Name: Waynesburg livestock auction prices — 2019-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.53/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$117.53

43 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

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

$24.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+36.74

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	412	124.41	512	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	443	123.69	548	14thin
Large 1	323	117.50	379	2thin
Medium and Large 2	601	99.71	600	11thin

One grade step is worth $24.69/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale43 hd

117.53

—

PA average4 barns · 136 hd

80.80

+36.74

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,476	85.77	1,266	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	61.03	872	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	55.01	643	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	44.36	456	13

Every lot, as filed

48 lots · USDA AMS · Pennsylvania Livestock Auction - Waynesburg, PA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	2
Steers	Large 1	—	860	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	123.93/cwt	122.50–125.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	125.85/cwt	123.00–134.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	84.52/cwt	81.00–88.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	124.41/cwt	115.00–132.00	468	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	134.80/cwt	125.00–141.00	492	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	639	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	593	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	55.73/cwt	53.00–58.00	650	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,014	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	59.71/cwt	56.00–63.00	826	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	34.54/cwt	26.00–43.00	330	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	50.49/cwt	48.00–54.00	542	8
Bulls	—	—	1,476	85.77/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,266	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	121.61/cwt	121.00–122.50	586	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	250	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	890	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	133.69/cwt	130.00–136.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	97.48/cwt	85.00–105.00	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	661	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	940	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	114.49/cwt	112.00–116.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	131.53/cwt	127.00–134.00	684	12
Steers	Large 1	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	461	1
Steers	Large 1	—	725	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	98.72/cwt	92.50–105.00	487	2

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Pennsylvania auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Pennsylvania Livestock Auction - Waynesburg, PA

Thu Sep 5, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	137.50	137.50
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
2	—	570	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	81.00–88.00	84.52
1	—	270	120.00	120.00
5	—	365	125.00–141.00	134.80
1	—	410	121.00	121.00
1	—	655	85.00	85.00
1	—	890	80.00	80.00
1	—	940	72.00	72.00
2	—	493	92.50–105.00	98.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	124.00	124.00
2	—	480	132.00	132.00
2	—	503	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	125.00	125.00
5	—	585	112.00	112.00
1	—	410	112.50	112.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	116.00	116.00
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
1	—	725	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	127.50	127.50
1	—	635	119.00	119.00
7	—	476	130.00–136.00	133.69
12	—	520	127.00–134.00	131.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	109.00	109.00
1	—	785	99.00	99.00
4	—	618	112.00–116.00	114.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	122.50–125.00	123.93
2	—	565	117.00	117.00
3	—	430	122.00	122.00
4	—	485	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	123.00–134.00	125.85
5	—	376	115.00–132.00	124.41
5	—	482	121.00–122.50	121.61
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
1	—	335	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	131.00	131.00
2	—	540	93.00	93.00
8	—	657	85.00–105.00	97.48
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	105.00	105.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	50.00	50.00
7	—	1,166	53.00–58.00	55.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	65.00	65.00
6	—	1,384	56.00–63.00	59.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	956	26.00–43.00	34.54
8	—	1,073	48.00–54.00	50.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,476	82.00–89.00	85.77

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