Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report, Ripley, WV

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 16, 2023

254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $177.13/cwt ≈ $935/hd at 528 lb · 10 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $188.02/cwt ≈ $799/hd at 425 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	254	828	288
Feeder cattle	178	671	223
Slaughter cattle	29	69	49
Replacement cattle	15	62	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

*Special Cull Cow & Bull Sale next Saturday December 23,2023*

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	227.50	$227.50	$614	—
305–345	321	6	215.00–242.00	$220.69	$708	—
355	355	1	225.00	$225.00	$799	—
435–445	442	5	201.00–228.00	$221.05	$977	—
460 thin fleshed	460	3	213.00	$213.00	$980	—
510–525	518	2	204.00–205.00	$204.49	$1,059	—
555	555	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,232	—
600	600	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,320	—
670	670	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,454	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	180.00	$180.00	$549	—
400	400	1	175.00	$175.00	$700	-24.82
430 thin fleshed	430	1	175.00	$175.00	$752	—
500–510	505	2	180.00	$180.00	$909	-20.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	217.50	$217.50	$783	—
455	455	1	202.50	$202.50	$921	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	2	190.00	$190.00	$826	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	245.00	$245.00	$625	—
315–348	342	6	177.00–185.00	$182.31	$624	—
352–395	371	7	182.00–195.00	$187.04	$694	—
415–435	425	10	178.00–192.50	$188.02	$799	—
463–470	464	5	174.00–176.00	$175.60	$815	—
500–545	526	5	167.00–182.00	$175.46	$923	—
551	551	4	177.00	$177.00	$975	—
610	610	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,043	—
660	660	1	150.00	$150.00	$990	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	180.00	$180.00	$495	±0.00
310–330	319	4	167.50–177.50	$174.42	$556	-15.59
350–390	364	4	150.00–187.50	$169.03	$615	-13.47
405–440	423	2	140.00–171.00	$156.14	$660	-20.68
455–475	465	2	177.00	$177.00	$823	+3.17
510	510	1	150.00	$150.00	$765	-18.18
515	515	1	179.00	$179.00	$922	+10.82
645	645	1	140.00	$140.00	$903	-23.25
745	745	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,050	-15.44

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	281	4	210.00–220.00	$217.47	$611	—
310–330	322	3	215.00–237.50	$224.30	$722	—
395	395	2	205.00	$205.00	$810	—
415–440	428	2	190.00–193.00	$191.54	$820	—
450	450	1	170.00	$170.00	$765	—
518	518	3	164.00	$164.00	$850	—
515–545	532	7	151.00–205.00	$182.76	$972	—
565–585	572	3	167.00–191.00	$182.81	$1,046	—
640	640	2	148.00	$148.00	$947	—
675	675	1	145.00	$145.00	$979	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	185.00	$185.00	$601	-5.00
390	390	1	180.00	$180.00	$702	-20.00
420	420	1	185.00	$185.00	$777	-12.56
450–475	463	2	162.50–171.00	$166.86	$773	-5.52
565–575	570	2	165.00–170.00	$167.48	$955	-7.94

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	190.00	$190.00	$750	—
635–645	640	2	137.50–143.00	$140.27	$898	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	157.50	$157.50	$969	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1590	1305	80-85%	10	70.00–94.50	$82.03	$1,070	—
1280–1660	1498	80-85%	3	91.50–100.00	$94.44	$1,415	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	85-90%	1	48.00	$48.00	$310	+8.00
825–1545	1065	85-90%	6	55.00–74.50	$65.70	$700	-7.25
1090	1090	85-90%	1	91.00	$91.00	$992	+18.05

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470	1470	75-80%	1	89.50	$89.50	$1,316	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–2110	1658	6	85.00–115.00	$105.45	$1,748	—
1880	1880	1	119.50	$119.50	$2,247	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1175	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,100.00	$1,071.75
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1380	1380	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00
1290–1650	1444	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	975.00–1,275.00	$1,152.45
1420–1715	1568	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,325.00–1,400.00	$1,366.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890 thin fleshed	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1110	1058	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–925.00	$913.12

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	82.50	$82.50	—
63	63	3	70.00	$70.00	—
115	115	1	175.00	$175.00	+75.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	1	142.50	$142.50	$192	+102.50

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120–130	127	3	120.00–125.00	$121.58	$154	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	55.00	$55.00	+10.00
35	35	1	50.00	$50.00	+5.00
37	37	2	72.50	$72.50	+27.50
40	40	1	60.00	$60.00	+15.00
45	45	1	110.00	$110.00	+65.00
50–55	53	2	100.00–145.00	$123.57	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	70.00	$70.00	—
57	57	2	70.00	$70.00	+5.00
75	75	2	80.00	$80.00	-5.00
75	75	1	80.00	$80.00	-5.00
80	80	1	65.00	$65.00	-20.00

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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.