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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Paradise, PA

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 13, 2023

392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.42/cwt +18.91 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 475 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.83/cwt +6.91 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 580 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $158.33/cwt +33.63 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 562 lb · 13 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 392 390 328
Feeder cattle 392 390 328

The next Vintage Sales Stables feeder cattle sale will be held on Friday, February 10th, 2023 at 6:00pm. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply. Buyer attendance was moderate.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 value added 300 1 187.00 $187.00 $561 —
305 305 1 135.00 $135.00 $412 —
354–395 367 7 135.00–145.00 $137.64 $505 —
425–428 427 4 155.00–167.00 $157.98 $675 +10.02
470 470 1 165.00 $165.00 $776 +14.26
518–525 521 7 150.00–160.00 $153.56 $800 +3.66
550–585 571 9 140.00–155.00 $146.29 $835 -9.03
597 value added 597 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,284 —
608–610 609 4 162.00–170.00 $164.00 $999 +7.00
675–690 684 5 147.00–165.00 $158.22 $1,082 +22.28
700 value added 700 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,295 —
715–745 731 7 140.00–148.00 $144.01 $1,053 +1.67
765 value added 765 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,239 —
760–793 785 4 145.00–150.00 $148.79 $1,168 +8.33
805–840 820 4 125.00–140.00 $131.25 $1,076 -13.61
875 875 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,374 +12.00
905 905 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,131 -25.00
985 985 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,428 +12.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 100.00 $100.00 $380 —
408–420 413 4 125.00–137.00 $131.51 $543 —
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 —
600 600 1 150.00 $150.00 $900 +25.90
690 690 2 135.00–140.00 $137.50 $949 +18.88
710 710 1 125.00 $125.00 $888 +1.53
765 765 1 120.00 $120.00 $918 -5.02
830 830 1 105.00 $105.00 $872 -14.73
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,740 —
1225 1225 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,617 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 145.00 $145.00 $413 —
315–340 332 5 135.00–150.00 $144.36 $479 +9.36
350–392 380 10 122.00–130.00 $126.44 $480 -8.56
420 value added 420 1 160.00 $160.00 $672 —
408–442 429 9 107.00–127.00 $115.67 $496 -14.33
453–488 467 14 137.00–155.00 $150.13 $701 +10.62
491 value added 491 7 175.00 $175.00 $859 —
515–525 520 2 135.00–137.00 $136.01 $707 -3.71
550 value added 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 —
550–585 560 6 125.00–137.00 $127.65 $715 -4.59
625–635 630 8 130.00–142.00 $139.12 $876 -7.71
666–680 669 6 120.00–135.00 $130.29 $872 +13.95
710 value added 710 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,044 —
700–740 725 10 115.00–130.00 $121.68 $882 -0.32
750–765 758 4 120.00–122.00 $121.01 $917 —
830–840 837 3 120.00–125.00 $121.65 $1,018 —
900–922 915 3 115.00–122.00 $119.70 $1,095 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 120.00 $120.00 $288 —
287 287 3 115.00 $115.00 $330 +5.00
305–340 323 2 110.00–120.00 $114.73 $371 +12.64
350–395 373 4 110.00 $110.00 $410 +3.52
402–410 404 4 117.00–130.00 $120.30 $486 +17.39
450–475 463 2 120.00–122.00 $120.97 $560 +6.72
590 590 2 117.00–120.00 $118.50 $699 +8.32
612–638 630 11 115.00–125.00 $118.14 $744 —
695 695 2 97.00 $97.00 $674 —
700 700 1 90.00 $90.00 $630 —
785 785 1 100.00 $100.00 $785 —
830 830 1 97.00 $97.00 $805 -3.00
935 935 2 74.00 $74.00 $692 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,021 —
1120 1120 1 87.00 $87.00 $974 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 value added 308 3 190.00 $190.00 $585 —
325 325 1 165.00 $165.00 $536 +30.00
360–367 365 4 167.00–170.00 $167.74 $612 +32.74
405 value added 405 1 187.00 $187.00 $757 —
418–435 424 3 160.00–170.00 $163.42 $693 +40.83
450–493 479 5 152.00–175.00 $167.76 $804 +22.76
500–545 539 12 150.00–160.00 $153.70 $828 +8.88
550 value added 550 2 180.00 $180.00 $990 —
556–582 564 11 145.00–157.00 $154.39 $871 +29.69
625–648 643 11 140.00–152.00 $150.57 $968 +20.91
700–725 712 3 105.00–125.00 $115.63 $823 -2.87
750 750 2 125.00 $125.00 $938 —
810 810 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,012 +9.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 100.00 $100.00 $225 —
300 300 1 125.00 $125.00 $375 —
355 value added 355 1 150.00 $150.00 $532 —
360–375 368 2 130.00–135.00 $132.45 $487 +37.31
430 430 1 125.00 $125.00 $538 +10.00
450–470 465 4 135.00–137.00 $136.52 $635 —
500–520 510 2 110.00–125.00 $117.35 $598 -9.65
550–596 589 7 137.00–145.00 $138.07 $813 —
630 630 1 130.00 $130.00 $819 +21.30
795 795 1 87.00 $87.00 $692 —
905 905 1 87.00 $87.00 $787 —

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 72.00 $72.00 $313 —
535 535 1 90.00 $90.00 $482 —
570–580 573 3 90.00–92.00 $91.33 $523 —
615 615 1 87.00 $87.00 $535 —
690 690 1 85.00 $85.00 $586 —

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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.