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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 23, 2021

642 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $157.95/cwt -8.38 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 568 lb · 27 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.07/cwt -7.75 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 682 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.70/cwt -18.64 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 479 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 642 723 385
Feeder cattle 637 723 385
Replacement cattle 5 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Steers sold steady although a weak undertone was noted. Heifers sold weak. Bulls sold on a split market, with bulls weighing less than 500lbs selling weak, and bulls weighing over 500lbs selling firm. Dairy Steers and Dairy Heifers sold firm on a light test. Overall, buyer attendance was moderate for todays sale, with good demand for steers and light to moderate demand for heifers on a moderate to heavy sale supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 140.00 $140.00 $371 —
315–345 332 3 142.00–162.00 $155.67 $517 -11.33
360 thin fleshed 360 1 180.00 $180.00 $648 -8.43
360–395 375 19 150.00–160.00 $155.48 $583 +0.48
420–448 439 3 160.00–162.00 $160.64 $705 +13.14
450–487 471 15 140.00–165.00 $157.43 $741 -3.36
497 value added 497 3 170.00 $170.00 $845 —
525 thin fleshed 525 3 180.00 $180.00 $945 -6.00
510–548 526 17 140.00–165.00 $146.82 $772 -24.93
558–585 thin fleshed 567 9 174.00–180.00 $176.06 $998 -3.37
550–592 569 18 145.00–152.00 $148.90 $847 +0.04
625–648 634 10 142.00–156.00 $150.81 $956 +1.07
651–675 654 8 130.00–146.00 $143.94 $941 +2.84
665 thin fleshed 665 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,130 +3.03
710–748 729 7 130.00–150.00 $140.03 $1,021 +5.76
750–792 774 10 135.00–137.00 $136.59 $1,057 +1.88
775 775 2 115.00 $115.00 $891 -19.71
862–870 865 3 116.00–122.00 $119.99 $1,038 -1.76
860–895 878 10 120.00–145.00 $131.91 $1,158 +10.16
920 920 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,242 +20.00
968–978 975 8 112.00–128.00 $123.28 $1,202 +0.28
1015–1035 1026 11 112.00–122.00 $118.09 $1,212 —
1102 1102 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,311 —
1165 1165 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,328 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 279 4 132.00–137.00 $135.68 $379 —
310–330 320 2 120.00–127.00 $123.61 $396 —
379 379 4 107.00 $107.00 $406 —
440 440 1 112.00 $112.00 $493 -13.82
455–485 467 5 117.00–135.00 $124.90 $583 -14.14
510–545 522 3 120.00–132.00 $127.82 $667 -12.18
554–570 557 10 112.00–134.00 $130.83 $729 +40.83
608–635 615 11 100.00–120.00 $113.60 $699 -23.55
665–680 671 7 112.00–125.00 $117.88 $791 -2.28
720–735 725 3 112.00–115.00 $113.01 $819 -11.46
760–795 778 5 100.00–115.00 $109.34 $851 -10.97
815–831 827 9 110.00–122.00 $119.34 $987 +3.12
855–885 868 3 100.00–105.00 $102.31 $888 -4.69
905–945 920 4 92.00–100.00 $98.03 $902 -8.97
960 960 1 97.00 $97.00 $931 —
1005 1005 1 92.00 $92.00 $925 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 142.00 $142.00 $674 —
535 thin fleshed 535 2 170.00 $170.00 $910 —
630 630 2 142.00–145.00 $143.50 $904 —
708 708 3 100.00 $100.00 $708 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675–680 678 3 125.00–127.00 $125.66 $852 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 127.00–130.00 $128.54 $431 -11.46
320–346 thin fleshed 339 7 135.00–140.00 $136.35 $462 —
350–395 375 8 117.00–135.00 $125.47 $471 -23.00
410–448 434 8 120.00–125.00 $123.27 $535 -20.55
469–495 479 22 122.00–135.00 $127.70 $612 -15.51
505–545 523 18 120.00–135.00 $127.75 $668 -2.07
555–567 560 18 122.00–140.00 $126.07 $706 -3.14
590–595 593 2 110.00 $110.00 $652 -19.21
600–648 624 8 115.00–137.00 $130.17 $812 +3.02
670 670 1 100.00 $100.00 $670 -28.82
650–693 682 24 120.00–127.00 $121.95 $832 -6.87
705–720 713 2 117.00–118.00 $117.51 $838 -10.46
713 713 3 87.00 $87.00 $620 -40.97
785 785 1 107.00 $107.00 $840 -13.00
815–820 819 4 102.00–122.00 $106.98 $876 +6.98
827 827 3 97.00 $97.00 $802 -3.00
850 850 2 105.00 $105.00 $892 +0.37
955–960 958 2 100.00–105.00 $102.49 $982 —
1100 1100 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,210 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 92.00 $92.00 $258 —
382 382 6 100.00 $100.00 $382 -14.51
432 432 2 117.00 $117.00 $505 -9.05
492 492 2 115.00 $115.00 $566 -9.16
535 535 1 115.00 $115.00 $615 +8.72
553 553 3 82.00 $82.00 $453 -33.43
565 565 1 117.00 $117.00 $661 +1.57
635 635 1 112.00 $112.00 $711 —
675 675 1 102.00 $102.00 $688 -6.49
895 895 1 110.00 $110.00 $984 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 150.00 $150.00 $712 —
615 615 1 152.00 $152.00 $935 —
735 735 2 130.00 $130.00 $956 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 95.00 $95.00 $356 —
705 705 1 112.00 $112.00 $790 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–298 286 4 165.00–172.00 $166.53 $476 —
355–365 362 5 140.00–157.00 $143.38 $519 -1.23
470–495 488 4 132.00–140.00 $135.45 $661 -13.32
500–515 509 5 125.00–135.00 $129.05 $657 -11.16
590 value added 590 1 135.00 $135.00 $796 —
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714 -15.00
600–630 616 5 120.00–134.00 $129.38 $797 +0.06
685 685 1 135.00 $135.00 $925 +5.00
790 790 1 100.00 $100.00 $790 -12.50
825 825 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,031 +23.00
908 908 2 112.00 $112.00 $1,017 +4.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 95.00 $95.00 $214 —
360 thin fleshed 360 4 125.00 $125.00 $450 —
350–390 370 6 100.00–127.00 $115.47 $427 -21.53
425 425 2 110.00–125.00 $117.50 $499 —
455–495 475 4 100.00–135.00 $111.62 $530 -19.53
518 518 2 107.00 $107.00 $554 —
605 605 1 115.00 $115.00 $696 ±0.00
685 685 1 102.00 $102.00 $699 —
700–715 708 2 95.00–97.00 $95.99 $680 —
795 795 1 92.00 $92.00 $731 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 80.00 $80.00 $216 —
705 705 1 70.00 $70.00 $494 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
995–1067 1043 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 60.00–63.00 $60.95 $636

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1052 1052 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 65.00 $65.00 $684

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 75.00 $75.00 $221 —
305 305 1 70.00 $70.00 $214 ±0.00
530–535 533 2 75.00–87.00 $81.03 $432 +16.03
578 578 2 85.00 $85.00 $491 +23.00
619 619 4 75.00 $75.00 $464 —
800 800 1 80.00 $80.00 $640 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
178 178 2 50.00 $50.00 $89 —
280 280 1 70.00 $70.00 $196 —
430 430 1 65.00 $65.00 $280 —
450–465 458 2 70.00–72.00 $70.98 $325 —
585 585 1 90.00 $90.00 $526 +15.00
642 642 2 75.00 $75.00 $482 —
720 720 3 82.00 $82.00 $590 —
780 780 3 67.00 $67.00 $523 —
825 825 1 95.00 $95.00 $784 —
955 955 1 67.00 $67.00 $640 —

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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.