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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report, Ripley, WV

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 29, 2022

1,552 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Jackson County Regional Livestock Market report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $179.91/cwt +12.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 573 lb · 147 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $190.16/cwt +16.49 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 520 lb · 134 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.14/cwt +15.10 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 481 lb · 127 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,552 806 383
Feeder cattle 1,471 671 328
Slaughter cattle 81 109 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Special Eastern Regional WLAC qualifier. Featuring the Jackson, Tyler, & Roane County calf pooles, in addition to several weaned and/or vaccinated cattle. See Jackson County Board sale for results of 15 loads of video cattle results

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–337 336 3 203.00–210.00 $207.68 $698 +16.38
372–395 383 5 192.50–221.00 $213.91 $819 +39.65
388–395 thin fleshed 390 6 218.00–226.00 $220.35 $859 —
405–445 419 36 202.00–229.00 $215.61 $903 +51.42
420–448 thin fleshed 438 12 201.00–229.00 $219.21 $960 —
480 thin fleshed 480 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,008 —
455–496 481 62 190.00–218.00 $205.02 $986 +30.29
500–543 520 134 171.00–208.00 $190.16 $989 +16.49
551–599 572 135 170.00–201.00 $180.98 $1,035 +13.29
583–591 588 12 165.00–172.00 $167.89 $987 +0.20
608–642 622 91 167.00–184.00 $174.81 $1,087 +13.40
649 thin fleshed 649 9 177.00 $177.00 $1,149 —
652 652 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,050 +1.15
650–695 674 51 154.00–174.00 $167.73 $1,131 +7.88
706–735 721 21 165.00–168.00 $166.64 $1,201 +15.44
722 722 4 158.00 $158.00 $1,141 +6.80
773–795 777 24 155.00–166.50 $162.64 $1,264 —
805–815 810 15 159.00–160.00 $159.53 $1,292 —
925 925 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,350 —
954 954 5 167.50 $167.50 $1,598 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 thin fleshed 305 1 217.50 $217.50 $663 —
335–340 338 2 181.00–197.50 $189.31 $640 —
375 375 4 224.00 $224.00 $840 —
395 thin fleshed 395 1 197.50 $197.50 $780 —
400–445 thin fleshed 420 6 213.00–223.00 $218.18 $916 —
400–435 423 3 163.00–205.00 $176.23 $745 —
457 457 3 179.00 $179.00 $818 —
485–495 490 2 177.00–185.00 $181.04 $887 —
500–540 524 18 153.00–190.00 $180.71 $947 —
570–597 583 25 155.00–174.00 $167.32 $975 —
598 598 10 169.00 $169.00 $1,011 —
600–644 627 30 161.00–173.00 $169.94 $1,066 —
672 672 10 158.50 $158.50 $1,065 —
652–692 674 20 159.00–168.00 $161.88 $1,091 —
708–710 709 4 164.00–169.00 $167.75 $1,189 —
752 752 4 161.00 $161.00 $1,211 —
825 thin fleshed 825 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,279 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 217.00 $217.00 $922 +63.08
465 465 1 151.00 $151.00 $702 -15.05
525 525 2 157.00 $157.00 $824 +1.06
600–640 613 3 136.00–161.00 $144.70 $887 —
630 thin fleshed 630 1 158.00 $158.00 $995 —
675–693 689 4 152.00–159.00 $153.72 $1,059 —
845 845 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,268 —
885 885 3 153.00 $153.00 $1,354 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 110.00 $110.00 $468 —
485 485 1 116.00 $116.00 $563 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–315 311 4 161.00–182.00 $168.34 $524 +21.63
365–390 385 14 165.00–176.00 $174.82 $673 +29.52
408–440 426 34 165.00–175.00 $169.74 $723 +27.99
430 thin fleshed 430 2 171.00 $171.00 $735 —
450–498 481 127 150.00–171.00 $159.14 $765 +15.38
509 thin fleshed 509 6 151.00 $151.00 $769 —
502–548 517 69 152.00–160.00 $154.89 $801 +16.08
522 522 5 145.00 $145.00 $757 +6.19
553–587 566 29 143.00–167.00 $154.18 $873 +13.77
600–635 626 33 148.50–152.75 $151.70 $950 +20.27
631 631 4 140.50 $140.50 $887 +9.07
735 735 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,058 —
844 844 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,317 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–341 334 5 166.00–182.00 $169.78 $567 —
355–399 391 14 143.00–171.00 $164.18 $642 —
398 thin fleshed 398 8 170.00 $170.00 $677 —
407–416 thin fleshed 412 5 160.00–174.00 $168.47 $694 —
425–444 438 12 160.00–169.00 $166.91 $731 —
458–490 473 11 145.00–167.00 $156.02 $738 —
501–543 524 32 147.50–161.00 $155.40 $814 —
551–590 566 35 136.00–154.00 $148.99 $843 —
585 585 3 142.50 $142.50 $834 —
628–646 641 22 137.50–148.50 $142.82 $915 —
653–691 675 13 148.00–151.50 $149.58 $1,010 —
708–735 715 7 138.00–160.00 $141.21 $1,010 —
770 770 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 166.00 $166.00 $490 +37.84
315 thin fleshed 315 1 179.00 $179.00 $564 —
300–335 318 2 146.00–170.00 $157.34 $500 +10.98
513–535 518 8 135.00–147.00 $137.55 $713 +7.55
555 555 1 141.00 $141.00 $783 —
691 691 3 144.00 $144.00 $995 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–340 335 4 107.50–114.00 $109.15 $366 —
470 470 1 115.00 $115.00 $540 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 173.00 $173.00 $830 —
576 576 3 147.00 $147.00 $847 —
625 625 1 134.00 $134.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 +10.29

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1065 1013 80-85% 2 75.00–79.50 $77.13 $781 —
1000–1915 1352 80-85% 45 58.00–84.50 $71.89 $972 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1345 1132 85-90% 31 48.00–80.00 $64.68 $732 —
1050–1315 1195 85-90% 5 61.00–78.00 $70.09 $838 —

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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.