Cattle Market Pulse

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 1, 2021

378 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.77/cwt -13.74 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 524 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.35/cwt -9.93 vs last sale · ≈ $541/hd at 425 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 378 425 613
Feeder cattle 174 312 439
Slaughter cattle 70 61 40
Replacement cattle 87 52 58

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 157.00 $157.00 $597 +1.43
410–442 432 4 140.00–155.00 $151.44 $654 -10.56
455–475 469 4 147.00–164.00 $156.07 $732 -1.48
535 535 1 145.00 $145.00 $776 -14.46
570–575 573 2 128.00–144.00 $136.03 $779 -5.34
1110 1110 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,343 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 3 130.00–140.00 $136.72 $417 +2.37
355–395 379 6 113.00–138.00 $128.51 $487 -6.01
400–445 425 10 122.00–132.00 $127.35 $541 -9.93
460–495 485 7 115.00–132.00 $124.38 $603 -11.91
505–540 524 15 110.00–134.00 $120.77 $633 -13.74
560–597 581 4 118.00–132.00 $126.57 $735 -3.57
605–630 620 3 114.00–116.00 $114.99 $713 -10.02
650–665 658 2 102.00–112.00 $106.94 $704 -17.88
725–730 728 2 102.00–103.00 $102.50 $746 -17.80
765 765 2 112.00 $112.00 $857 -10.37
810 810 1 88.00 $88.00 $713 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 162.00 $162.00 $515 +15.46
360–380 370 2 142.00–151.00 $146.62 $542 +1.62
405–420 413 6 127.00–147.00 $138.45 $572 -1.92
455–495 476 7 127.00–141.00 $135.35 $644 -9.10
505–520 513 3 134.00–139.00 $136.69 $701 -0.08
570–595 578 7 114.00–139.00 $126.79 $733 -12.67
610–640 627 3 112.00–122.00 $117.30 $735 -10.66
650–670 658 4 102.00–123.00 $109.82 $723 -7.88
760 760 1 112.00 $112.00 $851 —
865–885 875 2 77.00–88.00 $82.44 $721 —
970 970 1 76.00 $76.00 $737 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
815 815 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1180 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1490 1180 80-85% 16 58.00–69.00 $62.93 $743 -8.30
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1460 1074 85-90% 9 47.00–59.00 $52.57 $565 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1470 1309 75-80% 8 66.00–76.00 $69.42 $909 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–2130 1551 12 67.00–99.00 $84.25 $1,307 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00
840–1035 955 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 800.00–1,025.00 $935.42
675–1340 980 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00–1,075.00 $959.95
1160 1160 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1315–1340 1328 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00 $950.00
1180–1545 1352 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 900.00–1,050.00 $995.48

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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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
1175–1260 1218 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,300.00 $1,179.36 —
1170–1305 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00–1,600.00 $1,357.14 —
1235 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
1260 1260 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —
1170–1595 1337 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,175.00–1,585.00 $1,343.05 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1165–1310 1238 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00–1,650.00 $1,391.11 +53.38
1245–1260 1253 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,000.00–2,200.00 $2,099.40 —
1525 1525 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
115 115 1 110.00 $110.00 $126 —
150–165 158 2 107.00–110.00 $108.43 $171 —
175–190 186 4 105.00–112.00 $106.64 $198 —
205 205 1 107.00 $107.00 $219 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
30 30 1 260.00 $260.00 $78 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 1 25.00 $25.00 —
150 150 1 150.00 $150.00 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 1 130.00 $130.00 —
30 30 1 125.00 $125.00 —
40–45 43 3 180.00–200.00 $193.85 —
56 56 3 237.00 $237.00 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
25 25 1 295.00 $295.00 $74 —
35 35 1 295.00 $295.00 $103 —
40 40 1 270.00 $270.00 $108 —
60 60 1 280.00 $280.00 $168 —
80 80 1 255.00 $255.00 $204 —

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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.