Sale reports / West Virginia / Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association / 2023-10-13

Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association

Feeder Cattle · Marlington, West Virginia · Fri, Oct 13
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1888
Receipts
98 head
187 vs last sale 285 361 vs year ago 459 · 78.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last Graded Special for the season at Pocahontas Producers, much lighter run by under half compared to last reported as well as lighter than the year previous. However, the two sales preceding this one were very heavy runs leading to the low offering today. Quality of the run very good and firmed up the demand despite low numbers in the weight breaks. Steers did sell steady to lower by $6-$7 per cwt, Heifers turning this trend around by selling $10-$15 per cwt higher. Low numbers but good support in a study of quality over quantity.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $244.44/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$244.44
73 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,306
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$371
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$1.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.82
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2407245.831,00113thin
Medium and Large 1562244.131,37260
One grade step is worth $1.70/cwt here — about −$371 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 sale73 hd
244.44
WV average7 barns · 1,836 hd
249.25
−4.82
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

13 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
SteersMedium and Large 1636226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,43718
SteersMedium and Large 1572243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,39016
SteersMedium and Large 1523262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,37016
HeifersMedium and Large 2680175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1902
SteersMedium and Large 2363249.97/cwt237.50–255.009077
SteersMedium and Large 2459241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,1066
SteersMedium and Large 1475250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,18810
HeifersMedium and Large 2439220.00/cwt220.00–220.009665
HeifersMedium and Large 1497212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0545
HeifersMedium and Large 1658195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2832
HeifersMedium and Large 1550208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1442
BullsMedium and Large 1-2488234.87/cwt210.00–260.001,1462
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5201

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.