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84 Livestock Auction Market Report

Eighty Four, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

387 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.50/cwt ≈ $682/hd at 566 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $129.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 565 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.69/cwt -12.81 vs last sale · ≈ $564/hd at 471 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 387 207 0
Feeder cattle 186 19 0
Slaughter cattle 115 99 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 655 lb Boner cow deleted**

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 170.00 $170.00 $484 —
310–345 328 2 157.50–165.00 $161.45 $530 —
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 —
480 480 1 147.50 $147.50 $708 —
518 518 3 137.50 $137.50 $712 —
567 567 2 130.00 $130.00 $737 —
612 612 3 117.50 $117.50 $719 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 130.00 $130.00 $325 —
362 362 2 110.00 $110.00 $398 —
405 405 1 122.50 $122.50 $496 —
505 505 2 112.50 $112.50 $568 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 135.00 $135.00 $351 —
370–380 375 2 114.00–117.50 $115.77 $434 —
425 425 1 135.00 $135.00 $574 —
460–495 471 11 115.00–125.00 $119.69 $564 -12.81
512–535 525 7 106.00–122.50 $113.38 $595 —
551–572 566 18 118.00–126.00 $120.50 $682 —
610–635 627 3 123.00–134.00 $126.57 $794 —
655 655 6 122.00 $122.00 $799 —
732 732 2 84.00 $84.00 $615 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 115.00 $115.00 $500 —
515 515 4 94.00 $94.00 $484 —
593 593 4 87.00 $87.00 $516 —
630 630 1 90.00 $90.00 $567 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 115.00 $115.00 $80 +92.50
75 75 1 40.00 $40.00 $30 +17.50
80 80 1 30.00 $30.00 $24 +7.50
80–85 83 2 180.00–200.00 $189.70 $157 +167.20
90 90 1 115.00 $115.00 $104 +92.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 2 170.00 $170.00 $471 —
385–390 389 4 152.50–157.50 $153.74 $598 —
430 430 1 160.00 $160.00 $688 —
467 467 2 145.00 $145.00 $677 +24.00
501 501 3 120.00 $120.00 $601 —
565 565 15 129.00 $129.00 $729 +1.00
625 625 1 125.00 $125.00 $781 —
666 666 7 127.00 $127.00 $846 —
720–732 726 4 109.00–110.00 $109.50 $795 +10.50
795 795 1 92.50 $92.50 $735 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
80 80 1 190.00 $190.00 $152 +167.50
85 85 1 135.00 $135.00 $115 +16.00
85 85 2 80.00–85.00 $82.50 $70 -36.50
90–95 93 2 85.00–97.50 $91.08 $85 -27.92
95 95 2 119.00–126.00 $122.50 $116 +3.50
100 100 1 140.00 $140.00 $140 -80.00
100 100 2 112.50–120.00 $116.25 $116 -103.75
105 105 1 170.00 $170.00 $178 +61.28
110–115 113 2 110.00–115.00 $112.44 $127 -4.06
115 115 2 90.00–97.50 $93.75 $108 -22.75
115 115 1 125.00 $125.00 $144 +8.50
120 120 1 107.50 $107.50 $129 +57.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 4 101.00–132.50 $116.75 $549 —
571 571 3 101.00 $101.00 $577 —
630 630 2 124.00 $124.00 $781 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1485 1315 80-85% 3 55.00–56.00 $55.73 $733 —
1095–1645 1372 80-85% 31 57.00–66.00 $61.78 $848 —
1350–1945 1635 80-85% 3 65.00–67.00 $66.45 $1,086 +4.43
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1340 1185 85-90% 7 47.00–55.00 $50.87 $603 —
1140–1515 1354 85-90% 4 54.00–60.00 $56.83 $769 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $783 —
1420–1970 1681 75-80% 8 67.00–70.00 $68.42 $1,150 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–2080 1651 8 81.00–96.00 $86.25 $1,424 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–2500 1758 3 79.00–80.00 $79.73 $1,402 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
111–137 132 21 131.00–160.00 $138.29 $183 -13.71
165 165 1 95.00 $95.00 $157 -26.13
215 215 1 92.50 $92.50 $199 -35.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 1 127.50 $127.50 +2.50
50 50 1 142.50 $142.50 —
80 80 1 200.00 $200.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105–145 125 2 205.00 $205.00 $256 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 1 297.50 $297.50 $372 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50 50 2 307.50 $307.50 $154 +32.50
62 62 2 265.00 $265.00 $164 -10.00
70–75 71 14 295.00–305.00 $302.11 $214 +27.11
80 80 1 240.00 $240.00 $192 -45.00
90 90 1 252.50 $252.50 $227 +32.50
100–125 110 5 152.50–237.50 $196.80 $216 -58.20

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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.