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Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report, Ripley, WV

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 21, 2023

752 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $211.50/cwt ≈ $1,749/hd at 827 lb · 123 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $219.75/cwt ≈ $2,110/hd at 960 lb · 107 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $247.29/cwt ≈ $1,416/hd at 573 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 752 1,033 806
Feeder cattle 629 742 671
Slaughter cattle 82 225 109
Replacement cattle 18 51 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Lighter run of in-barn cattle by half today compared to last week, however Feeder offering bolstered by four Board Sale loads: two each of Steers and Heifers. The Board results can be found on this report as Steers / Heifers Medium and Large 1--2. Good buyer attendance with firm interest considering last week was a Feeder Special with much higher offering. Feeder demand lowered the most for 4 weight Steers by $10-$11 per cwt, easing to $1-$4 lower in the middle of the run before increasing $4.75-$8.50 higher for 6 weights. Heifers followed a similar trend but with demand rising, selling $2.25 higher in the 4 weights and $8 per cwt higher throughout the middle and heavy end of the run. Feeder Bulls $3-$6 per cwt higher for lighter cutting Bulls. The seller should note that Value Added Feeders coming in off a long weaning period and guaranteed health program sold $6-$12 per cwt higher with most hitting the $8 per cwt higher mark. Finishing up with Slaughter Cattle a slightly lower demand follows the trend of the past three weeks; $1-$2-$3 per cwt lower over the quality breaks from Breaker-Boner-Lean. However, higher dressing types sold steady as well as Bulls selling steady, spot on from last reported. Baby calves, $112.50-$230 per head. Shoats, $30-$42.50 per head. Slaughter Hogs, $50-$75 per cwt.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 107 219.75 $219.75 $2,110 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 2 250.00–283.00 $266.07 $1,011 —
405–445 416 6 237.50–245.00 $242.73 $1,010 —
421 value added 421 6 256.00 $256.00 $1,078 —
450–490 476 14 231.00–252.00 $243.44 $1,159 —
508 value added 508 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,275 —
505–545 525 8 235.00–249.00 $243.73 $1,280 —
563–595 value added 572 7 249.00–253.00 $251.81 $1,440 —
550–592 573 10 240.00–249.00 $244.13 $1,399 —
605–630 614 5 233.00–247.00 $240.68 $1,478 —
670 670 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,591 —
750 750 2 193.00–200.00 $196.50 $1,474 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 245.00–262.50 $254.10 $966 —
412–425 418 5 220.00–239.00 $231.04 $966 —
465–495 485 3 227.50–232.50 $229.10 $1,111 —
570–595 584 4 212.50–238.00 $229.77 $1,342 —
605–610 608 2 225.00–230.00 $227.49 $1,383 —
740 740 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,066 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–835 827 123 210.00–213.00 $211.50 $1,749 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 337 6 220.00–225.00 $221.65 $747 —
350–395 369 7 216.00–225.00 $220.28 $813 —
405–442 424 6 217.00–223.00 $219.51 $931 —
450–495 470 10 214.00–226.00 $220.89 $1,038 +0.89
498 value added 498 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,125 —
503–545 522 8 216.00–231.00 $218.89 $1,143 —
527–545 value added 539 6 228.00–232.00 $230.70 $1,243 —
550–580 566 9 218.00–232.00 $224.51 $1,271 —
603–620 610 6 210.00–220.00 $215.78 $1,316 +16.78
614 614 5 207.00 $207.00 $1,271 +8.00
705–730 718 2 152.00–205.00 $178.96 $1,285 —
755–775 763 6 164.00–183.00 $171.49 $1,308 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272–297 284 5 202.50–225.00 $210.08 $597 —
325–345 337 3 215.00–226.00 $219.56 $740 —
350–398 377 10 195.00–230.00 $213.51 $805 —
400–440 412 9 194.00–217.00 $211.85 $873 —
456–495 474 10 187.50–215.00 $206.23 $978 —
510–545 538 5 191.00–212.00 $202.68 $1,090 —
553–595 570 10 170.00–212.50 $201.69 $1,150 —
640–645 643 2 137.00–166.00 $151.44 $974 —
755–793 784 4 173.00–174.00 $173.76 $1,362 —
815 815 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 115.00 $115.00 $374 —
462–490 476 4 125.00–137.50 $128.47 $612 —
500–520 510 2 142.50–150.00 $146.18 $746 —
560–580 570 3 150.00–175.00 $165.82 $945 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,330 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392–395 393 3 222.50–235.00 $226.69 $891 —
453–475 466 7 212.50–237.50 $220.73 $1,029 —
527 527 2 207.50 $207.50 $1,094 —
562–595 575 8 181.00–192.50 $186.23 $1,071 —
615 615 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,076 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 255.00–260.00 $257.54 $798 —
365–385 373 4 227.50–250.00 $238.28 $889 —
405–442 428 7 232.50–244.00 $241.94 $1,036 —
530–540 533 3 222.50–230.00 $227.52 $1,213 —
600–635 618 2 203.00–215.00 $208.83 $1,291 —
770–780 775 2 137.00–138.00 $137.50 $1,066 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1280 987 85-90% 5 60.00–77.00 $70.19 $693 —
960–1015 988 85-90% 2 30.00–42.00 $35.83 $354 —
935–1205 1085 85-90% 11 78.00–93.00 $86.65 $940 -18.77
1130 1130 85-90% 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,096 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1415 1175 80-85% 8 88.00–98.00 $92.99 $1,093 —
1165–1340 1253 80-85% 2 85.50–87.50 $86.43 $1,083 -7.92
1250–1645 1484 80-85% 4 102.50–110.00 $106.59 $1,582 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1640 1445 75-80% 8 89.00–101.50 $94.82 $1,370 —
1440–1690 1577 75-80% 5 108.00–111.00 $109.45 $1,726 +13.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1645 1438 3 103.00–112.50 $108.48 $1,560 —
765–2120 1456 17 114.00–133.50 $123.78 $1,802 —
1140–2070 1610 3 138.00–140.50 $139.41 $2,245 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–960 905 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,200.00–1,575.00 $1,438.12
810–1230 1033 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,200.00–1,275.00 $1,239.62
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1020–1470 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 925.00–1,385.00 $1,239.24

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40–45 43 2 50.00–55.00 $52.35 +30.96
50 50 1 135.00 $135.00 +62.50
60 60 1 100.00 $100.00 +27.50
85 85 1 105.00 $105.00 +30.00
110–120 113 3 135.00–170.00 $155.44 +20.44

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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
1485 1485 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,635.00 $1,635.00 —
1505 1505 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,610.00 $1,610.00 —

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 1 175.00 $175.00 $254 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10 10 1 50.00 $50.00 —
40 40 1 50.00 $50.00 —
60 60 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 55 2 75.00 $75.00 -10.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 1 115.00 $115.00 —
75 75 1 165.00 $165.00 —
165 165 1 210.00 $210.00 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
95 95 2 145.00 $145.00 $138 —
100 100 1 145.00 $145.00 $145 —

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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.