Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Vintage / 2024-03-08

Vintage

Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2024-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Paradise, Pennsylvania · Fri, Mar 8

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1924

← Feb 9Mar 8Apr 12 →

Receipts

696 head

▲ 361 vs last sale 335▲ 118 vs year ago 578 · +20.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next Vintage feeder sale will April 12th @6PM

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $275.80/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$275.80

25 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,519

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$16.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.92

vs PA average

−37.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	286.15	1,594	9thin
Medium and Large 2	547	269.98	1,478	16thin

One grade step is worth $16.16/cwt here — about $116 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 sale25 hd

275.80

—

PA average4 barns · 62 hd

272.88

+2.92

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−37.20

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

Every lot

70 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	312.33/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,340	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	293.72/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,278	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	311.59/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,499	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	256.50/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,247	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	268.56/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,402	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	293.38/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,570	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	271.09/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,537	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	282.53/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,605	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	243.85/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,541	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,543	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	242.39/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,624	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,752	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	721	223.91/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,614	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	209.89/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,515	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	239.16/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,842	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	207.71/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,703	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,660	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,882	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	893	199.55/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,782	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	928	208.11/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,931	9
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	193.36/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,872	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	985	185.97/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,832	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	252.50/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,086	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	454	222.45/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,010	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	252.83/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,198	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,066	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	251.17/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,309	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	237.58/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,349	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	214.91/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,236	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	228.44/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,416	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	197.88/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,260	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	212.72/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,425	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,222	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,462	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,326	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	761	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,370	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,566	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	187.55/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,547	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,767	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	883	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,501	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	186.69/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,731	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	2
Bulls	350–400	Large 3	384	174.63/cwt	170.00–185.00	671	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	263.98/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,098	5
Bulls	400–450	Large 3	427	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	854	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	249.91/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,190	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,293	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	221.78/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,136	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,096	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	217.57/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,245	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	226.69/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,519	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,426	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	190.01/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,577	3
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 2-3	484	177.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	861	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 2-3	552	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,104	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 2-3	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 2-3	862	187.48/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,616	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 2-3	978	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,878	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 2-3	476	203.71/cwt	200.00–210.00	970	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 2-3	533	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,013	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 2-3	570	219.13/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,249	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 2-3	657	177.75/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,168	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 2-3	736	186.64/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,374	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 2-3	808	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,333	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 2-3	923	154.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,430	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	444	206.36/cwt	195.00–210.00	916	4
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	2
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	926	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,343	6

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 8, 2024

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Receipts 696Last week 335Year ago 578

The next Vintage feeder sale will April 12th @6PM

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	290.00–295.00	293.72
7	450–500	486	250.00–265.00	256.50
7	500–550	522	260.00–270.00	268.56
9	550–600	567	270.00–280.00	271.09
17	600–650	632	240.00–250.00	243.85
19	650–700	670	240.00–250.00	242.39
8	700–750	721	222.00–225.00	223.91
13	750–800	770	230.00–245.00	239.16
3	800–850	830	200.00	200.00
11	850–900	893	195.00–200.00	199.55
9	900–950	928	202.00–215.00	208.11
12	950–1000	985	180.00–190.00	185.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	310.00–320.00	312.33
3	450–500	481	310.00–315.00	311.59
3	500–550	535	290.00–295.00	293.38
6	550–600	568	270.00–285.00	282.53
3	600–650	643	240.00	240.00
6	650–700	674	260.00	260.00
4	700–750	722	205.00–215.00	209.89
11	800–850	820	202.00–215.00	207.71
4	850–900	875	210.00–220.00	215.09
3	950–1000	968	190.00–200.00	193.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	476	240.00–255.00	249.91
2	500–550	548	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	815	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	290.00	290.00
5	400–450	416	260.00–275.00	263.98
4	450–500	479	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	512	215.00–230.00	221.78
4	550–600	572	210.00–220.00	217.57
3	650–700	670	220.00–230.00	226.69
2	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
3	800–850	830	185.00–195.00	190.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	384	170.00–185.00	174.63
3	400–450	427	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	245.00–260.00	252.50
5	450–500	474	245.00–260.00	252.83
7	500–550	521	250.00–252.00	251.17
2	550–600	568	235.00–240.00	237.58
3	600–650	620	225.00–235.00	228.44
12	650–700	670	207.00–217.00	212.72
5	700–750	713	205.00	205.00
3	750–800	783	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	825	185.00–190.00	187.55
4	850–900	862	205.00	205.00
3	900–950	927	180.00–190.00	186.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	454	215.00–230.00	222.45
3	500–550	520	205.00	205.00
8	550–600	575	210.00–220.00	214.91
7	600–650	637	190.00–200.00	197.88
4	650–700	679	180.00	180.00
3	700–750	717	185.00	185.00
4	750–800	761	180.00	180.00
2	850–900	883	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	484	170.00–180.00	177.98
2	550–600	552	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	670	190.00	190.00
6	850–900	862	185.00–195.00	187.48
2	950–1000	978	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	476	200.00–210.00	203.71
2	500–550	533	190.00	190.00
6	550–600	570	215.00–225.00	219.13
8	650–700	657	177.00–180.00	177.75
6	700–750	736	185.00–190.00	186.64
3	800–850	808	165.00	165.00
2	900–950	923	150.00–160.00	154.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	444	195.00–210.00	206.36
2	700–750	725	195.00	195.00
6	900–950	926	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.