Name: Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association livestock auction prices — 2020-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Greater offering this week then last reported, second Graded Feeder sale of the season. Good quality of offerings. #1 steers sold steady to

stronger by $7-10 per cwt, #1 heifers sold steady to stronger by $3 per cwt compared to last sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.47/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$142.47

226 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$15.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	145.14	826	186
Medium and Large 2	514	130.09	669	40

One grade step is worth $15.05/cwt here — about $157 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 sale226 hd

142.47

—

WV average5 barns · 429 hd

142.48

−0.00

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

27 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	—	458	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	146.91/cwt	140.00–152.00	693	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	381	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,124	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	390	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	439	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	796	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	124.56/cwt	113.00–125.00	655	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,069	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	135.13/cwt	121.00–136.00	836	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	151	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	160.43/cwt	160.25–161.00	837	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	144.37/cwt	132.00–145.00	829	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	848	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	784	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	103.85/cwt	101.00–109.00	655	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	557	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	653	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	596	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	497	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	596	3

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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