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Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association

Name: Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association livestock auction prices — 2022-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Marlington, West Virginia · Fri, Sep 30

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1888

← Sep 16Sep 30Apr 7 →

Receipts

459 head

▲ 245 vs last sale 214▲ 175 vs year ago 284 · +61.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Second Feeder Calf Special of the Fall, heavy supply more than double the offering at the previous sale. Firm demand with prices trending higher for 400 lb #1 Steers, prices for heavier Steers slightly weaker while all weights of Heifers slightly lowering. Rainfall higher than average and ample pasture reported in Eastern West Virginia.

Next and Final Feeder Calf Special Sale Friday, October 14th

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 $176.09/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$176.09

253 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$159

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

$5.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.71

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	476	180.70	861	40
Medium and Large 1	582	175.23	1,020	213

One grade step is worth $5.47/cwt here — about −$159 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 sale253 hd

176.09

—

WV average5 barns · 869 hd

171.39

+4.71

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

Every lot

30 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	550	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	716	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	895	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	870	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	954	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,040	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	902	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	951	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,008	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	910	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,071	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	154.24/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,124	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,095	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,241	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	359	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	413	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	662	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	454	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	617	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	656	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	694	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	539	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	625	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	709	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	115.24/cwt	113.00–116.00	712	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	719	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	778	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	342	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	640	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	723	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	845	3

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 Sep 30, 2022

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

Receipts 459Last week 214Year ago 284

Next and Final Feeder Calf Special Sale Friday, October 14th

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	618	113.00–116.00	115.24
4	—	671	116.00	116.00
37	—	522	133.00	133.00
37	—	472	139.00	139.00
20	—	574	123.50	123.50
14	—	430	154.00	154.00
3	—	365	130.00	130.00
2	—	715	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	539	116.00	116.00
4	—	636	113.00	113.00
18	—	359	115.00	115.00
16	—	454	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	210.50	210.50
47	—	622	162.00	162.00
21	—	477	200.00	200.00
20	—	729	153.00–158.00	154.24
21	—	665	161.00	161.00
3	—	827	150.00	150.00
2	—	350	157.00	157.00
46	—	573	166.00	166.00
41	—	525	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	537	168.00	168.00
12	—	458	190.00	190.00
12	—	367	195.00	195.00
2	—	730	150.00	150.00
2	—	623	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	698	121.00	121.00
2	—	423	171.00	171.00
2	—	263	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	164.00	164.00

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.