Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2019-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday, slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold steady with number 1 bull calves selling steady-10.00 higher. All prices CWT.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,668	58.52	976	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,444	55.06	795	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,255	43.39	545	69
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,425	108.00	1,539	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,530	117.00	1,790	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,493	112.33	1,677	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,429	107.45	1,536	38

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Replacements	102	151.88/cwt	5
Bulls	Number 1	103	64.10/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	103	47.26/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	93	31.24/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	83	10.69/cwt	23
Heifers	Replacements	90	153.56/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	90	33.78/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	73	11.75/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

39 lots · USDA AMS · Vintage Livestock Auction (Monday) - 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	ChoiceNon-Traditional	—	1,498	112.60/cwt	110.00–115.50	1,687	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,444	55.06/cwt	50.00–60.00	795	14
Steers	Choice	—	1,464	110.91/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,624	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	63.32/cwt	55.00–82.00	65	13
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	32.50/cwt	25.00–40.00	34	2
Bulls	Utility	—	73	17.00/cwt	17.00–17.00	12	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	75	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	34	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	90	12.00/cwt	12.00–12.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	70.50/cwt	65.00–80.00	78	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	25.00/cwt	20.00–30.00	20	2
Bulls	Utility	—	55	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	60	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	6	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	60.00/cwt	55.00–65.00	56	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	50.07/cwt	45.00–55.00	47	4
Bulls	ReplacementsBeef Cross	—	103	152.20/cwt	140.00–165.00	157	2
Bulls	Utility	—	81	9.48/cwt	5.00–20.00	8	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	125	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	81	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	43.36/cwt	40.00–45.00	44	3
Bulls	ReplacementsBeef Cross	—	95	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	138	2
Bulls	Utility	—	93	12.45/cwt	10.00–17.00	12	7
Heifers	ReplacementsBeef Cross	—	92	155.27/cwt	145.00–170.00	143	5
Heifers	ReplacementsBeef Cross	—	80	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	116	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	135	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	68	1
Bulls	ReplacementsBeef Cross	—	115	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	190	1
Bulls	Utility	—	63	5.63/cwt	5.00–7.00	4	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	103	27.56/cwt	25.00–30.00	28	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	50	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	32.48/cwt	20.00–40.00	30	8
Bulls	Utility	—	105	13.50/cwt	12.00–15.00	14	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	80	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	28	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	70	12.50/cwt	10.00–15.00	9	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,425	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,539	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,316	50.00/cwt	47.00–55.00	658	32
Steers	SelectNon-Traditional	—	1,464	108.24/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,585	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,257	41.24/cwt	34.00–46.00	518	27
Steers	Select	—	1,398	106.73/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,492	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	28.04/cwt	20.00–35.00	296	10
Steers	Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional	—	1,530	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.50	1,790	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	58.52/cwt	55.50–64.00	976	10

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 Livestock Auction (Monday) - Paradise, PA

Mon Sep 30, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 128Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 105Last week 94Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,498	110.00–115.50	112.60
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,464	109.00–112.00	110.91
Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,464	105.00–110.00	108.24
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,398	105.00–110.00	106.73
Steers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,530	115.00–119.50	117.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,444	50.00–60.00	55.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,316	47.00–55.00	50.00
27	—	1,257	34.00–46.00	41.24
10	—	1,056	20.00–35.00	28.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,668	55.50–64.00	58.52
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	108.00	108.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	102	55.00–82.00	63.32
4	—	110	65.00–80.00	70.50
4	—	94	55.00–65.00	60.00
1	—	125	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	105	25.00–40.00	32.50
2	—	80	20.00–30.00	25.00
8	—	93	20.00–40.00	32.48
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	17.00	17.00
1	—	55	5.00	5.00
8	—	81	5.00–20.00	9.48
7	—	93	10.00–17.00	12.45
3	—	63	5.00–7.00	5.63
2	—	105	12.00–15.00	13.50
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	94	45.00–55.00	50.07
3	—	102	40.00–45.00	43.36
1	—	135	50.00	50.00
1	—	110	45.00	45.00
Bulls — Replacements · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	140.00–165.00	152.20
2	—	95	145.00	145.00
1	—	115	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	45.00	45.00
2	—	103	25.00–30.00	27.56
1	—	80	35.00	35.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	12.00	12.00
1	—	60	10.00	10.00
2	—	70	10.00–15.00	12.50
Heifers — Replacements · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	92	145.00–170.00	155.27
1	—	80	145.00	145.00

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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