Name: Vintage livestock auction prices — 2025-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next Vintage feeder sale will be held July 11th @6PM

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $387.97/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$387.97

27 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$48.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs PA average

+6.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	409.34	2,199	15thin
Medium and Large 2	559	361.26	2,019	12thin

One grade step is worth $48.09/cwt here — about $179 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale27 hd

387.97

—

PA average1 barns · 27 hd

387.97

+0.00

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

+6.96

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

48 lots · USDA AMS · Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale - Paradise, PA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	523	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,170	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	367.50/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,466	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,267	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	408.59/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,121	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	254.99/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	307.67/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,584	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,823	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	433.87/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,436	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	286.60/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,029	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	343.85/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,424	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,139	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	383.92/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,062	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	394.29/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,920	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	351.72/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	346.00/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,996	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	311.71/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	264.93/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	292.45/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	299.89/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	373	406.13/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,515	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	356.74/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,198	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,553	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,052	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	408.37/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	285.01/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	387.55/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,058	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	288.52/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	408.01/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	348.11/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,995	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	419.11/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,940	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	345.99/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	347.91/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	320.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,048	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,150	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	742	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,189	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	547	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,969	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	965	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,606	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	300.20/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,876	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	652	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,217	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	275.03/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,076	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	262.45/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,415	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	632	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,180	2

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Pennsylvania auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale - Paradise, PA

Fri Jun 13, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Receipts 470Last week 464Year ago 369

The next Vintage feeder sale will be held July 11th @6PM

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	373	400.00–410.00	406.13
7	500–550	523	415.00	415.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	345.00–360.00	351.72
10	400–450	446	455.00	455.00
7	450–500	487	390.00–400.00	394.29
9	500–550	537	370.00–395.00	383.92
11	550–600	577	335.00–350.00	346.00
9	600–650	611	350.00	350.00
9	700–750	705	335.00–350.00	343.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	412	400.00–410.00	408.01
7	450–500	480	340.00–360.00	347.91
5	500–550	541	345.00–350.00	345.99
3	550–600	578	280.00–295.00	288.52
2	600–650	640	310.00–330.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	620	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	331	400.00–450.00	433.87
2	400–450	438	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	470	290.00–310.00	299.89
3	500–550	532	305.00–325.00	311.71
3	550–600	573	280.00–295.00	286.60
2	650–700	685	285.00–300.00	292.45
2	750–800	765	260.00–270.00	264.93
2	850–900	868	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	357	435.00	435.00
9	400–450	424	430.00	430.00
7	450–500	451	455.00	455.00
7	500–550	519	400.00–415.00	408.59
8	550–600	553	410.00	410.00
6	600–650	616	350.00–360.00	356.74
8	650–700	671	360.00–370.00	367.50
8	700–750	746	360.00	360.00
13	800–850	840	305.00–310.00	307.67
2	950–1000	963	250.00–260.00	254.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	405.00–410.00	408.37
11	450–500	463	415.00–425.00	419.11
4	500–550	531	380.00–390.00	387.55
8	550–600	573	340.00–355.00	348.11
3	600–650	618	270.00–295.00	285.01
6	750–800	768	340.00	340.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	547	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	632	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	672	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	742	295.00	295.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	625	290.00–305.00	300.20
2	650–700	652	340.00	340.00
2	750–800	755	270.00–280.00	275.03
2	900–950	920	260.00–265.00	262.45
2	950–1000	965	270.00	270.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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