Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Vintage / 2019-10-07

Vintage

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Paradise, Pennsylvania · Mon, Oct 7
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1916
Slaughter Cattle receipts
186 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 204▲ 186 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
86 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 105▲ 86 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 steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-10.00 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%Average1,56855.248662thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,43150.3572119
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,25440.9951438
HeifersChoiceAverage1,265103.701,3123thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,32595.001,2591thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,560115.091,79512
SteersChoiceAverage1,508110.181,66139
SteersSelectAverage1,467105.171,54333

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsReplacements108135.00/cwt2
BullsNumber 110764.44/cwt15
BullsNumber 210354.50/cwt10
BullsNumber 38925.54/cwt12
BullsUtility8913.04/cwt15
HeifersReplacements88118.33/cwt3
HeifersNumber 110827.40/cwt5
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing696.25/cwt4

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,448109.11/cwt107.00–111.001,58015
Steers—Select1,448104.82/cwt103.00–109.001,51825
Steers—SelectNon-Traditional1,526106.27/cwt103.00–109.001,6228
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,545110.85/cwt108.00–113.001,71324
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,560115.09/cwt113.00–116.501,79512
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,265103.70/cwt102.00–105.001,3123
Heifers—Select1,32595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2591
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08231.73/cwt30.00–34.003436
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28044.69/cwt38.00–50.0057229
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34823.76/cwt20.00–26.503203
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43150.35/cwt45.00–53.0072119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56855.24/cwt54.00–57.008662
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing605.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—ReplacementsBeef Cross75125.00/cwt125.00–125.00941
Heifers—ReplacementsBeef Cross80105.00/cwt105.00–105.00841
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing855.00/cwt5.00–5.0041
Heifers—Number 19530.00/cwt25.00–35.00292
Heifers—Number 110025.00/cwt25.00–25.00251
Heifers—ReplacementsBeef Cross110125.00/cwt125.00–125.001381
Heifers—Number 111025.00/cwt25.00–25.00281
Heifers—Number 114027.00/cwt27.00–27.00381
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7510.67/cwt5.00–15.0083
Bulls—Number 18060.00/cwt60.00–60.00481
Bulls—Number 38220.39/cwt20.00–22.00175
Bulls—Utility8413.79/cwt10.00–17.00125
Bulls—Number 39127.91/cwt20.00–35.00255
Bulls—Utility9212.93/cwt5.00–20.00125
Bulls—Number 19561.67/cwt60.00–65.00593
Bulls—Number 29555.00/cwt45.00–60.00525
Bulls—Number 310032.50/cwt30.00–35.00332
Bulls—Number 110360.00/cwt55.00–65.00623
Bulls—ReplacementsBeef Cross105120.00/cwt120.00–120.001261
Bulls—Number 210555.00/cwt55.00–55.00581
Bulls—Utility10515.00/cwt15.00–15.00161
Bulls—ReplacementsBeef Cross110150.00/cwt150.00–150.001651
Bulls—Number 211053.33/cwt50.00–55.00593
Bulls—Number 111368.60/cwt65.00–75.00786
Bulls—Number 112065.00/cwt65.00–65.00781
Bulls—Number 212055.00/cwt55.00–55.00661
Bulls—Utility12515.00/cwt15.00–15.00191
Bulls—Number 113565.00/cwt65.00–65.00881

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.