Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report

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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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.