Jackson County Regional Livestock Market Report, Ripley, WV

Ripley, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 23, 2026

347 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $446.94/cwt -21.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,051/hd at 459 lb · 14 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $484.28/cwt -14.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,550/hd at 320 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $466.74/cwt -51.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,007/hd at 430 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	347	373	262
Feeder cattle	278	235	169
Slaughter cattle	36	25	35
Replacement cattle	14	45	5

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	375	8	470.00–507.50	$491.02	$1,841	-64.46
405–447	430	13	452.50–485.00	$466.74	$2,007	-51.19
451–490	475	8	465.00–472.50	$469.83	$2,232	-16.79
520–537	527	7	437.50–457.50	$450.43	$2,374	-24.33
570–590	578	11	400.00–434.00	$425.88	$2,462	—
610–630	628	13	397.50–413.00	$411.21	$2,582	+13.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,128	—
320 value added	320	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,600	-90.00
325	325	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,592	—
400–415	405	3	445.00–485.00	$459.81	$1,862	-15.19
545	545	1	425.00	$425.00	$2,316	—
580–592	589	4	330.00–401.00	$375.46	$2,211	+20.46
622 value added	622	2	408.00	$408.00	$2,538	—
660–690	670	3	371.00–387.50	$381.84	$2,558	+41.84

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,632	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	234	4	500.00–545.00	$533.21	$1,248	—
280	280	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,400	-10.00
300–345	320	14	480.00–485.00	$484.28	$1,550	-14.30
395–398	397	4	460.00–466.00	$464.51	$1,844	-12.77
410–445	425	5	415.00–450.00	$433.84	$1,844	-33.43
454–492	461	11	422.50–437.50	$434.59	$2,003	-20.75
502–537	523	8	390.00–425.00	$405.73	$2,122	-17.35
561–575	563	9	400.00–421.00	$418.62	$2,357	+8.19
629	629	7	369.00	$369.00	$2,321	+12.90
657	657	2	337.50	$337.50	$2,217	—
830	830	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,075	-35.00
1045	1045	1	217.50	$217.50	$2,273	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	281	4	407.50–485.00	$446.77	$1,255	-63.23
340	340	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,207	-88.13
355–365	361	4	410.00–470.00	$447.73	$1,616	-13.53
405–445	425	4	305.00–425.00	$375.06	$1,594	+26.02
465–485	473	4	375.00–422.50	$406.43	$1,922	+21.43
520	520	2	387.50	$387.50	$2,015	+42.50
560–595	577	8	350.00–385.00	$373.59	$2,156	—
640	640	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,936	-27.34
665–690	676	4	315.00–327.50	$320.00	$2,163	-6.58
720	720	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,764	—
770	770	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,194	-10.00

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740	740	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,147	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
213	213	3	650.00	$650.00	$1,384	—
250–265	261	4	510.00–530.00	$525.22	$1,371	—
315–320	316	7	500.00–530.00	$505.76	$1,598	-43.62
370–385	381	8	475.00	$475.00	$1,810	-115.00
400–440	420	5	435.00–475.00	$450.25	$1,891	-51.32
450–483	459	14	435.00–457.50	$446.94	$2,051	+46.94
505–545	527	6	410.00–450.00	$429.00	$2,261	-16.64
565–585	578	4	400.00–425.00	$408.83	$2,363	-6.58
635–645	638	3	355.00–375.00	$363.65	$2,320	-31.35
705–715	711	4	320.00–335.00	$326.26	$2,320	-23.74
821	821	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,463	—
865	865	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,422	+37.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,224	—
305	305	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,464	—
395 value added	395	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,896	—
435	435	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,892	±0.00
465–497	483	6	400.00–430.00	$414.12	$2,000	-11.17
715	715	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,038	+44.31
755–795	775	2	275.00–295.00	$284.74	$2,207	+14.74
965	965	1	217.50	$217.50	$2,099	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1940	1940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	4,175.00	$4,175.00	—

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,052	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950	950	85-90%	1	247.50	$247.50	$2,351	+94.74
955–1050	1003	85-90%	2	115.00–131.00	$123.38	$1,238	—
865–1095	1005	85-90%	15	137.50–167.00	$153.40	$1,542	—
1025–1120	1073	85-90%	2	185.00–186.00	$185.52	$1,991	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1530	1215	80-85%	7	173.00–186.00	$177.92	$2,162	—
925–1435	1281	80-85%	5	188.00–205.00	$196.38	$2,516	+29.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535–2020	1730	3	190.00–210.00	$199.42	$3,450	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1860	1860	1	223.00	$223.00	$4,148	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	277.50	$277.50	$2,289

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1020–1205	1127	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,950.00–2,800.00	$2,343.88
955–1500	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,375.07

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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
1445	1445	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,300.00	$4,300.00	+772.57

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	2	300.00	$300.00	$210	-30.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	2	50.00–55.00	$52.50	+3.50
30–35	33	6	65.00–130.00	$95.18	-6.91
40	40	1	160.00	$160.00	+52.89

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	130.00	$130.00	-100.00
80	80	1	130.00	$130.00	-28.00
100	100	1	135.00	$135.00	-95.00

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	2	300.00–305.00	$302.50	$166	—
145	145	1	111.00	$111.00	$161	—

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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.