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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 11, 2025

265 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.87/cwt +18.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,636/hd at 632 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $310.82/cwt +35.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,319/hd at 424 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $274.62/cwt -10.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,261/hd at 459 lb · 14 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 265

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,442
487 487 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,631 +44.99
512 512 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,894 +35.00
575–598 596 10 325.00–337.00 $335.84 $2,002
610–642 637 7 330.00–340.00 $338.63 $2,157 +88.56
685–692 690 4 305.00–310.00 $306.24 $2,113 +39.14
710–728 717 5 305.00–310.00 $307.97 $2,208 +35.64
778 778 5 305.00 $305.00 $2,373
809–845 828 10 285.00–295.00 $285.98 $2,368 +52.83
862–895 882 9 280.00–290.00 $281.10 $2,479
955–985 973 4 240.00–255.00 $248.82 $2,421 +19.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–642 629 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,887 +76.60
690 690 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,863 +21.02
705–715 712 3 240.00–245.00 $243.35 $1,733
750–760 753 6 275.00–285.00 $278.36 $2,096
950–988 973 5 225.00–235.00 $233.05 $2,268 +29.73

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–332 326 3 310.00–320.00 $313.22 $1,021 +43.43
350–395 380 3 270.00–280.00 $276.54 $1,051 -31.05
412 thin fleshed 412 6 330.00 $330.00 $1,360
415–439 432 10 295.00–310.00 $299.32 $1,293 +24.32
453–485 459 14 270.00–275.00 $274.62 $1,261 -10.38
520–525 523 4 270.00–280.00 $277.51 $1,451 +12.56
568–598 588 10 275.00–285.00 $281.03 $1,652 +27.12
610–646 632 18 250.00–265.00 $258.87 $1,636 +18.26
670–688 683 13 250.00–265.00 $254.57 $1,739 +29.47
783 783 3 260.00 $260.00 $2,036 +38.10
820–840 829 5 205.00–220.00 $212.00 $1,757
872 872 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,788 +3.38
938 938 7 207.00 $207.00 $1,942
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 388 3 230.00 $230.00 $892
408–420 412 3 285.00–290.00 $286.70 $1,181 +42.92
567–595 575 10 260.00–265.00 $263.45 $1,515
618–625 620 4 240.00–245.00 $241.26 $1,496 +26.97
684 684 7 217.00 $217.00 $1,484 +2.00
764–765 764 6 210.00–215.00 $213.33 $1,630 +10.78

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 2 355.00–365.00 $359.70 $1,342 +49.49
403 403 9 340.00 $340.00 $1,370 +25.00
468–474 473 9 300.00–305.00 $303.90 $1,437 +58.90
658 658 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,678 +30.00
830–840 835 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,920 +42.50

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 7 190.00 $190.00 $581
413–437 422 8 205.00 $205.00 $865
625 625 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,219
775 775 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,318

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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.