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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Paradise, PA

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 11, 2022

354 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $155.33/cwt -1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 720 lb · 47 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $154.92/cwt +13.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,212/hd at 782 lb · 19 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.83/cwt +16.81 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 633 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 354 328 447
Feeder cattle 354 328 447

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on 3/11/2022 & 3/25/2022 @ 6:00pm Buyer attendance for todays feeder sale was moderate to heavy, with good demand overall on a light to moderate supply of cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 thin fleshed 470 2 185.00 $185.00 $870 +13.00
505–520 513 3 145.00–162.00 $155.59 $798 +17.30
518 thin fleshed 518 3 182.00 $182.00 $943 —
550 thin fleshed 550 1 175.00 $175.00 $962 +5.00
574 574 5 167.00 $167.00 $959 +17.48
600–615 608 2 145.00–160.00 $152.41 $927 +12.18
662–675 668 8 150.00–165.00 $158.23 $1,057 +8.73
700–749 thin fleshed 717 25 161.00–165.00 $163.05 $1,169 -13.95
710–740 724 22 135.00–157.00 $146.56 $1,061 -5.55
750 750 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,088 +3.43
750–793 784 18 142.00–160.00 $155.47 $1,219 +13.90
812 thin fleshed 812 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,356 —
802–833 821 8 147.00–152.00 $148.83 $1,222 +14.37
855 855 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,368 —
960 960 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,507 +34.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 2 130.00 $130.00 $380 —
358 358 2 145.00 $145.00 $519 +5.00
445 445 1 132.00 $132.00 $587 —
725–730 728 2 125.00–127.00 $126.00 $917 -2.01
750–770 760 2 132.00–137.00 $134.53 $1,022 +19.53
832 832 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,098 +10.00
900 900 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,170 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 152.00 $152.00 $806 —
630 630 1 122.00 $122.00 $769 —
835 835 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,252 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 thin fleshed 375 1 180.00 $180.00 $675 —
630 630 1 142.00 $142.00 $895 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 thin fleshed 383 3 157.00 $157.00 $601 —
395–398 398 6 137.00–142.00 $141.17 $562 +13.72
440–445 442 3 132.00–152.00 $141.30 $625 +18.59
530 530 1 132.00 $132.00 $700 +4.21
598 598 2 112.00 $112.00 $670 -8.01
600–645 623 2 107.00–112.00 $109.41 $682 +1.05
625–645 634 8 132.00–147.00 $140.79 $893 +32.43
645 645 1 105.00 $105.00 $677 -3.36
677 677 3 137.00 $137.00 $927 —
700–745 715 5 132.00–142.00 $134.08 $959 +34.08
765 765 1 130.00 $130.00 $994 +18.00
822 822 6 131.00 $131.00 $1,077 —
835 835 2 105.00 $105.00 $877 —
868–888 881 11 125.00–130.00 $128.21 $1,130 +27.68
908 908 6 122.00 $122.00 $1,108 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 2 105.00–120.00 $112.56 $347 —
350–370 357 3 130.00–152.00 $144.39 $515 +32.39
490 490 1 120.00 $120.00 $588 +10.43
512–535 519 4 115.00–117.00 $116.01 $602 —
568–598 591 9 120.00–142.00 $137.30 $811 —
600–635 618 2 97.00–105.00 $100.89 $624 —
660–685 673 2 117.00–127.00 $121.91 $820 +20.80
720 720 1 112.00 $112.00 $806 —
790–798 795 3 110.00–115.00 $111.66 $888 —
1030 1030 7 114.00 $114.00 $1,174 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 3 175.00 $175.00 $800 —
630 630 1 107.00 $107.00 $674 —
634 634 6 165.00 $165.00 $1,046 —
695 695 1 140.00 $140.00 $973 —
725 725 1 122.00 $122.00 $884 —
1045 1045 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,150 +30.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 130.00 $130.00 $546 —
540 540 1 120.00 $120.00 $648 —
737 737 1 112.00 $112.00 $825 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 155.00 $155.00 $566 +20.55
392 392 2 165.00 $165.00 $647 +30.55
445 445 1 165.00 $165.00 $734 +34.94
460–497 490 5 140.00–150.00 $141.88 $695 +9.42
535 535 1 147.00 $147.00 $786 +11.63
640 640 1 152.00 $152.00 $973 +16.40
675–685 678 4 140.00–155.00 $149.77 $1,015 +20.29
715 715 2 140.00–155.00 $147.50 $1,055 —
755–795 775 2 120.00–122.00 $121.03 $938 —
1065–1080 1073 2 132.00–137.00 $134.52 $1,443 —
1110 1110 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,465 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 120.00 $120.00 $492 —
505 505 1 135.00 $135.00 $682 —
770 770 1 122.00 $122.00 $939 —
875 875 1 112.00 $112.00 $980 —
905–935 920 2 105.00–112.00 $108.56 $999 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 thin fleshed 398 2 180.00 $180.00 $716 —
490 490 1 135.00 $135.00 $662 —
640 640 1 125.00 $125.00 $800 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
212 212 2 120.00 $120.00 $254 —
295 295 1 115.00 $115.00 $339 —
855 855 1 100.00 $100.00 $855 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 140 2 42.00 $42.00 $59 —
198 198 2 82.00 $82.00 $162 —
267 267 5 87.00 $87.00 $232 —
358 358 3 95.00 $95.00 $340 +7.45
410 410 1 65.00 $65.00 $266 -13.44
465 465 3 90.00 $90.00 $418 —
545 545 2 85.00 $85.00 $463 -10.00
570 570 1 87.00 $87.00 $496 —
670 670 1 77.00 $77.00 $516 —
720 720 1 72.00 $72.00 $518 —
785 785 1 72.00 $72.00 $565 +8.00
1005 1005 2 95.00 $95.00 $955 —
1140 1140 1 77.00 $77.00 $878 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 115.00 $115.00 $621 —
622 622 2 97.00 $97.00 $603 +9.49
690 690 1 82.00 $82.00 $566 +5.36
952 952 2 90.00 $90.00 $857 —
1000 1000 1 90.00 $90.00 $900 —

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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.