Name: Waynesburg livestock auction prices — 2022-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.21/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$160.21

130 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$30.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.17

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	618	167.86	1,038	97
Medium and Large 2	579	137.72	798	33

One grade step is worth $30.14/cwt here — about $240 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 sale130 hd

160.21

—

PA average7 barns · 479 hd

139.04

+21.17

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	—	High	1,542	120.84	1,863	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,255	105.19	1,320	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,030	84.31	868	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	77.00	812	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	345	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	188.30/cwt	180.00–195.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	146.18/cwt	144.00–147.50	767	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	129.46/cwt	109.00–141.00	810	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	180.48/cwt	155.00–187.50	467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	148.26/cwt	146.00–150.00	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	185.45/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,513	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,189	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	150.05/cwt	142.00–160.00	846	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	145.00/cwt	139.00–147.00	948	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,096	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,562	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	702	136.36/cwt	130.00–149.00	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	173.83/cwt	165.00–181.00	1,232	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	162.62/cwt	160.00–168.00	857	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	768	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	169.85/cwt	167.00–175.00	713	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	149.65/cwt	147.00–153.00	850	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,606	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	119.76/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,874	4
Bulls	—	—	1,375	110.41/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,518	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	812	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	105.19/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,320	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	84.31/cwt	80.00–88.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	169.60/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,226	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	564	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	143.11/cwt	137.50–147.00	889	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	813	2

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 75Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	182.50	182.50
3	—	270	180.00–195.00	188.30
2	—	353	180.00–185.00	182.48
13	—	468	164.00	164.00
8	—	420	167.00–175.00	169.85
9	—	568	147.00–153.00	149.65
4	—	621	137.50–147.00	143.11
2	—	528	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	146.00	146.00
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
1	—	465	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	144.00–147.50	146.18
5	—	259	155.00–187.50	180.48
1	—	495	143.00	143.00
4	—	413	146.00–150.00	148.26
19	—	657	181.00	181.00
12	—	564	142.00–160.00	150.05
11	—	609	180.00	180.00
1	—	340	149.00	149.00
36	—	723	160.00–177.00	169.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	626	109.00–141.00	129.46
12	—	654	139.00–147.00	145.00
3	—	702	130.00–149.00	136.36
10	—	415	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	155.00	155.00
9	—	816	185.00–186.00	185.45
14	—	919	170.00	170.00
4	—	298	207.00	207.00
1	—	355	175.00	175.00
3	—	487	136.00	136.00
9	—	709	165.00–181.00	173.83
7	—	527	160.00–168.00	162.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	146.00	146.00
4	—	1,565	117.00–124.00	119.76
2	—	1,375	108.00–113.00	110.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	77.00	77.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,255	101.00–110.00	105.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	80.00–88.00	84.31

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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