Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2022-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next Feeder Cattle sale will be held on 9-9-2022 and 9-23-2022, starting at 6:00pm

Buyer attendance for todays sale was moderate, with good demand overall on a moderate supply of cattle. Strong demand was seen for feeder cattle between 600-800lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.69/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$177.69

252 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,198

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$640

per head · Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2

$40.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.73

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	774	182.19	1,410	20
Medium and Large 1	670	180.58	1,210	212
Medium and Large 2	660	143.37	946	12thin
Medium 1-2	545	141.26	770	8thin

One grade step is worth $40.94/cwt here — about $640 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 sale252 hd

177.69

—

PA average6 barns · 590 hd

160.96

+16.73

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

113 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	—	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	596	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	936	7
Heifers	Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	725	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,175	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,277	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	158.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	900	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	680	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,169	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	135.69/cwt	125.00–147.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	158.00/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,430	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,030	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	502	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	653	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	755	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,299	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	464	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	580	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	592	151.26/cwt	140.00–155.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	182.41/cwt	180.00–185.00	863	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	840	184.99/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,554	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,344	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,456	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	168.59/cwt	160.00–181.00	1,207	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	194.63/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,024	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,565	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	528	189.27/cwt	182.00–200.00	999	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	159.01/cwt	155.00–160.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	171.12/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,333	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	153.38/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	569	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,053	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	175.42/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,054	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	685	193.41/cwt	187.00–205.00	1,325	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	580	191.34/cwt	185.00–196.00	1,110	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	585	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	159.11/cwt	155.00–160.00	888	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	2
Steers	Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	700	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,372	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	727	194.95/cwt	187.00–199.00	1,417	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	632	197.28/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,247	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	877	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,403	6
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	860	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,075	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	164.50/cwt	155.00–185.00	441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	395	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	375	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2Full	—	700	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	378	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	614	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,031	4
Bulls	Large 2-3	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	931	4
Bulls	Large 2-3	—	1,160	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	745	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,214	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	350	107.50/cwt	100.00–115.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,110	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	640	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	136.35/cwt	135.00–137.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,015	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	302	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	141.80/cwt	135.00–150.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2Full	—	255	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	572	127.75/cwt	125.00–132.00	731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	155.05/cwt	150.00–160.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	633	133.32/cwt	130.00–140.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	142.81/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,120	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	488	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	397	149.01/cwt	145.00–150.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	157.98/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,058	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	990	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	135.77/cwt	122.00–140.00	729	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	455	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	364	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3Fleshy	—	1,041	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	781	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	913	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,004	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	568	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	767	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	505	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	480	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,070	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	822	129.16/cwt	125.00–150.00	1,062	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	598	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	980	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	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.

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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale - Paradise, PA

Fri Aug 12, 2022

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

Receipts 491Last week 217Year ago 288

The next Feeder Cattle sale will be held on 9-9-2022 and 9-23-2022, starting at 6:00pm

Buyer attendance for todays sale was moderate, with good demand overall on a moderate supply of cattle. Strong demand was seen for feeder cattle between 600-800lbs.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
1	—	825	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	596	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	725	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	975	130.00–132.00	131.01
1	—	800	157.00	157.00
13	—	569	150.00–160.00	158.10
4	—	934	130.00	130.00
6	—	854	130.00	130.00
4	—	520	150.00–160.00	155.05
7	—	784	140.00–150.00	142.81
1	—	1,105	115.00	115.00
2	—	475	155.00	155.00
32	—	670	156.00–160.00	157.98
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
5	—	639	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	582	160.00	160.00
2	—	640	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	100.00	100.00
1	—	745	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,015	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	100.00–115.00	107.50
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	526	135.00–137.00	136.35
2	—	302	155.00	155.00
3	—	432	135.00–150.00	141.80
2	—	565	135.00–140.00	137.54
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
2	—	205	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	125.00–132.00	127.75
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
3	—	633	130.00–140.00	133.32
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
3	—	488	135.00	135.00
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
5	—	397	145.00–150.00	149.01
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	135.00	135.00
3	—	502	130.00	130.00
4	—	592	140.00–155.00	151.26
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	147.00	147.00
1	—	755	172.00	172.00
1	—	464	125.00	125.00
12	—	840	184.00–186.00	184.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	795	147.00	147.00
2	—	618	125.00–147.00	135.69
3	—	715	155.00	155.00
4	—	537	122.00–140.00	135.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	905	155.00–160.00	158.00
2	—	473	180.00–185.00	182.41
2	—	385	195.00	195.00
6	—	800	168.00	168.00
8	—	955	150.00–155.00	152.50
9	—	716	160.00–181.00	168.59
5	—	1,043	150.00	150.00
5	—	516	155.00–160.00	159.01
14	—	779	165.00–176.00	171.12
2	—	673	150.00–157.00	153.38
17	—	601	170.00–185.00	175.42
6	—	558	155.00–160.00	159.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	526	190.00–199.00	194.63
17	—	569	185.00	185.00
1	—	670	170.00	170.00
6	—	877	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	528	182.00–200.00	189.27
39	—	685	187.00–205.00	193.41
25	—	580	185.00–196.00	191.34
1	—	425	200.00	200.00
12	—	727	187.00–199.00	194.95
3	—	632	192.00–200.00	197.28
Steers — Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	700	196.00	196.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	75.00	75.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	125.00	125.00
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	860	125.00	125.00
1	—	665	150.00	150.00
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
2	—	568	130.00–140.00	135.02
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,070	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,041	75.00	75.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	913	110.00	110.00
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,160	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
3	—	268	155.00–185.00	164.50
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	185.00	185.00
1	—	395	187.00	187.00
4	—	665	155.00	155.00
6	—	822	125.00–150.00	129.16
1	—	725	140.00	140.00
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	160.00–165.00	162.42
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	598	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	100.00	100.00
1	—	795	105.00	105.00

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