Name: Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association livestock auction prices — 2021-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-17

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.54/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$156.54

178 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 1

$3.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.36

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	446	159.95	713	22
Medium and Large 1	577	156.06	900	150
Medium 1	357	156.00	557	6thin

One grade step is worth $3.95/cwt here — about $156 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 sale178 hd

156.54

—

WV average8 barns · 1,214 hd

158.90

−2.36

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	Medium and Large 2	—	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	472	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	357	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	119.67/cwt	116.00–120.00	627	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	601	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	123.51/cwt	100.00–133.50	837	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	121.43/cwt	117.00–122.00	549	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	413	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	144.09/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,063	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	741	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	786	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	168.92/cwt	167.00–169.00	797	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	160.15/cwt	153.00–160.50	903	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	727	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	903	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	136.94/cwt	136.50–137.00	855	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	149.79/cwt	140.50–154.50	1,135	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	159.86/cwt	156.00–160.00	842	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	665	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	888	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	423	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	558	11
Heifers	Medium 1	—	380	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	441	2

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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