Name: Waynesburg livestock auction prices — 2021-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-02

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.88/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$131.88

69 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

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

$6.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.53

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	651	131.98	859	68
Medium and Large 2	380	125.00	475	1thin

One grade step is worth $6.98/cwt here — about $384 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 sale69 hd

131.88

—

PA average5 barns · 397 hd

138.41

−6.53

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	1,573	88.00	1,384	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	60.52	913	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,397	56.15	784	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,404	48.73	684	6thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	522	140.12/cwt	130.00–145.00	731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	125.46/cwt	122.00–133.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	152.91/cwt	142.50–163.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	129.01/cwt	127.00–133.00	868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	104.71/cwt	103.00–105.00	955	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	131.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	760	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	148.80/cwt	127.00–155.00	781	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.79/cwt	123.00–128.00	790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	122.97/cwt	121.00–125.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	988	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	121.51/cwt	120.00–122.00	960	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	128.24/cwt	125.00–133.00	664	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	121.00/cwt	119.00–122.00	764	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,404	48.73/cwt	45.00–52.00	684	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	60.52/cwt	60.00–61.00	913	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	56.15/cwt	54.00–59.00	784	17
Bulls	—	—	1,573	88.00/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	119.68/cwt	117.00–121.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	140.10/cwt	130.00–147.50	384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	120.16/cwt	115.00–130.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	952	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 Dec 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 152Year ago 237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 28Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	130.00–145.00	140.12
1	—	445	136.00	136.00
1	—	775	108.00	108.00
2	—	603	123.00	123.00
4	—	470	122.00–133.00	125.46
2	—	688	107.00	107.00
3	—	566	115.00–130.00	120.16
2	—	738	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	142.50–163.00	152.91
6	—	673	127.00–133.00	129.01
7	—	912	103.00–105.00	104.71
3	—	448	156.00	156.00
1	—	850	120.00	120.00
9	—	576	125.00–135.00	131.98
10	—	525	127.00–155.00	148.80
10	—	623	123.00–128.00	126.79
4	—	398	158.00	158.00
2	—	735	121.00–125.00	122.97
2	—	840	129.00	129.00
2	—	988	108.00	108.00
8	—	790	120.00–122.00	121.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	147.00	147.00
15	—	518	125.00–133.00	128.24
22	—	631	119.00–122.00	121.00
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
6	—	585	117.00–121.00	119.68
5	—	274	130.00–147.50	140.10
2	—	473	132.00–135.00	133.48
4	—	362	134.00	134.00
1	—	835	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	95.00	95.00
1	—	690	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,404	45.00–52.00	48.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	60.00–61.00	60.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,397	54.00–59.00	56.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	85.00–91.00	88.00

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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