Name: Waynesburg livestock auction prices — 2020-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-24

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.88/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$139.88

80 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$17.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.18

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	141.39	710	73
Medium and Large 2	329	124.14	409	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.25/cwt here — about $301 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 sale80 hd

139.88

—

PA average5 barns · 354 hd

128.70

+11.18

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	1,629	85.72	1,396	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,290	67.07	865	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	63.27	796	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,133	57.68	653	11

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	562	133.65/cwt	133.00–134.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	126.19/cwt	120.00–129.00	353	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	146.90/cwt	145.00–148.00	554	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,090	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	141.68/cwt	137.00–144.00	765	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	127.08/cwt	114.00–132.00	540	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	119.97/cwt	118.00–122.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	127.35/cwt	120.00–132.00	479	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	136.56/cwt	133.00–140.00	417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	136.91/cwt	126.00–152.00	576	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	143.45/cwt	136.00–147.00	693	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	140.20/cwt	137.50–143.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	234	112.46/cwt	107.50–115.00	263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	125.14/cwt	120.00–133.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	148.49/cwt	141.00–155.00	628	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	129.31/cwt	128.00–131.00	725	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	773	2
Bulls	—	—	1,442	81.90/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,181	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	67.07/cwt	66.00–68.00	865	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	63.57/cwt	60.00–66.00	804	11
Bulls	—	—	1,630	98.81/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,611	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	59.37/cwt	58.00–60.00	604	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	57.76/cwt	55.00–60.00	669	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	711	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	679	1
Bulls	—	—	2,185	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	107.98/cwt	100.00–111.00	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	129.77/cwt	125.00–134.00	415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	112.03/cwt	110.00–116.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	135.13/cwt	122.50–141.00	513	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 Sep 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 230Year ago 446

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 52Year ago 117

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	133.00–134.00	133.65
8	—	377	145.00–148.00	146.90
3	—	790	138.00	138.00
5	—	602	125.00	125.00
10	—	540	137.00–144.00	141.68
2	—	670	133.00–134.00	133.51
17	—	483	136.00–147.00	143.45
3	—	328	137.50–143.00	140.20
1	—	880	115.00	115.00
3	—	707	120.00–133.00	125.14
18	—	423	141.00–155.00	148.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	280	120.00–129.00	126.19
1	—	540	118.00	118.00
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	130.00	130.00
1	—	655	111.00	111.00
1	—	630	102.50	102.50
2	—	305	133.00–140.00	136.56
2	—	255	131.00	131.00
1	—	720	99.00	99.00
10	—	421	126.00–152.00	136.91
9	—	561	128.00–131.00	129.31
12	—	380	122.50–141.00	135.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	90.00	90.00
1	—	260	115.00	115.00
4	—	234	107.50–115.00	112.46
2	—	733	105.00–106.00	105.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	122.50	122.50
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	114.00–132.00	127.08
3	—	522	118.00–122.00	119.97
17	—	376	120.00–132.00	127.35
1	—	675	117.00	117.00
1	—	240	117.50	117.50
2	—	560	122.00	122.00
7	—	767	100.00–111.00	107.98
4	—	320	125.00–134.00	129.77
1	—	475	128.00	128.00
3	—	610	110.00–116.00	112.03
3	—	850	103.00	103.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	79.00–84.00	81.90
2	—	1,630	90.00–107.00	98.81
1	—	2,185	71.00	71.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	66.00–68.00	67.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,265	60.00–66.00	63.57
1	—	1,185	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,017	58.00–60.00	59.37
7	—	1,158	55.00–60.00	57.76
1	—	1,305	52.00	52.00

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