Cattle Market Pulse

Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 8, 2021

361 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $103.31/cwt +8.31 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 624 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.18/cwt +9.85 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 573 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $133.37/cwt -17.10 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 532 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 361 702 409
Feeder cattle 327 702 409
Replacement cattle 34 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**The next feeder cattle sale will be held on 2/12/2021 at 6:00pm** Compared to last month, Feeder Steers below 600lbs sold weak, with steers 600lbs and above selling steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder Heifers sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder Bulls sold weak on a light test. No comparison available for Dairy Steers or Dairy Heifers. Buyer attendance for todays sale was moderate to heavy, with good demand overall on a moderate supply of cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 4 175.00 $175.00 $411 —
480–490 485 2 135.00–140.00 $137.47 $667 -12.81
510–545 532 14 125.00–145.00 $133.37 $710 -8.72
560–595 586 7 134.00–137.00 $134.55 $788 -12.17
600–645 623 14 125.00–150.00 $136.86 $853 +4.04
650–683 668 10 132.00–142.00 $138.01 $922 +1.00
705–748 735 11 137.00–150.00 $146.55 $1,077 +16.13
750–785 771 5 125.00–140.00 $133.95 $1,033 +0.48
800–842 828 3 122.00–135.00 $130.81 $1,083 +0.81
850–880 865 5 113.00–135.00 $119.83 $1,037 +3.34
920–938 932 3 110.00–120.00 $113.29 $1,056 —
1095 1095 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,150 -2.00
1120 1120 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,142 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 127.00 $127.00 $425 -5.00
532 532 2 117.00 $117.00 $622 +7.00
570 570 1 110.00 $110.00 $627 -13.33
610–615 613 2 95.00–115.00 $104.96 $643 -13.44
730 730 3 117.00–120.00 $119.00 $869 +12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 270 2 105.00–117.00 $110.89 $299 —
360–385 377 6 110.00–112.00 $110.64 $417 +5.64
430–435 433 2 95.00–105.00 $100.03 $433 +0.03
450–472 460 11 100.00–107.00 $103.52 $476 -1.47
522–535 528 7 100.00–107.00 $104.41 $551 +4.41
554–588 564 7 102.00–105.00 $102.89 $580 -7.11
600–646 624 17 95.00–110.00 $103.31 $645 -1.69
665–672 669 4 90.00–100.00 $94.97 $635 —
720–745 733 2 100.00–105.00 $102.54 $752 +7.54
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 135.00 $135.00 $524 +5.58
475–495 485 7 115.00–125.00 $120.69 $585 +1.18
490 490 3 92.00 $92.00 $451 -27.51
500 500 2 105.00 $105.00 $525 -10.64
528–538 535 10 122.00 $122.00 $653 +6.36
551–598 573 14 115.00–117.00 $116.18 $666 +31.18
665–680 674 9 110.00–117.00 $112.66 $759 —
872–875 873 3 107.00–110.00 $109.00 $952 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 2 90.00 $90.00 $358 —
470 470 2 105.00 $105.00 $494 —
505–525 515 2 70.00–82.00 $75.88 $391 —
830 830 2 90.00 $90.00 $747 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 378 3 122.00–142.00 $131.00 $495 -14.00
457–495 463 8 120.00–145.00 $129.29 $599 —
520–540 533 3 115.00–130.00 $125.13 $667 -1.87
555–595 569 7 117.00–130.00 $127.44 $725 -5.64
650 650 2 125.00 $125.00 $812 —
725–740 730 4 123.00–130.00 $125.76 $918 —
795–798 797 3 105.00–110.00 $106.66 $850 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–342 335 3 92.00–95.00 $94.04 $315 —
358 358 2 57.00 $57.00 $204 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1815 1815 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,506 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
930–1780 1103 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 20 50.50–75.00 $67.19 $741
995–1270 1138 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 44.00–69.00 $53.32 $607

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
895–1375 1128 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 62.00–71.00 $68.62 $774

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
117 117 5 82.00 $82.00 $96 —
205–240 223 2 87.00–90.00 $88.38 $197 +28.38
675 675 2 50.00 $50.00 $338 -17.00
770–785 778 2 55.00–75.00 $64.90 $505 —
870 870 1 47.00 $47.00 $409 —
985 985 1 60.00 $60.00 $591 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 40.00 $40.00 $52 —
185 185 4 67.00 $67.00 $124 —

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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.