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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 26, 2022

561 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.62/cwt +21.62 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 520 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.29/cwt +15.79 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 431 lb · 27 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.73/cwt +11.73 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 372 lb · 22 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 561 149 746
Feeder cattle 466 55 528
Slaughter cattle 56 49 121
Replacement cattle 19 29 33

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 value added 315 1 192.50 $192.50 $606
310–318 316 4 160.00–177.50 $173.21 $547
360–392 376 7 195.00–200.00 $198.30 $746
401–443 424 12 184.00–199.00 $194.20 $823
472 value added 472 4 196.00 $196.00 $925
480–495 488 3 172.00–180.00 $175.00 $854
500–525 515 10 160.00–177.50 $170.11 $876
537 value added 537 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,026
555–590 573 7 168.00–177.50 $172.58 $989
600–645 629 4 163.00–172.00 $166.43 $1,047
665 665 14 175.00 $175.00 $1,164
705–730 717 12 146.00–161.00 $158.28 $1,135
765–790 773 8 149.00–157.50 $154.54 $1,195
800–825 818 4 127.50–132.00 $129.89 $1,063
859 value added 859 8 146.00 $146.00 $1,254
887–895 891 2 133.00–139.00 $136.01 $1,212
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 130.00–135.00 $132.50 $431
365 365 1 160.00 $160.00 $584
455 455 2 150.00–154.00 $152.00 $692
510–540 525 2 130.00–141.00 $135.34 $711
575 575 1 142.00 $142.00 $816
670–685 678 2 121.00–132.50 $126.69 $859
760 760 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,125
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 132.50 $132.50 $424
360–395 378 2 161.00–165.00 $163.09 $616
405–415 410 2 162.00–176.00 $168.91 $693
480–495 490 3 146.00–156.00 $150.71 $738
550 550 1 128.00 $128.00 $704
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 125.00 $125.00 $388
415 415 1 100.00 $100.00 $415

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–340 value added 312 4 177.00–187.50 $184.64 $576
315–347 333 10 145.00–162.00 $152.85 $509
357–370 value added 365 5 174.00–176.00 $175.22 $640
350–395 374 17 150.00–165.00 $157.76 $590 +7.76
405–445 431 21 149.00–164.00 $158.47 $683 +12.97
415–441 value added 432 6 169.00–172.00 $171.18 $739
450 value added 450 3 169.00 $169.00 $760
455–493 482 18 147.50–160.00 $156.15 $753
500–545 520 30 144.00–158.00 $151.62 $788 +21.62
555–597 570 22 146.00–160.00 $153.05 $872
600–645 623 15 140.00–151.00 $141.23 $880 +29.67
652 652 5 143.50 $143.50 $936
755–765 756 11 120.00–127.00 $123.91 $937 +4.66
800–808 806 4 121.00–125.00 $124.01 $1,000
945 945 1 94.00 $94.00 $888
1060 1060 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,071
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 142.50 $142.50 $463
360 value added 360 1 147.50 $147.50 $531
355–390 373 6 132.00–147.50 $142.14 $530
400–410 405 2 140.00–145.00 $142.53 $577
450–495 473 4 140.00–152.50 $144.72 $685
530–545 538 2 141.00–147.00 $144.04 $775
580–595 590 4 136.00–142.00 $140.53 $829
610–640 620 8 130.00–139.00 $135.36 $839
830 830 2 111.00 $111.00 $921
920 920 2 96.00 $96.00 $883
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 142.50 $142.50 $435
380 380 1 132.50 $132.50 $504
420 420 1 102.50 $102.50 $430
490 490 1 141.00 $141.00 $691
585–595 590 3 138.00–145.00 $140.99 $832
615–640 625 3 136.00–142.00 $138.67 $867
665–682 674 4 123.00–136.00 $129.58 $873
738 738 3 126.00 $126.00 $930
785–790 788 2 118.00–124.00 $120.99 $953
880 880 1 111.00 $111.00 $977
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–530 520 2 130.00 $130.00 $676
585 585 1 143.00 $143.00 $837
635–642 640 3 124.00–129.00 $127.35 $815
805 805 1 111.00 $111.00 $894
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 135.00 $135.00 $614
680 680 1 113.00 $113.00 $768

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–310 value added 305 3 196.00–200.00 $197.36 $602
320–345 333 4 172.50–182.50 $178.69 $595
352–380 363 7 162.50–185.00 $173.82 $631
385–395 value added 392 3 180.00–195.00 $187.44 $735
417 417 1 175.00 $175.00 $730
450–475 465 4 162.00–176.00 $167.59 $779
455–475 value added 472 6 185.00–186.00 $185.16 $874
500–515 506 4 162.50–171.00 $168.34 $852
555–595 565 4 155.00–164.00 $159.91 $903
600–645 619 7 146.00–160.00 $153.36 $949
650 value added 650 3 151.00–154.00 $152.00 $988
675–691 687 4 130.00 $130.00 $893
815 815 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,125
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 157.50 $157.50 $496
355–375 362 3 132.50–140.00 $136.59 $494
350–395 value added 377 3 147.50–154.00 $150.55 $568
445 445 1 152.00 $152.00 $676
490 490 1 140.00 $140.00 $686
520–543 537 6 149.00–152.00 $150.00 $806
642 642 2 140.00 $140.00 $899
680 680 1 120.00 $120.00 $816
700 700 1 140.00 $140.00 $980
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 1 109.00 $109.00 $834
810 810 1 109.00 $109.00 $883
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 1 126.00 $126.00 $926

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665–990 792 85-90% 3 87.50–91.00 $89.19 $706
725–1210 890 85-90% 3 38.00–45.00 $40.81 $363
900–910 905 85-90% 2 50.00–52.00 $51.01 $462
1035–1160 1115 85-90% 3 77.00–81.00 $78.68 $877
845–1310 1129 85-90% 10 62.00–76.50 $70.39 $795
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1600 1325 80-85% 6 80.00–90.00 $84.69 $1,122
1285–1860 1485 80-85% 12 66.00–78.50 $73.52 $1,092
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655 1655 75-80% 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,307

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YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 70.00 $70.00 $822
1370–2360 1775 5 86.50–95.00 $91.27 $1,620
1440–2120 1845 4 101.00–109.00 $106.15 $1,958

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1205–1235 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 925.00–1,125.00 $1,026.23
1230 1230 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 935.00 $935.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1265 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1315 1315 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
1200–1495 1383 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,010.00–1,200.00 $1,087.59
1397–1715 1522 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,225.00–1,475.00 $1,363.66
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–940 903 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00–925.00 $817.17

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 310.00 $310.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110–115 113 2 125.00–145.00 $135.22 $153

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
4 4 2 270.00 $270.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 280.00 $280.00
50 50 1 135.00 $135.00
60–65 62 3 195.00–220.00 $203.78
62–65 64 4 125.00–145.00 $135.24
165–175 170 2 400.00 $400.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 1 125.00 $125.00
45 45 1 140.00 $140.00

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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.