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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 16, 2021

223 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 223 571 232
Feeder cattle 127 274 155
Slaughter cattle 39 203 49
Replacement cattle 26 64 19

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 144.00 $144.00 $403 —
305–315 310 2 125.00–130.00 $127.46 $395 -12.65
365–395 380 2 110.00–112.00 $111.04 $422 -44.38
450–470 460 2 131.00–142.00 $136.62 $628 -12.51
525 525 1 144.00 $144.00 $756 +10.82
555–560 558 2 110.00–128.00 $119.04 $664 -9.99
635 635 2 128.00 $128.00 $813 -1.28
750 750 1 80.00 $80.00 $600 -43.14
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 110.00 $110.00 $297 —
300 300 1 107.50 $107.50 $322 —
380 380 1 80.00 $80.00 $304 —
475 475 1 120.00 $120.00 $570 —
500 500 1 115.00 $115.00 $575 —
585 585 1 100.00 $100.00 $585 —
632 632 2 71.00 $71.00 $449 —
680 680 1 69.00 $69.00 $469 —
855 855 1 79.00 $79.00 $675 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 100.00 $100.00 $340 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 50.00 $50.00 $262 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 268 2 112.50–118.00 $115.28 $309 -11.90
310 310 2 123.00–131.00 $127.00 $394 -8.41
365–385 375 4 110.00–131.00 $115.39 $433 -19.14
400–435 418 2 120.00–131.00 $125.27 $524 -5.98
460–495 483 5 128.00–133.00 $131.00 $633 +2.66
520–540 530 2 114.00–122.00 $118.08 $626 -4.80
562–570 565 3 119.00–122.00 $120.99 $684 -1.66
635–647 643 3 106.00–116.00 $109.29 $703 -4.21
800–837 825 3 74.00–88.00 $78.53 $648 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 102.50–105.00 $103.69 $332 +8.69
395 395 1 105.00 $105.00 $415 —
435 435 1 117.50 $117.50 $511 —
472–480 475 3 103.00–105.00 $104.33 $496 —
515–520 518 2 65.00–75.00 $69.98 $362 —
558 558 3 91.00 $91.00 $508 —
600 600 1 81.00 $81.00 $486 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 101.00 $101.00 $404 —
535 535 1 65.00 $65.00 $348 —
765 765 1 73.00 $73.00 $558 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 100.00 $100.00 $530 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 135.00 $135.00 $392 —
345 345 1 143.00 $143.00 $493 -19.00
370–385 380 3 145.00–149.00 $147.16 $559 +32.16
405–435 423 4 128.00–138.00 $132.01 $558 -14.84
465 465 3 144.00–145.00 $144.33 $671 +1.86
505–525 514 4 123.00–138.00 $129.22 $664 +5.55
558–575 561 6 129.00–136.00 $134.80 $756 +11.96
615 615 2 128.00–130.00 $129.00 $793 —
650–657 655 3 121.00–123.00 $121.66 $797 —
785 785 1 92.00 $92.00 $722 —
820 820 1 83.00 $83.00 $681 —
885 885 1 80.00 $80.00 $708 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 90.00 $90.00 $324 —
445 445 1 75.00 $75.00 $334 —
495 495 1 120.00 $120.00 $594 —
530 530 2 118.00 $118.00 $625 —
555 555 1 97.50 $97.50 $541 —
660–695 672 3 61.00–103.00 $81.71 $549 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1395 1287 80-85% 3 59.00–64.00 $62.56 $805 —
1145–1545 1335 80-85% 11 42.00–54.00 $49.45 $660 —
1415 1415 80-85% 1 40.00 $40.00 $566 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–850 843 85-90% 2 27.00–38.00 $32.55 $274 —
980–1000 990 85-90% 2 20.00–22.50 $21.24 $210 —
870–1215 1051 85-90% 4 44.00–51.50 $48.75 $512 +4.99
955–1245 1076 85-90% 6 52.50–65.00 $57.34 $617 +13.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1600 1568 75-80% 4 45.00–55.00 $49.97 $784 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1905 1601 4 65.00–85.00 $77.04 $1,233 -2.66

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–925 875 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 625.00–690.00 $659.36
940 940 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00
775–1285 989 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 525.00–700.00 $639.16
1135 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
895–1590 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 425.00–730.00 $644.63
1425 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1510 1510 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 92.50 $92.50 $213 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 1 100.00 $100.00 +60.00
60 60 1 150.00 $150.00 —
75 75 1 180.00 $180.00 —
80 80 1 205.00 $205.00 —
110 110 1 225.00 $225.00 +3.53

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1270–1455 1363 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 840.00–950.00 $891.27 —
1375 1375 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 830.00 $830.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 3 67.00 $67.00 $322 —
585 585 1 46.00 $46.00 $269 —
705 705 1 55.00 $55.00 $388 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 65.00 $65.00 $309 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 1 70.00 $70.00 +4.44
25 25 1 55.00 $55.00 -10.00
80 80 1 180.00 $180.00 —
85 85 1 150.00 $150.00 —
145 145 1 225.00 $225.00 —
230 230 1 340.00 $340.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 1 130.00 $130.00 +40.00
40 40 3 95.00–135.00 $116.67 +26.67
40–45 42 6 150.00–180.00 $159.92 +69.92
65 65 1 150.00 $150.00 +40.00
80 80 1 200.00 $200.00 +180.00
110 110 1 325.00 $325.00 +194.55
105–125 115 2 195.00–220.00 $208.59 +78.14

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85 85 1 110.00 $110.00 —
96 96 3 260.00 $260.00 —

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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.