Name: Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association livestock auction prices — 2019-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-27

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.98/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$128.98

146 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$2.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.92

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	129.31	671	125
Medium and Large 2	485	127.02	616	21

One grade step is worth $2.28/cwt here — about $55 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale146 hd

128.98

—

WV average7 barns · 1,455 hd

129.90

−0.92

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

20 lots · USDA AMS · Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association Special Graded Sale - Marlington, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	483	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	376	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	827	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	462	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	618	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	114.25/cwt	114.25–114.25	595	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	113.89/cwt	110.00–114.50	541	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	472	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	682	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	357	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	669	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	135.21/cwt	130.00–141.00	584	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	639	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	730	19

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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