Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 23, 2022

285 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.66/cwt -22.13 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 427 lb · 18 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.99/cwt -18.08 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 563 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.02/cwt -12.58 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 474 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	285	633	275
Feeder cattle	285	633	275

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on Friday 10/14/2022 @ 6:00pm. Buyer attendance was moderate on a light to moderate supply of cattle. Buyer demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	170.00	$170.00	$391	—
310	310	1	175.00	$175.00	$542	+5.00
370	370	4	180.00	$180.00	$666	—
410–430	420	2	165.00–175.00	$170.12	$715	+0.12
462–498	491	10	167.00–175.00	$173.49	$852	+6.91
505–510	507	3	165.00	$165.00	$837	—
512 value added	512	4	192.00	$192.00	$983	—
550–595	563	16	170.00–175.00	$171.99	$968	+1.36
605–635	620	3	167.00–177.00	$171.28	$1,062	+8.21
655–699	689	7	165.00–177.00	$166.68	$1,148	-3.37
700	700	6	162.00	$162.00	$1,134	-2.96
718 value added	718	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,450	+27.23
755–762	760	3	172.00–175.00	$174.01	$1,322	+15.26
830	830	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,328	-8.08
942–943	943	5	151.00–157.00	$153.40	$1,447	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	2	157.00	$157.00	$659	+25.00
505	505	1	125.00	$125.00	$631	-25.72
580	580	2	147.00	$147.00	$853	+7.00
625	625	1	155.00	$155.00	$969	±0.00
670	670	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,072	+13.45
785	785	1	115.00	$115.00	$903	-38.00
815	815	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,076	+12.00
860–888	881	4	137.00	$137.00	$1,207	-13.00
957	957	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,340	±0.00

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1032	1030	4	120.00–135.00	$131.27	$1,352	—
1070	1070	4	137.00	$137.00	$1,466	—
1100–1115	1105	7	110.00–127.00	$116.74	$1,290	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1023	1023	3	139.00	$139.00	$1,422	—
1055–1095	1075	2	140.00–150.00	$145.09	$1,560	—
1105	1105	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,713	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	135.00	$135.00	$358	—
315	315	1	130.00	$130.00	$410	-15.00
390	390	2	127.00–135.00	$131.00	$511	-34.00
415–449	427	18	130.00–140.00	$135.66	$579	-22.13
463–480	474	15	127.00–135.00	$131.02	$621	-12.58
505–512 value added	511	6	160.00	$160.00	$818	—
508–545	526	8	135.00–150.00	$143.64	$756	+5.48
555–598	590	6	140.00	$140.00	$826	+5.35
607–630	618	10	135.00–142.00	$139.53	$862	+6.82
670–675	674	4	140.00–142.00	$141.50	$954	+10.00
825 value added	825	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,279	—
935–944	942	5	122.00–125.00	$122.60	$1,155	-3.14
970	970	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,164	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	115.00	$115.00	$310	—
378	378	3	127.00	$127.00	$480	-18.00
435–445	440	2	115.00–125.00	$120.06	$528	—
480–495	484	7	130.00–135.00	$131.46	$636	-0.24
540	540	1	110.00	$110.00	$594	-15.00
603–640	612	4	120.00–125.00	$121.31	$742	+8.73
658–672	664	7	105.00–122.00	$114.63	$761	-1.89
762–772	768	5	115.00–120.00	$116.98	$898	-8.02
942	942	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,036	-5.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015	1015	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,116	—
1060	1060	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,219	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090	1090	1	90.00	$90.00	$981	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	145.00	$145.00	$362	—
360	360	1	175.00	$175.00	$630	—
438	438	2	165.00	$165.00	$723	-5.15
475	475	1	160.00	$160.00	$760	—
610	610	3	135.00	$135.00	$824	-15.00
675–692	686	3	120.00–125.00	$123.36	$846	-3.64
745	745	1	127.00	$127.00	$946	—
805	805	1	110.00	$110.00	$886	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	85.00	$85.00	$370	—
470	470	1	117.00	$117.00	$550	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
822–840	828	3	97.00–110.00	$105.60	$874	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	85.00	$85.00	$280	—
950	950	1	60.00	$60.00	$570	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	5	120.00	$120.00	$526	-5.00
900	900	2	107.00	$107.00	$963	—
1085	1085	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,215	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	87.00	$87.00	$257	—
818	818	2	92.00	$92.00	$753	-17.23
960	960	1	90.00	$90.00	$864	+5.00
1025	1025	1	70.00	$70.00	$718	—
1070	1070	1	77.00	$77.00	$824	—

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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.