Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2021-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next feeder cattle sale will be held on 2/12/2021 at 6:00pm

Compared to last month, Feeder Steers below 600lbs sold weak, with steers 600lbs and above selling steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder Heifers sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder Bulls sold weak on a light test. No comparison available for Dairy Steers or Dairy Heifers. Buyer attendance for todays sale was moderate to heavy, with good demand overall on a moderate supply of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.99/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$107.99

116 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$25.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.88

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	115.77	664	50
Medium and Large 2	537	103.74	557	58
Medium 1-2	553	90.22	499	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.55/cwt here — about $165 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 sale116 hd

107.99

—

PA average6 barns · 283 hd

85.11

+22.88

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

60 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	—	730	125.76/cwt	123.00–130.00	918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	797	106.66/cwt	105.00–110.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	103.52/cwt	100.00–107.00	476	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	112.66/cwt	110.00–117.00	759	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	146.55/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,077	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	130.81/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	134.55/cwt	134.00–137.00	788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	119.83/cwt	113.00–135.00	1,037	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	133.95/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	136.86/cwt	125.00–150.00	853	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	133.37/cwt	125.00–145.00	710	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	113.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,056	3
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	185	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	124	4
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	130	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	52	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	67.19/cwt	50.50–75.00	741	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	53.32/cwt	44.00–69.00	607	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	68.62/cwt	62.00–71.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,815	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,506	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	985	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	591	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	870	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	409	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	778	64.90/cwt	55.00–75.00	505	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	338	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	358	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	204	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	335	94.04/cwt	92.00–95.00	315	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	131.00/cwt	122.00–142.00	495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	138.01/cwt	132.00–142.00	922	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	110.89/cwt	105.00–117.00	299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	110.64/cwt	110.00–112.00	417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	653	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	116.18/cwt	115.00–117.00	666	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	104.41/cwt	100.00–107.00	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	102.89/cwt	102.00–105.00	580	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	104.96/cwt	95.00–115.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	109.00/cwt	107.00–110.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	120.69/cwt	115.00–125.00	585	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	100.03/cwt	95.00–105.00	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	119.00/cwt	117.00–120.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	103.31/cwt	95.00–110.00	645	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	94.97/cwt	90.00–100.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	127.44/cwt	117.00–130.00	725	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	129.29/cwt	120.00–145.00	599	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	125.13/cwt	115.00–130.00	667	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	223	88.38/cwt	87.00–90.00	197	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	117	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	96	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	470	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	398	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	515	75.88/cwt	70.00–82.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	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 Jan 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 702Year ago 409

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 0Year ago 0

The next feeder cattle sale will be held on 2/12/2021 at 6:00pm

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	123.00–130.00	125.76
3	—	797	105.00–110.00	106.66
3	—	378	122.00–142.00	131.00
2	—	650	125.00	125.00
7	—	569	117.00–130.00	127.44
8	—	463	120.00–145.00	129.29
3	—	533	115.00–130.00	125.13
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	57.00	57.00
3	—	335	92.00–95.00	94.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	100.00–105.00	102.54
11	—	460	100.00–107.00	103.52
2	—	270	105.00–117.00	110.89
6	—	377	110.00–112.00	110.64
7	—	528	100.00–107.00	104.41
7	—	564	102.00–105.00	102.89
2	—	433	95.00–105.00	100.03
17	—	624	95.00–110.00	103.31
4	—	669	90.00–100.00	94.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	674	110.00–117.00	112.66
2	—	388	135.00	135.00
10	—	535	122.00	122.00
14	—	573	115.00–117.00	116.18
3	—	873	107.00–110.00	109.00
7	—	485	115.00–125.00	120.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	105.00	105.00
3	—	490	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	105.00	105.00
2	—	398	90.00	90.00
2	—	515	70.00–82.00	75.88
2	—	830	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	135.00–140.00	137.47
11	—	735	137.00–150.00	146.55
3	—	828	122.00–135.00	130.81
1	—	1,095	105.00	105.00
7	—	586	134.00–137.00	134.55
5	—	865	113.00–135.00	119.83
5	—	771	125.00–140.00	133.95
4	—	235	175.00	175.00
14	—	623	125.00–150.00	136.86
14	—	532	125.00–145.00	133.37
1	—	1,120	102.00	102.00
3	—	932	110.00–120.00	113.29
10	—	668	132.00–142.00	138.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	532	117.00	117.00
2	—	613	95.00–115.00	104.96
3	—	730	117.00–120.00	119.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
2	—	335	127.00	127.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	185	67.00	67.00
1	—	130	40.00	40.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	60.00	60.00
1	—	870	47.00	47.00
2	—	778	55.00–75.00	64.90
2	—	675	50.00	50.00
2	—	223	87.00–90.00	88.38
5	—	117	82.00	82.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,103	50.50–75.00	67.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,138	44.00–69.00	53.32
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,128	62.00–71.00	68.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,815	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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