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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 10, 2024

599 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.50/cwt +8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,488/hd at 632 lb · 13 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $253.26/cwt +8.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,927/hd at 761 lb · 11 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $255.94/cwt +2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,868/hd at 730 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 599 549 0
Feeder cattle 599 549 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Next Vintage feeder sale will be held on June 14th @6PM**

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,032 —
435–445 440 2 315.00–330.00 $322.41 $1,419 +57.41
510–545 528 6 265.00–280.00 $273.45 $1,444 -21.55
562–580 571 4 265.00–275.00 $269.92 $1,541 -40.08
650–695 680 8 245.00–265.00 $257.43 $1,751 -0.74
705–742 730 10 245.00–260.00 $255.94 $1,868 +2.28
750–768 761 11 250.00–260.00 $253.26 $1,927 +8.10
802–845 822 8 250.00–260.00 $251.28 $2,066 +12.49
872–890 881 4 222.50–235.00 $228.81 $2,016 -10.04
910–917 914 9 220.00–239.00 $227.97 $2,084 -3.90
957–977 967 6 220.00–230.00 $225.05 $2,176 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,180 —
425–440 432 3 245.00–255.00 $251.68 $1,087 -13.32
522 522 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,331 —
555–578 570 3 255.00–257.00 $256.35 $1,461 -5.65
765–785 777 4 235.00–250.00 $238.79 $1,855 +18.82
858–870 862 3 210.00–225.00 $219.95 $1,896 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–428 414 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,076 -9.52
452 452 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,198 —
520 520 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,144 -20.86
612–646 632 13 230.00–240.00 $235.50 $1,488 +8.50
650–695 667 9 210.00–220.00 $216.75 $1,446 -4.10
700–712 705 6 215.00–230.00 $220.83 $1,557 +7.35
753–768 757 8 222.00–227.00 $225.73 $1,709 —
810 810 5 217.00 $217.00 $1,758 +41.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 200.00–220.00 $210.24 $658 —
370–395 383 2 200.00–210.00 $204.84 $785 -34.03
408–435 419 6 220.00–230.00 $228.33 $957 —
525–545 532 3 195.00–200.00 $198.29 $1,055 -20.92
635 635 3 210.00–220.00 $216.67 $1,376 +49.19
752–765 756 3 195.00–200.00 $196.69 $1,487 —
840 840 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,470 +4.96

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,250 +40.00
523 523 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,517 —
610–645 628 2 200.00–220.00 $209.72 $1,317 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 140.00 $140.00 $627 —
608 608 2 140.00 $140.00 $851 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 430 12 260.00–277.50 $273.21 $1,175 —
460 460 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,219 +15.00
500–529 516 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,290 —
554–585 559 6 225.00–240.00 $237.38 $1,327 +32.38
611 611 7 240.00 $240.00 $1,466 —
662 662 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,556 —
705–723 719 4 215.00–220.00 $216.23 $1,555 —
871 871 5 197.00 $197.00 $1,716 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 5 290.00–300.00 $298.00 $998 —
393 393 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,159 —
490 490 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,348 —
545 545 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,580 +25.00
582–585 583 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,574 +25.04
605–640 631 17 250.00–265.00 $260.50 $1,644 +10.50
655–695 667 9 240.00–255.00 $250.05 $1,668 —
718–738 732 10 235.00–250.00 $239.95 $1,756 —
755–788 770 15 230.00–245.00 $240.09 $1,849 —
845–847 847 11 210.00–225.00 $212.72 $1,802 -27.28
855 855 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,881 —
911–930 915 10 215.00–220.00 $219.49 $2,008 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 4 160.00 $160.00 $734 —
533 533 3 160.00 $160.00 $853 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 8 170.00 $170.00 $1,164 —

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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.