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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 12, 2025

278 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.60/cwt -5.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,336/hd at 379 lb · 18 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $320.97/cwt -58.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,301/hd at 717 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $372.47/cwt +11.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,263/hd at 607 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 278 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 11 465.00 $465.00 $1,804 —
400–415 407 3 450.00–460.00 $456.68 $1,859 +45.48
460–465 461 9 410.00–425.00 $421.64 $1,944 —
528 528 6 430.00 $430.00 $2,270 +46.74
533 thin fleshed 533 6 480.00 $480.00 $2,558 —
559 thin fleshed 559 7 450.00 $450.00 $2,516 —
562–595 570 6 355.00–370.00 $360.81 $2,057 -20.02
600 thin fleshed 600 6 385.00 $385.00 $2,310 +3.00
600–640 613 8 355.00–365.00 $363.08 $2,226 +12.22
653–674 664 13 345.00–360.00 $353.19 $2,345 -18.08
700–745 717 16 320.00–335.00 $320.97 $2,301 -58.13
765–790 770 8 310.00–320.00 $311.28 $2,397 —
823 823 5 300.00 $300.00 $2,469 —
855–890 863 5 280.00–295.00 $285.05 $2,460 -9.97
922–949 941 9 300.00–310.00 $305.01 $2,870 —
969–995 978 6 335.00 $335.00 $3,276 +57.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,722 +33.43
505–521 513 9 260.00–410.00 $393.28 $2,018 +85.74
550–570 557 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,727 -42.30
675–685 683 10 330.00–340.00 $339.01 $2,315 +40.21
705–730 717 3 305.00–310.00 $308.36 $2,211 -57.71
775–795 787 3 280.00–295.00 $289.95 $2,282 —
805–838 832 6 280.00–310.00 $289.87 $2,412 —
908–922 914 5 275.00–290.00 $283.94 $2,595 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–342 324 8 365.00 $365.00 $1,183 —
350–391 379 18 340.00–355.00 $352.60 $1,336 -5.36
402–448 415 7 400.00–405.00 $403.46 $1,674 —
464–498 477 7 400.00–410.00 $408.55 $1,949 +48.55
530 530 3 320.00–330.00 $323.33 $1,714 -16.67
570 570 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,824 -23.72
600–649 636 10 330.00–340.00 $331.91 $2,111 -0.55
652 652 6 340.00 $340.00 $2,217 +26.69
760–795 779 6 260.00–265.00 $263.34 $2,051 —
866 866 4 255.00 $255.00 $2,208 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 440 9 370.00–385.00 $371.52 $1,635 —
450–490 460 4 350.00–360.00 $357.34 $1,644 —
500–548 530 6 290.00–300.00 $295.02 $1,564 -18.69
553–590 572 6 295.00–300.00 $297.58 $1,702 -32.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 365 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,496 —
423–430 426 5 460.00–470.00 $465.96 $1,985 -4.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–388 378 5 370.00–395.00 $387.05 $1,463 —

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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.