Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Vintage / 2019-09-16

Vintage

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Paradise, Pennsylvania · Mon, Sep 16
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1916
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 209▲ 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
121 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 80▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday, fat steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Fat heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. Feeder 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%Average1,55060.8494311
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,42055.2678517
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18341.2548813
HeifersChoiceAverage1,21098.551,1923thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,23497.781,2075thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,521110.861,6866thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,398105.441,47428
SteersSelectAverage1,35099.611,34419

Feeder Dairy Calves

9 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsReplacements98181.08/cwt4
BullsNumber 110262.63/cwt23
BullsNumber 29446.12/cwt18
BullsNumber 38831.79/cwt32
BullsUtility879.50/cwt12
HeifersReplacements89173.20/cwt3
HeifersNumber 39030.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 29521.00/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing809.38/cwt5

Every lot

38 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—Select1,33299.58/cwt95.00–102.501,32616
Steers—Choice1,392105.49/cwt103.00–108.001,46813
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,404105.39/cwt103.50–108.001,48015
Steers—SelectNon-Traditional1,44399.74/cwt98.00–101.001,4393
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,521110.86/cwt108.50–113.501,6866
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,21098.55/cwt97.50–100.001,1923
Heifers—Select1,23497.78/cwt95.00–99.501,2075
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15234.41/cwt30.00–40.003966
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20947.11/cwt42.00–52.005707
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42055.26/cwt50.00–58.5078517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55060.84/cwt57.00–66.0094311
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing757.50/cwt5.00–10.0062
Heifers—ReplacementsBeef Cross80165.00/cwt165.00–165.001321
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8310.64/cwt10.00–12.0093
Heifers—Number 39030.00/cwt30.00–30.00271
Heifers—ReplacementsBeef Cross93177.30/cwt170.00–185.001652
Heifers—Number 29521.00/cwt20.00–22.00202
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility657.50/cwt5.00–10.0052
Bulls—Number 37525.00/cwt25.00–25.00194
Bulls—Utility755.00/cwt5.00–5.0041
Bulls—Utility8212.43/cwt10.00–17.00103
Bulls—Number 38330.03/cwt20.00–40.002511
Bulls—Number 18560.00/cwt60.00–60.00511
Bulls—Number 28545.00/cwt40.00–50.00386
Bulls—Number 39235.13/cwt25.00–40.003214
Bulls—ReplacementsBeef Cross93184.73/cwt175.00–195.001722
Bulls—Number 19362.19/cwt60.00–70.00587
Bulls—Number 29347.59/cwt40.00–55.00446
Bulls—Utility939.93/cwt5.00–15.0094
Bulls—Number 310031.67/cwt20.00–40.00323
Bulls—Number 210145.94/cwt40.00–55.00465
Bulls—Number 110261.11/cwt55.00–70.00629
Bulls—ReplacementsBeef Cross103177.44/cwt175.00–180.001832
Bulls—Utility10512.00/cwt12.00–12.00131
Bulls—Number 211045.00/cwt45.00–45.00501
Bulls—Number 111167.58/cwt55.00–75.00754
Bulls—Utility1155.00/cwt5.00–5.0061
Bulls—Number 112362.45/cwt60.00–65.00772

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.