Name: Waynesburg livestock auction prices — 2022-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.12/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$138.12

42 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$12.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.03

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	139.31	710	38
Medium and Large 2	498	126.82	632	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.49/cwt here — about $79 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 sale42 hd

138.12

—

PA average8 barns · 279 hd

139.15

−1.03

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	1,826	107.59	1,965	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	83.53	1,140	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,397	78.57	1,097	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,196	72.42	866	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,325	117.00	1,550	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
Steers	Select	—	1,325	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	72.42/cwt	67.00–77.00	866	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	83.53/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,140	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,486	73.25/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,088	4
Bulls	—	—	1,826	107.59/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,965	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	79.75/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,098	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	182.62/cwt	175.00–190.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	107.88/cwt	102.50–113.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	139.42/cwt	130.00–149.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,157	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	145.05/cwt	142.50–147.50	683	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	147.22/cwt	142.50–150.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	138.46/cwt	130.00–142.50	471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	135.33/cwt	124.00–157.50	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	128.59/cwt	117.00–140.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	108.64/cwt	102.00–115.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	141.75/cwt	141.00–142.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	167.69/cwt	157.50–171.00	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	161.30/cwt	160.00–162.50	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	164.13/cwt	163.00–165.00	917	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	136.33/cwt	129.00–145.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	132.50/cwt	129.00–146.00	831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	161.38/cwt	153.00–166.00	841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	148.89/cwt	135.00–160.00	785	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	160.92/cwt	150.00–172.50	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	687	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 Oct 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 224Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 35Year ago 50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	117.00	117.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,196	67.00–77.00	72.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	83.00–84.00	83.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,486	70.00–75.00	73.25
18	—	1,377	75.00–82.00	79.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,826	103.00–115.00	107.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	175.00–190.00	182.62
2	—	630	102.50–113.00	107.88
2	—	585	130.00–149.00	139.42
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
5	—	527	135.00–160.00	148.89
3	—	408	150.00–172.50	160.92
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
1	—	455	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	123.00	123.00
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	125.00	125.00
1	—	280	147.50	147.50
3	—	637	122.00	122.00
9	—	471	142.50–147.50	145.05
6	—	421	142.50–150.00	147.22
3	—	340	130.00–142.50	138.46
2	—	655	117.00–140.00	128.59
4	—	532	141.00–142.00	141.75
9	—	569	129.00–145.00	136.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	102.00–115.00	108.64
2	—	418	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	710	163.00	163.00
1	—	780	147.00	147.00
1	—	945	115.00	115.00
3	—	680	124.00–157.50	135.33
4	—	459	157.50–171.00	167.69
2	—	428	160.00–162.50	161.30
7	—	559	163.00–165.00	164.13
1	—	1,090	112.00	112.00
5	—	627	129.00–146.00	132.50
8	—	521	153.00–166.00	161.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	145.00	145.00
2	—	395	157.50	157.50

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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