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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report, Ripley, WV

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 23, 2021

266 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.32/cwt ≈ $526/hd at 420 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 266 223 232
Feeder cattle 194 127 182
Slaughter cattle 27 39 35
Replacement cattle 45 26 15

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 157.00 $157.00 $455 —
320–335 328 2 145.00–146.00 $145.51 $477 —
438 438 3 146.00 $146.00 $639 —
462–492 476 6 134.00–145.00 $141.34 $673 —
500 500 1 138.00 $138.00 $690 —
580 580 2 128.00–130.00 $129.00 $748 —
605–635 620 2 122.00 $122.00 $756 —
685 685 1 121.00 $121.00 $829 —
915 915 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 115.00 $115.00 $322 —
385 385 1 130.00 $130.00 $500 —
440 440 1 115.00 $115.00 $506 —
510–545 526 5 115.00–133.00 $122.75 $646 —
600 600 2 130.00 $130.00 $780 —
702–720 711 4 107.00–120.00 $116.46 $828 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 125.00–128.00 $126.51 $428 —
400–445 420 11 116.00–134.00 $125.32 $526 —
470–495 485 3 122.00–130.00 $124.92 $606 —
500 500 1 89.00 $89.00 $445 —
500–535 517 7 114.00–122.00 $116.83 $604 —
560–585 573 2 94.00–110.00 $101.83 $583 —
575 575 1 112.00 $112.00 $644 —
605 605 1 121.00 $121.00 $732 —
685 685 1 116.00 $116.00 $795 —
750 750 2 122.00 $122.00 $915 —
815 815 4 90.00–112.00 $95.50 $778 —
900 900 1 101.00 $101.00 $909 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 110.00 $110.00 $314 —
370–380 373 3 108.00–115.00 $111.37 $415 —
420–445 429 5 105.00–114.00 $111.21 $477 —
465 465 2 101.00–114.00 $107.50 $500 —
570–575 573 2 92.00–112.00 $102.04 $585 —
610–635 625 3 84.00–107.00 $93.51 $584 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 8 117.00–142.00 $137.31 $567 —
450–490 469 8 122.00–138.00 $128.32 $602 —
500–547 520 9 119.00–131.00 $126.69 $659 —
555–595 571 5 94.00–125.00 $114.53 $654 —
660 660 1 84.00 $84.00 $554 —
665–670 667 3 116.00 $116.00 $774 —
1040 1040 1 93.00 $93.00 $967 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 110.00 $110.00 $330 —
385 385 1 132.00 $132.00 $508 —
440 440 1 111.00 $111.00 $488 —
545 545 1 110.00 $110.00 $600 —
655–665 660 2 68.00–95.00 $81.40 $537 —
780 780 1 75.00 $75.00 $585 —
1020 1020 1 67.00 $67.00 $683 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1455 1223 80-85% 6 58.00–65.00 $60.33 $738 —
1050–1345 1226 80-85% 7 52.00–57.00 $54.72 $671 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1410 1083 85-90% 4 34.00–48.00 $38.83 $421 -18.51
815–1400 1090 85-90% 8 48.00–58.00 $53.95 $588 -3.39
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $745 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1980 1634 6 68.00–81.50 $75.58 $1,235 -1.46

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1230 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1265 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 thin fleshed 750 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00 $700.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
867 867 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 835.00 $835.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
1210–1525 1323 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,085.00–1,320.00 $1,215.36 —
1325 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —
1355 1355 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1325 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 940.00 $940.00 —

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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.