Name: Waynesburg livestock auction prices — 2024-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-19

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $222.15/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$222.15

16 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$12.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.40

vs PA average

−14.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	222.96	1,245	15thin
Medium and Large 2	540	210.00	1,134	1thin

One grade step is worth $12.96/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

222.15

—

PA average2 barns · 36 hd

227.55

−5.40

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−14.86

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	1,646	150.87	2,483	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	128.33	1,693	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	107.18	1,221	21

Every lot, as filed

60 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	400–450	423	236.97/cwt	210.00–247.50	1,002	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	202.15/cwt	175.00–213.00	1,057	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	217.40/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,224	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	228.34/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	261.32/cwt	257.50–265.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	247.56/cwt	226.00–282.50	1,285	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	197.41/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	228.75/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,279	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	297.68/cwt	275.00–320.00	973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	213.35/cwt	195.00–220.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	214.20/cwt	192.50–225.00	1,504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	277.52/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,049	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,002	182.00/cwt	181.00–184.00	1,824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	263.85/cwt	252.50–285.00	1,245	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	225.20/cwt	217.50–231.00	1,171	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	240.24/cwt	230.00–243.00	911	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,308	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	266	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	233.53/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,095	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	226.24/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	231.95/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	196.94/cwt	193.00–205.00	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	172.45/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	198.87/cwt	154.00–230.00	915	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	217.77/cwt	177.50–240.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	210.97/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,306	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	237.04/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,161	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	256.72/cwt	235.00–272.50	1,114	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	300.13/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	238.33/cwt	230.00–255.00	870	3
Bulls	—	—	1,646	150.87/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,483	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	127.70/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,666	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	134.95/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,793	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	116.06/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,587	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	108.76/cwt	97.00–117.00	1,243	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,400	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,806	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	95.42/cwt	80.00–103.00	1,010	4

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 Sep 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 243Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 27Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	260.00	260.00
3	350–400	355	177.50–240.00	217.77
6	400–450	423	210.00–247.50	236.97
1	450–500	470	210.00	210.00
5	500–550	523	175.00–213.00	202.15
1	700–750	710	150.00	150.00
1	750–800	770	160.00	160.00
1	900–950	930	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	334	295.00–305.00	300.13
3	350–400	365	230.00–255.00	238.33
13	400–450	434	235.00–272.50	256.72
12	450–500	490	230.00–270.00	237.04
3	500–550	537	227.50–230.00	228.34
3	550–600	563	212.00–220.00	217.40
4	600–650	619	210.00–212.00	210.97
1	700–750	705	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	775	162.50	162.50
1	800–850	820	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	327	275.00–320.00	297.68
4	350–400	378	270.00–280.00	277.52
2	400–450	438	270.00	270.00
9	450–500	472	252.50–285.00	263.85
8	500–550	519	226.00–282.50	247.56
6	550–600	559	225.00–235.00	228.75
1	600–650	605	217.50	217.50
1	650–700	670	212.00	212.00
3	700–750	702	192.50–225.00	214.20
3	850–900	879	190.00–201.00	197.41
2	950–1000	995	180.00	180.00
6	1000–1050	1,002	181.00–184.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	378	257.50–265.00	261.32
1	400–450	415	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	540	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	207.50	207.50
1	300–350	335	187.50	187.50
1	350–400	370	227.50	227.50
4	400–450	414	195.00–220.00	213.35
5	450–500	460	154.00–230.00	198.87
1	500–550	540	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	618	160.00–185.00	172.45
1	650–700	650	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	252.50	252.50
1	300–350	330	245.00	245.00
7	350–400	379	230.00–243.00	240.24
3	400–450	432	220.00–240.00	231.95
19	450–500	469	225.00–236.00	233.53
7	500–550	520	217.50–231.00	225.20
8	550–600	592	220.00–222.00	221.00
2	600–650	633	225.00–227.50	226.24
1	650–700	670	187.50	187.50
3	700–750	710	193.00–205.00	196.94
3	800–850	825	196.00	196.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,646	146.00–155.00	150.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,305	124.00–131.00	127.70
7	—	1,329	132.00–139.00	134.95
3	—	1,367	112.00–119.00	116.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,143	97.00–117.00	108.76
1	—	1,400	129.00	129.00
4	—	1,058	80.00–103.00	95.42

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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