Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Vintage / 2019-10-14

Vintage

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Paradise, Pennsylvania · Mon, Oct 14
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1916
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 186▲ 154 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
101 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 86▲ 101 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 higher. 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%Average1,54851.9280414
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40649.9370217
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,25639.4049540
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,415111.001,5711thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,290107.501,3871thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,549117.701,82312
SteersChoiceAverage1,505112.971,70019
SteersSelectAverage1,501107.771,61816

Feeder Dairy Calves

9 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsReplacements97145.00/cwt3
BullsNumber 110159.91/cwt9
BullsNumber 29848.06/cwt13
BullsNumber 38829.74/cwt26
BullsUtility8810.81/cwt13
HeifersReplacements90143.20/cwt3
HeifersNumber 19525.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 29620.31/cwt6
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing848.13/cwt6

Every lot

43 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—Choice1,344112.28/cwt110.00–115.001,5094
Steers—Select1,426107.36/cwt104.00–109.001,5317
Steers—Choice and Prime1,452117.85/cwt117.00–119.001,7113
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,548113.16/cwt109.00–115.501,75215
Steers—SelectNon-Traditional1,560108.09/cwt105.00–109.001,6869
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,581117.65/cwt116.00–121.001,8609
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,290107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,3871
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,415111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,5711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09319.80/cwt10.00–25.002166
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13133.50/cwt28.00–38.0037910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34846.76/cwt41.50–52.0063024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40649.93/cwt47.00–52.0070217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54851.92/cwt49.00–56.5080414
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing756.00/cwt5.00–7.0052
Heifers—Number 18025.00/cwt25.00–25.00201
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8310.97/cwt10.00–12.0092
Heifers—ReplacementsBeef Cross85145.00/cwt145.00–145.001231
Heifers—Number 28520.00/cwt20.00–20.00171
Heifers—Number 29017.50/cwt15.00–20.00162
Heifers—ReplacementsBeef Cross93142.30/cwt135.00–150.001322
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing937.43/cwt5.00–10.0072
Heifers—Number 210322.29/cwt20.00–25.00233
Heifers—Number 111025.00/cwt25.00–25.00281
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility739.09/cwt5.00–12.0073
Bulls—Number 37525.00/cwt25.00–25.00191
Bulls—Number 18055.00/cwt55.00–55.00441
Bulls—Utility805.00/cwt5.00–5.0042
Bulls—Number 38226.90/cwt20.00–35.002212
Bulls—Number 28540.00/cwt40.00–40.00341
Bulls—Number 39332.54/cwt30.00–40.003010
Bulls—Utility9314.07/cwt10.00–17.00133
Bulls—Number 29448.36/cwt45.00–55.00456
Bulls—ReplacementsBeef Cross95160.00/cwt160.00–160.001522
Bulls—Number 19563.50/cwt62.00–65.00602
Bulls—ReplacementsBeef Cross100115.00/cwt115.00–115.001151
Bulls—Number 210248.92/cwt40.00–55.00505
Bulls—Number 310233.36/cwt30.00–35.00343
Bulls—Utility10311.15/cwt5.00–17.00112
Bulls—Number 110459.04/cwt55.00–65.00615
Bulls—Utility11316.89/cwt12.00–22.00192
Bulls—Number 211550.00/cwt50.00–50.00581
Bulls—Number 112062.00/cwt62.00–62.00741

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.