Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 7, 2024

543 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $244.27/cwt ≈ $2,047/hd at 838 lb · 124 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $254.65/cwt ≈ $2,175/hd at 854 lb · 64 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $258.43/cwt ≈ $1,894/hd at 733 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	543	556	828
Feeder cattle	419	459	671
Slaughter cattle	48	36	69
Replacement cattle	35	45	62

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Value Added yearling cattle listed are video cattle***

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	322	3	275.00–335.00	$296.45	$955	—
400–440	423	7	315.00–320.00	$318.37	$1,347	—
445 thin fleshed	445	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,357	—
491	491	4	319.00	$319.00	$1,566	—
510–542	524	6	270.00–320.00	$307.09	$1,609	—
543 thin fleshed	543	3	284.00	$284.00	$1,542	—
578–590	587	4	287.00–292.50	$291.15	$1,709	—
615–620	618	2	255.00–266.00	$260.48	$1,610	—
675	675	1	253.00	$253.00	$1,708	—
700–742	733	36	229.00–262.50	$258.43	$1,894	—
762 thin fleshed	762	2	251.00	$251.00	$1,913	—
835–840 value added	838	123	240.35–248.50	$244.39	$2,048	—
840	840	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,932	—
850	850	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,976	—
854 value added	854	63	255.00	$255.00	$2,178	—
905	905	6	232.50	$232.50	$2,104	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,068	—
495	495	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,151	-2.50
570–590	578	3	220.00–265.00	$248.04	$1,434	+15.48
615	615	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,384	+6.00
695	695	1	241.00	$241.00	$1,675	+17.29
740 thin fleshed	740	4	222.00	$222.00	$1,643	—
843 thin fleshed	843	4	238.00	$238.00	$2,006	—
871	871	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,916	+4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	175.00	$175.00	$910	—
610 thin fleshed	610	2	162.50	$162.50	$991	—
750 thin fleshed	750	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,312	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,044	—
545	545	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,335	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	275.00	$275.00	$784	—
320–335	328	3	280.00–312.50	$290.89	$954	—
307–348 thin fleshed	332	5	295.00–307.50	$299.63	$995	—
353 thin fleshed	353	3	280.00	$280.00	$988	—
365–390	378	2	275.00–280.00	$277.42	$1,049	—
410 thin fleshed	410	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,168	—
407–435	424	6	270.00–290.00	$285.38	$1,210	—
450–495	470	20	244.00–285.00	$270.10	$1,269	—
525–530	529	5	257.50–285.00	$268.91	$1,423	—
550–595	567	7	244.00–276.00	$260.01	$1,474	—
580 thin fleshed	580	1	248.00	$248.00	$1,438	—
617–625	621	4	227.50–258.00	$243.87	$1,514	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	285.00	$285.00	$969	+46.11
455	455	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,001	-18.53
525–535	530	3	212.50–242.50	$226.71	$1,202	+4.95
605–645	628	3	200.00–235.00	$211.79	$1,330	+16.21
800	800	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,640	+22.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	310.00	$310.00	$790	—
300 thin fleshed	300	2	316.00	$316.00	$948	—
300–345	329	6	300.00–350.00	$329.76	$1,085	—
370–395	378	7	307.50–335.00	$317.20	$1,199	—
405–420	413	2	295.00–320.00	$307.73	$1,271	—
450	450	2	315.00–317.50	$316.25	$1,423	—
520–543	537	4	270.00–285.00	$281.37	$1,511	—
551–583	567	6	270.00–287.50	$278.50	$1,579	—
600–630	617	5	235.00–246.00	$241.40	$1,489	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	380	2	200.00–240.00	$220.79	$839	-9.21
415–445	433	3	235.00–297.50	$270.76	$1,172	+54.28
580–595	588	2	217.50–250.00	$233.96	$1,376	+25.25
635	635	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,508	+39.60

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	235.00	$235.00	$928	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–820	780	85-90%	2	119.00–124.00	$121.63	$949	—
820–905	860	85-90%	3	50.00–60.00	$53.51	$460	—
940–1170	1055	85-90%	2	72.50–84.00	$78.88	$832	—
1005–1240	1091	85-90%	12	70.00–122.00	$97.07	$1,059	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1000	843	80-85%	3	137.50–153.00	$145.27	$1,225	—
1052	1052	80-85%	1	82.00	$82.00	$863	—
960–1515	1199	80-85%	9	91.00–139.00	$120.37	$1,443	—
1260	1260	80-85%	1	37.50	$37.50	$472	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1620–1710	1665	75-80%	2	119.00–122.00	$120.46	$2,006	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–2045	1588	12	126.00–146.00	$134.45	$2,135	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1695	1695	1	159.00	$159.00	$2,695	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–895	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,425.00	$1,277.56
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1055	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1085–1110	1098	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,174.15
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
1240	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,580.00	$1,580.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,040.00	$1,040.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
930	930	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	40.00	$40.00	—
25	25	4	30.00–40.00	$34.38	—
30	30	1	50.00	$50.00	—
55	55	1	80.00	$80.00	-70.00
65	65	1	155.00	$155.00	+5.00
65	65	2	65.00–85.00	$75.00	-75.00
75	75	1	110.00	$110.00	-40.00
140	140	1	235.00	$235.00	—
145	145	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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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
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
1235–1265	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,260.00–1,385.00	$1,323.25	—
1262	1262	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
1275	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,535.00	$1,535.00	—
1305	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125–130	128	2	72.50	$72.50	$93	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	30.00	$30.00	-18.15
20–25	23	2	30.00–35.00	$32.22	-15.93
30	30	1	30.00	$30.00	-18.15

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	65.00–80.00	$72.50	+2.50
60–65	63	2	30.00–40.00	$35.20	-34.80
65	65	1	85.00	$85.00	+15.00
70	70	1	85.00	$85.00	+15.00
70–75	73	2	95.00–125.00	$110.52	+40.52
80	80	2	45.00–50.00	$47.50	-22.50
80	80	1	90.00	$90.00	+20.00
90	90	1	55.00	$55.00	-15.00
115–145	132	3	115.00–150.00	$130.76	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	265.00	$265.00	+135.00
95	95	1	165.00	$165.00	+35.00
105	105	1	275.00	$275.00	—
160	160	1	305.00	$305.00	—

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	1	240.00	$240.00	$132	—
95	95	1	175.00	$175.00	$166	—
135	135	1	165.00	$165.00	$223	—

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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.