Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2021-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Overall, buyer attendance was heavy with moderate buyer demand on a moderate supply. The next Vintage Feeder Sale will be held on December 10th, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.77/cwt on 238 head.

Average price

$140.77

238 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$177

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$41.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.42

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	149.21	994	155
Large 1	1,166	126.39	1,473	18thin
Medium and Large 2	645	125.74	811	61
Large 2	1,089	107.51	1,171	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.70/cwt here — about −$177 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 sale238 hd

140.77

—

PA average2 barns · 263 hd

140.35

+0.42

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

108 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	146.90/cwt	140.00–160.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	635	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,092	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	405	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	140.93/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,280	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	142.36/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,267	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	149.78/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,013	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	140.63/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,077	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	135.78/cwt	130.00–140.00	527	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,240	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	141.81/cwt	135.00–150.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	139.37/cwt	137.00–150.00	739	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	143.34/cwt	137.00–150.00	833	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	139.89/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,160	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	133.95/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,310	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	143.51/cwt	135.00–145.00	623	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	837	110.52/cwt	105.00–122.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	129.60/cwt	120.00–135.00	877	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	927	114.96/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	118.97/cwt	117.00–125.00	488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	123.82/cwt	115.00–130.00	887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	131.00/cwt	127.00–140.00	807	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	873	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	991	4
Steers	Large 2	—	1,245	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,245	1
Steers	Large 2	—	1,037	110.01/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	135.66/cwt	135.00–137.00	659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	970	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	141.34/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,019	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	477	191.32/cwt	180.00–200.00	913	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	510	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	393	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	668	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	534	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	648	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	499	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	960	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	595	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	860	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	619	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	309	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	161	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	300	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	225	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	631	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	581	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	362	106.85/cwt	95.00–110.00	387	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	705	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	599	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	285	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	162	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	358	73.50/cwt	72.00–75.00	263	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	688	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	660	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	480	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	312	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	935	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	468	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	590	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	384	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	436	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	295	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	982	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,007	96.66/cwt	90.00–100.00	973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	601	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,305	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	979	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,160	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	81.26/cwt	72.00–89.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	104.70/cwt	102.00–110.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	90.30/cwt	85.00–93.00	641	3
Bulls	Large 3	—	768	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	461	3
Bulls	Large 3	—	545	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	133.86/cwt	130.00–137.00	558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	127.97/cwt	120.00–132.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	121.43/cwt	115.00–125.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	347	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	105.04/cwt	95.00–115.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	128.50/cwt	125.00–132.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	133.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	565	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,108	76.97/cwt	72.00–82.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	106.34/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	131.95/cwt	126.00–135.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	127.97/cwt	122.00–137.00	561	27
Steers	Large 1	—	1,253	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,629	2
Steers	Large 1	—	1,208	121.29/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,465	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,113	129.55/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,442	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	372	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	195.15/cwt	185.00–202.00	1,083	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	131.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	138.26/cwt	135.00–145.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	124.09/cwt	115.00–130.00	601	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,165	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	392	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	478	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,072	86.37/cwt	79.00–90.00	926	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,000	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	126.24/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,116	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	117.98/cwt	115.00–127.00	862	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,057	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	124.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	782	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	106.04/cwt	100.00–112.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	868	106.72/cwt	105.00–110.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	116.04/cwt	110.00–127.00	650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	121.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	108.99/cwt	105.00–112.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	94.05/cwt	90.00–105.00	483	14

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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Overall, buyer attendance was heavy with moderate buyer demand on a moderate supply. The next Vintage Feeder Sale will be held on December 10th, 2021.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	140.00–160.00	146.90
18	—	908	130.00–144.00	140.93
3	—	890	137.00–145.00	142.36
5	—	676	142.00–160.00	149.78
5	—	766	135.00–142.00	140.63
7	—	388	130.00–140.00	135.78
5	—	621	135.00–150.00	141.81
11	—	530	137.00–150.00	139.37
11	—	581	137.00–150.00	143.34
14	—	829	130.00–145.00	139.89
15	—	978	125.00–140.00	133.95
17	—	434	135.00–145.00	143.51
1	—	330	142.00	142.00
12	—	721	137.00–150.00	141.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	670	185.00	185.00
9	—	477	180.00–200.00	191.32
3	—	372	162.00	162.00
10	—	555	185.00–202.00	195.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	110.00	110.00
3	—	837	105.00–122.00	110.52
15	—	677	120.00–135.00	129.60
3	—	927	110.00–125.00	114.96
4	—	410	117.00–125.00	118.97
7	—	716	115.00–130.00	123.82
9	—	616	127.00–140.00	131.00
4	—	873	112.00–115.00	113.49
6	—	486	135.00–137.00	135.66
1	—	970	120.00	120.00
7	—	527	130.00–135.00	131.47
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,037	100.00–115.00	110.01
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	130.00	130.00
7	—	1,208	120.00–123.00	121.29
9	—	1,113	123.00–136.00	129.55
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	105.00	105.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	77.00	77.00
2	—	668	80.00	80.00
2	—	648	77.00	77.00
1	—	960	62.00	62.00
1	—	860	72.00	72.00
7	—	309	52.00	52.00
1	—	285	57.00	57.00
4	—	358	72.00–75.00	73.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	75.00	75.00
7	—	631	92.00	92.00
5	—	362	95.00–110.00	106.85
3	—	705	85.00	85.00
2	—	688	96.00	96.00
2	—	480	65.00	65.00
1	—	935	50.00	50.00
1	—	590	65.00	65.00
3	—	415	105.00	105.00
1	—	295	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	122.00	122.00
1	—	805	122.00	122.00
5	—	417	130.00–137.00	133.86
3	—	615	120.00–132.00	127.97
2	—	750	120.00–130.00	125.00
1	—	245	165.00	165.00
3	—	575	130.00–140.00	135.03
2	—	905	100.00	100.00
2	—	380	125.00–132.00	128.50
7	—	531	130.00–140.00	133.09
1	—	700	129.00	129.00
1	—	665	140.00	140.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,007	90.00–100.00	96.66
1	—	1,305	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,160	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	760	72.00–89.00	81.26
4	—	531	102.00–110.00	104.70
3	—	710	85.00–93.00	90.30
3	—	482	107.00	107.00
3	—	415	115.00–125.00	121.43
3	—	347	112.00	112.00
1	—	870	77.00	77.00
4	—	643	95.00–115.00	105.04
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	60.00	60.00
1	—	545	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
1	—	595	95.00	95.00
2	—	780	100.00–112.00	106.04
3	—	868	105.00–110.00	106.72
4	—	376	100.00–105.00	102.46
2	—	615	112.00	112.00
4	—	672	105.00–112.00	108.99
14	—	514	90.00–105.00	94.05
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	72.00–82.00	76.97
1	—	1,165	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,072	79.00–90.00	86.37
1	—	1,000	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	105.00–107.00	106.34
3	—	658	126.00–135.00	131.95
27	—	438	122.00–137.00	127.97
3	—	358	135.00–145.00	138.26
5	—	484	115.00–130.00	124.09
6	—	884	117.00–128.00	126.24
1	—	925	117.00	117.00
7	—	731	115.00–127.00	117.98
12	—	829	125.00–130.00	127.48
21	—	627	120.00–130.00	124.67
2	—	750	131.00	131.00
7	—	560	110.00–127.00	116.04
1	—	250	155.00	155.00
5	—	534	120.00–130.00	121.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	122.00	122.00

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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