Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2021-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on 8/13/2021 @ 6:00pm

No price comparison due to no recent sales. Buyer attendance was moderate with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.93/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$143.93

131 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$29.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.93

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	642	148.47	953	110
Large 1	1,089	124.40	1,355	5thin
Medium and Large 2	560	118.87	666	16thin

One grade step is worth $29.60/cwt here — about $287 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 sale131 hd

143.93

—

PA average4 barns · 350 hd

131.00

+12.93

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

80 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	850	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	123.74/cwt	117.00–130.00	825	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	127.33/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	150.93/cwt	142.00–154.00	954	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	125.29/cwt	120.00–132.00	530	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	131.41/cwt	127.00–135.00	695	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	115.65/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	116.29/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,015	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	118.20/cwt	115.00–120.00	917	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	135.96/cwt	132.00–140.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	255	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	694	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,103	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	143.46/cwt	140.00–155.00	821	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	127.09/cwt	120.00–135.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	153.17/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,040	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	275	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	145.46/cwt	142.00–155.00	684	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	150.62/cwt	147.00–155.00	776	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	589	131.75/cwt	130.00–132.00	776	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	548	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	113.03/cwt	112.00–115.00	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	543	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	127.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	126.46/cwt	125.00–135.00	668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	136.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	943	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	270	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	140.72/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,026	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	132.75/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	765	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	492	168.32/cwt	165.00–170.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	134.13/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,237	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	638	164.21/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,048	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	490	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	745	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	220	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	187	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	345	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	255	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	745	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	611	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,052	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,336	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,115	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,394	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,175	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,363	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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale - Paradise, PA

Fri Jul 9, 2021

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

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The next Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on 8/13/2021 @ 6:00pm

No price comparison due to no recent sales. Buyer attendance was moderate with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	717	117.00–120.00	118.50
18	—	667	117.00–130.00	123.74
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
3	—	803	117.00	117.00
2	—	335	125.00–127.00	125.99
7	—	423	120.00–132.00	125.29
20	—	529	127.00–135.00	131.41
11	—	873	115.00–117.00	116.29
10	—	776	115.00–120.00	118.20
2	—	560	132.00–140.00	135.96
5	—	470	120.00–135.00	127.09
4	—	395	137.00	137.00
2	—	910	110.00	110.00
2	—	288	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
1	—	330	105.00	105.00
1	—	535	90.00	90.00
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
3	—	472	112.00–115.00	113.03
1	—	890	100.00	100.00
2	—	572	120.00	120.00
1	—	740	95.00	95.00
2	—	755	105.00	105.00
3	—	425	105.00	105.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	210.00	210.00
1	—	490	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
4	—	728	112.00	112.00
1	—	690	135.00	135.00
1	—	645	147.00	147.00
8	—	589	130.00–132.00	131.75
2	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	125.00	125.00
7	—	528	125.00–135.00	126.46
3	—	462	135.00–140.00	136.62
3	—	943	93.00	93.00
1	—	295	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	117.00	117.00
1	—	710	72.00	72.00
3	—	628	115.00	115.00
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
2	—	548	115.00	115.00
1	—	655	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	160.00	160.00
1	—	280	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	785	125.00–132.00	127.33
21	—	632	142.00–154.00	150.93
3	—	865	110.00–120.00	115.65
3	—	412	140.00	140.00
13	—	572	140.00–155.00	143.46
7	—	679	150.00–155.00	153.17
7	—	470	142.00–155.00	145.46
10	—	515	147.00–155.00	150.62
9	—	729	137.00–150.00	140.72
4	—	844	132.00–135.00	132.75
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
7	—	922	127.00–136.00	134.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	694	159.00	159.00
1	—	275	285.00	285.00
1	—	765	150.00	150.00
3	—	492	165.00–170.00	168.32
9	—	638	164.00–165.00	164.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	112.00	112.00
2	—	742	112.00	112.00
4	—	630	125.00–130.00	127.23
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
1	—	365	85.00	85.00
3	—	510	125.00	125.00
2	—	488	130.00	130.00
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,115	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,175	116.00	116.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	95.00	95.00
1	—	220	85.00	85.00
1	—	345	74.00	74.00
1	—	745	82.00	82.00

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