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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 27, 2023

159 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $226.42/cwt +10.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,283/hd at 566 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 159 731 428
Feeder cattle 159 731 428

Market comments — USDA reporter

** The next Vintage Feeder Sale is on Friday, November 11th 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
312 312 2 182.00 $182.00 $568 —
355–372 367 4 190.00–205.00 $196.16 $720 +16.16
414 value added 414 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,056 —
450 value added 450 1 215.00 $215.00 $968 -7.00
457 457 3 172.00 $172.00 $786 +17.00
545 545 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,036 —
565 value added 565 9 235.00 $235.00 $1,328 +23.36
550–595 573 2 180.00–195.00 $187.79 $1,076 -32.21
615 615 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,058 -1.63
698 698 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,256 —
720 720 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,728 +52.45
745 value added 745 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,788 +37.54
763 763 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,526 —
842 842 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,785 +47.00
850 850 1 242.00 $242.00 $2,057 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 130.00 $130.00 $403 +28.00
365 365 1 155.00 $155.00 $566 —
535 535 1 175.00 $175.00 $936 +10.00
730 730 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,095 +0.89
830 830 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,452 +25.00
952 952 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,428 -20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 3 140.00–155.00 $148.97 $484 +15.38
375 375 1 170.00 $170.00 $638 +28.00
405 405 1 157.00 $157.00 $636 +15.65
400–415 408 2 165.00–170.00 $167.55 $684 +26.20
460–485 466 4 165.00–175.00 $172.40 $803 +17.40
522 522 4 175.00 $175.00 $914 +15.00
558 558 2 135.00 $135.00 $753 —
615–649 645 8 150.00–162.00 $160.57 $1,036 -6.11
660 660 5 145.00 $145.00 $957 ±0.00
730 730 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,058 +42.50
785 785 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,217 —
805–825 815 2 105.00–110.00 $107.53 $876 -12.47
915 915 1 75.00 $75.00 $686 -46.24
970 970 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,600 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 200.00 $200.00 $570 —
310 310 1 190.00 $190.00 $589 —
449 449 4 187.00 $187.00 $840 —
491 value added 491 6 175.00 $175.00 $859 -10.00
505 505 1 170.00 $170.00 $858 +0.52
582 value added 582 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,018 -5.00
655 655 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,081 -15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 200.00 $200.00 $650 -25.00
495 495 1 180.00 $180.00 $891 -5.00
568–580 573 8 172.00–180.00 $175.04 $1,003 +25.04
605 605 1 155.00 $155.00 $938 —
690 690 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,449 +78.00
705 705 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,269 +55.00
840 840 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,344 —
870 870 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,610 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 130.00 $130.00 $884 +12.67
730 730 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,058 —
760 760 1 110.00 $110.00 $836 -50.00
820 820 1 107.00 $107.00 $877 —
890 890 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,380 +30.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 110.00–112.00 $110.97 $366 —
690 690 1 95.00 $95.00 $656 +8.00
748 748 5 90.00 $90.00 $673 —
750 750 1 105.00 $105.00 $788 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 127.00 $127.00 $444 —
480 480 1 110.00 $110.00 $528 -30.00
630 630 1 125.00 $125.00 $788 —
915 915 1 87.00 $87.00 $796 —
985 985 1 80.00 $80.00 $788 —
1155 1155 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,270 —

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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.