Name: Waynesburg livestock auction prices — 2021-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.87/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$113.87

54 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$13.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.93

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	115.57	589	47
Medium and Large 2	461	102.41	472	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.17/cwt here — about $118 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 sale54 hd

113.87

—

PA average4 barns · 243 hd

115.79

−1.93

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	1,803	77.00	1,388	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	58.00	824	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,441	51.27	739	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,280	46.82	599	11

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	494	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	494	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	150.31/cwt	145.00–155.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	135.04/cwt	120.00–145.00	579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	125.80/cwt	125.00–127.50	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	107.73/cwt	106.00–110.00	653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	137.70/cwt	137.50–138.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,158	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	125.70/cwt	120.00–130.00	455	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	647	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	114.27/cwt	103.00–124.00	585	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	125.10/cwt	115.00–130.00	549	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,441	51.27/cwt	49.00–54.00	739	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	46.82/cwt	43.00–51.00	599	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	824	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,219	1
Bulls	—	—	1,980	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	125.84/cwt	107.00–130.00	589	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	90.71/cwt	90.00–93.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	126.18/cwt	121.00–130.00	708	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	125.20/cwt	112.00–137.00	657	5

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 Nov 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 180Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 40Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	494	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	152.50	152.50
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
2	—	320	145.00–155.00	150.31
6	—	429	120.00–145.00	135.04
2	—	365	135.00	135.00
3	—	647	106.00	106.00
12	—	561	121.00–130.00	126.18
1	—	480	131.00	131.00
5	—	525	112.00–137.00	125.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	117.00–118.00	117.51
2	—	650	122.50	122.50
3	—	388	125.00–127.50	125.80
2	—	578	148.00	148.00
5	—	523	137.50–138.00	137.70
1	—	445	132.50	132.50
3	—	730	105.00	105.00
4	—	957	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	606	106.00–110.00	107.73
7	—	362	120.00–130.00	125.70
15	—	512	103.00–124.00	114.27
1	—	580	106.00	106.00
4	—	765	87.00	87.00
1	—	340	122.00	122.00
3	—	439	115.00–130.00	125.10
9	—	468	107.00–130.00	125.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	90.00–93.00	90.71
3	—	360	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,441	49.00–54.00	51.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,280	43.00–51.00	46.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	58.00	58.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,980	79.00	79.00

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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