Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2021-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on June 11th, 2021 at 6:00 pm.

Overall, buyer attendance was moderate. Buyer demand was good for steers and moderate to good for heifers and bulls on a heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.53/cwt on 285 head.

Average price

$126.53

285 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$42.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.81

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	706	134.53	950	190
Medium and Large 2	622	112.17	697	76
Large 1	1,073	106.23	1,139	16thin
Large 2	1,005	92.00	925	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.53/cwt here — about $25 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 sale285 hd

126.53

—

PA average6 barns · 606 hd

121.72

+4.81

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

116 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 2	—	765	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	530	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	84.23/cwt	80.00–90.00	412	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	92.32/cwt	90.00–97.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	101.76/cwt	100.00–105.00	843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	307	117.88/cwt	110.00–120.00	362	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	483	102.21/cwt	95.00–107.00	494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	603	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	117.52/cwt	108.00–125.00	848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	120.20/cwt	117.00–125.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	72.50/cwt	70.00–75.00	243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	116.19/cwt	110.00–125.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	105.72/cwt	102.00–115.00	406	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	812	105.70/cwt	97.00–110.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	873	108.43/cwt	105.00–112.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	117.20/cwt	115.00–120.00	782	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	905	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	146.59/cwt	140.00–155.00	775	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	114.46/cwt	110.00–120.00	762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	62.43/cwt	60.00–65.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	131.81/cwt	125.00–137.00	697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	92.01/cwt	82.00–95.00	566	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	77.08/cwt	72.00–82.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	380	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	91.20/cwt	82.00–100.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	128.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	85.52/cwt	82.00–90.00	356	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	90.10/cwt	82.00–95.00	482	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	970	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	553	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	1,067	84.68/cwt	82.00–90.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	91.40/cwt	82.00–100.00	530	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	900	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	103.50/cwt	95.00–112.00	693	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	382	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	371	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	528	76.13/cwt	72.00–80.00	402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	114.84/cwt	110.00–120.00	719	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	854	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	824	70.27/cwt	65.00–75.00	579	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	655	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	459	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,090	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,199	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,130	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	983	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,029	114.48/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,178	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,163	89.47/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,041	4
Steers	Large 2	—	1,005	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	925	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	348	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	332	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	365	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	673	145.52/cwt	145.00–147.00	979	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	705	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	472	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	528	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	132.93/cwt	127.00–140.00	900	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	120.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	119.88/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,002	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	560	64.50/cwt	62.00–67.00	361	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	380	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	171	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	128.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	924	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	161.72/cwt	155.00–167.00	776	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	112.29/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,089	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	574	162.23/cwt	157.00–167.00	931	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	118.37/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,089	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	117.36/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,029	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	619	160.70/cwt	155.00–169.00	995	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	93.67/cwt	90.00–100.00	320	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	106.19/cwt	102.00–117.00	452	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	117.75/cwt	107.00–125.00	609	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	118.00/cwt	117.00–120.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	606	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	727	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	142.64/cwt	137.00–150.00	840	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	108.57/cwt	102.00–115.00	685	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	118.38/cwt	105.00–122.00	676	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	720	86.32/cwt	80.00–92.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	602	89.99/cwt	80.00–100.00	542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	119.58/cwt	115.00–122.00	585	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	129.00/cwt	112.00–135.00	596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	145.21/cwt	135.00–147.00	906	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	116.45/cwt	112.00–118.00	978	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	102.77/cwt	95.00–107.00	740	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	118.81/cwt	110.00–125.00	745	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	623	82.53/cwt	80.00–85.00	514	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	700	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	434	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	673	60.87/cwt	57.00–65.00	410	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	702	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	400	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	908	72.04/cwt	62.00–77.00	654	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	869	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	695	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	575	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	374	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	630	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	422	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	790	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	553	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	960	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	768	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	445	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	276	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	495	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	223	1

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.

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The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on June 11th, 2021 at 6:00 pm.

Overall, buyer attendance was moderate. Buyer demand was good for steers and moderate to good for heifers and bulls on a heavy supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	60.00	60.00
1	—	745	82.00	82.00
1	—	465	72.00	72.00
2	—	603	65.00	65.00
2	—	675	60.00–65.00	62.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	307	110.00–120.00	117.88
2	—	532	120.00	120.00
6	—	578	110.00–125.00	116.19
3	—	812	97.00–110.00	105.70
2	—	873	105.00–112.00	108.43
10	—	626	110.00–120.00	114.84
2	—	700	122.00	122.00
3	—	673	117.00–120.00	118.00
7	—	489	115.00–122.00	119.58
1	—	900	90.00	90.00
1	—	365	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	82.00–100.00	91.20
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	67.00	67.00
2	—	528	60.00	60.00
2	—	560	62.00–67.00	64.50
1	—	380	45.00	45.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
3	—	510	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	72.00	72.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	489	80.00–90.00	84.23
3	—	703	90.00–97.00	92.32
1	—	665	90.00	90.00
2	—	335	70.00–75.00	72.50
1	—	360	82.00	82.00
1	—	870	72.00	72.00
1	—	915	70.00	70.00
15	—	615	82.00–95.00	92.01
2	—	783	72.00–82.00	77.08
14	—	416	82.00–90.00	85.52
7	—	535	82.00–95.00	90.10
3	—	828	100.00	100.00
15	—	580	82.00–100.00	91.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	95.00–107.00	102.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	722	108.00–125.00	117.52
4	—	474	117.00–125.00	120.20
6	—	384	102.00–115.00	105.72
13	—	667	115.00–120.00	117.20
8	—	767	117.00–119.00	118.01
1	—	965	71.00	71.00
10	—	342	90.00–100.00	93.67
17	—	426	102.00–117.00	106.19
15	—	517	107.00–125.00	117.75
22	—	631	102.00–115.00	108.57
28	—	571	105.00–122.00	118.38
1	—	925	100.00	100.00
7	—	840	112.00–118.00	116.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	90.00	90.00
2	—	670	95.00–112.00	103.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,067	82.00–90.00	84.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	332	110.00	110.00
2	—	430	135.00	135.00
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
2	—	570	130.00	130.00
7	—	606	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	828	100.00–105.00	101.76
2	—	383	122.00–125.00	123.49
4	—	756	95.00	95.00
5	—	666	110.00–120.00	114.46
8	—	529	125.00–137.00	131.81
1	—	315	102.00	102.00
3	—	565	125.00–130.00	128.29
4	—	440	105.00–110.00	107.47
7	—	462	112.00–135.00	129.00
2	—	880	92.00	92.00
11	—	720	95.00–107.00	102.77
16	—	627	110.00–125.00	118.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
3	—	720	80.00–92.00	86.32
5	—	602	80.00–100.00	89.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	529	140.00–155.00	146.59
16	—	677	127.00–140.00	132.93
3	—	763	120.00–122.00	120.68
7	—	836	117.00–121.00	119.88
23	—	719	125.00–135.00	128.54
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
9	—	480	155.00–167.00	161.72
17	—	970	106.00–118.00	112.29
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
13	—	920	117.00–122.00	118.37
21	—	877	112.00–122.00	117.36
16	—	589	137.00–150.00	142.64
1	—	360	142.00	142.00
19	—	624	135.00–147.00	145.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	93.00	93.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,130	87.00	87.00
10	—	1,029	113.00–116.00	114.48
4	—	1,163	85.00–93.00	89.47
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,005	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	673	145.00–147.00	145.52
7	—	574	157.00–167.00	162.23
1	—	520	170.00	170.00
5	—	619	155.00–169.00	160.70
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	57.00	57.00
2	—	382	97.00	97.00
2	—	528	72.00–80.00	76.13
6	—	824	65.00–75.00	70.27
1	—	655	70.00	70.00
5	—	348	112.00	112.00
2	—	623	80.00–85.00	82.53
2	—	700	62.00	62.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	57.00–65.00	60.87
2	—	702	57.00	57.00
3	—	908	62.00–77.00	72.04
7	—	869	80.00	80.00
1	—	575	65.00	65.00
1	—	630	67.00	67.00
1	—	790	70.00	70.00
1	—	960	80.00	80.00
1	—	445	62.00	62.00
1	—	495	45.00	45.00

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