Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 9, 2021

723 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.93/cwt +10.56 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 583 lb · 37 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $135.67/cwt -1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,049/hd at 774 lb · 37 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $155.47/cwt +12.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 677 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	723	494	0
Feeder cattle	723	494	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on 4/23/2021 at 6:00pm. Compared to two weeks ago, Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady with a strong undertone noted. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate to heavy supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	167.00	$167.00	$559	—
364–392 thin fleshed	379	28	185.00–195.00	$188.43	$714	—
385–390	386	5	155.00	$155.00	$598	—
415–440 thin fleshed	426	5	179.00–190.00	$184.86	$788	—
440	440	2	140.00–155.00	$147.50	$649	-15.67
455–475	468	3	152.00–165.00	$160.79	$752	-7.78
479–496 thin fleshed	486	18	179.00–187.00	$184.41	$896	—
505–525	512	16	160.00–177.00	$171.75	$879	+17.53
546 thin fleshed	546	4	186.00	$186.00	$1,016	—
550–595	564	6	140.00–155.00	$148.86	$840	-5.05
555–588 thin fleshed	567	8	175.00–182.00	$179.43	$1,017	—
601 thin fleshed	601	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,052	—
605–645	629	7	142.00–157.00	$149.74	$942	+0.75
659–695	675	16	137.00–155.00	$141.10	$952	-0.53
650–698 thin fleshed	679	20	165.00–172.00	$166.97	$1,134	+14.97
712–735 thin fleshed	716	19	155.00–160.00	$156.17	$1,118	—
700–732	720	16	125.00–142.00	$134.27	$967	-2.96
765 thin fleshed	765	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	$1,167	-2.50
752–795	774	35	127.00–140.00	$134.71	$1,043	-1.36
805–842	823	10	130.00–145.00	$135.00	$1,111	+4.45
860–862 thin fleshed	861	3	142.00–145.00	$143.00	$1,231	—
860–865	862	4	120.00–127.00	$121.75	$1,049	-1.87
920	920	2	115.00	$115.00	$1,058	+8.59
990	990	2	123.00	$123.00	$1,218	+7.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	423	3	115.00–132.00	$125.82	$532	-26.18
465–491	485	10	130.00–140.00	$139.04	$674	+4.04
510–535	523	2	140.00	$140.00	$732	+12.60
590	590	1	90.00	$90.00	$531	-45.02
610–645	628	14	130.00–140.00	$137.15	$861	+2.49
650–695	670	7	110.00–135.00	$120.16	$805	-9.52
715–735	725	2	122.00–127.00	$124.47	$902	—
765–780	770	6	117.00–122.00	$120.31	$926	+3.28
810–830	823	4	110.00–125.00	$116.22	$956	+3.21
895	895	1	107.00	$107.00	$958	+12.48
925	925	1	107.00	$107.00	$990	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,100	-8.14
1095	1095	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,226	—
1155	1155	3	100.00	$100.00	$1,155	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–342	335	4	140.00	$140.00	$469	+1.82
350–397	381	9	140.00–155.00	$148.47	$566	—
400–445	426	18	135.00–155.00	$143.82	$613	-14.88
415–448 thin fleshed	444	8	152.00–167.00	$154.13	$684	—
462–470 thin fleshed	465	5	150.00–160.00	$156.97	$730	—
450–497	477	17	135.00–149.00	$143.21	$683	-1.79
525 thin fleshed	525	1	165.00	$165.00	$866	—
510–543	536	14	120.00–137.00	$129.82	$696	—
568 thin fleshed	568	6	146.00	$146.00	$829	—
574–599	586	31	127.00–130.00	$129.21	$757	+7.84
615–635	619	7	120.00–130.00	$127.15	$787	+22.64
665–682	673	11	125.00–131.00	$128.82	$867	+28.18
710–742	733	10	115.00–131.00	$127.97	$938	+9.35
750	750	4	120.00	$120.00	$900	+0.84
835	835	2	100.00	$100.00	$835	-12.00
870–895	885	3	97.00–110.00	$104.63	$926	+11.89
905	905	1	100.00	$100.00	$905	-3.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	2	105.00–115.00	$109.84	$346	-20.16
365–390	382	3	105.00–122.00	$114.51	$437	—
402–440	421	5	120.00–130.00	$126.05	$531	-3.35
462–480	474	6	120.00–125.00	$124.16	$589	+21.66
510–530	519	4	95.00–115.00	$106.28	$552	—
565–580	572	4	105.00–127.00	$115.43	$660	—
650–655	653	2	107.00–110.00	$108.49	$708	+28.19
730	730	3	107.00–110.00	$109.00	$796	+11.75
795	795	1	80.00	$80.00	$636	-0.87
825	825	1	97.00	$97.00	$800	+13.85

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015	1015	1	70.00	$70.00	$710	—
1115	1115	1	77.00	$77.00	$859	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	157.00	$157.00	$502	-6.63
370–382	378	3	142.00–150.00	$144.61	$547	-15.39
365–388 thin fleshed	385	7	167.00–180.00	$178.24	$686	—
425	425	1	142.00	$142.00	$604	-1.28
450–470 thin fleshed	457	3	160.00–177.00	$165.83	$758	—
460–490	475	2	140.00–157.00	$148.77	$707	+17.10
505–533 thin fleshed	526	4	152.00–160.00	$153.92	$810	—
500–540	529	8	132.00–145.00	$140.21	$742	+5.30
592	592	2	135.00	$135.00	$799	—
605–624	615	10	125.00–132.00	$129.32	$795	—
690	690	1	130.00	$130.00	$897	+5.04
768	768	4	105.00–120.00	$112.50	$864	—
830	830	1	102.00	$102.00	$847	—
905–920	913	2	100.00–115.00	$107.56	$982	—
955	955	1	90.00	$90.00	$860	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	135.00	$135.00	$452	—
385	385	1	137.00	$137.00	$527	-8.00
458–482	470	4	125.00–137.00	$131.15	$616	—
605	605	1	115.00	$115.00	$696	—
832	832	2	100.00	$100.00	$832	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	75.00	$75.00	$285	—
538	538	2	78.00	$78.00	$420	—
750	750	1	80.00	$80.00	$600	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	70.00	$70.00	$231	—
360	360	1	85.00	$85.00	$306	—
495	495	1	80.00	$80.00	$396	—
510	510	1	65.00	$65.00	$332	—
570	570	1	62.00	$62.00	$353	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	4	85.00	$85.00	$325	—
570	570	1	75.00	$75.00	$428	—
660	660	1	74.00	$74.00	$488	-5.00
870	870	1	74.00	$74.00	$644	—

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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.