Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2024-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The Next Vintage Feeder Sale is Friday, February 9th at 6:00PM

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.94/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$183.94

64 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$32.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.45

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	650	201.84	1,311	29
Medium and Large 2	647	169.10	1,095	35

One grade step is worth $32.73/cwt here — about $216 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 sale64 hd

183.94

—

PA average4 barns · 314 hd

174.49

+9.45

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

62 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	—	616	182.61/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,125	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	177.53/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	985	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	554	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,341	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	177.36/cwt	170.00–185.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	167.11/cwt	160.00–170.00	951	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	585	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	165.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	176.61/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,293	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	171.45/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,051	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	355	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	152.59/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,266	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	860	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	688	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	830	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	581	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	500	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,243	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	850	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	140.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	938	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	183.03/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,424	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	137.98/cwt	130.00–145.00	918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	912	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	105.14/cwt	100.00–115.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	136.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	855	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,217	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	873	157.44/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	182.98/cwt	177.00–185.00	959	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	804	3

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 Jan 12, 2024

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

Receipts 238Last week 544Year ago 392

The Next Vintage Feeder Sale is Friday, February 9th at 6:00PM

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	616	180.00–190.00	182.61
2	—	835	160.00–170.00	165.03
3	—	732	175.00–180.00	176.61
2	—	688	227.00	227.00
5	—	778	180.00–195.00	183.03
1	—	410	215.00	215.00
1	—	555	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	684	175.00–180.00	177.53
1	—	985	145.00	145.00
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
2	—	525	170.00–185.00	177.36
7	—	569	160.00–170.00	167.11
13	—	613	160.00–177.00	171.45
1	—	430	185.00	185.00
1	—	865	170.00	170.00
2	—	830	145.00–160.00	152.59
1	—	710	175.00	175.00
2	—	912	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	554	242.00	242.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	120.00	120.00
1	—	585	95.00	95.00
1	—	860	80.00	80.00
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	75.00	75.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
1	—	355	95.00	95.00
2	—	570	115.00	115.00
1	—	830	70.00	70.00
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
1	—	850	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	666	140.00–145.00	140.87
2	—	608	140.00–145.00	142.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	225.00	225.00
2	—	820	145.00	145.00
4	—	341	200.00	200.00
2	—	738	165.00	165.00
1	—	275	280.00	280.00
1	—	660	170.00	170.00
1	—	410	195.00	195.00
1	—	760	170.00	170.00
4	—	622	175.00	175.00
2	—	873	150.00–165.00	157.44
4	—	524	177.00–185.00	182.98
3	—	473	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	150.00	150.00
2	—	565	155.00	155.00
2	—	723	120.00–130.00	124.95
3	—	850	137.00	137.00
5	—	665	130.00–145.00	137.98
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
1	—	755	137.00	137.00
6	—	515	100.00–115.00	105.14
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
13	—	626	135.00–140.00	136.58
1	—	935	100.00	100.00
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	180.00	180.00
1	—	475	185.00	185.00
1	—	660	155.00	155.00
1	—	785	155.00	155.00
1	—	265	240.00	240.00
1	—	430	230.00	230.00

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.

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