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May 8, 2021
Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report
Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Saturday, May 8, 2021
554 head sold ·Official USDA report
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers
$149.63/cwt
+4.63 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 520 lb · 33 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers
$133.91/cwt
+6.56 vs last sale · ≈ $564/hd at 421 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers
$134.31/cwt
+7.74 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 583 lb · 16 head
Receipts
Head This sale Last sale Last year
Total receipts
554
378
284
Feeder cattle
362
174
166
Slaughter cattle
64
70
27
Replacement cattle
63
87
39
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Feeder Steers
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
220
220
1
147.50
$147.50
$324
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365
365
1
143.00
$143.00
$522
-14.00
410–445
424
14
145.00–155.00
$152.03
$645
+0.59
455–492
477
8
143.00–155.00
$148.74
$709
-7.33
500–547
520
33
138.00–159.00
$149.63
$778
+4.63
555–590
577
13
131.00–154.00
$146.85
$847
+10.82
625–640
629
12
130.00–162.00
$147.32
$927
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657
657
2
146.00
$146.00
$959
—
700–730
723
6
110.00–137.00
$129.26
$935
—
755
755
1
133.00
$133.00
$1,004
—
805–815
812
5
118.00–131.00
$126.62
$1,028
—
855–860
858
2
119.00–121.00
$120.00
$1,030
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1005
1005
1
104.00
$104.00
$1,045
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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
285
285
1
122.50
$122.50
$349
—
310–345
334
4
137.50–141.00
$139.84
$467
—
350–375
361
4
135.00–138.00
$135.73
$490
—
400–440
421
4
110.00–144.00
$131.89
$555
—
460–487
479
4
139.00–140.00
$139.25
$667
—
515–535
525
3
120.00–131.00
$127.06
$667
—
560
560
1
134.00
$134.00
$750
—
705–720
713
2
112.00–130.00
$120.91
$862
—
825
825
1
114.00
$114.00
$940
—
865
865
1
110.00
$110.00
$952
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Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
350
350
1
122.50
$122.50
$429
—
420
420
1
110.00
$110.00
$462
—
455–490
473
2
100.00–112.50
$106.48
$504
—
565–570
568
2
110.00–112.00
$111.00
$630
—
870
870
4
92.00
$92.00
$800
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Feeder Heifers
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
230–245
237
3
135.00–142.50
$138.40
$328
—
260–275
266
5
137.50–142.50
$140.20
$373
—
305–345
322
3
133.00–140.00
$136.16
$438
-0.56
350–385
368
13
127.00–142.50
$133.76
$492
+5.25
400–435
421
17
130.00–150.00
$133.91
$564
+6.56
450–490
472
10
125.00–137.00
$131.37
$620
+6.99
505–535
525
12
125.00–139.00
$132.13
$694
+11.36
561–597
583
16
122.00–139.00
$134.31
$783
+7.74
605–630
615
5
119.00–131.00
$125.84
$774
+10.85
680–690
685
2
110.00–118.00
$114.03
$781
+7.09
714
714
5
119.00
$119.00
$850
+16.50
832
832
2
115.00
$115.00
$957
+27.00
875
875
1
114.00
$114.00
$998
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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
235
235
2
125.00–132.50
$128.75
$303
—
305–340
323
4
117.50–130.00
$124.01
$401
—
385–390
387
3
122.00–132.50
$126.86
$491
—
405
405
1
119.00
$119.00
$482
—
450–495
474
16
115.00–131.00
$125.00
$592
—
510–545
529
10
100.00–126.00
$118.48
$627
—
560–580
572
5
117.00–121.00
$120.22
$688
—
600–635
614
7
97.00–122.00
$114.86
$705
—
830
830
1
90.00
$90.00
$747
—
865
865
1
104.00
$104.00
$900
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Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
400–425
413
3
92.50–105.00
$97.62
$403
—
450–480
463
3
65.00–107.50
$87.86
$407
—
505–520
513
3
90.00–116.00
$103.94
$533
—
620
620
1
95.00
$95.00
$589
—
760
760
2
101.00
$101.00
$768
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Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
400–405
403
2
112.50–116.00
$114.26
$460
—
475
475
1
115.00
$115.00
$546
—
510
510
2
122.00
$122.00
$622
—
560–570
565
2
105.00–113.00
$109.04
$616
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Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
595
595
1
119.00
$119.00
$708
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Feeder Bulls
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
295
295
1
135.00
$135.00
$398
—
310
310
1
141.00
$141.00
$437
-21.00
350–390
368
4
144.00–150.00
$146.09
$538
-0.53
405–440
428
5
135.00–155.00
$144.35
$618
+5.90
455–480
464
6
115.00–140.00
$127.28
$591
-8.07
505–540
518
5
117.00–145.00
$127.73
$662
-8.96
550–590
566
8
113.00–146.00
$129.86
$735
+3.07
625
625
1
97.50
$97.50
$609
-19.80
665–690
680
3
105.00–131.00
$118.51
$806
+8.69
740–745
743
2
89.00–103.00
$96.02
$713
—
780
780
1
116.00
$116.00
$905
+4.00
1015–1045
1033
3
75.00–87.50
$80.77
$834
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1220
1220
1
75.00
$75.00
$915
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Slaughter Cows
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Dressing Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
740–1245
1003
80-85% 7
42.00–54.00
$48.60
$487
—
990–1705
1281
80-85% 10
58.50–64.00
$61.14
$783
—
690–1850
1284
80-85% 29
62.50–96.00
$70.53
$906
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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
390
390
4
144.00
$144.00
$562
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Slaughter Bulls
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
1425–1985
1722
3
61.00–79.00
$69.02
$1,189
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1355–2035
1748
5
90.00–107.00
$99.92
$1,747
—
1200–2280
1937
6
80.00–86.00
$83.84
$1,624
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Stock Cows
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd
915
915
Young (2-4 yrs) Open 1
90.00
$90.00
$824
995
995
(<2 yrs) Open 1
94.00
$94.00
$935
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Bred Cows
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
760–1045
883
Aged (>8 yrs) 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3
435.00–800.00
$607.63
925
925
Young (2-4 yrs) 1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1
1,025.00
$1,025.00
830–990
931
Young (2-4 yrs) 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13
785.00–1,175.00
$1,063.39
720–1200
954
Young (2-4 yrs) 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5
750.00–1,450.00
$1,132.86
980–995
988
Aged (>8 yrs) 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2
775.00
$775.00
1045–1150
1098
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2
735.00–775.00
$755.96
890–1490
1118
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10
735.00–1,000.00
$872.11
1070–1230
1150
Aged (>8 yrs) 1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2
600.00–735.00
$672.20
1135–1545
1344
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7
875.00–1,425.00
$1,193.62
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Bucks
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
240
240
1
81.00
$81.00
$194
—
265
265
1
85.00
$85.00
$225
—
300
300
2
75.00–80.00
$77.50
$232
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Bucks Billies
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
Δ last sale
30–35
33
2
125.00–130.00
$127.69
—
40
40
1
110.00
$110.00
—
40–45
43
2
140.00–155.00
$147.94
—
50
50
1
125.00
$125.00
—
65
65
1
115.00
$115.00
—
80
80
1
150.00
$150.00
—
85
85
1
175.00
$175.00
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Cow-Calf Pairs
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
Δ last sale
935
935
Young (2-4 yrs) Open 1
1,350.00
$1,350.00
—
1135
1135
Young (2-4 yrs) Open 2
1,625.00
$1,625.00
—
1130–1500
1396
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) Open 6
1,375.00–1,600.00
$1,524.62
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Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
Δ last sale
866
866
Young (2-4 yrs) Open 4
1,200.00
$1,200.00
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Dairy Steers
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
435
435
1
79.00
$79.00
$344
—
458
458
3
83.00
$83.00
$380
—
510
510
1
77.00
$77.00
$393
—
670
670
1
68.00
$68.00
$456
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Ewes
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
75
75
1
92.50
$92.50
$69
—
110–140
126
6
95.00–107.50
$98.91
$125
-11.09
150–180
160
3
92.50
$92.50
$148
-15.93
265
265
1
85.00
$85.00
$225
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Kids
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
Δ last sale
20–27
24
8
75.00–135.00
$101.01
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Nannies Does
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
Δ last sale
35
35
1
220.00
$220.00
+195.00
40
40
1
250.00
$250.00
+225.00
45
45
1
165.00
$165.00
+140.00
50
50
1
160.00
$160.00
—
50
50
1
100.00
$100.00
—
70
70
2
100.00
$100.00
—
75
75
4
175.00–225.00
$212.50
—
80
80
1
165.00
$165.00
—
95
95
2
155.00–165.00
$160.00
—
105
105
1
85.00
$85.00
—
110–135
123
3
210.00–250.00
$234.46
—
215
215
1
180.00
$180.00
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Wether Kids
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
Δ last sale
20
20
1
110.00
$110.00
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Wooled & Shorn
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
30–32
31
3
230.00–280.00
$264.04
$82
-30.96
40
40
1
240.00
$240.00
$96
-30.00
40
40
1
300.00
$300.00
$120
+30.00
65
65
1
255.00
$255.00
$166
-25.00
70–75
74
4
125.00–240.00
$175.17
$130
-79.83
80
80
1
145.00
$145.00
$116
-110.00
105–125
115
2
127.50–180.00
$151.47
$174
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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.
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