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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 14, 2022

328 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.79/cwt +8.19 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 521 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.61/cwt +5.62 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 469 lb · 13 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $156.64/cwt +11.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,150/hd at 734 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 328 875 327
Feeder cattle 328 875 327

Market comments — USDA reporter

**The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be held February 11, 2022 at 6:00pm** Buyer demand was moderate with a moderate to heavy buyer attendance.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464–495 473 6 132.00–140.00 $137.76 $652 -12.09
490 thin fleshed 490 2 172.00 $172.00 $843 -0.72
510–530 523 4 132.00–142.00 $138.29 $723 -17.28
550 thin fleshed 550 1 170.00 $170.00 $935 -20.00
550–590 569 4 140.00–157.00 $149.52 $851 -4.13
620 thin fleshed 620 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,035 -10.00
610–640 628 5 135.00–145.00 $140.23 $881 -7.97
687–690 688 4 145.00–151.00 $149.50 $1,029 +39.50
700 thin fleshed 700 2 177.00 $177.00 $1,239 —
735–748 742 9 145.00–155.00 $152.11 $1,129 +6.86
755–770 762 5 127.00–147.00 $141.57 $1,079 -4.49
803–838 824 8 125.00–137.00 $134.46 $1,108 -6.49
900–935 912 9 125.00–137.00 $126.54 $1,154 -3.46
960–968 963 5 120.00–124.00 $122.39 $1,179 -9.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 115.00 $115.00 $380 +0.14
390 390 2 140.00 $140.00 $546 +14.02
455–475 462 3 115.00–122.00 $119.60 $553 -5.31
587 587 3 120.00 $120.00 $704 -10.00
615–645 629 4 120.00–125.00 $123.73 $778 -3.68
695 695 1 132.00 $132.00 $917 —
745–748 747 3 120.00–132.00 $128.01 $956 —
785 785 1 115.00 $115.00 $903 -10.63
830 830 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,013 —
860 860 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,006 +2.29
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1023–1030 1025 4 120.00–129.00 $126.74 $1,299 —
1070–1085 1078 2 120.00–124.00 $122.01 $1,315 —
1120–1145 1133 4 120.00–124.00 $122.02 $1,382 —
1165 1165 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,421 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 125.00–140.00 $132.04 $429 —
360–375 368 2 125.00–130.00 $127.45 $469 —
408 thin fleshed 408 2 147.00 $147.00 $600 —
425–436 433 7 122.00–127.00 $122.71 $531 -3.29
460–485 469 12 117.00–130.00 $124.66 $585 +23.61
475 thin fleshed 475 1 137.00 $137.00 $651 —
503–545 521 15 122.00–135.00 $127.79 $666 +24.47
550–578 563 6 110.00–125.00 $120.01 $676 -5.03
615–632 626 3 105.00–110.00 $108.36 $678 -18.78
640 thin fleshed 640 1 135.00 $135.00 $864 —
735 735 1 100.00 $100.00 $735 -22.53
770 770 2 112.00 $112.00 $862 +2.00
853–895 869 6 97.00–110.00 $100.53 $874 -14.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 100.00 $100.00 $265 —
375 375 1 112.00 $112.00 $420 +18.91
400–415 408 2 105.00–127.00 $116.20 $474 +20.09
455–480 468 3 105.00–117.00 $109.57 $513 +5.27
555 555 1 100.00 $100.00 $555 +7.63
650–675 663 2 95.00–107.00 $101.11 $670 -7.72
960 960 2 90.00 $90.00 $864 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 1 80.00 $80.00 $820 —
1050 1050 1 95.00 $95.00 $998 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 125.00 $125.00 $338 -2.00
300–330 321 5 117.00–130.00 $121.00 $388 —
360–398 389 5 132.00–135.00 $134.45 $523 —
400–440 422 3 125.00–135.00 $130.06 $549 -4.94
484–498 490 9 127.00–135.00 $132.46 $649 -7.54
515–545 529 9 130.00–137.00 $135.37 $716 +15.67
550–590 569 4 130.00–145.00 $138.62 $789 -4.29
600–638 620 6 130.00–147.00 $135.60 $841 +5.57
680–690 685 2 127.00–132.00 $129.48 $887 +4.40
935 935 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 120.00 $120.00 $330 —
325 325 1 130.00 $130.00 $422 —
465 465 1 115.00 $115.00 $535 +17.89
545 545 1 85.00 $85.00 $463 -22.20
630 630 1 100.00 $100.00 $630 -10.33
655 655 1 90.00 $90.00 $590 -20.00
800–840 827 3 105.00 $105.00 $868 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 62.00 $62.00 $140 —
365–370 368 2 80.00–95.00 $87.55 $322 +16.52
420–435 428 2 75.00–82.00 $78.44 $336 +3.44
525 525 1 95.00 $95.00 $499 +40.09
795 795 1 64.00 $64.00 $509 -8.00
840 840 1 82.00 $82.00 $689 —
880 880 2 75.00 $75.00 $660 —
1095 1095 1 77.00 $77.00 $843 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 50.00–72.00 $62.11 $139 —
625–630 628 2 85.00–90.00 $87.51 $550 +37.51
675–692 686 3 75.00–80.00 $76.64 $526 -5.01
710 710 1 65.00 $65.00 $462 —
988 988 2 50.00 $50.00 $494 —

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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.