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Vintage

Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2019-12-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-30

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Paradise, Pennsylvania · Mon, Dec 30

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1916

← Dec 16Dec 30latest

Slaughter Cattle receipts

195 head

▼ 116 vs last sale 311▲ 195 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

163 head

▼ 358 vs last sale 521▲ 163 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Monday, December 16, slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 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	1,629	54.46	887	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,507	50.54	762	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,341	40.92	549	35
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,450	114.75	1,664	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,665	110.00	1,832	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,155	107.00	1,236	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,538	123.04	1,893	33
Steers	Choice	Average	1,513	117.70	1,780	50
Steers	Select	Average	1,555	111.92	1,740	20

Feeder Dairy Calves

9 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Replacements	110	147.50/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 1	107	74.42/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 2	100	57.33/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 3	97	37.57/cwt	34
Bulls	Utility	85	14.12/cwt	25
Heifers	Replacements	103	165.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	88	25.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	105	15.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	79	7.71/cwt	7

Every lot

53 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,470	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,661	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,494	117.49/cwt	114.50–122.50	1,755	21
Steers	—	Select	1,509	111.76/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,686	14
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,522	123.70/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,883	11
Steers	—	ChoiceNon-Traditional	1,526	117.85/cwt	115.50–121.00	1,798	29
Steers	—	Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional	1,543	122.70/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,893	21
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,993	1
Steers	—	SelectNon-Traditional	1,700	112.17/cwt	107.00–114.50	1,907	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,155	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,236	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,450	114.75/cwt	114.00–115.50	1,664	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,832	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	25.78/cwt	25.50–26.00	283	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,285	34.25/cwt	30.00–36.00	440	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,365	42.89/cwt	36.00–48.00	585	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,507	50.54/cwt	48.00–53.50	762	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,629	54.46/cwt	50.00–59.00	887	8
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	75	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	26	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	80	6.00/cwt	5.00–7.00	5	2
Heifers	—	ReplacementsBeef Cross	85	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	157	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	90	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	95	13.50/cwt	12.00–15.00	13	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	100	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Heifers	—	ReplacementsBeef Cross	105	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	189	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	105	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	16	1
Heifers	—	ReplacementsBeef Cross	120	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	156	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	55	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	63	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	70	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	18	1
Bulls	—	Utility	71	9.84/cwt	5.00–15.00	7	4
Bulls	—	Utility	82	19.29/cwt	5.00–25.00	16	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	53.73/cwt	50.00–55.00	45	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	68	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	21	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	90	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	54	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	92	38.08/cwt	25.00–55.00	35	21
Bulls	—	Utility	92	15.15/cwt	5.00–22.00	14	9
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	54.51/cwt	50.00–65.00	51	11
Bulls	—	ReplacementsBeef Cross	95	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	154	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	101	37.93/cwt	22.00–50.00	38	6
Bulls	—	Utility	102	16.31/cwt	15.00–17.00	17	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	75.44/cwt	65.00–82.00	78	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	59.95/cwt	50.00–70.00	62	14
Bulls	—	Number 1	110	76.80/cwt	55.00–87.00	84	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	111	58.30/cwt	50.00–65.00	65	9
Bulls	—	Number 3	115	37.50/cwt	35.00–40.00	43	2
Bulls	—	ReplacementsBeef Cross	120	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	162	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	120	42.50/cwt	40.00–45.00	51	2
Bulls	—	Utility	120	17.00/cwt	17.00–17.00	20	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	123	71.69/cwt	65.00–80.00	88	3
Bulls	—	ReplacementsBeef Cross	130	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	169	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	130	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	52	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 30, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 311Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 163Last week 521Year ago 0

Compared to Monday, December 16, slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 higher All prices CWT.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	82	5.00–25.00	19.29
9	—	92	5.00–22.00	15.15
3	—	102	15.00–17.00	16.31
4	—	71	5.00–15.00	9.84
1	—	55	5.00	5.00
1	—	120	17.00	17.00
2	—	63	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	80.00	80.00
3	—	123	65.00–80.00	71.69
5	—	103	65.00–82.00	75.44
5	—	110	55.00–87.00	76.80
1	—	90	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	111	50.00–65.00	58.30
14	—	103	50.00–70.00	59.95
4	—	84	50.00–55.00	53.73
11	—	94	50.00–65.00	54.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	25.00	25.00
1	—	85	25.00	25.00
1	—	130	40.00	40.00
2	—	115	35.00–40.00	37.50
6	—	101	22.00–50.00	37.93
21	—	92	25.00–55.00	38.08
2	—	120	40.00–45.00	42.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Replacements · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	160.00–165.00	162.50
1	—	120	135.00	135.00
1	—	130	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	5.00–7.00	6.00
2	—	95	12.00–15.00	13.50
1	—	70	5.00	5.00
2	—	65	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	20.00	20.00
1	—	75	35.00	35.00
1	—	90	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Replacements · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	180.00	180.00
1	—	120	130.00	130.00
1	—	85	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	123.00	123.00
11	—	1,522	122.00–126.00	123.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	113.00	113.00
14	—	1,509	108.00–115.00	111.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,494	114.50–122.50	117.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,700	107.00–114.50	112.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,526	115.50–121.00	117.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,543	118.00–126.00	122.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	114.00–115.50	114.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,629	50.00–59.00	54.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	25.50–26.00	25.78
4	—	1,285	30.00–36.00	34.25
29	—	1,365	36.00–48.00	42.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,507	48.00–53.50	50.54

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.