Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2024-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next Vintage feeder sale will be April 26th @6PM

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.18/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$237.18

26 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$21.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.83

vs PA average

−26.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	246.38	1,357	15thin
Medium and Large 2	547	224.63	1,229	11thin

One grade step is worth $21.74/cwt here — about $128 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale26 hd

237.18

—

PA average6 barns · 174 hd

213.35

+23.83

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−26.78

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

80 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	247.49/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	267.47/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	246.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	244.41/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,684	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	254.03/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,223	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	216.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,227	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,897	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	257.50/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,251	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	220.77/cwt	215.00–230.00	2,022	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	302.43/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,249	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	235.03/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,984	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	195.92/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	237.79/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,353	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	218.07/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,485	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	208.27/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,502	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	214.11/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,233	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	204.99/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	273.73/cwt	270.00–285.00	950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	206.25/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	200.05/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	965	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	624	217.49/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,357	26
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	300–350	323	263.12/cwt	260.00–275.00	850	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	375	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,106	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	752	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,278	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	735	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,139	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	850–900	873	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,964	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	800–850	840	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,932	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	472	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	708	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	898	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,302	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	500–550	511	232.21/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,187	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	428	257.06/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,100	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	900–950	925	217.46/cwt	215.00–220.00	2,012	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	715	124.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	893	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	440	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	990	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	468	207.41/cwt	205.00–210.00	971	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	350–400	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	668	216.97/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,449	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	650–700	659	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,582	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	995	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	965	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	700–750	711	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,884	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	433	287.37/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	300.56/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,085	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	220.71/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,477	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	450–500	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	300–350	332	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	996	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	574	227.43/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,305	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	873	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	220.09/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	283.69/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,331	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	283.27/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,586	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	261.67/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	206.93/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,386	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	213.34/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	702	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	237.94/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	806	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	262.19/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,500	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	257.53/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	228.87/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,238	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	279.99/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,812	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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The next Vintage feeder sale will be April 26th @6PM

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	427	225.00–240.00	237.94
2	450–500	468	245.00–250.00	247.49
8	500–550	541	227.00–230.00	228.87
3	550–600	563	210.00–220.00	213.34
4	600–650	627	215.00–225.00	220.09
13	650–700	670	200.00–210.00	206.93
2	750–800	758	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	280.00	280.00
4	300–350	347	270.00–285.00	273.73
7	350–400	371	260.00	260.00
6	400–450	442	250.00	250.00
10	450–500	486	250.00–265.00	257.50
4	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
11	550–600	569	235.00–240.00	237.79
2	600–650	638	220.00	220.00
16	650–700	681	215.00–222.00	218.07
12	700–750	721	200.00–215.00	208.27
3	750–800	763	195.00–205.00	200.05
6	800–850	801	200.00–210.00	204.99
2	850–900	858	200.00	200.00
2	900–950	910	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	265.00–270.00	267.47
3	500–550	522	235.00	235.00
5	550–600	568	210.00–220.00	216.09
2	700–750	702	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	361	300.00–305.00	300.56
3	400–450	418	305.00	305.00
3	450–500	459	260.00–265.00	261.67
4	500–550	542	260.00	260.00
6	550–600	576	210.00–225.00	214.11
4	600–650	624	205.00–210.00	206.25
7	650–700	669	210.00–225.00	220.71
5	700–750	714	190.00–205.00	195.92
2	750–800	792	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	210.00	210.00
5	400–450	429	285.00	285.00
4	450–500	455	250.00–260.00	257.53
14	550–600	572	260.00–265.00	262.19
5	600–650	632	250.00–255.00	254.03
8	650–700	689	240.00–250.00	244.41
4	700–750	721	230.00	230.00
5	800–850	806	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	340.00	340.00
6	400–450	413	290.00–305.00	302.43
12	450–500	469	280.00–295.00	283.69
9	550–600	560	275.00–290.00	283.27
8	600–650	647	275.00–285.00	279.99
8	650–700	654	290.00	290.00
6	700–750	724	255.00	255.00
5	750–800	773	240.00–250.00	246.02
14	800–850	844	230.00–240.00	235.03
7	900–950	916	215.00–230.00	220.77
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	260.00–275.00	263.12
2	350–400	390	230.00	230.00
10	400–450	428	255.00–260.00	257.06
2	450–500	468	205.00–210.00	207.41
10	500–550	511	220.00–237.00	232.21
4	550–600	574	225.00–230.00	227.43
26	600–650	624	210.00–225.00	217.49
5	650–700	668	215.00–220.00	216.97
2	700–750	735	155.00	155.00
2	750–800	752	170.00	170.00
2	850–900	873	120.00	120.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	375	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	433	280.00–295.00	287.37
2	450–500	485	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
4	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
6	650–700	659	240.00	240.00
5	700–750	711	265.00	265.00
6	800–850	840	230.00	230.00
7	850–900	873	225.00	225.00
2	900–950	925	215.00–220.00	217.46
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	225.00	225.00
3	450–500	472	150.00	150.00
4	500–550	520	155.00	155.00
2	700–750	715	120.00–130.00	124.93
2	850–900	898	145.00	145.00
1	950–1000	995	97.00	97.00

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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