Name: Waynesburg livestock auction prices — 2020-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.10/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$117.10

84 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$204

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

$0.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.86

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	393	117.70	462	10thin
Medium and Large 1	570	117.02	667	74

One grade step is worth $0.68/cwt here — about −$204 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 sale84 hd

117.10

—

PA average5 barns · 201 hd

112.24

+4.86

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	1,605	97.94	1,571	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,406	72.33	1,017	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,297	64.75	840	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	55.83	600	8thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1	—	165	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	136.44/cwt	130.00–142.50	443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	261	146.94/cwt	130.00–155.00	384	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	138.51/cwt	127.50–145.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	122.50/cwt	115.00–127.50	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	210	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	885	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	129.80/cwt	125.00–135.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	96.95/cwt	91.00–103.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	94.99/cwt	90.00–100.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	121.53/cwt	117.00–127.50	276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	94.90/cwt	90.00–99.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	131.19/cwt	126.00–132.50	430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	122.57/cwt	113.00–126.00	471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	112.26/cwt	107.50–119.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	119.64/cwt	109.00–122.00	787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	112.56/cwt	110.00–118.00	866	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	123.24/cwt	114.00–130.00	515	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	115.14/cwt	112.50–117.50	366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	118.42/cwt	115.00–122.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.36/cwt	129.00–136.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	149.66/cwt	149.00–150.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	147.71/cwt	144.00–150.00	502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	132.95/cwt	130.00–137.50	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	149.20/cwt	142.50–155.00	639	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	124.32/cwt	124.00–125.00	576	3
Bulls	—	—	1,604	83.60/cwt	76.00–91.00	1,341	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	109.41/cwt	91.00–116.00	1,756	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,670	58.75/cwt	58.50–59.00	981	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	67.79/cwt	65.00–69.00	796	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	64.74/cwt	63.00–69.00	831	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	900	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	76.38/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,069	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	71.95/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,038	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	672	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	48.26/cwt	45.00–52.00	490	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	57.23/cwt	54.00–60.00	631	5

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 Aug 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 339Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 65Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	150.00	150.00
1	—	215	145.00	145.00
1	—	580	122.50	122.50
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
1	—	700	104.00	104.00
2	—	325	130.00–142.50	136.44
2	—	460	137.50	137.50
4	—	261	130.00–155.00	146.94
5	—	417	127.50–145.00	138.51
5	—	540	115.00–127.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	135.00	135.00
1	—	830	90.00	90.00
1	—	885	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,040	85.00	85.00
2	—	480	125.00–135.00	129.80
2	—	858	91.00–103.00	96.95
2	—	963	90.00–100.00	94.99
3	—	227	117.00–127.50	121.53
4	—	827	108.00–110.00	109.02
4	—	918	90.00–99.00	94.90
5	—	328	126.00–132.50	131.19
5	—	715	118.00	118.00
6	—	384	113.00–126.00	122.57
6	—	560	107.50–119.00	112.26
6	—	658	109.00–122.00	119.64
7	—	769	110.00–118.00	112.56
20	—	418	114.00–130.00	123.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	128.00	128.00
1	—	250	127.50	127.50
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	107.50	107.50
2	—	318	112.50–117.50	115.14
4	—	464	115.00–122.00	118.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	125.00	125.00
1	—	825	128.00	128.00
2	—	573	129.00–136.00	132.36
3	—	462	149.00–150.00	149.66
6	—	340	144.00–150.00	147.71
6	—	540	130.00–137.50	132.95
7	—	428	142.50–155.00	149.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
3	—	463	124.00–125.00	124.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,604	76.00–91.00	83.60
5	—	1,605	91.00–116.00	109.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	58.50–59.00	58.75
4	—	1,174	65.00–69.00	67.79
19	—	1,284	63.00–69.00	64.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	67.00	67.00
3	—	1,400	75.00–78.00	76.38
4	—	1,443	69.00–74.00	71.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,015	45.00–52.00	48.26
5	—	1,102	54.00–60.00	57.23

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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