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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 8, 2025

259 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 2 steers $366.07/cwt ≈ $2,683/hd at 733 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $361.24/cwt +4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,285/hd at 633 lb · 21 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $302.42/cwt -41.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,168/hd at 717 lb · 20 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 259

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,370
418–442 428 5 405.00–420.00 $411.20 $1,760 -18.80
512–527 524 9 380.00–395.00 $383.26 $2,008 -25.33
562–568 567 13 377.00–390.00 $380.83 $2,159 -29.17
626 thin fleshed 626 7 382.00 $382.00 $2,391
632–643 636 14 340.00–357.00 $350.86 $2,231 -5.88
667–673 671 8 365.00–375.00 $371.27 $2,491 +3.77
706–733 719 15 372.00–390.00 $379.10 $2,726 +19.10
850–880 869 4 290.00–300.00 $295.02 $2,564
901 901 7 295.00 $295.00 $2,658
950–969 965 9 277.00–280.00 $277.66 $2,679 +22.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–438 425 3 385.00–390.00 $386.57 $1,643
460–470 468 4 330.00–340.00 $332.46 $1,556 -86.65
510–525 518 4 300.00–310.00 $307.54 $1,593 -80.01
565–596 581 10 345.00–360.00 $352.30 $2,047 +4.19
650–687 678 4 295.00–300.00 $298.80 $2,026
721–749 733 22 355.00–370.00 $366.07 $2,683

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–393 388 7 350.00–360.00 $357.96 $1,389 +6.24
470 470 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,692 -34.29
515 515 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,751 -43.92
562–569 566 8 340.00–350.00 $343.72 $1,945 -2.28
623–638 627 8 325.00–335.00 $332.46 $2,085 -17.54
667–670 668 9 300.00–320.00 $313.31 $2,093
708–735 717 20 295.00–310.00 $302.42 $2,168 -41.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503–525 509 4 310.00–315.00 $313.71 $1,597 -32.28
557 557 6 330.00 $330.00 $1,838 +41.48
610–622 621 8 300.00–310.00 $308.77 $1,917 -11.23
655–670 663 3 275.00–285.00 $281.63 $1,867

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 7 470.00 $470.00 $1,593 +36.13
410 410 7 470.00 $470.00 $1,927 +85.00

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 10 290.00 $290.00 $1,386

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,131
506 506 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,214

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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.