Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2021-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on 1/14/2022 @ 6:00pm

Feeder Cattle under 500lbs sold with light demand overall, with Feeder Cattle over 500lbs selling with moderate to good demand. Buyer attendance was moderate to heavy for todays sale, with moderate demand overall on a moderate to heavy sale supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.52/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$139.52

278 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$515

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

$42.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	150.42	996	189
Large 1-2	656	130.50	856	4thin
Medium and Large 2	582	119.19	694	59
Medium 1-2	446	107.82	481	26

One grade step is worth $42.60/cwt here — about $515 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 sale278 hd

139.52

—

PA average6 barns · 663 hd

136.09

+3.43

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

152 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	Large 1-2	—	623	115.23/cwt	110.00–117.00	718	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	578	97.92/cwt	92.00–102.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	910	95.03/cwt	90.00–100.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	121.97/cwt	117.00–127.00	948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	988	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	430	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	391	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	518	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	123.91/cwt	117.00–132.00	834	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	114.86/cwt	100.00–122.00	376	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	124.91/cwt	115.00–132.00	577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	261	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	292	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	380	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	361	1
Steers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	381	88.82/cwt	85.00–95.00	338	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	867	114.71/cwt	112.00–120.00	995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	133.04/cwt	132.00–135.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,158	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,100	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	568	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	781	125.63/cwt	122.00–127.00	981	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	125.98/cwt	122.00–130.00	491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,188	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	595	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	756	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	355	111.62/cwt	105.00–115.00	396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	127.41/cwt	117.00–130.00	800	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	910	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,194	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	467	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	432	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	462	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	642	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,136	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,112	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,357	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.57/cwt	146.00–165.00	817	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	146.06/cwt	132.00–152.00	1,114	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	153.65/cwt	145.00–162.00	868	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	140.95/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,145	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,230	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	146.48/cwt	140.00–150.00	993	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	148.20/cwt	140.00–157.00	917	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	785	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	565	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	470	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	149.85/cwt	140.00–162.00	719	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	782	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,267	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	145.25/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,028	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	648	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	454	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	408	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	554	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,053	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	131.78/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,266	10
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	186	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	121	6
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	395	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	277	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	530	54.91/cwt	50.00–60.00	291	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	304	71.59/cwt	67.00–85.00	218	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	140	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	480	172.72/cwt	167.00–174.00	829	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	170	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	136	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	905	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	543	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	509	78.96/cwt	75.00–80.00	402	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	383	63.57/cwt	50.00–90.00	243	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	595	86.96/cwt	82.00–97.00	517	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	675	74.57/cwt	53.00–85.00	503	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	562	90.18/cwt	65.00–100.00	507	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	426	85.73/cwt	67.00–100.00	365	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	308	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	197	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	112	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	385	71.03/cwt	70.00–72.00	273	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	260	62.79/cwt	55.00–70.00	163	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	669	81.65/cwt	65.00–105.00	546	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	265	59.39/cwt	50.00–62.00	157	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	448	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	766	112.30/cwt	110.00–117.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	119.70/cwt	117.00–125.00	625	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	142.91/cwt	130.00–145.00	815	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	681	125.08/cwt	120.00–135.00	852	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	830	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	768	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	653	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	360	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	110.33/cwt	105.00–112.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,608	90.52/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	130.03/cwt	125.00–137.00	820	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	101.93/cwt	90.00–120.00	397	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	97.11/cwt	80.00–117.00	461	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	588	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	747	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	695	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	521	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	430	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	387	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	617	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	90.00/cwt	85.00–95.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	513	103.32/cwt	100.00–105.00	530	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	107.20/cwt	97.00–117.00	554	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	89.12/cwt	80.00–115.00	386	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,020	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	900	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	108.83/cwt	100.00–112.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	99.04/cwt	95.00–107.00	726	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	93.09/cwt	90.00–97.00	349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	580	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	98.79/cwt	95.00–107.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	882	101.36/cwt	100.00–102.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	464	101.05/cwt	95.00–107.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	740	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	104.30/cwt	90.00–112.00	509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	135.09/cwt	125.00–140.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	127.14/cwt	117.00–132.00	784	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	400	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	490	104.74/cwt	100.00–107.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	125.04/cwt	120.00–140.00	709	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	670	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	650	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	126.30/cwt	115.00–128.00	624	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	122.75/cwt	120.00–130.00	652	31
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	700	96.00/cwt	92.00–100.00	672	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	930	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	837	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	482	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	415	89.12/cwt	80.00–97.00	370	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	280	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	96.11/cwt	95.00–102.00	408	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	92.37/cwt	90.00–95.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	372	83.04/cwt	75.00–85.00	309	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	120.93/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,178	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	95.11/cwt	90.00–100.00	321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	93.42/cwt	90.00–95.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	332	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	249	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	458	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	412	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.

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The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on 1/14/2022 @ 6:00pm

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	110.00–117.00	115.23
5	—	578	92.00–102.00	97.92
2	—	430	90.00–92.00	91.00
3	—	518	115.00	115.00
1	—	670	97.00	97.00
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
1	—	930	90.00	90.00
4	—	482	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	105.00	105.00
2	—	910	90.00–100.00	95.03
2	—	620	90.00	90.00
2	—	700	92.00–100.00	96.00
10	—	415	80.00–97.00	89.12
1	—	280	75.00	75.00
5	—	372	75.00–85.00	83.04
2	—	332	75.00	75.00
2	—	458	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	777	117.00–127.00	121.97
4	—	859	115.00	115.00
9	—	673	117.00–132.00	123.91
1	—	800	123.00	123.00
31	—	617	117.00–132.00	127.14
2	—	735	120.00–125.00	122.53
2	—	938	110.00	110.00
5	—	418	126.00	126.00
6	—	567	120.00–140.00	125.04
12	—	494	115.00–128.00	126.30
31	—	531	120.00–130.00	122.75
7	—	974	115.00–127.00	120.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	85.00–95.00	90.00
6	—	513	100.00–105.00	103.32
1	—	1,020	92.00	92.00
1	—	900	97.00	97.00
4	—	464	95.00–107.00	101.05
2	—	740	85.00	85.00
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	658	100.00–112.00	108.83
3	—	733	95.00–107.00	99.04
3	—	375	90.00–97.00	93.09
5	—	765	95.00–107.00	98.79
3	—	882	100.00–102.00	101.36
8	—	488	90.00–112.00	104.30
1	—	810	97.00	97.00
11	—	424	95.00–102.00	96.11
3	—	572	90.00–95.00	92.37
1	—	1,005	95.00	95.00
2	—	338	90.00–100.00	95.11
3	—	532	90.00–95.00	93.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	87.00	87.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	327	100.00–122.00	114.86
6	—	462	115.00–132.00	124.91
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
5	—	261	112.00	112.00
3	—	867	112.00–120.00	114.71
3	—	522	132.00–135.00	133.04
3	—	1,158	95.00	95.00
7	—	781	122.00–127.00	125.63
6	—	390	122.00–130.00	125.98
1	—	1,120	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,225	97.00	97.00
1	—	930	107.00	107.00
6	—	628	117.00–130.00	127.41
1	—	950	115.00	115.00
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
3	—	438	125.00–140.00	135.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	95.00	95.00
1	—	400	107.00	107.00
3	—	490	100.00–107.00	104.74
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	381	85.00–95.00	88.82
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	132.00	132.00
3	—	355	105.00–115.00	111.62
2	—	505	137.00	137.00
3	—	467	112.00	112.00
6	—	432	107.00	107.00
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	127.00	127.00
1	—	910	115.00	115.00
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	145.00	145.00
5	—	891	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,112	122.00	122.00
8	—	525	146.00–165.00	155.57
4	—	1,062	127.00	127.00
14	—	763	132.00–152.00	146.06
32	—	565	145.00–162.00	153.65
13	—	812	125.00–145.00	140.95
4	—	946	130.00	130.00
10	—	678	140.00–150.00	146.48
14	—	619	140.00–157.00	148.20
2	—	352	167.00	167.00
17	—	480	140.00–162.00	149.85
16	—	708	137.00–150.00	145.25
10	—	961	127.00–133.00	131.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	642	177.00	177.00
8	—	782	162.00	162.00
7	—	554	190.00	190.00
12	—	480	167.00–174.00	172.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	72.00	72.00
1	—	470	85.00	85.00
2	—	648	70.00	70.00
2	—	408	75.00	75.00
4	—	530	50.00–60.00	54.91
4	—	304	67.00–85.00	71.59
1	—	140	90.00	90.00
2	—	170	80.00	80.00
1	—	905	60.00	60.00
3	—	595	82.00–97.00	86.96
3	—	675	53.00–85.00	74.57
2	—	385	70.00–72.00	71.03
2	—	260	55.00–70.00	62.79
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	186	65.00	65.00
1	—	395	70.00	70.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	509	75.00–80.00	78.96
3	—	383	50.00–90.00	63.57
16	—	562	65.00–100.00	90.18
13	—	426	67.00–100.00	85.73
1	—	615	50.00	50.00
13	—	197	57.00	57.00
4	—	669	65.00–105.00	81.65
10	—	265	50.00–62.00	59.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	135.00	135.00
1	—	290	127.00	127.00
3	—	766	110.00–117.00	112.30
3	—	732	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,000	117.00	117.00
8	—	522	117.00–125.00	119.70
7	—	570	130.00–145.00	142.91
6	—	681	120.00–135.00	125.08
3	—	475	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,608	86.00–95.00	90.52
8	—	631	125.00–137.00	130.03
2	—	890	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	80.00	80.00
2	—	695	75.00	75.00
2	—	430	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	107.00	107.00
4	—	634	105.00–112.00	110.33
3	—	660	110.00	110.00
9	—	389	90.00–120.00	101.93
5	—	475	80.00–117.00	97.11
7	—	517	97.00–117.00	107.20
9	—	433	80.00–115.00	89.12
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
2	—	588	127.00	127.00
3	—	617	117.00	117.00
2	—	540	130.00	130.00
2	—	460	120.00	120.00

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