Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Vintage / 2019-10-28

Vintage

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Paradise, Pennsylvania · Mon, Oct 28
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1916
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 204▲ 168 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
70 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 101▲ 70 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. Slaughter heifers sold steady with a light run. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 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%Average1,59048.807767thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,41244.8063321
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,37135.6448921
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,295105.391,3654thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,306102.951,3456thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,22094.501,1531thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,566114.461,79213
SteersChoiceAverage1,538110.871,70523
SteersSelectAverage1,422105.071,49449

Feeder Dairy Calves

9 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsReplacements101195.00/cwt4
BullsNumber 110577.23/cwt10
BullsNumber 29946.89/cwt9
BullsNumber 39731.27/cwt16
BullsUtility8613.25/cwt7
HeifersReplacements90170.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing93107.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 110025.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 29220.67/cwt3

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,406104.16/cwt101.00–107.501,46427
Steers—SelectNon-Traditional1,442106.19/cwt103.00–109.501,53122
Steers—Choice and Prime1,465113.76/cwt113.00–114.501,6672
Steers—Choice1,491110.50/cwt108.00–113.001,6485
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,551110.97/cwt108.50–113.001,72118
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,584114.59/cwt113.00–115.501,81511
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,22094.50/cwt94.50–94.501,1531
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,295105.39/cwt105.00–105.501,3654
Heifers—Choice1,306102.95/cwt100.00–104.501,3456
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35638.83/cwt36.00–43.5052711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,37727.15/cwt26.00–29.003743
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,39334.26/cwt30.00–36.004777
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41244.80/cwt40.00–49.5063321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59048.80/cwt47.00–51.507767
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 28020.00/cwt20.00–20.00161
Heifers—Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross90200.00/cwt200.00–200.001801
Heifers—ReplacementsBeef Cross90170.00/cwt170.00–170.001531
Heifers—Number 29522.00/cwt22.00–22.00211
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9515.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Heifers—Number 110025.00/cwt25.00–25.00251
Heifers—Number 210020.00/cwt20.00–20.00201
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7316.03/cwt15.00–17.00122
Bulls—Number 38230.10/cwt25.00–35.00253
Bulls—Utility839.85/cwt5.00–15.0082
Bulls—Number 28542.00/cwt42.00–42.00361
Bulls—Utility9017.00/cwt17.00–17.00151
Bulls—Number 39232.45/cwt20.00–45.00308
Bulls—ReplacementsBeef Cross95225.00/cwt225.00–225.002141
Bulls—Number 19575.00/cwt70.00–80.00713
Bulls—Number 29545.00/cwt45.00–45.00432
Bulls—ReplacementsBeef Cross100172.50/cwt115.00–230.001732
Bulls—Number 110080.67/cwt70.00–87.00813
Bulls—Utility10012.00/cwt12.00–12.00122
Bulls—Number 210150.00/cwt45.00–55.00515
Bulls—Number 310327.68/cwt20.00–35.00292
Bulls—ReplacementsBeef Cross110210.00/cwt210.00–210.002311
Bulls—Number 111278.43/cwt75.00–85.00883
Bulls—Number 211540.00/cwt40.00–40.00461
Bulls—Number 311535.00/cwt35.00–35.00401
Bulls—Number 112570.00/cwt70.00–70.00881
Bulls—Number 312535.00/cwt35.00–35.00441
Bulls—Number 313025.00/cwt25.00–25.00331

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.