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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report, Ripley, WV

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 24, 2022

948 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $153.01/cwt +7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $570/hd at 372 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $159.07/cwt ≈ $752/hd at 473 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.27/cwt -10.53 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 429 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 948 435 768
Feeder cattle 780 298 638
Slaughter cattle 99 45 48
Replacement cattle 32 67 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder Calf Special

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 282 6 169.00–231.00 $205.89 $581 +13.68
305–310 308 2 203.00–214.00 $208.46 $642 +9.86
350–396 385 13 165.00–200.00 $194.92 $750 +4.92
405–447 436 11 149.00–185.00 $172.67 $753 -10.05
452–495 477 12 144.00–178.00 $165.51 $789 -21.60
468–495 value added 482 12 150.00–184.00 $169.55 $817 —
503–512 fancy 505 10 181.00–182.00 $181.20 $915 —
500–535 521 5 151.00–180.00 $168.12 $876 -13.33
561–585 570 7 175.00–180.00 $177.89 $1,014 +11.14
610–640 618 4 144.00–152.50 $146.62 $906 -20.63
655–675 660 6 155.00–177.00 $167.62 $1,106 -4.07
727 value added 727 2 162.00 $162.00 $1,178 —
745 745 2 163.00 $163.00 $1,214 +22.00
915 915 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,272 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 287 3 155.00–204.00 $174.10 $500 —
320–330 325 2 155.00–185.00 $170.23 $553 —
350–385 371 7 132.00–203.00 $177.61 $659 —
400–447 422 8 150.00–183.00 $158.38 $668 —
470–495 478 12 130.00–187.00 $160.48 $767 +4.48
500–535 516 6 146.00–186.00 $166.48 $859 +23.98
550–595 563 6 141.00–162.00 $155.70 $877 +4.70
610 610 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,061 +52.00
705 705 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,065 —
716 value added 716 5 149.00 $149.00 $1,067 —
787 787 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,125 —
835–840 838 2 110.00–131.00 $120.53 $1,010 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 135.00 $135.00 $398 —
480 480 1 125.00 $125.00 $600 —
515 515 1 123.00 $123.00 $633 —
790 790 1 102.00 $102.00 $806 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 284 5 145.00–177.50 $160.68 $456 -9.91
308 value added 308 3 159.00 $159.00 $490 —
305–340 326 4 148.00–160.00 $154.15 $503 -15.85
355–397 375 16 132.50–159.00 $148.56 $557 -17.84
405–447 429 24 130.00–156.00 $149.27 $640 -10.53
453–483 470 23 136.00–154.00 $148.94 $700 -9.03
503 value added 503 3 155.00 $155.00 $780 —
505–540 523 15 139.00–153.00 $148.61 $777 -12.43
553–585 560 8 138.00–157.00 $149.58 $838 -1.61
573 573 11 162.50 $162.50 $931 +11.31
615 615 1 146.00 $146.00 $898 -3.57
617 617 2 126.00 $126.00 $777 -23.57
641 641 12 162.50 $162.50 $1,042 +12.93
655 655 1 130.00 $130.00 $852 -22.03
650–690 665 7 132.00–151.00 $142.18 $945 -9.85
715 715 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,008 -11.18
744 744 6 158.00 $158.00 $1,176 +5.82
800 800 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,024 —
940 940 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 157.00 $157.00 $447 —
315–347 335 9 142.50–163.00 $154.16 $516 +6.58
361–391 value added 369 15 155.50–161.50 $159.80 $590 —
350–395 376 15 136.00–160.50 $146.23 $550 +0.72
400–440 418 8 140.00–154.50 $150.53 $629 +6.36
422 value added 422 13 164.00 $164.00 $692 —
455 455 1 138.00 $138.00 $628 +6.73
460–490 473 8 143.00–151.00 $146.73 $694 +15.46
505–525 514 5 142.00–151.00 $147.54 $758 —
516 value added 516 10 162.00 $162.00 $836 —
550–575 568 6 131.00–158.50 $147.21 $836 +7.47
570 value added 570 7 160.50 $160.50 $915 —
630 630 2 121.00 $121.00 $762 —
650 650 6 138.00 $138.00 $897 +3.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 137.50 $137.50 $364 —
355–370 360 3 141.00–155.00 $146.09 $526 —
425–430 428 2 142.00–147.50 $144.73 $619 —
485 485 2 145.00 $145.00 $703 —
506 506 4 147.00 $147.00 $744 —
660 660 1 144.00 $144.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 72.50 $72.50 $243 -39.50
420 420 1 137.00 $137.00 $575 —
470 470 1 115.00 $115.00 $540 —
505 505 1 125.00 $125.00 $631 —
605–640 623 2 118.00–133.00 $125.29 $781 +20.35
670–690 680 2 120.00–126.00 $122.96 $836 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 145.00 $145.00 $413 -32.50
310 310 1 203.00 $203.00 $629 —
350–391 377 8 147.50–194.00 $173.35 $654 +2.35
402–410 406 4 146.00–168.00 $152.56 $619 —
450–495 473 25 130.00–171.00 $159.07 $752 —
520–540 530 2 132.50–146.00 $139.38 $739 —
555–585 572 6 102.50–160.00 $146.91 $840 -4.09
600–640 622 3 136.00–140.00 $138.32 $860 —
650 650 1 117.50 $117.50 $764 -3.50
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 -6.00
695 695 1 124.00 $124.00 $862 —
715–735 722 3 126.00–132.50 $128.21 $926 —
800 800 1 103.00 $103.00 $824 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 4 144.00–195.00 $172.69 $558 —
350–385 368 4 174.00–190.00 $181.42 $668 —
425–445 438 4 150.00–171.00 $158.83 $696 -15.17
455–496 489 10 97.50–156.00 $147.27 $720 —
500–535 521 8 145.00–156.00 $152.32 $794 —
550–595 575 5 142.00–155.00 $148.99 $857 —
605–610 608 2 143.00–147.00 $144.99 $882 —
650 650 1 131.00 $131.00 $852 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–444 438 7 150.00–156.00 $151.17 $662 —
660 660 1 126.00 $126.00 $832 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 80-85% 43 73.58 $73.58 $887 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
947 947 85-90% 7 69.86 $69.86 $662 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1532 1532 22 104.75 $104.75 $1,605 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
952–1153 1094 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 34 741.50–911.04 $867.64

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
47 47 35 104.68 $104.68 —

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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
1291 1291 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 975.00 $975.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 130.00 $130.00 $832 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 65.00 $65.00 $250 —

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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.