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Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association

Name: Pocahontas Producers Co-Op Association livestock auction prices — 2023-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Marlington, West Virginia · Fri, Oct 13

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1888

← Sep 30Oct 13Sep 13 →

Receipts

98 head

▼ 187 vs last sale 285▼ 361 vs year ago 459 · −78.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last Graded Special for the season at Pocahontas Producers, much lighter run by under half compared to last reported as well as lighter than the year previous. However, the two sales preceding this one were very heavy runs leading to the low offering today. Quality of the run very good and firmed up the demand despite low numbers in the weight breaks. Steers did sell steady to lower by $6-$7 per cwt, Heifers turning this trend around by selling $10-$15 per cwt higher. Low numbers but good support in a study of quality over quantity.

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 $244.44/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$244.44

73 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$371

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

$1.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.82

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	407	245.83	1,001	13thin
Medium and Large 1	562	244.13	1,372	60

One grade step is worth $1.70/cwt here — about −$371 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 sale73 hd

244.44

—

WV average7 barns · 1,836 hd

249.25

−4.82

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

Every lot

13 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	249.97/cwt	237.50–255.00	907	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,106	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,370	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,390	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,437	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	439	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	966	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	497	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,054	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,144	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,283	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	234.87/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,146	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,520	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 Oct 13, 2023

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

Receipts 98Last week 285Year ago 459

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	636	226.00	226.00
16	—	572	243.00	243.00
16	—	523	262.00	262.00
10	—	475	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	363	237.50–255.00	249.97
6	—	459	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	175.00	175.00
5	—	439	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	497	212.00	212.00
2	—	658	195.00	195.00
2	—	550	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	210.00–260.00	234.87
1	—	800	190.00	190.00

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.