Name: Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association livestock auction prices — 2021-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-10

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.03/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$128.03

95 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$117

per head · Medium 2 over Large 1

$21.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.98

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	539	133.50	719	33
Medium 1	574	132.76	762	13thin
Medium and Large 1	675	124.47	841	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	691	123.33	853	27
Large 1	747	112.00	837	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.50/cwt here — about −$117 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 sale95 hd

128.03

—

WV average4 barns · 416 hd

131.00

−2.98

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

28 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	Large 1	—	747	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	837	3
Steers	Large 1	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	466	132.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	666	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	886	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	478	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	545	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	758	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	982	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,000	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	859	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	722	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	358	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	555	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	410	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	956	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	885	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	133.53/cwt	125.00–135.00	621	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	638	132.42/cwt	127.00–133.00	845	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	377	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	475	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	560	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	918	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	473	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	771	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	628	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	958	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	749	7

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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