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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 9, 2025

283 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $286.34/cwt +5.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,635/hd at 571 lb · 21 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $329.74/cwt -8.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,992/hd at 604 lb · 20 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $292.46/cwt -15.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,109/hd at 721 lb · 18 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 283

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 8 390.00 $390.00 $1,404
425–445 437 9 375.00–390.00 $384.44 $1,680 +34.44
437 thin fleshed 437 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,857
463–494 481 7 345.00 $345.00 $1,659 +10.00
513–525 516 4 330.00–340.00 $337.46 $1,741 -32.54
550–595 573 4 330.00–340.00 $334.93 $1,919 -0.91
600–640 604 20 325.00–330.00 $329.74 $1,992 -8.89
667–668 668 11 330.00 $330.00 $2,204 +23.76
700–745 721 18 290.00–295.00 $292.46 $2,109 -15.51
769–784 777 13 295.00–299.00 $297.17 $2,309 -7.83
815–819 819 9 280.00–287.00 $286.23 $2,344 +0.25
855–898 883 12 262.00–270.00 $265.26 $2,342 -15.84
900 900 6 260.00 $260.00 $2,340
979 979 5 257.00 $257.00 $2,516 +8.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–460 459 3 310.00–320.00 $316.66 $1,453
638–645 642 4 300.00–310.00 $306.23 $1,966 +6.23
710–733 727 4 270.00–275.00 $273.78 $1,990 +30.43
770–772 771 7 260.00–265.00 $263.57 $2,032 -14.79
800–835 815 3 250.00–265.00 $258.22 $2,104
862 862 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,155

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 8 345.00 $345.00 $1,145 +31.78
350–394 388 12 360.00–375.00 $372.19 $1,444 +95.65
471–497 487 11 310.00 $310.00 $1,510 +35.38
557–586 571 21 280.00–290.00 $286.34 $1,635 +5.31
610–641 631 13 270.00–282.00 $278.79 $1,759 +19.92
658–665 659 7 270.00–280.00 $278.56 $1,836 +23.99
705–715 710 4 240.00–255.00 $249.96 $1,775
790–799 795 12 250.00–255.00 $252.51 $2,007 -7.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,270 +120.00
480–482 481 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,443

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–460 457 3 330.00–345.00 $334.93 $1,531 +31.03
510–539 533 7 310.00–320.00 $311.37 $1,660
567 567 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,701
643 643 7 290.00 $290.00 $1,865
655 655 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,834 +25.00
728 728 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,929

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,017
438 438 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,226

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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.