Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 27, 2023

285 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $230.54/cwt +13.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,406/hd at 610 lb · 13 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $200.00/cwt +11.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,452/hd at 726 lb · 12 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.91/cwt +23.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,290/hd at 615 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	285	373	263
Feeder cattle	162	222	143
Slaughter cattle	20	42	36
Replacement cattle	43	39	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Video sale is under Jackson County Board Sale 120 Head of steers base weight of 860 pounds weight stop at 910 pounds. 85% black brought $208 per cwt.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	237.50	$237.50	$808	+33.70
355	355	2	239.00	$239.00	$848	+20.23
430–445	438	2	237.50–239.00	$238.24	$1,043	+13.24
463	463	3	242.50	$242.50	$1,123	+26.12
511–520	515	5	238.00–250.00	$245.15	$1,263	+17.59
535 value added	535	3	246.00	$246.00	$1,316	—
560 value added	560	1	249.00	$249.00	$1,394	—
608	608	12	231.00	$231.00	$1,404	+14.00
630 value added	630	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,418	—
726	726	12	200.00	$200.00	$1,452	+11.05

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	378	2	205.00–219.00	$212.14	$802	+32.14
425 value added	425	1	232.00	$232.00	$986	+17.10
455 value added	455	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,069	—
715	715	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,223	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	240	3	205.00	$205.00	$492	—
265	265	1	210.00	$210.00	$556	—
305–345	332	3	200.00–205.00	$201.53	$669	+4.03
375–385	380	2	200.00–205.00	$202.47	$769	—
425	425	2	191.00	$191.00	$812	-0.52
450–467	461	3	186.00–194.00	$188.60	$869	-10.66
480 value added	480	1	207.00	$207.00	$994	+7.00
500–530	515	2	187.00–204.00	$195.25	$1,006	+2.23
517–545 value added	526	3	205.00–220.00	$210.18	$1,106	—
610 value added	610	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,336	—
615	615	10	209.00	$209.00	$1,285	+23.00
666	666	4	191.00	$191.00	$1,272	+48.50
740	740	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,339	—
770	770	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,332	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	190.00	$190.00	$418	—
310	310	1	175.00	$175.00	$542	-1.00
372 value added	372	2	199.00	$199.00	$740	-2.60
400–430	419	6	175.00–183.00	$179.57	$752	+9.57
452	452	2	185.00	$185.00	$836	+13.69
455 value added	455	2	197.00	$197.00	$896	-5.43
530	530	1	183.00	$183.00	$970	+8.33
595	595	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,041	—
655	655	1	127.50	$127.50	$835	-39.50
850	850	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,224	—
950	950	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,074	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,206	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	276	4	220.00–230.00	$223.73	$617	+6.23
300–330	320	3	205.00–230.00	$219.44	$702	+6.84
355–360	356	4	220.00–232.50	$228.72	$814	—
405–445	426	4	188.00–232.50	$212.86	$907	+8.32
450–490	472	8	167.50–238.00	$220.30	$1,040	+34.82
560–570	563	3	183.00–190.00	$187.64	$1,056	+16.72
605–610	608	3	179.00–185.00	$181.34	$1,103	—
775	775	3	110.00–128.00	$116.00	$899	—
1060	1060	1	89.00	$89.00	$943	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	-450.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–930	813	85-90%	5	42.50–64.00	$59.53	$484	—
845	845	85-90%	1	81.00	$81.00	$684	—
895	895	85-90%	1	100.00	$100.00	$895	—
1090	1090	85-90%	1	79.00	$79.00	$861	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1280	1260	80-85%	2	110.00–115.00	$112.46	$1,417	+7.72
1345–1350	1348	80-85%	2	97.00	$97.00	$1,308	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–2070	1814	4	114.00–130.00	$121.14	$2,197	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295	1295	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,075	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
670–1215	818	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	104.00–122.50	$114.83	$939
840–1370	1118	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	100.00–107.00	$103.54	$1,158

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00
1025–1235	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,185.00	$1,138.55
1165	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00
950–1310	1177	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,125.00–1,200.00	$1,172.17

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1050	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	810.00–1,060.00	$959.68
970–1065	1018	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,185.00–1,250.00	$1,219.02

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	75.00	$75.00	-145.00
65	65	1	90.00	$90.00	-130.00
155	155	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
1260	1260	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1060–1575	1342	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,010.00–1,710.00	$1,453.13	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1265	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	115.00	$115.00	$598	-11.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	110.00	$110.00	$572	+17.50

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125	125	1	65.00	$65.00	$81	—
145	145	1	82.50	$82.50	$120	—
170	170	1	57.50	$57.50	$98	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
45	45	1	107.50	$107.50	$48	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	13	6	40.00–65.00	$51.88	-23.83
20–25	23	13	40.00–70.00	$47.83	-29.22
30–37	32	10	40.00–70.00	$56.48	-27.43
40–45	44	7	60.00–115.00	$88.61	-22.56

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	2	70.00–105.00	$87.50	—
40	40	1	65.00	$65.00	—
50–55	53	2	80.00	$80.00	-2.38
55	55	1	110.00	$110.00	+27.62
60	60	1	70.00	$70.00	-50.00
70	70	1	90.00	$90.00	-34.97
80–85	83	3	55.00–120.00	$94.50	-30.50
110–115	113	2	145.00–160.00	$152.33	-122.67

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	1	90.00	$90.00	$117	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	85.00	$85.00	+55.00

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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.