Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2020-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00-15.00 higher on good demand. Holstein steers sold steady to firm on overall better quality receipts. Feeder bulls sold firm on another light test. Buyer attendance good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.47/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$119.47

219 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$22.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.65

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	124.90	762	166
Medium and Large 2	444	102.46	455	53

One grade step is worth $22.45/cwt here — about $307 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 sale219 hd

119.47

—

PA average5 barns · 321 hd

106.82

+12.65

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

70 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	—	845	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,115	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	119.35/cwt	117.00–120.00	566	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	902	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	115.46/cwt	107.00–118.00	531	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	114.40/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,054	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	124.56/cwt	119.00–127.00	704	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	123.84/cwt	120.00–135.00	827	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	109.02/cwt	102.00–125.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	100.00/cwt	95.00–105.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	103.53/cwt	102.00–105.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,154	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	127.58/cwt	124.00–135.00	800	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	118.37/cwt	110.00–124.00	868	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	104.92/cwt	90.00–110.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	99.90/cwt	93.00–110.00	317	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	128.28/cwt	115.00–136.00	546	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	127.43/cwt	120.00–133.00	672	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	101.99/cwt	85.00–116.00	423	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	99.96/cwt	95.00–105.00	285	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	104.27/cwt	90.00–117.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	486	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	554	145.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	806	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	818	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	782	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	131.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	139.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	805	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	656	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	720	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	518	8
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	324	109.41/cwt	105.00–110.00	354	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	327	78.06/cwt	77.00–80.00	255	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	447	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	71.32/cwt	70.00–72.00	481	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	641	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	462	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	797	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	566	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	135.61/cwt	130.00–145.00	841	26
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	505	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	404	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	575	86.10/cwt	80.00–92.00	495	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	762	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	572	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	700	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	560	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	404	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	123.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,158	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	135.34/cwt	132.00–147.00	892	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	128.27/cwt	122.00–135.00	997	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	145.40/cwt	139.00–152.00	769	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	125.56/cwt	122.00–129.00	905	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	112.55/cwt	105.00–122.00	420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	116.78/cwt	102.00–130.00	315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	146.02/cwt	135.00–148.00	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	125.42/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,105	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	126.22/cwt	117.00–127.00	528	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	116.25/cwt	107.00–120.00	370	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	128.41/cwt	120.00–130.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	123.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,191	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,074	117.11/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,258	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	135.95/cwt	135.00–137.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,039	117.29/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	115.66/cwt	115.00–117.00	755	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

Fri Feb 14, 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	845	132.00	132.00
26	—	620	130.00–145.00	135.61
9	—	935	120.00–125.00	123.80
10	—	659	132.00–147.00	135.34
10	—	777	122.00–135.00	128.27
11	—	529	139.00–152.00	145.40
21	—	721	122.00–129.00	125.56
7	—	559	135.00–148.00	146.02
7	—	881	122.00–127.00	125.42
12	—	961	120.00–126.00	123.93
12	—	1,074	111.00–121.00	117.11
2	—	370	135.00–137.00	135.95
2	—	435	145.00	145.00
2	—	480	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,039	115.00–122.00	117.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	474	117.00–120.00	119.35
4	—	634	104.00	104.00
3	—	373	105.00–122.00	112.55
2	—	270	102.00–130.00	116.78
2	—	550	120.00–130.00	125.00
3	—	743	106.00	106.00
15	—	418	117.00–127.00	126.22
5	—	318	107.00–120.00	116.25
6	—	530	120.00–130.00	128.41
2	—	680	105.00–107.00	105.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	778	116.00	116.00
9	—	460	107.00–118.00	115.46
15	—	921	107.00–118.00	114.40
17	—	565	119.00–127.00	124.56
17	—	668	120.00–135.00	123.84
3	—	382	102.00–125.00	109.02
1	—	860	115.00	115.00
2	—	275	112.00	112.00
4	—	1,040	111.00	111.00
12	—	627	124.00–135.00	127.58
14	—	733	110.00–124.00	118.37
23	—	426	115.00–136.00	128.28
22	—	527	120.00–133.00	127.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	95.00–105.00	100.00
2	—	718	102.00–105.00	103.53
2	—	813	100.00–102.00	101.00
5	—	588	90.00–110.00	104.92
14	—	317	93.00–110.00	99.90
14	—	415	85.00–116.00	101.99
1	—	480	102.00	102.00
5	—	285	95.00–105.00	99.96
5	—	534	90.00–117.00	104.27
3	—	653	115.00–117.00	115.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	486	151.00	151.00
13	—	554	140.00–150.00	145.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	105.00–107.00	105.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	97.00	97.00
5	—	635	114.00	114.00
1	—	690	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
3	—	782	117.00	117.00
4	—	529	130.00–135.00	131.26
7	—	578	135.00–140.00	139.28
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	720	72.00	72.00
3	—	327	77.00–80.00	78.06
3	—	580	77.00	77.00
3	—	675	70.00–72.00	71.32
7	—	641	72.00	72.00
7	—	797	71.00	71.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	324	105.00–110.00	109.41
1	—	505	80.00	80.00
2	—	575	80.00–92.00	86.10
3	—	762	75.00	75.00
4	—	700	80.00	80.00
5	—	404	115.00	115.00

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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