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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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.