Name: Waynesburg livestock auction prices — 2020-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.83/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$123.83

90 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$14.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.62

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	124.16	565	88
Medium and Large 2	461	109.25	503	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.91/cwt here — about $62 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 sale90 hd

123.83

—

PA average9 barns · 671 hd

110.21

+13.62

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	1,744	88.30	1,540	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,429	55.33	791	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,200	46.01	552	7thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	420	128.81/cwt	122.00–145.00	541	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	48.41/cwt	45.00–52.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	123.71/cwt	111.00–131.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	120.08/cwt	113.00–123.00	634	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	554	1
Bulls	—	—	1,726	90.65/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,565	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	55.83/cwt	54.00–59.00	792	14
Bulls	—	—	1,805	80.08/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,445	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	42.82/cwt	42.00–43.50	484	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,444	51.26/cwt	51.00–52.00	740	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	59.99/cwt	58.00–62.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	129.44/cwt	125.00–142.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	135.60/cwt	121.00–152.00	637	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	143.47/cwt	127.50–157.50	463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	761	96.22/cwt	92.50–100.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	117.70/cwt	115.00–119.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	845	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	158.86/cwt	135.00–167.00	675	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	594	111.27/cwt	97.50–118.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	124.99/cwt	119.00–131.00	535	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	124.36/cwt	118.00–125.00	606	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	127.94/cwt	120.00–132.50	476	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	139.89/cwt	135.00–145.00	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	104.61/cwt	99.00–110.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	117.89/cwt	116.00–119.00	690	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	146.70/cwt	136.00–159.00	418	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	132.88/cwt	129.00–134.00	453	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	138.74/cwt	131.00–144.00	713	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	140.12/cwt	132.50–145.00	497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	122.85/cwt	110.00–129.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	162.42/cwt	160.00–167.50	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	138.78/cwt	128.00–141.00	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	270	1

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 Oct 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 290Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 41Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	122.00–145.00	128.81
5	—	520	111.00–131.00	123.71
4	—	478	125.00–142.00	129.44
4	—	323	127.50–157.50	143.47
2	—	761	92.50–100.00	96.22
2	—	625	111.00–112.00	111.50
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
4	—	368	135.00–145.00	139.89
2	—	720	99.00–110.00	104.61
8	—	585	116.00–119.00	117.89
7	—	285	136.00–159.00	146.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	90.00	90.00
1	—	505	107.00	107.00
1	—	845	88.00	88.00
3	—	594	97.50–118.00	111.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	528	113.00–123.00	120.08
3	—	290	129.00–130.00	129.66
3	—	583	115.00–119.00	117.70
20	—	428	119.00–131.00	124.99
19	—	487	118.00–125.00	124.36
15	—	372	120.00–132.50	127.94
5	—	631	115.00	115.00
7	—	341	129.00–134.00	132.88
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
1	—	245	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	636	106.00	106.00
1	—	285	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	103.00	103.00
1	—	760	128.00	128.00
9	—	470	121.00–152.00	135.60
8	—	425	135.00–167.00	158.86
10	—	514	131.00–144.00	138.74
4	—	355	132.50–145.00	140.12
3	—	629	110.00–129.00	122.85
3	—	330	160.00–167.50	162.42
3	—	657	124.00	124.00
6	—	557	128.00–141.00	138.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,253	45.00–52.00	48.41
3	—	1,130	42.00–43.50	42.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,418	54.00–59.00	55.83
4	—	1,444	51.00–52.00	51.26
2	—	1,475	58.00–62.00	59.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,726	86.00–96.00	90.65
2	—	1,805	79.00–81.00	80.08

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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