Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Waynesburg / 2024-07-18

Waynesburg

Name: Waynesburg livestock auction prices — 2024-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Waynesburg, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jul 18

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1925

← Nov 30Jul 18Aug 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

237 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 255▼ 45 vs year ago 282 · −16.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 9▼ 3 vs year ago 32 · −9.4%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.12/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$233.12

8 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$21.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.08

vs PA average

−24.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	241.00	1,299	5thin
Medium and Large 2	577	219.99	1,269	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.01/cwt here — about $30 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale8 hd

233.12

—

PA average2 barns · 12 hd

235.21

−2.08

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−24.68

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	1,946	158.85	3,091	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	145.87	2,114	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,342	132.67	1,780	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	117.85	1,332	7thin

Every lot

38 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	288.83/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,210	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	214.97/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,081	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,327	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	646	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,822	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,456	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	698	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,892	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,737	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	799	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,958	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,341	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	219.99/cwt	189.00–235.00	1,269	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,606	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,520	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	245.47/cwt	223.00–250.00	1,740	25
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,653	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,776	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	803	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,718	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	915	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	272.75/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,075	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	266.23/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,126	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,274	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,346	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,243	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,946	158.85/cwt	153.00–165.00	3,091	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	117.99/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,337	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,580	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	126.51/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,547	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,695	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	158.60/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,157	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,051	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,697	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	143.93/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,160	7

This sale against other markets

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 Jul 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 255Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 9Year ago 32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,405	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,170	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	152.00–165.00	158.60
1	—	1,265	134.00	134.00
7	—	1,501	141.00–148.00	143.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,223	126.00–127.00	126.51
4	—	1,133	114.00–124.00	117.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,946	153.00–165.00	158.85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	603	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	653	223.00	223.00
8	700–750	733	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	285.00–292.50	288.83
10	600–650	646	282.00	282.00
9	650–700	698	271.00	271.00
4	750–800	799	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	210.00–225.00	214.97
1	550–600	575	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	577	189.00–235.00	219.99
4	750–800	755	219.00	219.00
2	800–850	803	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	530	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	553	242.50	242.50
18	600–650	620	259.00	259.00
25	700–750	709	223.00–250.00	245.47
7	750–800	769	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	661	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	700	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	295.00	295.00
4	350–400	394	272.00–275.00	272.75
4	400–450	423	255.00–270.00	266.23
1	450–500	490	260.00	260.00
5	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	580	232.00	232.00

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.