Name: Waynesburg livestock auction prices — 2019-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.97/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$114.97

64 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$7.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.42

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	115.69	571	58
Medium and Large 2	453	108.08	489	6thin

One grade step is worth $7.60/cwt here — about $82 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 sale64 hd

114.97

—

PA average10 barns · 538 hd

87.55

+27.42

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	1,604	64.57	1,036	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	56.08	806	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,341	50.85	682	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,166	45.28	528	14

Every lot, as filed

45 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 2	—	560	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	115.24/cwt	106.00–120.00	680	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	126.65/cwt	125.00–127.50	403	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	120.86/cwt	115.00–126.00	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	118.47/cwt	117.00–122.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	101.57/cwt	98.00–109.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	120.80/cwt	120.00–122.50	519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	117.31/cwt	109.00–125.00	555	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	118.87/cwt	101.00–126.00	510	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	114.00/cwt	112.00–115.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	114.31/cwt	109.00–118.00	417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	109.99/cwt	108.00–111.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	108.32/cwt	103.00–114.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	133.34/cwt	125.00–136.00	499	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	121.96/cwt	118.00–125.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	128.58/cwt	120.00–132.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	113.14/cwt	108.00–118.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	121.14/cwt	118.00–124.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	544	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	46.47/cwt	45.00–48.00	496	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,325	42.42/cwt	41.00–46.00	562	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	575	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	57.19/cwt	55.00–60.00	829	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	53.30/cwt	52.00–55.00	748	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	51.91/cwt	49.00–54.00	696	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	47.48/cwt	45.00–51.00	651	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	643	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	71.91/cwt	65.00–77.00	1,207	5
Bulls	—	—	1,480	53.18/cwt	52.00–56.00	787	3
Bulls	—	—	1,610	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	998	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 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 257Last week 253Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 86Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	83.00	83.00
1	—	320	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	590	106.00–120.00	115.24
6	—	318	125.00–127.50	126.65
5	—	468	115.00–126.00	120.86
4	—	516	117.00–122.00	118.47
3	—	627	98.00–109.00	101.57
3	—	430	120.00–122.50	120.80
2	—	730	90.00	90.00
2	—	350	112.50	112.50
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	113.00	113.00
1	—	670	107.50	107.50
1	—	540	95.00	95.00
1	—	480	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	473	109.00–125.00	117.31
14	—	429	101.00–126.00	118.87
5	—	520	112.00–115.00	114.00
4	—	365	109.00–118.00	114.31
3	—	775	109.00	109.00
3	—	734	110.00	110.00
3	—	582	108.00–111.00	109.99
1	—	680	103.00	103.00
1	—	280	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	103.00–114.00	108.32
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	125.00–136.00	133.34
5	—	570	118.00–125.00	121.96
5	—	517	120.00–132.00	128.58
2	—	623	108.00–118.00	113.14
2	—	473	118.00–124.00	121.14
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
1	—	400	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,068	45.00–48.00	46.47
5	—	1,325	41.00–46.00	42.42
1	—	1,150	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,450	55.00–60.00	57.19
2	—	1,403	52.00–55.00	53.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,341	49.00–54.00	51.91
5	—	1,372	45.00–51.00	47.48
1	—	1,190	54.00	54.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,678	65.00–77.00	71.91
3	—	1,480	52.00–56.00	53.18
1	—	1,610	62.00	62.00

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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