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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 28, 2022

428 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $163.50/cwt +3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,440/hd at 881 lb · 21 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $159.63/cwt -19.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,063/hd at 666 lb · 19 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $161.47/cwt -2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,331/hd at 824 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 428 529 0
Feeder cattle 428 529 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on November 11th, 2022 at 6:00 pm. Buyer attendance was light to moderate on a moderate supply with a moderate buyer demand, overall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 150.00 $150.00 $555 -45.00
412 fancy 412 2 182.00 $182.00 $750 —
438–445 440 3 145.00–155.00 $148.37 $653 -38.63
450–480 458 9 152.00–167.00 $160.23 $734 -29.17
505–533 521 10 155.00–175.00 $163.86 $854 -9.00
538 fancy 538 4 182.00 $182.00 $979 —
550 fancy 550 2 175.00 $175.00 $962 —
550–585 570 3 155.00–170.00 $160.80 $917 -5.30
605 605 1 162.00 $162.00 $980 -20.00
650 fancy 650 3 172.00 $172.00 $1,118 —
652–692 669 16 152.00–167.00 $157.31 $1,052 -21.40
720–747 740 8 155.00–168.00 $164.84 $1,220 +14.84
763–792 776 9 170.00–172.00 $170.91 $1,326 +6.88
820–838 824 15 155.00–166.00 $161.47 $1,331 +1.13
872–899 881 21 155.00–170.00 $163.50 $1,440 +3.20
924–928 926 10 162.00 $162.00 $1,500 +3.41
962–971 967 14 135.00–146.00 $142.01 $1,373 -8.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–345 334 4 125.00–130.00 $127.59 $426 —
365–372 370 3 120.00–125.00 $121.65 $450 —
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 —
450–485 470 4 135.00–142.00 $139.81 $657 -5.54
610–625 614 7 125.00–140.00 $135.64 $833 -14.36
655–665 660 2 125.00–142.00 $133.56 $881 -8.44
700–705 701 4 127.00–130.00 $129.25 $906 —
768 768 2 122.00 $122.00 $937 -23.00
800–845 823 3 125.00–140.00 $133.28 $1,097 —
910–912 911 8 112.00–125.00 $121.74 $1,109 -8.26
985 985 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,251 -10.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,397 —
1054–1075 1061 8 122.00–134.00 $126.04 $1,337 —
1113–1130 1120 5 110.00–120.00 $115.96 $1,299 —
1175 1175 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,551 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1130 1123 2 97.00–102.00 $99.48 $1,117 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 100.00 $100.00 $295 -55.00
345 345 1 95.00 $95.00 $328 -50.00
359–382 368 8 122.00 $122.00 $449 -28.00
415–425 420 2 107.00–122.00 $114.59 $481 —
485 value added 485 3 140.00 $140.00 $679 —
495 495 1 120.00 $120.00 $594 -12.54
530–535 534 4 117.00–130.00 $125.50 $670 -4.11
570–595 576 7 102.00–115.00 $111.65 $643 -18.35
600 600 1 107.00 $107.00 $642 -20.00
650–693 682 4 102.00 $102.00 $696 -3.00
692 value added 692 6 115.00 $115.00 $796 —
703 703 3 105.00 $105.00 $738 -22.00
850–890 870 2 80.00–95.00 $87.67 $763 -39.33
905 905 1 75.00 $75.00 $679 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 90.00–95.00 $92.46 $305 -32.54
350–398 383 6 85.00–95.00 $86.52 $331 -20.48
405–445 423 5 60.00–75.00 $69.96 $296 -50.58
450–480 465 2 82.00–92.00 $86.84 $404 -32.56
510–530 520 2 95.00–110.00 $102.64 $534 -22.36
557–575 562 4 77.00–90.00 $86.67 $487 -27.35
601 601 5 110.00 $110.00 $661 +2.97
660 660 1 72.00 $72.00 $475 -25.00
720 720 2 102.00 $102.00 $734 —
762 762 2 92.00 $92.00 $701 -19.67
865–895 883 5 70.00–82.00 $74.96 $662 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 2 85.00–87.00 $86.00 $959 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–268 264 6 125.00–130.00 $127.54 $337 —
330 330 1 120.00 $120.00 $396 —
415–433 429 4 102.00–125.00 $119.43 $512 -22.44
450–460 455 2 90.00–105.00 $97.42 $443 —
508–530 519 4 90.00–95.00 $91.79 $476 -13.40
590–595 593 2 110.00–115.00 $112.49 $667 —
600–635 618 2 105.00–110.00 $107.43 $664 -19.57
655–672 666 3 60.00–75.00 $70.09 $467 -9.91
705–742 730 3 60.00–78.00 $72.20 $527 —
902 902 2 60.00 $60.00 $541 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 130.00–140.00 $135.19 $443 —
360 360 1 142.00 $142.00 $511 —
405 405 1 110.00 $110.00 $446 -65.00
450–495 472 7 130.00–145.00 $134.08 $633 —
480 fancy 480 1 150.00 $150.00 $720 —
552–565 559 4 130.00–145.00 $137.41 $768 +7.41
630–640 637 3 125.00–130.00 $126.65 $807 —
650 650 1 100.00 $100.00 $650 -40.22
765–790 778 2 125.00–135.00 $129.92 $1,011 +9.92
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 1 85.00 $85.00 $854 —
1080 1080 1 70.00 $70.00 $756 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 72.00 $72.00 $508 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 2 40.00 $40.00 $163 —
535 535 1 55.00 $55.00 $294 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 72.00 $72.00 $256 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 102.00 $102.00 $398 —
440 440 3 65.00 $65.00 $286 -17.00
555–560 557 3 95.00–115.00 $101.71 $567 +1.71
700 700 1 100.00 $100.00 $700 +40.00
751 751 4 67.00 $67.00 $503 -5.00
805 805 2 65.00 $65.00 $523 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
712 712 2 90.00 $90.00 $641 —

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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.