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Vintage

Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Paradise, Pennsylvania · Mon, Dec 2

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1916

← Nov 25Dec 2Dec 9 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

143 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 122▲ 143 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

139 head

▲ 139 vs last sale 0▲ 139 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 cows sold steady-1.00 higher. 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,574	55.72	877	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,455	50.37	733	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,187	33.29	395	25
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,318	111.65	1,472	19
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,405	107.23	1,507	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,571	119.78	1,882	23
Steers	Choice	Average	1,501	115.16	1,728	39
Steers	Select	Average	1,435	109.38	1,569	51

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Replacements	98	163.75/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 1	101	78.70/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	87	47.86/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	84	28.13/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	86	12.32/cwt	9
Heifers	Replacements	89	139.08/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	98	23.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	83	11.09/cwt	8

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,421	114.42/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,626	18
Steers	—	Select	1,433	109.35/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,567	50
Steers	—	SelectNon-Traditional	1,525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,693	1
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,903	1
Steers	—	ChoiceNon-Traditional	1,569	115.80/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,817	21
Steers	—	Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional	1,572	119.68/cwt	117.50–123.00	1,881	22
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,318	111.65/cwt	108.00–114.50	1,472	19
Heifers	—	Choice	1,405	107.23/cwt	107.00–107.50	1,507	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	19.96/cwt	14.00–30.00	211	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	30.93/cwt	30.00–32.00	357	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,278	42.21/cwt	34.00–48.50	539	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,455	50.37/cwt	44.50–53.50	733	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,574	55.72/cwt	51.50–62.00	877	25
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	55	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	—	ReplacementsBeef Cross	80	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	112	2
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	83	12.75/cwt	10.00–20.00	11	5
Heifers	—	Number 1	90	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	20	1
Heifers	—	ReplacementsBeef Cross	93	187.70/cwt	180.00–195.00	175	2
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	95	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	5	1
Heifers	—	ReplacementsCrossbred	100	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	40	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	100	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	105	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	26	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	75	23.50/cwt	22.00–25.00	18	2
Bulls	—	Utility	81	12.37/cwt	5.00–20.00	10	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	31.63/cwt	30.00–35.00	26	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	46.01/cwt	45.00–50.00	39	5
Bulls	—	ReplacementsBeef Cross	85	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	187	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	72	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	90	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Bulls	—	Utility	90	11.33/cwt	10.00–12.00	10	3
Bulls	—	ReplacementsBeef Cross	95	175.00/cwt	135.00–195.00	166	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	78.75/cwt	60.00–90.00	75	8
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	52.50/cwt	45.00–60.00	50	2
Bulls	—	ReplacementsBeef Cross	100	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	128	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	100	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	35	1
Bulls	—	Utility	100	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	101	76.78/cwt	65.00–85.00	78	14
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	86.69/cwt	80.00–95.00	98	3
Bulls	—	ReplacementsBeef Cross	120	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	162	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	125	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	94	1

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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Vintage Livestock Auction (Monday) - Paradise, PA

Mon Dec 2, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 122Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 139Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday, slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-10.00 higher. All prices CWT.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,455	44.50–53.50	50.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,057	14.00–30.00	19.96
13	—	1,278	34.00–48.50	42.21
4	—	1,154	30.00–32.00	30.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,574	51.50–62.00	55.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,318	108.00–114.50	111.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	107.00–107.50	107.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,572	117.50–123.00	119.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,421	112.00–118.00	114.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,433	103.00–115.00	109.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,569	114.00–119.00	115.80

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	25.00	25.00
1	—	90	22.00	22.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Replacements · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	180.00–195.00	187.70
2	—	80	135.00–145.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	15.00	15.00
1	—	95	5.00	5.00
1	—	55	5.00	5.00
5	—	83	10.00–20.00	12.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Replacements · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	75.00	75.00
14	—	101	65.00–85.00	76.78
1	—	85	85.00	85.00
8	—	95	60.00–90.00	78.75
3	—	113	80.00–95.00	86.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	20.00	20.00
3	—	82	30.00–35.00	31.63
2	—	75	22.00–25.00	23.50
1	—	100	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Replacements · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	125.00–130.00	127.50
1	—	120	135.00	135.00
1	—	85	220.00	220.00
4	—	95	135.00–195.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	90	10.00–12.00	11.33
1	—	100	15.00	15.00
5	—	81	5.00–20.00	12.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	84	45.00–50.00	46.01
2	—	95	45.00–60.00	52.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.