Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 14, 2026

623 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $393.64/cwt ≈ $2,712/hd at 689 lb · 68 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $390.57/cwt +5.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,410/hd at 617 lb · 35 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $376.10/cwt +16.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,791/hd at 742 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	623	287	345
Feeder cattle	506	197	241
Slaughter cattle	36	32	30
Replacement cattle	39	39	32

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,134	—
250–290	270	2	560.00–620.00	$587.78	$1,587	—
280 value added	280	1	645.00	$645.00	$1,806	—
305–347	331	6	530.00–630.00	$598.25	$1,980	—
365–385	375	2	545.00–580.00	$562.97	$2,111	—
405–445	419	7	490.00–575.00	$530.09	$2,221	+26.32
450–480	465	6	500.00–550.00	$530.99	$2,469	+41.76
500–540	519	9	452.50–510.00	$482.21	$2,503	-1.58
550–595	574	24	440.00–480.00	$458.41	$2,631	+22.69
600–640	620	7	375.00–441.00	$424.94	$2,635	+27.35
655–698	689	68	368.00–450.00	$393.64	$2,712	—
740–747	742	35	368.50–378.75	$376.10	$2,791	+16.10
765–777	773	3	340.00–357.50	$345.77	$2,673	+9.07
805–835	814	4	327.50–345.00	$335.21	$2,729	+13.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,912	—
400–425	413	2	465.00–475.00	$470.15	$1,942	—
477	477	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,908	±0.00
670–690	680	2	342.50–390.00	$365.90	$2,488	+27.24
730	730	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,409	+10.00
777	777	2	327.50	$327.50	$2,545	-9.12

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	275	3	440.00–520.00	$492.85	$1,355	-22.15
300–340	320	7	455.00–550.00	$502.83	$1,609	-3.31
360–390	371	15	435.00–502.50	$477.68	$1,772	-7.32
403–435	419	8	424.00–480.00	$450.74	$1,889	+10.56
460	460	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,840	+40.00
450–495	471	20	412.50–465.00	$438.19	$2,064	+78.19
500–545	525	23	390.00–450.00	$415.91	$2,184	+2.44
550–582	571	12	369.00–400.00	$386.76	$2,208	+7.23
590	590	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,800	-74.53
603–635	617	35	360.00–398.50	$390.57	$2,410	+5.57
652–670	658	3	360.00–362.50	$361.65	$2,380	—
720	720	1	337.50	$337.50	$2,430	+17.50
730	730	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,117	-30.00
950	950	1	247.50	$247.50	$2,351	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240 value added	240	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,176	—
255–280	268	2	520.00–560.00	$539.07	$1,445	+204.12
300–345	323	9	420.00–520.00	$453.57	$1,465	+63.57
350–392 value added	378	3	465.00–470.00	$468.46	$1,771	—
355–395	382	8	370.00–435.00	$411.82	$1,573	+24.28
410–427 value added	421	3	440.00–465.00	$448.11	$1,887	—
410–440	428	12	390.00–420.00	$407.08	$1,742	+33.82
460–495	483	10	355.00–437.00	$391.46	$1,891	+29.16
505–545 value added	519	6	380.00–425.00	$401.93	$2,086	—
510–540	530	5	345.00–400.00	$375.20	$1,989	+2.18
560–580	570	2	385.00–415.00	$399.74	$2,279	+124.74
600 value added	600	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,220	—
600–637	626	4	320.00–360.00	$346.37	$2,168	+6.37
685	685	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,055	—
700	700	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,750	±0.00
785	785	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,923	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	580.00	$580.00	$1,305	—
270	270	2	560.00–630.00	$595.00	$1,606	+66.17
310–328	321	5	580.00–610.00	$591.60	$1,899	+36.64
350–390	375	9	485.00–600.00	$543.09	$2,037	+16.11
410–445	426	11	470.00–555.00	$521.76	$2,223	+26.33
450–497	476	10	435.00–507.50	$484.37	$2,306	+7.14
516–540	526	11	455.00–500.00	$471.80	$2,482	+42.83
550–585	567	7	400.00–450.00	$422.58	$2,396	+11.73
615	615	2	377.50	$377.50	$2,322	—
650–685	668	2	342.00–390.00	$365.37	$2,441	—
775–785	780	2	325.00–335.00	$329.97	$2,574	—
895	895	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,774	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–340	331	4	390.00–600.00	$522.96	$1,731	+80.07
380	380	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,596	-5.52
400–410	405	2	405.00–435.00	$420.19	$1,702	+41.74
470	470	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,927	—
500–545	525	4	340.00–440.00	$403.88	$2,120	-23.62
590	590	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,242	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1370	1370	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020	1020	85-90%	1	217.50	$217.50	$2,218	—
925–1405	1114	85-90%	10	141.00–161.00	$147.59	$1,644	—
1160–1355	1258	85-90%	2	160.00–162.00	$160.92	$2,024	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1060	1045	80-85%	2	220.00–228.00	$223.94	$2,340	—
1130–1335	1242	80-85%	3	170.00–176.00	$172.45	$2,142	—
1100–1575	1272	80-85%	8	151.00–167.00	$160.14	$2,037	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–2310	1658	7	171.00–190.00	$179.87	$2,982	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–970	908	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	124.00–137.00	$130.05	$1,181
670–1420	933	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	150.00–237.50	$180.07	$1,680
875–1380	1084	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	126.00–195.00	$166.41	$1,804

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–910	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,300.00–3,150.00	$2,747.11
650–1490	959	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,100.00–3,800.00	$2,946.00
815–1350	1103	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,625.00–3,000.00	$2,594.41
955–1330	1177	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	3,000.00–3,500.00	$3,251.70
1440	1440	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	2	50.00–95.00	$72.50	—
65	65	2	110.00–125.00	$117.50	+42.50
70	70	4	180.00	$180.00	+105.00
115	115	1	215.00	$215.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115	115	2	110.00	$110.00	$126	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	7	50.00–100.00	$61.79	-38.21
31–35	33	5	70.00–85.00	$76.07	-23.93
40	40	1	100.00	$100.00	±0.00
50–52	51	3	95.00–135.00	$122.01	+47.01

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	175.00	$175.00	+45.00
70	70	1	160.00	$160.00	+65.00
100	100	1	170.00	$170.00	—

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140	140	1	180.00	$180.00	$252	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	150.00	$150.00	—
90–95	93	2	155.00–200.00	$178.11	—

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	1	310.00	$310.00	$186	+35.00
120	120	1	280.00	$280.00	$336	—
140	140	2	120.00	$120.00	$168	—

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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.