Name: Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association livestock auction prices — 2022-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good run of quality fresh feeder cattle for the first Feeder Special of the Fall. Slightly lower run than the comparable sale last year, wetter than average conditions and ample pasture reported in eastern WV. No market test on feeder bulls due to low supply, ample demand for steers and heifers.

Next Feeder Calf Special Sale Friday, September 30th

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.04/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$181.04

111 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$3.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	181.80	1,060	84
Medium and Large 2	528	178.67	943	27

One grade step is worth $3.13/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 sale111 hd

181.04

—

WV average6 barns · 844 hd

182.93

−1.89

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

24 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	—	582	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	766	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,095	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,042	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,093	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	861	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	895	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,027	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,216	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	944	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,030	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	862	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	710	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,030	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	849	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	787	14

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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