Name: Waynesburg livestock auction prices — 2019-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-10

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.32/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$115.32

76 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$18.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.28

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	119.24	535	60
Medium and Large 2	434	100.65	437	16thin

One grade step is worth $18.59/cwt here — about $99 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 sale76 hd

115.32

—

PA average10 barns · 628 hd

97.04

+18.28

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	1,970	71.62	1,411	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,293	57.46	743	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	50.78	637	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,157	47.46	549	9thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	105.88/cwt	102.50–107.50	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	101.29/cwt	85.00–110.00	378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	122.66/cwt	115.00–126.00	574	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	121.20/cwt	117.50–127.50	402	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	120.44/cwt	110.00–128.00	523	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	120.58/cwt	120.00–121.00	675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	117.10/cwt	108.00–124.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	120.65/cwt	115.00–126.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	107.24/cwt	101.00–116.00	619	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	111.82/cwt	109.00–117.50	590	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	128.13/cwt	122.50–134.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	111.39/cwt	104.00–115.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	117.64/cwt	114.00–121.00	380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	115.29/cwt	104.00–127.50	372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	128.86/cwt	125.00–132.00	666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	147.05/cwt	142.50–150.00	476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	124.17/cwt	122.50–126.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	126.04/cwt	120.00–133.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	133.26/cwt	126.00–140.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	98.92/cwt	95.00–103.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	86.18/cwt	85.00–90.00	374	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	47.02/cwt	45.00–50.00	545	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	608	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	462	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	57.46/cwt	57.00–58.00	743	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	51.51/cwt	48.00–56.00	643	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	46.92/cwt	46.00–48.00	632	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	567	1
Bulls	—	—	2,048	72.83/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,492	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,180	1

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 Oct 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 196Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 117Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	106.00	106.00
3	—	477	102.50–107.50	105.88
3	—	373	85.00–110.00	101.29
2	—	345	120.00	120.00
5	—	434	85.00–90.00	86.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	468	115.00–126.00	122.66
12	—	332	117.50–127.50	121.20
10	—	434	110.00–128.00	120.44
7	—	560	120.00–121.00	120.58
6	—	527	108.00–124.00	117.10
4	—	288	125.00	125.00
2	—	625	98.00	98.00
2	—	360	115.00–126.00	120.65
1	—	705	102.50	102.50
1	—	690	69.00	69.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	90.00	90.00
1	—	915	69.00	69.00
1	—	820	75.00	75.00
1	—	645	80.00	80.00
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
1	—	365	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	577	101.00–116.00	107.24
8	—	528	109.00–117.50	111.82
4	—	470	122.50–134.00	128.13
3	—	630	104.00–115.00	111.39
2	—	323	114.00–121.00	117.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	108.00	108.00
2	—	323	104.00–127.50	115.29
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	125.00–132.00	128.86
5	—	324	142.50–150.00	147.05
3	—	558	122.50–126.00	124.17
3	—	483	120.00–133.00	126.04
3	—	412	126.00–140.00	133.26
2	—	653	106.00	106.00
2	—	618	95.00–103.00	98.92
1	—	395	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,159	45.00–50.00	47.02
2	—	1,193	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,075	43.00	43.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	57.00–58.00	57.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,248	48.00–56.00	51.51
3	—	1,347	46.00–48.00	46.92
1	—	1,030	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,048	69.00–75.00	72.83
1	—	1,735	68.00	68.00

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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