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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 8, 2023

544 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.83/cwt -11.84 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 531 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $170.34/cwt +6.61 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 479 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $170.64/cwt +15.70 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 373 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 544 568 390
Feeder cattle 544 568 390

Market comments — USDA reporter

**The next Vintage Feeder sale is Friday, January 12th at 6:00pm**

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342–345 343 6 195.00–205.00 $198.35 $680 —
400–440 429 14 182.00–200.00 $187.66 $805 +15.66
468–490 479 20 165.00–185.00 $170.34 $816 +6.61
738–740 739 3 160.00–180.00 $173.32 $1,281 -4.99
909–945 932 18 164.00–170.00 $166.65 $1,553 -3.35
952 952 7 162.00 $162.00 $1,542 -13.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545–548 547 4 215.00–250.00 $237.53 $1,299 —
562–595 579 4 190.00–210.00 $201.00 $1,164 +12.65
625–638 634 3 192.00–200.00 $194.63 $1,234 +12.97
700 value added 700 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,680 -5.00
715–745 735 3 195.00–210.00 $199.86 $1,469 +2.86
777 777 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,360 -3.76
804–841 826 10 180.00–185.00 $181.95 $1,503 +0.31
855–898 887 8 182.00–200.00 $186.34 $1,653 +1.21
910–935 914 6 182.00–197.00 $184.56 $1,687 -2.45
950–980 965 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,998 +21.33
1078 1078 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,994 —
1100–1131 1126 6 179.00–180.00 $179.16 $2,017 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–344 322 10 165.00–190.00 $178.25 $574 +23.25
367–385 373 19 165.00–180.00 $170.64 $636 +15.70
410–441 436 14 155.00–200.00 $162.42 $708 +17.30
468–485 471 6 175.00 $175.00 $824 +15.46
552–598 579 9 130.00–145.00 $138.91 $804 +3.91
600–614 611 5 140.00 $140.00 $855 -10.00
730–745 735 3 130.00–145.00 $138.34 $1,017 -4.65
770–795 787 6 130.00–150.00 $143.47 $1,129 -3.38
850 850 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,190 +1.01
935 935 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,075 -2.00
976 976 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,171 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–542 531 37 152.00–165.00 $156.83 $833 -11.84
550–570 565 11 160.00–175.00 $170.90 $966 +7.81
600–632 607 13 150.00–165.00 $156.30 $949 -38.70
660–665 663 2 160.00–165.00 $162.49 $1,077 -2.51
742 742 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,113 +3.76
762–775 765 5 150.00–164.00 $161.16 $1,233 -18.63
885–890 886 4 152.00–155.00 $152.75 $1,353 +42.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 7 172.00 $172.00 $986 —

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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.