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Vintage

Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2021-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Paradise, Pennsylvania · Fri, Mar 12

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1924

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Receipts

702 head

▲ 255 vs last sale 447▲ 162 vs year ago 540 · +30.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Two 1035 lb heifers selling for 1035.00, deleted

The next Feeder Cattle sale will be held on 3/26/2020 at 6:00pm

Compared to last month, Feeder Steers sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher, with Dairy Steers selling weak on a light test. Feeder Heifers sold firm, with Dairy Heifers selling firm on a light test. Bulls sold weak compared to a light test. Overall, demand was moderate to good with heavy buyer attendance and moderate to heavy sale supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.23/cwt on 325 head.

Average price

$135.23

325 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$15.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.00

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	702	137.53	966	275
Large 1	685	131.00	897	4thin
Medium and Large 2	632	121.87	770	46

One grade step is worth $15.65/cwt here — about $196 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale325 hd

135.23

—

PA average8 barns · 940 hd

127.23

+8.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

93 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	282	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	367	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	143.55/cwt	142.00–145.00	474	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	127.47/cwt	125.00–135.00	458	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	407	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	430	163.01/cwt	160.00–165.00	701	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	141.03/cwt	130.00–150.00	611	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	448	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	672	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	541	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	464	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	807	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	147.95/cwt	140.00–158.00	710	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	122.44/cwt	120.00–124.00	633	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	527	159.77/cwt	156.00–165.00	842	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	145.54/cwt	140.00–160.00	782	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	144.77/cwt	130.00–152.00	830	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	586	113.85/cwt	100.00–125.00	667	4
Steers	—	Large 1	588	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	853	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	140.72/cwt	125.00–155.00	875	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	123.54/cwt	120.00–130.00	778	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	107.59/cwt	100.00–117.00	723	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	134.64/cwt	125.00–147.00	906	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	138.27/cwt	135.00–152.00	986	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	121.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	937	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	135.27/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,054	19
Steers	—	Large 1	782	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	915	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	823	110.63/cwt	102.00–115.00	910	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	132.47/cwt	120.00–147.00	1,096	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	128.70/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,113	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	865	117.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,017	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	120.50/cwt	112.00–130.00	1,117	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	989	117.48/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,162	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,016	103.16/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,048	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,123	114.58/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,287	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,188	112.85/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,341	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,239	101.00/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,251	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,373	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	279	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	279	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	282	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	338	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	125.66/cwt	117.00–135.00	418	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	352	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	405	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	126.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	469	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	107.22/cwt	100.00–112.00	457	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	109.20/cwt	105.00–112.00	526	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	113.52/cwt	112.00–117.00	582	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	522	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	480	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	113.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	593	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	95.02/cwt	92.00–102.00	549	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	602	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	644	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	126.86/cwt	115.00–136.00	794	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	120.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	819	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	760	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	123.55/cwt	120.00–135.00	882	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	121.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	965	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	121.79/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,023	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	280	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	350	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	368	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	358	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	412	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	149.19/cwt	132.00–167.00	642	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	103.14/cwt	95.00–107.00	454	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	110.13/cwt	105.00–115.00	521	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	586	121.66/cwt	100.00–127.00	713	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	637	125.62/cwt	117.00–127.00	800	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	645	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	613	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	676	124.87/cwt	124.00–130.00	844	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	728	125.44/cwt	122.00–130.00	913	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	782	62.53/cwt	55.00–70.00	489	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	805	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	877	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,377	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,305	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	243	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	258	13
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	294	102.66/cwt	101.00–106.00	302	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	327	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	327	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	364	90.75/cwt	90.00–92.00	330	13
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	578	88.29/cwt	80.00–90.00	510	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	290	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	189	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	385	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	212	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	425	95.47/cwt	85.00–105.00	406	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	573	69.73/cwt	52.00–87.00	400	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	628	66.45/cwt	60.00–72.00	417	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	689	55.01/cwt	50.00–75.00	379	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	705	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	353	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	760	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	509	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	990	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	693	1

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 12, 2021

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

Receipts 702Last week 447Year ago 540

Correction: Two 1035 lb heifers selling for 1035.00, deleted

The next Feeder Cattle sale will be held on 3/26/2020 at 6:00pm

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	95.00	95.00
2	—	473	105.00–115.00	110.13
1	—	280	100.00	100.00
3	—	440	95.00–107.00	103.14
1	—	805	109.00	109.00
2	—	358	115.00	115.00
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
1	—	520	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
7	—	637	117.00–127.00	125.62
1	—	490	145.00	145.00
4	—	728	122.00–130.00	125.44
5	—	586	100.00–127.00	121.66
2	—	360	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,305	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,275	108.00	108.00
2	—	545	140.00	140.00
7	—	676	124.00–130.00	124.87
3	—	430	132.00–167.00	149.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	105.00	105.00
4	—	782	55.00–70.00	62.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	673	125.00–147.00	134.64
17	—	713	135.00–152.00	138.27
2	—	1,320	104.00	104.00
6	—	989	110.00–125.00	117.48
17	—	537	140.00–160.00	145.54
11	—	927	112.00–130.00	120.50
3	—	282	130.00	130.00
2	—	330	142.00–145.00	143.55
12	—	433	130.00–150.00	141.03
6	—	1,239	98.00–107.00	101.00
19	—	827	120.00–147.00	132.47
4	—	480	140.00–158.00	147.95
7	—	1,188	112.00–115.00	112.85
12	—	865	125.00–141.00	128.70
27	—	573	130.00–152.00	144.77
6	—	1,016	100.00–114.00	103.16
19	—	779	127.00–140.00	135.27
19	—	622	125.00–155.00	140.72
14	—	1,123	111.00–116.00	114.58
4	—	359	125.00–135.00	127.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	430	160.00–165.00	163.01
19	—	527	156.00–165.00	159.77
10	—	464	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	145.00	145.00
2	—	782	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	773	120.00–125.00	121.28
4	—	630	120.00–130.00	123.54
4	—	865	110.00–120.00	117.53
5	—	672	100.00–117.00	107.59
4	—	586	100.00–125.00	113.85
2	—	935	100.00	100.00
2	—	380	107.00	107.00
5	—	823	102.00–115.00	110.63
2	—	462	117.00	117.00
5	—	517	120.00–124.00	122.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	448	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	626	115.00–136.00	126.86
3	—	580	125.00	125.00
2	—	282	120.00	120.00
2	—	415	135.00	135.00
2	—	333	117.00–135.00	125.66
3	—	370	125.00–130.00	126.71
4	—	840	115.00–124.00	121.79
12	—	680	120.00–125.00	120.42
9	—	714	120.00–135.00	123.55
3	—	793	120.00–125.00	121.67
14	—	513	112.00–117.00	113.52
2	—	450	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	710	107.00	107.00
5	—	482	105.00–112.00	109.20
3	—	352	115.00	115.00
4	—	426	100.00–112.00	107.22
4	—	279	100.00	100.00
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
3	—	523	110.00–115.00	113.38
5	—	578	92.00–102.00	95.02
2	—	602	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	243	106.00	106.00
13	—	364	90.00–92.00	90.75
9	—	294	101.00–106.00	102.66
6	—	578	80.00–90.00	88.29
3	—	327	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	67.00	67.00
1	—	385	55.00	55.00
2	—	573	52.00–87.00	69.73
1	—	990	70.00	70.00
3	—	628	60.00–72.00	66.45
2	—	705	50.00	50.00
5	—	689	50.00–75.00	55.01
2	—	425	85.00–105.00	95.47
2	—	290	65.00	65.00

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.