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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 22, 2022

429 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.04/cwt +7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 675 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.03/cwt -6.13 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 476 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.98/cwt -2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 516 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 429 646 637
Feeder cattle 429 646 637

Market comments — USDA reporter

**The next Vintage Sales Stables Feeder Cattle sale will be held May 13th, 2022 at 6:00PM** Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder cattle sale. Buyer attendance was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 155.00 $155.00 $519 -25.00
360–380 370 2 157.00–160.00 $158.54 $587 -14.92
408 408 3 155.00 $155.00 $632 -18.64
430 value added 430 1 187.00 $187.00 $804 —
460 value added 460 1 185.00 $185.00 $851 —
462–495 475 4 160.00–175.00 $168.60 $801 -7.10
512 value added 512 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,101 —
510–533 526 10 170.00–185.00 $176.44 $928 +26.44
568 value added 568 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,136 —
575–585 580 2 167.00–170.00 $168.49 $977 +5.43
610–635 620 5 155.00–162.00 $159.17 $987 -7.28
620–645 value added 633 2 175.00–177.00 $175.98 $1,114 —
654–685 659 6 162.00–165.00 $162.52 $1,071 +2.47
655–675 value added 667 4 185.00–190.00 $187.27 $1,249 —
700–725 708 3 175.00–185.00 $180.00 $1,274 +28.30
765 value added 765 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,454 —
775–790 779 4 165.00–174.00 $171.72 $1,338 +25.08
805–825 815 2 160.00–175.00 $167.59 $1,366 +34.19
918 value added 918 4 151.00 $151.00 $1,386 —
900–948 932 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,258 +6.83
965–995 973 4 127.00–135.00 $132.95 $1,294 -7.05
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1035 1017 5 125.00–135.00 $131.64 $1,339 —
1090 1090 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,308 —
1145 1145 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,305 —
1160–1192 1181 3 124.00–126.00 $124.65 $1,472 —
1215 1215 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,409 —
1258 1258 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,384 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1030 1015 2 100.00–107.00 $103.55 $1,051 —
1056–1065 1060 9 105.00–112.00 $108.13 $1,146 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 145.00 $145.00 $638 -10.00
530 530 1 160.00 $160.00 $848 +30.44
560 560 1 145.00 $145.00 $812 +10.88
690 690 1 140.00 $140.00 $966 +3.98
725–730 728 3 137.00–155.00 $149.03 $1,085 +15.27
835 835 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,294 —
945 945 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,153 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 value added 240 2 220.00 $220.00 $528 —
295 295 1 135.00 $135.00 $398 —
355–385 370 4 145.00–150.00 $147.99 $548 -7.01
375 value added 375 1 190.00 $190.00 $712 —
405–445 415 4 145.00–150.00 $146.34 $607 +5.68
452 value added 452 2 160.00 $160.00 $723 —
450–486 480 11 140.00–147.00 $142.31 $683 -8.85
500–540 516 13 137.00–150.00 $145.98 $753 -2.83
565 value added 565 1 160.00 $160.00 $904 —
559–586 569 11 137.00–147.00 $143.25 $815 +2.35
608–643 631 11 135.00–150.00 $140.15 $884 +4.12
655–693 675 15 130.00–147.00 $135.04 $912 +7.03
730–745 738 2 140.00–150.00 $145.05 $1,070 +25.13
925 925 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,064 -7.00
955 955 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,050 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 125.00 $125.00 $369 —
355–395 375 3 125.00–140.00 $130.00 $488 —
485 485 1 130.00 $130.00 $630 —
605–648 633 6 112.00–130.00 $122.03 $772 -2.97
655–690 681 5 105.00–120.00 $117.11 $798 +2.11
710–740 727 5 122.00–131.00 $127.28 $925 +12.28
880–885 883 2 100.00–107.00 $103.49 $914 —
942 942 2 95.00 $95.00 $895 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,173 —
1155 1155 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,270 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 150.00 $150.00 $390 —
325 325 1 150.00 $150.00 $488 -30.00
355 355 4 150.00 $150.00 $532 -15.00
400–410 404 6 150.00–157.00 $154.51 $624 —
452–490 472 8 127.00–137.00 $132.03 $623 —
500–535 518 2 147.00–155.00 $150.86 $781 +4.30
555 value added 555 1 180.00 $180.00 $999 —
560–590 574 8 135.00–150.00 $142.40 $817 +17.40
635 635 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,060 +33.16
680 680 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,088 +38.00
770 770 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 107.00 $107.00 $332 —
350–390 371 4 105.00–147.00 $128.11 $475 —
405 405 1 140.00 $140.00 $567 -8.83
470–485 478 2 100.00 $100.00 $478 —
522 522 2 130.00 $130.00 $679 —
585 585 1 120.00 $120.00 $702 -3.54
600–632 621 3 112.00–127.00 $122.17 $759 +1.18
735 735 1 80.00 $80.00 $588 -35.00
765 765 1 105.00 $105.00 $803 —
830–835 833 2 74.00–82.00 $78.01 $650 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,272 —
1120 1120 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,355 —
1190 1190 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,309 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 120.00 $120.00 $216 —
312 312 2 125.00 $125.00 $390 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 87.00 $87.00 $387 —
606 606 5 90.00 $90.00 $545 —
715–745 740 7 92.00–105.00 $103.21 $764 —
775 775 1 120.00 $120.00 $930 —
1045 1045 1 90.00 $90.00 $940 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
173–194 188 10 97.00–100.00 $97.83 $184 —
227 227 6 104.00 $104.00 $236 +19.00
262 262 6 105.00 $105.00 $275 -9.43
265 value added 265 2 132.00 $132.00 $350 —
372 372 2 102.00 $102.00 $379 -4.03
493 493 3 102.00 $102.00 $503 —
745 745 1 87.00 $87.00 $648 +10.00
790 790 1 84.00 $84.00 $664 —
845 845 1 77.00 $77.00 $651 -11.11
870 870 1 100.00 $100.00 $870 —
900 900 1 94.00 $94.00 $846 +7.00
1025 1025 1 88.00 $88.00 $902 -8.01
1160 1160 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,102 —

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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.