Name: Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association livestock auction prices — 2023-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Spring Feeder Special Sale, lighter run by near 100 head compared to last year. Strong demand for quality Feeder Cattle following firm market trends for turn out cattle in the region. Pastures quickly greening up in S. Eastern WV.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.30/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$158.30

123 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$13.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.43

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	631	161.94	1,021	90
Medium and Large 2	595	148.36	882	33

One grade step is worth $13.58/cwt here — about $139 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 sale123 hd

158.30

—

WV average5 barns · 282 hd

167.73

−9.43

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

23 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	—	365	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	918	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	860	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	914	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,068	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,019	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,128	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	799	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,267	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	182.97/cwt	182.00–183.50	1,392	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	952	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	217.43/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,157	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,063	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,162	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	738	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	959	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,031	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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