Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2022-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on 3/11/2022 & 3/25/2022 @ 6:00pm

Buyer attendance for todays feeder sale was moderate to heavy, with good demand overall on a light to moderate supply of cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.60/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$154.60

120 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$27.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.56

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	503	161.00	809	2thin
Medium and Large 1	714	157.37	1,124	103
Medium 1	665	141.33	940	3thin
Medium and Large 2	607	133.09	808	12thin

One grade step is worth $27.91/cwt here — about $1 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 sale120 hd

154.60

—

PA average5 barns · 435 hd

144.04

+10.56

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

101 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	—	267	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	232	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	155.47/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,219	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	158.23/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,057	8
Steers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	550	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	146.56/cwt	135.00–157.00	1,061	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	470	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,368	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	835	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	148.83/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,222	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	134.53/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	383	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	152.41/cwt	145.00–160.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	750	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	832	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,098	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	1
Steers	Large 1	—	630	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	895	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	545	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	812	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	717	163.05/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,169	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	518	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	943	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	570	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium 1Thin Fleshed	—	398	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	134.52/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,443	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	952	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	857	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	690	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	566	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	622	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	603	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	530	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	806	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	198	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	162	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	410	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	267	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,005	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	955	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	465	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	419	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,000	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	900	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	670	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	516	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	140	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	59	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,140	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	878	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	720	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	518	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	785	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	565	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	358	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	340	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	457	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	938	2
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	—	630	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	212	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	623	109.41/cwt	107.00–112.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	939	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	108.56/cwt	105.00–112.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	141.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	295	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	147.50/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	149.77/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,015	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	875	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	634	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,046	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	618	100.89/cwt	97.00–105.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	112.56/cwt	105.00–120.00	347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	917	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	155.59/cwt	145.00–162.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	140.79/cwt	132.00–147.00	893	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,045	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	128.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,130	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,108	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	134.08/cwt	132.00–142.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	141.30/cwt	132.00–152.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	737	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	141.17/cwt	137.00–142.00	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	144.39/cwt	130.00–152.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,077	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	121.91/cwt	117.00–127.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	137.30/cwt	120.00–142.00	811	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	111.66/cwt	110.00–115.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,174	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	598	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	670	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.

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

Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale - Paradise, PA

Fri Feb 11, 2022

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

Receipts 354Last week 328Year ago 447

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on 3/11/2022 & 3/25/2022 @ 6:00pm

Buyer attendance for todays feeder sale was moderate to heavy, with good demand overall on a light to moderate supply of cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	267	87.00	87.00
2	—	545	85.00	85.00
1	—	570	87.00	87.00
2	—	198	82.00	82.00
1	—	410	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,005	95.00	95.00
3	—	465	90.00	90.00
1	—	670	77.00	77.00
2	—	140	42.00	42.00
1	—	1,140	77.00	77.00
1	—	720	72.00	72.00
1	—	785	72.00	72.00
3	—	358	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	784	142.00–160.00	155.47
8	—	668	150.00–165.00	158.23
22	—	724	135.00–157.00	146.56
1	—	960	157.00	157.00
5	—	574	167.00	167.00
2	—	855	160.00	160.00
8	—	821	147.00–152.00	148.83
2	—	608	145.00–160.00	152.41
3	—	513	145.00–162.00	155.59
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	175.00	175.00
2	—	470	185.00	185.00
2	—	812	167.00	167.00
25	—	717	161.00–165.00	163.05
3	—	518	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	150.00	150.00
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
1	—	530	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	130.00	130.00
2	—	292	130.00	130.00
2	—	760	132.00–137.00	134.53
1	—	445	132.00	132.00
2	—	358	145.00	145.00
2	—	832	132.00	132.00
2	—	728	125.00–127.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	145.00	145.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
2	—	308	105.00–120.00	112.56
4	—	519	115.00–117.00	116.01
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
3	—	357	130.00–152.00	144.39
2	—	673	117.00–127.00	121.91
9	—	591	120.00–142.00	137.30
3	—	795	110.00–115.00	111.66
7	—	1,030	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	175.00	175.00
6	—	634	165.00	165.00
1	—	695	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,045	110.00	110.00
1	—	725	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	105.00	105.00
2	—	623	107.00–112.00	109.41
2	—	598	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	97.00–105.00	100.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	634	132.00–147.00	140.79
11	—	881	125.00–130.00	128.21
6	—	908	122.00	122.00
5	—	715	132.00–142.00	134.08
3	—	442	132.00–152.00	141.30
3	—	677	137.00	137.00
6	—	398	137.00–142.00	141.17
6	—	822	131.00	131.00
1	—	530	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
1	—	737	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	398	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,073	132.00–137.00	134.52
1	—	445	165.00	165.00
2	—	775	120.00–122.00	121.03
5	—	490	140.00–150.00	141.88
1	—	1,110	132.00	132.00
1	—	640	152.00	152.00
2	—	715	140.00–155.00	147.50
1	—	535	147.00	147.00
4	—	678	140.00–155.00	149.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
1	—	770	122.00	122.00
2	—	920	105.00–112.00	108.56
1	—	875	112.00	112.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
2	—	212	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	155.00	155.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	952	90.00	90.00
1	—	690	82.00	82.00
2	—	622	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,000	90.00	90.00
1	—	540	115.00	115.00

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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