Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Vintage / 2019-09-23

Vintage

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Paradise, Pennsylvania · Mon, Sep 23
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1916
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 132▲ 128 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
94 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 121▲ 94 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. Dairy 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%Average1,62761.349989thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38156.8678517
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22445.7256027
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,245104.501,3011thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,22098.361,2003thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,24988.731,1084thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,487113.611,6907thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,476109.551,61715
SteersSelectAverage1,410105.271,48525

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110161.05/cwt16
BullsNumber 29646.70/cwt21
BullsNumber 38730.43/cwt25
BullsUtility8011.04/cwt12
HeifersReplacements88165.00/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing1107.48/cwt4

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—Select1,371103.95/cwt101.00–106.001,42513
Steers—Choice1,381108.17/cwt105.50–111.001,4944
Steers—SelectNon-Traditional1,453106.71/cwt104.00–109.001,55012
Steers—Choice and Prime1,480112.69/cwt111.00–114.501,6682
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,490113.98/cwt113.00–115.001,6985
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,511110.05/cwt108.00–112.501,66311
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,22098.36/cwt96.00–100.001,2003
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,245104.50/cwt104.50–104.501,3011
Heifers—Select1,24988.73/cwt85.00–91.001,1084
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02634.30/cwt30.00–40.003525
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19145.10/cwt43.00–47.005378
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31450.16/cwt48.00–53.0065914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38156.86/cwt54.00–61.0078517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62761.34/cwt57.00–65.509989
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ReplacementsBeef Cross85165.00/cwt165.00–165.001401
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8510.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Heifers—ReplacementsBeef Cross90165.00/cwt165.00–165.001491
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing1105.00/cwt5.00–5.0061
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing1237.45/cwt5.00–10.0092
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 37326.59/cwt25.00–30.00193
Bulls—Utility7310.79/cwt5.00–17.0085
Bulls—Utility8213.82/cwt5.00–20.00113
Bulls—Number 18359.85/cwt55.00–65.00502
Bulls—Number 38331.51/cwt20.00–40.002614
Bulls—Number 28443.81/cwt40.00–50.00374
Bulls—Number 29345.03/cwt40.00–50.00428
Bulls—Number 39328.98/cwt20.00–35.00275
Bulls—Utility9310.68/cwt10.00–12.00103
Bulls—Number 19560.00/cwt55.00–65.00573
Bulls—Number 110260.73/cwt55.00–65.00627
Bulls—Number 210250.70/cwt45.00–55.00527
Bulls—Number 310335.00/cwt35.00–35.00362
Bulls—Number 111060.00/cwt55.00–70.00663
Bulls—Number 211345.11/cwt40.00–50.00512
Bulls—Number 112072.00/cwt72.00–72.00861
Bulls—Number 312525.00/cwt25.00–25.00311

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.