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Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association

Name: Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association livestock auction prices — 2023-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Marlington, West Virginia · Fri, Sep 15

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1888

← Apr 7Sep 15Sep 30 →

Receipts

276 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 213▲ 62 vs year ago 214 · +29.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 1003.00/cwt feeder heifers deleted

The medium and large 1-2 groups were farmer groups of weaned yearling type cattle.

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 $218.12/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$218.12

179 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$959

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$61.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.80

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	233.91	1,356	109
Medium 1	464	231.67	1,075	15thin
Medium and Large 2	544	192.11	1,044	28
Medium and Large 1-2	702	173.90	1,221	26
Large 1	230	172.50	397	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.41/cwt here — about $959 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 sale179 hd

218.12

—

WV average5 barns · 543 hd

233.92

−15.80

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

Every lot

40 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Large 1	230	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	397	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	355	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	916	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	457	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,056	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,184	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,308	29
Steers	—	Medium 1	548	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,096	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,014	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	563	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,168	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,280	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	182.68/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,050	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,435	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,213	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	647	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,035	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,494	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,243	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	737	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,216	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	178.87/cwt	177.50–183.00	1,325	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,533	9
Steers	—	Medium 1	805	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	136.58/cwt	122.50–157.50	1,106	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	904	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,446	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	280	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	357	177.61/cwt	170.00–181.00	634	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1	378	170.80/cwt	162.50–172.50	646	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	784	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	446	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	803	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	938	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	177.74/cwt	175.00–178.00	960	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	995	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,036	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	925	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	726	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	895	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,119	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,006	7

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 15, 2023

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

Receipts 276Last week 213Year ago 214

Correction: 1003.00/cwt feeder heifers deleted

The medium and large 1-2 groups were farmer groups of weaned yearling type cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	624	166.00	166.00
6	—	582	171.00	171.00
11	—	446	180.00	180.00
6	—	527	178.00	178.00
3	—	685	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	726	100.00	100.00
3	—	670	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	100.00	100.00
3	—	630	123.00	123.00
11	—	540	175.00–178.00	177.74
10	—	357	170.00–181.00	177.61
5	—	443	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	162.50	162.50
1	—	895	125.00	125.00
6	—	378	162.50–172.50	170.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	741	177.50–183.00	178.87
5	—	679	183.00	183.00
5	—	647	187.50	187.50
3	—	548	185.00	185.00
5	—	810	122.50–157.50	136.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	737	165.00	165.00
6	—	457	231.00	231.00
1	—	290	175.00	175.00
6	—	360	220.00	220.00
6	—	647	160.00	160.00
3	—	575	181.00–186.00	182.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	748	205.00	205.00
24	—	469	252.50	252.50
11	—	676	221.00	221.00
14	—	624	230.00	230.00
29	—	523	250.00	250.00
4	—	904	160.00	160.00
18	—	569	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	200.00	200.00
8	—	355	258.00	258.00
2	—	563	207.50	207.50
1	—	805	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	151.00	151.00

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.