Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 2, 2026

414 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $461.44/cwt +12.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,224/hd at 482 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $496.11/cwt +15.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,555/hd at 515 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	414	302	318
Feeder cattle	247	236	207
Slaughter cattle	57	30	49
Replacement cattle	52	10	47

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	710.00	$710.00	$1,136	—
240	240	1	680.00	$680.00	$1,632	+90.00
280	280	2	500.00–630.00	$565.00	$1,582	+5.00
308–340	315	9	575.00–650.00	$618.32	$1,948	+28.32
366–368	367	6	545.00–592.50	$568.69	$2,087	—
427–445	435	5	495.00–577.50	$538.01	$2,340	+26.10
475–490	484	6	475.00–522.50	$506.74	$2,453	+39.40
503–545	515	13	427.50–540.00	$496.11	$2,555	+15.99
555–560	558	3	440.00–450.00	$446.69	$2,493	—
600	600	1	387.50	$387.50	$2,325	—
870	870	1	326.00	$326.00	$2,836	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287	287	2	530.00	$530.00	$1,521	—
345	345	2	620.00	$620.00	$2,139	+130.00
350	350	2	465.00–560.00	$512.50	$1,794	+67.46
410–445	428	2	430.00–440.00	$434.80	$1,861	-40.20
495	495	1	422.50	$422.50	$2,091	—
915	915	1	242.50	$242.50	$2,219	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	560.00	$560.00	$1,288	+70.65
290–295	293	2	460.00–515.00	$487.74	$1,429	-17.32
310–340	327	6	440.00–535.00	$480.82	$1,572	-32.43
380–395	388	3	480.00–515.00	$499.79	$1,939	+16.77
400–442	426	7	460.00–515.00	$476.44	$2,030	+8.84
455–497	482	16	445.00–485.00	$461.44	$2,224	+12.19
510–530	523	7	432.50–440.00	$434.59	$2,273	+18.74
570–590	579	5	407.50–435.00	$420.35	$2,434	+15.92
600–607	605	3	400.00–415.00	$404.96	$2,450	—
655–675	665	2	357.50–372.50	$364.89	$2,427	+27.39
685	685	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,815	-72.50
700	700	1	317.50	$317.50	$2,222	+16.25
780	780	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,457	—
880	880	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,332	—
945	945	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,552	—
990	990	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,475	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,458	+112.74
315–345	331	6	415.00–540.00	$460.02	$1,523	+78.74
390	390	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,930	+60.00
410–445	424	7	305.00–507.00	$453.71	$1,924	+38.48
450–475	466	5	460.00–470.00	$464.48	$2,164	+55.16
500–510	505	3	330.00–465.00	$412.57	$2,083	—
550–560	553	3	380.00–435.00	$410.87	$2,272	—
665–695	680	2	350.00–351.00	$350.49	$2,383	+10.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	640.00	$640.00	$1,664	+40.00
300–335	318	4	580.00–622.50	$595.94	$1,895	+41.22
350–360	355	2	535.00–585.00	$559.65	$1,987	+61.59
405–445	423	6	465.00–565.00	$523.74	$2,215	+58.94
458–495	472	9	485.00–520.00	$500.17	$2,361	+53.32
510–545	525	3	420.00–457.50	$442.10	$2,321	-1.95
555–582	573	3	460.00–465.00	$463.39	$2,655	+58.13
602	602	2	386.00	$386.00	$2,324	-1.44
642	642	2	382.50	$382.50	$2,456	-4.94
725	725	1	352.50	$352.50	$2,556	—
860	860	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,537	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	620.00	$620.00	$1,085	—
345	345	2	460.00–595.00	$527.50	$1,820	+112.42
355–375	369	7	400.00–590.00	$491.37	$1,813	+76.37
417–445	426	3	400.00–420.00	$406.96	$1,734	-6.63
450–492	472	5	450.00–485.00	$471.32	$2,225	+67.37
530–545	538	3	415.00–470.00	$449.92	$2,421	+69.85
551–580	558	4	407.50–465.00	$450.06	$2,511	+131.33
635–640	638	2	250.00–410.00	$329.69	$2,103	—
791	791	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,819	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1105	934	85-90%	8	115.00–142.00	$129.41	$1,209	-12.58
1115	1115	85-90%	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,962	+8.34
940–1460	1145	85-90%	18	136.00–174.00	$158.12	$1,810	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1480	1283	80-85%	9	156.00–178.00	$168.80	$2,166	—
1145–1555	1297	80-85%	3	178.00–184.00	$181.01	$2,348	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1560–1570	1565	75-80%	2	156.00–165.00	$160.51	$2,512	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–2380	1498	20	153.00–240.00	$195.18	$2,924	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–1030	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	175.00–240.00	$201.52	$1,753

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,500

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1005–1060	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,850.00–3,200.00	$3,020.34
1235	1235	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00
1470	1470	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00
1480	1480	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
915–1120	1018	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,600.00	$1,341.46
1170	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1290	1290	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1650	1650	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,375.00	$2,375.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105	105	1	170.00	$170.00	$178	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	95.00	$95.00	—
70	70	1	120.00	$120.00	—
135	135	1	250.00	$250.00	±0.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—
1350	1350	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,150.00	$4,150.00	—
1405	1405	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—
1555	1555	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—
1425–1815	1624	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,500.00–4,450.00	$3,996.81	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
1145–1365	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,200.00–3,400.00	$3,308.76	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
30	30	1	350.00	$350.00	$105	—
45	45	1	245.00	$245.00	$110	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	70.00	$70.00	-4.29
27	27	2	65.00	$65.00	-51.22
30–33	32	3	85.00–120.00	$109.06	-7.16
37	37	4	125.00	$125.00	+8.78
41	41	4	140.00	$140.00	+15.00
45–48	47	7	155.00–175.00	$169.55	+44.55
55	55	1	255.00	$255.00	+101.67
55	55	2	150.00–195.00	$172.50	+19.17
75	75	2	135.00	$135.00	-18.33

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	145.00	$145.00	-5.00
80	80	3	155.00	$155.00	+5.00
80	80	1	80.00	$80.00	-70.00
95	95	3	150.00–170.00	$156.67	+6.67
95	95	1	145.00	$145.00	-5.00
101–141	125	9	130.00–205.00	$176.12	-43.88

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	165.00	$165.00	—
80	80	1	240.00	$240.00	—

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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.