-90%	25	42.00–59.00	$50.63	$545	+2.18

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1250	1055	80-85%	2	45.00–49.00	$47.37	$500	+2.12
1005–1160	1083	80-85%	2	67.00–69.00	$67.93	$736	+22.68
985–1460	1218	80-85%	21	50.00–60.00	$55.20	$672	+4.43

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1625	1394	75-80%	8	53.50–60.00	$56.75	$791	—
1460–1575	1522	75-80%	3	61.50–63.50	$62.47	$951	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1960	1409	7	56.50–76.50	$72.20	$1,017	—
1495–1780	1626	7	79.00–87.00	$83.84	$1,363	—
1525–2125	1753	3	88.50–91.50	$89.62	$1,571	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–1015	881	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	475.00–800.00	$676.62
615–1585	939	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	475.00–910.00	$754.39
930–1205	1077	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	500.00–700.00	$642.41
1010–1395	1166	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	525.00–1,000.00	$784.37
1175	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
1160–1200	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	500.00–600.00	$537.71
1170–1555	1288	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	635.00–1,100.00	$824.43

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	2	35.00	$35.00	—
20	20	1	75.00	$75.00	—
60	60	1	120.00	$120.00	-70.00
67	67	2	170.00	$170.00	-20.00
70	70	1	170.00	$170.00	-20.00
90	90	1	190.00	$190.00	±0.00
100–145	123	3	230.00–290.00	$272.09	+6.59
170	170	1	325.00	$325.00	+47.50

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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
1000–1200	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	800.00–900.00	$844.88	—
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—
970–1515	1262	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	550.00–820.00	$749.91	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	2	85.00–100.00	$92.50	—
50	50	2	130.00–150.00	$140.00	-70.00
60–65	63	2	150.00–290.00	$222.80	+82.80
75	75	1	180.00	$180.00	+40.00
100–140	118	8	175.00–330.00	$238.04	—
160–190	175	2	175.00–280.00	$232.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	1	110.00	$110.00	—
75	75	1	210.00	$210.00	—
95	95	1	340.00	$340.00	—
145	145	1	350.00	$350.00	—
160	160	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155	155	1	172.50	$172.50	$267	—

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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.