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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report, Ripley, WV

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 22, 2022

806 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.75/cwt -1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 425 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.04/cwt +10.27 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 470 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.81/cwt -2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 521 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 806 1,050 913
Feeder cattle 671 550 773
Slaughter cattle 109 200 88
Replacement cattle — 300 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week lower run of total head while a larger offering of feeder cattle by over 100 head. Four and six weight feeder steers sold steady while five weights sold $9-10 per cwt higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to $3-$6 per cwt higher in five and six weights. No market test on feeder bulls. Small offering of slaughter hogs, $62.50-$75.00 average weight of 234-365 lbs. This sale is reported on an out-weight basis.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 282 3 175.00–195.00 $183.95 $519 -16.94
310–343 331 10 181.00–202.00 $191.30 $633 +2.78
375–395 389 6 160.00–180.00 $174.26 $678 -2.82
410–448 431 14 148.00–175.00 $164.19 $708 -9.58
441 value added 441 4 177.00 $177.00 $781 —
455–495 483 17 163.00–179.00 $174.73 $844 +7.66
502–535 519 10 163.00–177.00 $173.67 $901 +9.65
555–597 575 11 150.00–177.50 $167.69 $964 +13.35
605–625 615 5 151.00–165.00 $161.41 $993 +3.27
655–694 683 10 157.50–165.00 $159.85 $1,092 -1.17
728–730 728 5 150.00–156.00 $151.20 $1,101 -2.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 150.00 $150.00 $420 -4.00
310–340 321 6 152.00–180.00 $165.54 $531 —
355–397 376 9 143.00–185.00 $171.80 $646 +8.80
400–447 427 12 141.00–171.00 $153.92 $657 -11.08
456 thin fleshed 456 4 148.00 $148.00 $675 —
470–495 486 5 161.00–171.00 $166.05 $807 +27.02
500–530 517 5 141.00–167.00 $155.94 $806 +14.42
570–595 585 4 160.00–166.00 $162.01 $948 +14.00
705 705 2 122.00 $122.00 $860 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 152.50 $152.50 $564 —
635–640 638 2 112.50–127.00 $119.72 $764 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 142.00–143.00 $142.50 $413 -3.49
320–340 328 6 140.00–158.00 $146.71 $481 -1.82
350–390 370 10 132.50–155.00 $145.30 $538 -0.37
403–445 425 25 135.00–151.00 $141.75 $602 -1.07
461 value added 461 3 146.00 $146.00 $673 —
450–495 471 21 138.00–151.00 $143.76 $677 +9.99
505–547 521 24 134.00–144.00 $138.81 $723 -1.87
550–560 557 5 136.00–142.00 $140.41 $782 +3.42
620–648 637 5 118.00–140.00 $131.43 $837 +3.07
660–680 668 4 121.00–138.00 $131.91 $881 -4.09
780 780 2 120.00 $120.00 $936 -13.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 289 7 117.50–140.00 $128.16 $370 —
300–340 324 10 138.00–153.00 $146.36 $474 +10.58
355–391 378 15 130.00–146.00 $138.26 $523 +3.26
405–442 421 7 121.00–145.00 $130.46 $549 +6.95
450–495 470 6 137.00–145.00 $142.02 $667 +14.85
520–545 533 2 130.00 $130.00 $693 +17.12
610 610 2 111.00 $111.00 $677 -7.10
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 2 102.50–142.00 $122.78 $460 +29.37
400–440 424 5 80.00–100.00 $87.64 $372 -6.13
525–535 530 2 85.00–97.50 $91.19 $483 +1.14
670–680 675 2 90.00 $90.00 $608 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
963 963 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,599 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 2 162.50–167.50 $165.07 $603 -8.93
405–435 419 6 140.00–165.00 $154.02 $645 —
450–493 473 11 145.00–165.00 $154.33 $730 —
510–540 523 9 136.00–156.00 $148.80 $778 —
550–590 565 4 121.00–150.00 $136.86 $773 —
588 fancy 588 6 151.00 $151.00 $888 —
612–615 613 3 126.00–148.00 $140.64 $862 —
660–665 661 4 132.00–139.00 $137.24 $907 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 160.00–172.50 $166.39 $546 —
400–440 423 8 111.00–164.00 $129.04 $546 —
500–540 519 5 110.00–143.00 $129.71 $673 —
565–590 583 6 118.00–136.00 $122.07 $712 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
952 952 80-85% 14 47.07 $47.07 $448 +5.93
1250 1250 80-85% 42 66.10 $66.10 $826 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
852 852 85-90% 7 47.50 $47.50 $405 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570 1570 18 100.11 $100.11 $1,572 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
51 51 19 105.88 $105.88 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 2 100.00 $100.00 $70 —
129 129 5 94.17 $94.17 $121 —

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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.