Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Vintage / 2019-08-12

Vintage

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Paradise, Pennsylvania · Mon, Aug 12
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1916
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 106 vs last sale 250▲ 144 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
61 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 103▲ 61 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 lower. Slaughter heifers sold steady with a light run. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. 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%Average1,43263.0190225
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38058.9581420
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,25643.7154913
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,316110.491,4544thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,186108.121,2824thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,535117.841,8096thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,446113.881,64730
SteersSelectAverage1,426110.091,57023

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsReplacements102181.28/cwt4
BullsNumber 110569.17/cwt12
BullsNumber 210457.11/cwt12
BullsNumber 38431.55/cwt20
BullsUtility8416.75/cwt4
HeifersReplacements100155.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 28320.00/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8813.00/cwt5

Every lot

39 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,365109.52/cwt107.00–112.001,49512
Steers—Choice1,397113.80/cwt112.00–116.001,59010
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,471113.92/cwt112.00–116.001,67620
Steers—SelectNon-Traditional1,492110.72/cwt110.00–112.001,65211
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,535117.84/cwt117.00–118.501,8096
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,186108.12/cwt107.00–109.001,2824
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,316110.49/cwt109.00–113.001,4544
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22235.49/cwt26.00–40.004345
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27848.84/cwt46.00–52.006248
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38058.95/cwt54.00–64.5081420
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43263.01/cwt57.50–68.0090225
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing705.00/cwt5.00–5.0041
Heifers—Number 27525.00/cwt25.00–25.00191
Heifers—ReplacementsBeef Cross85170.00/cwt170.00–170.001451
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8515.00/cwt15.00–15.00132
Heifers—Number 29015.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9515.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10515.00/cwt15.00–15.00161
Heifers—ReplacementsBeef Cross115140.00/cwt140.00–140.001611
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6020.00/cwt20.00–20.00121
Bulls—Number 37528.57/cwt25.00–45.00217
Bulls—Utility7515.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
Bulls—Number 28350.00/cwt50.00–50.00422
Bulls—Number 38329.25/cwt20.00–40.00246
Bulls—ReplacementsBeef Cross90170.00/cwt170.00–170.001531
Bulls—Utility9015.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Bulls—Number 39235.11/cwt25.00–45.00325
Bulls—Number 29365.14/cwt60.00–70.00612
Bulls—Number 19571.25/cwt65.00–75.00684
Bulls—Number 310040.00/cwt40.00–40.00402
Bulls—Number 210258.04/cwt55.00–60.00595
Bulls—ReplacementsBeef Cross103182.56/cwt180.00–185.001882
Bulls—Number 110368.39/cwt65.00–75.00703
Bulls—ReplacementsBeef Cross110190.00/cwt190.00–190.002091
Bulls—Utility11017.00/cwt17.00–17.00191
Bulls—Number 211357.44/cwt55.00–60.00652
Bulls—Number 111466.21/cwt60.00–75.00754
Bulls—Number 112075.00/cwt75.00–75.00901
Bulls—Number 215550.00/cwt50.00–50.00781

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.