Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2019-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday, slaughter steers sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold steady. 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	1,666	53.00	883	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,419	48.21	684	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,204	36.63	441	19
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,449	111.61	1,617	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,246	107.44	1,339	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,585	120.18	1,905	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,464	115.40	1,689	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,470	109.60	1,611	19

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Replacements	100	171.25/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 1	100	72.40/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	95	52.35/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	92	38.65/cwt	19
Bulls	Utility	87	16.06/cwt	16
Heifers	Replacements	81	98.51/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	95	25.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	79	9.05/cwt	9

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	42.20/cwt	36.00–46.50	531	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	52.79/cwt	48.00–56.00	875	19
Bulls	Utility	—	75	11.00/cwt	5.00–22.00	8	4
Bulls	Utility	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	ReplacementsBeef Cross	—	130	152.50/cwt	145.00–160.00	198	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	40.81/cwt	40.00–45.00	34	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	52.77/cwt	45.00–60.00	49	11
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	38	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	73.15/cwt	60.00–90.00	81	5
Bulls	Utility	—	91	21.73/cwt	20.00–25.00	20	4
Bulls	Utility	—	110	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	17	1
Bulls	ReplacementsBeef Cross	—	85	166.67/cwt	135.00–190.00	142	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	36.94/cwt	25.00–45.00	34	10
Bulls	Number 3	—	115	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	46	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	55	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	74.48/cwt	65.00–80.00	75	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	80	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	60	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	1,040	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	24.20/cwt	18.00–27.00	243	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	48.21/cwt	44.50–52.00	684	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,383	34.28/cwt	30.00–38.00	474	2
Steers	ChoiceNon-Traditional	—	1,494	115.57/cwt	113.00–118.50	1,727	12
Steers	Select	—	1,372	109.43/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,501	3
Steers	Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional	—	1,543	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,921	2
Steers	SelectNon-Traditional	—	1,488	109.63/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,631	16
Steers	Choice	—	1,342	114.71/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,539	3
Steers	Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional	—	1,591	119.61/cwt	117.50–123.50	1,903	15
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	78	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	71.35/cwt	65.00–80.00	68	11
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	54.88/cwt	50.00–60.00	57	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	41	2
Bulls	ReplacementsBeef Cross	—	93	186.89/cwt	165.00–210.00	174	2
Bulls	ReplacementsBeef Cross	—	100	176.25/cwt	145.00–210.00	176	4
Bulls	Utility	—	80	21.00/cwt	20.00–22.00	17	2
Bulls	Utility	—	100	16.00/cwt	12.00–22.00	16	4
Heifers	ReplacementsBeef Cross	—	65	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	29	1
Heifers	ReplacementsBeef Cross	—	93	98.78/cwt	50.00–145.00	92	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	110	12.00/cwt	12.00–12.00	13	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,449	111.61/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,617	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	24	1
Heifers	ReplacementsBeef Cross	—	80	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	116	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	100	12.00/cwt	12.00–12.00	12	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,246	107.44/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,339	7
Heifers	ReplacementsBeef Cross	—	75	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	79	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	73	8.74/cwt	5.00–12.00	6	6

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 Nov 11, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 141Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 127Last week 114Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday, slaughter steers sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold steady. All prices CWT.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,258	36.00–46.50	42.20
5	—	1,003	18.00–27.00	24.20
2	—	1,383	30.00–38.00	34.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,658	48.00–56.00	52.79
1	—	1,825	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,419	44.50–52.00	48.21
Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,494	113.00–118.50	115.57
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	106.00–112.00	109.43
Steers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	124.00–125.00	124.49
15	—	1,591	117.50–123.50	119.61
Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,488	106.00–112.00	109.63
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,342	113.00–118.00	114.71
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,449	110.00–113.00	111.61
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,246	105.00–109.00	107.44

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	75	5.00–22.00	11.00
1	—	65	5.00	5.00
4	—	91	20.00–25.00	21.73
1	—	110	15.00	15.00
2	—	80	20.00–22.00	21.00
4	—	100	12.00–22.00	16.00
Bulls — Replacements · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	130	145.00–160.00	152.50
3	—	85	135.00–190.00	166.67
2	—	93	165.00–210.00	186.89
4	—	100	145.00–210.00	176.25
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	83	40.00–45.00	40.81
10	—	92	25.00–45.00	36.94
1	—	115	40.00	40.00
2	—	103	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	93	45.00–60.00	52.77
1	—	85	45.00	45.00
1	—	110	50.00	50.00
2	—	103	50.00–60.00	54.88
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	111	60.00–90.00	73.15
6	—	101	65.00–80.00	74.48
1	—	80	75.00	75.00
1	—	120	65.00	65.00
11	—	95	65.00–80.00	71.35
Heifers — Replacements · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	45.00	45.00
2	—	93	50.00–145.00	98.78
1	—	80	145.00	145.00
1	—	75	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	12.00	12.00
1	—	100	12.00	12.00
1	—	65	5.00	5.00
6	—	73	5.00–12.00	8.74
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	25.00	25.00

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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Every lot, as filed

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Vintage Livestock Auction (Monday) - Paradise, PA

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