Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2020-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The last feeder sale was several months ago thus no trend can be established. Demand was mostly light to moderate for calves under 600 lbs and moderate to good for calves over 600 lbs. Market activity was mostly moderate to active with a large crowd on had actively bidding on offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.48/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$131.48

162 head · 745 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$21.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.17

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	745	134.73	1,004	117
Medium and Large 1-2	687	127.16	873	31
Large 1	984	114.87	1,131	7thin
Medium and Large 2	751	112.86	848	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.88/cwt here — about $156 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 sale162 hd

131.48

—

PA average4 barns · 294 hd

121.31

+10.17

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

51 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	—	626	143.79/cwt	142.00–150.00	900	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	135.77/cwt	131.00–139.00	987	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	159.52/cwt	157.00–162.00	839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	127.57/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,055	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,090	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	948	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	508	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	533	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	458	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	118.73/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,044	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	960	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	892	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	124.26/cwt	122.00–127.00	897	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	857	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	659	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	726	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	951	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	652	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	124.66/cwt	122.00–127.00	863	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	123.36/cwt	120.00–127.00	655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	130.37/cwt	127.00–137.00	815	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	116.47/cwt	115.00–122.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	128.74/cwt	122.00–132.00	887	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	118.02/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,158	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,005	111.52/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,121	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	130.53/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,008	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	124.30/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,085	20
Steers	Large 1	—	957	119.33/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	143.84/cwt	137.00–152.00	945	15

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 Jul 10, 2020

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

Receipts 360Last week 0Year ago 488

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	626	142.00–150.00	143.79
10	—	727	131.00–139.00	135.77
8	—	526	157.00–162.00	159.52
7	—	827	127.00–129.00	127.57
4	—	935	118.00–121.00	118.73
4	—	418	155.00	155.00
1	—	305	160.00	160.00
9	—	981	114.00–121.00	118.02
25	—	772	125.00–135.00	130.53
20	—	873	122.00–127.00	124.30
15	—	657	137.00–152.00	143.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	625	127.00–137.00	130.37
4	—	793	120.00–123.00	121.51
3	—	945	115.00	115.00
1	—	365	142.00	142.00
9	—	689	122.00–132.00	128.74
2	—	818	117.00–120.00	118.48
2	—	465	135.00	135.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	117.00	117.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
4	—	782	112.00	112.00
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,005	110.00–116.00	111.52
3	—	957	116.00–126.00	119.33
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	87.00	87.00
2	—	508	105.00	105.00
2	—	458	105.00	105.00
1	—	350	115.00	115.00
7	—	795	90.00	90.00
6	—	1,044	92.00	92.00
5	—	892	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	722	122.00–127.00	124.26
2	—	888	117.00	117.00
2	—	780	117.00–120.00	118.51
2	—	982	110.00	110.00
6	—	692	122.00–127.00	124.66
3	—	427	130.00	130.00
1	—	845	115.00	115.00
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	857	105.00	105.00
4	—	659	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	726	131.00	131.00
3	—	652	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	127.00	127.00
7	—	531	120.00–127.00	123.36
5	—	563	115.00–122.00	116.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	115.00	115.00
2	—	305	155.00	155.00

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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