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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 23, 2020

373 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $83.93/cwt -13.94 vs last sale · ≈ $481/hd at 573 lb · 13 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $75.49/cwt -22.30 vs last sale · ≈ $516/hd at 684 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.01/cwt +2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 624 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 373 545 513
Feeder cattle 361 532 513
Replacement cattle 12 13 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction released to reflect correct next sale date. 90lb feeder calf deleted.** Compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady on a light comparison. No comparison on dairy feeder steers or heifers. Buyer attendance and demand was moderate on a light supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 149.00 $149.00 $522 +3.42
400–430 417 5 137.00–145.00 $140.51 $586 -8.29
480–495 488 3 130.00–137.00 $132.37 $646 -5.41
510 thin fleshed 510 1 155.00 $155.00 $790 —
505–545 533 7 132.00–140.00 $136.73 $729 -2.76
555–565 560 2 137.00–140.00 $138.51 $776 -4.53
620 thin fleshed 620 5 152.00 $152.00 $942 —
600–635 627 8 135.00–140.00 $139.02 $872 -2.15
650 650 2 139.00 $139.00 $904 -4.27
652 thin fleshed 652 2 152.00 $152.00 $991 —
725–740 733 9 130.00–146.00 $138.63 $1,016 -1.79
755 thin fleshed 755 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,185 —
750–795 777 6 127.00–132.00 $130.46 $1,014 -8.59
812 812 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,177 +11.28
900–918 912 3 130.00–132.00 $130.66 $1,192 —
960–982 975 3 112.00–122.00 $118.72 $1,158 -4.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 105.00 $105.00 $320 -28.59
415–440 428 2 110.00–117.00 $113.40 $485 —
480 480 1 102.00 $102.00 $490 -28.50
510–545 528 2 115.00–122.00 $118.38 $625 -4.90
580 580 1 115.00 $115.00 $667 —
680 680 1 120.00 $120.00 $816 -2.34
745 745 1 115.00 $115.00 $857 —
755–795 775 2 70.00–82.00 $75.85 $588 -46.15
815–845 835 3 115.00–127.00 $118.90 $993 -4.05
855 855 1 112.00 $112.00 $958 -12.51
930 930 1 97.00 $97.00 $902 -25.00
970 970 1 92.00 $92.00 $892 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1040 1030 2 110.00–116.00 $113.03 $1,164 —
1052 1052 2 112.00 $112.00 $1,178 —
1100 1100 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,276 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1060 1058 2 85.00–87.00 $86.00 $910 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 95.00 $95.00 $228 -30.76
268 268 2 100.00 $100.00 $268 —
315–337 330 5 92.00–110.00 $104.93 $346 -16.23
395–397 397 4 70.00–90.00 $85.02 $338 —
420–440 428 5 90.00–102.00 $97.07 $415 -3.21
450–497 484 9 92.00–105.00 $100.58 $487 -1.32
508–525 513 11 70.00–90.00 $82.37 $423 -17.63
550–592 573 13 70.00–97.00 $83.93 $481 -13.94
608–645 615 5 92.00–102.00 $94.10 $579 -7.23
650–698 684 13 70.00–90.00 $75.49 $516 -22.30
700–705 703 2 65.00–72.00 $68.49 $481 -29.12
755 755 1 75.00 $75.00 $566 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 125.00 $125.00 $344 —
320–345 333 2 120.00–125.00 $122.41 $408 —
350–368 365 9 110.00–112.00 $110.22 $402 —
400–410 405 2 110.00–122.00 $116.07 $470 -9.10
482–490 485 7 119.00–125.00 $121.60 $590 +0.93
505–530 515 3 100.00–115.00 $109.85 $566 —
622 622 2 125.00 $125.00 $778 -4.82
665 665 1 127.00 $127.00 $845 —
720 720 1 100.00 $100.00 $720 —
755 755 2 120.00 $120.00 $906 +10.00
848 848 2 82.00 $82.00 $695 -30.80
853 853 3 72.00 $72.00 $614 -35.36
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540 1540 1 50.00 $50.00 $770 —
1690 1690 1 45.00 $45.00 $760 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 155.00 $155.00 $341 —
405 405 1 70.00 $70.00 $284 —
465–475 470 2 85.00–92.00 $88.54 $416 —
482 thin fleshed 482 3 112.00 $112.00 $540 —
500–540 thin fleshed 513 3 120.00–130.00 $126.49 $649 —
518–548 535 6 105.00–117.00 $110.78 $593 —
568–598 580 5 115.00–120.00 $117.94 $684 —
615 615 1 80.00 $80.00 $492 —
672 672 2 97.00 $97.00 $652 —
725–746 736 8 85.00–91.00 $87.96 $647 —
750 750 1 92.00 $92.00 $690 —
800 800 1 87.00 $87.00 $696 —
890 890 1 86.00 $86.00 $765 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1115–1535 1324 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 47.00–58.00 $53.26 $705
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
745–1085 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 35.00–45.00 $40.29 $367

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 32.00 $32.00 $110 —
515 515 1 45.00 $45.00 $232 -5.85
752 752 3 35.00 $35.00 $263 —
1125 1125 1 30.00 $30.00 $338 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
256 thin fleshed 256 11 82.00 $82.00 $210 —
265–295 280 4 50.00–62.00 $53.16 $149 —
305–315 309 9 70.00–81.00 $76.14 $235 —
415–443 436 4 42.00–47.00 $43.19 $188 —
470–498 491 4 52.00–61.00 $58.85 $289 —
505–540 520 4 42.00–57.00 $49.68 $258 —
612 612 2 50.00 $50.00 $306 -35.00
745 745 1 50.00 $50.00 $372 -28.92
751 751 7 67.00 $67.00 $503 —
840 840 1 47.00 $47.00 $395 —
985 985 3 64.00 $64.00 $630 -18.00
1225 1225 1 62.00 $62.00 $760 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.