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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 10, 2021

712 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $160.14/cwt +16.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,246/hd at 778 lb · 44 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.16/cwt +31.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,090/hd at 681 lb · 41 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.00/cwt +26.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,091/hd at 723 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 712 302 554
Feeder cattle 712 288 554
Replacement cattle — 14 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next feeder sale will be held on Friday, 9/26/21 @ 6:00pm. Buyer demand was moderate to good on a moderate to heavy 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
375 375 1 160.00 $160.00 $600 -5.00
421–430 423 5 160.00–162.00 $161.59 $684 —
456–490 468 14 175.00–180.00 $178.13 $834 —
542–546 545 10 165.00–177.00 $174.61 $952 +16.67
580 580 2 165.00 $165.00 $957 -0.99
600–645 627 13 145.00–152.00 $150.36 $943 -11.13
668–682 676 11 150.00–160.00 $155.00 $1,048 +15.00
668–694 value added 681 14 177.00–180.00 $178.47 $1,215 —
702–725 value added 706 14 164.00–176.00 $168.86 $1,192 —
710–747 732 10 147.00–159.00 $156.66 $1,147 +19.28
753–794 776 28 147.00–160.00 $155.29 $1,205 +11.93
755–791 value added 781 16 162.00–170.00 $168.63 $1,317 —
815–845 837 10 142.00–152.00 $146.78 $1,229 +7.91
852–899 884 9 142.00–146.00 $145.04 $1,282 —
915–945 920 18 140.00–152.00 $143.53 $1,320 +12.03
950–995 975 13 127.00–139.00 $136.41 $1,330 +5.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 441 4 125.00–142.00 $137.71 $607 —
460–480 470 2 115.00–130.00 $122.66 $577 -18.00
540 540 5 140.00 $140.00 $756 +9.76
590 590 1 145.00 $145.00 $856 —
632 632 2 130.00 $130.00 $822 +10.00
650–675 663 4 122.00–140.00 $135.58 $899 +8.96
710–748 732 10 132.00–140.00 $136.99 $1,003 —
760–765 763 2 132.00–140.00 $135.99 $1,038 +23.99
800–840 819 5 110.00–120.00 $113.24 $927 —
910–949 939 7 115.00–135.00 $131.11 $1,231 +11.71
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1040 1025 3 132.00–138.00 $135.70 $1,391 —
1064 1064 7 133.00 $133.00 $1,415 —
1130 1130 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,424 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278–280 279 6 135.00–147.00 $143.02 $399 —
320 320 1 140.00 $140.00 $448 -9.09
355–395 370 6 145.00–150.00 $147.02 $544 —
400–430 417 9 135.00–147.00 $138.35 $577 —
465–479 476 5 120.00–135.00 $132.07 $629 +6.81
508–518 513 4 152.00 $152.00 $780 +20.00
564 value added 564 8 170.00 $170.00 $959 —
570–578 576 10 125.00–140.00 $135.50 $780 +15.50
600 600 1 135.00 $135.00 $810 +7.03
655–657 656 6 125.00–135.00 $129.16 $847 +0.23
667–696 value added 685 35 164.00–167.00 $165.47 $1,133 —
701–738 value added 721 24 156.00–162.00 $158.28 $1,141 —
710–743 727 10 127.00–140.00 $133.52 $971 +8.52
775 value added 775 9 154.00 $154.00 $1,194 —
806–830 811 9 125.00–142.00 $138.37 $1,122 +11.37
850–888 875 3 127.00–134.00 $131.73 $1,153 +11.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 5 145.00 $145.00 $438 —
382–392 390 8 120.00–135.00 $123.68 $482 —
508–528 518 6 110.00–130.00 $120.19 $623 -1.81
580 580 1 100.00 $100.00 $580 -10.00
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 +0.01
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 —
775 775 2 105.00 $105.00 $814 —
808 808 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,026 —
887 887 3 106.00 $106.00 $940 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 192.00 $192.00 $630 +27.00
385 385 4 170.00–180.00 $177.50 $683 +22.66
450–460 457 3 130.00–147.00 $141.42 $646 +6.42
518–530 524 4 135.00–145.00 $139.94 $733 +7.94
535 thin fleshed 535 2 160.00 $160.00 $856 —
550–570 thin fleshed 557 3 157.00–160.00 $158.98 $886 —
567–590 574 4 135.00–147.00 $140.56 $807 —
625 625 1 122.00 $122.00 $762 -13.87
650–695 664 7 130.00–147.00 $142.42 $946 +4.78
785–795 790 2 112.00–120.00 $115.97 $916 —
808–845 820 4 100.00–117.00 $109.17 $895 -17.83
940 940 1 97.00 $97.00 $912 —
980 980 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,000 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 150.00 $150.00 $543 —
465–490 473 3 100.00–110.00 $103.45 $489 —
580 580 2 90.00 $90.00 $522 -26.67
625–630 626 5 100.00–115.00 $111.98 $701 —
680 680 1 112.00 $112.00 $762 —
740–745 743 2 70.00–97.00 $83.55 $621 —
770 770 1 85.00 $85.00 $654 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 1 87.00 $87.00 $992 —
1155 1155 1 84.00 $84.00 $970 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 87.00 $87.00 $265 —
488 488 2 87.00 $87.00 $425 —
551–590 558 6 62.00–67.00 $66.12 $369 -18.88
635 635 1 62.00 $62.00 $394 —
680–685 682 3 57.00–65.00 $59.68 $407 —
752 752 2 60.00 $60.00 $451 —
842 842 2 67.00 $67.00 $564 —
950–965 960 3 60.00–70.00 $63.30 $608 —
1138 1138 2 80.00 $80.00 $910 +5.00
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 10 82.00 $82.00 $300 —
730 730 1 62.00 $62.00 $453 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 7 95.00 $95.00 $233 —
253 253 7 100.00 $100.00 $253 —
302–318 310 17 105.00 $105.00 $326 +5.00
442 442 2 85.00 $85.00 $376 —
468 468 2 110.00 $110.00 $515 —
605–619 611 9 85.00–100.00 $91.75 $561 -5.25
680–692 689 7 85.00–100.00 $95.77 $660 —
710 710 2 87.00 $87.00 $618 —
770–795 783 2 82.00–85.00 $83.48 $654 -31.52
850–870 860 2 70.00–85.00 $77.41 $666 -25.59
915–940 924 4 80.00–86.00 $84.26 $779 -16.74
940 fancy 940 2 106.00 $106.00 $996 —
970 970 1 102.00 $102.00 $989 -2.00
1050 1050 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,018 —
1103–1130 1111 7 79.00–96.00 $83.94 $933 —

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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.