Vintage Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Paradise, PA

Paradise, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 27, 2023

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $226.42/cwt +10.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,283/hd at 566 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	159	731	428
Feeder cattle	159	731	428

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next Vintage Feeder Sale is on Friday, November 11th at 6:00pm .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312	312	2	182.00	$182.00	$568	—
355–372	367	4	190.00–205.00	$196.16	$720	+16.16
414 value added	414	5	255.00	$255.00	$1,056	—
450 value added	450	1	215.00	$215.00	$968	-7.00
457	457	3	172.00	$172.00	$786	+17.00
545	545	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,036	—
565 value added	565	9	235.00	$235.00	$1,328	+23.36
550–595	573	2	180.00–195.00	$187.79	$1,076	-32.21
615	615	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,058	-1.63
698	698	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,256	—
720	720	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,728	+52.45
745 value added	745	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,788	+37.54
763	763	7	200.00	$200.00	$1,526	—
842	842	2	212.00	$212.00	$1,785	+47.00
850	850	1	242.00	$242.00	$2,057	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	130.00	$130.00	$403	+28.00
365	365	1	155.00	$155.00	$566	—
535	535	1	175.00	$175.00	$936	+10.00
730	730	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,095	+0.89
830	830	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,452	+25.00
952	952	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,428	-20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	3	140.00–155.00	$148.97	$484	+15.38
375	375	1	170.00	$170.00	$638	+28.00
405	405	1	157.00	$157.00	$636	+15.65
400–415	408	2	165.00–170.00	$167.55	$684	+26.20
460–485	466	4	165.00–175.00	$172.40	$803	+17.40
522	522	4	175.00	$175.00	$914	+15.00
558	558	2	135.00	$135.00	$753	—
615–649	645	8	150.00–162.00	$160.57	$1,036	-6.11
660	660	5	145.00	$145.00	$957	±0.00
730	730	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,058	+42.50
785	785	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,217	—
805–825	815	2	105.00–110.00	$107.53	$876	-12.47
915	915	1	75.00	$75.00	$686	-46.24
970	970	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,600	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	200.00	$200.00	$570	—
310	310	1	190.00	$190.00	$589	—
449	449	4	187.00	$187.00	$840	—
491 value added	491	6	175.00	$175.00	$859	-10.00
505	505	1	170.00	$170.00	$858	+0.52
582 value added	582	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,018	-5.00
655	655	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,081	-15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	200.00	$200.00	$650	-25.00
495	495	1	180.00	$180.00	$891	-5.00
568–580	573	8	172.00–180.00	$175.04	$1,003	+25.04
605	605	1	155.00	$155.00	$938	—
690	690	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,449	+78.00
705	705	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,269	+55.00
840	840	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,344	—
870	870	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,610	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	1	130.00	$130.00	$884	+12.67
730	730	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,058	—
760	760	1	110.00	$110.00	$836	-50.00
820	820	1	107.00	$107.00	$877	—
890	890	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,380	+30.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	2	110.00–112.00	$110.97	$366	—
690	690	1	95.00	$95.00	$656	+8.00
748	748	5	90.00	$90.00	$673	—
750	750	1	105.00	$105.00	$788	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	127.00	$127.00	$444	—
480	480	1	110.00	$110.00	$528	-30.00
630	630	1	125.00	$125.00	$788	—
915	915	1	87.00	$87.00	$796	—
985	985	1	80.00	$80.00	$788	—
1155	1155	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,270	—

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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.