Name: Waynesburg livestock auction prices — 2019-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.68/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$111.68

81 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$13.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.95

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	116.07	584	54
Medium and Large 2	424	102.90	436	27

One grade step is worth $13.17/cwt here — about $148 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 sale81 hd

111.68

—

PA average8 barns · 469 hd

89.73

+21.95

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	—	Low	1,627	67.52	1,099	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	51.22	679	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,263	48.27	610	13

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	118.93/cwt	117.00–120.00	333	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	112.72/cwt	105.00–115.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	119.58/cwt	117.50–120.00	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	115.22/cwt	110.00–124.00	484	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	116.98/cwt	109.00–124.00	732	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	94.73/cwt	92.50–97.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	113.41/cwt	113.00–114.00	467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	106.64/cwt	97.50–110.00	334	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	101.81/cwt	93.00–108.00	373	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	117.32/cwt	116.00–120.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	124.94/cwt	124.00–128.00	417	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	132.88/cwt	123.00–137.50	509	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	127.22/cwt	122.50–130.00	538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	122.26/cwt	119.00–124.00	586	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	559	1
Bulls	—	—	1,065	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	543	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,332	1
Bulls	—	—	1,378	63.55/cwt	63.00–64.00	876	2
Bulls	—	—	1,844	69.32/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,278	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	116.73/cwt	113.00–118.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	111.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	112.97/cwt	111.00–117.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	134.71/cwt	121.00–137.00	921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	138.01/cwt	136.00–139.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	122.32/cwt	117.00–128.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	127.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	451	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,307	48.39/cwt	46.00–50.00	632	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	51.48/cwt	50.00–53.00	605	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	44.51/cwt	44.00–45.00	513	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	52.58/cwt	51.00–55.00	682	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	48.14/cwt	45.00–50.00	655	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	821	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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 279Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 51Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	280	117.00–120.00	118.93
5	—	522	105.00–115.00	112.72
6	—	385	117.50–120.00	119.58
11	—	420	110.00–124.00	115.22
15	—	626	109.00–124.00	116.98
4	—	673	113.00–118.00	116.73
3	—	568	110.00–115.00	111.69
3	—	472	111.00–117.00	112.97
1	—	800	105.00	105.00
1	—	245	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	85.00	85.00
1	—	790	93.00	93.00
2	—	658	100.00	100.00
4	—	475	92.50–97.00	94.73
5	—	412	113.00–114.00	113.41
6	—	313	97.50–110.00	106.64
8	—	366	93.00–108.00	101.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	108.00	108.00
2	—	663	106.00	106.00
2	—	710	100.00	100.00
3	—	522	116.00–120.00	117.32
4	—	334	124.00–128.00	124.94
6	—	383	123.00–137.50	132.88
6	—	423	122.50–130.00	127.22
7	—	479	119.00–124.00	122.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	109.00	109.00
1	—	545	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	108.00	108.00
1	—	500	108.00	108.00
1	—	300	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	684	121.00–137.00	134.71
5	—	388	136.00–139.00	138.01
3	—	610	117.00–128.00	122.32
3	—	567	128.00	128.00
3	—	430	125.00–130.00	127.62
2	—	455	132.00	132.00
1	—	765	121.00	121.00
1	—	725	118.00	118.00
1	—	320	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,605	83.00	83.00
2	—	1,378	63.00–64.00	63.55
5	—	1,844	65.00–76.00	69.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,307	46.00–50.00	48.39
2	—	1,175	50.00–53.00	51.48
2	—	1,153	44.00–45.00	44.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,297	51.00–55.00	52.58
8	—	1,361	45.00–50.00	48.14
1	—	1,520	54.00	54.00

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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