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Vintage

Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2021-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Paradise, Pennsylvania · Fri, Mar 26

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1924

← Mar 12Mar 26Apr 9 →

Receipts

494 head

▼ 208 vs last sale 702▲ 289 vs year ago 205 · +141.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on 4/9/2021 at 6:00pm.

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers 300 to 700 lbs. sold strong; steers 700 to 900 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 200 to 500 lbs. sold strong; heifers 500 to 800 lbs. sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls 300 to 400 lbs. sold strong; bulls 400 to 700 lbs. sold weak on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate 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 $139.64/cwt on 283 head.

Average price

$139.64

283 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$230

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$32.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.61

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	661	144.96	958	227
Medium and Large 2	738	119.32	880	46
Large 1	1,057	112.40	1,188	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.56/cwt here — about −$230 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 sale283 hd

139.64

—

PA average6 barns · 665 hd

123.03

+16.61

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

Every lot

77 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	631	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	163.17/cwt	162.00–167.00	703	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	168.57/cwt	160.00–170.00	789	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	505	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	899	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	127.40/cwt	120.00–137.00	665	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	154.22/cwt	150.00–156.00	831	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	787	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	153.91/cwt	145.00–159.00	900	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	134.66/cwt	132.00–137.00	835	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	148.99/cwt	146.00–155.00	940	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	141.63/cwt	137.00–147.00	956	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	129.68/cwt	125.00–132.00	879	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	680	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,034	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	137.23/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,000	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	117.03/cwt	110.00–122.00	889	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	765	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,186	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	136.07/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,049	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	130.55/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,064	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	840	113.01/cwt	112.00–115.00	949	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	866	94.52/cwt	87.00–107.00	819	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	123.62/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,073	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	872	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,020	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	907	106.41/cwt	105.00–112.00	965	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	960	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	960	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	979	116.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,136	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,017	118.14/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,201	7
Steers	—	Large 1	1,058	103.50/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,095	2
Steers	—	Large 1	1,335	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,202	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	266	133.11/cwt	132.00–135.00	354	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	147.76/cwt	147.00–150.00	414	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	138.18/cwt	130.00–147.00	460	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	129.40/cwt	125.00–132.00	534	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	158.70/cwt	155.00–160.00	665	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	679	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	102.50/cwt	95.00–110.00	497	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	121.37/cwt	117.00–135.00	719	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	589	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	104.51/cwt	100.00–115.00	652	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	100.64/cwt	100.00–105.00	671	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	681	80.30/cwt	75.00–82.00	547	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	732	97.25/cwt	92.00–105.00	712	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	118.62/cwt	116.00–127.00	871	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	80.87/cwt	75.00–85.00	625	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	119.16/cwt	115.00–122.00	929	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	801	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	897	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	836	83.15/cwt	75.00–87.00	695	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	875	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	586	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	92.74/cwt	92.00–95.00	824	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	901	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	721	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	103.36/cwt	100.00–110.00	939	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	955	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	240	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	425	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	317	163.63/cwt	157.00–167.00	519	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	353	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	512	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	393	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	629	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	412	143.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	590	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	639	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	134.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	715	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	574	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	861	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	632	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	948	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	831	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	677	104.98/cwt	95.00–110.00	711	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	728	93.96/cwt	90.00–102.00	684	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	940	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	846	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	975	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	780	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	671	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	530	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	727	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	574	5
Dairy Steers	—	Small 3	750	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	540	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	770	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	570	8
Dairy Steers	—	Small 3	870	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	653	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 26, 2021

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

Receipts 494Last week 702Year ago 205

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on 4/9/2021 at 6:00pm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	780	115.00–122.00	119.16
8	—	667	100.00–105.00	100.64
4	—	734	116.00–127.00	118.62
2	—	333	130.00–147.00	138.18
2	—	468	145.00	145.00
4	—	889	92.00–95.00	92.74
4	—	801	112.00	112.00
4	—	592	117.00–135.00	121.37
4	—	280	147.00–150.00	147.76
1	—	955	100.00	100.00
4	—	419	155.00–160.00	158.70
10	—	624	100.00–115.00	104.51
3	—	908	100.00–110.00	103.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	125.00–132.00	129.40
1	—	875	67.00	67.00
12	—	732	92.00–105.00	97.25
3	—	266	132.00–135.00	133.11
4	—	901	80.00	80.00
2	—	485	95.00–110.00	102.50
6	—	773	75.00–85.00	80.87
2	—	340	130.00	130.00
1	—	620	95.00	95.00
8	—	836	75.00–87.00	83.15
4	—	681	75.00–82.00	80.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	145.00	145.00
1	—	975	80.00	80.00
1	—	700	95.00	95.00
3	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	940	90.00	90.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
3	—	677	95.00–110.00	104.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	150.00	150.00
5	—	574	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	177.00	177.00
4	—	530	130.00–140.00	134.91
2	—	665	120.00–130.00	124.96
3	—	317	157.00–167.00	163.63
3	—	412	140.00–145.00	143.28
3	—	485	130.00–135.00	131.67
3	—	728	90.00–102.00	93.96
5	—	393	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	631	146.00–155.00	148.99
6	—	350	165.00	165.00
5	—	907	105.00–112.00	106.41
30	—	729	132.00–142.00	137.23
16	—	771	130.00–142.00	136.07
7	—	468	160.00–170.00	168.57
8	—	431	162.00–167.00	163.17
30	—	585	145.00–159.00	153.91
41	—	675	137.00–147.00	141.63
5	—	979	115.00–120.00	116.00
5	—	868	122.00–130.00	123.62
10	—	539	150.00–156.00	154.22
14	—	815	125.00–135.00	130.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	152.00	152.00
1	—	765	155.00	155.00
5	—	505	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,017	117.00–119.00	118.14
1	—	1,335	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,058	102.00–105.00	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	760	110.00–122.00	117.03
2	—	583	130.00–140.00	135.02
9	—	840	112.00–115.00	113.01
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
4	—	866	87.00–107.00	94.52
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
3	—	678	125.00–132.00	129.68
1	—	960	100.00	100.00
3	—	620	132.00–137.00	134.66
1	—	415	152.00	152.00
3	—	522	120.00–137.00	127.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	872	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	75.00	75.00
1	—	750	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	770	74.00	74.00
5	—	727	79.00	79.00
6	—	671	79.00	79.00

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.