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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 8, 2023

575 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $245.11/cwt +21.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,127/hd at 868 lb · 35 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.44/cwt +69.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,801/hd at 765 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.01/cwt +27.19 vs last sale · ≈ $990/hd at 488 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 575 413 633
Feeder cattle 575 413 633

Market comments — USDA reporter

**The next Vintage Feeder Sale will be held on September 22nd at 6:00pm**

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 7 260.00 $260.00 $655 —
372 372 1 235.00 $235.00 $874 -5.00
395 value added 395 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,027 —
428 value added 428 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,198 —
445 445 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,090 —
455 455 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,092 -40.00
478 value added 478 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,338 —
518 value added 518 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,554 —
530 530 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,378 +23.72
551–560 value added 552 7 275.00–280.00 $275.72 $1,522 —
550–599 585 10 252.00–265.00 $256.07 $1,498 +78.83
616 value added 616 7 263.00 $263.00 $1,620 —
645–648 647 3 237.00–242.00 $238.66 $1,544 +6.17
670 670 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,742 +36.57
717 value added 717 7 268.00 $268.00 $1,922 —
738–741 739 12 242.00–252.00 $248.33 $1,835 +45.75
756 value added 756 6 276.00 $276.00 $2,087 —
751–795 764 10 247.00–256.00 $253.19 $1,934 +63.29
818–825 820 3 225.00–240.00 $234.97 $1,927 +29.54
826–845 value added 836 15 258.00–260.00 $258.92 $2,165 —
856–892 value added 867 29 244.00–255.00 $252.13 $2,186 —
850–883 872 6 202.00–215.00 $211.19 $1,842 +6.19
935–940 937 3 200.00–215.00 $209.98 $1,968 +36.96
972–985 977 10 227.00–230.00 $228.79 $2,235 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 368 3 180.00–190.00 $183.26 $674 -6.74
400 400 1 200.00 $200.00 $800 —
480–492 488 3 205.00–215.00 $211.72 $1,033 +19.21
592 592 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,421 +79.23
617–645 626 9 215.00–225.00 $220.67 $1,381 +50.22
688 688 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,617 +63.29
704–708 705 8 228.00–230.00 $228.50 $1,611 +52.72
785 785 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,531 +35.99
825 825 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,832 +57.00
865–890 878 2 175.00–195.00 $185.14 $1,626 +17.52
932 932 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,817 —
960 960 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,872 +35.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 6 235.00 $235.00 $2,409 +65.50
1116–1144 1131 12 209.00–217.00 $215.83 $2,441 +55.83
1205 1205 3 190.00 $190.00 $2,290 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1015 1012 3 197.00–210.00 $202.32 $2,047 +53.66
1062 1062 2 195.00 $195.00 $2,071 —
1102 1102 2 200.00 $200.00 $2,204 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 388 6 185.00–200.00 $189.90 $737 -5.00
445 445 1 190.00 $190.00 $846 +22.93
460–486 476 9 182.00–197.00 $191.46 $911 +15.64
497–499 value added 498 10 205.00–217.00 $213.41 $1,063 —
507–548 520 13 200.00–205.00 $202.64 $1,054 -2.36
560–585 579 12 200.00–215.00 $209.61 $1,214 +18.91
595 value added 595 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,303 —
620–647 638 13 220.00–230.00 $223.72 $1,427 +48.99
681–689 value added 684 12 236.00–237.00 $236.42 $1,617 —
692 692 4 210.00–217.00 $213.50 $1,477 +33.51
700–745 714 7 205.00–225.00 $218.95 $1,563 +53.95
712–726 value added 720 12 235.00–238.00 $236.76 $1,705 —
750 value added 750 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,868 —
751–780 766 30 230.00–237.00 $234.54 $1,797 +68.39
807–828 813 7 210.00–220.00 $217.09 $1,765 +52.06
819 value added 819 7 233.00 $233.00 $1,908 —
892 892 4 212.00 $212.00 $1,891 +64.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 140.00 $140.00 $357 -24.81
330 330 1 155.00 $155.00 $512 -8.43
365 365 1 160.00 $160.00 $584 -20.00
410–438 424 4 165.00–175.00 $168.63 $715 +8.63
472 472 3 165.00 $165.00 $779 -10.00
535–540 537 3 165.00–180.00 $173.35 $931 +23.35
562–572 568 5 180.00–190.00 $186.04 $1,057 +11.04
605–638 625 7 175.00–190.00 $186.47 $1,165 +46.47
660–685 673 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,077 —
745 745 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,378 —
760 760 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,368 +41.26
800–820 810 2 185.00–190.00 $187.53 $1,519 +47.53
948 948 4 177.00 $177.00 $1,678 —
990 990 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,485 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 230.00 $230.00 $632 ±0.00
370 370 2 247.00 $247.00 $914 +37.00
430 value added 430 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,118 —
450 450 1 220.00 $220.00 $990 +40.00
472–488 value added 480 4 255.00–267.00 $260.90 $1,252 —
542 542 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,257 +53.54
555–558 557 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,253 +41.64
648 648 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,296 —
655–695 675 2 180.00–190.00 $184.85 $1,248 +15.37
730–745 735 3 187.00–199.00 $191.05 $1,404 +26.05
850–885 868 2 170.00–185.00 $177.35 $1,539 +37.35
910–935 923 2 135.00–150.00 $142.40 $1,314 -22.36
990 990 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,436 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 180.00 $180.00 $450 —
495 495 1 180.00 $180.00 $891 —
500 500 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,025 +38.00
625 625 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,062 —
690 690 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,173 +10.00
775 775 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,162 —
810 810 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,296 —
995 995 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,294 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 127.00 $127.00 $531 +42.00
872 872 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,177 +34.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
198 198 3 132.00 $132.00 $261 —
210–235 223 2 100.00 $100.00 $223 —
247 value added 247 5 130.00 $130.00 $321 —
275 275 1 100.00 $100.00 $275 -30.00
278 value added 278 7 135.00 $135.00 $375 —
318 318 3 100.00 $100.00 $318 —
355–370 357 7 95.00–107.00 $105.22 $376 -9.78
410 410 1 130.00 $130.00 $533 -7.00
450 450 2 105.00 $105.00 $472 —
625 625 1 100.00 $100.00 $625 —
718 718 2 125.00 $125.00 $898 -2.00
760 760 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,140 —
810 810 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,012 —
865 865 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,081 +10.00
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,034 —
595 595 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,190 —
635 635 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,175 —
668 668 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,136 —
700 700 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,330 —
808 808 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,454 +35.00
1228 1228 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,965 —

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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.