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Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association

Name: Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association livestock auction prices — 2020-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Marlington, West Virginia · Thu, Oct 8

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1888

← Oct 2Oct 8Oct 16 →

Receipts

374 head

▲ 194 vs last sale 180▲ 374 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Greater offering this week then last reported, second Graded Feeder sale of the season. Good quality of offerings. #1 steers sold steady to stronger by $7-10 per cwt, #1 heifers sold steady to stronger by $3 per cwt compared to last sale.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.47/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$142.47

226 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$15.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.43

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	145.14	826	186
Medium and Large 2	514	130.09	669	40

One grade step is worth $15.05/cwt here — about $157 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 sale226 hd

142.47

—

WV average6 barns · 1,704 hd

145.91

−3.43

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	151	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	228	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	381	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	691	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	784	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	146.91/cwt	140.00–152.00	693	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	160.43/cwt	160.25–161.00	837	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	544	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	772	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	144.37/cwt	132.00–145.00	829	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	773	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	135.13/cwt	121.00–136.00	836	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	630	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	848	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	796	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	855	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,069	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,124	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	361	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	390	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	557	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	439	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	439	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	458	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	124.56/cwt	113.00–125.00	655	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	653	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	103.85/cwt	101.00–109.00	655	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	692	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	692	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	841	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	497	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	596	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	596	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	536	6

This sale against other markets

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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association Special Graded Sale - Marlington, WV

Thu Oct 8, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Receipts 374Last week 180Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	100.00	100.00
11	—	361	108.00	108.00
3	—	692	100.00	100.00
8	—	439	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	526	113.00–125.00	124.56
20	—	475	130.00	130.00
17	—	631	101.00–109.00	103.85
14	—	425	131.00	131.00
13	—	573	114.00	114.00
3	—	738	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	472	140.00–152.00	146.91
9	—	340	112.00	112.00
2	—	618	125.00	125.00
4	—	855	125.00	125.00
4	—	663	95.00	95.00
4	—	544	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	858	131.00	131.00
3	—	432	160.00	160.00
9	—	724	110.00	110.00
36	—	619	121.00–136.00	135.13
5	—	151	151.00	151.00
42	—	522	160.25–161.00	160.43
39	—	574	132.00–145.00	144.37
26	—	665	127.50	127.50
23	—	471	166.50	166.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	596	90.00	90.00
3	—	497	120.00	120.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.