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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 12, 2021

447 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $133.51/cwt -4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 689 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $143.97/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 467 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.82/cwt +2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 582 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 447 361 624
Feeder cattle 447 327 624
Replacement cattle — 34 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

**The next feeder sale will be held on Friday, March 12, 2020** Compared to last month, feeder steers 300 to 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher; feeder steers 600 to 800 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower; feeder steers 800 to 1000 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold strong. Buyer demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply. Buyer attendance was moderate to heavy.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 368 3 132.00–135.00 $132.99 $489 —
370 fancy 370 1 170.00 $170.00 $629 —
400–430 415 2 135.00–140.00 $137.41 $570 —
430 fancy 430 2 150.00 $150.00 $645 —
450–492 466 22 137.00–157.00 $143.01 $666 +5.54
485 fancy 485 1 165.00 $165.00 $800 —
500–548 533 9 140.00–152.00 $141.35 $753 +7.98
553–595 568 6 132.00–139.00 $135.93 $772 +1.38
570 fancy 570 1 152.00 $152.00 $866 —
605–635 614 8 135.00–140.00 $135.62 $833 -1.24
680–696 689 25 130.00–137.00 $133.51 $920 -4.50
700–730 718 15 120.00–130.00 $125.65 $902 -20.90
735 fancy 735 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,029 —
758–795 766 19 117.00–130.00 $125.62 $962 -8.33
800–843 824 19 127.00–136.00 $133.93 $1,104 +3.12
850–895 874 9 120.00–135.00 $129.19 $1,129 +9.36
905–938 923 15 117.00–124.00 $121.82 $1,124 +8.53
950–960 954 4 112.00–122.00 $117.75 $1,123 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 127.00 $127.00 $565 —
495 495 1 125.00 $125.00 $619 —
535 535 1 130.00 $130.00 $696 +13.00
585 585 1 112.00 $112.00 $655 +2.00
625–635 629 4 120.00–135.00 $127.46 $802 +22.50
670 670 1 125.00 $125.00 $838 —
790–795 793 2 100.00–107.00 $103.49 $821 —
800 800 6 122.00 $122.00 $976 —
870–885 880 3 110.00–112.00 $111.34 $980 —
905–940 922 3 105.00–110.00 $107.32 $989 —
995 995 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,015 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1030 1023 3 117.00–125.00 $120.68 $1,235 —
1095 1095 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,204 —
1110–1140 1135 6 110.00–112.00 $110.33 $1,252 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1020 1013 2 90.00–100.00 $95.04 $963 —
1050 1050 1 90.00 $90.00 $945 —
1145 1145 1 85.00 $85.00 $973 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 110.00 $110.00 $330 —
370–390 384 4 105.00–115.00 $111.34 $428 -23.66
415–431 426 6 105.00–110.00 $106.62 $454 —
455–475 463 6 105.00–115.00 $108.42 $502 -12.27
515 515 1 115.00 $115.00 $592 +10.00
572–598 579 15 105.00–117.00 $113.14 $655 -3.04
589 fancy 589 7 131.00 $131.00 $772 —
605–645 631 16 115.00–127.00 $120.68 $761 —
662–680 fancy 665 6 126.00–133.00 $127.19 $846 —
650–690 681 6 102.00–107.00 $105.87 $721 -6.79
702–745 715 6 97.00–112.00 $105.99 $758 —
775–780 778 3 102.00–112.00 $105.32 $819 —
800–805 804 5 110.00–112.00 $111.60 $897 —
851–858 853 9 109.00–118.00 $111.01 $947 +2.01
978–980 979 3 100.00–102.00 $100.67 $986 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 90.00 $90.00 $279 —
390 390 3 85.00 $85.00 $332 -25.64
410 410 1 87.00 $87.00 $357 -13.03
475–482 481 5 95.00–100.00 $99.01 $476 -4.51
500–532 521 3 85.00–97.00 $93.16 $485 -11.25
550–595 578 6 80.00–102.00 $91.50 $529 -11.39
615 615 1 97.00 $97.00 $597 -6.31
678–680 679 3 92.00–102.00 $95.34 $647 +0.37
870–888 882 3 97.00–102.00 $98.64 $870 —
915–920 918 2 60.00–70.00 $64.99 $597 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,004 —
1095 1095 1 90.00 $90.00 $986 —
1105 1105 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,105 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 145.00 $145.00 $392 —
365–368 367 3 135.00–147.00 $143.02 $525 +12.02
445 445 4 142.00 $142.00 $632 —
504–545 512 5 142.00–147.00 $143.06 $732 +17.93
570–575 573 3 132.00–135.00 $134.00 $768 +6.56
620–640 627 6 125.00–139.00 $133.16 $835 —
655–665 660 2 120.00–130.00 $125.04 $825 +0.04
810–820 818 4 95.00–102.00 $97.76 $800 —
850 850 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,020 —
905 905 1 85.00 $85.00 $769 —
970–985 978 2 92.00–97.00 $94.52 $924 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 117.00 $117.00 $445 —
410 410 1 120.00 $120.00 $492 —
460 460 1 117.00 $117.00 $538 —
575–580 578 2 112.00 $112.00 $647 —
665–695 673 4 105.00–110.00 $108.71 $732 —
840 840 1 85.00 $85.00 $714 —
880 880 1 100.00 $100.00 $880 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,188 —
1102 1102 2 82.00 $82.00 $904 —
1290 1290 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,096 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257–280 261 6 72.00–77.00 $76.11 $199 —
415 415 5 65.00 $65.00 $270 —
710 710 1 65.00 $65.00 $462 —
1050 1050 1 60.00 $60.00 $630 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 3 110.00 $110.00 $289 —
445 445 2 87.00 $87.00 $387 —
540 540 1 92.00 $92.00 $497 —
610 610 1 85.00 $85.00 $518 —
672 672 2 75.00 $75.00 $504 +25.00
725–748 740 3 77.00–82.00 $80.37 $595 —
780 780 1 90.00 $90.00 $702 +25.10
815 815 1 85.00 $85.00 $693 —
945 945 1 80.00 $80.00 $756 —
1045 1045 1 70.00 $70.00 $732 —

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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.