Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2019-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale three weeks ago, Feeder steers sold mixed from 10.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Holstein steers sold steady to 10.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-20.00 higher on good demand. Feeder bulls sold steady to 10.00 higher. Buyer attendance average. Overall demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.98/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$123.98

132 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$382

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$56.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.57

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	593	152.50	904	2thin
Medium and Large 1	689	126.63	872	117
Medium and Large 2	545	95.75	522	13thin

One grade step is worth $56.75/cwt here — about $382 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 sale132 hd

123.98

—

PA average7 barns · 637 hd

121.41

+2.57

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

84 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 2	—	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	126.51/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,111	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	127.81/cwt	112.00–136.00	781	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	132.02/cwt	115.00–142.00	700	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	91.88/cwt	82.00–102.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	120.41/cwt	110.00–130.00	985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	138.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	125.40/cwt	120.00–136.00	905	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	119.79/cwt	115.00–124.00	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	128.55/cwt	120.00–134.00	755	22
Steers	Large 1	—	630	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,008	1
Steers	Large 1	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	126.89/cwt	120.00–137.00	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,089	113.42/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,235	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	124.21/cwt	124.00–125.00	942	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	125.98/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,222	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	402	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	209	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	709	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	539	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	823	54.96/cwt	45.00–60.00	452	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	783	62.31/cwt	57.00–65.00	488	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	477	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	324	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,238	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	236	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	212	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	362	57.77/cwt	42.00–77.00	209	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	260	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	221	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	574	58.68/cwt	55.00–65.00	337	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	662	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	483	6
Bulls	Large 3	—	386	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	181	9
Bulls	Large 3	—	292	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	158	6
Bulls	Large 3	—	237	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	123	6
Bulls	Large 3	—	639	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	281	5
Bulls	Large 3	—	308	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	176	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	670	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	86.88/cwt	82.00–92.00	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	98.58/cwt	92.00–105.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	809	72.60/cwt	72.00–75.00	587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	742	98.24/cwt	93.00–112.00	729	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	682	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	696	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	114.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	738	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	125.27/cwt	122.00–134.00	648	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	124.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	467	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	88.40/cwt	82.00–95.00	451	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	128.02/cwt	127.00–130.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	118.87/cwt	110.00–137.00	392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	110.97/cwt	102.00–120.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	205	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	113.28/cwt	112.00–117.00	430	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	105.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	107.29/cwt	106.00–110.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	126.42/cwt	115.00–132.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	81.43/cwt	75.00–95.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	530	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	555	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	87.26/cwt	75.00–97.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	74.66/cwt	67.00–85.00	321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	86.00/cwt	80.00–92.00	297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	696	79.81/cwt	72.00–85.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	88.48/cwt	87.00–90.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	118.05/cwt	105.00–126.00	667	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	117.53/cwt	100.00–130.00	545	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	947	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	115.41/cwt	107.00–127.00	593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	83.01/cwt	65.00–95.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	88.31/cwt	85.00–95.00	453	3

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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
1	—	710	107.00	107.00
1	—	550	92.00	92.00
4	—	419	107.00	107.00
2	—	623	82.00–102.00	91.88
2	—	385	82.00	82.00
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	878	120.00–136.00	126.51
17	—	611	112.00–136.00	127.81
15	—	530	115.00–142.00	132.02
4	—	818	110.00–130.00	120.41
3	—	438	135.00–140.00	138.36
12	—	722	120.00–136.00	125.40
6	—	669	115.00–124.00	119.79
22	—	587	120.00–134.00	128.55
6	—	487	120.00–137.00	126.89
5	—	1,089	107.00–115.00	113.42
5	—	758	124.00–125.00	124.21
4	—	970	120.00–134.00	125.98
1	—	1,125	110.00	110.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	160.00	160.00
1	—	555	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	78.00	78.00
1	—	265	87.00	87.00
3	—	778	75.00–95.00	81.43
3	—	482	75.00–97.00	87.26
3	—	430	67.00–85.00	74.66
2	—	345	80.00–92.00	86.00
1	—	855	60.00	60.00
5	—	696	72.00–85.00	79.81
4	—	610	87.00–90.00	88.48
3	—	573	65.00–95.00	83.01
3	—	513	85.00–95.00	88.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	695	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	380	112.00–117.00	113.28
6	—	661	128.00	128.00
3	—	777	100.00–110.00	105.06
3	—	728	106.00–110.00	107.29
2	—	630	112.00–115.00	113.52
1	—	875	105.00	105.00
1	—	340	115.00	115.00
2	—	268	120.00	120.00
8	—	444	125.00	125.00
22	—	565	105.00–126.00	118.05
21	—	464	100.00–130.00	117.53
9	—	928	102.00	102.00
8	—	514	107.00–127.00	115.41
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	117.00	117.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	402	52.00	52.00
4	—	709	76.00	76.00
3	—	823	45.00–60.00	54.96
3	—	783	57.00–65.00	62.31
3	—	477	68.00	68.00
16	—	236	90.00	90.00
14	—	362	42.00–77.00	57.77
11	—	260	85.00	85.00
10	—	574	55.00–65.00	58.68
6	—	662	73.00	73.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	386	47.00	47.00
6	—	292	54.00	54.00
6	—	237	52.00	52.00
5	—	639	44.00	44.00
2	—	308	57.00	57.00
1	—	670	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	700	87.00	87.00
3	—	570	82.00–92.00	86.88
2	—	628	92.00–105.00	98.58
1	—	660	75.00	75.00
1	—	495	107.00	107.00
5	—	809	72.00–75.00	72.60
4	—	510	82.00–95.00	88.40
1	—	205	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	742	93.00–112.00	98.24
8	—	682	102.00	102.00
8	—	642	110.00–120.00	114.95
8	—	517	122.00–134.00	125.27
8	—	376	120.00–130.00	124.07
3	—	582	127.00–130.00	128.02
3	—	478	120.00	120.00
3	—	330	110.00–137.00	118.87
2	—	783	102.00–120.00	110.97
1	—	225	115.00	115.00
6	—	427	115.00–132.00	126.42

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