Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2019-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, feeder steers sold mostly steady on good demand. Feeder Dairy steers sold mostly steady on limited comparable receipts. Feeder heifers and bulls sold mostly steady to 15.00 lower on light demand. Overall quality of offerings poorer than prior sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $117.39/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$117.39

177 head · 717 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$15.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.57

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	757	120.27	911	143
Medium and Large 2	546	105.25	575	34

One grade step is worth $15.02/cwt here — about $336 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 sale177 hd

117.39

—

PA average9 barns · 534 hd

112.81

+4.57

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

71 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,086	106.18/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,153	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	116.54/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,081	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,034	112.32/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,161	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	123.19/cwt	115.00–127.00	646	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	115.45/cwt	113.00–122.00	713	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	551	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	121.40/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,051	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	133.14/cwt	120.00–135.00	571	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	115.38/cwt	109.00–125.00	1,124	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	116.22/cwt	115.00–117.00	786	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	568	50.54/cwt	42.00–59.00	287	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	532	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	266	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	965	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	105.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	591	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	111.66/cwt	102.00–115.00	470	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	105.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	98.46/cwt	86.00–105.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	94.80/cwt	90.00–105.00	445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	100.67/cwt	90.00–115.00	314	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	131.49/cwt	125.00–135.00	952	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	129.82/cwt	120.00–132.00	506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	130.64/cwt	130.00–132.00	414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	115.53/cwt	112.00–119.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	75.29/cwt	67.00–82.00	398	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	64.27/cwt	62.00–70.00	143	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	70.11/cwt	67.00–72.00	226	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	836	48.61/cwt	42.00–55.00	406	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	56.61/cwt	45.00–65.00	348	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	471	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	198	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	446	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	214	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	787	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	464	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	746	53.58/cwt	52.00–60.00	400	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	690	59.50/cwt	57.00–62.00	411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	66.75/cwt	65.00–70.00	455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	68.28/cwt	60.00–75.00	285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	61.61/cwt	60.00–65.00	230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	57.45/cwt	55.00–60.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	71.00/cwt	70.00–72.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	66.07/cwt	65.00–67.00	177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	78.11/cwt	75.00–85.00	558	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	97.08/cwt	85.00–107.00	507	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	86.82/cwt	82.00–90.00	402	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	92.94/cwt	87.00–100.00	399	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	76.39/cwt	75.00–77.00	218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	106.67/cwt	105.00–110.00	379	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	122.10/cwt	112.00–127.00	311	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	112.02/cwt	105.00–115.00	456	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	128.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	355	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	113.47/cwt	110.00–120.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	82.54/cwt	80.00–85.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	113.50/cwt	110.00–117.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	504	2

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 25, 2019

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

Receipts 513Last week 792Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,086	100.00–112.00	106.18
15	—	928	107.00–120.00	116.54
13	—	1,034	108.00–114.00	112.32
12	—	524	115.00–127.00	123.19
11	—	618	113.00–122.00	115.45
9	—	459	120.00	120.00
8	—	866	115.00–129.00	121.40
8	—	429	120.00–135.00	133.14
6	—	974	109.00–125.00	115.38
5	—	676	115.00–117.00	116.22
24	—	724	125.00–135.00	131.49
5	—	390	120.00–132.00	129.82
4	—	770	128.00–130.00	128.98
3	—	317	130.00–132.00	130.64
2	—	570	112.00–119.00	115.53
1	—	1,175	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	559	105.00–110.00	105.65
7	—	421	102.00–115.00	111.66
5	—	777	105.00–110.00	105.99
3	—	915	86.00–105.00	98.46
3	—	469	90.00–105.00	94.80
3	—	312	90.00–115.00	100.67
2	—	218	125.00	125.00
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
1	—	530	95.00	95.00
1	—	395	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
1	—	300	130.00	130.00
6	—	407	105.00–115.00	112.02
4	—	275	125.00–135.00	128.96
3	—	519	110.00–120.00	113.47
2	—	783	80.00–85.00	82.54
2	—	565	110.00–117.00	113.50
2	—	458	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	105.00–110.00	106.67
3	—	255	112.00–127.00	122.10
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	42.00–59.00	50.54
2	—	532	50.00	50.00
1	—	965	42.00	42.00
12	—	836	42.00–55.00	48.61
12	—	615	45.00–65.00	56.61
12	—	471	42.00	42.00
10	—	446	48.00	48.00
5	—	787	59.00	59.00
5	—	746	52.00–60.00	53.58
4	—	690	57.00–62.00	59.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	67.00–82.00	75.29
7	—	222	62.00–70.00	64.27
5	—	323	67.00–72.00	70.11
4	—	681	65.00–70.00	66.75
3	—	417	60.00–75.00	68.28
3	—	373	60.00–65.00	61.61
2	—	770	55.00–60.00	57.45
2	—	630	70.00–72.00	71.00
2	—	268	65.00–67.00	66.07
1	—	710	62.00	62.00
1	—	570	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	715	75.00–85.00	78.11
12	—	522	85.00–107.00	97.08
11	—	463	82.00–90.00	86.82
8	—	429	87.00–100.00	92.94
7	—	569	90.00	90.00
3	—	285	75.00–77.00	76.39
2	—	812	95.00	95.00
2	—	355	87.00	87.00
2	—	232	75.00	75.00
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
1	—	670	92.00	92.00
1	—	615	85.00	85.00
1	—	300	85.00	85.00

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.

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