Cattle Market Pulse

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 4, 2023

116 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 116 906 487
Feeder cattle 70 825 381
Slaughter cattle 32 30 60
Replacement cattle 13 26 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Special Feeder Cattle Sale next week March 11***

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 223.00 $223.00 $847 +16.15
405 405 1 210.00 $210.00 $850 -11.59
440 thin fleshed 440 1 223.00 $223.00 $981 —
455 455 1 213.00 $213.00 $969 +23.00
510 510 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,168 +24.88
570 570 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,129 -7.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 thin fleshed 300 1 201.00 $201.00 $603 —
325 325 1 187.50 $187.50 $609 +5.00
495 495 1 133.00 $133.00 $658 -31.86
510 510 1 165.00 $165.00 $842 +14.00
605–645 625 2 171.00–180.00 $175.36 $1,096 +4.82
750 750 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,230 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 147.00 $147.00 $595 —
550 550 1 175.00 $175.00 $962 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 117.50 $117.50 $511 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 181.00 $181.00 $697 +3.42
422 thin fleshed 422 1 182.00 $182.00 $768 —
410–440 426 7 153.00–184.00 $175.11 $746 +0.54
470–475 473 2 175.00–178.00 $176.49 $835 -3.47
540–545 543 2 169.00–173.00 $171.01 $929 +2.58
555 555 1 164.00 $164.00 $910 -10.58
645 645 2 152.00–155.00 $153.50 $990 —
935 935 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,169 —
1070 1070 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,220 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 187.50 $187.50 $441 —
285 285 1 165.00 $165.00 $470 +4.87
320 thin fleshed 320 1 172.50 $172.50 $552 —
420 420 1 184.00 $184.00 $773 +33.78
545 545 1 151.00 $151.00 $823 +2.53
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 -2.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 140.00 $140.00 $448 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 136.00 $136.00 $857 -8.00
675 thin fleshed 675 1 145.50 $145.50 $982 —
695 695 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,001 —
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 -25.45
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 194.00 $194.00 $970 +18.63
590 590 2 179.00 $179.00 $1,056 -4.98
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1490 1490 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1050 910 85-90% 2 105.00–127.00 $114.31 $1,040 +27.81
740–1260 1099 85-90% 10 55.00–90.00 $80.11 $880 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 80-85% 1 93.00 $93.00 $842 —
1060–1485 1236 80-85% 8 79.00–99.00 $87.89 $1,086 +6.89
1150–1440 1295 80-85% 2 102.00–104.00 $103.11 $1,335 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1715 1396 8 87.00–117.00 $105.67 $1,475 —
2082 2082 1 121.00 $121.00 $2,519 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1170 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,310.00 $1,310.00
1085–1385 1256 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,030.00–1,200.00 $1,138.49
1420 1420 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00
1490 1490 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,310.00 $1,310.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,170.00 $1,170.00

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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
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 109.00 $109.00 $687 —
657 657 2 115.00 $115.00 $756 —
755 755 1 108.00 $108.00 $815 —
910 910 1 97.00 $97.00 $883 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 1 160.00 $160.00 —

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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.