Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Vintage / 2019-07-15

Vintage

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Paradise, Pennsylvania · Mon, Jul 15
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1916
Slaughter Cattle receipts
196 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 250▲ 196 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
84 head
▼ 374 vs last sale 458▲ 84 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday, slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Feeder dairy calves sold steady. All prices CWT.

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%Average1,45960.8988814
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33952.357017thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,08539.1642518
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,276108.021,3787thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,241105.741,3126thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,188103.611,2313thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,538116.111,78515
SteersChoiceAverage1,451113.391,64544
SteersSelectAverage1,398108.001,51051

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsReplacements98197.50/cwt2
BullsNumber 110372.73/cwt11
BullsNumber 210053.66/cwt18
BullsNumber 38733.25/cwt17
BullsUtility8012.14/cwt12
HeifersReplacements100185.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 19050.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing809.14/cwt7

Every lot

42 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,296104.73/cwt102.00–107.001,35714
Steers—Select1,427109.14/cwt107.00–112.001,55736
Steers—Choice1,430112.77/cwt110.50–115.001,61330
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,496114.71/cwt113.00–116.501,71614
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,521116.18/cwt115.00–117.001,7678
Steers—Choice and Prime1,526115.71/cwt114.00–119.001,7666
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,740118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,0531
Steers—SelectNon-Traditional1,775112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,9971
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,188103.61/cwt103.00–104.001,2313
Heifers—Choice1,241105.74/cwt104.00–108.001,3126
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,276108.02/cwt106.50–109.501,3787
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99135.91/cwt30.00–40.503566
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03326.70/cwt26.00–27.002762
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15143.60/cwt40.00–48.0050210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33952.35/cwt48.00–58.007017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45960.89/cwt58.00–66.0088814
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing655.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing758.50/cwt7.00–10.0062
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8010.67/cwt10.00–12.0093
Heifers—Number 19050.00/cwt50.00–50.00451
Heifers—ReplacementsBeef Cross100185.00/cwt185.00–185.001851
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10510.00/cwt10.00–10.00111
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility455.00/cwt5.00–5.0021
Bulls—Utility737.59/cwt5.00–15.0064
Bulls—Number 37525.00/cwt25.00–25.00191
Bulls—Number 38132.21/cwt20.00–40.00267
Bulls—Utility8415.07/cwt5.00–25.00134
Bulls—Number 28560.00/cwt60.00–60.00511
Bulls—Number 39133.55/cwt25.00–40.00317
Bulls—Number 19374.73/cwt65.00–85.00692
Bulls—Number 29351.14/cwt40.00–65.004810
Bulls—Utility9315.00/cwt15.00–15.00142
Bulls—ReplacementsBeef Cross95185.00/cwt185.00–185.001761
Bulls—ReplacementsBeef Cross100210.00/cwt210.00–210.002101
Bulls—Number 310040.00/cwt35.00–45.00402
Bulls—Number 110272.94/cwt60.00–85.00747
Bulls—Number 210453.61/cwt40.00–65.00564
Bulls—Utility10520.00/cwt20.00–20.00211
Bulls—Number 111070.00/cwt70.00–70.00771
Bulls—Number 211055.00/cwt55.00–55.00611
Bulls—Number 112070.00/cwt70.00–70.00841
Bulls—Number 212562.50/cwt60.00–65.00782

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.