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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 11, 2022

497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.46/cwt +12.46 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 520 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $117.95/cwt +17.06 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 619 lb · 13 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.37/cwt -6.13 vs last sale · ≈ $967/hd at 817 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 497 354 702
Feeder cattle 497 354 702

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on 3/25/2022 @ 6:00pm Feeder cattle sold with moderate to good demand overall on a moderate sale supply. The sale was moderate to heavily attended.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 413 3 165.00–175.00 $169.03 $698 —
455 thin fleshed 455 1 182.00 $182.00 $828 -3.00
500–536 531 7 172.00–175.00 $172.40 $915 +16.81
580–583 581 10 162.00–170.00 $167.59 $974 +0.59
630–635 633 3 160.00–165.00 $163.34 $1,034 +10.93
658–695 662 9 150.00–157.00 $156.18 $1,034 -2.05
727–738 731 5 150.00–167.00 $156.86 $1,147 +10.30
756–798 779 11 150.00–160.00 $155.59 $1,212 +0.12
810 810 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,215 +1.17
860–875 868 4 140.00–167.00 $153.38 $1,331 -6.62
890 890 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,041 -43.00
910–915 912 3 147.00–156.00 $152.99 $1,395 —
960 960 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,267 -25.00
1000–1048 1029 5 147.00–152.00 $149.79 $1,541 —
1092 1092 7 148.00 $148.00 $1,616 —
1101–1128 1114 16 145.00–148.00 $147.00 $1,638 —
1182 1182 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,749 —
1205–1226 1217 7 145.00–149.00 $146.70 $1,785 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 135.00 $135.00 $479 -10.00
445 445 1 145.00 $145.00 $645 +13.00
535 535 1 152.00 $152.00 $813 —
630–640 635 3 132.00–149.00 $140.36 $891 —
665 665 1 145.00 $145.00 $964 —
700 700 1 140.00 $140.00 $980 +14.00
782 782 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,017 -4.53
810 810 1 120.00 $120.00 $972 -12.00
850–865 858 2 130.00–132.00 $131.01 $1,124 —
960 960 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,056 —
1215 1215 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,397 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 172.00 $172.00 $413 —
435 435 1 145.00 $145.00 $631 —
635 635 1 132.00 $132.00 $838 —
745 745 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,155 —
945 945 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,276 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 135.00 $135.00 $351 —
280 280 1 155.00 $155.00 $434 —
352–392 368 8 147.00–160.00 $152.99 $563 +11.82
403–442 417 8 145.00–152.00 $148.03 $617 +6.73
475–497 492 4 145.00–150.00 $146.21 $719 —
500–526 520 13 137.00–147.00 $144.46 $751 +12.46
568–595 585 8 135.00–150.00 $144.73 $847 +32.73
605–635 619 9 130.00–145.00 $141.54 $876 +32.13
668–695 677 4 137.00–142.00 $139.77 $946 +2.77
690 690 1 115.00 $115.00 $794 -22.00
718–735 724 3 140.00–142.00 $141.32 $1,023 +7.24
764 764 4 124.00 $124.00 $947 -6.00
795–799 798 5 132.00–139.00 $137.61 $1,098 +7.61
812–824 817 11 117.00–120.00 $118.37 $967 -12.63
925–928 927 3 125.00–145.00 $138.35 $1,283 +16.35
952 952 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,095 —
1172 1172 2 102.00 $102.00 $1,195 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 140.00 $140.00 $343 —
255–288 277 3 125.00–150.00 $132.67 $367 —
322–325 323 5 125.00–145.00 $140.97 $455 +28.41
360–370 361 10 127.00–145.00 $137.17 $495 -7.22
410–445 428 5 130.00–140.00 $135.41 $580 —
460–465 463 2 125.00–130.00 $127.49 $590 +7.49
475 475 1 105.00 $105.00 $499 -15.00
500–545 521 6 117.00–140.00 $126.62 $660 +10.61
550–575 562 3 130.00–140.00 $135.03 $759 -2.27
616–625 618 11 117.00–130.00 $119.39 $738 +18.50
625 625 2 110.00 $110.00 $688 +9.11
652–665 661 6 117.00–135.00 $129.08 $853 +7.17
702 702 2 117.00 $117.00 $821 +5.00
768 768 2 107.00 $107.00 $822 -4.66
772 772 6 122.00 $122.00 $942 +10.34
804 804 7 108.00 $108.00 $868 —
884–885 884 8 112.00–115.00 $112.38 $993 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 127.00 $127.00 $629 —
690 690 3 127.00 $127.00 $876 —
808 808 7 110.00 $110.00 $889 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 152.00 $152.00 $550 —
523 523 3 160.00 $160.00 $837 —
635 635 1 140.00 $140.00 $889 —
690 690 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,014 —
880–885 883 2 115.00–127.00 $120.98 $1,068 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 165.00 $165.00 $404 —
320 thin fleshed 320 1 162.00 $162.00 $518 —
328 328 2 170.00 $170.00 $558 —
370–380 377 3 150.00–160.00 $154.96 $584 -0.04
405 405 1 155.00 $155.00 $628 —
475–495 481 7 155.00–160.00 $157.82 $759 +15.94
525 525 2 150.00 $150.00 $788 +3.00
575 575 1 150.00 $150.00 $862 —
600 600 1 135.00 $135.00 $810 —
680–695 690 3 130.00–135.00 $131.64 $908 -18.13
738 738 4 135.00 $135.00 $996 -12.50
785 785 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,217 +33.97
800 800 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,056 —
870 870 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,174 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 150.00 $150.00 $352 —
613 613 3 135.00 $135.00 $828 —
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 —
722–740 728 3 130.00–135.00 $131.69 $959 —
882 882 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,014 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 115.00 $115.00 $264 —
255–275 265 2 115.00–127.00 $120.77 $320 —
385 385 1 112.00 $112.00 $431 —
740 740 1 110.00 $110.00 $814 —
875 875 1 100.00 $100.00 $875 —
1045 1045 1 90.00 $90.00 $940 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–255 253 2 135.00–140.00 $137.52 $348 —
420 420 1 135.00 $135.00 $567 +15.00
460 460 1 145.00 $145.00 $667 —
525 525 1 145.00 $145.00 $761 +10.00
672 672 2 120.00 $120.00 $806 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 110.00 $110.00 $594 —
805–848 834 3 105.00–110.00 $106.61 $889 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 105.00 $105.00 $436 +40.00
565 565 1 72.00 $72.00 $407 -15.00
695 695 1 95.00 $95.00 $660 +18.00
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 90.00 $90.00 $225 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 75.00 $75.00 $308 —
470 470 1 105.00 $105.00 $494 —
538–549 544 13 115.00–126.00 $120.98 $658 +5.98
671–674 672 15 104.00–110.00 $106.81 $718 +24.81
742 742 6 95.00 $95.00 $705 —
787 787 5 107.00 $107.00 $842 —
830 830 1 80.00 $80.00 $664 —
983 983 5 94.00 $94.00 $924 +4.00
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
355 355 2 130.00 $130.00 $462 —
430 430 1 125.00 $125.00 $538 —
452 452 2 127.00 $127.00 $574 —
520 520 1 115.00 $115.00 $598 —
555 555 1 125.00 $125.00 $694 —
655 655 1 117.00 $117.00 $766 —
855 855 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,069 —
870 870 1 92.00 $92.00 $800 —

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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.