Cattle Market Pulse

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 30, 2021

208 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.72/cwt +17.37 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 531 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.87/cwt +22.65 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 586 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $150.54/cwt ≈ $729/hd at 484 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 208 266 805
Feeder cattle 159 194 726
Slaughter cattle 24 27 55
Replacement cattle 15 45 24

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 160.00 $160.00 $464 +3.00
340 340 1 164.00 $164.00 $558 +18.49
365–380 375 3 169.00–170.00 $169.68 $636 —
410–445 425 10 156.00–171.00 $166.22 $706 +20.22
450–492 473 5 141.00–156.00 $149.44 $707 +8.10
505 505 2 151.00 $151.00 $763 +13.00
550–595 572 3 134.00–138.00 $135.72 $776 +6.72
628–645 633 7 142.00–150.50 $148.02 $937 +26.02
653 653 3 146.00 $146.00 $953 +25.00
707–713 711 5 130.00–132.50 $131.51 $935 —
765 765 1 126.00 $126.00 $964 —
955 955 1 83.00 $83.00 $793 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 85.00–119.00 $102.65 $337 —
358 358 4 130.00 $130.00 $465 ±0.00
400–445 432 8 120.00–133.00 $130.47 $564 +15.47
545 545 1 110.00 $110.00 $600 -12.75
620–630 625 3 123.00–133.00 $128.31 $802 -1.69
680 680 1 131.00 $131.00 $891 —
775 775 1 91.00 $91.00 $705 —
805 805 1 119.00 $119.00 $958 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 125.00 $125.00 $356 —
310–335 322 3 123.00–130.00 $126.74 $408 +0.23
385–395 390 2 125.00–126.00 $125.49 $489 —
400–447 428 9 130.00–132.00 $130.78 $560 +5.46
475–495 482 7 131.00–139.00 $136.25 $657 +11.33
500–548 531 13 125.00–139.00 $130.72 $694 +13.89
565–590 586 13 122.00–130.00 $127.87 $749 +15.87
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 -11.00
770 770 1 97.00 $97.00 $747 -25.00
1095 1095 1 82.00 $82.00 $898 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 80.00 $80.00 $248 —
405 405 1 115.00 $115.00 $466 +3.79
490 490 1 110.00 $110.00 $539 +2.50
545 545 2 114.00 $114.00 $621 —
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 +17.96

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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 1 137.50 $137.50 $399 —
375–390 386 5 130.00–168.00 $152.23 $588 —
410–445 428 3 119.00–149.00 $137.92 $590 —
455–496 484 10 145.00–158.00 $150.54 $729 —
500–515 507 5 112.50–141.00 $129.22 $655 —
575 575 1 133.00 $133.00 $765 —
600–645 622 3 132.00–135.00 $133.96 $833 —
660–685 675 8 105.00–129.00 $120.88 $816 —
786 786 3 121.00 $121.00 $951 —
890 890 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,006 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1255 1199 80-85% 5 65.00–68.00 $66.80 $801 —
1145–1530 1307 80-85% 7 55.50–62.50 $58.43 $764 —
1340 1340 80-85% 1 40.00 $40.00 $536 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1045 1025 85-90% 2 30.00–32.00 $30.98 $318 —
1005–1080 1055 85-90% 5 46.00–56.00 $52.05 $549 +13.22
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1565 1500 75-80% 3 59.00–69.00 $62.76 $941 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1805 1805 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,552 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 425.00 $425.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105–1275 1190 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 725.00–900.00 $818.75
1160–1515 1338 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 785.00–875.00 $835.97
1255–1610 1412 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 925.00–1,150.00 $1,064.32
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 635.00 $635.00
1130 1130 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 475.00 $475.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
925 925 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 775.00 $775.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
10 10 2 40.00 $40.00 $4 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
45 45 1 110.00 $110.00 —
80 80 1 230.00 $230.00 —
165 165 1 360.00 $360.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 44.00 $44.00 $227 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10 10 1 75.00 $75.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10 10 2 25.00 $25.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
127 127 2 255.00 $255.00 —

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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.