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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 10, 2021

875 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $160.17/cwt -7.84 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 563 lb · 39 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.60/cwt -2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 528 lb · 37 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.14/cwt +2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 617 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 875 639 702
Feeder cattle 875 639 702

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on 1/14/2022 @ 6:00pm Feeder Cattle under 500lbs sold with light demand overall, with Feeder Cattle over 500lbs selling with moderate to good demand. Buyer attendance was moderate to heavy for todays sale, with moderate demand overall on a moderate to heavy sale supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 167.00 $167.00 $588 —
428 428 6 145.00 $145.00 $621 +1.49
455–495 thin fleshed 480 12 167.00–174.00 $172.72 $829 —
469–492 480 17 140.00–162.00 $149.85 $719 +2.95
521–529 525 8 146.00–165.00 $155.57 $817 +16.20
554 thin fleshed 554 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,053 —
556–585 565 32 145.00–162.00 $153.65 $868 +10.31
608–632 619 14 140.00–157.00 $148.20 $917 +6.39
642 thin fleshed 642 4 177.00 $177.00 $1,136 +5.00
652–687 678 10 140.00–150.00 $146.48 $993 -3.30
695 695 1 110.00 $110.00 $764 -39.78
700–720 708 16 137.00–150.00 $145.25 $1,028 +3.91
754–785 763 14 132.00–152.00 $146.06 $1,114 +5.43
782 thin fleshed 782 8 162.00 $162.00 $1,267 —
803–845 812 13 125.00–145.00 $140.95 $1,145 +1.06
891 891 5 134.00 $134.00 $1,194 -8.36
946 946 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,230 —
955–990 961 10 127.00–133.00 $131.78 $1,266 -2.17
1062 1062 4 127.00 $127.00 $1,349 —
1112 1112 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,357 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261 261 5 112.00 $112.00 $292 —
318–331 327 6 100.00–122.00 $114.86 $376 +4.86
380 380 1 95.00 $95.00 $361 —
388–392 390 6 122.00–130.00 $125.98 $491 —
400 400 1 107.00 $107.00 $428 -11.97
430–442 438 3 125.00–140.00 $135.09 $592 +16.12
452–490 462 6 115.00–132.00 $124.91 $577 -10.75
475–497 490 3 100.00–107.00 $104.74 $513 -30.92
510–545 522 3 132.00–135.00 $133.04 $694 +1.57
585 585 1 130.00 $130.00 $760 —
605–635 628 6 117.00–130.00 $127.41 $800 -3.59
710 710 1 130.00 $130.00 $923 +6.18
750–793 781 7 122.00–127.00 $125.63 $981 —
860–880 867 3 112.00–120.00 $114.71 $995 +1.22
930 930 1 107.00 $107.00 $995 -7.96
950 950 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,092 -5.00
1120 1120 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,176 —
1158 1158 3 95.00 $95.00 $1,100 —
1225 1225 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,188 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–360 355 3 105.00–115.00 $111.62 $396 —
376–388 381 8 85.00–95.00 $88.82 $338 —
432 432 6 107.00 $107.00 $462 —
467 467 3 112.00 $112.00 $523 —
505 505 2 137.00 $137.00 $692 —
568 568 3 132.00 $132.00 $750 —
785 785 1 110.00 $110.00 $864 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 140.00 $140.00 $721 —
595 595 1 127.00 $127.00 $756 —
605 605 1 140.00 $140.00 $847 —
910 910 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,046 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 5 126.00 $126.00 $527 -1.97
460–468 464 4 95.00–107.00 $101.05 $469 -23.04
475–496 494 12 115.00–128.00 $126.30 $624 +2.21
510–518 513 6 100.00–105.00 $103.32 $530 -18.65
500–548 531 31 120.00–130.00 $122.75 $652 +0.78
565–575 567 6 120.00–140.00 $125.04 $709 +9.00
600–636 617 31 117.00–132.00 $127.14 $784 +2.47
650–690 673 9 117.00–132.00 $123.91 $834 -8.04
690 690 2 85.00–95.00 $90.00 $621 -41.95
725–745 735 2 120.00–125.00 $122.53 $901 +4.55
740 740 2 85.00 $85.00 $629 -32.98
775 775 1 110.00 $110.00 $852 -21.00
765–790 777 3 117.00–127.00 $121.97 $948 -9.03
800 800 1 123.00 $123.00 $984 -4.48
850–885 859 4 115.00 $115.00 $988 -11.24
900 900 1 97.00 $97.00 $873 -20.00
938 938 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,032 -7.00
958–993 974 7 115.00–127.00 $120.93 $1,178 +14.59
1020 1020 1 92.00 $92.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 90.00–100.00 $95.11 $321 —
360–390 375 3 90.00–97.00 $93.09 $349 -9.37
422–435 424 11 95.00–102.00 $96.11 $408 —
484–493 488 8 90.00–112.00 $104.30 $509 —
505–545 532 3 90.00–95.00 $93.42 $497 -0.63
555–590 572 3 90.00–95.00 $92.37 $528 -2.63
580 580 1 87.00 $87.00 $505 -8.00
655–665 658 7 100.00–112.00 $108.83 $716 -0.16
730–740 733 3 95.00–107.00 $99.04 $726 -5.96
760–770 765 5 95.00–107.00 $98.79 $756 -7.25
810 810 1 97.00 $97.00 $786 —
850–898 882 3 100.00–102.00 $101.36 $894 -5.36
1005 1005 1 95.00 $95.00 $955 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 75.00 $75.00 $210 —
332 332 2 75.00 $75.00 $249 —
365–374 372 5 75.00–85.00 $83.04 $309 —
410–418 415 10 80.00–97.00 $89.12 $370 —
458 458 2 90.00 $90.00 $412 —
505 505 2 105.00 $105.00 $530 —
620 620 2 90.00 $90.00 $558 —
700 700 2 92.00–100.00 $96.00 $672 —
905–915 910 2 90.00–100.00 $95.03 $865 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 90.00–92.00 $91.00 $391 —
482 482 4 92.00 $92.00 $443 —
518 518 3 115.00 $115.00 $596 —
570–590 578 5 92.00–102.00 $97.92 $566 —
620–630 623 4 110.00–117.00 $115.23 $718 —
670 670 1 97.00 $97.00 $650 —
815 815 1 100.00 $100.00 $815 —
930 930 1 90.00 $90.00 $837 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 127.00 $127.00 $368 —
448 448 2 135.00 $135.00 $605 +1.14
475 475 3 140.00 $140.00 $665 —
500–545 522 8 117.00–125.00 $119.70 $625 -13.39
555–572 570 7 130.00–145.00 $142.91 $815 +7.88
610–648 631 8 125.00–137.00 $130.03 $820 +2.06
650–695 681 6 120.00–135.00 $125.08 $852 -14.92
725–745 732 3 125.00 $125.00 $915 -4.00
755–772 766 3 110.00–117.00 $112.30 $860 -12.70
830 830 1 102.00 $102.00 $847 -20.00
890 890 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,112 +3.00
1000 1000 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,170 —
1600–1615 1608 2 86.00–95.00 $90.52 $1,456 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 389 9 90.00–120.00 $101.93 $397 —
410–445 433 9 80.00–115.00 $89.12 $386 -32.31
458–490 475 5 80.00–117.00 $97.11 $461 -9.89
500–528 517 7 97.00–117.00 $107.20 $554 +2.50
580 580 1 107.00 $107.00 $621 —
605–643 634 4 105.00–112.00 $110.33 $699 +5.29
660 660 3 110.00 $110.00 $726 —
750–785 768 2 85.00 $85.00 $653 +3.74
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 120.00 $120.00 $552 —
540 540 2 130.00 $130.00 $702 —
588 588 2 127.00 $127.00 $747 —
617 617 3 117.00 $117.00 $722 —
650 thin fleshed 650 2 140.00 $140.00 $910 —
730 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 80.00 $80.00 $288 —
430 430 2 90.00 $90.00 $387 —
695 695 2 75.00 $75.00 $521 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 140 1 90.00 $90.00 $126 —
170 170 2 80.00 $80.00 $136 —
250–270 260 2 55.00–70.00 $62.79 $163 +5.79
302–310 304 4 67.00–85.00 $71.59 $218 +19.59
375–395 385 2 70.00–72.00 $71.03 $273 -2.47
408 408 2 75.00 $75.00 $306 —
470 470 1 85.00 $85.00 $400 —
520–540 530 4 50.00–60.00 $54.91 $291 -22.09
590–598 595 3 82.00–97.00 $86.96 $517 —
648 648 2 70.00 $70.00 $454 -7.00
660–682 675 3 53.00–85.00 $74.57 $503 -5.43
785 785 1 72.00 $72.00 $565 —
905 905 1 60.00 $60.00 $543 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
186 186 6 65.00 $65.00 $121 —
395 395 1 70.00 $70.00 $276 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
197 197 13 57.00 $57.00 $112 —
259–288 265 10 50.00–62.00 $59.39 $157 -5.61
380–390 383 3 50.00–90.00 $63.57 $243 -43.28
421–432 426 13 67.00–100.00 $85.73 $365 -19.27
504–528 509 10 75.00–80.00 $78.96 $402 —
556–585 562 16 65.00–100.00 $90.18 $507 +25.18
615 615 1 50.00 $50.00 $308 -42.00
655–685 669 4 65.00–105.00 $81.65 $546 -14.35

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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.