Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 19, 2023

667 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.45/cwt +0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,035/hd at 431 lb · 28 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $260.97/cwt -9.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 428 lb · 15 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $246.39/cwt -11.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,627/hd at 660 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	667	876	675
Feeder cattle	464	730	401
Slaughter cattle	72	78	76
Replacement cattle	90	33	93

Market comments — USDA reporter

Special Feeder Calf sale next Saturday 8/26/23

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	240.00	$240.00	$708	-37.96
310–330	317	3	235.00–262.50	$247.82	$786	-22.11
347 value added	347	4	270.00	$270.00	$937	—
350–392	376	10	252.50–269.00	$262.08	$985	-8.69
406–447	428	15	245.00–268.00	$260.97	$1,117	-6.98
455–495	474	9	250.00–270.00	$263.63	$1,250	-2.25
500 value added	500	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,350	—
502–537	518	9	243.00–270.00	$255.98	$1,326	-15.88
563 value added	563	10	269.00	$269.00	$1,514	-11.85
560–580	575	4	247.00–259.00	$256.08	$1,472	+0.55
653–670	660	8	235.00–247.00	$242.36	$1,600	-15.34
661 value added	661	7	251.00	$251.00	$1,659	—
715–725	719	7	238.00–245.00	$242.56	$1,744	-5.65
775	775	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,798	—
805–820	813	2	219.00–220.00	$219.50	$1,785	—
1105	1105	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,823	—
1315	1315	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,236	—
1475	1475	1	167.00	$167.00	$2,463	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	222	3	175.00–215.00	$197.37	$438	-62.63
310 value added	310	1	260.00	$260.00	$806	—
300–345	320	3	220.00–260.00	$234.30	$750	+5.50
380–395	388	2	202.50–232.50	$217.79	$845	-8.95
401 value added	401	3	258.00	$258.00	$1,035	-3.51
440	440	1	220.00	$220.00	$968	-23.15
470–475	473	2	200.00–223.00	$211.56	$1,001	-32.25
486 value added	486	4	261.00	$261.00	$1,268	+1.00
560–585	570	3	218.00–234.00	$228.25	$1,301	-12.94
610–645	628	2	223.00–225.00	$223.97	$1,407	-22.23
635 value added	635	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,619	-7.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,466	+26.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	4	235.00	$235.00	$663	-12.74
300–341	332	7	225.00–233.00	$229.77	$763	-15.54
360–390	370	12	223.00–240.00	$230.10	$851	-12.46
400–447	430	27	227.50–250.00	$239.73	$1,031	-0.42
445 value added	445	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,157	—
450–493	475	11	228.00–248.00	$238.21	$1,131	-3.03
505–525	514	10	220.00–237.00	$230.10	$1,183	-7.28
530 value added	530	4	236.00	$236.00	$1,251	—
550–595	580	6	218.00–227.50	$222.52	$1,291	-7.39
603 value added	603	4	244.00	$244.00	$1,471	+14.00
630	630	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,493	+13.31
660	660	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,386	-13.17
655–675	665	2	228.00–234.00	$230.95	$1,536	+7.78
715	715	2	214.00	$214.00	$1,530	-2.62
755	755	3	214.00	$214.00	$1,616	—
915	915	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,702	+7.00
1040	1040	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,664	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	210.00	$210.00	$410	+33.36
240–245	243	2	205.00–210.00	$207.53	$504	-12.90
255–295	274	6	185.00–240.00	$210.03	$575	—
302–335	320	11	190.00–225.00	$209.89	$672	+4.59
330 value added	330	1	240.00	$240.00	$792	—
350–395	369	8	182.50–225.00	$204.03	$753	-18.06
385–395 value added	388	3	228.00–233.00	$231.30	$897	-4.70
400–435	417	5	195.00–220.00	$207.91	$867	+1.75
460 value added	460	2	228.00	$228.00	$1,049	-14.15
460–480	473	3	196.00–211.00	$202.89	$960	-3.51
512 value added	512	2	248.00	$248.00	$1,270	+5.00
525–545	535	3	190.00–218.00	$200.83	$1,074	-19.78
580–595	585	8	180.00–234.50	$223.29	$1,306	+9.38
605–630	618	4	212.50–228.00	$218.62	$1,351	+13.07
632–646 value added	640	5	235.00–236.50	$235.91	$1,510	+11.96
705–715	708	3	197.00–219.00	$205.31	$1,454	+3.06
785–795	792	3	194.00–199.00	$195.65	$1,550	+15.65

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790	790	1	115.00	$115.00	$908	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262–295	273	5	237.50–260.00	$248.24	$678	-17.65
310–335	325	5	245.00–267.50	$258.88	$841	-11.70
350–397	378	11	235.00–260.00	$250.97	$949	-14.96
415–440	428	13	240.00–257.00	$250.32	$1,071	-5.21
455–495	468	7	225.00–253.00	$241.19	$1,129	-4.80
500–531	522	9	219.00–245.00	$232.80	$1,215	-27.20
552–575	561	7	222.00–239.00	$227.33	$1,275	—
615	615	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,335	-16.33
655–695	670	3	157.50–167.50	$163.08	$1,093	—
720	720	1	130.00	$130.00	$936	—
795	795	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,014	—

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	—
255–290	273	2	200.00–205.00	$202.34	$552	—
330–335	333	2	220.00–242.50	$231.33	$770	+2.80
350–365	358	2	232.50–235.00	$233.78	$837	+3.61
400–410	406	5	190.00–230.00	$205.68	$835	-14.32
475–485	480	2	190.00–200.00	$195.05	$936	-25.47
510	510	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,071	+2.18
565	565	3	201.00–213.00	$208.33	$1,177	+4.88
625	625	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,150	-17.32
650	650	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,086	-25.61
840	840	1	100.00	$100.00	$840	—
1015	1015	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,015	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1055–1165	1110	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,185.00–1,275.00	$1,232.23	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1375	1192	80-85%	15	94.00–107.00	$102.48	$1,222	—
1260–1545	1382	80-85%	10	107.00–117.00	$111.99	$1,548	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665–825	743	85-90%	3	40.00–55.00	$47.96	$356	—
740–935	813	85-90%	3	50.00–70.00	$58.95	$479	-18.45
815–1025	930	85-90%	4	70.00–77.00	$73.47	$683	-13.17
850–1260	1019	85-90%	9	84.00–91.00	$87.41	$891	-10.93
1000–1115	1070	85-90%	4	91.50–97.00	$94.57	$1,012	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515–1655	1585	75-80%	2	103.00–111.00	$106.82	$1,693	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–2005	1565	14	121.00–140.00	$132.06	$2,067	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1160	1110	2	104.00–117.00	$110.21	$1,223	—

YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885	885	1	97.00	$97.00	$858	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765–1035	907	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	82.00–126.00	$101.06	$917
805–1050	928	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	75.00–91.50	$84.34	$783
845–1435	1099	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	88.00–115.00	$101.05	$1,111

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
980–1145	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–1,250.00	$1,088.59
955–1250	1119	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	800.00–1,500.00	$1,221.04
930–1325	1128	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	875.00–1,285.00	$1,115.91
1160–1390	1310	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	885.00–1,260.00	$1,131.63

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,045
1045–1395	1193	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	81.00–104.50	$95.37	$1,138
1245	1245	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,233
1230–1380	1308	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	96.00–115.00	$106.30	$1,390

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930	930	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	78.00	$78.00	$725

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
745–945	873	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	835.00–1,425.00	$1,133.00
855–890	873	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,160.00	$1,160.00
875	875	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
790–1070	927	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	800.00–1,200.00	$1,034.30

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	2	75.00	$75.00	-40.00
76	76	4	75.00	$75.00	-10.00
95	95	1	145.00	$145.00	+60.00
105	105	1	160.00	$160.00	—

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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
1035	1035	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1145–1375	1298	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,300.00–1,675.00	$1,555.94	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
75	75	1	151.00	$151.00	$113	+46.00

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140	140	1	82.50	$82.50	$116	—

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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
835	835	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1220–1255	1238	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,275.00–1,850.00	$1,630.72	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	30.00	$30.00	-41.67
32–35	34	6	40.00–85.00	$52.87	-16.77
40–45	44	8	65.00–75.00	$71.78	-8.22

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	53	2	90.00–95.00	$92.62	-57.38
50–55	53	2	65.00–75.00	$69.76	-80.24
60	60	1	80.00	$80.00	+5.00
70	70	2	80.00–125.00	$102.50	+27.50
80	80	1	55.00	$55.00	-75.00
100	100	1	105.00	$105.00	—

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	1	130.00	$130.00	$72	—
85	85	1	80.00	$80.00	$68	—
110–120	115	3	141.00–142.50	$141.52	$163	-8.48

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	2	175.00–180.00	$177.50	—

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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.