Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2022-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on Friday 10/14/2022 @ 6:00pm.

Buyer attendance was moderate on a light to moderate supply of cattle. Buyer demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.92/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$131.92

113 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$234

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$47.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.99

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	137.60	747	78
Medium and Large 2	595	120.59	717	32
Large 1	1,038	112.50	1,167	2thin
Large 2	1,090	90.00	981	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.60/cwt here — about −$234 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 sale113 hd

131.92

—

PA average7 barns · 436 hd

140.91

−8.99

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

76 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 1Value Added	—	511	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	131.00/cwt	127.00–135.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	173.49/cwt	167.00–175.00	852	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	881	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,328	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,023	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,422	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,105	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,713	1
Steers	Large 2	—	1,070	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,466	4
Steers	Large 2	—	1,030	131.27/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,352	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,134	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	153.40/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,447	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	900	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	963	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	295	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	969	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	828	105.60/cwt	97.00–110.00	874	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,075	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,560	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,025	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	718	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,085	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	174.01/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	170.12/cwt	165.00–175.00	715	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	438	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	526	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	960	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	864	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	330	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	281	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	950	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	570	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	818	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	753	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,070	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	686	123.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	120.06/cwt	115.00–125.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	942	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	131.02/cwt	127.00–135.00	621	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	139.53/cwt	135.00–142.00	862	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	114.63/cwt	105.00–122.00	761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	121.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	135.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	579	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	131.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	116.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	122.60/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,155	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	141.50/cwt	140.00–142.00	954	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,015	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	825	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	1,090	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	718	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	171.28/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	143.64/cwt	135.00–150.00	756	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	166.68/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,148	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,060	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	659	2
Steers	Large 2	—	1,105	116.74/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,290	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	957	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	171.99/cwt	170.00–175.00	968	16

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 Sep 23, 2022

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

Receipts 285Last week 633Year ago 275

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on Friday 10/14/2022 @ 6:00pm.

Buyer attendance was moderate on a light to moderate supply of cattle. Buyer demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	160.00	160.00
1	—	825	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	127.00–135.00	131.00
15	—	474	127.00–135.00	131.02
10	—	618	135.00–142.00	139.53
1	—	265	135.00	135.00
18	—	427	130.00–140.00	135.66
5	—	942	122.00–125.00	122.60
4	—	674	140.00–142.00	141.50
1	—	970	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
8	—	526	135.00–150.00	143.64
6	—	590	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	127.00	127.00
2	—	440	115.00–125.00	120.06
2	—	942	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
7	—	664	105.00–122.00	114.63
4	—	612	120.00–125.00	121.31
7	—	484	130.00–135.00	131.46
5	—	768	115.00–120.00	116.98
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,060	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	165.00	165.00
10	—	491	167.00–175.00	173.49
4	—	370	180.00	180.00
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
1	—	830	160.00	160.00
6	—	700	162.00	162.00
5	—	943	151.00–157.00	153.40
3	—	760	172.00–175.00	174.01
2	—	420	165.00–175.00	170.12
3	—	620	167.00–177.00	171.28
7	—	689	165.00–177.00	166.68
1	—	310	175.00	175.00
16	—	563	170.00–175.00	171.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	160.00	160.00
2	—	580	147.00	147.00
1	—	815	132.00	132.00
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
4	—	881	137.00	137.00
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
1	—	625	155.00	155.00
2	—	420	157.00	157.00
3	—	957	140.00	140.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,105	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,075	140.00–150.00	145.09
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,070	137.00	137.00
4	—	1,030	120.00–135.00	131.27
7	—	1,105	110.00–127.00	116.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	202.00	202.00
4	—	512	192.00	192.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,085	112.00	112.00
5	—	438	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,025	70.00	70.00
1	—	960	90.00	90.00
2	—	818	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,070	77.00	77.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	828	97.00–110.00	105.60
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	85.00	85.00
1	—	950	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	686	120.00–125.00	123.36
3	—	610	135.00	135.00
1	—	360	175.00	175.00
1	—	250	145.00	145.00
1	—	745	127.00	127.00
1	—	475	160.00	160.00
2	—	438	165.00	165.00
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	117.00	117.00
1	—	435	85.00	85.00

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