Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Paradise, PA

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 14, 2022

529 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $199.25/cwt +25.76 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 475 lb · 19 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.68/cwt -32.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 823 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.40/cwt -12.06 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 479 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	529	285	0
Feeder cattle	529	285	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next Feeder Cattle Sales will be held on Friday 10/28/2022 & 11/11/2022 @ 6:00pm Buyer attendance for the feeder cattle sale was moderate, with moderate demand overall on a moderate supply of cattle. Demand overall for Steer calves was good, with moderate to weak demand for Heifer calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	2	195.00	$195.00	$757	+15.00
410	410	3	187.00	$187.00	$767	+16.88
418 thin fleshed	418	2	200.00	$200.00	$836	—
472 thin fleshed	472	12	205.00	$205.00	$968	—
479–483	481	7	182.00–195.00	$189.40	$911	+15.91
515–545	536	5	165.00–185.00	$172.86	$927	+7.86
540 thin fleshed	540	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,053	—
550–582	566	7	162.00–170.00	$166.10	$940	-5.89
622	622	2	182.00	$182.00	$1,132	+10.72
637–648 thin fleshed	642	7	190.00	$190.00	$1,220	—
650–688	677	6	175.00–180.00	$178.71	$1,210	+12.03
700–740 thin fleshed	713	6	175.00–182.00	$178.96	$1,276	—
715	715	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,072	-12.00
760–788	773	5	160.00–170.00	$164.03	$1,268	-9.98
775–793 thin fleshed	786	5	178.00–180.00	$178.79	$1,405	—
800–835	817	7	140.00–165.00	$160.34	$1,310	+0.34
848 thin fleshed	848	2	177.00	$177.00	$1,501	—
860–885	868	3	157.00–162.00	$160.30	$1,391	—
902–935	913	3	152.00–162.00	$158.59	$1,448	+5.19
972–990	981	4	150.00–151.00	$150.50	$1,476	—
1020	1020	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,397	—
1066	1066	5	147.00	$147.00	$1,567	—
1170	1170	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,696	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–488	485	3	142.00–147.00	$145.35	$705	—
535	535	1	145.00	$145.00	$776	+20.00
648	648	2	150.00	$150.00	$972	-5.00
650	650	1	142.00	$142.00	$923	-18.00
785	785	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,138	+30.00
855–895	875	2	110.00–120.00	$115.11	$1,007	-21.89
945	945	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,228	—
950–972	965	3	137.00	$137.00	$1,322	-3.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310 thin fleshed	310	1	200.00	$200.00	$620	—
325	325	3	147.00	$147.00	$478	—
480 thin fleshed	480	1	185.00	$185.00	$888	—
560–561 thin fleshed	561	5	180.00–185.00	$181.00	$1,015	—
825	825	1	110.00	$110.00	$908	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545 thin fleshed	545	2	160.00	$160.00	$872	—
755 thin fleshed	755	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,208	—
790	790	1	105.00	$105.00	$830	—
865–885	875	2	112.00–120.00	$115.95	$1,015	—
950	950	2	132.00	$132.00	$1,254	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	55.00	$55.00	$292	—
670–695	687	3	52.00–55.00	$52.98	$364	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	155.00	$155.00	$403	+20.00
330	330	1	145.00	$145.00	$478	+15.00
390	390	5	150.00	$150.00	$585	+19.00
475–492	484	4	130.00–135.00	$132.54	$641	+1.52
515–530	523	4	122.00–137.00	$129.61	$678	-14.03
550	550	3	110.00	$110.00	$605	—
583	583	3	130.00	$130.00	$758	-10.00
630	630	2	127.00	$127.00	$800	-12.53
655	655	1	105.00	$105.00	$688	-36.50
708	708	2	127.00	$127.00	$899	—
800–815	808	2	115.00–117.00	$115.99	$937	—
810–829	825	14	120.00–127.00	$123.64	$1,020	—
863	863	3	127.00	$127.00	$1,096	—
993	993	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,291	+10.00
1035	1035	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,087	—
1055	1055	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,372	—
1070	1070	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,124	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	125.00	$125.00	$375	—
358–360	359	3	115.00–130.00	$124.98	$449	-2.02
391	391	5	107.00	$107.00	$418	-20.00
434–445	436	9	105.00–125.00	$120.54	$526	+0.48
458–490	479	10	110.00–125.00	$119.40	$572	-12.06
534	534	4	125.00	$125.00	$668	+15.00
535–545	540	2	95.00–97.00	$96.01	$518	-13.99
555–575	568	3	112.00–115.00	$114.02	$648	—
620–635	624	6	105.00–117.00	$107.03	$668	-14.28
670	670	1	97.00	$97.00	$650	-17.63
752–755	753	3	110.00–115.00	$111.67	$841	-5.31
810–828	822	3	105.00–110.00	$106.64	$877	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	125.00	$125.00	$369	—
445	445	1	110.00	$110.00	$490	—
540	540	1	115.00	$115.00	$621	—
560–585	573	2	110.00–130.00	$120.22	$689	—
768	768	2	100.00	$100.00	$768	—
775–780	778	2	107.00–127.00	$117.03	$910	—
805	805	1	90.00	$90.00	$724	—
875	875	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,111	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	2	50.00	$50.00	$241	—
585	585	1	57.00	$57.00	$333	—
610–634	629	5	50.00–55.00	$50.97	$321	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476 thin fleshed	476	4	157.00	$157.00	$747	—
600	600	1	145.00	$145.00	$870	—
715	715	1	130.00	$130.00	$930	—
815	815	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,019	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	2	175.00	$175.00	$700	—
530–535	532	3	137.00–157.00	$143.71	$765	—
572	572	3	130.00	$130.00	$744	—
635 thin fleshed	635	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,016	—
665–695	680	2	130.00–150.00	$140.22	$953	+16.86
702–740	721	4	115.00–122.00	$118.59	$855	-8.41
755	755	1	120.00	$120.00	$906	—
855	855	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,129	—
1020–1045	1033	2	120.00–127.00	$123.54	$1,276	—
1128	1128	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,241	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–428	415	4	132.00–145.00	$141.87	$589	+56.87
515–545	525	3	100.00–115.00	$105.19	$552	—
640	640	2	127.00	$127.00	$813	—
678	678	2	80.00	$80.00	$542	—
790	790	2	105.00	$105.00	$830	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–449	439	6	52.00–80.00	$56.31	$247	—
525	525	1	57.00	$57.00	$299	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	175.00	$175.00	$394	—
318	318	2	150.00	$150.00	$477	—
400	400	1	150.00	$150.00	$600	—
460	460	1	105.00	$105.00	$483	—
650	650	1	80.00	$80.00	$520	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	85.00	$85.00	$340	—
600	600	1	82.00	$82.00	$492	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	370	2	67.00–90.00	$78.66	$291	—
480	480	2	74.00–80.00	$77.00	$370	—
575	575	1	67.00	$67.00	$385	—
790	790	1	65.00	$65.00	$514	—
850–877	870	4	70.00	$70.00	$609	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	75.00	$75.00	$424	—
770	770	1	70.00	$70.00	$539	—
855	855	1	70.00	$70.00	$598	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	70.00	$70.00	$245	—
440	440	2	82.00	$82.00	$361	—
458	458	2	102.00	$102.00	$467	—
554	554	5	100.00	$100.00	$554	—
690	690	1	77.00	$77.00	$531	—
730	730	1	60.00	$60.00	$438	—
775	775	1	72.00	$72.00	$558	—
965	965	1	85.00	$85.00	$820	-5.00

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	100.00	$100.00	$370	—
400	400	1	130.00	$130.00	$520	—
785	785	1	90.00	$90.00	$706	—
875	875	1	97.00	$97.00	$849	—
962	962	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,154	—

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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.