Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2019-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers weighing over 700 lbs traded mostly steady to 10.00 higher while lighter steers sold steady to 10.00 lower.

Holstein steers sold steady to 5.00 higher compared to a light test. Feeder heifers sold mostly 5.00-15.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady to weak on limited comparable receipts. Buyer attendance good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $119.42/cwt on 268 head.

Average price

$119.42

268 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$22.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.68

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	731	121.98	892	238
Medium and Large 2	702	99.05	696	30

One grade step is worth $22.93/cwt here — about $196 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 sale268 hd

119.42

—

PA average10 barns · 1,186 hd

117.73

+1.68

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

72 lots · USDA AMS · Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale - Paradise, 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	831	66.51/cwt	65.00–67.00	553	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	312	50.32/cwt	47.00–52.00	157	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	925	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	463	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	725	55.96/cwt	50.00–62.00	406	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	635	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	286	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	222	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	100	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	540	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	281	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,079	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	615	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,105	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,029	82.47/cwt	81.00–85.00	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	109.14/cwt	97.00–117.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	98.65/cwt	95.00–105.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	100.66/cwt	95.00–107.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	97.40/cwt	90.00–102.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	101.87/cwt	89.00–110.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	103.96/cwt	97.00–110.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	101.33/cwt	100.00–102.00	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	127.03/cwt	120.00–145.00	911	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	119.56/cwt	115.00–130.00	739	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	124.98/cwt	117.00–142.00	837	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	131.58/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,026	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	125.46/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,025	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	118.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	673	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	126.01/cwt	117.00–137.00	655	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,124	101.17/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,137	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	107.19/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,107	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	122.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	592	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	106.33/cwt	93.00–110.00	1,138	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	119.14/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,112	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	119.61/cwt	112.00–131.00	1,041	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	94.69/cwt	92.00–100.00	928	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	84.52/cwt	75.00–87.00	476	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	78.57/cwt	72.00–85.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	96.58/cwt	87.00–112.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	105.71/cwt	92.00–120.00	443	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	101.63/cwt	95.00–110.00	484	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	104.31/cwt	95.00–110.00	605	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	99.34/cwt	90.00–104.00	873	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	89.65/cwt	85.00–105.00	608	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	104.86/cwt	95.00–107.00	541	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	100.97/cwt	90.00–110.00	732	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	92.08/cwt	87.00–102.00	715	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	102.38/cwt	97.00–105.00	373	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	95.86/cwt	90.00–97.00	787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	105.62/cwt	97.00–115.00	336	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	87.51/cwt	85.00–90.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	123.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	524	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	122.79/cwt	120.00–127.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	96.15/cwt	90.00–105.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	121.33/cwt	120.00–122.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	117.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	118.56/cwt	115.00–122.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	97.46/cwt	95.00–100.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	580	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	535	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	538	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	646	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	687	50.24/cwt	47.00–55.00	345	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	364	58.98/cwt	52.00–62.00	215	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	775	51.46/cwt	45.00–53.00	399	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	872	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	436	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 →

Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale - Paradise, PA

Fri Oct 11, 2019

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

Receipts 792Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers weighing over 700 lbs traded mostly steady to 10.00 higher while lighter steers sold steady to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	831	65.00–67.00	66.51
3	—	312	47.00–52.00	50.32
2	—	925	50.00	50.00
2	—	725	50.00–62.00	55.96
2	—	635	45.00	45.00
2	—	222	45.00	45.00
1	—	540	52.00	52.00
17	—	687	47.00–55.00	50.24
11	—	364	52.00–62.00	58.98
7	—	775	45.00–53.00	51.46
4	—	872	50.00	50.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,079	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,105	55.00	55.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,029	81.00–85.00	82.47
4	—	724	97.00–117.00	109.14
4	—	520	95.00–105.00	98.65
3	—	925	95.00–107.00	100.66
3	—	773	90.00–102.00	97.40
3	—	678	89.00–110.00	101.87
3	—	633	97.00–110.00	103.96
3	—	553	100.00–102.00	101.33
1	—	360	100.00	100.00
2	—	468	95.00–100.00	97.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	717	120.00–145.00	127.03
33	—	618	115.00–130.00	119.56
30	—	670	117.00–142.00	124.98
26	—	780	120.00–140.00	131.58
16	—	817	110.00–135.00	125.46
14	—	570	115.00–125.00	118.07
13	—	520	117.00–137.00	126.01
11	—	1,124	95.00–107.00	101.17
10	—	1,033	100.00–111.00	107.19
10	—	481	120.00–130.00	122.99
9	—	1,070	93.00–110.00	106.33
6	—	933	118.00–123.00	119.14
6	—	870	112.00–131.00	119.61
4	—	980	92.00–100.00	94.69
3	—	433	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,163	92.00	92.00
2	—	380	125.00–130.00	127.47
2	—	315	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	152.00	152.00
2	—	535	150.00–152.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	563	75.00–87.00	84.52
4	—	668	72.00–85.00	78.57
3	—	527	87.00–112.00	96.58
1	—	360	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	419	92.00–120.00	105.71
21	—	476	95.00–110.00	101.63
20	—	580	95.00–110.00	104.31
19	—	879	90.00–104.00	99.34
17	—	678	85.00–105.00	89.65
14	—	516	95.00–107.00	104.86
12	—	725	90.00–110.00	100.97
10	—	777	87.00–102.00	92.08
7	—	364	97.00–105.00	102.38
6	—	821	90.00–97.00	95.86
5	—	318	97.00–115.00	105.62
2	—	925	80.00	80.00
2	—	638	85.00–90.00	87.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	538	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	120.00–130.00	123.27
5	—	531	120.00–127.00	122.79
4	—	678	90.00–105.00	96.15
3	—	483	120.00–122.00	121.33
3	—	367	115.00–120.00	117.34
2	—	850	90.00	90.00
2	—	625	115.00–122.00	118.56
2	—	332	130.00	130.00
1	—	800	107.00	107.00
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
1	—	585	125.00	125.00

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