Name: Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association livestock auction prices — 2023-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 1003.00/cwt feeder heifers deleted

The medium and large 1-2 groups were farmer groups of weaned yearling type cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $218.12/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$218.12

179 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$959

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$61.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.80

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	233.91	1,356	109
Medium 1	464	231.67	1,075	15thin
Medium and Large 2	544	192.11	1,044	28
Medium and Large 1-2	702	173.90	1,221	26
Large 1	230	172.50	397	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.41/cwt here — about $959 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 sale179 hd

218.12

—

WV average5 barns · 543 hd

233.92

−15.80

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

40 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	—	624	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,036	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	995	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	177.74/cwt	175.00–178.00	960	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	178.87/cwt	177.50–183.00	1,325	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,216	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	177.61/cwt	170.00–181.00	634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	784	5
Steers	Large 1	—	230	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	397	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,006	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	280	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	455	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	895	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	378	170.80/cwt	162.50–172.50	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	803	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,533	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,184	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,494	11
Steers	Medium 1	—	548	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,243	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	355	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	916	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,435	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,056	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,308	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,446	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	563	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	805	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,280	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,213	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,035	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	938	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	182.68/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	136.58/cwt	122.50–157.50	1,106	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	3

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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