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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next feeder cattle sale will be held on Friday 12/9/2022 @ 6:00pm

Buyer attendance for todays sale was moderate, with light to moderate demand on a light supply of calves. Demand overall for steers was moderate to strong, with light to moderate demand for heifers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $102.60/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$102.60

89 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$443

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

$39.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.08

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	115.96	765	47
Large 1-2	456	104.70	477	10thin
Medium and Large 2	486	93.28	453	10thin
Medium 1-2	594	79.71	474	7thin
Medium 2-3	422	76.27	322	15thin

One grade step is worth $39.69/cwt here — about $443 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 sale89 hd

102.60

—

PA average8 barns · 581 hd

125.68

−23.08

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

124 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	—	628	134.04/cwt	130.00–142.00	842	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	385	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	709	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	716	165.29/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,183	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	980	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	125.40/cwt	122.00–135.00	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	595	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	565	1
Steers	Medium 1-2Full	—	650	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	148.33/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,233	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,057	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,575	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	558	68.52/cwt	67.00–70.00	382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	859	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	885	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	148.97/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,387	4
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	415	45.95/cwt	42.00–50.00	191	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	305	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	687	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	740	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	121.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	693	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	540	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	835	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	540	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	351	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	393	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	314	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	441	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	135.30/cwt	120.00–152.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	298	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	140.81/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,181	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	490	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	385	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	86.76/cwt	85.00–90.00	407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,345	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	318	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	213	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	449	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	835	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	935	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	438	100.09/cwt	95.00–105.00	438	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	565	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	396	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	242	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	480	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	216	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	825	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	388	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	707	87.64/cwt	70.00–92.00	620	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	658	68.26/cwt	61.00–72.00	449	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	537	67.39/cwt	65.00–77.00	362	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	912	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	620	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	65.04/cwt	50.00–70.00	393	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	320	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	955	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	525	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	345	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	207	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	228	69.34/cwt	50.00–90.00	158	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	560	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	487	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	550	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	275	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	865	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	580	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	818	63.82/cwt	52.00–75.00	522	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	572	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	269	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	975	90.75/cwt	75.00–107.00	885	2
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	390	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	117	2
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	640	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	384	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	530	72.43/cwt	70.00–75.00	384	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	495	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	248	2
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	735	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	515	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	395	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	277	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,085	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	955	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	808	87.48/cwt	85.00–90.00	707	2
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	653	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	196	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	615	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	338	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	938	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	844	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	685	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	411	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,020	80.20/cwt	70.00–90.00	818	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	300	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	90	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	370	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	145.36/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,279	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,316	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,303	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	188	55.04/cwt	32.00–80.00	103	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	658	50.95/cwt	47.00–55.00	335	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	700	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	931	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	365	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2Full	—	690	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	112.51/cwt	110.00–120.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	423	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	220	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	231	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	585	77.90/cwt	75.00–87.00	456	4
Bulls	Large 3	—	280	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	258	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	205	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	448	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	588	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	514	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	485	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	767	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	625	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	520	76.54/cwt	75.00–78.00	398	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	355	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	668	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	638	8

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 Nov 11, 2022

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

Receipts 334Last week 428Year ago 639

The next feeder cattle sale will be held on Friday 12/9/2022 @ 6:00pm

Buyer attendance for todays sale was moderate, with light to moderate demand on a light supply of calves. Demand overall for steers was moderate to strong, with light to moderate demand for heifers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	130.00–142.00	134.04
3	—	535	132.00	132.00
2	—	775	137.00	137.00
9	—	831	144.00–153.00	148.33
7	—	1,057	149.00	149.00
1	—	565	152.00	152.00
4	—	1,340	134.00	134.00
4	—	931	140.00–152.00	148.97
3	—	880	140.00–148.00	145.36
1	—	410	155.00	155.00
2	—	670	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	709	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	162.00–175.00	165.29
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	105.00	105.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
1	—	885	115.00	115.00
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	127.00	127.00
1	—	225	125.00	125.00
4	—	406	122.00–135.00	125.40
2	—	550	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	80.00	80.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	740	147.00	147.00
4	—	441	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
2	—	912	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,025	117.00	117.00
10	—	570	120.00–125.00	121.54
5	—	621	120.00–152.00	135.30
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
5	—	839	140.00–142.00	140.81
8	—	532	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	87.00	87.00
1	—	805	97.00	97.00
2	—	298	105.00	105.00
5	—	469	85.00–90.00	86.76
1	—	325	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	80.00	80.00
1	—	835	87.00	87.00
1	—	490	75.00	75.00
2	—	385	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	65.00	65.00
5	—	393	80.00	80.00
3	—	318	67.00	67.00
4	—	449	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	96.00	96.00
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
5	—	588	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	80.00	80.00
1	—	625	72.00	72.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	87.00	87.00
4	—	668	95.00	95.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	67.00–70.00	68.52
2	—	975	75.00–107.00	90.75
2	—	530	70.00–75.00	72.43
2	—	938	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,020	70.00–90.00	80.20
1	—	825	85.00	85.00
2	—	658	47.00–55.00	50.95
2	—	700	85.00	85.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	42.00–50.00	45.95
1	—	735	70.00	70.00
3	—	653	30.00	30.00
1	—	300	30.00	30.00
1	—	370	40.00	40.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	50.00	50.00
2	—	228	50.00–90.00	69.34
2	—	572	47.00	47.00
2	—	495	50.00	50.00
1	—	395	70.00	70.00
1	—	615	55.00	55.00
1	—	685	60.00	60.00
4	—	1,316	99.00	99.00
2	—	188	32.00–80.00	55.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	62.00	62.00
1	—	935	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	155.00–160.00	157.55
1	—	1,340	94.00	94.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
4	—	579	110.00–120.00	112.51
2	—	282	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	95.00–105.00	100.09
1	—	365	100.00	100.00
4	—	585	75.00–87.00	77.90
2	—	520	75.00–78.00	76.54
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	90.00	90.00
1	—	220	105.00	105.00
2	—	485	75.00	75.00
2	—	355	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	85.00	85.00
4	—	448	115.00	115.00
1	—	510	85.00	85.00
1	—	685	75.00	75.00
1	—	375	112.00	112.00
1	—	315	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	92.00	92.00
2	—	205	60.00	60.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	70.00	70.00
1	—	440	55.00	55.00
1	—	480	45.00	45.00
5	—	707	70.00–92.00	87.64
6	—	658	61.00–72.00	68.26
5	—	537	65.00–77.00	67.39
2	—	912	68.00	68.00
7	—	605	50.00–70.00	65.04
1	—	390	82.00	82.00
1	—	955	55.00	55.00
1	—	345	60.00	60.00
3	—	818	52.00–75.00	63.82
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	47.00	47.00
1	—	550	50.00	50.00
1	—	865	67.00	67.00
2	—	390	30.00	30.00
2	—	640	60.00	60.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	87.00	87.00
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,085	88.00	88.00
2	—	808	85.00–90.00	87.48

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