Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2024-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Next Vintage feeder sale will be held on June 14th @6PM

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $266.63/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$266.63

15 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$16.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.17

vs PA average

−43.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	272.04	1,483	10thin
Medium and Large 2	551	255.81	1,409	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.23/cwt here — about $74 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale15 hd

266.63

—

PA average4 barns · 50 hd

260.46

+6.17

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−43.08

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

60 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	500–550	532	198.29/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	756	196.69/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	251.68/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	862	219.95/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	256.35/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	227.97/cwt	220.00–239.00	2,084	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	228.81/cwt	222.50–235.00	2,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	269.92/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	257.43/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,751	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	225.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	2,176	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	273.45/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	235.50/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,488	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	220.83/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	253.26/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,927	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	255.94/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,868	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	216.75/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,446	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	225.73/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,709	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	559	237.38/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,327	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	871	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,716	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	719	216.23/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,555	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	662	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,556	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	460	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,219	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	430	273.21/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,175	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	750–800	770	240.09/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,849	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	459	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	734	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	533	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	853	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	500–550	516	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,290	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	611	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,466	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	631	260.50/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,644	17
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	450–500	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	300–350	335	298.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	998	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	550–600	583	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,574	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	393	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,159	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	850–900	855	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	800–850	847	212.72/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,802	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	900–950	915	219.49/cwt	215.00–220.00	2,008	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	700–750	732	239.95/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,756	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	650–700	667	250.05/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,668	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	204.84/cwt	200.00–210.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	322.41/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	251.28/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,066	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	209.72/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	210.24/cwt	200.00–220.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	238.79/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	228.33/cwt	220.00–230.00	957	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	216.67/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,376	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 →

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	200.00–220.00	210.24
2	350–400	383	200.00–210.00	204.84
6	400–450	419	220.00–230.00	228.33
3	500–550	532	195.00–200.00	198.29
3	600–650	635	210.00–220.00	216.67
3	750–800	756	195.00–200.00	196.69
2	800–850	840	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	414	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	452	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
13	600–650	632	230.00–240.00	235.50
9	650–700	667	210.00–220.00	216.75
6	700–750	705	215.00–230.00	220.83
8	750–800	757	222.00–227.00	225.73
5	800–850	810	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	432	245.00–255.00	251.68
2	500–550	522	255.00	255.00
3	550–600	570	255.00–257.00	256.35
4	750–800	777	235.00–250.00	238.79
3	850–900	862	210.00–225.00	219.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	440	315.00–330.00	322.41
6	500–550	528	265.00–280.00	273.45
4	550–600	571	265.00–275.00	269.92
8	650–700	680	245.00–265.00	257.43
10	700–750	730	245.00–260.00	255.94
11	750–800	761	250.00–260.00	253.26
8	800–850	822	250.00–260.00	251.28
4	850–900	881	222.50–235.00	228.81
9	900–950	914	220.00–239.00	227.97
6	950–1000	967	220.00–230.00	225.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	140.00	140.00
2	600–650	608	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	523	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	628	200.00–220.00	209.72
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	430	260.00–277.50	273.21
2	450–500	460	265.00	265.00
9	500–550	516	250.00	250.00
6	550–600	559	225.00–240.00	237.38
7	600–650	611	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	662	235.00	235.00
4	700–750	719	215.00–220.00	216.23
5	850–900	871	197.00	197.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	290.00–300.00	298.00
3	350–400	393	295.00	295.00
5	450–500	490	275.00	275.00
5	500–550	545	290.00	290.00
4	550–600	583	270.00	270.00
17	600–650	631	250.00–265.00	260.50
9	650–700	667	240.00–255.00	250.05
10	700–750	732	235.00–250.00	239.95
15	750–800	770	230.00–245.00	240.09
11	800–850	847	210.00–225.00	212.72
2	850–900	855	220.00	220.00
10	900–950	915	215.00–220.00	219.49
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	685	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	459	160.00	160.00
3	500–550	533	160.00	160.00

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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