Name: Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association livestock auction prices — 2020-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First Fall graded feeder calf special, heavier run than reported a year ago. Very small offering of cutting bulls, 400-550#, $128-$129 per cwt. Ample pasture reported in S. Eastern WV.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.96/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$146.96

104 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$7.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.79

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	148.01	806	89
Medium and Large 2	414	140.73	582	15thin

One grade step is worth $7.28/cwt here — about $224 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 sale104 hd

146.96

—

WV average7 barns · 1,092 hd

151.74

−4.79

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	459	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	151.12/cwt	150.00–153.00	662	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	744	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	785	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	874	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	146.84/cwt	145.00–147.50	843	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	775	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	553	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	405	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	124.12/cwt	119.00–125.00	650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	619	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	730	10

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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