Name: Waynesburg livestock auction prices — 2019-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale to compare to from last week, due to a winter storm, but a higher undertone was noted on all cattle from two weeks ago. Packer demand was good to moderate on a higher offering today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $122.03/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$122.03

122 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$25.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.92

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	129.55	748	86
Medium and Large 2	518	104.06	539	36

One grade step is worth $25.49/cwt here — about $209 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 sale122 hd

122.03

—

PA average6 barns · 476 hd

117.11

+4.92

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	1,753	72.48	1,271	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	53.38	704	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,148	45.00	517	3thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	122.96/cwt	117.50–130.00	526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	125.33/cwt	124.00–128.00	662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	986	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	120.24/cwt	117.00–129.00	749	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	139.38/cwt	125.00–148.00	662	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	130.68/cwt	127.00–135.00	762	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	95.84/cwt	95.00–97.50	395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	96.33/cwt	96.00–100.00	486	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	109.44/cwt	108.00–110.00	624	14
Bulls	—	—	1,753	72.48/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,271	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	57.47/cwt	57.00–58.00	640	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,477	50.02/cwt	49.00–51.00	739	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	53.65/cwt	51.00–56.00	703	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	905	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	121.31/cwt	117.50–125.00	500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	110.64/cwt	107.50–120.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	109.99/cwt	108.00–113.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	117.98/cwt	113.00–121.00	603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	111.76/cwt	102.50–122.50	531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	116.32/cwt	112.00–120.00	727	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	127.03/cwt	121.00–129.00	554	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	90.80/cwt	83.00–100.00	430	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	94.82/cwt	90.00–97.00	633	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	700	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,140	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	95.08/cwt	90.00–100.00	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	122.68/cwt	108.00–125.00	699	12

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 Dec 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 302Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 38Year ago 0

No sale to compare to from last week, due to a winter storm, but a higher undertone was noted on all cattle from two weeks ago. Packer demand was good to moderate on a higher offering today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	795	128.00	128.00
5	—	428	117.50–130.00	122.96
6	—	528	124.00–128.00	125.33
9	—	725	136.00	136.00
16	—	623	117.00–129.00	120.24
17	—	475	125.00–148.00	139.38
21	—	583	127.00–135.00	130.68
3	—	665	126.00	126.00
2	—	858	117.00	117.00
2	—	385	125.00–127.00	126.00
2	—	333	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	113.00	113.00
1	—	690	107.50	107.50
3	—	412	95.00–97.50	95.84
5	—	457	110.00	110.00
12	—	505	96.00–100.00	96.33
14	—	570	108.00–110.00	109.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
2	—	368	136.00	136.00
2	—	595	107.50	107.50
2	—	625	119.00	119.00
5	—	412	117.50–125.00	121.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
2	—	245	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	107.50	107.50
3	—	812	107.00	107.00
4	—	393	107.50–120.00	110.64
4	—	765	108.00–113.00	109.99
7	—	511	113.00–121.00	117.98
8	—	475	102.50–122.50	111.76
9	—	625	112.00–120.00	116.32
10	—	436	121.00–129.00	127.03
12	—	570	108.00–125.00	122.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	474	83.00–100.00	90.80
10	—	668	90.00–97.00	94.82
4	—	613	96.00	96.00
3	—	418	90.00–100.00	95.08
2	—	358	105.00	105.00
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	330	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	72.00–73.00	72.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	57.00–58.00	57.47
3	—	1,477	49.00–51.00	50.02
7	—	1,311	51.00–56.00	53.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	46.00	46.00
1	—	1,400	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,140	39.00	39.00

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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