Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 16, 2024

489 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $303.18/cwt +8.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,145/hd at 378 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $278.33/cwt +3.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,305/hd at 469 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $289.57/cwt -2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,231/hd at 425 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	489	833	256
Feeder cattle	351	757	151
Slaughter cattle	83	53	56
Replacement cattle	48	20	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder calf special next Saturday 323/24 baby calves brought from 300 to 650 by the head. market hogs brought from 57.5 to 85 per cwt. feeder pigs brought from 70to 95 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	2	342.50–347.50	$344.86	$948	-0.14
330	330	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,188	+34.12
365–390	378	4	325.00–342.50	$334.84	$1,266	+5.67
415–445	426	5	300.00–322.50	$308.44	$1,314	-1.81
455–486	478	8	300.00–315.00	$306.98	$1,467	-7.12
500–520	514	5	282.50–315.00	$296.35	$1,523	-17.89
565–575	568	3	307.50	$307.50	$1,747	-7.21
600–610	604	4	300.00–306.00	$303.99	$1,836	+6.55
690	690	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,863	+11.00
705	705	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,692	-21.20
785	785	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,766	-25.08
795	795	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,670	-40.08
832	832	2	208.00	$208.00	$1,731	-16.00
985	985	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,798	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	235.00	$235.00	$658	—
335	335	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,022	—
375–395	390	4	270.00–300.00	$292.79	$1,142	—
470	470	2	243.00–245.00	$244.00	$1,147	—
520	520	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,209	—
675	675	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,620	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1810	1592	3	145.00–155.00	$150.22	$2,392	—
1640	1640	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,706	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	285.00	$285.00	$627	-28.00
270 thin fleshed	270	1	322.50	$322.50	$871	—
295	295	1	302.50	$302.50	$892	—
315 thin fleshed	315	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,024	—
320–335	330	4	285.00–302.50	$292.53	$965	-31.40
373–390 thin fleshed	377	4	319.00–322.00	$321.22	$1,211	—
355–395	378	14	275.00–314.00	$298.02	$1,127	+3.36
405–445	425	11	280.00–308.00	$289.57	$1,231	-2.93
450–495	469	12	270.00–305.00	$278.33	$1,305	+3.56
500–547	519	10	260.00–275.00	$267.34	$1,387	+3.03
550–575	562	5	247.50–267.00	$259.36	$1,458	-1.59
600–601	601	5	241.00–244.00	$242.80	$1,459	-9.96
670	670	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,106	-71.65
680–693	690	5	213.00–225.00	$215.36	$1,486	-21.29
1080	1080	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,512	-25.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	325	3	235.00–257.50	$245.50	$798	-64.50
380	380	2	245.00–267.50	$256.25	$974	—
405–430	421	6	217.50–262.50	$246.93	$1,040	—
460–485	473	10	220.00–267.50	$247.97	$1,173	—
510–530	523	4	227.50–255.00	$244.54	$1,279	—
550–595	574	9	230.00–251.00	$239.93	$1,377	—
600–645	623	4	200.00–233.00	$218.31	$1,360	—
650–685	673	4	177.50–238.00	$204.73	$1,378	—
730	730	2	192.50	$192.50	$1,405	—
762–790	774	4	150.00–175.00	$156.38	$1,210	—
880	880	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,254	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050	1050	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,544	—
1075–1235	1182	3	151.00–167.00	$157.97	$1,867	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	300.00	$300.00	$690	—
275–282	280	3	287.50–335.00	$319.43	$894	—
300–346	330	5	320.00–340.00	$333.21	$1,100	—
365–385	375	2	325.00–327.50	$326.22	$1,223	—
405–445	423	3	292.50–307.50	$301.74	$1,276	—
453–475	460	8	280.00–310.00	$299.91	$1,380	—
502 value added	502	2	316.00	$316.00	$1,586	—
520–542	535	4	275.00–291.00	$280.92	$1,503	—
585–590	588	2	260.00–287.50	$273.81	$1,610	—
605–640	623	9	240.00–300.00	$256.13	$1,596	—
735	735	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,378	—
860	860	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,398	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	275.00	$275.00	$715	—
315	315	2	300.00–305.00	$302.50	$953	—
365–390	373	3	265.00–282.50	$270.70	$1,010	—
400–415	407	3	250.00–265.00	$259.08	$1,054	—
442 value added	442	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,260	—
492	492	2	272.00	$272.00	$1,338	—
525–545	536	5	225.00–250.00	$240.47	$1,289	—
570–590	580	2	220.00–245.00	$232.72	$1,350	—
600–640	620	2	236.00–237.00	$236.48	$1,466	—
660–675	668	2	210.00–220.00	$215.06	$1,437	—
735–740	738	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,328	—
775–795	785	2	175.00–177.50	$176.27	$1,384	—
810	810	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,195	—
935	935	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,332	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1335	1164	80-85%	11	109.00–126.00	$118.48	$1,379	—
900–1475	1191	80-85%	10	129.00–144.00	$135.20	$1,610	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1135	946	85-90%	4	86.00–91.00	$89.30	$845	—
850–1240	1021	85-90%	7	100.00–115.00	$107.67	$1,099	—
945–1255	1109	85-90%	4	117.50–124.00	$120.36	$1,335	—
1260	1260	85-90%	1	55.00	$55.00	$693	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1985	1594	17	140.00–165.00	$153.77	$2,451	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985–1100	1042	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	113.00–131.00	$124.66	$1,299
1150–1705	1304	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	120.00–137.00	$129.77	$1,692

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1270–1300	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,375.00–1,600.00	$1,470.64
1000–1575	1288	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,735.00	$1,449.56
1275–1630	1453	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,550.00–1,885.00	$1,737.97

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1525	1525	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,693

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
705–1050	878	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,375.00	$1,244.44
900–1165	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,593.41
1040–1255	1111	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,450.00–1,900.00	$1,632.34

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
62	62	2	130.00	$130.00	—

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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
1315–1495	1413	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,000.00–2,300.00	$2,139.50	—
1555–1810	1683	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,200.00–2,250.00	$2,226.89	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
40	40	1	330.00	$330.00	$132	—
52	52	2	300.00	$300.00	$156	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	2	50.00–100.00	$73.08	—

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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.