Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2024-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The Next Vintage Feeder Sale is March 8th @ 6:00 Pm

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $216.98/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$216.98

75 head · 756 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$16.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+34.19

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	756	220.38	1,666	60
Medium and Large 2	759	203.40	1,544	15thin

One grade step is worth $16.98/cwt here — about $121 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 sale75 hd

216.98

—

PA average4 barns · 425 hd

182.80

+34.19

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

61 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
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	677	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	230.55/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,718	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	207.19/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,829	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	226.02/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,159	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,907	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	918	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	210.01/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,436	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	832	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,473	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	870	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,970	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	855	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,325	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	718	160.02/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,149	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	810	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,134	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	463	171.73/cwt	170.00–175.00	795	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	850	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,403	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	407	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	753	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	573	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	935	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,078	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	162.25/cwt	155.00–167.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	208.03/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,119	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	206.17/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,175	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	180.06/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,113	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	188.83/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,001	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	233.19/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,091	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	212.48/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,764	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	271.40/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,286	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,346	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,242	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 Feb 9, 2024

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

Receipts 335Last week 238Year ago 328

The Next Vintage Feeder Sale is March 8th @ 6:00 Pm

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	185.00	185.00
1	—	870	175.00	175.00
1	—	555	155.00	155.00
3	—	407	185.00	185.00
1	—	545	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	170.00–175.00	171.73
1	—	850	165.00	165.00
1	—	615	160.00	160.00
3	—	573	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	175.00	175.00
3	—	855	155.00	155.00
2	—	718	155.00–165.00	160.02
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
1	—	605	170.00	170.00
1	—	810	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	745	230.00–232.00	230.55
12	—	883	200.00–214.00	207.19
5	—	513	225.00–230.00	226.02
6	—	908	210.00	210.00
2	—	985	200.00	200.00
12	—	830	210.00–220.00	212.48
4	—	474	260.00–275.00	271.40
5	—	612	220.00	220.00
3	—	552	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	192.00	192.00
6	—	684	200.00–212.00	210.01
2	—	832	177.00	177.00
4	—	726	217.00	217.00
1	—	880	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	150.00	150.00
1	—	575	225.00	225.00
1	—	530	190.00	190.00
2	—	675	195.00	195.00
1	—	400	230.00	230.00
1	—	460	230.00	230.00
2	—	700	195.00	195.00
2	—	830	212.00	212.00
2	—	625	232.00	232.00
1	—	975	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	180.00–185.00	182.50
1	—	635	185.00	185.00
1	—	405	210.00	210.00
1	—	565	185.00	185.00
1	—	460	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	634	170.00	170.00
3	—	578	155.00–167.00	162.25
1	—	745	160.00	160.00
1	—	750	165.00	165.00
7	—	530	185.00–190.00	188.83
1	—	850	160.00	160.00
1	—	910	165.00	165.00
1	—	655	160.00	160.00
1	—	810	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	538	205.00–215.00	208.03
9	—	570	200.00–215.00	206.17
2	—	660	187.00	187.00
4	—	726	200.00	200.00
4	—	618	175.00–185.00	180.06
14	—	468	227.00–235.00	233.19
2	—	422	215.00	215.00

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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