Name: Waynesburg livestock auction prices — 2020-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-03

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.29/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$121.29

57 head · 440 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

$15.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.25

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	122.66	547	52
Medium and Large 2	373	107.00	399	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.66/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 sale57 hd

121.29

—

PA average6 barns · 210 hd

106.03

+15.25

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	1,640	88.08	1,444	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,272	68.02	865	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	62.29	799	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,223	53.79	658	13

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	138.39/cwt	130.00–144.00	776	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	135.93/cwt	129.00–141.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	127.13/cwt	123.00–131.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	134.77/cwt	125.00–148.00	644	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	123.14/cwt	116.00–128.00	596	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,272	68.02/cwt	65.00–70.00	865	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	62.97/cwt	59.00–66.00	812	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	546	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	136.01/cwt	124.00–140.00	554	4
Bulls	—	—	1,574	83.15/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,309	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	119.49/cwt	118.00–121.00	783	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	96.71/cwt	87.50–104.00	1,697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	126.03/cwt	125.00–127.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	120.10/cwt	112.00–124.00	625	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	126.42/cwt	116.00–130.00	479	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	121.36/cwt	115.00–126.00	512	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	57.87/cwt	56.00–60.00	712	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	55.53/cwt	50.00–58.00	685	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	47.98/cwt	46.00–50.00	570	3

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 Sep 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 177Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 67Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	121.00	121.00
13	—	561	130.00–144.00	138.39
3	—	530	129.00–141.00	135.93
2	—	620	123.00–131.00	127.13
2	—	303	129.00	129.00
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
14	—	478	125.00–148.00	134.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	119.00	119.00
1	—	215	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	484	116.00–128.00	123.14
12	—	520	112.00–124.00	120.10
15	—	379	116.00–130.00	126.42
1	—	580	111.00	111.00
1	—	725	111.00	111.00
3	—	282	124.00	124.00
9	—	422	115.00–126.00	121.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	104.00	104.00
3	—	267	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	546	133.00	133.00
4	—	407	124.00–140.00	136.01
2	—	655	118.00–121.00	119.49
2	—	575	125.00–127.00	126.03
2	—	235	130.00	130.00
1	—	750	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,272	65.00–70.00	68.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,290	59.00–66.00	62.97
2	—	1,230	56.00–60.00	57.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,234	50.00–58.00	55.53
3	—	1,187	46.00–50.00	47.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,574	76.00–86.00	83.15
4	—	1,755	87.50–104.00	96.71

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Waynesburg