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Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association

Name: Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association livestock auction prices — 2021-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Marlington, West Virginia · Fri, Oct 1

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1888

← Sep 17Oct 1Oct 15 →

Receipts

284 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 297▼ 90 vs year ago 374 · −24.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Similar head run compared to last reported, ample demand for the offering. #1 Steers sold steady to $10 per cwt higher for five and six weights. #1 Heifers sold steady to $3 higher per cwt. No test on bulls. Wetter than average mild Fall weather with plenty of pasture and water reported, corn chopping in full swing in the Greenbrier Valley.

Next Feeder Special Friday October 15

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 $159.03/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$159.03

170 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$11.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.94

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	160.92	875	142
Medium and Large 2	466	149.43	696	28

One grade step is worth $11.50/cwt here — about $179 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 sale170 hd

159.03

—

WV average4 barns · 371 hd

149.09

+9.94

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

Every lot

25 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	601	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	681	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	739	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	441	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	706	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	172.78/cwt	170.00–173.00	816	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	167.89/cwt	159.00–169.00	881	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	694	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	901	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	914	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	931	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	795	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	745	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	352	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	426	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	509	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	575	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	525	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	597	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	495	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	638	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	629	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	722	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	691	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	689	4

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

Fri Oct 1, 2021

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

Receipts 284Last week 297Year ago 374

Next Feeder Special Friday October 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	105.00	105.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
5	—	562	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	136.50	136.50
5	—	622	116.00	116.00
8	—	423	136.00	136.00
16	—	474	126.00	126.00
18	—	523	122.00	122.00
11	—	567	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	352	121.00	121.00
10	—	434	121.00	121.00
5	—	521	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	112.00	112.00
9	—	362	166.00	166.00
10	—	441	160.00	160.00
5	—	526	132.00	132.00
2	—	723	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	420	176.00	176.00
7	—	372	183.00	183.00
43	—	525	159.00–169.00	167.89
3	—	723	110.00	110.00
20	—	626	146.00	146.00
9	—	670	139.00	139.00
14	—	472	170.00–173.00	172.78
35	—	574	157.00	157.00

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.