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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report, Ripley, WV

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 8, 2023

646 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $269.02/cwt +19.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,307/hd at 486 lb · 31 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.61/cwt +42.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 424 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.91/cwt +20.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,234/hd at 532 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 646 370 410
Feeder cattle 457 159 196
Slaughter cattle 74 67 80
Replacement cattle 45 59 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Video sale cattle can also be viewed on Jackson County board sale report 55hd steers 925# base 85-90% blk brought 219 flesh score 6 55 hd steers 950# base 65% blk 70% 1s 25% 2s and 5% 3s brought 209.5 flesh score 6 63 hd heifers 775# base 85% blk brought 220 flesh score 5 61 hd heifers 835# base 90+% blk brought 210 flesh score 6 58 hd heifers 890# base 90% blk brought 197.85 flesh score 6-7

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 270.00 $270.00 $648 —
260–295 287 9 255.00–267.50 $258.29 $741 —
310–340 328 3 260.00–280.00 $266.80 $875 +36.72
375 375 2 252.50–262.00 $257.25 $965 +9.92
380 value added 380 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,053 —
407–440 418 3 260.00–270.00 $263.51 $1,101 +13.51
479–495 value added 483 16 262.00–274.00 $270.69 $1,307 —
460–496 489 15 249.00–271.50 $267.24 $1,307 +17.66
500–545 value added 523 6 263.50–268.00 $265.79 $1,390 —
540 540 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,377 +28.87
556–575 564 8 230.00–255.00 $248.32 $1,401 +47.83
560–593 value added 586 5 262.00–271.00 $263.72 $1,545 —
604 value added 604 7 259.50 $259.50 $1,567 —
650 value added 650 10 249.00 $249.00 $1,618 —
685 685 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,644 —
740 740 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,628 —
805–840 823 3 178.00–190.00 $184.58 $1,519 —
900–930 918 4 170.00–180.00 $173.09 $1,589 —
1000–1020 1013 3 154.00–172.00 $166.08 $1,682 —
1115–1130 1123 2 137.50–165.00 $151.34 $1,700 —
1215 1215 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,549 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 value added 275 1 255.00 $255.00 $701 —
292 292 2 205.00 $205.00 $599 —
335–345 value added 340 2 222.00–260.00 $241.28 $820 —
360–385 value added 377 4 242.50–274.00 $258.88 $976 —
385 385 1 200.00 $200.00 $770 —
410–440 value added 419 10 248.00–260.00 $254.54 $1,067 —
437 437 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,027 —
460–470 465 2 210.00–256.00 $233.25 $1,085 —
515–530 value added 523 2 251.00–260.00 $255.44 $1,336 —
562 value added 562 2 257.50 $257.50 $1,447 —
550–585 569 5 205.00–225.00 $213.81 $1,217 —
607–637 value added 622 4 240.00–248.00 $244.10 $1,518 —
635 635 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,511 —
665–680 673 2 208.00–212.50 $210.22 $1,415 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–298 292 4 215.00–224.00 $221.88 $648 —
315–330 322 3 225.00–230.00 $226.63 $730 +10.68
360–375 367 5 221.00–225.00 $222.90 $818 —
400–440 value added 418 10 243.00–254.00 $249.99 $1,045 —
400–447 430 10 227.50–240.00 $235.23 $1,011 +34.68
465–472 value added 470 10 239.00–250.00 $245.28 $1,153 —
457–485 472 6 224.00–237.00 $232.69 $1,098 +26.11
515–531 525 7 216.00–230.00 $220.57 $1,158 +8.82
500–545 value added 536 13 235.00–241.00 $238.01 $1,276 —
555 value added 555 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,332 —
550–591 580 6 215.00–239.00 $224.44 $1,302 +21.67
605–640 624 6 196.00–213.00 $204.90 $1,279 +28.90
663–682 670 6 179.00–196.00 $189.11 $1,267 —
720–745 733 2 185.00–187.00 $186.02 $1,364 +6.02
770 770 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,463 —
823 823 3 187.00 $187.00 $1,539 —
880 880 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,408 —
885 885 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,575 —
900 900 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,350 —
1050 1050 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,732 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 value added 295 1 237.50 $237.50 $701 —
365 value added 365 2 218.00–220.00 $219.00 $799 —
370 370 1 200.00 $200.00 $740 —
425–436 value added 431 7 240.00–250.00 $246.89 $1,064 —
420–442 433 5 200.00–222.50 $214.39 $928 —
455–485 468 11 195.00–223.00 $207.67 $972 —
465–481 value added 478 9 236.00–240.00 $239.01 $1,142 —
500–535 520 10 192.50–214.00 $200.52 $1,043 —
508–545 value added 528 7 222.50–230.00 $228.50 $1,206 —
575–585 value added 580 2 220.00–227.00 $223.47 $1,296 —
590 590 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,139 —
600 600 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,050 —
687 687 2 183.00 $183.00 $1,257 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 2 93.00–97.00 $95.00 $808 —
1085 1085 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,085 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 260.00 $260.00 $624 —
260–280 270 2 247.50–250.00 $248.80 $672 —
305 305 1 255.00 $255.00 $778 —
355–390 373 6 246.00–277.50 $262.02 $977 +72.02
400–427 418 13 242.50–272.50 $258.87 $1,082 +58.87
460–490 483 4 230.00–259.00 $252.09 $1,218 +46.39
515–545 528 7 180.00–245.00 $216.91 $1,145 +9.59
565 565 1 172.50 $172.50 $975 -41.50
590 590 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,210 -9.00
600–615 608 3 180.00–217.50 $199.27 $1,212 -0.68
705–740 727 5 117.50–181.00 $164.32 $1,195 -19.68
755–780 768 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,075 —
817 817 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,364 —
880 880 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,047 —
920 920 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,012 —
970–985 977 3 100.00–105.00 $102.67 $1,003 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–210 208 2 190.00–200.00 $194.94 $405 —
330 330 2 180.00 $180.00 $594 —
517 517 2 179.00 $179.00 $925 —
610 610 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,153 —
655 655 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,261 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1170–1380 1275 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,225.00–1,700.00 $1,482.06 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–825 744 85-90% 4 18.00–40.00 $27.68 $206 —
765–1085 920 85-90% 5 70.00–79.00 $73.12 $673 —
890–1250 1017 85-90% 3 97.00–98.00 $97.71 $994 +25.81
920–1205 1022 85-90% 10 83.00–89.00 $85.99 $879 +14.09
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1355 1174 80-85% 10 108.00–119.00 $111.76 $1,312 —
1095–1370 1227 80-85% 10 94.00–106.50 $100.54 $1,234 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–1650 1623 75-80% 2 103.50–108.50 $105.96 $1,720 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,264 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1580 1528 2 143.50–146.00 $144.71 $2,211 —
1045–2020 1602 17 120.00–139.00 $129.34 $2,072 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–2025 1504 4 112.50–119.50 $116.13 $1,747 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1375 1163 3 101.00–105.00 $102.61 $1,193 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–905 878 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 87.00–96.00 $91.64 $805
880–1235 1043 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 60.00–102.00 $87.58 $913
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 99.00 $99.00 $911
895–1035 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 76.00–77.00 $76.46 $738
990–1080 1035 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 73.00–85.00 $79.26 $820

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070–1330 1197 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 82.00–90.00 $86.79 $1,039
1120–1445 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 110.00–113.50 $111.89 $1,432
1440 1440 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,454
1110–1805 1458 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 75.00–95.00 $87.38 $1,274
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1170 1170 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1025 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 75.00 $75.00 $769

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830–835 833 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 950.00–1,050.00 $1,000.15
870 870 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
910 910 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 1 70.00 $70.00 —
45 45 1 115.00 $115.00 —
55 55 1 95.00 $95.00 —
60 60 3 85.00–95.00 $88.33 —
65 65 1 140.00 $140.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 985.00 $985.00 —
900–1110 1005 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 950.00 $950.00 —
1410 1410 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1435–1650 1543 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,625.00–1,785.00 $1,710.58 —
1565 1565 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 100.00 $100.00 $315 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 125.00 $125.00 $338 —
745 745 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,110 —
915 915 1 117.50 $117.50 $1,075 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 1 75.00 $75.00 $578 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 2 100.00 $100.00 +68.75
20–25 23 11 50.00–95.00 $81.71 +41.23
30–37 33 17 50.00–110.00 $79.29 +0.75
40–45 43 4 80.00–95.00 $87.50 +22.50
— — 1 75.00 $75.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
55–57 56 3 65.00–90.00 $73.14 -1.86
60 60 1 105.00 $105.00 +30.00
60–65 63 2 100.00 $100.00 +25.00
70 70 1 95.00 $95.00 +20.00
70 70 1 95.00 $95.00 +20.00
80 80 2 122.50 $122.50 +17.50
90 90 2 115.00 $115.00 +10.00

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 2 147.00 $147.00 $96 —
75 75 4 141.00–146.00 $143.75 $108 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60 60 1 140.00 $140.00 —
75 75 1 145.00 $145.00 —
95 95 1 200.00 $200.00 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 1 60.00 $60.00 $81 —
150–175 162 3 60.00–65.00 $62.73 $102 —
175 175 1 76.00 $76.00 $133 —
250 250 1 69.00 $69.00 $172 —
315 315 1 60.00 $60.00 $189 —

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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.