Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report, Ripley, WV

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 5, 2024

626 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.84/cwt +6.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 427 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $271.69/cwt +12.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,304/hd at 480 lb · 21 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.12/cwt +3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $946/hd at 383 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	626	488	804
Feeder cattle	462	402	610
Slaughter cattle	86	34	128
Replacement cattle	62	51	53

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	328	4	291.00–302.50	$298.39	$979	+36.38
352–372	364	7	290.00–302.50	$298.60	$1,087	+19.94
400–442	429	13	262.50–292.00	$282.08	$1,210	+15.82
450–498	480	21	264.00–278.00	$271.69	$1,304	+12.04
500–510	505	10	246.00–266.00	$260.33	$1,315	+1.57
557–585	576	15	234.00–254.00	$246.08	$1,417	-0.82
606–628	618	9	229.00–232.50	$230.59	$1,425	-12.80
655–693	677	6	220.00–233.00	$222.10	$1,504	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	247.50	$247.50	$780	-17.39
380–395	392	5	215.00–255.00	$246.64	$967	-7.81
400–405	403	2	237.50–255.00	$246.20	$992	—
475	475	1	243.00	$243.00	$1,154	—
550–585	570	4	219.00–230.00	$223.69	$1,275	—
825	825	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,588	—
860	860	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,548	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–345	316	7	250.00–265.00	$261.91	$828	+15.64
360–395	383	19	240.00–255.00	$247.12	$946	+3.15
400–445	427	24	235.00–254.00	$246.84	$1,054	+6.56
450–488	471	13	225.00–238.00	$231.88	$1,092	-4.97
510–540	535	14	225.00–233.50	$231.95	$1,241	+0.29
550–595	563	15	217.00–225.00	$219.42	$1,235	-1.94
627	627	4	207.00	$207.00	$1,298	-11.53
688–690	688	6	182.00–197.00	$194.49	$1,338	—
715	715	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,358	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	232.50	$232.50	$663	—
310–340	325	3	230.00–252.50	$242.73	$789	+15.98
355–378	364	14	220.00–247.50	$237.32	$864	+12.32
400–426	418	8	221.00–235.00	$229.00	$957	+29.00
450–495	467	7	215.00–235.00	$222.12	$1,037	—
520–530	524	6	210.00–223.00	$215.49	$1,129	—
575–590	585	3	215.00–220.00	$218.36	$1,277	—
601–630	604	10	205.00–206.00	$205.90	$1,244	—
650–655	653	2	182.50–198.00	$190.22	$1,242	—
700–725	713	2	180.00–185.00	$182.46	$1,301	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020	1020	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,714	—
1165–1270	1218	2	146.00–148.00	$147.04	$1,791	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	333	3	282.50–300.00	$293.49	$977	—
356–385	364	11	270.00–306.00	$296.47	$1,079	—
410–430	418	4	261.00–280.00	$272.00	$1,137	—
450–480	462	14	240.00–262.50	$247.55	$1,144	—
520–530	523	3	216.00–225.00	$219.04	$1,146	—
550	550	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,251	—
615	615	3	223.00	$223.00	$1,371	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	321	6	210.00–265.00	$244.53	$785	—
355–395	380	3	217.50–250.00	$232.75	$884	—
410–420	415	2	250.00–257.50	$253.70	$1,053	—
520	520	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,092	—
580–595	588	2	207.50–212.50	$209.97	$1,235	—
607–625	613	3	190.00–205.00	$195.10	$1,196	—
660	660	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,287	—
765	765	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,281	—
820	820	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,128	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1070	892	85-90%	3	58.00–77.50	$66.33	$592	—
815–1000	905	85-90%	4	80.00–89.00	$84.71	$767	—
855–1335	1080	85-90%	21	90.00–106.00	$99.68	$1,077	+5.71
800–1350	1091	85-90%	12	105.00–117.00	$109.66	$1,196	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1240	1223	80-85%	2	125.00–130.00	$127.46	$1,559	—
1220–1395	1293	80-85%	4	115.00–117.00	$115.98	$1,500	—
1055–1480	1294	80-85%	7	118.00–125.50	$122.36	$1,583	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1605	1605	75-80%	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,990	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1385	1224	4	110.00–131.00	$121.05	$1,482	—
1450–2040	1653	9	139.00–153.00	$145.75	$2,409	—
1685–1715	1700	2	154.00–158.00	$156.02	$2,652	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–1260	1047	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	116.00–145.00	$131.30	$1,375
975–1535	1174	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	92.00–125.00	$108.20	$1,270

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
870–1230	994	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,100.00–1,585.00	$1,395.82
975–1030	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,400.00–1,825.00	$1,579.08
995–1245	1136	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,110.00–1,825.00	$1,405.68
885–1510	1238	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,275.00–2,250.00	$1,588.46
1465	1465	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1490	1490	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,440
1275–1325	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	104.00–108.00	$105.96	$1,377

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
1005	1005	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	100.00	$100.00	—

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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
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	12.50	$12.50	—
20–27	25	5	15.00–45.00	$33.10	—
30	30	3	20.00–45.00	$31.67	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	120.00	$120.00	—
90	90	1	110.00	$110.00	—
110	110	1	200.00	$200.00	—
110	110	1	110.00	$110.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70–75	73	2	140.00–160.00	$150.34	—

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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.