Name: Waynesburg livestock auction prices — 2021-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.95/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$136.95

158 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$460

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

$21.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.93

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	722	137.22	991	156
Medium and Large 2	458	116.00	531	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.22/cwt here — about $460 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 sale158 hd

136.95

—

PA average7 barns · 312 hd

124.02

+12.93

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	1,806	98.06	1,771	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	81.59	1,154	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,454	67.86	987	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,455	65.16	948	2thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	1,018	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	136.36/cwt	123.00–141.50	970	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	144.63/cwt	133.00–152.00	973	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	142.64/cwt	127.50–145.00	765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	139.66/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,168	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	803	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,269	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	135.93/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,051	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	135.57/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,105	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	167.18/cwt	155.00–170.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	132.75/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,156	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	142.84/cwt	138.00–147.00	880	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	647	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,455	65.16/cwt	64.00–67.00	948	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	81.59/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,154	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,454	67.86/cwt	65.00–73.00	987	17
Bulls	—	—	1,806	98.06/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,153	9

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 Aug 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 58Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 23Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	110.00	110.00
37	—	711	123.00–141.50	136.36
7	—	536	127.50–145.00	142.64
2	—	595	146.00	146.00
1	—	390	144.00	144.00
55	—	773	132.00–144.00	135.93
14	—	815	134.00–138.00	135.57
23	—	616	138.00–147.00	142.84
3	—	347	143.00	143.00
3	—	650	146.50	146.50
9	—	880	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	673	133.00–152.00	144.63
34	—	836	137.00–144.00	139.66
2	—	960	121.00	121.00
5	—	372	155.00–170.00	167.18
1	—	620	131.00	131.00
5	—	470	159.00	159.00
4	—	743	136.00	136.00
1	—	565	157.00	157.00
24	—	871	123.00–136.00	132.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	803	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	124.00	124.00
3	—	475	157.00	157.00
2	—	648	125.00	125.00
2	—	390	166.00	166.00
6	—	835	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	64.00–67.00	65.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	80.00–84.00	81.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,454	65.00–73.00	67.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,806	90.00–110.00	98.06

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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