Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Vintage / 2019-05-06

Vintage

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Paradise, Pennsylvania · Mon, May 6
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1916
Slaughter Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 214▲ 225 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
70 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 79▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday's sale, steers sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Demand Moderate.

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%Average1,50659.779005thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40256.2578912
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11945.4650915
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,338114.591,5339thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,288111.701,43912
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,542120.061,85140
SteersChoiceAverage1,458116.321,69677
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,430112.371,60727

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsReplacements110140.00/cwt3
BullsNumber 1106129.92/cwt12
BullsNumber 2102100.45/cwt15
BullsNumber 39256.54/cwt19
BullsUtility9015.00/cwt1
HeifersReplacements100127.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 111050.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 28515.00/cwt1

Every lot

37 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—Select and Choice1,401112.78/cwt109.00–116.001,58024
Steers—Choice1,418115.90/cwt113.00–119.501,64356
Steers—Choice and Prime1,523119.93/cwt117.00–124.501,82720
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,560120.18/cwt117.50–124.001,87520
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,566117.45/cwt115.00–120.001,83921
Steers—Select and ChoiceNon-Traditional1,662109.12/cwt107.00–111.001,8143
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,288111.70/cwt109.00–114.001,43912
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,338114.59/cwt112.00–117.001,5339
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05837.81/cwt29.50–47.004005
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14949.28/cwt42.00–53.0056610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40256.25/cwt50.00–64.0078912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50659.77/cwt56.00–65.009005
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 28515.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
Heifers—ReplacementsBeef Cross90200.00/cwt200.00–200.001801
Heifers—ReplacementsCrossbred9030.00/cwt30.00–30.00271
Heifers—ReplacementsBeef Cross100190.00/cwt190.00–190.001901
Heifers—ReplacementsBeef Cross110190.00/cwt190.00–190.002091
Heifers—Number 111050.00/cwt50.00–50.00551
Heifers—ReplacementsCrossbred11025.00/cwt25.00–25.00281
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 37555.00/cwt55.00–55.00411
Bulls—Number 28377.58/cwt75.00–80.00642
Bulls—Number 38458.21/cwt40.00–75.00495
Bulls—Utility9015.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Bulls—Number 39259.19/cwt35.00–80.00549
Bulls—Number 293103.33/cwt85.00–115.00965
Bulls—Number 195130.00/cwt125.00–135.001243
Bulls—ReplacementsBeef Cross100165.00/cwt165.00–165.001651
Bulls—ReplacementsAyshire10090.00/cwt90.00–90.00901
Bulls—Number 2102101.80/cwt85.00–110.001043
Bulls—Number 1103129.90/cwt115.00–140.001345
Bulls—Number 310351.85/cwt40.00–75.00533
Bulls—Number 1110132.50/cwt130.00–135.001462
Bulls—Number 2113124.78/cwt115.00–135.001412
Bulls—Number 212093.33/cwt80.00–120.001123
Bulls—Number 312040.00/cwt40.00–40.00481
Bulls—Number 1123127.24/cwt115.00–140.001572
Bulls—ReplacementsBeef Cross130165.00/cwt165.00–165.002151

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.