Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Vintage / 2019-07-22

Vintage

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Paradise, Pennsylvania · Mon, Jul 22
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1916
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 196▲ 159 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
80 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 84▲ 80 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 for 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady on breakers. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower on boner and leans. Feeder dairy calves sold 10.00-15.00 lower. 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%High1,58062.6098911
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35853.377253thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,23833.7841827
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,408109.221,5382thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,273106.751,3594thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,208103.471,2502thin
SteersChoice and PrimeHigh1,490116.351,73422
SteersChoiceAverage1,444112.621,62630
SteersSelectAverage1,421108.971,54827

Feeder Dairy Calves

9 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110674.18/cwt13
BullsReplacements9765.00/cwt3
BullsNumber 29748.82/cwt13
BullsNumber 39035.02/cwt14
BullsUtility9010.35/cwt14
HeifersReplacements90150.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 19565.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 216037.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing786.67/cwt3

Every lot

44 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,400108.58/cwt106.00–111.501,52023
Steers—Choice1,418112.46/cwt111.00–114.501,59522
Steers—Choice and Prime1,434115.43/cwt113.00–118.501,6559
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,516113.05/cwt111.00–114.001,7148
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,519116.69/cwt114.00–119.001,77312
Steers—SelectNon-Traditional1,539111.21/cwt110.00–114.001,7124
Steers—Choice and Prime1,655120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,9941
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,208103.47/cwt103.00–104.001,2502
Heifers—Choice1,273106.75/cwt105.50–107.501,3594
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,408109.22/cwt108.50–110.001,5382
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10120.00/cwt20.00–20.002204
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22631.16/cwt25.00–35.0038213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30942.70/cwt39.00–46.0055910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35853.37/cwt52.00–55.007253
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57459.54/cwt57.00–64.009378
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59770.76/cwt67.00–72.501,1303
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 17075.00/cwt75.00–75.00531
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing755.00/cwt5.00–5.0041
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing807.50/cwt5.00–10.0062
Heifers—ReplacementsBeef Cross90150.00/cwt150.00–150.001351
Heifers—Number 112055.00/cwt55.00–55.00661
Heifers—Number 216037.00/cwt37.00–37.00591
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility735.00/cwt5.00–5.0042
Bulls—Number 27550.00/cwt50.00–50.00381
Bulls—Number 37525.00/cwt25.00–25.00191
Bulls—Utility8015.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
Bulls—Number 38438.81/cwt35.00–50.00334
Bulls—Replacements8510.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Bulls—ReplacementsBeef Cross90175.00/cwt175.00–175.001581
Bulls—Number 39135.00/cwt35.00–35.00327
Bulls—Number 29348.50/cwt40.00–60.00457
Bulls—Utility9310.81/cwt5.00–15.00106
Bulls—Number 19575.00/cwt70.00–80.00712
Bulls—Number 310035.00/cwt35.00–35.00351
Bulls—Utility10213.36/cwt5.00–20.00143
Bulls—Number 110371.54/cwt60.00–90.00746
Bulls—Number 210448.80/cwt45.00–55.00514
Bulls—Number 111080.00/cwt65.00–90.00883
Bulls—Utility11010.00/cwt10.00–10.00111
Bulls—Number 211550.00/cwt50.00–50.00581
Bulls—Number 311530.00/cwt30.00–30.00351
Bulls—Replacements11510.00/cwt10.00–10.00121
Bulls—Number 112372.55/cwt70.00–75.00892

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.