Name: Waynesburg livestock auction prices — 2021-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.39/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$116.39

53 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$10.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.50

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	117.61	568	47
Medium and Large 2	429	106.89	459	6thin

One grade step is worth $10.72/cwt here — about $109 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 sale53 hd

116.39

—

PA average4 barns · 231 hd

107.89

+8.50

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	1,644	83.54	1,373	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,444	57.37	829	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,147	52.33	600	10

Every lot, as filed

35 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 2	—	620	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	115.87/cwt	109.00–122.50	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	148.33/cwt	147.50–150.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	707	107.01/cwt	105.00–108.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	118.49/cwt	113.00–125.00	737	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	139.86/cwt	136.00–147.50	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	105.78/cwt	103.00–110.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	119.72/cwt	110.00–130.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	124.52/cwt	119.00–130.00	509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	128.14/cwt	125.00–130.00	340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	114.35/cwt	110.00–120.00	353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	123.95/cwt	115.00–127.00	583	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	136.81/cwt	128.00–146.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	117.68/cwt	117.00–119.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	107.27/cwt	100.00–117.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	110.83/cwt	110.00–112.00	692	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.40/cwt	110.00–133.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	146.03/cwt	125.00–153.00	470	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	490	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	86.17/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,525	4
Bulls	—	—	1,140	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	832	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	57.01/cwt	54.00–63.00	815	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,540	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	986	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	836	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	472	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	53.66/cwt	49.00–56.00	635	8

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 213Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 41Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	102.50	102.50
3	—	485	117.00–119.00	117.68
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
1	—	507	107.00	107.00
2	—	430	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	146.00	146.00
2	—	560	109.00–122.50	115.87
3	—	385	147.50–150.00	148.33
3	—	707	105.00–108.00	107.01
11	—	622	113.00–125.00	118.49
4	—	475	128.00–146.00	136.81
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
4	—	523	110.00–133.00	125.40
5	—	322	125.00–153.00	146.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	408	138.00	138.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
3	—	467	136.00–147.50	139.86
4	—	626	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	577	103.00–110.00	105.78
2	—	360	110.00–130.00	119.72
8	—	409	119.00–130.00	124.52
3	—	265	125.00–130.00	128.14
4	—	309	110.00–120.00	114.35
10	—	470	115.00–127.00	123.95
12	—	624	110.00–112.00	110.83
2	—	515	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	105.00	105.00
5	—	425	100.00–117.00	107.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,770	85.00–88.00	86.17
1	—	1,140	73.00	73.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,430	54.00–63.00	57.01
1	—	1,540	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,520	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	47.00	47.00
8	—	1,183	49.00–56.00	53.66

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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