Name: Waynesburg livestock auction prices — 2020-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-03

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.57/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$114.57

127 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$2.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.69

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	642	114.66	736	122
Medium and Large 2	410	112.39	461	5thin

One grade step is worth $2.27/cwt here — about $275 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 sale127 hd

114.57

—

PA average7 barns · 330 hd

87.88

+26.69

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	2,445	95.00	2,323	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,275	70.00	893	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,470	54.11	795	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	49.89	571	2thin

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	—	950	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	912	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	106.83/cwt	100.00–114.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	120.74/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	102.36/cwt	99.00–105.00	925	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	132.71/cwt	122.50–134.00	544	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	105.81/cwt	102.50–110.00	882	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	109.57/cwt	107.00–112.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	128.00/cwt	126.00–129.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	123.00/cwt	118.00–128.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	132.29/cwt	131.00–135.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	114.28/cwt	103.00–117.00	663	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	124.99/cwt	115.00–127.50	926	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	139.31/cwt	137.00–143.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	103.34/cwt	101.00–107.00	912	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	133.99/cwt	126.00–138.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	129.50/cwt	108.00–136.00	739	8
Bulls	—	—	2,445	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	49.89/cwt	49.00–51.00	571	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	893	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	54.11/cwt	50.00–58.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	135.10/cwt	131.00–139.00	550	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	127.32/cwt	125.00–129.00	606	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	130.10/cwt	125.00–132.50	406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	118.65/cwt	118.00–120.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	122.09/cwt	108.00–127.00	631	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	105.70/cwt	104.00–111.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	448	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 Dec 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 0Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	950	96.00	96.00
2	—	728	100.00–114.00	106.83
12	—	904	99.00–105.00	102.36
15	—	410	122.50–134.00	132.71
9	—	834	102.50–110.00	105.81
7	—	656	107.00–112.00	109.57
5	—	466	126.00–129.00	128.00
25	—	580	103.00–117.00	114.28
11	—	883	101.00–107.00	103.34
21	—	517	108.00–127.00	122.09
4	—	754	112.00	112.00
4	—	634	104.00–111.00	105.70
3	—	350	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	118.00–120.00	118.65
2	—	520	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	841	114.00–123.00	120.74
2	—	760	118.00–128.00	123.00
1	—	925	109.00	109.00
3	—	532	131.00–135.00	132.29
5	—	741	115.00–127.50	124.99
5	—	420	137.00–143.00	139.31
1	—	860	114.00	114.00
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
4	—	613	130.00	130.00
3	—	674	123.00	123.00
3	—	484	126.00–138.00	133.99
8	—	571	108.00–136.00	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	107.50	107.50
2	—	435	120.00	120.00
3	—	462	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
11	—	407	131.00–139.00	135.10
7	—	476	125.00–129.00	127.32
4	—	603	112.00–115.00	113.49
3	—	312	125.00–132.50	130.10
1	—	660	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,445	95.00	95.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	49.00–51.00	49.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,470	50.00–58.00	54.11

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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