Name: Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association livestock auction prices — 2019-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Dryer than average conditions continue in West Virginia. Some producers report feeding hay and hauling water to stock.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.15/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$130.15

69 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$153

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

$12.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.25

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	406	139.44	566	16thin
Medium and Large 1	565	127.34	719	53

One grade step is worth $12.10/cwt here — about −$153 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 sale69 hd

130.15

—

WV average7 barns · 613 hd

132.39

−2.25

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

21 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	121.16/cwt	121.00–122.00	674	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	575	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	801	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	801	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	649	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	560	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	543	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	848	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1

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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