Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Vintage / 2019-04-22

Vintage

Slaughter Cattle · Paradise, Pennsylvania · Mon, Apr 22
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1916
← earliestApr 22Apr 29 →
Receipts
210 head
▲ 210 vs last sale 0▲ 210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-4.00 higher. No market reported for feeder dairy calves due to light receipts.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,76858.661,0374thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,44554.7479112
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,29345.135838thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,32493.351,2364thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,39878.231,0944thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,300119.501,5543thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,418106.861,5154thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,551121.921,89114
SteersChoiceAverage1,489119.591,78151
SteersSelectAverage1,259110.011,3856thin

Every lot

16 lots · USDA AMS · Vintage Livestock Auction (Monday) - 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,259110.01/cwt107.00–115.001,3856
Steers—Choice1,453119.34/cwt116.00–123.001,73434
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,515121.75/cwt117.00–123.501,84514
Steers—Choice and Prime1,527121.04/cwt117.00–125.501,84810
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,610124.13/cwt123.00–126.001,9984
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,782112.31/cwt111.00–114.002,0013
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,300119.50/cwt118.00–122.001,5543
Heifers—Choice1,418106.86/cwt103.00–111.001,5154
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17333.55/cwt20.00–43.003943
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33150.84/cwt49.00–53.006774
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35549.92/cwt49.00–51.006763
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47556.35/cwt53.50–59.008319
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,50057.00/cwt57.00–57.008551
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76858.66/cwt55.00–62.501,0374
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,32493.35/cwt84.00–100.001,2364
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,39878.23/cwt77.00–80.001,0944

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.