Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2020-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month, Feeder Steers sold in a two-tiered market, with steers between 450-600lbs selling at 15.00-20.00 higher, with the remaining Feeder Steers selling 3.00-7.00 higher. Feeder Heifers and Bulls sold steady to 10.00 lower. Dairy Heifers and Steers sold firm on a very light test this week. No comparison is available for Replacement Cattle, but they sold with light to moderate demand. Buyer attendance and supply was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.68/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$142.68

213 head · 729 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$17.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.17

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	781	144.68	1,130	169
Medium and Large 2	497	136.76	679	36
Medium 1	663	126.93	842	8thin

One grade step is worth $17.75/cwt here — about $288 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 sale213 hd

142.68

—

PA average4 barns · 325 hd

130.51

+12.17

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

91 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	—	313	143.07/cwt	135.00–150.00	448	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,074	120.52/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,294	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	138.33/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,078	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	121.04/cwt	117.00–125.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	107.47/cwt	100.00–115.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	129.74/cwt	120.00–134.00	877	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	554	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	112.95/cwt	100.00–120.00	701	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	125.83/cwt	120.00–135.00	612	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	125.69/cwt	125.00–127.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	474	89.27/cwt	87.00–90.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	123.26/cwt	120.00–127.00	891	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	132.95/cwt	120.00–138.00	681	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	127.98/cwt	122.00–130.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	736	95.48/cwt	82.00–100.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	485	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	125.40/cwt	118.00–130.00	897	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	125.33/cwt	117.00–137.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	535	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	813	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	828	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	126.98/cwt	107.00–132.00	613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	995	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	126.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	99.52/cwt	97.00–102.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	131.19/cwt	127.00–135.00	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	115.34/cwt	112.00–117.00	314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	134.84/cwt	125.00–145.00	844	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	129.75/cwt	125.00–140.00	419	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	392	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	348	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	355	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	432	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	117.38/cwt	117.00–120.00	958	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	113.11/cwt	107.00–117.00	416	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	405	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	467	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	650	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	61.84/cwt	53.00–69.00	658	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	72.02/cwt	67.00–77.00	752	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	745	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	559	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	86.00/cwt	82.00–90.00	378	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	205	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	174	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	350	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	153.25/cwt	132.00–160.00	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	148.00/cwt	135.00–152.00	1,073	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	352	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	665	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	412	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	572	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	128.56/cwt	125.00–135.00	606	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,745	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	134.44/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,159	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,183	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	719	126.86/cwt	120.00–135.00	912	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	403	106.61/cwt	100.00–110.00	430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	133.90/cwt	125.00–140.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	184.09/cwt	175.00–187.00	943	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	128.73/cwt	127.00–132.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	160.58/cwt	153.00–167.00	992	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	110.60/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,297	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	835	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	138.05/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,153	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	111.58/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,359	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	148.11/cwt	132.00–162.00	1,012	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	119.38/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,230	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	178.24/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	517	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 Sep 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 554Last week 606Year ago 928

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	313	135.00–150.00	143.07
2	—	490	117.00–125.00	121.04
8	—	534	132.00–160.00	153.25
3	—	567	125.00–140.00	133.90
3	—	667	127.00–132.00	128.73
4	—	403	140.00	140.00
1	—	285	127.00	127.00
4	—	810	127.00	127.00
2	—	352	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,074	113.00–124.00	120.52
11	—	779	137.00–140.00	138.33
4	—	406	195.00	195.00
25	—	725	135.00–152.00	148.00
11	—	862	132.00–135.00	134.44
4	—	924	128.00	128.00
12	—	512	175.00–187.00	184.09
5	—	350	182.00	182.00
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
16	—	618	153.00–167.00	160.58
5	—	1,173	107.00–116.00	110.60
1	—	460	160.00	160.00
16	—	835	137.00–142.00	138.05
7	—	1,218	109.00–112.00	111.58
2	—	278	172.00	172.00
18	—	683	132.00–162.00	148.11
10	—	1,030	118.00–122.00	119.38
3	—	572	175.00–185.00	178.24
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	719	120.00–135.00	126.86
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
2	—	835	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	100.00–110.00	106.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	100.00–115.00	107.47
1	—	885	95.00	95.00
10	—	621	100.00–120.00	112.95
1	—	925	97.00	97.00
11	—	723	120.00–127.00	123.26
2	—	472	107.00	107.00
2	—	690	110.00	110.00
3	—	272	112.00–117.00	115.34
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
3	—	368	107.00–117.00	113.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	676	120.00–134.00	129.74
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
19	—	486	120.00–135.00	125.83
3	—	378	125.00–127.00	125.69
21	—	512	120.00–138.00	132.95
4	—	435	122.00–130.00	127.98
21	—	715	118.00–130.00	125.40
5	—	569	117.00–137.00	125.33
44	—	626	125.00–145.00	134.84
6	—	323	125.00–140.00	129.75
1	—	180	140.00	140.00
8	—	816	117.00–120.00	117.38
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	554	114.00	114.00
4	—	474	87.00–90.00	89.27
2	—	392	117.00	117.00
2	—	432	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	736	82.00–100.00	95.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	107.00	107.00
1	—	535	85.00	85.00
2	—	348	102.00	102.00
3	—	370	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	82.00	82.00
1	—	620	107.00	107.00
5	—	483	107.00–132.00	126.98
1	—	995	87.00	87.00
2	—	542	117.00	117.00
2	—	575	97.00–102.00	99.52
2	—	658	112.00	112.00
2	—	715	92.00	92.00
1	—	370	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	120.00	120.00
3	—	325	125.00	125.00
3	—	508	120.00–130.00	126.62
5	—	668	127.00–135.00	131.19
10	—	471	125.00–135.00	128.56
1	—	595	127.00	127.00
2	—	430	122.00	122.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	87.00	87.00
1	—	570	82.00	82.00
1	—	650	80.00	80.00
1	—	745	75.00	75.00
2	—	440	82.00–90.00	86.00
1	—	205	85.00	85.00
1	—	350	95.00	95.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	62.00	62.00
3	—	572	57.00	57.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	21	—	1,064	53.00–69.00	61.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,044	67.00–77.00	72.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,745	83.00	83.00

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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