Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull 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 | 1,768 | 58.66 | 1,037 | 4thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,445 | 54.74 | 791 | 12 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,293 | 45.13 | 583 | 8thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,324 | 93.35 | 1,236 | 4thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,398 | 78.23 | 1,094 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,300 | 119.50 | 1,554 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,418 | 106.86 | 1,515 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,551 | 121.92 | 1,891 | 14 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,489 | 119.59 | 1,781 | 51 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,259 | 110.01 | 1,385 | 6thin |
Every lot
16 lots · USDA AMS · Vintage Livestock Auction (Monday) - Paradise, PANothing 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 |
|---|
| Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,259 | 110.01/cwt | 107.00–115.00 | 1,385 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,453 | 119.34/cwt | 116.00–123.00 | 1,734 | 34 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNon-Traditional | 1,515 | 121.75/cwt | 117.00–123.50 | 1,845 | 14 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,527 | 121.04/cwt | 117.00–125.50 | 1,848 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional | 1,610 | 124.13/cwt | 123.00–126.00 | 1,998 | 4 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,782 | 112.31/cwt | 111.00–114.00 | 2,001 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,300 | 119.50/cwt | 118.00–122.00 | 1,554 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,418 | 106.86/cwt | 103.00–111.00 | 1,515 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,173 | 33.55/cwt | 20.00–43.00 | 394 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,331 | 50.84/cwt | 49.00–53.00 | 677 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,355 | 49.92/cwt | 49.00–51.00 | 676 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,475 | 56.35/cwt | 53.50–59.00 | 831 | 9 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,500 | 57.00/cwt | 57.00–57.00 | 855 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,768 | 58.66/cwt | 55.00–62.50 | 1,037 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,324 | 93.35/cwt | 84.00–100.00 | 1,236 | 4 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,398 | 78.23/cwt | 77.00–80.00 | 1,094 | 4 |
This sale against other markets
Pennsylvania weighted averagesOne 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.