Name: Waynesburg livestock auction prices — 2022-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.85/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$129.85

52 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$7.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.39

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	132.13	662	37
Medium and Large 2	405	124.24	503	15thin

One grade step is worth $7.88/cwt here — about $159 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 sale52 hd

129.85

—

PA average7 barns · 551 hd

129.47

+0.39

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	1,330	82.00	1,091	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	78.39	1,305	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,401	73.10	1,024	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,230	62.05	763	3thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	—	1,300	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,105	1
Bulls	—	—	1,360	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,074	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	62.05/cwt	54.00–66.00	763	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	78.39/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,305	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	73.10/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,024	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	144.35/cwt	125.00–162.50	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	875	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	155.83/cwt	147.00–159.00	902	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	147.30/cwt	130.00–159.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	135.21/cwt	110.00–142.00	637	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	130.36/cwt	130.00–133.00	688	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	127.11/cwt	126.00–130.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	137.83/cwt	115.00–145.00	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	155.05/cwt	142.50–161.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	126.24/cwt	118.00–133.00	529	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	148.04/cwt	130.00–152.50	638	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 136Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 39Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,360	79.00	79.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	54.00–66.00	62.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	77.00–80.00	78.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,401	70.00–76.00	73.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	129.00	129.00
1	—	255	142.50	142.50
9	—	419	118.00–133.00	126.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	471	110.00–142.00	135.21
8	—	528	130.00–133.00	130.36
7	—	588	126.00–130.00	127.11
7	—	426	115.00–145.00	137.83
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
2	—	673	116.00	116.00
1	—	355	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	125.00–162.50	144.35
10	—	678	128.00–130.00	128.99
5	—	579	147.00–159.00	155.83
4	—	535	130.00–159.00	147.30
3	—	610	147.00	147.00
1	—	495	132.00	132.00
8	—	431	130.00–152.50	148.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	143.00	143.00
1	—	390	147.50	147.50
1	—	605	97.00	97.00
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	159.00	159.00
3	—	430	142.50–161.00	155.05

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