Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report, Ripley, WV

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 24, 2024

777 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.27/cwt ≈ $1,542/hd at 586 lb · 44 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.87/cwt ≈ $1,615/hd at 688 lb · 41 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $308.04/cwt ≈ $1,317/hd at 428 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	777	106	906
Feeder cattle	664	73	825
Slaughter cattle	40	20	30
Replacement cattle	52	7	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

baby calves by the head 300 to 320

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	300.00	$300.00	$660	—
275–290	282	3	322.50–345.00	$335.96	$947	—
320–340	327	7	320.00–337.50	$332.61	$1,088	—
350–387	376	18	280.00–342.50	$325.97	$1,226	—
380 value added	380	1	337.50	$337.50	$1,282	—
405–442	425	10	271.00–305.00	$290.60	$1,235	—
400–441 value added	429	19	305.00–325.00	$317.22	$1,361	—
450–485	463	3	297.50–316.00	$306.80	$1,420	—
462–497 value added	482	7	317.00–322.50	$318.87	$1,537	—
500–545	525	9	275.00–308.00	$284.16	$1,492	—
502–546 value added	532	14	303.50–315.00	$305.93	$1,628	—
560–587	573	5	285.00–295.00	$291.86	$1,672	—
590–595 value added	594	9	283.00–307.00	$301.70	$1,792	—
610–635	620	3	270.00–287.00	$279.54	$1,733	—
625 value added	625	17	291.00	$291.00	$1,819	—
669–680 value added	672	17	260.00–281.00	$278.10	$1,869	—
667–680	674	7	262.00–275.00	$266.54	$1,796	—
707 value added	707	5	275.00	$275.00	$1,944	—
700–733	725	4	240.00–265.00	$246.04	$1,784	—
755–772 value added	766	3	252.00–255.00	$252.99	$1,938	—
805–849	843	9	210.00–228.00	$216.68	$1,827	—
947	947	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,847	—
1018	1018	6	184.00–186.00	$185.00	$1,883	—
1100	1100	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,947	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230 value added	230	1	315.00	$315.00	$724	—
333 value added	333	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,116	—
420–435	428	2	240.00–265.00	$252.72	$1,082	—
450–490	473	3	215.00–245.00	$234.63	$1,110	—
505 value added	505	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,414	—
555	555	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,374	—
573–590 value added	578	7	285.00–288.00	$287.12	$1,660	—
615	615	1	256.00	$256.00	$1,574	—
670–690	680	2	230.00–250.00	$240.15	$1,633	—
680 value added	680	2	261.00	$261.00	$1,775	—
750–795	769	8	192.50–233.00	$225.30	$1,733	—
805	805	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,530	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1135	1105	3	150.00–162.00	$156.11	$1,725	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	250.00	$250.00	$588	—
260–285	273	2	260.00	$260.00	$710	—
315–332	329	9	270.00–285.00	$281.63	$927	—
350–397	379	11	267.50–301.00	$282.28	$1,070	—
400–430	416	14	247.50–287.50	$277.23	$1,153	—
465–497	483	16	265.00–285.00	$274.45	$1,326	—
511–535 value added	514	17	262.50–269.00	$267.20	$1,373	—
502–545	520	7	256.00–280.00	$268.20	$1,395	—
562–597	579	7	235.00–263.00	$252.42	$1,462	—
566–598 value added	587	37	264.00–266.00	$265.32	$1,557	—
600–645	632	5	220.00–253.00	$234.73	$1,483	—
652–694	678	18	209.00–238.00	$230.06	$1,560	—
670–699 value added	695	23	238.00–243.00	$238.63	$1,658	—
775–785	779	4	200.00–219.00	$208.75	$1,626	—
805	805	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,610	—
866	866	5	179.00	$179.00	$1,550	—
920	920	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,564	—
1030	1030	3	179.00	$179.00	$1,844	—
1170	1170	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,825	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
167	167	2	255.00	$255.00	$426	—
275	275	1	260.00	$260.00	$715	—
300–345	313	5	200.00–250.00	$229.23	$717	—
375–385	379	6	241.00–267.50	$254.99	$966	—
410–425	418	5	212.50–270.00	$238.78	$998	—
420–447 value added	427	8	266.00–270.00	$268.95	$1,148	—
450–472 value added	465	3	270.00–273.00	$272.03	$1,265	—
465–485	474	5	225.00–250.00	$237.05	$1,124	—
500–530	519	9	222.50–260.00	$242.73	$1,260	—
530 value added	530	10	252.00	$252.00	$1,336	—
560–590	578	3	220.00–252.00	$232.35	$1,343	—
600–635	608	24	185.00–247.00	$223.05	$1,356	—
610 value added	610	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,434	—
650–690	671	4	210.00–229.00	$218.65	$1,467	—
715–740	728	2	207.00–218.00	$212.59	$1,548	—
855	855	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,197	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1105	1068	3	160.00–163.00	$161.81	$1,728	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	305.00	$305.00	$884	—
355–380 value added	368	2	319.00–326.00	$322.62	$1,187	—
380 thin fleshed	380	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,226	—
405–446	435	7	280.00–325.00	$290.08	$1,262	—
475 value added	475	2	317.00	$317.00	$1,506	—
490–495	494	5	220.00–295.00	$271.47	$1,341	—
510–530	517	8	240.00–277.00	$266.38	$1,377	—
562–595	575	8	225.00–275.00	$250.43	$1,440	—
600–647	638	8	221.00–235.00	$224.53	$1,433	—
650	650	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,528	—
710	710	2	189.00	$189.00	$1,342	—
785	785	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,813	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–545	533	3	210.00–242.50	$227.45	$1,212	—
575–580	578	2	202.50–207.50	$204.99	$1,185	—
610–630	622	3	200.00–235.00	$223.55	$1,390	—
665–690	678	2	211.00–252.50	$232.13	$1,574	—
755	755	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,472	—
890	890	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,486	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1490	1175	80-85%	7	116.00–123.00	$119.47	$1,404	—
1275–1585	1448	80-85%	3	126.00–133.50	$129.66	$1,877	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1260	1053	85-90%	5	97.00–113.00	$106.96	$1,126	—
1060	1060	85-90%	1	10.00	$10.00	$106	—
1120–1125	1123	85-90%	2	90.00–96.00	$93.01	$1,045	+15.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1945	1635	4	141.00–143.00	$141.50	$2,314	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1500	1418	2	136.00–137.00	$136.47	$1,935	—
1645	1645	1	126.00	$126.00	$2,073	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–965	872	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	80.00–113.00	$98.20	$856
940–1465	1169	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	110.00–130.00	$123.03	$1,438
1215	1215	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	123.50	$123.50	$1,501

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
975–1065	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	84.00–116.00	$100.71	$1,027
1375	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,732

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	110.00	$110.00	$880

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	107.50	$107.50	$871

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,463

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,268

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1355	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–1,150.00	$1,007.10
1135–1220	1178	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,350.00	$1,193.37
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1245	1245	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,310.00	$1,310.00
1115–1390	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,250.00–1,560.00	$1,414.42
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230	1230	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1510	1510	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1075	1075	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,021

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–840	787	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,125.00–1,300.00	$1,195.18
720–920	800	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,250.00–1,450.00	$1,374.17

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	180.00	$180.00	-20.00
85	85	1	170.00	$170.00	-30.00
100	100	1	220.00	$220.00	+70.00

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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
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,285.00	$1,285.00	—
1000–1070	1035	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
662	662	2	137.50	$137.50	$910	—
700	700	1	130.00	$130.00	$910	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,093	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	100.00	$100.00	—
55–57	56	3	120.00–145.00	$136.86	-18.14

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	160.00	$160.00	—
75	75	2	140.00–150.00	$145.00	—
82	82	2	240.00	$240.00	—
95	95	2	160.00–190.00	$175.00	—
130	130	1	285.00	$285.00	+105.00

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
75	75	1	140.00	$140.00	$105	—
110	110	1	310.00	$310.00	$341	—

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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.