Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2021-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next feeder sale will be held on Friday, 9/26/21 @ 6:00pm.

Buyer demand was moderate to good on a moderate to heavy supply. Buyer attendance was moderate to heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.85/cwt on 241 head.

Average price

$152.85

241 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$25.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.81

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	733	158.53	1,162	188
Large 1	1,059	133.10	1,410	11thin
Medium and Large 2	701	132.60	929	42

One grade step is worth $25.92/cwt here — about $233 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 sale241 hd

152.85

—

PA average4 barns · 419 hd

145.03

+7.81

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

102 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
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,138	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	910	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	488	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	425	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	752	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	451	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	842	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,048	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	136.41/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,330	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	781	168.63/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,317	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	178.13/cwt	175.00–180.00	834	14
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	730	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	453	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	366	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	300	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	146.78/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,229	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	161.59/cwt	160.00–162.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	143.53/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,320	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	155.29/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,205	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	706	168.86/cwt	164.00–176.00	1,192	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	150.36/cwt	145.00–152.00	943	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	939	131.11/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,231	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	122.66/cwt	115.00–130.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	137.71/cwt	125.00–142.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	135.99/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	156.66/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,147	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	136.99/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,003	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	635	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	394	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	558	66.12/cwt	62.00–67.00	369	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	253	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	253	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	310	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	326	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	940	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	996	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	960	63.30/cwt	60.00–70.00	608	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	682	59.68/cwt	57.00–65.00	407	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	305	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	265	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	970	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	989	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	689	95.77/cwt	85.00–100.00	660	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	245	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	233	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,050	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,019	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	611	91.75/cwt	85.00–100.00	561	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,111	83.94/cwt	79.00–96.00	933	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	924	84.26/cwt	80.00–86.00	779	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	860	77.41/cwt	70.00–85.00	666	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	468	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	515	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	783	83.48/cwt	82.00–85.00	654	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	710	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	618	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	442	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	142.42/cwt	130.00–147.00	946	7
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,140	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	980	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	940	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	557	158.98/cwt	157.00–160.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	177.50/cwt	170.00–180.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	103.45/cwt	100.00–110.00	489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	140.56/cwt	135.00–147.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	139.94/cwt	135.00–145.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	111.98/cwt	100.00–115.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	743	83.55/cwt	70.00–97.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	109.17/cwt	100.00–117.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	887	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	141.42/cwt	130.00–147.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	115.97/cwt	112.00–120.00	916	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,155	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	147.02/cwt	145.00–150.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	143.02/cwt	135.00–147.00	399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	302	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	808	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	135.58/cwt	122.00–140.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	819	113.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	927	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,025	135.70/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,391	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,064	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,415	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	145.04/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,282	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	174.61/cwt	165.00–177.00	952	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	681	178.47/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,215	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	721	158.28/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,141	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	165.47/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,133	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,194	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	564	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	959	8
Steers	Large 1	—	1,130	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	138.37/cwt	125.00–142.00	1,122	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	132.07/cwt	120.00–135.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	138.35/cwt	135.00–147.00	577	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	129.16/cwt	125.00–135.00	847	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	135.50/cwt	125.00–140.00	780	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	120.19/cwt	110.00–130.00	623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	123.68/cwt	120.00–135.00	482	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	131.73/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	133.52/cwt	127.00–140.00	971	10

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)

Receipts 712Last week 288Year ago 554

The next feeder sale will be held on Friday, 9/26/21 @ 6:00pm.

Buyer demand was moderate to good on a moderate to heavy supply. Buyer attendance was moderate to heavy.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	80.00	80.00
2	—	488	87.00	87.00
2	—	752	60.00	60.00
2	—	842	67.00	67.00
1	—	635	62.00	62.00
6	—	558	62.00–67.00	66.12
3	—	960	60.00–70.00	63.30
3	—	682	57.00–65.00	59.68
3	—	305	87.00	87.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	62.00	62.00
10	—	366	82.00	82.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	676	150.00–160.00	155.00
13	—	975	127.00–139.00	136.41
14	—	468	175.00–180.00	178.13
10	—	837	142.00–152.00	146.78
5	—	423	160.00–162.00	161.59
18	—	920	140.00–152.00	143.53
28	—	776	147.00–160.00	155.29
13	—	627	145.00–152.00	150.36
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
2	—	580	165.00	165.00
10	—	732	147.00–159.00	156.66
9	—	884	142.00–146.00	145.04
10	—	545	165.00–177.00	174.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	781	162.00–170.00	168.63
14	—	706	164.00–176.00	168.86
14	—	681	177.00–180.00	178.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	939	115.00–135.00	131.11
1	—	590	145.00	145.00
2	—	470	115.00–130.00	122.66
4	—	441	125.00–142.00	137.71
2	—	763	132.00–140.00	135.99
10	—	732	132.00–140.00	136.99
4	—	663	122.00–140.00	135.58
5	—	540	140.00	140.00
5	—	819	110.00–120.00	113.24
2	—	632	130.00	130.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	132.00–138.00	135.70
7	—	1,064	133.00	133.00
1	—	1,130	126.00	126.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	253	100.00	100.00
17	—	310	105.00	105.00
1	—	970	102.00	102.00
7	—	689	85.00–100.00	95.77
7	—	245	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,050	97.00	97.00
9	—	611	85.00–100.00	91.75
7	—	1,111	79.00–96.00	83.94
4	—	924	80.00–86.00	84.26
2	—	860	70.00–85.00	77.41
2	—	468	110.00	110.00
2	—	783	82.00–85.00	83.48
2	—	710	87.00	87.00
2	—	442	85.00	85.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	664	130.00–147.00	142.42
1	—	980	102.00	102.00
1	—	940	97.00	97.00
1	—	625	122.00	122.00
4	—	385	170.00–180.00	177.50
4	—	574	135.00–147.00	140.56
4	—	524	135.00–145.00	139.94
4	—	820	100.00–117.00	109.17
2	—	328	192.00	192.00
3	—	457	130.00–147.00	141.42
2	—	790	112.00–120.00	115.97
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,155	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	157.00–160.00	158.98
2	—	535	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	85.00	85.00
3	—	473	100.00–110.00	103.45
2	—	362	150.00	150.00
1	—	680	112.00	112.00
5	—	626	100.00–115.00	111.98
2	—	743	70.00–97.00	83.55
2	—	580	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
3	—	887	106.00	106.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
5	—	302	145.00	145.00
2	—	775	105.00	105.00
3	—	808	127.00	127.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
6	—	518	110.00–130.00	120.19
8	—	390	120.00–135.00	123.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	145.00–150.00	147.02
6	—	279	135.00–147.00	143.02
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
9	—	811	125.00–142.00	138.37
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
5	—	476	120.00–135.00	132.07
9	—	417	135.00–147.00	138.35
6	—	656	125.00–135.00	129.16
10	—	576	125.00–140.00	135.50
3	—	875	127.00–134.00	131.73
4	—	513	152.00	152.00
10	—	727	127.00–140.00	133.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	721	156.00–162.00	158.28
35	—	685	164.00–167.00	165.47
9	—	775	154.00	154.00
8	—	564	170.00	170.00

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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