Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2020-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale, Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Holstein steers sold steady to 10.00 higher compared to a light test. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold steady to weak on a light test. Buyer attendance moderate. Overall demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $115.04/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$115.04

113 head · 746 lb average

Value per head Derived

$858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$18.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.07

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	769	121.52	934	73
Medium and Large 2	705	103.19	727	40

One grade step is worth $18.33/cwt here — about $207 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 sale113 hd

115.04

—

PA average4 barns · 298 hd

115.11

−0.07

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

69 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	Large 3	—	450	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	293	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	375	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	364	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	700	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	420	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	683	70.49/cwt	70.00–71.00	481	4
Bulls	Large 3	—	410	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	316	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	562	71.03/cwt	65.00–75.00	399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	114.04/cwt	107.00–117.00	533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	128.02/cwt	125.00–132.00	791	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	125.62/cwt	120.00–127.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	124.58/cwt	122.00–131.00	711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	104.88/cwt	90.00–112.00	804	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	79.22/cwt	77.00–80.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	115.57/cwt	112.00–118.00	723	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	891	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	864	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	118.43/cwt	112.00–120.00	796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	106.26/cwt	97.00–127.00	564	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	94.38/cwt	85.00–105.00	307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	130.14/cwt	125.00–134.00	619	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	126.98/cwt	122.00–132.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	102.29/cwt	95.00–110.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	107.28/cwt	95.00–117.00	399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	109.47/cwt	105.00–112.00	841	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,066	111.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,186	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	109.38/cwt	107.00–110.00	527	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,184	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	112.48/cwt	110.00–117.00	407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	106.04/cwt	100.00–112.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	111.80/cwt	100.00–120.00	641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	96.72/cwt	85.00–102.00	514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	218	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	174	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	883	66.76/cwt	65.00–67.00	589	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	87.40/cwt	75.00–90.00	328	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	109.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	523	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	263	98.35/cwt	90.00–106.00	259	33
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	773	48.48/cwt	42.00–55.00	375	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	443	50.98/cwt	47.00–55.00	226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	108.03/cwt	107.00–112.00	414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	130.41/cwt	120.00–136.00	669	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,134	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,253	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	622	71.01/cwt	65.00–75.00	442	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,025	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	759	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	488	69.57/cwt	65.00–74.00	340	4
Bulls	Large 3	—	573	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	355	3
Bulls	Large 3	—	285	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	248	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	673	65.09/cwt	60.00–70.00	438	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 Jan 10, 2020

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	65.00	65.00
3	—	375	97.00	97.00
1	—	410	77.00	77.00
3	—	218	80.00	80.00
3	—	573	62.00	62.00
2	—	285	87.00	87.00
2	—	673	60.00–70.00	65.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	467	107.00–117.00	114.04
2	—	785	109.00	109.00
3	—	585	122.00	122.00
2	—	518	122.00–132.00	126.98
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
3	—	362	110.00–117.00	112.48
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	60.00	60.00
4	—	683	70.00–71.00	70.49
5	—	562	65.00–75.00	71.03
8	—	883	65.00–67.00	66.76
29	—	375	75.00–90.00	87.40
33	—	263	90.00–106.00	98.35
5	—	622	65.00–75.00	71.01
2	—	1,025	74.00	74.00
4	—	488	65.00–74.00	69.57
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	42.00–55.00	48.48
2	—	443	47.00–55.00	50.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	107.00	107.00
7	—	618	125.00–132.00	128.02
5	—	678	120.00–127.00	125.62
7	—	571	122.00–131.00	124.58
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
2	—	440	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,220	110.00	110.00
2	—	835	114.00	114.00
9	—	476	125.00–134.00	130.14
1	—	885	127.00	127.00
1	—	930	110.00	110.00
8	—	1,066	110.00–120.00	111.23
3	—	1,012	117.00	117.00
12	—	513	120.00–136.00	130.41
12	—	1,134	110.00–111.00	110.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	891	97.00	97.00
2	—	742	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,140	100.00	100.00
2	—	618	95.00–110.00	102.29
3	—	372	95.00–117.00	107.28
2	—	833	105.00–110.00	107.51
2	—	1,065	97.00	97.00
7	—	768	105.00–112.00	109.47
1	—	310	115.00	115.00
6	—	478	107.00–110.00	109.50
6	—	685	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	767	90.00–112.00	104.88
17	—	626	112.00–118.00	115.57
1	—	710	117.00	117.00
5	—	672	112.00–120.00	118.43
17	—	531	97.00–127.00	106.26
9	—	482	107.00–110.00	109.38
4	—	807	100.00–112.00	106.04
8	—	573	100.00–120.00	111.80
5	—	383	107.00–112.00	108.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	90.00	90.00
4	—	660	77.00–80.00	79.22
1	—	245	115.00	115.00
1	—	555	90.00	90.00
2	—	325	85.00–105.00	94.38
5	—	635	95.00	95.00
5	—	531	85.00–102.00	96.72
1	—	425	92.00	92.00

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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