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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Paradise, PA

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 11, 2022

334 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $110.03/cwt -1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 576 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 334 428 639
Feeder cattle 334 428 639

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next feeder cattle sale will be held on Friday 12/9/2022 @ 6:00pm Buyer attendance for todays sale was moderate, with light to moderate demand on a light supply of calves. Demand overall for steers was moderate to strong, with light to moderate demand for heifers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 155.00 $155.00 $636 +6.63
535 535 3 132.00 $132.00 $706 -31.86
565 565 1 152.00 $152.00 $859 -8.80
625–635 628 6 130.00–142.00 $134.04 $842 -27.96
670 670 2 139.00 $139.00 $931 -18.31
709 709 5 127.00 $127.00 $900 -37.84
713–725 thin fleshed 716 4 162.00–175.00 $165.29 $1,183 —
775 775 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,062 -33.91
815–838 831 9 144.00–153.00 $148.33 $1,233 -13.14
870–885 880 3 140.00–148.00 $145.36 $1,279 -18.14
928–940 931 4 140.00–152.00 $148.97 $1,387 -13.03
1057 1057 7 149.00 $149.00 $1,575 —
1340 1340 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,796 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 125.00 $125.00 $281 —
400–425 406 4 122.00–135.00 $125.40 $509 -4.60
550 550 2 130.00 $130.00 $715 —
595 595 1 95.00 $95.00 $565 —
625 625 1 127.00 $127.00 $794 -8.64
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
650 650 1 75.00 $75.00 $488 —
815 815 1 110.00 $110.00 $896 —
885 885 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,018 —
980 980 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,029 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 140.00 $140.00 $378 +40.00
475 475 1 115.00 $115.00 $546 -5.00
532 532 8 120.00 $120.00 $638 -5.50
564–585 570 10 120.00–125.00 $121.54 $693 +9.89
588 588 5 87.00 $87.00 $512 -24.65
600–648 621 5 120.00–152.00 $135.30 $840 +28.30
668 668 4 95.00 $95.00 $635 -7.00
767 767 3 87.00 $87.00 $667 —
833–848 839 5 140.00–142.00 $140.81 $1,181 —
900 900 1 100.00 $100.00 $900 +25.00
912 912 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,140 +50.00
1025 1025 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,199 —
1345 1345 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,291 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 67.00 $67.00 $213 —
393 393 5 80.00 $80.00 $314 —
449 449 4 87.00 $87.00 $391 —
540 540 3 65.00 $65.00 $351 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 120.00 $120.00 $384 —
385 385 1 80.00 $80.00 $308 —
420 thin fleshed 420 1 125.00 $125.00 $525 —
441 441 4 85.00 $85.00 $375 —
610 610 1 115.00 $115.00 $702 —
740 740 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,088 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 2 105.00 $105.00 $313 —
325 325 1 105.00 $105.00 $341 +12.54
458–485 469 5 85.00–90.00 $86.76 $407 -0.08
790 790 1 87.00 $87.00 $687 -5.00
805 805 1 97.00 $97.00 $781 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 82.00 $82.00 $316 —
490 490 1 75.00 $75.00 $368 —
540 540 1 80.00 $80.00 $432 —
625 625 1 72.00 $72.00 $450 —
835 835 1 87.00 $87.00 $726 —
900 900 1 80.00 $80.00 $720 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 155.00–160.00 $157.55 $370 —
282 282 2 150.00 $150.00 $423 —
455 455 1 130.00 $130.00 $592 -4.08
578–580 579 4 110.00–120.00 $112.51 $651 -24.90
835 835 1 62.00 $62.00 $518 —
935 935 1 70.00 $70.00 $654 —
1340 1340 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,260 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 100.00 $100.00 $365 —
430–445 438 2 95.00–105.00 $100.09 $438 —
505–535 520 2 75.00–78.00 $76.54 $398 —
565–592 585 4 75.00–87.00 $77.90 $456 —
690 690 1 80.00 $80.00 $552 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 122.00 $122.00 $384 +2.00
375 375 1 112.00 $112.00 $420 —
448 448 4 115.00 $115.00 $515 -4.43
470 470 1 85.00 $85.00 $400 -12.42
510 510 1 85.00 $85.00 $434 -6.79
685 685 1 75.00 $75.00 $514 +4.91
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 105.00 $105.00 $231 —
355 355 2 95.00 $95.00 $337 —
485 485 2 75.00 $75.00 $364 —
600 600 1 90.00 $90.00 $540 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 2 60.00 $60.00 $123 —
280 280 1 92.00 $92.00 $258 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180–195 188 2 32.00–80.00 $55.04 $103 —
220–235 228 2 50.00–90.00 $69.34 $158 —
305 305 1 50.00 $50.00 $152 —
395 395 1 70.00 $70.00 $276 —
495 495 2 50.00 $50.00 $248 —
572 572 2 47.00 $47.00 $269 —
615 615 1 55.00 $55.00 $338 —
685 685 1 60.00 $60.00 $411 —
1316 1316 4 99.00 $99.00 $1,303 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–545 530 2 70.00–75.00 $72.43 $384 —
550–565 558 2 67.00–70.00 $68.52 $382 —
650–665 658 2 47.00–55.00 $50.95 $335 —
700 700 2 85.00 $85.00 $595 —
825 825 1 85.00 $85.00 $701 —
938 938 2 90.00 $90.00 $844 —
960–990 975 2 75.00–107.00 $90.75 $885 —
1000–1040 1020 2 70.00–90.00 $80.20 $818 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 30.00 $30.00 $90 —
370 370 1 40.00 $40.00 $148 —
410–420 415 2 42.00–50.00 $45.95 $191 —
653 653 3 30.00 $30.00 $196 —
735 735 1 70.00 $70.00 $514 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 60.00 $60.00 $207 —
390 390 1 82.00 $82.00 $320 -20.00
440 440 1 55.00 $55.00 $242 -10.00
480 480 1 45.00 $45.00 $216 —
535–538 537 5 65.00–77.00 $67.39 $362 —
565 565 1 70.00 $70.00 $396 -31.71
600–635 605 7 50.00–70.00 $65.04 $393 —
651–672 658 6 61.00–72.00 $68.26 $449 —
700–709 707 5 70.00–92.00 $87.64 $620 -12.36
800–845 818 3 52.00–75.00 $63.82 $522 -1.18
912 912 2 68.00 $68.00 $620 —
955 955 1 55.00 $55.00 $525 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 30.00 $30.00 $117 —
550 550 1 50.00 $50.00 $275 —
640 640 2 60.00 $60.00 $384 —
825 825 1 47.00 $47.00 $388 —
865 865 1 67.00 $67.00 $580 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 87.00 $87.00 $487 —
800–815 808 2 85.00–90.00 $87.48 $707 —
915 915 1 80.00 $80.00 $732 —
1085 1085 1 88.00 $88.00 $955 —

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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.