Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 9, 2022

633 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $171.97/cwt -11.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,254/hd at 729 lb · 35 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $158.75/cwt -12.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,211/hd at 763 lb · 29 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $174.41/cwt -16.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,159/hd at 664 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	633	491	712
Feeder cattle	633	491	712

Market comments — USDA reporter

Buyer attendance for todays sale was moderate, with moderate demand on a moderate supply of cattle. Good demand was seen for heavier cattle, as well as backgrounded cattle. Heifer's marked as 'Replacement' were confirmed pregnant and due in December.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	170.00	$170.00	$544	—
335 thin fleshed	335	2	210.00	$210.00	$704	—
400	400	1	170.00	$170.00	$680	—
455–465 thin fleshed	463	4	190.00–200.00	$197.54	$915	—
450–490	471	7	160.00–175.00	$166.58	$785	-15.83
510–546 thin fleshed	534	6	190.00–200.00	$196.82	$1,051	+7.55
557–586 thin fleshed	572	10	192.00–200.00	$195.90	$1,121	+4.56
572–580	575	3	162.00–175.00	$170.63	$981	+11.52
600–645	619	9	150.00–174.00	$163.07	$1,009	-12.35
637 value added	637	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,178	—
650–661	655	17	150.00–175.00	$170.05	$1,114	+16.67
687 value added	687	7	185.00	$185.00	$1,271	+15.00
700–734	725	10	150.00–175.00	$164.96	$1,196	-3.63
712–745 value added	731	25	170.00–180.00	$174.77	$1,278	—
755–772	763	29	152.00–165.00	$158.75	$1,211	-12.37
817–845	824	4	165.00–177.00	$168.08	$1,385	+0.08
822–828 value added	824	10	170.00–176.00	$173.59	$1,430	—
850–865	856	5	145.00–172.00	$163.81	$1,402	—
874–885 value added	877	7	165.00–174.00	$171.41	$1,503	+11.41
905	905	6	155.00–160.00	$156.67	$1,418	-1.33
998	998	3	146.00	$146.00	$1,457	—
1000–1010	1003	3	152.00–160.00	$157.32	$1,578	+15.32
1054 value added	1054	6	162.00	$162.00	$1,707	—
1065	1065	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,566	—
1106–1130 value added	1120	10	160.00–161.00	$160.39	$1,796	—
1169	1169	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,754	—
1264 value added	1264	6	145.00	$145.00	$1,833	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	165.00	$165.00	$544	—
398 thin fleshed	398	2	180.00	$180.00	$716	—
440	440	1	132.00	$132.00	$581	—
475	475	1	120.00	$120.00	$570	—
502 thin fleshed	502	2	175.00	$175.00	$878	—
530–545	540	3	145.00–162.00	$150.72	$814	+14.95
580	580	1	140.00	$140.00	$812	—
648	648	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,004	+19.31
655–681	677	7	125.00–150.00	$146.55	$992	—
764	764	7	153.00	$153.00	$1,169	+6.00
815	815	2	120.00	$120.00	$978	—
888	888	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,332	—
925	925	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,156	—
965	965	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,351	—
1106	1106	5	126.00	$126.00	$1,394	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	155.00	$155.00	$713	+20.00
540 thin fleshed	540	1	180.00	$180.00	$972	—
560–565	563	2	132.00–167.00	$149.42	$841	-1.84
630	630	1	135.00	$135.00	$850	—
700–705	703	3	125.00–135.00	$128.32	$902	—
765	765	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,224	—
800–835	818	2	135.00–142.00	$138.57	$1,134	—
960–990	975	2	135.00–140.00	$137.46	$1,340	—
1015–1025	1020	2	112.00–120.00	$115.98	$1,183	—
1162	1162	3	127.00	$127.00	$1,476	—
1225	1225	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,556	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–620	618	2	155.00	$155.00	$958	—
660	660	1	120.00	$120.00	$792	-27.00
725 thin fleshed	725	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,283	-19.00
745	745	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,006	—
750	750	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,162	-17.00
760	760	1	127.00	$127.00	$965	-45.00
825	825	3	142.00–152.00	$145.33	$1,199	-39.66
888	888	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,465	—
930	930	2	147.00	$147.00	$1,367	—
970	970	2	122.00	$122.00	$1,183	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	145.00	$145.00	$450	—
365	365	1	165.00	$165.00	$602	—
400–435	417	9	142.00–167.00	$157.79	$658	—
450–470	462	7	140.00–145.00	$143.60	$663	-1.40
518–547	535	5	137.00–140.00	$138.16	$739	-16.89
570	570	1	135.00	$135.00	$770	-23.10
560–595	576	8	130.00–145.00	$134.65	$776	-23.45
626–645	634	22	130.00–137.00	$132.71	$841	-22.29
681–690	683	8	130.00–132.00	$131.50	$898	-26.48
750 value added	750	2	142.00	$142.00	$1,065	—
762–795	767	7	130.00–135.00	$130.74	$1,003	-12.07
822–846	840	10	107.00–125.00	$121.12	$1,017	—
905–945	919	5	120.00–140.00	$125.74	$1,156	+25.74
1000	1000	2	125.00	$125.00	$1,250	+35.00
1040	1040	3	100.00	$100.00	$1,040	+10.00
1062–1075	1065	4	117.00–125.00	$122.98	$1,310	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	130.00	$130.00	$240	—
360	360	1	145.00	$145.00	$522	+37.50
475	475	1	110.00	$110.00	$522	-35.00
455–498	476	9	125.00–135.00	$131.70	$627	-13.30
545	545	1	125.00	$125.00	$681	-11.35
557–586	569	14	115.00–125.00	$119.12	$678	-18.42
600–640	620	2	110.00–115.00	$112.58	$698	—
650–688	670	5	110.00–122.00	$116.52	$781	+26.52
685–692	690	3	90.00–107.00	$101.37	$699	—
707–715	709	13	100.00–127.00	$123.52	$876	—
726 value added	726	5	137.00	$137.00	$995	—
762	762	6	125.00	$125.00	$952	—
915	915	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,052	—
1175	1175	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,175	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	130.00	$130.00	$318	—
270–275	273	2	130.00–140.00	$134.95	$368	+32.95
342	342	2	155.00	$155.00	$530	+25.00
513	513	3	132.00	$132.00	$677	-3.00
550–580	570	3	120.00–135.00	$124.82	$711	-2.93
600–620	614	4	100.00–132.00	$109.24	$671	-24.08
685	685	1	105.00	$105.00	$719	—
720	720	1	108.00	$108.00	$778	—
885	885	2	105.00	$105.00	$929	—
952	952	3	112.00	$112.00	$1,066	—
1290	1290	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,354	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	2	152.00–160.00	$156.12	$507	—
450	450	1	135.00	$135.00	$608	—
615 value added	615	2	137.00	$137.00	$843	—
804 value added	804	7	143.00	$143.00	$1,150	—
837	837	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,172	+10.00
1050	1050	2	117.00	$117.00	$1,228	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855	855	2	92.00	$92.00	$787	—
1042	1042	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,146	—
1062	1062	2	112.00	$112.00	$1,189	—
1100	1100	2	113.00	$113.00	$1,243	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	170.00	$170.00	$450	+5.50
365–385	375	2	115.00–125.00	$120.13	$450	+25.13
505	505	1	100.00	$100.00	$505	—
580	580	1	145.00	$145.00	$841	—
600–645	627	6	120.00–135.00	$127.33	$798	—
695	695	1	125.00	$125.00	$869	—
736	736	8	127.00	$127.00	$935	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	150.00	$150.00	$495	—
400–425	413	2	165.00–175.00	$170.15	$703	—
500	500	1	155.00	$155.00	$775	—
517 thin fleshed	517	3	180.00	$180.00	$931	—
570 thin fleshed	570	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,054	+23.00
582	582	2	150.00	$150.00	$873	+10.00
635	635	1	150.00	$150.00	$952	—
655	655	1	127.00	$127.00	$832	-28.00
850	850	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,062	—
905	905	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,041	—
1060	1060	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,240	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	100.00	$100.00	$415	—
525–545	535	2	80.00–107.00	$93.25	$499	—
617–635	624	5	105.00–110.00	$107.97	$674	—
750–775	763	2	75.00–105.00	$90.25	$689	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	152.00	$152.00	$965	—
680	680	1	135.00	$135.00	$918	—
705–730	718	2	117.00–155.00	$136.33	$979	—
770	770	1	125.00	$125.00	$962	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	130.00	$130.00	$559	—
550	550	4	140.00	$140.00	$770	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	135.00	$135.00	$560	—
1085	1085	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,139	—
1175	1175	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,434	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	105.00	$105.00	$420	-15.00
510–535	518	3	90.00–102.00	$94.13	$488	—
610–640	623	6	85.00–107.00	$97.02	$604	—
655–682	671	5	100.00–120.00	$114.73	$770	—
742	742	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,002	—
750	750	1	97.00	$97.00	$728	—
938	938	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,126	—
975	975	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,072	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	90.00	$90.00	$441	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	130.00	$130.00	$384	—
425	425	1	125.00	$125.00	$531	—
600–615	608	2	115.00–125.00	$119.94	$729	-10.06
690	690	1	95.00	$95.00	$656	-55.00
748	748	2	137.00	$137.00	$1,025	+7.00
750–798	766	6	119.00–130.00	$122.82	$941	—
825–845	828	6	125.00–145.00	$132.16	$1,094	—
888–895	889	5	125.00–127.00	$126.60	$1,125	+1.60
960	960	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,075	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	97.00	$97.00	$422	—
672	672	2	105.00	$105.00	$706	—
716–740	721	5	100.00–110.00	$102.05	$736	—
815–845	823	4	107.00–110.00	$109.23	$899	—
950	950	1	85.00	$85.00	$808	—
1255	1255	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,130	—

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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.