Name: Waynesburg livestock auction prices — 2019-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.97/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$118.97

85 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$16.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.43

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	123.96	518	60
Medium and Large 2	404	106.99	432	25

One grade step is worth $16.97/cwt here — about $86 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 sale85 hd

118.97

—

PA average8 barns · 531 hd

95.54

+23.43

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	1,765	81.55	1,440	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,368	61.71	844	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	55.19	674	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	49.54	572	8thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	47.41/cwt	44.00–53.00	548	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	55.91/cwt	54.50–57.00	646	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	911	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	55.28/cwt	53.00–58.00	672	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	51.37/cwt	49.00–53.00	597	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	60.39/cwt	57.00–63.50	812	2
Bulls	—	—	1,512	85.00/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,285	3
Bulls	—	—	2,190	70.66/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,547	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	117.17/cwt	110.00–121.00	363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	111.71/cwt	107.50–118.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	130.99/cwt	126.00–132.00	689	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	128.04/cwt	123.00–131.00	551	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	127.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	139.88/cwt	137.50–142.00	371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	113.00/cwt	90.00–121.00	463	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	105.91/cwt	85.00–113.00	399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	112.88/cwt	95.00–121.00	365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	91.19/cwt	87.50–95.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	125.66/cwt	122.50–129.00	533	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	120.76/cwt	116.00–125.00	564	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	120.78/cwt	117.00–127.00	444	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	128.70/cwt	120.00–131.00	439	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	101.97/cwt	94.00–106.00	499	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	94.67/cwt	82.00–107.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	905	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	124.87/cwt	120.00–135.00	480	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	120.33/cwt	110.00–124.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	132.70/cwt	129.00–140.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	602	100.51/cwt	98.00–103.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	102.40/cwt	98.00–107.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	112.95/cwt	111.00–115.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	58.05/cwt	57.00–60.00	813	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	62.32/cwt	61.00–64.00	848	6

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 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 107Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 37Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,155	44.00–53.00	47.41
2	—	1,155	54.50–57.00	55.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	69.00	69.00
3	—	1,400	57.00–60.00	58.05
6	—	1,360	61.00–64.00	62.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,216	53.00–58.00	55.28
3	—	1,163	49.00–53.00	51.37
2	—	1,345	57.00–63.50	60.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	84.00–86.00	85.00
2	—	2,190	68.00–74.00	70.66
1	—	1,675	93.00	93.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	110.00–121.00	117.17
3	—	473	107.50–118.00	111.71
1	—	840	88.00	88.00
1	—	765	73.00	73.00
1	—	440	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	526	126.00–132.00	130.99
9	—	430	123.00–131.00	128.04
6	—	494	120.00–130.00	127.06
5	—	379	125.00	125.00
2	—	555	112.50	112.50
2	—	265	137.50–142.00	139.88
1	—	825	117.00	117.00
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
1	—	245	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	410	90.00–121.00	113.00
6	—	377	85.00–113.00	105.91
5	—	323	95.00–121.00	112.88
2	—	483	87.50–95.00	91.19
1	—	725	87.50	87.50
1	—	550	103.00	103.00
1	—	285	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	424	122.50–129.00	125.66
12	—	467	116.00–125.00	120.76
9	—	368	117.00–127.00	120.78
7	—	341	120.00–131.00	128.70
4	—	508	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	489	94.00–106.00	101.97
2	—	558	82.00–107.00	94.67
2	—	433	115.00–120.00	117.43
1	—	905	70.00	70.00
1	—	695	67.00	67.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	384	120.00–135.00	124.87
4	—	458	110.00–124.00	120.33
3	—	407	129.00–140.00	132.70
2	—	602	98.00–103.00	100.51
2	—	578	98.00–107.00	102.40
2	—	518	111.00–115.00	112.95
1	—	300	125.00	125.00

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.

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