Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Vintage / 2019-11-04

Vintage

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Paradise, Pennsylvania · Mon, Nov 4
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1916
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 168▲ 141 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
114 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 70▲ 114 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-1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Dairy feeder calves sold 5.00-15.00 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%Average1,65050.1982814
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,43345.3565015
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,30038.1149534
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,294109.681,4197thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,368106.121,4527thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,337101.881,3625thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,548114.691,7755thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,488111.501,65919
SteersSelectAverage1,438106.181,52719

Feeder Dairy Calves

9 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsReplacements105160.00/cwt3
BullsNumber 110489.87/cwt24
BullsNumber 29757.43/cwt15
BullsNumber 39638.04/cwt20
BullsUtility8616.64/cwt18
HeifersReplacements99133.12/cwt7
HeifersNumber 110025.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 29522.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7511.00/cwt2

Every lot

40 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—Select1,363103.79/cwt100.00–106.001,4158
Steers—Choice1,400109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,5261
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,493111.64/cwt109.00–114.001,66718
Steers—SelectNon-Traditional1,493107.92/cwt106.00–110.001,61111
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,548114.69/cwt113.50–116.501,7755
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,294109.68/cwt108.00–113.001,4197
Heifers—Select1,337101.88/cwt99.00–103.001,3625
Heifers—Choice1,368106.12/cwt105.00–107.501,4527
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07523.86/cwt20.00–26.002563
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31743.51/cwt38.00–48.0057319
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32833.13/cwt30.00–36.0044012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43345.35/cwt40.00–48.0065015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65050.19/cwt47.00–54.0082814
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing705.00/cwt5.00–5.0041
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8017.00/cwt17.00–17.00141
Heifers—ReplacementsBeef Cross82156.84/cwt145.00–165.001293
Heifers—ReplacementsBeef Cross95110.00/cwt110.00–110.001051
Heifers—Number 29522.00/cwt22.00–22.00211
Heifers—Number 110025.00/cwt25.00–25.00251
Heifers—ReplacementsBeef Cross103158.17/cwt130.00–185.001632
Heifers—Replacements14535.00/cwt35.00–35.00511
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6520.00/cwt20.00–20.00131
Bulls—Utility7318.78/cwt15.00–25.00145
Bulls—Utility8319.78/cwt12.00–25.00166
Bulls—Number 38530.00/cwt25.00–35.00264
Bulls—ReplacementsBeef Cross90150.00/cwt150.00–150.001351
Bulls—Number 29356.80/cwt45.00–65.00539
Bulls—Number 39341.80/cwt35.00–55.00399
Bulls—Number 19591.25/cwt80.00–100.00874
Bulls—Utility9512.33/cwt5.00–17.00123
Bulls—Number 210161.30/cwt50.00–70.00624
Bulls—Number 310238.28/cwt30.00–45.00396
Bulls—Number 110389.24/cwt75.00–100.009214
Bulls—Utility10515.00/cwt15.00–15.00161
Bulls—Number 211052.50/cwt40.00–65.00582
Bulls—Utility11010.00/cwt10.00–10.00111
Bulls—Number 111290.40/cwt75.00–95.001016
Bulls—ReplacementsBeef Cross113165.00/cwt165.00–165.001862
Bulls—Utility1205.00/cwt5.00–5.0061
Bulls—Number 312535.00/cwt35.00–35.00441

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.