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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 22, 2023

437 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $250.17/cwt -5.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,822/hd at 728 lb · 29 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $211.13/cwt -33.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,849/hd at 876 lb · 14 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $231.23/cwt -3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,552/hd at 671 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 437 575 285
Feeder cattle 437 575 285

Market comments — USDA reporter

**The next Vintage Feeder Sale will be held on Friday, October 13th 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
335 335 1 265.00 $265.00 $888 —
355 355 2 225.00 $225.00 $799 -10.00
462 462 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,132 +5.00
530 530 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,325 -10.00
520–538 value added 532 3 280.00–300.00 $286.52 $1,524 -13.48
555 555 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,415 -1.07
600–648 622 9 232.00–250.00 $242.20 $1,506 +3.54
650 650 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,443 -38.00
670–690 679 9 245.00–252.00 $249.56 $1,695 -10.44
706–739 value added 725 19 258.00–264.00 $261.57 $1,896 -6.43
730–745 735 10 222.00–240.00 $228.52 $1,680 -19.81
750–783 772 11 240.00–250.00 $247.01 $1,907 -6.18
806–812 809 10 215.00–240.00 $224.97 $1,820 -10.00
810 value added 810 1 247.00 $247.00 $2,001 -11.92
870–885 875 12 203.00–217.00 $207.15 $1,813 -4.04
880 value added 880 2 235.00 $235.00 $2,068 -17.13
910–921 917 6 195.00–210.00 $199.96 $1,834 -10.02
960–975 965 3 200.00–215.00 $206.63 $1,994 -22.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 220.00 $220.00 $660 —
440 440 1 225.00 $225.00 $990 —
525–535 530 2 190.00–205.00 $197.57 $1,047 —
592 592 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,332 -15.00
600–632 624 4 195.00–210.00 $203.11 $1,267 -17.56
635 value added 635 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,397 —
663–688 671 12 225.00–235.00 $231.23 $1,552 -3.77
700 700 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,295 -43.50
713–745 thin fleshed 721 4 205.00–215.00 $207.58 $1,497 —
750–770 760 2 220.00–230.00 $225.07 $1,711 +30.07
810–842 836 6 210.00–212.00 $210.32 $1,758 -11.68
860–880 868 3 180.00–195.00 $184.95 $1,605 -0.19
942–943 943 5 172.00–185.00 $177.20 $1,671 -17.80
960–970 967 3 162.00–175.00 $166.30 $1,608 -28.70
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,919 -45.00
1090 1090 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,071 —
1128 1128 3 181.00 $181.00 $2,042 -34.83
1165 1165 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,214 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,792 -40.00
1195 1195 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,792 —
1293 1293 3 147.00 $147.00 $1,901 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 380 4 185.00–200.00 $188.50 $716 -1.40
405–410 408 3 185.00–195.00 $188.31 $768 —
465–482 474 4 190.00–200.00 $195.09 $925 +3.63
500–528 521 6 170.00–185.00 $179.15 $933 -23.49
560–580 567 3 182.00–190.00 $184.73 $1,047 -24.88
619–640 623 11 155.00–170.00 $163.58 $1,019 -60.14
665 value added 665 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,297 -41.42
670–685 679 5 160.00–174.00 $169.60 $1,152 -43.90
709–748 720 7 167.00–170.00 $167.89 $1,209 -51.06
770 770 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,270 -69.54
805–849 832 7 140.00–152.00 $143.11 $1,191 -73.98
880–885 881 10 150.00–160.00 $157.99 $1,392 -54.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 4 165.00 $165.00 $647 +5.00
400–432 421 3 165.00–170.00 $166.58 $701 -2.05
478–480 479 4 160.00 $160.00 $766 -5.00
510–545 528 2 150.00–160.00 $154.83 $818 -18.52
579–595 582 6 160.00–170.00 $161.70 $941 -24.34
608–635 620 4 135.00–150.00 $145.40 $901 -41.07
655–670 660 3 145.00–155.00 $151.62 $1,001 -8.38
765 765 1 115.00 $115.00 $880 -65.00
800–820 810 2 107.00–125.00 $116.11 $940 -71.42
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 2 200.00 $200.00 $2,230 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–337 328 4 240.00–245.00 $243.86 $800 —
410–425 418 2 225.00–230.00 $227.54 $951 —
450 value added 450 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,215 +9.10
455–475 466 7 230.00–240.00 $231.45 $1,079 +11.45
505–530 value added 518 2 255.00–260.00 $257.56 $1,334 —
510–542 531 3 230.00–235.00 $231.60 $1,230 -0.40
558 558 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,451 +35.00
637 637 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,051 -35.00
670–695 676 7 155.00–170.00 $162.45 $1,098 -22.40
700–712 708 3 170.00–175.00 $173.35 $1,227 -17.70
780 780 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,326 —
885 885 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,283 -32.35
905–910 908 2 132.00–142.00 $137.01 $1,244 -5.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 155.00 $155.00 $411 -25.00
330 330 1 215.00 $215.00 $710 —
400 400 1 140.00 $140.00 $560 —
485–495 493 4 145.00–175.00 $152.39 $751 -27.61
502–530 516 4 170.00–185.00 $177.70 $917 -27.30
555–565 561 5 150.00–172.00 $165.27 $927 —
640 640 1 140.00 $140.00 $896 -30.00
695 695 1 117.00 $117.00 $813 -53.00
705–718 714 3 135.00–140.00 $136.65 $976 —
820 820 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,025 -35.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 125.00 $125.00 $306 —
380 380 1 115.00 $115.00 $437 —
440 440 1 77.00 $77.00 $339 -50.00
490 490 1 62.00 $62.00 $304 —
630 630 1 62.00 $62.00 $391 —
755 755 1 62.00 $62.00 $468 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 83.00 $83.00 $365 —
528 528 2 85.00 $85.00 $449 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 130.00 $130.00 $364 +30.00
325 325 2 140.00 $140.00 $455 +40.00
355–390 373 2 110.00–120.00 $114.77 $428 +9.55
400–425 417 3 112.00–115.00 $112.96 $471 -17.04
480 480 4 122.00 $122.00 $586 +17.00
612 612 2 120.00 $120.00 $734 +20.00
675–680 677 3 120.00–130.00 $123.35 $835 —
775 775 1 122.00 $122.00 $946 -28.00

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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.