Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 2, 2024

581 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $235.54/cwt ≈ $1,210/hd at 514 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.77/cwt +3.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,173/hd at 470 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $266.69/cwt +21.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,115/hd at 418 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	581	611	473
Feeder cattle	452	465	350
Slaughter cattle	60	57	52
Replacement cattle	50	54	52

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	295.00	$295.00	$708	—
250	250	1	310.00	$310.00	$775	+27.35
305–344	334	9	275.00–307.50	$297.41	$993	-5.06
355	355	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,003	-20.49
402–440	425	11	270.00–310.00	$297.91	$1,266	+36.03
450–475	467	13	270.00–305.00	$290.93	$1,359	+10.62
505–515 value added	508	3	291.00–295.00	$292.35	$1,485	—
505–530	515	8	260.00–285.00	$277.01	$1,427	+15.69
555–580	566	9	264.00–271.00	$269.41	$1,525	+12.65
610	610	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,525	-20.52
690	690	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,587	-29.29
700	700	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,768	—
780	780	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,911	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	300.00	$300.00	$585	—
200	200	1	235.00	$235.00	$470	—
390	390	1	245.00	$245.00	$956	—
415–438	434	6	260.00–267.50	$261.65	$1,136	—
465–485	474	4	235.00–260.00	$249.25	$1,181	—
508 value added	508	7	249.00	$249.00	$1,265	—
530–535	533	3	240.00–250.00	$246.66	$1,315	—
580–583 value added	582	5	257.50–258.00	$257.70	$1,500	—
565–597	592	8	229.00–240.00	$232.64	$1,377	—
601–610	603	4	220.00–226.00	$224.48	$1,354	—
710–730	720	2	232.50–240.00	$236.30	$1,701	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	327	8	252.50–270.00	$259.87	$850	+9.98
350–390	369	4	257.50–270.00	$263.42	$972	+10.08
400–440	418	17	250.00–271.00	$266.69	$1,115	+21.56
452–495	465	16	235.00–254.00	$247.21	$1,150	+1.00
475–497 value added	484	5	255.00–260.00	$257.95	$1,248	—
500–545	531	15	226.00–250.00	$236.65	$1,257	+3.38
550–590	569	8	232.00–245.00	$238.46	$1,357	+4.26
601–620	608	5	218.00–226.00	$224.18	$1,363	+18.30
650–660	655	2	217.50	$217.50	$1,425	+30.50
855	855	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,753	—
995	995	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,592	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	255.00	$255.00	$536	—
218 value added	218	3	272.50	$272.50	$594	—
280 value added	280	1	270.00	$270.00	$756	—
290	290	2	240.00	$240.00	$696	—
315–335	325	2	220.00–230.00	$224.85	$731	—
335 value added	335	1	250.00	$250.00	$838	—
355–395 value added	368	3	255.00	$255.00	$938	—
355–392	385	6	220.00–250.00	$235.42	$906	—
415–425 value added	424	8	237.50–247.50	$238.72	$1,012	—
422–430	425	3	200.00–225.00	$208.44	$886	—
471 value added	471	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,154	—
460–495	479	8	207.50–227.50	$217.38	$1,041	—
511 value added	511	18	238.00	$238.00	$1,216	—
507–545	525	4	220.00–226.00	$224.46	$1,178	—
565–595	575	3	210.00–217.50	$212.59	$1,222	—
610	610	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,324	—
651 value added	651	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,432	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–950	862	6	150.00–175.00	$165.87	$1,430	—
905	905	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,244	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	280	2	300.00–312.50	$306.03	$857	—
320–347	334	6	272.50–300.00	$284.06	$949	—
370–395	382	10	275.00–285.00	$278.72	$1,065	—
405–442	423	12	262.50–298.00	$281.43	$1,190	—
465–480	474	9	252.50–282.00	$269.84	$1,279	—
505–530	520	4	252.50–276.00	$263.30	$1,369	—
577–585	580	3	240.00–268.00	$258.58	$1,500	—
600–645	635	6	227.00–240.00	$231.48	$1,470	—
673	673	3	239.00	$239.00	$1,608	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	295.00	$295.00	$708	—
310	310	1	250.00	$250.00	$775	—
375–395	387	3	240.00–260.00	$247.53	$958	—
425	425	1	227.50	$227.50	$967	—
450–485	469	4	222.50–252.50	$242.37	$1,137	—
505–520	513	2	220.00–222.50	$221.23	$1,135	—
550–595	566	6	207.50–235.00	$218.47	$1,237	—
740–745	743	2	179.00–212.50	$195.69	$1,454	—
860	860	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,398	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865	865	85-90%	1	70.00	$70.00	$606	-70.00
895–1230	1057	85-90%	5	80.00–86.00	$82.83	$876	—
1050–1080	1065	85-90%	2	118.00–124.00	$120.96	$1,288	—
925–1365	1167	85-90%	15	98.00–114.50	$107.46	$1,254	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1470	1248	80-85%	9	116.00–126.00	$122.34	$1,527	—
1370	1370	80-85%	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,548	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1510	1508	75-80%	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	$1,847	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1275	1105	4	110.00–125.00	$115.67	$1,278	—
1110–2290	1568	11	125.00–141.00	$134.52	$2,109	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870–1305	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	130.00–165.00	$146.05	$1,519
920–1225	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	129.00–155.00	$145.63	$1,558
1070	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,166

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895–1055	975	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	72.50–87.50	$79.38	$774
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	67.50	$67.50	$796

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–1040	878	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,475.00	$1,301.85
865–950	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,650.00	$1,399.79
800–1270	1031	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,200.00–2,650.00	$1,804.41
835–1845	1137	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,335.00–2,285.00	$1,701.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
980–1245	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	94.00–114.00	$106.36	$1,197
1535	1535	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,811

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885	885	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	92.50	$92.50	$819

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	50.00	$50.00	-60.00
85	85	1	75.00	$75.00	-35.00
90–95	93	2	145.00–150.00	$147.57	—
110	110	1	150.00	$150.00	—
185	185	1	240.00	$240.00	—

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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
1210–1405	1308	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,050.00–2,500.00	$2,291.78	+341.78

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	40.00	$40.00	+1.75
20–25	24	4	25.00–30.00	$27.63	-47.37
30–35	32	3	35.00–40.00	$38.42	-26.58
45	45	1	65.00	$65.00	±0.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60–65	63	2	110.00–125.00	$117.20	-127.80
85	85	1	165.00	$165.00	-80.00

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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.