Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2020-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction released to reflect correct next sale date. 90lb feeder calf deleted.

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady on a light comparison. No comparison on dairy feeder steers or heifers. Buyer attendance and demand was moderate on a light supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $86.17/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$86.17

27 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$26.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs PA average

−38.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	109.85	566	3thin
Medium and Large 2	546	83.22	454	24

One grade step is worth $26.63/cwt here — about $112 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale27 hd

86.17

—

PA average1 barns · 27 hd

86.17

+0.00

National average193 barns · 23,179 hd

124.92

−38.75

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

89 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	88.54/cwt	85.00–92.00	416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	482	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	118.38/cwt	115.00–122.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	68.49/cwt	65.00–72.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	104.93/cwt	92.00–110.00	346	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	397	85.02/cwt	70.00–90.00	338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	75.49/cwt	70.00–90.00	516	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	94.10/cwt	92.00–102.00	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	82.37/cwt	70.00–90.00	423	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	100.58/cwt	92.00–105.00	487	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	83.93/cwt	70.00–97.00	481	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	113.40/cwt	110.00–117.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	755	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	942	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	652	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	139.02/cwt	135.00–140.00	872	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	138.63/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,016	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	118.90/cwt	115.00–127.00	993	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	345	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	110	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	436	43.19/cwt	42.00–47.00	188	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,225	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	760	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	515	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	232	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	910	40.29/cwt	35.00–45.00	367	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,125	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	338	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	280	53.16/cwt	50.00–62.00	149	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	520	49.68/cwt	42.00–57.00	258	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	752	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	263	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	491	58.85/cwt	52.00–61.00	289	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	840	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	395	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	309	76.14/cwt	70.00–81.00	235	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	612	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	306	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	250–300	256	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	210	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	745	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	373	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	751	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	503	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	985	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	630	3
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,100	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,276	1
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,052	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,178	2
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	113.03/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Large 2	1650–1700	1,690	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	761	1
Heifers	Large 2	1500–1550	1,540	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	770	1
Steers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,058	86.00/cwt	85.00–87.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	109.85/cwt	100.00–115.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	121.60/cwt	119.00–125.00	590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	130.46/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,014	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	132.37/cwt	130.00–137.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	140.51/cwt	137.00–145.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	138.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	118.72/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,158	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	97.07/cwt	90.00–102.00	415	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	75.85/cwt	70.00–82.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	87.96/cwt	85.00–91.00	647	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	110.78/cwt	105.00–117.00	593	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	117.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	136.73/cwt	132.00–140.00	729	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	126.49/cwt	120.00–130.00	649	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,324	53.26/cwt	47.00–58.00	705	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	116.07/cwt	110.00–122.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	110.22/cwt	110.00–112.00	402	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	614	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 Oct 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 361Last week 532Year ago 513

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 13Year ago 0

Correction released to reflect correct next sale date. 90lb feeder calf deleted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	155.00	155.00
1	400–450	405	70.00	70.00
2	450–500	470	85.00–92.00	88.54
6	500–550	535	105.00–117.00	110.78
5	550–600	580	115.00–120.00	117.94
1	600–650	615	80.00	80.00
2	650–700	672	97.00	97.00
8	700–750	736	85.00–91.00	87.96
1	750–800	750	92.00	92.00
1	800–850	800	87.00	87.00
1	850–900	890	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	112.00	112.00
3	500–550	513	120.00–130.00	126.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	105.00	105.00
2	400–450	428	110.00–117.00	113.40
1	450–500	480	102.00	102.00
2	500–550	528	115.00–122.00	118.38
1	550–600	580	115.00	115.00
1	650–700	680	120.00	120.00
1	700–750	745	115.00	115.00
2	750–800	775	70.00–82.00	75.85
3	800–850	835	115.00–127.00	118.90
1	850–900	855	112.00	112.00
1	900–950	930	97.00	97.00
1	950–1000	970	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	155.00	155.00
5	600–650	620	152.00	152.00
2	650–700	652	152.00	152.00
1	750–800	755	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	149.00	149.00
5	400–450	417	137.00–145.00	140.51
3	450–500	488	130.00–137.00	132.37
7	500–550	533	132.00–140.00	136.73
2	550–600	560	137.00–140.00	138.51
8	600–650	627	135.00–140.00	139.02
2	650–700	650	139.00	139.00
9	700–750	733	130.00–146.00	138.63
6	750–800	777	127.00–132.00	130.46
2	800–850	812	145.00	145.00
3	900–950	912	130.00–132.00	130.66
3	950–1000	975	112.00–122.00	118.72
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,030	110.00–116.00	113.03
2	1050–1100	1,052	112.00	112.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	116.00	116.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,058	85.00–87.00	86.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	95.00	95.00
2	250–300	268	100.00	100.00
5	300–350	330	92.00–110.00	104.93
4	350–400	397	70.00–90.00	85.02
5	400–450	428	90.00–102.00	97.07
9	450–500	484	92.00–105.00	100.58
11	500–550	513	70.00–90.00	82.37
13	550–600	573	70.00–97.00	83.93
5	600–650	615	92.00–102.00	94.10
13	650–700	684	70.00–90.00	75.49
2	700–750	703	65.00–72.00	68.49
1	750–800	755	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1500–1550	1,540	50.00	50.00
1	1650–1700	1,690	45.00	45.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	125.00	125.00
2	300–350	333	120.00–125.00	122.41
9	350–400	365	110.00–112.00	110.22
2	400–450	405	110.00–122.00	116.07
7	450–500	485	119.00–125.00	121.60
3	500–550	515	100.00–115.00	109.85
2	600–650	622	125.00	125.00
1	650–700	665	127.00	127.00
1	700–750	720	100.00	100.00
2	750–800	755	120.00	120.00
2	800–850	848	82.00	82.00
3	850–900	853	72.00	72.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	32.00	32.00
1	500–550	515	45.00	45.00
3	750–800	752	35.00	35.00
1	1100–1150	1,125	30.00	30.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	50.00–62.00	53.16
9	300–350	309	70.00–81.00	76.14
4	400–450	436	42.00–47.00	43.19
4	450–500	491	52.00–61.00	58.85
4	500–550	520	42.00–57.00	49.68
2	600–650	612	50.00	50.00
1	700–750	745	50.00	50.00
7	750–800	751	67.00	67.00
1	800–850	840	47.00	47.00
3	950–1000	985	64.00	64.00
1	1200–1250	1,225	62.00	62.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	256	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	910	35.00–45.00	40.29
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,324	47.00–58.00	53.26

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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