Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2019-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower on light demand. Steers over 500 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher on good demand. Holstein steers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-20.00 higher with wide price spreads depending on lot size offered. Demand good. Feeder bulls sold steady to 10.00 higher on good demand. Attendance moderate with active buyer interest.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $95.71/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$95.71

200 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$54.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.78

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	510	130.00	663	2thin
Medium and Large 1	531	106.77	567	126
Medium and Large 2	508	75.40	383	72

One grade step is worth $54.60/cwt here — about $280 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 sale200 hd

95.71

—

PA average10 barns · 791 hd

93.92

+1.78

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

90 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	793	59.97/cwt	50.00–70.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	85.82/cwt	80.00–92.00	354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	77.98/cwt	65.00–90.00	203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	930	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	123.99/cwt	115.00–132.00	594	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	111.25/cwt	102.00–120.00	424	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	122.76/cwt	117.00–127.00	644	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	114.93/cwt	107.00–140.00	648	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	117.75/cwt	117.00–120.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	123.32/cwt	115.00–137.00	388	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	777	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	113.50/cwt	107.00–127.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	298	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	77.29/cwt	60.00–90.00	254	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	73.58/cwt	70.00–87.00	313	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	82.49/cwt	67.00–87.00	223	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	65.11/cwt	62.00–75.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	66.61/cwt	65.00–70.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	67.35/cwt	65.00–72.00	247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	103.17/cwt	90.00–112.00	477	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	104.65/cwt	92.00–110.00	441	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	108.31/cwt	90.00–135.00	415	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	105.37/cwt	97.00–111.00	602	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	113.27/cwt	82.00–119.00	872	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	116.19/cwt	100.00–118.00	995	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	95.15/cwt	85.00–105.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	103.48/cwt	102.00–105.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	114.72/cwt	112.00–120.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	350	2
Heifers	Large 1Fancy	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	83.88/cwt	47.00–105.00	324	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	65.38/cwt	50.00–95.00	430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	129.75/cwt	117.00–140.00	667	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	127.80/cwt	105.00–135.00	552	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	129.18/cwt	117.00–132.00	763	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,114	107.86/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,202	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,064	115.27/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,226	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	110.22/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,295	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	115.31/cwt	107.00–122.00	1,161	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,283	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	122.74/cwt	120.00–135.00	452	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	130.12/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,023	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	121.20/cwt	116.00–132.00	768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	127.27/cwt	110.00–134.00	592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	120.84/cwt	105.00–129.00	1,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	115.90/cwt	108.00–132.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	129.67/cwt	110.00–139.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	120.53/cwt	115.00–132.00	407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	120.93/cwt	117.00–125.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	837	1
Steers	Large 1Fancy	—	625	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	79.12/cwt	70.00–85.00	455	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	674	58.74/cwt	45.00–61.00	396	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	635	55.32/cwt	52.00–57.00	351	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	333	55.46/cwt	52.00–57.00	185	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	732	58.22/cwt	48.00–62.00	426	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	499	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	334	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	819	46.71/cwt	45.00–50.00	383	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	765	60.13/cwt	55.00–70.00	460	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	388	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	198	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	910	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	637	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	890	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	596	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	87.38/cwt	80.00–95.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	96.32/cwt	85.00–110.00	414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	95.15/cwt	90.00–100.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	74.50/cwt	52.00–85.00	459	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	77.02/cwt	72.00–87.00	403	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	76.99/cwt	70.00–90.00	369	9

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	793	50.00–70.00	59.97
2	—	413	80.00–92.00	85.82
2	—	322	90.00	90.00
2	—	260	65.00–90.00	77.98
1	—	930	82.00	82.00
1	—	700	65.00	65.00
1	—	600	80.00	80.00
1	—	555	105.00	105.00
1	—	450	65.00	65.00
5	—	386	47.00–105.00	83.88
3	—	658	50.00–95.00	65.38
3	—	510	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	479	115.00–132.00	123.99
13	—	381	102.00–120.00	111.25
12	—	525	117.00–127.00	122.76
10	—	564	107.00–140.00	114.93
4	—	621	117.00–120.00	117.75
4	—	315	115.00–137.00	123.32
3	—	777	95.00	95.00
3	—	667	107.00–127.00	113.50
2	—	735	110.00	110.00
2	—	298	120.00	120.00
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
1	—	440	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	75.00	75.00
1	—	465	102.00	102.00
1	—	390	82.00	82.00
1	—	250	100.00	100.00
10	—	518	115.00	115.00
3	—	628	80.00–95.00	87.38
3	—	430	85.00–110.00	96.32
2	—	1,045	82.00	82.00
2	—	715	90.00	90.00
2	—	578	90.00–100.00	95.15
2	—	306	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,145	65.00	65.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	514	117.00–140.00	129.75
18	—	432	105.00–135.00	127.80
15	—	591	117.00–132.00	129.18
13	—	1,114	106.00–111.00	107.86
13	—	1,064	100.00–117.00	115.27
9	—	1,175	110.00–111.00	110.22
9	—	1,007	107.00–122.00	115.31
9	—	965	133.00	133.00
9	—	368	120.00–135.00	122.74
8	—	786	115.00–134.00	130.12
7	—	634	116.00–132.00	121.20
7	—	465	110.00–134.00	127.27
3	—	921	105.00–129.00	120.84
3	—	886	108.00–132.00	115.90
3	—	673	110.00–139.00	129.67
3	—	338	115.00–132.00	120.53
2	—	713	117.00–125.00	120.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	158.00	158.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	328	60.00–90.00	77.29
6	—	425	70.00–87.00	73.58
5	—	270	67.00–87.00	82.49
4	—	684	62.00–75.00	65.11
3	—	780	65.00–70.00	66.61
3	—	367	65.00–72.00	67.35
1	—	870	65.00	65.00
1	—	710	77.00	77.00
1	—	235	67.00	67.00
13	—	575	70.00–85.00	79.12
9	—	616	52.00–85.00	74.50
9	—	523	72.00–87.00	77.02
9	—	479	70.00–90.00	76.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	462	90.00–112.00	103.17
24	—	421	92.00–110.00	104.65
23	—	383	90.00–135.00	108.31
14	—	571	97.00–111.00	105.37
12	—	770	82.00–119.00	113.27
10	—	856	100.00–118.00	116.19
6	—	519	85.00–105.00	95.15
4	—	630	102.00–105.00	103.48
3	—	818	112.00–120.00	114.72
2	—	730	110.00	110.00
2	—	315	110.00–112.00	111.02
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	674	45.00–61.00	58.74
12	—	635	52.00–57.00	55.32
9	—	333	52.00–57.00	55.46
6	—	732	48.00–62.00	58.22
6	—	499	67.00	67.00
3	—	819	45.00–50.00	46.71
3	—	765	55.00–70.00	60.13
2	—	388	51.00	51.00
1	—	910	70.00	70.00
1	—	890	50.00	50.00

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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