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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 8, 2021

678 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $140.56/cwt -17.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 733 lb · 41 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $132.78/cwt -32.22 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 617 lb · 23 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.00/cwt -12.80 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 777 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 678 275 532
Feeder cattle 678 275 532

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on 10/22/2021 & 11/12/2021 @ 6:00 pm Buyer attendance and demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder cattle sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 145.00 $145.00 $489 —
381 381 6 164.00 $164.00 $625 —
422–432 thin fleshed 429 6 160.00–187.00 $168.86 $724 -1.14
448 448 2 135.00 $135.00 $605 -17.00
455–482 476 5 130.00 $130.00 $619 -19.72
482 thin fleshed 482 3 165.00 $165.00 $795 —
510–530 519 7 140.00–160.00 $151.74 $788 -18.26
510–546 thin fleshed 540 6 160.00–166.00 $165.06 $891 -12.94
565–595 584 16 130.00–152.00 $138.44 $808 -17.43
602–645 617 23 130.00–142.00 $132.78 $819 -24.22
680–695 689 10 134.00–150.00 $135.58 $934 -20.42
728 thin fleshed 728 2 162.00 $162.00 $1,179 -3.00
705–749 733 39 136.00–145.00 $139.46 $1,022 -14.76
770 thin fleshed 770 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,247 —
759–789 773 13 136.00–140.00 $136.62 $1,056 -6.42
835–845 836 7 125.00–134.00 $132.70 $1,109 -16.37
855–892 865 16 125.00–137.00 $129.21 $1,118 -18.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 337 3 117.00–130.00 $124.66 $420 —
390 390 1 120.00 $120.00 $468 —
400–405 403 4 122.00–130.00 $125.98 $508 +15.98
470 470 1 112.00 $112.00 $526 -18.00
535–545 540 2 112.00–115.00 $113.51 $613 —
580 580 1 115.00 $115.00 $667 -22.00
605–648 638 6 115.00–125.00 $119.95 $765 -7.05
664–665 665 10 124.00–130.00 $127.60 $849 +7.60
710–745 731 6 120.00–122.00 $121.66 $889 —
760–792 781 3 110.00–125.00 $114.86 $897 —
810–830 821 6 115.00–122.00 $118.15 $970 —
855–893 882 6 115.00–120.00 $116.99 $1,032 -15.01
940 940 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,081 —
955 955 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,108 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
873 873 3 107.00 $107.00 $934 —
1005 1005 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,126 —
1050–1085 1059 5 110.00–115.00 $111.02 $1,176 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 110.00–117.00 $114.67 $367 -8.85
389–395 390 6 105.00 $105.00 $410 -20.00
405–445 430 12 92.00–115.00 $99.41 $427 —
450–490 464 12 105.00–115.00 $111.80 $519 -6.70
520–542 539 14 105.00–115.00 $111.94 $603 —
560–570 564 4 97.00–110.00 $101.02 $570 —
620–635 624 5 90.00–110.00 $103.35 $645 -16.65
650–685 673 6 90.00–115.00 $104.09 $701 -25.91
710–732 726 10 95.00–115.00 $101.90 $740 —
772–795 780 3 107.00–112.00 $110.30 $860 —
825–835 830 2 105.00–110.00 $107.52 $892 -8.48
998 998 3 90.00 $90.00 $898 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 135.00 $135.00 $520 -3.72
404–425 409 8 120.00–125.00 $121.30 $496 -14.81
514 514 4 138.00 $138.00 $709 +4.89
625 625 1 122.00 $122.00 $762 -21.04
655–695 661 7 117.00–124.00 $118.05 $780 -9.70
725–744 739 7 117.00–125.00 $118.12 $873 -17.43
773–781 777 17 122.00 $122.00 $948 -9.00
860–880 870 2 110.00–115.00 $112.47 $978 -19.53
902 902 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,128 -2.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 2 95.00 $95.00 $551 —
650 650 1 105.00 $105.00 $682 —
1063 1063 3 100.00 $100.00 $1,063 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 130.00 $130.00 $481 -7.00
405–448 427 4 127.00–130.00 $128.58 $549 —
450–482 461 8 130.00–150.00 $142.41 $657 —
515 515 2 125.00–130.00 $127.50 $657 -17.10
572–590 578 3 150.00–160.00 $153.40 $887 —
745 745 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,118 —
790 thin fleshed 790 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,359 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 115.00–120.00 $117.60 $374 —
350 350 1 115.00 $115.00 $402 —
408 408 1 115.00 $115.00 $469 —
465–480 476 4 110.00–119.00 $114.54 $545 —
870 870 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,000 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 95.00 $95.00 $385 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 77.00 $77.00 $277 +10.00
415–425 420 2 70.00–75.00 $72.53 $305 —
478 478 2 60.00 $60.00 $287 —
505 505 1 82.00 $82.00 $414 —
705 705 1 70.00 $70.00 $494 —
760 760 1 77.00 $77.00 $585 —
820 820 3 72.00 $72.00 $590 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 77.00 $77.00 $296 —
442 442 2 87.00 $87.00 $385 —
595 595 2 75.00 $75.00 $446 —
723–748 739 8 82.00–87.00 $85.16 $629 —
780 780 1 92.00 $92.00 $718 -20.00
802 802 2 110.00 $110.00 $882 —

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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.