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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 22, 2021

337 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $142.91/cwt +4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 782 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.62/cwt +6.73 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 514 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $147.35/cwt +8.91 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 562 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 337 678 361
Feeder cattle 337 678 361

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on Friday 11/12/2021 @ 6:00pm Buyer attendance was moderate with a light to moderate supply of cattle. Demand for steers was moderate overall with demand for heifers being light to moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 157.00 $157.00 $447 —
342–345 344 4 152.00–160.00 $155.98 $537 +10.98
405–410 408 3 135.00–150.00 $139.96 $571 —
470–495 477 7 132.00–140.00 $136.69 $652 +6.69
495 thin fleshed 495 3 160.00 $160.00 $792 -5.00
507 thin fleshed 507 11 175.00 $175.00 $887 +9.94
505–545 532 4 130.00–142.00 $136.07 $724 -15.67
559–560 thin fleshed 559 7 155.00–160.00 $155.72 $870 —
550–590 564 7 132.00–147.00 $138.98 $784 +0.54
615–645 630 2 135.00–155.00 $144.76 $912 +11.98
675–688 683 4 130.00–155.00 $146.80 $1,003 +11.22
722–734 728 8 125.00–140.00 $129.21 $941 -10.25
772 thin fleshed 772 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,158 -12.00
769–795 786 14 122.00–147.00 $139.87 $1,099 +3.25
800–837 824 11 130.00–140.00 $138.31 $1,140 +5.61
855–898 875 7 135.00–142.00 $138.36 $1,211 +9.15
900–920 910 2 132.00–137.00 $134.47 $1,224 —
925 thin fleshed 925 4 162.00 $162.00 $1,498 —
970 thin fleshed 970 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,455 —
950–990 974 9 140.00–150.00 $143.74 $1,400 —
1015–1042 1029 4 135.00–145.00 $139.93 $1,440 —
1062–1080 1071 4 130.00–132.00 $130.99 $1,403 —
1100 1100 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,452 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 100.00 $100.00 $335 -24.66
451–490 460 9 100.00–110.00 $107.63 $495 -4.37
560–585 573 2 110.00 $110.00 $630 -5.00
630–645 638 2 120.00–122.00 $120.99 $772 +1.04
782 782 2 125.00 $125.00 $978 +10.14
805–844 836 5 100.00–112.00 $102.31 $855 -15.84
855–860 858 2 102.00–112.00 $106.99 $918 -10.00
908–930 915 3 110.00–125.00 $119.92 $1,097 +4.92
960–970 963 3 102.00–117.00 $111.97 $1,078 -4.03
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 1 122.00 $122.00 $878 —
795 795 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,153 —
800 800 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,240 —
865 865 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,211 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 373 3 112.00–113.00 $112.65 $420 -22.35
406–442 423 10 107.00–115.00 $110.58 $468 -10.72
457–490 468 13 117.00–125.00 $121.99 $571 —
520–543 537 11 115.00–120.00 $119.12 $640 -18.88
560 560 1 112.00 $112.00 $627 —
763 763 3 127.00 $127.00 $969 +5.00
820 820 2 107.00 $107.00 $877 —
865 865 6 110.00 $110.00 $952 -2.47
1030 1030 1 95.00 $95.00 $978 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 102.00 $102.00 $291 —
335 335 1 100.00 $100.00 $335 -14.67
385 385 1 105.00 $105.00 $404 ±0.00
401–440 418 7 107.00 $107.00 $447 +7.59
460–498 485 3 95.00–102.00 $99.79 $484 -12.01
560 560 2 92.00 $92.00 $515 -9.02
648 648 2 107.00 $107.00 $693 +3.65
720 720 3 85.00 $85.00 $612 -16.90
782–790 784 4 82.00–90.00 $87.98 $690 -22.32
990 990 1 85.00 $85.00 $842 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 3 120.00 $120.00 $252 —
270 270 1 132.00 $132.00 $356 —
318 318 2 125.00 $125.00 $398 +7.40
365–370 368 2 95.00–105.00 $99.97 $368 -15.03
458 458 3 125.00 $125.00 $572 +10.46
505 505 1 117.00 $117.00 $591 —
626 626 4 120.00 $120.00 $751 —
694 694 4 105.00 $105.00 $729 —
790 790 1 90.00 $90.00 $711 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 130.00 $130.00 $442 —
380 380 1 125.00 $125.00 $475 -5.00
420 420 1 130.00 $130.00 $546 +1.42
628 628 3 150.00 $150.00 $942 —
715 715 2 127.00 $127.00 $908 -23.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,136 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 40.00 $40.00 $264 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 62.00 $62.00 $282 +2.00
625 625 1 80.00 $80.00 $500 —
722 722 2 82.00 $82.00 $592 +12.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 75.00 $75.00 $315 -12.00
490 490 1 69.00 $69.00 $338 —
520 520 1 55.00 $55.00 $286 —
550–575 556 4 55.00–62.00 $58.96 $328 —
600–635 615 3 50.00–87.00 $62.69 $386 —
655–690 669 6 67.00–78.00 $75.54 $505 —
705–732 718 5 73.00–77.00 $75.02 $539 -10.14
765 765 1 60.00 $60.00 $459 -32.00
935 935 1 72.00 $72.00 $673 —

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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.