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84 Livestock Auction Market Report

Eighty Four, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 18, 2023

209 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 209 477 361
Feeder cattle 79 322 150
Slaughter cattle 44 47 54

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 117.50 $117.50 $746 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 150.00 $150.00 $645 —
450–485 459 4 121.00–144.00 $127.08 $583 —
530 530 3 154.00 $154.00 $816 -66.97
580 580 2 143.00 $143.00 $829 -78.68
630–635 633 3 128.00–152.00 $144.04 $912 —
680 680 4 143.00 $143.00 $972 -71.87
710 710 1 122.50 $122.50 $870 -97.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 140.00 $140.00 $511 —
405 405 1 130.00 $130.00 $526 -44.24
645 645 1 120.00 $120.00 $774 -52.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
90 90 1 250.00 $250.00 $225 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 180.00 $180.00 $117 +163.90
75 75 1 55.00 $55.00 $41 +35.00
80 80 1 50.00 $50.00 $40 -200.00
85 85 1 450.00 $450.00 $382 +165.00
85 85 1 110.00 $110.00 $94 -175.00
85 85 1 40.00 $40.00 $34 -245.00
85 85 1 270.00 $270.00 $230 -15.00
85 85 1 230.00 $230.00 $196 -55.00
90 90 2 440.00 $440.00 $396 +231.50
95 95 1 310.00 $310.00 $294 +280.00
100 100 1 190.00 $190.00 $190 -52.50
100 100 2 60.00–105.00 $82.50 $82 -160.00
100–105 102 3 250.00–350.00 $315.49 $322 -49.63
105 105 1 30.00 $30.00 $32 -190.00
105 105 1 100.00 $100.00 $105 -120.00
105 105 1 370.00 $370.00 $388 +150.00
115 115 1 200.00 $200.00 $230 -47.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 6 127.50 $127.50 $547 —
495 495 2 110.00 $110.00 $544 —
560–585 573 3 120.00–130.00 $126.40 $724 —
718–740 724 4 127.50–129.00 $128.62 $931 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 164.00 $164.00 $787 —
585 585 4 165.00 $165.00 $965 -60.00
848 848 4 117.50 $117.50 $996 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1705 1242 80-85% 19 81.00–95.00 $87.77 $1,090 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1160 1073 85-90% 2 65.00 $65.00 $697 —
805–1910 1153 85-90% 10 68.00–84.00 $75.31 $868 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1665–1820 1746 75-80% 4 96.00–106.00 $100.63 $1,757 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640–2120 1830 4 110.00–121.00 $114.52 $2,096 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 72.50 $72.50 $221 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
95 95 1 215.00 $215.00 +85.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
72–78 75 7 212.50–217.50 $215.26 $161 —
83 83 4 215.00 $215.00 $178 —
100–101 101 12 190.00–210.00 $208.35 $210 —

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 140 1 100.00 $100.00 $140 —
215–235 222 3 85.00–100.00 $94.70 $210 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
26 26 4 25.00 $25.00 +7.78
32–37 35 15 42.50–77.50 $66.93 +4.43
40 40 1 85.00 $85.00 +17.50
55 55 1 105.00 $105.00 +5.00
55 55 1 127.50 $127.50 +27.50
60 60 1 160.00 $160.00 +60.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 3 192.50 $192.50 $135 —

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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.