Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2022-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next Feeder Sale will be held on 8/12/2022 @ 6:00pm

Buyer attendance for todays sale was moderate, with moderate demand on a light supply of cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.18/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$168.18

60 head · 757 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,273

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$25.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.47

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	758	173.59	1,316	45
Large 1-2	836	154.57	1,292	6thin
Medium 1-2	683	152.50	1,041	4thin
Medium and Large 2	714	148.40	1,060	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.19/cwt here — about $256 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 sale60 hd

168.18

—

PA average4 barns · 277 hd

154.72

+13.47

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

82 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	—	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.31/cwt	147.00–160.00	815	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	141.36/cwt	130.00–145.00	817	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	588	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	850	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	157.99/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,442	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	595	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	660	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,413	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	833	155.08/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,292	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	373	135.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	506	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	595	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	442	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,272	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	704	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,302	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	162.76/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,340	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,612	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	710	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	760	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	840	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	563	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	191	99.62/cwt	75.00–110.00	190	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	472	129.03/cwt	125.00–140.00	609	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	405	111.94/cwt	107.00–117.00	453	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	528	141.23/cwt	125.00–157.00	746	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	280	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	238	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,012	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,336	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	480	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	730	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	208	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	212	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	367	126.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	465	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	305	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	153.51/cwt	152.00–155.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	945	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	606	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,103	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	135.67/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	168.31/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,077	3
Bulls	Small 3	—	565	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	345	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	362	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	641	67.35/cwt	52.00–75.00	432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	633	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	795	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	635	160.04/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,016	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	475	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	333	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	525	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	155.91/cwt	150.00–162.00	815	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	388	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	132.35/cwt	125.00–140.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	955	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	140.02/cwt	135.00–145.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	167.73/cwt	160.00–175.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,283	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	566	201.47/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,140	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	164.61/cwt	157.00–170.00	780	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	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 8, 2022

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

Receipts 217Last week 447Year ago 327

The next Feeder Sale will be held on 8/12/2022 @ 6:00pm

Buyer attendance for todays sale was moderate, with moderate demand on a light supply of cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	130.00	130.00
11	—	525	147.00–160.00	155.31
4	—	596	150.00	150.00
7	—	474	157.00–170.00	164.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	578	130.00–145.00	141.36
1	—	710	137.00	137.00
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
2	—	658	135.00–145.00	140.02
5	—	626	147.00	147.00
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	130.00	130.00
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	142.00	142.00
1	—	830	125.00	125.00
1	—	765	160.00	160.00
1	—	705	150.00	150.00
1	—	350	165.00	165.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	152.00	152.00
5	—	833	147.00–157.00	155.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	913	150.00–162.00	157.99
6	—	872	162.00	162.00
2	—	670	150.00	150.00
3	—	727	175.00	175.00
13	—	823	157.00–165.00	162.76
1	—	1,040	155.00	155.00
4	—	768	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	165.00	165.00
1	—	660	160.00	160.00
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
1	—	725	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	190.00	190.00
2	—	635	210.00	210.00
8	—	566	185.00–215.00	201.47
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	130.00–137.00	135.63
2	—	595	132.00	132.00
2	—	442	125.00	125.00
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
6	—	472	125.00–140.00	129.03
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	107.00	107.00
1	—	840	67.00	67.00
2	—	430	115.00	115.00
1	—	280	85.00	85.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	704	185.00	185.00
2	—	455	175.00	175.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	191	75.00–110.00	99.62
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
2	—	405	107.00–117.00	111.94
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
3	—	208	102.00	102.00
3	—	367	125.00–130.00	126.73
1	—	305	127.00	127.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
2	—	528	125.00–157.00	141.23
2	—	425	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,012	132.00	132.00
6	—	480	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	152.00–155.00	153.51
1	—	945	130.00	130.00
1	—	845	147.00	147.00
3	—	895	130.00–147.00	135.67
3	—	640	165.00–175.00	168.31
2	—	393	160.00–162.00	161.01
2	—	523	150.00–162.00	155.91
1	—	650	155.00	155.00
2	—	573	160.00–175.00	167.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	606	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	67.00	67.00
1	—	345	105.00	105.00
3	—	641	52.00–75.00	67.35
1	—	475	70.00	70.00
2	—	525	70.00	70.00
2	—	388	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	152.00	152.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
2	—	700	137.00	137.00
2	—	515	125.00–140.00	132.35
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	137.00	137.00
2	—	635	155.00–165.00	160.04

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