Sale reports / West Virginia / Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association / 2023-09-30

Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association

Feeder Cattle · Marlington, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 30
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1888
Receipts
285 head
9 vs last sale 276 174 vs year ago 459 · 37.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Second Special Feeder sale for the season, very slight increase in numbers for the run today. Much of the offering heavy muscled, fresh Feeders. Compared to last, Steers $2-$4 higher per cwt on average while demand for 5 weights pushed up by $25 per cwt. Heifer demand stronger today increasing by $15-$22 per cwt across the board. No market test on Bulls.

Final Feeder Special Friday, October 13

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $238.75/cwt on 163 head.
Average price
$238.75
163 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,310
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$410
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.68
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1572241.961,384135
Medium and Large 2436223.2997328
One grade step is worth $18.68/cwt here — about $410 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 sale163 hd
238.75
WV average8 barns · 1,076 hd
247.43
−8.68
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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2558197.40/cwt190.00–205.001,1012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2380197.50/cwt197.50–197.507511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400221.00/cwt221.00–221.008841
BullsMedium and Large 1-2533154.00/cwt154.00–154.008212
HeifersMedium and Large 1726180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3074
HeifersMedium and Large 1425200.00/cwt200.00–200.008505
SteersMedium and Large 1567250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,41823
SteersMedium and Large 1621248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,54024
SteersMedium and Large 2525210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1034
HeifersMedium and Large 2518175.00/cwt175.00–175.009073
HeifersMedium and Large 2347182.50/cwt182.50–182.506338
HeifersMedium and Large 2440209.00/cwt209.00–209.0092013
SteersMedium and Large 2435253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,10112
SteersMedium and Large 2292160.00/cwt160.00–160.004673
SteersMedium and Large 2635180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1433
HeifersMedium and Large 1374186.00/cwt186.00–186.006967
HeifersMedium and Large 1579186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0778
HeifersMedium and Large 1613181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1108
SteersMedium and Large 2351226.00/cwt226.00–226.007936
SteersMedium and Large 1423231.00/cwt231.00–231.009776
SteersMedium and Large 1729199.38/cwt196.00–200.001,45313
HeifersMedium and Large 1672190.35/cwt187.00–193.001,2799
HeifersMedium and Large 1514196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,00715
HeifersMedium and Large 1476191.00/cwt191.00–191.0090918
SteersMedium and Large 1472256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,20820
SteersMedium and Large 1666225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,49914
SteersMedium and Large 1528249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,31535

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.