Name: Waynesburg livestock auction prices — 2020-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.35/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$125.35

76 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$5.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.44

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	125.58	567	73
Medium and Large 2	378	119.67	453	3thin

One grade step is worth $5.92/cwt here — about $114 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 sale76 hd

125.35

—

PA average7 barns · 499 hd

120.91

+4.44

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	1,880	87.89	1,652	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,504	67.91	1,021	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	64.08	791	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	55.83	624	12

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	270	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	127.52/cwt	119.00–130.00	479	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	140.51/cwt	140.00–142.50	389	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	143.54/cwt	135.00–150.00	467	4
Bulls	—	—	1,743	85.29/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	131.04/cwt	116.00–139.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	127.85/cwt	114.00–133.00	738	14
Bulls	—	—	1,965	96.85/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	136.97/cwt	134.00–141.00	651	10
Bulls	—	—	2,225	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	140.58/cwt	132.00–142.00	737	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	144.10/cwt	141.00–149.00	543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	134.26/cwt	125.00–143.00	695	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	134.53/cwt	129.00–142.50	554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.81/cwt	126.00–134.00	729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	124.48/cwt	123.00–126.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	127.49/cwt	125.00–129.00	553	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	124.13/cwt	119.00–127.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	127.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	118.53/cwt	115.00–122.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	125.76/cwt	122.00–129.00	607	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	127.90/cwt	123.00–131.00	412	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	62.55/cwt	59.00–64.00	791	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	57.22/cwt	54.00–60.00	658	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	967	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	69.06/cwt	66.00–71.00	1,029	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	674	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	50.39/cwt	49.00–51.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	142.76/cwt	142.00–143.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	148.85/cwt	147.50–153.00	485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	145.64/cwt	140.00–151.00	545	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	67.53/cwt	67.00–68.00	789	4

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 156Year ago 351

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 45Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	110.00–115.00	112.55
12	—	376	119.00–130.00	127.52
1	—	600	116.00	116.00
11	—	434	125.00–129.00	127.49
8	—	560	119.00–127.00	124.13
5	—	506	125.00–130.00	127.99
4	—	668	115.00–122.00	118.53
17	—	483	122.00–129.00	125.76
12	—	322	123.00–131.00	127.90
1	—	775	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	375	119.00	119.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	277	140.00–142.50	140.51
4	—	325	135.00–150.00	143.54
3	—	612	116.00–139.00	131.04
14	—	577	114.00–133.00	127.85
2	—	408	140.00–145.00	142.45
10	—	475	134.00–141.00	136.97
1	—	670	112.50	112.50
7	—	524	132.00–142.00	140.58
6	—	377	141.00–149.00	144.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	112.00	112.00
11	—	518	125.00–143.00	134.26
7	—	412	129.00–142.50	134.53
6	—	570	126.00–134.00	127.81
4	—	684	123.00–126.00	124.48
4	—	476	142.00–143.00	142.76
4	—	326	147.50–153.00	148.85
16	—	374	140.00–151.00	145.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,743	79.00–89.00	85.29
4	—	1,965	94.00–103.00	96.85
1	—	2,225	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,264	59.00–64.00	62.55
4	—	1,168	67.00–68.00	67.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,150	54.00–60.00	57.22
1	—	1,105	61.00	61.00
3	—	1,037	49.00–51.00	50.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	61.00	61.00
6	—	1,490	66.00–71.00	69.06

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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