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Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 28, 2023

463 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $198.38/cwt -30.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,219/hd at 615 lb · 20 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $186.40/cwt +4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,638/hd at 879 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.82/cwt -12.53 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 566 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 463 945 429
Feeder cattle 463 945 429

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be held on Friday, May 12 @ 6:00pm Buyer attendance was moderate for tonights sale, with moderate demand overall on a moderate supply of cattle. Groups of 500-700lb calves sold with strong demand for Steers and Heifers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 thin fleshed 345 2 215.00 $215.00 $742 —
412–422 415 6 177.00–187.00 $183.61 $762 -21.45
475 thin fleshed 475 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,021 —
455–498 484 3 200.00 $200.00 $968 -28.50
505–530 519 7 185.00–195.00 $192.85 $1,001 -39.59
521 thin fleshed 521 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,146 -40.00
558 thin fleshed 558 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,144 -55.00
560–580 566 14 165.00–200.00 $189.44 $1,072 -38.00
612–617 thin fleshed 614 9 207.00–225.00 $218.97 $1,344 -31.32
605–627 615 11 170.00–190.00 $181.53 $1,116 -12.08
660–688 674 6 180.00–195.00 $186.73 $1,259 +2.01
679 thin fleshed 679 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,460 -25.00
702–725 708 7 190.00–200.00 $194.99 $1,381 +10.56
755 755 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,359 +0.33
785 thin fleshed 785 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,625 -2.90
800–837 817 13 180.00–195.00 $189.52 $1,548 +13.64
826 thin fleshed 826 4 202.00 $202.00 $1,669 —
860–899 879 18 175.00–190.00 $186.40 $1,638 +4.73
915 915 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,693 +18.40
950–977 970 4 170.00–180.00 $177.55 $1,722 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 207.00 $207.00 $900 —
465–475 470 2 145.00–160.00 $152.42 $716 —
590 thin fleshed 590 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,386 —
598 598 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,166 —
625 thin fleshed 625 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,188 —
672 672 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,021 -43.00
722 thin fleshed 722 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,372 —
760 760 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,330 —
820–840 832 3 162.00–175.00 $168.97 $1,406 +18.97
878 878 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,449 —
950 950 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,568 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 175.00 $175.00 $718 —
525 525 1 170.00 $170.00 $892 +10.00
660 660 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,135 +1.10
720 720 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,116 -12.14
762–775 766 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,264 -2.19
804 804 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,367 +0.49
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 383 2 155.00–160.00 $157.52 $603 —
760 760 1 125.00 $125.00 $950 —
870 870 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,453 +12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125–140 133 2 245.00–275.00 $260.85 $347 —
140 thin fleshed 140 1 340.00 $340.00 $476 —
175 175 1 220.00 $220.00 $385 —
310 310 1 160.00 $160.00 $496 -42.31
370–380 374 5 165.00–177.00 $172.12 $644 -27.88
422–435 426 7 162.00–177.00 $172.06 $733 -8.53
450–490 471 12 160.00–185.00 $176.62 $832 -8.69
502–545 520 13 160.00–180.00 $169.43 $881 -8.58
558–595 566 17 160.00–170.00 $163.82 $927 -12.53
630 630 1 140.00 $140.00 $882 -30.51
665–690 680 9 157.00–182.00 $164.20 $1,117 -8.09
710–735 726 5 147.00–165.00 $158.36 $1,150 -8.16
750–798 775 10 157.00–165.00 $162.16 $1,257 -6.28
815 815 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,141 -27.00
828–841 835 9 142.00–165.00 $153.19 $1,279 -13.81
950 950 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,206 —
1000 1000 2 115.00–127.00 $121.00 $1,210 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 1 155.00 $155.00 $225 —
372–395 380 3 120.00–150.00 $130.40 $496 -38.66
415 415 1 115.00 $115.00 $477 -50.76
470 470 1 150.00 $150.00 $705 -20.03
515–528 524 3 130.00 $130.00 $681 -35.00
565–580 570 3 135.00–150.00 $143.35 $817 -23.28
610–638 620 12 132.00–152.00 $143.03 $887 -16.97
725–741 736 9 115.00–145.00 $123.72 $911 —
750 750 1 132.00 $132.00 $990 -18.00
820 820 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,025 —
870 870 1 105.00 $105.00 $914 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 155.00 $155.00 $388 —
330 330 1 140.00 $140.00 $462 —
465 465 1 155.00 $155.00 $721 —
525–530 527 3 140.00–175.00 $163.26 $860 -1.74
570–573 572 4 140.00–185.00 $173.79 $994 —
732 732 2 120.00 $120.00 $878 -37.00
820 820 2 110.00 $110.00 $902 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 529 4 125.00–172.00 $154.82 $819 +9.82
575–590 583 2 145.00–155.00 $149.94 $874 -15.06
720 720 1 86.00 $86.00 $619 -64.00
910 910 1 90.00 $90.00 $819 —

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Feeder Bulls

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–334 327 9 152.00–170.00 $157.73 $516 +37.73
365–382 373 11 145.00–147.00 $145.93 $544 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 170.00 $170.00 $484 —
410 410 2 165.00 $165.00 $676 —
528 528 4 187.00 $187.00 $987 —
565–578 574 3 120.00–135.00 $130.08 $747 -49.92
795 795 1 120.00 $120.00 $954 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 280.00 $280.00 $546 +63.00
425 425 1 170.00 $170.00 $722 -34.28
484 484 4 172.00 $172.00 $832 -35.76
545 545 1 180.00 $180.00 $981 -10.00
560 560 1 170.00 $170.00 $952 -47.18
630–635 633 2 160.00–165.00 $162.49 $1,029 -27.04
825 825 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,114 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 2 145.00 $145.00 $583 -17.81
460 460 1 120.00 $120.00 $552 -10.00
515 515 1 135.00 $135.00 $695 —
625–648 640 3 130.00–147.00 $141.47 $905 -21.81
795 795 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,073 -15.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 135.00 $135.00 $817 —
710–725 718 2 112.00–122.00 $116.95 $840 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 4 145.00 $145.00 $515 -30.00
432 432 2 140.00 $140.00 $605 -20.00
480 480 1 120.00 $120.00 $576 —
555–590 573 2 130.00–170.00 $150.61 $863 —
645 645 1 112.00 $112.00 $722 —
685 685 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,267 +35.00
732 732 3 110.00 $110.00 $805 -50.00
795 795 1 125.00 $125.00 $994 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,086 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 1 102.00 $102.00 $984 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–595 585 2 105.00–120.00 $112.63 $659 —
620 620 1 130.00 $130.00 $806 —
673 673 3 122.00 $122.00 $821 —
725 725 1 135.00 $135.00 $979 +30.00
905 905 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,041 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 155.00 $155.00 $806 -15.52
760–790 770 3 142.00–170.00 $158.16 $1,218 —

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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.