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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 1, 2022

765 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $176.00/cwt ≈ $1,443/hd at 820 lb · 61 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.06/cwt -1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 473 lb · 23 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.86/cwt -1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $552/hd at 376 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 765 948 563
Feeder cattle 615 780 425
Slaughter cattle 82 99 73
Replacement cattle 68 32 65

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 191.00 $191.00 $602 -17.46
365–370 368 2 177.00–180.00 $178.49 $657 -16.43
410–425 415 6 169.00–174.00 $171.84 $713 -0.83
450–495 472 9 165.00–173.00 $170.42 $804 +4.91
502–532 519 14 159.00–171.00 $167.08 $867 -1.04
550–580 565 6 164.00–170.00 $167.99 $949 -9.90
605–625 615 9 154.00–180.00 $171.00 $1,052 +24.38
681–690 683 4 158.00–172.00 $168.47 $1,151 +0.85
730–735 732 3 116.00–154.00 $138.04 $1,010 -24.96
820 820 61 176.00 $176.00 $1,443 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 156.00 $156.00 $523 -14.23
360–395 378 3 140.00–160.00 $151.72 $574 -25.89
420 420 1 165.00 $165.00 $693 +6.62
470–495 482 5 140.00–165.00 $150.31 $724 -10.17
525–545 536 4 143.00–157.00 $152.32 $816 -14.16
575–596 586 2 151.00–153.00 $151.98 $891 -3.72

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–330 311 3 147.00–152.00 $148.77 $463 -5.38
350–397 376 22 140.00–152.00 $146.86 $552 -1.70
405–446 426 13 137.00–148.00 $144.97 $618 -4.30
455–497 473 23 141.00–154.00 $147.06 $696 -1.88
505–545 518 17 135.00–158.00 $146.37 $758 -2.24
550–593 577 8 140.00–148.00 $144.24 $832 -18.26
610–635 627 6 131.00–141.00 $136.15 $854 +10.15
660–692 676 7 110.00–141.00 $127.81 $864 -14.37
700–745 713 6 125.00–150.00 $138.08 $985 -2.92
770–790 780 2 116.00–130.00 $122.91 $959 —
800–810 805 2 116.00–127.00 $121.47 $978 -6.53
863 863 3 108.00 $108.00 $932 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 318 12 127.00–144.00 $135.22 $430 -18.94
355 355 1 135.00 $135.00 $479 -11.23
415–425 420 2 125.00–139.00 $131.92 $554 -18.61
470–480 472 6 125.00–135.00 $133.17 $629 -13.56
505–537 526 3 125.00–134.00 $131.12 $690 -16.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 150.00 $150.00 $480 —
360–390 379 9 141.00–178.00 $169.35 $642 —
405–445 421 15 155.00–179.00 $168.63 $710 —
450–495 463 17 142.00–167.00 $157.94 $731 —
505–545 527 13 145.00–160.00 $155.69 $820 —
550–575 565 5 122.00–152.00 $140.15 $792 —
605–645 621 7 126.00–152.00 $134.38 $834 —
660 660 1 120.00 $120.00 $792 —
765 765 1 115.00 $115.00 $880 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1125 987 85-90% 18 50.00–69.00 $60.43 $596 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1405 1191 80-85% 15 70.00–88.00 $78.00 $929 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1560 1304 75-80% 14 77.00–96.00 $87.79 $1,145 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1945 1520 12 92.00–117.00 $103.58 $1,574 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780–1125 898 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 610.00–1,000.00 $799.18
840–1375 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 750.00–1,200.00 $988.31
1100–1125 1108 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 550.00–800.00 $704.06
985–1300 1151 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 520.00–1,200.00 $923.93
1010–1435 1215 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 650.00–1,225.00 $948.11
1355 1355 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1120–1790 1384 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 800.00–1,400.00 $1,095.90
1380–1405 1393 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,200.00 $1,125.67

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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
1015 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —
1005–1070 1038 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,025.00 $1,012.11 —
1170 1170 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,270.00 $1,270.00 —
1225 1225 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —

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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.