Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2024-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next Vintage feeder sale will be May 10th @6PM

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $282.25/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$282.25

8 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$40.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.45

vs PA average

−27.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	302.50	1,709	4thin
Medium and Large 2	591	262.00	1,548	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.50/cwt here — about $161 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 sale8 hd

282.25

—

PA average2 barns · 10 hd

274.80

+7.45

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−27.30

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

52 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	800–850	815	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	239.27/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,081	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	583	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,195	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	549	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	838	170.04/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	226.12/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	191.31/cwt	190.00–192.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	230.14/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,461	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	186.27/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,367	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	224.22/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,296	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	238.87/cwt	235.00–245.00	920	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	219.21/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,157	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	800–850	812	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,624	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	350–400	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	468	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,170	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	413	255.15/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,054	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	550–600	570	244.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,396	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	175.06/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	238.93/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,374	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	258.17/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,712	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	245.16/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,902	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	220.85/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,477	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	288.36/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,448	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	269.52/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,121	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	219.97/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	217.54/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	238.85/cwt	235.00–242.00	2,064	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	240.86/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,269	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	213.48/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,567	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	698	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	238.79/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,987	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	253.66/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,824	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	231.87/cwt	231.00–237.00	2,112	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	167.48/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,022	4

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 Apr 26, 2024

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The next Vintage feeder sale will be May 10th @6PM

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	250.00–260.00	255.15
5	500–550	549	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	570	240.00–250.00	244.96
2	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	815	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	265.00	265.00
4	550–600	591	262.00	262.00
6	600–650	635	220.00–235.00	230.14
7	650–700	687	230.00–242.00	239.27
6	700–750	734	210.00–225.00	217.54
3	750–800	765	215.00–225.00	219.97
2	900–950	945	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	265.00	265.00
3	450–500	452	285.00–295.00	288.36
2	500–550	540	295.00	295.00
2	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
11	650–700	663	255.00–260.00	258.17
19	700–750	719	247.00–260.00	253.66
10	750–800	776	240.00–250.00	245.16
15	800–850	832	235.00–242.00	238.79
14	850–900	864	235.00–242.00	238.85
7	900–950	911	231.00–237.00	231.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	592	227.00	227.00
5	650–700	679	220.00–230.00	226.12
2	700–750	730	212.00	212.00
2	750–800	788	210.00	210.00
3	900–950	932	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	190.00–192.00	191.31
3	450–500	455	170.00	170.00
2	650–700	663	195.00	195.00
4	700–750	734	185.00–190.00	186.27
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	468	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	583	205.00	205.00
5	800–850	812	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	385	235.00–245.00	238.87
5	500–550	528	210.00–225.00	219.21
8	550–600	578	220.00–230.00	224.22
4	600–650	610	165.00–175.00	167.48
2	650–700	698	190.00	190.00
2	800–850	838	165.00–175.00	170.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	270.00	270.00
10	400–450	416	265.00–275.00	269.52
12	500–550	527	235.00–245.00	240.86
10	550–600	575	235.00–250.00	238.93
8	600–650	638	227.00	227.00
7	650–700	669	220.00–222.00	220.85
16	700–750	734	200.00–225.00	213.48
2	800–850	810	170.00–180.00	175.06
2	850–900	855	220.00	220.00
2	900–950	920	225.00	225.00

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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