Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2022-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next Feeder Cattle Sales will be held on Friday 10/28/2022 & 11/11/2022 @ 6:00pm

Buyer attendance for the feeder cattle sale was moderate, with moderate demand overall on a moderate supply of cattle. Demand overall for Steer calves was good, with moderate to weak demand for Heifer calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.36/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$165.36

138 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,132

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$869

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$122.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.32

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	692	175.69	1,216	101
Large 1-2	490	167.36	821	11thin
Medium and Large 2	737	138.52	1,020	14thin
Medium 1-2	786	135.11	1,061	8thin
Medium 2-3	648	53.49	346	4thin

One grade step is worth $122.21/cwt here — about $869 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 sale138 hd

165.36

—

PA average7 barns · 551 hd

152.05

+13.32

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

132 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	178.71/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,210	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	875	115.95/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	923	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	166.10/cwt	162.00–170.00	940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	945	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	145.35/cwt	142.00–147.00	705	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	950	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	899	2
Heifers	Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	476	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	875	115.11/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	530	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	292	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	687	52.98/cwt	52.00–55.00	364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	129.61/cwt	122.00–137.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	123.64/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,020	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	641	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	875	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	778	117.03/cwt	107.00–127.00	910	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	114.02/cwt	112.00–115.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	124.98/cwt	115.00–130.00	449	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	573	120.22/cwt	110.00–130.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	119.40/cwt	110.00–125.00	572	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	120.54/cwt	105.00–125.00	526	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	111.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	822	106.64/cwt	105.00–110.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	482	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	540	96.01/cwt	95.00–97.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	391	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	418	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	635	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	118.59/cwt	115.00–122.00	855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	140.22/cwt	130.00–150.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	318	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	875	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	849	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	458	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	467	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	965	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	820	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	361	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	350	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	245	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	775	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	558	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	962	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,154	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	554	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	554	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	730	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	438	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	690	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	531	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	870	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	609	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	480	77.00/cwt	74.00–80.00	370	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	575	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	385	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	770	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	539	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	790	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	514	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	1
Steers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	2
Steers	Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	1
Steers	Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	561	181.00/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,015	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	565	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	424	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	855	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	599	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	370	78.66/cwt	67.00–90.00	291	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	642	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,220	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	472	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	968	12
Steers	Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Steers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	755	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	418	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	540	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	848	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,066	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	786	178.79/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,405	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	713	178.96/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,276	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	189.40/cwt	182.00–195.00	911	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	160.30/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	158.59/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,448	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	325	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	160.34/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,310	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	164.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,268	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	172.86/cwt	165.00–185.00	927	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	143.71/cwt	137.00–157.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	400	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	123.54/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	600	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	492	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	439	56.31/cwt	52.00–80.00	247	6
Bulls	Small 3	—	525	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	141.87/cwt	132.00–145.00	589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	105.19/cwt	100.00–115.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	650	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	225	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	768	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	808	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,070	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,035	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	585	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	629	50.97/cwt	50.00–55.00	321	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	107.03/cwt	105.00–117.00	668	6

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 Sales will be held on Friday 10/28/2022 & 11/11/2022 @ 6:00pm

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	195.00	195.00
6	—	677	175.00–180.00	178.71
7	—	566	162.00–170.00	166.10
2	—	622	182.00	182.00
4	—	981	150.00–151.00	150.50
4	—	1,170	145.00	145.00
5	—	1,066	147.00	147.00
7	—	481	182.00–195.00	189.40
3	—	410	187.00	187.00
1	—	715	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,020	137.00	137.00
3	—	868	157.00–162.00	160.30
3	—	913	152.00–162.00	158.59
7	—	817	140.00–165.00	160.34
5	—	773	160.00–170.00	164.03
5	—	536	165.00–185.00	172.86
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	105.00	105.00
2	—	875	112.00–120.00	115.95
2	—	950	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	145.00	145.00
1	—	650	142.00	142.00
1	—	945	130.00	130.00
3	—	965	137.00	137.00
2	—	648	150.00	150.00
3	—	485	142.00–147.00	145.35
1	—	785	145.00	145.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
3	—	325	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	110.00–120.00	115.11
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	55.00	55.00
3	—	687	52.00–55.00	52.98
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	160.00	160.00
1	—	755	160.00	160.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	185.00	185.00
5	—	561	180.00–185.00	181.00
1	—	310	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	642	190.00	190.00
12	—	472	205.00	205.00
2	—	418	200.00	200.00
2	—	540	195.00	195.00
2	—	848	177.00	177.00
5	—	786	178.00–180.00	178.79
6	—	713	175.00–182.00	178.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,055	130.00	130.00
2	—	630	127.00	127.00
3	—	863	127.00	127.00
4	—	523	122.00–137.00	129.61
5	—	390	150.00	150.00
14	—	825	120.00–127.00	123.64
3	—	993	130.00	130.00
4	—	484	130.00–135.00	132.54
1	—	260	155.00	155.00
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
3	—	583	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	130.00	130.00
1	—	815	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
1	—	875	127.00	127.00
2	—	778	107.00–127.00	117.03
2	—	573	110.00–130.00	120.22
1	—	295	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	112.00–115.00	114.02
1	—	670	97.00	97.00
3	—	359	115.00–130.00	124.98
10	—	479	110.00–125.00	119.40
9	—	436	105.00–125.00	120.54
3	—	753	110.00–115.00	111.67
3	—	822	105.00–110.00	106.64
4	—	534	125.00	125.00
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
6	—	624	105.00–117.00	107.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	50.00	50.00
1	—	585	57.00	57.00
5	—	629	50.00–55.00	50.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	95.00–97.00	96.01
5	—	391	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	100.00	100.00
1	—	805	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	115.00–117.00	115.99
1	—	1,070	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,035	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	721	115.00–122.00	118.59
2	—	680	130.00–150.00	140.22
3	—	572	130.00	130.00
2	—	400	175.00	175.00
3	—	532	137.00–157.00	143.71
2	—	1,128	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,033	120.00–127.00	123.54
1	—	855	132.00	132.00
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	150.00	150.00
1	—	650	80.00	80.00
1	—	460	105.00	105.00
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
1	—	225	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	85.00	85.00
1	—	600	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	439	52.00–80.00	56.31
1	—	525	57.00	57.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	105.00	105.00
2	—	678	80.00	80.00
2	—	640	127.00	127.00
4	—	415	132.00–145.00	141.87
3	—	525	100.00–115.00	105.19
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	97.00	97.00
1	—	370	100.00	100.00
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
2	—	962	120.00	120.00
1	—	785	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	102.00	102.00
1	—	965	85.00	85.00
2	—	440	82.00	82.00
1	—	350	70.00	70.00
1	—	775	72.00	72.00
5	—	554	100.00	100.00
1	—	730	60.00	60.00
1	—	690	77.00	77.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	870	70.00	70.00
2	—	480	74.00–80.00	77.00
1	—	575	67.00	67.00
1	—	790	65.00	65.00
2	—	370	67.00–90.00	78.66
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	70.00	70.00
1	—	565	75.00	75.00
1	—	855	70.00	70.00

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