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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 20, 2021

649 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.28/cwt -8.22 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 486 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.82/cwt -1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 519 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.59/cwt -2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 429 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 649 845 433
Feeder cattle 387 673 311
Slaughter cattle 146 77 50
Replacement cattle 50 52 25

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 163.00–165.00 $164.03 $541 -8.45
360–391 383 4 159.00–175.00 $171.24 $656 -2.08
400–437 416 8 150.00–168.00 $161.00 $670 -7.93
465–490 475 3 133.00–158.00 $145.78 $692 -14.99
500 500 2 140.00–143.00 $141.50 $708 -13.65
555–585 568 9 135.00–147.00 $142.44 $809 -8.91
610–630 615 4 138.00–139.00 $138.26 $850 -3.32
655–695 665 7 130.00–135.00 $133.97 $891 -0.37
720–728 724 3 120.00–129.00 $124.67 $903 -12.33
780 780 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,045 —
840 840 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,000 +4.00
930 930 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,135 —
975 975 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,063 -12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 146.00–147.00 $146.50 $476 +1.50
350 350 1 140.00 $140.00 $490 —
410–440 430 7 124.00–147.00 $136.37 $586 —
465–495 480 4 121.00–139.00 $127.96 $614 -19.04
510–530 520 2 110.00 $110.00 $572 -38.97
565–590 578 6 120.00–137.00 $131.51 $760 -10.02
600 600 1 123.00 $123.00 $738 -1.00
670 670 1 112.00 $112.00 $750 -14.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 318 3 130.00–148.00 $138.95 $442 -6.53
355–395 378 9 130.00–144.00 $138.54 $524 -3.17
405–442 429 15 129.00–145.00 $138.59 $595 -2.06
450–495 486 17 131.00–139.00 $134.28 $653 -8.22
500–547 519 16 126.00–138.00 $132.82 $689 -1.51
550–585 567 14 120.00–132.00 $129.41 $734 -1.59
622–625 623 5 119.00–125.00 $123.80 $771 +15.16
650–692 673 10 116.00–125.00 $121.86 $820 +13.86
720–730 725 2 107.00–109.00 $107.99 $783 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 329 4 118.00–134.00 $121.95 $401 -6.22
350–395 375 5 112.00–122.00 $119.20 $447 -9.07
425–445 438 4 110.00–118.00 $112.26 $492 -16.01
455–495 471 12 100.00–126.00 $117.86 $555 -14.09
510–530 519 7 101.00–122.00 $115.92 $602 -10.46
565–580 573 8 107.00–124.00 $118.49 $679 -2.87
610–645 618 9 106.00–124.00 $119.24 $737 —
660–685 673 2 115.00–120.00 $117.45 $790 +22.45
715–720 718 2 111.00–113.00 $112.00 $804 +17.00
750 750 2 94.00–100.00 $97.00 $728 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–345 328 10 145.00–181.00 $167.09 $548 —
395 395 1 155.00 $155.00 $612 —
410–447 424 9 129.00–157.00 $140.95 $598 —
450–495 466 10 132.00–156.00 $143.59 $669 —
500–535 518 14 118.00–147.00 $135.09 $700 —
552–590 572 12 115.00–139.00 $127.73 $731 —
603–645 621 6 129.00–135.00 $133.30 $828 —
655–690 673 2 100.00–125.00 $112.17 $755 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1275–1280 1278 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 985.00–1,250.00 $1,117.76 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 80-85% 1 56.00 $56.00 $661 —
840–1520 1195 80-85% 74 46.00–65.00 $52.84 $631 —
930–1520 1198 80-85% 13 47.00–61.00 $54.14 $649 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1000 933 85-90% 4 35.00–46.00 $40.28 $376 +19.32
855–1210 1040 85-90% 18 34.00–47.00 $42.22 $439 +10.22
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1500 1364 75-80% 5 47.00–56.00 $52.80 $720 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–2070 1626 15 61.00–86.00 $76.28 $1,240 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995–1150 1073 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–900.00 $830.42
850–1340 1123 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 310.00–800.00 $635.55
1150 1150 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
955–1380 1159 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 525.00–825.00 $726.05
1005–1595 1202 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 760.00–1,000.00 $866.19
1290–1615 1409 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 735.00–975.00 $890.16

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110–135 123 2 110.00–115.00 $112.24 $138 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
41 41 3 115.00 $115.00 -25.00
55 55 1 230.00 $230.00 +75.00
60 60 2 125.00–155.00 $140.00 -15.00
70–75 73 2 160.00–185.00 $172.93 +22.93
80–85 83 2 170.00–195.00 $182.12 -32.88
105 105 1 195.00 $195.00 -14.42
155 155 1 460.00 $460.00 —

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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
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00 —
1415 1415 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1570 1570 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 1 130.00 $130.00 $98 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 1 45.00 $45.00 -5.00
20–25 24 8 50.00–80.00 $63.46 +13.46
30 30 1 65.00 $65.00 +15.00
30–35 33 4 50.00–90.00 $76.92 +26.92
40–45 41 4 80.00–120.00 $110.30 +60.30
50 50 3 120.00–190.00 $158.33 —
55 55 2 130.00–155.00 $142.50 —
60 60 1 180.00 $180.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40–45 44 7 65.00–140.00 $112.46 -27.54
50–57 55 3 75.00–165.00 $137.56 +27.56
60–65 63 2 80.00–170.00 $126.80 +16.80
72–75 73 6 120.00–160.00 $145.14 +0.14
80–87 85 3 170.00–175.00 $173.43 +28.43
95 95 1 170.00 $170.00 +25.00
115–135 125 2 190.00–195.00 $192.30 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
45 45 1 180.00 $180.00 $81 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 1 255.00 $255.00 $153 —

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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.