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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report, Ripley, WV

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 12, 2022

246 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.20/cwt ≈ $956/hd at 565 lb · 47 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.30/cwt ≈ $847/hd at 556 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.73/cwt ≈ $629/hd at 389 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 246 495 779
Feeder cattle 223 381 650
Slaughter cattle 14 60 61
Replacement cattle 9 5 68

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 167.50 $167.50 $528 —
350–392 373 5 162.50–173.00 $168.87 $630 —
424–445 427 8 167.50–184.00 $181.85 $776 —
470–477 475 7 160.00–165.00 $164.29 $780 —
545 545 1 160.00 $160.00 $872 —
550–580 565 47 163.00–177.00 $169.20 $956 —
635 635 3 154.00–156.00 $155.33 $986 —
670–695 693 13 155.00–157.00 $156.85 $1,087 —
710–711 711 4 145.00–146.00 $145.25 $1,033 —
752–785 772 3 124.00–152.00 $139.52 $1,077 —
812–834 828 7 125.00–140.00 $129.20 $1,070 —
933 933 12 128.00 $128.00 $1,194 —
990 990 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,238 —
1018 1018 15 127.00 $127.00 $1,293 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 162.50 $162.50 $544 —
485 485 1 162.00 $162.00 $786 —
640 640 1 113.00 $113.00 $723 —
735 735 1 126.00 $126.00 $926 —
755 755 1 119.00 $119.00 $898 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 121.00 $121.00 $714 —
610–630 617 3 128.00–133.00 $131.30 $810 —
715 715 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 1 115.00 $115.00 $914 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 95.00 $95.00 $546 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 147.50 $147.50 $384 —
345 345 1 148.00 $148.00 $511 —
350–396 389 14 141.00–165.00 $161.73 $629 —
465–475 468 4 140.00–145.00 $141.27 $661 —
515–545 530 2 136.00–143.00 $139.60 $740 —
554–580 556 18 141.00–153.50 $152.30 $847 —
615 615 9 145.00 $145.00 $892 —
695 695 1 123.00 $123.00 $855 —
780 780 1 110.00 $110.00 $858 —
820–825 822 3 115.00–117.50 $115.84 $952 —
850–860 857 3 114.00–117.00 $114.99 $985 —
930 930 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,014 —
1005 1005 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 2 133.00–147.00 $139.63 $524 —
430–440 434 5 125.00–150.00 $135.56 $588 —
480–495 488 2 115.00–125.00 $120.08 $586 —
792 792 2 112.00 $112.00 $887 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–465 458 2 138.00–144.00 $140.95 $646 -27.54
510 510 1 125.00 $125.00 $638 -34.70
550–570 560 2 117.00–156.00 $136.85 $766 -24.98
620–645 628 3 114.00–136.00 $121.53 $763 -32.59
670 670 1 104.00 $104.00 $697 -44.00
875 875 2 90.00 $90.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 105.00 $105.00 $472 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1410 1135 80-85% 3 30.00–65.00 $55.37 $628 —
1225–1390 1290 80-85% 3 84.00–92.50 $89.12 $1,150 +7.73
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $608 —
1415–1900 1658 75-80% 2 72.00–79.00 $76.01 $1,260 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 65-75% 1 82.50 $82.50 $1,068 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–2125 1820 2 90.00–94.00 $92.34 $1,681 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
982 982 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00 $950.00
1015–1325 1111 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,050.00–1,350.00 $1,130.86
1480 1480 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —

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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.