Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2023-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on 3/10/2023

Buyer attendance for todays sale was moderate to heavy throughout the sale. Demand for Heifer and Steer calves was moderate overall on a moderate supply of cattle. Strong demand was seen for calves between 600-800lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.76/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$169.76

157 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$517

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

$31.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.89

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	709	174.94	1,241	122
Medium and Large 2	717	153.09	1,097	30
Medium 1-2	505	143.40	724	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.54/cwt here — about $517 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 sale157 hd

169.76

—

PA average5 barns · 538 hd

156.87

+12.89

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	445	147.50/cwt	135.00–160.00	656	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	290	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	668	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,189	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	158.65/cwt	155.00–165.00	839	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	171.62/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,236	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	147.94/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	170.78/cwt	170.00–172.00	610	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	672	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	178.44/cwt	175.00–200.00	860	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	164.48/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,359	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	856	150.49/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,288	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,282	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	178.27/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	157.06/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,436	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	659	196.99/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	178.53/cwt	177.00–182.00	941	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	280	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	230	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	260	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	164.95/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,447	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	712	210.43/cwt	192.00–221.00	1,498	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	566	221.44/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,253	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	423	119.92/cwt	110.00–125.00	507	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	350	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	143.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	370	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	333	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	430	119.65/cwt	90.00–135.00	514	3
Bulls	Large 3	—	333	125.10/cwt	102.00–150.00	417	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	220	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	153.91/cwt	147.00–160.00	673	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	153.82/cwt	145.00–160.00	720	4
Bulls	Large 3	—	890	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	198	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	291	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	140.18/cwt	132.00–142.00	576	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	125	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	929	93.27/cwt	90.00–100.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	626	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,096	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	158.51/cwt	140.00–162.00	1,008	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	147.24/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,050	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	137.43/cwt	135.00–145.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	139.51/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	156.36/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,049	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	136.26/cwt	132.00–145.00	788	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	382	130.17/cwt	125.00–140.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	166.43/cwt	155.00–170.00	859	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	151.58/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	250	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	318	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	705	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,262	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 Feb 10, 2023

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

Receipts 328Last week 392Year ago 354

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on 3/10/2023

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	145.00	145.00
7	—	529	155.00–165.00	158.65
3	—	795	155.00	155.00
4	—	930	135.00–155.00	147.94
8	—	856	140.00–152.00	150.49
1	—	575	145.00	145.00
2	—	325	160.00–165.00	162.42
3	—	711	145.00–155.00	151.58
1	—	830	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	135.00–160.00	147.50
1	—	290	152.00	152.00
2	—	672	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	200.00	200.00
9	—	720	165.00–180.00	171.62
2	—	1,165	132.00	132.00
5	—	357	170.00–172.00	170.78
7	—	482	175.00–200.00	178.44
6	—	405	182.00	182.00
9	—	826	155.00–175.00	164.48
10	—	777	160.00–170.00	164.97
3	—	678	190.00	190.00
3	—	623	175.00–180.00	178.27
3	—	1,113	137.00	137.00
8	—	914	152.00–162.00	157.06
6	—	349	185.00	185.00
7	—	527	177.00–182.00	178.53
4	—	1,060	137.00	137.00
13	—	877	155.00–175.00	164.95
1	—	1,030	135.00	135.00
4	—	980	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	192.00–202.00	196.99
8	—	712	192.00–221.00	210.43
7	—	566	220.00–225.00	221.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	668	178.00	178.00
1	—	475	175.00	175.00
4	—	626	175.00	175.00
1	—	370	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	437	147.00–160.00	153.91
4	—	468	145.00–160.00	153.82
6	—	636	140.00–162.00	158.51
3	—	770	140.00–151.00	147.24
2	—	885	137.00–142.00	139.51
2	—	578	135.00	135.00
9	—	671	155.00–160.00	156.36
20	—	516	155.00–170.00	166.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	411	132.00–142.00	140.18
3	—	540	115.00	115.00
5	—	303	142.00	142.00
4	—	370	135.00–145.00	137.43
3	—	732	145.00	145.00
2	—	275	150.00	150.00
1	—	610	137.00	137.00
7	—	578	132.00–145.00	136.26
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	145.00	145.00
2	—	610	145.00	145.00
3	—	382	125.00–140.00	130.17
1	—	250	127.00	127.00
1	—	705	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	82.00	82.00
3	—	423	110.00–125.00	119.92
1	—	350	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	97.00	97.00
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,005	90.00	90.00
1	—	790	145.00	145.00
1	—	350	162.00	162.00
4	—	675	140.00–150.00	143.83
2	—	722	147.00	147.00
3	—	929	90.00–100.00	93.27
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
1	—	540	150.00	150.00
1	—	415	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	90.00	90.00
3	—	430	90.00–135.00	119.65
2	—	333	102.00–150.00	125.10
2	—	220	80.00	80.00
1	—	890	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
2	—	198	147.00	147.00
1	—	125	135.00	135.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Vintage