Cattle Market Pulse

Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 28, 2023

893 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.56/cwt -3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 430 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $206.97/cwt -15.10 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 468 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $229.60/cwt -17.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 576 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 893 752 1,552
Feeder cattle 672 629 1,471
Slaughter cattle 141 82 81
Replacement cattle 62 18 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder Special today yielded a higher run than last week's regular sale with the offering of in barn Feeders higher by 270 head, gains in Replacements by 45 head and Slaughter Cattle also increased by 60 head. Moderate buyer attendance with slower trade activity following national trends of lowering prices in Live Cattle and Futures. Should also be noted that we are in the usual late October cycle of the market slowing down and many local producers already having filled their Winter feeding programs. Feeder Steers gave up the smallest market demand with 4 weights lowering $4.50-$10.50 per cwt while 5 weights lower $18.25-$22.75 per cwt and the trend rallying slightly to $15.75 per cwt lower on the heavier end of the run. Heifers started on a similar note with the lighter end of the run lower by $3.75-$7.75 before lowering $11.75-$32.75 per cwt on the heavier end. Feeder Bulls underscore the decrease in return to farm interest, lower by $22 per cwt on 4 weights and $29.50 lower on the heavier end of the run. Value Added Feeders with a guaranteed health program and long weaning hedged against these trends selling $8-$14 per cwt higher than comparable weights, light Value Added Steers sold $9 higher than compared to the same weight last week, for example. Demand trends for Slaughter Cattle seeing less downturn than Feeders but continue the slight but consistent market depression of the last month. Higher quality grade Cows holding better, Breakers lower by a narrow 20 cents per cwt, Boners down $3.75 and Lean averaging $14 lower. Higher carcass dressing types had been more immune to these trends but lowered $5.25-$7 better quality and $13.75 per cwt lower for Lean Cows today. Slaughter Bulls continue to be unaffected by this slant, selling steady at $123 per cwt yet again. Baby Calves, $125-$310 per head. Small run of Slaughter Hogs, $47.50-$86 per cwt.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–291 285 5 262.50–277.50 $266.77 $760 —
310–315 313 2 255.00–260.00 $257.48 $806 —
363 value added 363 3 264.00 $264.00 $958 —
355–392 387 9 225.00–259.00 $234.23 $906 -31.84
415–432 423 6 222.50–240.00 $232.25 $982 -10.48
437 value added 437 6 251.00 $251.00 $1,097 -5.00
450–485 464 6 230.00–248.00 $238.44 $1,106 -5.00
510–545 531 13 211.00–236.00 $225.45 $1,197 -18.28
560–571 value added 567 6 232.50–244.00 $240.22 $1,362 -11.59
560–597 583 8 210.00–229.00 $221.64 $1,292 -22.49
602 602 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,367 -13.68
652–656 654 5 217.00–224.00 $221.21 $1,447 -16.29
675 value added 675 6 229.00 $229.00 $1,546 —
715 715 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,573 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262–292 277 5 185.00–217.50 $205.76 $570 —
315–345 331 6 190.00–220.00 $204.67 $677 —
415–435 425 2 212.50–240.00 $226.57 $963 -4.47
455–471 467 4 217.50 $217.50 $1,016 -11.60
515–545 530 2 187.50–210.00 $199.07 $1,055 —
555–560 558 2 200.00–225.00 $212.44 $1,185 -17.33
620 620 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,209 -32.49
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1380 1297 3 135.00–147.00 $141.03 $1,829 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 282 9 220.00–230.00 $221.16 $624 —
335–345 341 7 210.00–235.00 $217.80 $743 -3.85
365 value added 365 7 219.00 $219.00 $799 —
350–385 368 6 215.00–224.00 $222.55 $819 +2.27
405–445 430 20 208.00–221.00 $215.70 $928 -3.81
430 value added 430 5 215.00 $215.00 $924 —
462 462 2 162.50 $162.50 $751 -58.39
452–485 469 15 202.50–217.50 $212.90 $999 -7.99
515–545 525 4 204.00–213.00 $207.03 $1,087 -11.86
544 value added 544 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,197 -10.70
568 568 4 194.00 $194.00 $1,102 -30.51
565–582 574 4 174.00–192.00 $182.87 $1,050 -41.64
608–632 618 5 151.00–183.00 $164.10 $1,014 -42.90
667 667 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,234 —
678 678 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,186 —
760–765 763 2 137.00–145.00 $141.01 $1,076 -30.48
805 805 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,288 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 319 5 190.00–220.00 $208.51 $665 -11.05
350–390 370 7 142.50–220.00 $197.25 $730 -16.26
405–442 429 8 145.00–210.00 $185.17 $794 -26.68
450–470 460 2 170.00–182.50 $176.11 $810 -30.12
500–535 516 7 183.00–199.00 $191.16 $986 -11.52
550–595 565 4 161.00–201.00 $184.37 $1,042 -17.32
637 637 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,108 +22.56
655–676 671 4 140.00–174.00 $165.70 $1,112 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1200 1100 3 112.50–130.00 $120.21 $1,322 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 263 2 240.00–241.00 $240.51 $633 —
315–345 330 4 130.00–215.00 $185.91 $614 —
360–380 370 2 160.00–200.00 $180.54 $668 -46.15
405–440 424 4 142.50–202.50 $169.43 $718 —
450–480 462 6 150.00–217.50 $175.56 $811 -45.17
520–545 530 5 132.50–211.00 $173.20 $918 -34.30
555–595 573 6 142.50–177.50 $156.36 $896 -29.87
605–622 614 7 114.00–172.00 $136.24 $837 -38.76
752 752 2 111.00 $111.00 $835 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 245.00–267.50 $255.86 $729 —
302–325 310 3 240.00–262.50 $254.63 $789 -2.91
370–390 380 2 240.00–245.00 $242.43 $921 +4.15
425–447 436 8 210.00–231.00 $220.33 $961 -21.61
460 460 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,012 —
500–545 516 4 170.00–220.00 $197.89 $1,021 -29.63
550–565 558 2 187.50–190.00 $188.77 $1,053 —
625 625 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,125 -28.83
672 672 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,243 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1550 1224 80-85% 20 83.50–96.00 $89.32 $1,093 —
1010–1570 1224 80-85% 7 74.50–83.00 $80.34 $983 —
1010–1675 1320 80-85% 7 91.00–111.00 $99.67 $1,316 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–910 803 85-90% 6 40.00–51.00 $48.25 $387 —
885–1000 950 85-90% 3 58.00–60.00 $59.30 $563 —
945–1255 1058 85-90% 6 68.50–76.00 $72.84 $771 -13.81
980–1250 1070 85-90% 4 80.00–87.00 $83.25 $891 -3.40
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,029 —
1285–1525 1405 75-80% 2 100.00–108.00 $104.34 $1,466 —
1205–1760 1412 75-80% 10 86.00–106.00 $95.00 $1,341 +0.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1590 1139 9 90.00–110.00 $97.36 $1,109 —
1385–2105 1784 8 118.00–128.00 $123.11 $2,196 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–1085 986 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 925.00–1,200.00 $1,043.44
855–1300 1024 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 850.00–1,600.00 $1,251.74
795–1170 1026 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,400.00 $1,240.68
1035 1035 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
790–1680 1194 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 700.00–1,750.00 $1,203.90
790–1515 1234 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 750.00–1,250.00 $1,102.81
950–1680 1276 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 900.00–1,385.00 $1,190.15

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715 715 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 1 35.00 $35.00 -17.35
30 30 1 45.00 $45.00 -7.35
40 40 1 40.00 $40.00 -12.35
55 55 1 50.00 $50.00 -85.00
105 105 1 115.00 $115.00 -40.44

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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
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 1 100.00 $100.00 $925 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
18 18 3 45.00 $45.00 -5.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30–35 33 3 40.00–65.00 $54.50 —
40–45 43 2 65.00–115.00 $91.47 —
55 55 2 85.00–110.00 $97.50 +22.50
60 60 1 37.50 $37.50 -37.50
90 90 1 90.00 $90.00 +15.00
105 105 1 190.00 $190.00 —

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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.