Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2020-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next Feeder Cattle sale will be held on Friday 10/9/2020, and Friday 10/23/2020 @ 6:00pm

Compared to two weeks ago, Feeder Steers sold sharply lower at 15.00-25.00 lower and on a lighter test. Dairy Steers sold mostly 5.00-10.00 lower on a light test. Feeder Heifers sold mostly 3.00-10.00 lower. No comparison is available for Dairy Heifers this week. Feeder Bulls sold 10.00-14.00 higher on good demand. Demand and buyer attendance for the sale was moderate, with light supply. No comparison for Replacement Cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.25/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$118.25

180 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$11.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.32

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	681	121.56	828	129
Medium and Large 2	618	109.87	679	51

One grade step is worth $11.70/cwt here — about $149 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 sale180 hd

118.25

—

PA average6 barns · 394 hd

111.93

+6.32

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

72 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	—	1,015	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	140.50/cwt	135.00–142.00	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	132.55/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,017	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	985	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	126.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,162	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	136.15/cwt	130.00–147.00	754	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	118.23/cwt	115.00–125.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	136.20/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,001	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	121.70/cwt	117.00–127.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	121.58/cwt	118.00–132.00	647	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	99.97/cwt	95.00–105.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	114.06/cwt	105.00–117.00	660	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	124.80/cwt	115.00–132.00	1,032	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	105.73/cwt	100.00–107.00	722	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	520	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	260	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	555	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	416	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	905	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	615	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	121.96/cwt	112.00–127.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	141.34/cwt	140.00–142.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	132.00/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,166	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	133.54/cwt	130.00–145.00	717	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	119.85/cwt	117.00–121.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	126.73/cwt	120.00–132.00	726	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	107.84/cwt	105.00–110.00	828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	115.67/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	832	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	138.27/cwt	135.00–145.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	794	95.60/cwt	90.00–107.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	990	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	860	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	131.16/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,279	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	133.62/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	136.56/cwt	120.00–145.00	907	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	102.50/cwt	95.00–110.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	126.53/cwt	122.00–133.00	857	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	122.42/cwt	120.00–124.00	945	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	918	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	122.25/cwt	122.00–125.00	885	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	113.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	108.52/cwt	107.00–110.00	692	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	54.72/cwt	48.00–62.00	650	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	271	90.44/cwt	75.00–95.00	245	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	755	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	657	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	668	71.70/cwt	70.00–73.00	479	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	895	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	609	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	315	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	258	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	708	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	581	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	200	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	164	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	468	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	337	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 554Year ago 391

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 30Year ago 0

The next Feeder Cattle sale will be held on Friday 10/9/2020, and Friday 10/23/2020 @ 6:00pm

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	120.00	120.00
6	—	417	135.00–142.00	140.50
20	—	767	127.00–135.00	132.55
5	—	922	120.00–130.00	126.04
14	—	554	130.00–147.00	136.15
3	—	625	115.00–125.00	118.23
10	—	735	135.00–137.00	136.20
10	—	883	130.00–133.00	132.00
2	—	1,135	102.00	102.00
10	—	537	130.00–145.00	133.54
2	—	492	135.00	135.00
7	—	975	130.00–132.00	131.16
1	—	1,050	110.00	110.00
6	—	806	127.00–135.00	133.62
23	—	664	120.00–145.00	136.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	117.00	117.00
1	—	910	96.00	96.00
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
3	—	683	110.00	110.00
2	—	715	95.00–110.00	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	117.00–127.00	121.70
10	—	532	118.00–132.00	121.58
1	—	1,080	88.00	88.00
7	—	827	115.00–132.00	124.80
7	—	616	117.00–121.00	119.85
30	—	573	120.00–132.00	126.73
3	—	970	110.00–127.00	115.67
28	—	677	122.00–133.00	126.53
2	—	1,018	66.00	66.00
17	—	772	120.00–124.00	122.42
2	—	473	120.00	120.00
12	—	724	122.00–125.00	122.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	95.00–105.00	99.97
16	—	579	105.00–117.00	114.06
1	—	310	117.00	117.00
14	—	683	100.00–107.00	105.73
6	—	768	105.00–110.00	107.84
4	—	384	115.00	115.00
3	—	918	105.00	105.00
3	—	437	112.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	638	107.00–110.00	108.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	875	100.00	100.00
2	—	780	105.00	105.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	50.00	50.00
1	—	555	75.00	75.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	68.00	68.00
1	—	430	75.00	75.00
9	—	271	75.00–95.00	90.44
1	—	755	87.00	87.00
7	—	668	70.00–73.00	71.70
5	—	895	68.00	68.00
1	—	315	82.00	82.00
2	—	708	82.00	82.00
1	—	200	82.00	82.00
2	—	468	72.00	72.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	107.00	107.00
3	—	1,163	76.00	76.00
1	—	830	107.00	107.00
3	—	640	112.00–127.00	121.96
3	—	575	140.00–142.00	141.34
3	—	535	135.00–145.00	138.27
2	—	755	117.00	117.00
2	—	412	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	832	95.00	95.00
3	—	794	90.00–107.00	95.60
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	137.00	137.00
1	—	860	132.00	132.00

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)	6	—	1,187	48.00–62.00	54.72

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