Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2020-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 10.00 higher with most movement in Medium and Large 2 cattle. Holstein steers sold steady to weak on a light test and poorer quality receipts. Not enough comparable feeder bulls for a market comparison. Buyer attendance good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.24/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$134.24

200 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$1.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.19

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	690	134.67	930	141
Medium and Large 2	593	133.20	790	59

One grade step is worth $1.47/cwt here — about $139 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

134.24

—

PA average6 barns · 636 hd

133.05

+1.19

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

73 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	119.66/cwt	115.00–127.00	689	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	118.39/cwt	112.00–122.00	864	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	933	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	119.83/cwt	117.00–122.00	920	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	119.36/cwt	112.00–125.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	125.12/cwt	120.00–135.00	661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	116.94/cwt	112.00–122.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	124.82/cwt	120.00–132.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	110.46/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	119.64/cwt	112.00–130.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	122.30/cwt	117.00–130.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	132.00/cwt	117.00–137.00	499	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	118.75/cwt	115.00–120.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,023	106.88/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	122.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	975	110.72/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	929	113.51/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,055	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	151.32/cwt	145.00–157.00	407	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	139.29/cwt	132.00–145.00	532	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	135.63/cwt	125.00–140.00	852	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	880	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	135.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	108.63/cwt	100.00–117.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	128.96/cwt	125.00–132.00	873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	121.77/cwt	116.00–127.00	886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	133.67/cwt	130.00–137.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	128.65/cwt	125.00–140.00	919	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	137.53/cwt	135.00–142.00	857	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	153.38/cwt	145.00–155.00	879	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	138.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	916	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	150.33/cwt	147.00–160.00	628	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	121.72/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,064	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	130.92/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,021	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,069	111.00/cwt	102.00–117.00	1,187	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	138.62/cwt	135.00–145.00	728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	121.62/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,108	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	142.94/cwt	135.00–145.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	103.02/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	96.47/cwt	92.00–112.00	556	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	111.55/cwt	105.00–122.00	524	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	102.86/cwt	95.00–112.00	438	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	112.87/cwt	110.00–115.00	586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	817	101.91/cwt	97.00–107.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	103.72/cwt	100.00–115.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	115.75/cwt	110.00–125.00	367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	470	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	566	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	340	7
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	628	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	371	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	673	74.16/cwt	74.00–75.00	499	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,077	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	754	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	540	72.75/cwt	72.00–75.00	393	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	487	64.98/cwt	60.00–75.00	316	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	712	70.66/cwt	70.00–72.00	503	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	788	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	512	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	625	71.14/cwt	65.00–77.00	445	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	595	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	369	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	405	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	251	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	137.98/cwt	137.00–140.00	788	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	380	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 Mar 13, 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	576	115.00–127.00	119.66
19	—	730	112.00–122.00	118.39
12	—	815	114.00–115.00	114.50
12	—	768	117.00–122.00	119.83
8	—	626	112.00–125.00	119.36
7	—	528	120.00–135.00	125.12
5	—	660	112.00–122.00	116.94
5	—	468	120.00–132.00	124.82
4	—	977	102.00–115.00	110.46
2	—	920	102.00–105.00	103.52
2	—	378	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	576	92.00–112.00	96.47
13	—	470	105.00–122.00	111.55
10	—	426	95.00–112.00	102.86
7	—	519	110.00–115.00	112.87
4	—	817	97.00–107.00	101.91
4	—	731	100.00–115.00	103.72
3	—	317	110.00–125.00	115.75
2	—	392	120.00	120.00
2	—	292	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	112.00–130.00	119.64
5	—	512	117.00–130.00	122.30
5	—	378	117.00–137.00	132.00
4	—	650	115.00–120.00	118.75
3	—	435	110.00	110.00
2	—	628	120.00	120.00
1	—	725	102.00	102.00
2	—	470	125.00–130.00	127.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	435	145.00	145.00
1	—	880	132.00	132.00
1	—	1,030	122.00	122.00
2	—	585	130.00–140.00	135.09
2	—	823	100.00–117.00	108.63
3	—	677	125.00–132.00	128.96
4	—	728	116.00–127.00	121.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	120.00	120.00
2	—	720	125.00–135.00	130.00
2	—	1,023	100.00–114.00	106.88
3	—	785	120.00–125.00	122.35
3	—	975	105.00–117.00	110.72
4	—	929	110.00–117.00	113.51
6	—	269	145.00–157.00	151.32
10	—	382	132.00–145.00	139.29
11	—	628	125.00–140.00	135.63
2	—	420	130.00–137.00	133.67
14	—	571	137.00–140.00	137.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	714	125.00–140.00	128.65
22	—	623	135.00–142.00	137.53
21	—	573	145.00–155.00	153.38
11	—	663	130.00–140.00	138.13
10	—	418	147.00–160.00	150.33
8	—	874	120.00–125.00	121.72
8	—	780	129.00–134.00	130.92
7	—	1,069	102.00–117.00	111.00
7	—	525	135.00–145.00	138.62
5	—	911	120.00–124.00	121.62
5	—	476	135.00–145.00	142.94
2	—	1,198	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,118	101.00–105.00	103.02
2	—	1,023	115.00–117.00	116.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	60.00	60.00
2	—	628	59.00	59.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	74.00–75.00	74.16
5	—	1,077	70.00	70.00
4	—	540	72.00–75.00	72.75
4	—	487	60.00–75.00	64.98
3	—	712	70.00–72.00	70.66
2	—	788	65.00	65.00
2	—	625	65.00–77.00	71.14
1	—	595	62.00	62.00
1	—	405	62.00	62.00
1	—	320	80.00	80.00

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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