Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Vintage / 2019-10-21

Vintage

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Paradise, Pennsylvania · Mon, Oct 21
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1916
Slaughter Cattle receipts
204 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 154▲ 204 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
101 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 101▲ 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 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Feeder dairy 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%Average1,61453.9287010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,42549.3170323
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,28238.5749429
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,274106.171,35312
HeifersChoiceAverage1,318102.681,3533thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,19299.061,1815thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,538114.081,7557thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,497111.291,66633
SteersSelectAverage1,497107.241,60551

Feeder Dairy Calves

9 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsReplacements97145.00/cwt3
BullsNumber 110657.50/cwt8
BullsNumber 29847.78/cwt20
BullsNumber 38931.31/cwt19
BullsUtility8513.04/cwt16
HeifersReplacements82101.67/cwt3
HeifersNumber 110025.00/cwt4
HeifersNumber 29015.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing787.83/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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,383111.11/cwt109.00–113.001,5378
Steers—Select1,463106.67/cwt103.00–109.501,56135
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,533111.35/cwt109.00–113.001,70725
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,538114.08/cwt113.00–114.501,7557
Steers—SelectNon-Traditional1,571108.48/cwt107.00–110.001,70416
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,19299.06/cwt95.00–102.001,1815
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,274106.17/cwt104.00–108.001,35312
Heifers—Choice1,318102.68/cwt101.00–104.001,3533
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17926.84/cwt23.00–30.003166
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22535.26/cwt30.00–39.004328
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35345.02/cwt42.00–49.0060915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42549.31/cwt45.00–55.0070323
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61453.92/cwt50.00–58.0087010
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing655.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing705.00/cwt5.00–5.0041
Heifers—ReplacementsBeef Cross7580.00/cwt80.00–80.00601
Heifers—ReplacementsBeef Cross8075.00/cwt75.00–75.00601
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8512.00/cwt12.00–12.00101
Heifers—ReplacementsBeef Cross90150.00/cwt150.00–150.001351
Heifers—Number 29015.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9010.00/cwt10.00–10.0092
Heifers—Number 19325.00/cwt25.00–25.00232
Heifers—Number 110525.00/cwt25.00–25.00261
Heifers—Number 111025.00/cwt25.00–25.00281
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility749.32/cwt5.00–15.0075
Bulls—Number 37525.00/cwt25.00–25.00192
Bulls—Number 38331.89/cwt22.00–40.00268
Bulls—Utility8416.19/cwt15.00–17.00145
Bulls—Number 28545.00/cwt45.00–45.00381
Bulls—ReplacementsBeef Cross90135.00/cwt130.00–140.001222
Bulls—Utility9112.99/cwt10.00–15.00124
Bulls—Number 39233.32/cwt25.00–40.00316
Bulls—Number 29347.08/cwt40.00–55.004410
Bulls—Number 19556.67/cwt55.00–60.00543
Bulls—Number 210146.65/cwt40.00–50.00476
Bulls—Number 110355.00/cwt55.00–55.00572
Bulls—Number 310329.88/cwt25.00–35.00312
Bulls—Utility10314.56/cwt12.00–17.00152
Bulls—ReplacementsBeef Cross110165.00/cwt165.00–165.001821
Bulls—Number 111062.50/cwt55.00–70.00692
Bulls—Number 211053.33/cwt50.00–55.00593
Bulls—Number 312030.00/cwt30.00–30.00361
Bulls—Number 113555.00/cwt55.00–55.00741

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.