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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 9, 2021

327 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $154.91/cwt -15.18 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 634 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.41/cwt +1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 529 lb · 20 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.74/cwt +6.42 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 667 lb · 18 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 327 400 360
Feeder cattle 327 400 360

**The next Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on 8/13/2021 @ 6:00pm** No price comparison due to no recent sales. Buyer attendance was moderate with moderate demand.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 thin fleshed 275 1 285.00 $285.00 $784
355 355 1 125.00 $125.00 $444
400–418 412 3 140.00 $140.00 $577 -33.40
455–495 470 7 142.00–155.00 $145.46 $684 -25.81
490–495 thin fleshed 492 3 165.00–170.00 $168.32 $828
508–520 515 10 147.00–155.00 $150.62 $776 -3.60
560–576 572 13 140.00–155.00 $143.46 $821 -16.35
615–637 632 21 142.00–154.00 $150.93 $954 -5.75
615–644 thin fleshed 638 9 164.00–165.00 $164.21 $1,048 -10.35
665–688 679 7 150.00–155.00 $153.17 $1,040 +7.17
694 thin fleshed 694 8 159.00 $159.00 $1,103 -11.63
710–745 729 9 137.00–150.00 $140.72 $1,026 -12.96
765 thin fleshed 765 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,148 -19.00
780–790 785 3 125.00–132.00 $127.33 $1,000 -24.15
843–845 844 4 132.00–135.00 $132.75 $1,120 -9.62
850–875 865 3 110.00–120.00 $115.65 $1,000 -28.15
920–930 922 7 127.00–136.00 $134.13 $1,237 +4.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 85.00 $85.00 $310
425 425 2 112.00 $112.00 $476 -20.57
488 488 2 130.00 $130.00 $634 -0.31
500–515 510 3 125.00 $125.00 $638 +8.82
585 585 1 100.00 $100.00 $585 -2.00
620–635 630 4 125.00–130.00 $127.23 $802 -10.55
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 -5.72
742 742 2 112.00 $112.00 $831 -28.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1052 1052 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,336
1115 1115 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,394
1175 1175 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,363

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 thin fleshed 255 1 210.00 $210.00 $536
288 288 2 150.00 $150.00 $432
330–340 335 2 125.00–127.00 $125.99 $422 -18.66
395 395 4 137.00 $137.00 $541
400–445 423 7 120.00–132.00 $125.29 $530 -26.10
450–480 470 5 120.00–135.00 $127.09 $597 -15.09
490 thin fleshed 490 1 152.00 $152.00 $745
507–549 529 20 127.00–135.00 $131.41 $695 +1.40
555–565 560 2 132.00–140.00 $135.96 $761 +2.51
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780
652–684 667 18 117.00–130.00 $123.74 $825 +28.74
700–730 717 8 117.00–120.00 $118.50 $850 +23.50
755–778 776 10 115.00–120.00 $118.20 $917 -0.24
803 803 3 117.00 $117.00 $940 +5.77
850–884 873 11 115.00–117.00 $116.29 $1,015 +4.57
910 910 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,001 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 105.00 $105.00 $346
395 395 1 115.00 $115.00 $454
425 425 3 105.00 $105.00 $446 +3.00
465–485 472 3 112.00–115.00 $113.03 $534 -1.43
535 535 1 90.00 $90.00 $482 -15.00
572 572 2 120.00 $120.00 $686 +7.42
635 635 1 105.00 $105.00 $667 -7.00
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737
740 740 1 95.00 $95.00 $703
755 755 2 105.00 $105.00 $793
890 890 1 100.00 $100.00 $890

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 thin fleshed 280 1 280.00 $280.00 $784
295 295 1 142.00 $142.00 $419 -19.04
315 315 1 115.00 $115.00 $362 -30.00
375 375 1 125.00 $125.00 $469 -1.05
415 415 2 120.00 $120.00 $498
450–468 462 3 135.00–140.00 $136.62 $631 +11.73
526–540 528 7 125.00–135.00 $126.46 $668 -20.54
585–589 589 8 130.00–132.00 $131.75 $776
605 thin fleshed 605 1 160.00 $160.00 $968 -15.00
645 645 1 147.00 $147.00 $948
690 690 1 135.00 $135.00 $932
728 728 4 112.00 $112.00 $815 -20.00
810 810 1 105.00 $105.00 $850
943 943 3 93.00 $93.00 $877
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 117.00 $117.00 $532
543 543 3 95.00 $95.00 $516
548 548 2 115.00 $115.00 $630
585 585 1 100.00 $100.00 $585 -3.27
628 628 3 115.00 $115.00 $722 -20.00
655 655 1 80.00 $80.00 $524 -35.00
710 710 1 72.00 $72.00 $511

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 85.00 $85.00 $187
270 270 1 95.00 $95.00 $256
345 345 1 74.00 $74.00 $255
745 745 1 82.00 $82.00 $611

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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.