Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Vintage / 2024-08-09

Vintage

Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2024-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-09

Feeder Cattle · Paradise, Pennsylvania · Fri, Aug 9

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1924

← Jun 14Aug 9Sep 13 →

Receipts

386 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 369▼ 27 vs year ago 413 · −6.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next Vintage feeder sale will be held September 13th @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 $259.26/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$259.26

20 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$25.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

vs PA average

−15.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	265.68	1,472	15thin
Medium and Large 2	530	240.00	1,272	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.68/cwt here — about $200 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale20 hd

259.26

—

PA average2 barns · 21 hd

260.01

−0.75

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

−15.82

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

Every lot

45 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	253.36/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,031	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,301	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,407	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	255.08/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,347	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	270.98/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,536	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	278.90/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,696	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	261.09/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,587	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,711	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	262.95/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,875	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	245.09/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,747	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,839	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	243.02/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,869	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	818	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,595	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	854	249.16/cwt	240.00–255.00	2,128	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	2,047	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	947	238.49/cwt	235.00–242.00	2,259	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	241.64/cwt	235.00–245.00	2,327	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	306	266.45/cwt	265.00–270.00	815	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	756	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	242.12/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,007	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	250.82/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,199	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	242.16/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,274	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	216.81/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,145	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	231.46/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,301	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	227.53/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,386	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	222.02/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,468	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	237.42/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,593	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	239.42/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,705	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	231.28/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,758	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	793	203.34/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,612	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	813	208.34/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,694	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,932	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	219.89/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,913	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	332.57/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,094	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	307.54/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,046	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	399	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,197	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	265.16/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,092	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	452	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,175	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,334	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,331	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	255.88/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,556	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	221.27/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,352	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,726	3

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 Aug 9, 2024

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

Receipts 386Last week 369Year ago 413

The next Vintage feeder sale will be held September 13th @6PM

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	330.00–335.00	332.57
4	350–400	399	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	468	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	512	260.00	260.00
6	600–650	608	250.00–260.00	255.88
3	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
3	850–900	885	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	305.00–310.00	307.54
3	400–450	412	260.00–275.00	265.16
2	450–500	452	260.00	260.00
4	600–650	611	215.00–230.00	221.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	275.00	275.00
5	500–550	530	240.00	240.00
5	600–650	608	250.00–267.00	261.09
3	700–750	713	240.00–250.00	245.09
2	750–800	760	242.00	242.00
2	800–850	818	190.00–200.00	194.98
2	900–950	920	220.00–225.00	222.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	407	250.00–260.00	253.36
5	450–500	485	290.00	290.00
5	500–550	528	250.00–270.00	255.08
10	550–600	567	265.00–280.00	270.98
19	600–650	608	270.00–285.00	278.90
3	650–700	658	260.00	260.00
17	700–750	713	255.00–270.00	262.95
5	750–800	769	225.00–265.00	243.02
6	850–900	854	240.00–255.00	249.16
8	900–950	947	235.00–242.00	238.49
3	950–1000	963	235.00–245.00	241.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	306	265.00–270.00	266.45
5	400–450	416	240.00–245.00	242.12
14	450–500	478	225.00–260.00	250.82
11	500–550	526	230.00–249.00	242.16
11	550–600	562	220.00–237.00	231.46
6	600–650	609	220.00–235.00	227.53
4	650–700	671	235.00–240.00	237.42
9	700–750	712	235.00–245.00	239.42
4	750–800	760	230.00–235.00	231.28
2	800–850	822	235.00	235.00
2	850–900	870	215.00–225.00	219.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	200.00	200.00
3	500–550	528	210.00–220.00	216.81
5	650–700	661	220.00–225.00	222.02
3	750–800	793	200.00–210.00	203.34
3	800–850	813	205.00–215.00	208.34

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.