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Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association

Name: Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association livestock auction prices — 2023-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Marlington, West Virginia · Fri, Apr 7

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1888

← Sep 30Apr 7Sep 15 →

Receipts

213 head

▼ 246 vs last sale 459▼ 103 vs year ago 316 · −32.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Spring Feeder Special Sale, lighter run by near 100 head compared to last year. Strong demand for quality Feeder Cattle following firm market trends for turn out cattle in the region. Pastures quickly greening up in S. Eastern WV.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.30/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$158.30

123 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$13.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.43

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	631	161.94	1,021	90
Medium and Large 2	595	148.36	882	33

One grade step is worth $13.58/cwt here — about $139 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 sale123 hd

158.30

—

WV average5 barns · 282 hd

167.73

−9.43

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

Every lot

23 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,028	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,063	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	217.43/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,157	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,162	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,267	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	656	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,128	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,162	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	182.97/cwt	182.00–183.50	1,392	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	606	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	799	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	708	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	541	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	860	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,019	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	554	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	914	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	918	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,068	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	738	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	959	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	952	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	553	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	796	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	851	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,031	1

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 Apr 7, 2023

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

Receipts 213Last week 459Year ago 316

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	166.00	166.00
8	—	629	146.00	146.00
8	—	541	159.00	159.00
4	—	554	165.00	165.00
7	—	780	122.00	122.00
4	—	464	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	647	165.00	165.00
18	—	554	184.00	184.00
8	—	454	176.00	176.00
2	—	655	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	738	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	172.00	172.00
4	—	443	232.00	232.00
6	—	543	214.00	214.00
2	—	740	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	653	194.00	194.00
14	—	761	182.00–183.50	182.97
13	—	532	217.00–223.00	217.43
5	—	460	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	173.00	173.00
2	—	508	167.50	167.50
3	—	392	141.00	141.00
1	—	565	182.50	182.50

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.