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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 13, 2024

767 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.73/cwt -7.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,537/hd at 669 lb · 34 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.08/cwt -4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,739/hd at 766 lb · 33 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $232.08/cwt ≈ $1,894/hd at 816 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 767 386 575
Feeder cattle 767 386 575

Market comments — USDA reporter

**The Next Vintage feeder sale will be held September 27th @6PM**

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–535 511 9 260.00–280.00 $273.68 $1,399 +18.60
590–594 593 12 245.00–285.00 $271.73 $1,611 +0.75
600–625 613 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,410 -48.90
675–693 691 8 265.00–280.00 $278.17 $1,922 +18.17
700–748 735 21 225.00–245.00 $239.40 $1,760 -23.55
766–785 773 22 240.00–252.00 $249.21 $1,926 +6.19
803–838 816 28 220.00–235.00 $232.08 $1,894 —
867–898 883 24 219.00–235.00 $222.62 $1,966 -26.54
902–948 925 15 207.00–222.00 $215.03 $1,989 -23.46
959–960 959 8 199.00–200.00 $199.13 $1,910 -42.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,126 -20.00
555 555 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,166 —
615–639 631 6 202.00–210.00 $204.60 $1,291 -56.49
688–690 689 4 200.00–215.00 $211.24 $1,455 —
700–725 708 3 200.00–205.00 $203.29 $1,439 -41.80
755–790 767 5 205.00–225.00 $217.95 $1,672 -24.05
806–830 812 9 195.00–210.00 $206.61 $1,678 +11.63
855–890 869 7 190.00–205.00 $198.13 $1,722 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 2 250.00–255.00 $252.60 $816 -13.85
425–435 433 4 230.00–250.00 $234.91 $1,017 -7.21
450–485 467 3 230.00–235.00 $233.27 $1,089 -17.55
505–517 513 5 240.00–260.00 $253.07 $1,298 +10.91
560–595 585 8 220.00–240.00 $228.59 $1,337 -2.87
650–693 669 34 217.00–239.00 $229.73 $1,537 -7.69
705–734 718 15 220.00–230.00 $225.93 $1,622 -13.49
750–788 766 33 220.00–232.00 $227.08 $1,739 -4.20
818–825 821 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,683 -30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 215.00 $215.00 $763 +15.00
460–475 468 2 195.00–200.00 $197.54 $924 —
520 520 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,206 +15.19
575–595 580 4 210.00–217.00 $211.80 $1,228 —
661–682 673 9 205.00–225.00 $216.27 $1,455 -5.75
710–745 727 6 185.00–200.00 $190.93 $1,388 —
805–835 823 8 170.00–195.00 $181.98 $1,498 -26.36
855–871 868 5 152.00–155.00 $152.59 $1,324 —
900–902 901 3 185.00–192.00 $189.67 $1,709 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 374 4 245.00–270.00 $258.60 $967 -41.40
405–435 426 4 240.00–260.00 $249.86 $1,064 —
460–495 482 3 250.00–270.00 $259.76 $1,252 -25.24
515–545 536 4 220.00–245.00 $235.22 $1,261 -24.78
598 598 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,435 —
655–675 665 2 220.00–235.00 $227.61 $1,514 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–470 469 3 225.00–240.00 $230.01 $1,079 -29.99
609–625 611 7 212.00–215.00 $212.44 $1,298 -8.83
765–780 773 2 170.00–175.00 $172.52 $1,334 —
865–875 870 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,392 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 2 160.00–165.00 $162.50 $878 —
585–590 588 2 125.00–145.00 $135.04 $794 —
625–642 639 5 145.00–150.00 $145.98 $933 —
660–685 673 2 170.00–175.00 $172.55 $1,161 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535–540 538 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,480 —
555–594 586 5 235.00–245.00 $236.89 $1,388 —
628–637 631 10 265.00–267.00 $265.61 $1,676 —
700 700 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,330 —
770 770 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,463 —
838 838 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,508 —
852 852 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,321 —
964 964 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,783 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 8 170.00 $170.00 $627 —
433 433 4 175.00 $175.00 $758 —
465 465 4 172.00 $172.00 $800 —
618 618 2 120.00 $120.00 $742 —
662 662 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,205 —
808–835 817 3 175.00–180.00 $176.70 $1,444 —

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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.