Cattle Market Pulse

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 18, 2021

280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.77/cwt -0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 477 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 280 524 279
Feeder cattle 178 474 148
Slaughter cattle 36 45 42
Replacement cattle 55 4 71

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 167.00 $167.00 $518 —
387 387 2 175.00 $175.00 $677 +21.36
410–440 427 3 157.00–170.00 $163.93 $700 +0.26
460–490 478 3 160.00–172.00 $166.21 $794 +0.78
502 502 2 154.00 $154.00 $773 -6.53
552–590 570 7 153.00–167.00 $160.63 $916 -0.19
640 640 1 140.00 $140.00 $896 -14.77
715 715 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,022 -2.98
815 815 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,076 +18.00
990 990 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,079 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 156.00 $156.00 $562 +34.00
400–440 420 4 117.00–155.00 $140.23 $589 —
650–680 660 3 110.00–132.00 $121.69 $803 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 132.00 $132.00 $403 —
357–380 370 6 129.00–140.00 $135.94 $503 +0.88
460–495 477 12 130.00–143.00 $138.77 $662 -0.40
515–547 534 7 128.00–140.00 $131.09 $700 -7.55
555–580 568 4 130.00–136.00 $133.01 $755 -1.17
610–634 630 9 125.00–152.00 $137.36 $865 +13.88
680–693 690 4 125.00–127.00 $126.51 $873 +10.53
865 865 2 115.00 $115.00 $995 +16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 112.00 $112.00 $431 -17.65
410–425 418 2 110.00–120.00 $115.09 $481 -9.91
450–475 460 3 107.00–125.00 $117.34 $540 -6.03
525 525 1 123.00 $123.00 $646 -12.00
570–585 578 2 110.00–114.00 $112.03 $648 -3.33
605 605 1 117.00 $117.00 $708 —
685 685 1 111.00 $111.00 $760 —
840 840 1 106.00 $106.00 $890 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 159.00 $159.00 $533 —
355 355 1 155.00 $155.00 $550 +28.81
445 445 1 159.00 $159.00 $708 +14.34
460–490 469 5 140.00–172.00 $152.81 $717 +20.13
530–545 536 6 100.00–159.00 $143.37 $768 +22.56
550–560 555 5 137.00–156.00 $144.22 $800 +23.96
620–625 623 2 131.00–137.00 $133.99 $835 +5.82
660–680 670 2 122.00–131.00 $126.57 $848 +24.27
710 710 1 92.00 $92.00 $653 -21.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1165 1165 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1720 1187 80-85% 19 51.00–75.00 $61.22 $727 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1220 941 85-90% 7 33.00–50.00 $41.65 $392 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1780 1487 75-80% 3 55.00–57.00 $56.20 $836 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–2115 1849 7 75.00–90.00 $81.49 $1,507 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–940 907 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 600.00–835.00 $726.57
755–1120 938 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 400.00–550.00 $489.60
1015–1055 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–890.00 $844.13
915–1180 1036 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 640.00–1,310.00 $986.89
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
810–1370 1101 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 475.00–900.00 $675.81
1175 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
990–1445 1254 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 500.00–1,075.00 $828.96
1345 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85 85 1 230.00 $230.00 —
170 170 1 300.00 $300.00 —
210–240 225 2 375.00–460.00 $420.33 —

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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
1040 1040 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —
1345 1345 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 920.00 $920.00 —
1480 1480 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
55 55 1 190.00 $190.00 —
60–65 63 2 180.00–195.00 $187.20 —
70 70 1 170.00 $170.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 1 170.00 $170.00 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 1 220.00 $220.00 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 1 180.00 $180.00 $261 —

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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.