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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 13, 2021

302 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $161.14/cwt +10.52 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 529 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.97/cwt -2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 621 lb · 12 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $138.87/cwt +6.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 822 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 302 327 606
Feeder cattle 288 327 606
Replacement cattle 14 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next Feeder Cattle sale will be held on 9/10/2021 @ 6:00p Buyer attendance for todays sale was moderate, with moderate demand overall on a light to moderate supply of cattle. Todays sale supply was limited due to hot weather conditions throughout the week and leading up to the sale, reducing the total number of cattle brought in to the market.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 3 200.00 $200.00 $486 —
385 385 1 165.00 $165.00 $635 +40.00
502–540 524 11 150.00–162.00 $157.94 $828 +7.32
537 thin fleshed 537 6 167.00 $167.00 $897 —
562–570 563 7 160.00–167.00 $165.99 $935 +22.53
605–645 616 7 160.00–165.00 $161.49 $995 +10.56
687 687 3 140.00 $140.00 $962 -13.17
720–740 733 3 132.00–140.00 $137.38 $1,007 -3.34
775–792 786 6 140.00–145.00 $143.36 $1,127 +16.03
809–838 822 12 135.00–143.00 $138.87 $1,142 +6.12
900 900 2 126.00–137.00 $131.50 $1,184 -2.63
975–995 980 4 120.00–134.00 $130.45 $1,278 —
1025 1025 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,230 —
1050–1090 1077 3 115.00–117.00 $116.35 $1,253 —
1140 1140 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,368 —
1205 1205 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,289 —
1270 1270 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,397 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–412 405 7 130.00–147.00 $137.41 $557 +25.41
485–490 488 3 140.00–142.00 $140.66 $686 +10.66
500–538 525 3 120.00–135.00 $130.24 $684 +5.24
615–632 622 5 120.00 $120.00 $746 -7.23
665–685 671 6 117.00–131.00 $126.62 $850 +1.62
750–770 757 3 112.00 $112.00 $848 —
755–795 770 3 115.00–125.00 $120.25 $926 —
850 850 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,105 —
900–920 913 5 117.00–120.00 $119.40 $1,090 —
1005 1005 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,075 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 110.00 $110.00 $644 —
615 615 1 105.00 $105.00 $646 —
680 680 1 105.00 $105.00 $714 —
865 865 1 105.00 $105.00 $908 —
950 950 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,045 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 160 2 200.00 $200.00 $320 —
230–245 238 2 180.00–190.00 $185.16 $441 —
313–338 323 5 147.00–152.00 $149.09 $482 +23.10
455 thin fleshed 455 3 142.00 $142.00 $646 -10.00
466–490 469 8 125.00–127.00 $125.26 $587 -1.83
525 525 1 132.00 $132.00 $693 +0.59
587 587 5 120.00 $120.00 $704 -15.96
600–645 621 12 127.00–130.00 $127.97 $795 -2.03
665–685 670 4 120.00–132.00 $128.93 $864 +5.19
705 705 1 125.00 $125.00 $881 +6.50
750 750 1 126.00 $126.00 $945 +7.80
815 815 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,035 +10.00
870–880 875 2 115.00–125.00 $120.03 $1,050 +3.74
965–988 983 9 110.00–117.00 $115.47 $1,135 —
1020–1040 1030 2 109.00–112.00 $110.49 $1,138 —
1054–1058 1056 11 115.00–117.00 $116.09 $1,226 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105 105 1 145.00 $145.00 $152 —
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 +25.00
450 450 2 130.00 $130.00 $585 +16.97
500–510 507 3 122.00 $122.00 $619 +32.00
560 560 1 110.00 $110.00 $616 -10.00
600–625 609 5 105.00–115.00 $109.99 $670 +4.99
692 692 2 100.00 $100.00 $692 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 150.00 $150.00 $435 +8.00
345 345 2 165.00 $165.00 $569 +50.00
350–375 363 3 145.00–160.00 $154.84 $562 +29.84
450 450 1 135.00 $135.00 $608 -1.62
530–542 539 4 132.00 $132.00 $711 +5.54
600–640 620 2 132.00–140.00 $135.87 $842 -11.13
650–682 674 4 132.00–147.00 $137.64 $928 +2.64
800 800 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,016 +22.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 130.00 $130.00 $318 —
310 310 1 135.00 $135.00 $418 —
410 410 1 120.00 $120.00 $492 —
547 547 3 122.00 $122.00 $667 +7.00
585 585 3 115.00–120.00 $116.67 $683 +16.67
700 700 1 125.00 $125.00 $875 +53.00
915 915 1 102.00 $102.00 $933 —
990 990 1 100.00 $100.00 $990 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 85.00 $85.00 $302 —
655 655 1 95.00 $95.00 $622 —
865 865 1 82.00 $82.00 $709 —
915 915 1 82.00 $82.00 $750 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,860 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
975–1595 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 60.00–71.00 $66.41 $840

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 100.00 $100.00 $250 —
555 555 1 85.00 $85.00 $472 —
940 940 1 70.00 $70.00 $658 —
1010 1010 1 70.00 $70.00 $707 —
1125 1125 1 75.00 $75.00 $844 —
1175 1175 1 79.00 $79.00 $928 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 4 100.00 $100.00 $323 +26.00
615 615 1 97.00 $97.00 $597 —
795 795 1 115.00 $115.00 $914 —
825 825 1 100.00 $100.00 $825 —
893 893 3 103.00 $103.00 $920 —
948 948 3 101.00 $101.00 $957 —
970 970 2 104.00 $104.00 $1,009 —
1190 1190 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,035 —

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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.