Name: Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association livestock auction prices — 2022-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.38/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$135.38

160 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$2.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.74

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	663	136.33	903	86
Medium and Large 2	509	134.28	684	74

One grade step is worth $2.05/cwt here — about $220 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 sale160 hd

135.38

—

WV average5 barns · 524 hd

140.12

−4.74

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 1	—	551	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	810	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	762	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	434	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,114	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,213	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	631	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	139.62/cwt	130.00–140.75	1,032	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	189.62/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,054	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	257	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,058	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	125.71/cwt	123.00–126.50	1,053	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	139.94/cwt	136.00–141.00	772	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	881	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.50	955	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	178.32/cwt	161.00–183.50	826	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	180.11/cwt	160.00–184.00	1,009	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	135.90/cwt	127.00–139.50	856	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,163	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	944	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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