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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 26, 2024

549 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $253.66/cwt -1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,824/hd at 719 lb · 19 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $213.48/cwt +5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,567/hd at 734 lb · 16 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $238.79/cwt +3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,987/hd at 832 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 549 886 0
Feeder cattle 549 886 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**The next Vintage feeder sale will be May 10th @6PM**

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,187 -37.43
450–455 452 3 285.00–295.00 $288.36 $1,303 +4.67
540 540 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,593 —
590 590 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,829 +26.73
660–668 663 11 255.00–260.00 $258.17 $1,712 -31.83
704–749 719 19 247.00–260.00 $253.66 $1,824 -1.34
770–798 776 10 240.00–250.00 $245.16 $1,902 -0.86
827–848 832 15 235.00–242.00 $238.79 $1,987 +3.76
850–890 864 14 235.00–242.00 $238.85 $2,064 —
908–930 911 7 231.00–237.00 $231.87 $2,112 +11.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,086 -20.00
591 591 4 262.00 $262.00 $1,548 -0.19
615–644 635 6 220.00–235.00 $230.14 $1,461 -23.89
686–690 687 7 230.00–242.00 $239.27 $1,644 -5.14
730–738 734 6 210.00–225.00 $217.54 $1,597 -12.46
750–780 765 3 215.00–225.00 $219.97 $1,683 —
945 945 2 220.00 $220.00 $2,079 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 382 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,031 +10.00
400–435 416 10 265.00–275.00 $269.52 $1,121 +19.52
515–541 527 12 235.00–245.00 $240.86 $1,269 -29.14
565–581 575 10 235.00–250.00 $238.93 $1,374 +1.14
628–644 638 8 227.00 $227.00 $1,448 +7.00
667–670 669 7 220.00–222.00 $220.85 $1,477 +2.78
713–745 734 16 200.00–225.00 $213.48 $1,567 +5.21
800–820 810 2 170.00–180.00 $175.06 $1,418 -29.93
855 855 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,881 +20.00
920 920 2 225.00 $225.00 $2,070 +28.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374–397 385 8 235.00–245.00 $238.87 $920 —
510–548 528 5 210.00–225.00 $219.21 $1,157 -9.66
550–598 578 8 220.00–230.00 $224.22 $1,296 +10.88
605–612 610 4 165.00–175.00 $167.48 $1,022 -52.61
698 698 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,326 -16.93
830–845 838 2 165.00–175.00 $170.04 $1,425 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,081 -40.00
592 592 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,344 +12.89
658–693 679 5 220.00–230.00 $226.12 $1,535 +5.41
730 730 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,548 +16.08
788 788 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,655 +35.00
932 932 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,678 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 360 3 190.00–192.00 $191.31 $689 -76.16
450–465 455 3 170.00 $170.00 $774 —
655–670 663 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,293 —
720–745 734 4 185.00–190.00 $186.27 $1,367 +36.27

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,045 +45.00
465–470 468 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,170 +42.59
582–585 583 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,195 -22.43
812 812 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,624 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 2 250.00–260.00 $255.15 $1,054 -32.22
549 549 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,455 —
565–575 570 2 240.00–250.00 $244.96 $1,396 —
645 645 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,612 +5.00
815 815 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,956 +10.00

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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.