Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

6,798 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary report →

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.04/cwt ≈ $505/hd at 421 lb · 55 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.44/cwt ≈ $572/hd at 475 lb · 54 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $132.47/cwt ≈ $690/hd at 521 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,798	7,987	6,563
Feeder cattle	1,238	—	1,502
Slaughter cattle	2,811	—	3,009
Replacement cattle	13	—	0

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
141	141	10	146.00	$146.00	$206
310–330	320	3	145.00–156.00	$151.11	$484
350–396	370	20	137.50–152.00	$146.27	$541
405–443	425	25	129.00–158.00	$138.85	$590
455–495	487	26	137.00–142.00	$137.33	$669
500–548	521	41	118.00–144.00	$132.47	$690
550–595	575	30	124.00–154.00	$138.37	$796
600–647	625	11	117.00–152.00	$137.94	$862
658–678	667	6	120.00–150.00	$132.55	$884
705–746	741	9	127.00–142.00	$140.42	$1,041
751–790	763	21	114.00–141.00	$137.86	$1,052
813–843	832	10	132.00–140.00	$133.72	$1,113
860–895	883	12	110.00–140.00	$133.58	$1,180
952–960	955	5	122.00–127.00	$123.01	$1,175
1005–1015	1008	3	115.00–117.00	$116.33	$1,173
1060–1090	1068	6	110.00–120.00	$117.29	$1,253

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1148–1752	1360	15	83.00–104.00	$96.52	$1,313
1265–1590	1424	4	102.00–106.00	$102.89	$1,465
1060–1765	1454	34	101.00–110.00	$106.49	$1,548
1170–1800	1513	32	105.00–111.50	$108.47	$1,641
1355–1670	1524	14	108.00–115.00	$111.64	$1,701
1425–1655	1524	11	110.00–116.50	$112.69	$1,717

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
300–330	317	5	115.00–137.00	$128.16	$406
355–372	365	4	110.00–135.00	$126.94	$463
415–435	425	2	112.50–127.50	$119.82	$509
457–490	462	20	127.00–135.00	$130.50	$603
510–545	528	4	110.00–130.00	$118.15	$624
570–595	583	2	107.50–117.00	$112.35	$655
605–635	620	2	120.00–132.00	$126.15	$782
650–680	672	6	115.00–127.00	$122.34	$822
765–770	768	2	122.00	$122.00	$937
808–835	813	5	115.00–125.00	$122.95	$1,000
870–880	875	2	122.00–127.00	$124.51	$1,089
905–920	913	2	105.00–122.00	$113.43	$1,036
995	995	3	104.00	$104.00	$1,035
1000	1000	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,000
1062	1062	5	97.00	$97.00	$1,030
1205	1205	3	83.00	$83.00	$1,000

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
210–215	213	2	117.50	$117.50	$250
280	280	2	130.00	$130.00	$364
300–345	323	8	110.00–125.00	$118.22	$382
355–387	363	23	112.50–126.00	$123.95	$450
400–445	421	55	110.00–135.00	$120.04	$505
450–496	475	54	114.00–125.00	$120.44	$572
507–547	519	25	105.00–116.00	$110.31	$573
550–580	560	20	110.00–121.00	$116.13	$650
618–645	624	20	104.00–134.00	$120.38	$751
700–727	720	11	115.00–122.00	$120.14	$865
750–767	763	6	107.50–110.00	$109.59	$836
817–844	835	9	100.00–119.00	$112.80	$942
860–870	865	3	102.00–115.00	$107.36	$929
900–940	910	4	97.00–105.00	$99.07	$902
960–985	977	3	97.00–100.00	$97.98	$957

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
60–65	63	2	5.00	$5.00	$3
65	65	1	15.00	$15.00	$10
70	70	1	10.00	$10.00	$7
70	70	1	130.00	$130.00	$91
70–75	71	5	10.00	$10.00	$7
70–78	75	12	10.00–15.00	$10.43	$8
75	75	1	95.00	$95.00	$71
74–78	76	4	130.00–200.00	$167.69	$127
80	80	2	105.00–115.00	$110.00	$88
80–86	83	25	10.00–25.00	$13.61	$11
83–85	84	3	12.00–15.00	$13.02	$11
80–88	85	11	120.00–220.00	$167.20	$142
85	85	2	55.00–85.00	$70.00	$60
85	85	1	35.00	$35.00	$30
90–95	92	12	15.00–90.00	$28.56	$26
90–98	93	17	20.00–80.00	$33.76	$31
90–98	93	12	130.00–210.00	$177.84	$165
95	95	1	85.00	$85.00	$81
95	95	1	135.00	$135.00	$128
100	100	4	20.00–25.00	$23.75	$24
100	100	1	15.00	$15.00	$15
100	100	1	140.00	$140.00	$140
100–105	103	2	80.00–95.00	$87.68	$90
100–105	103	14	15.00–35.00	$24.78	$26
100–105	104	7	140.00–200.00	$169.21	$176
110	110	5	145.00–220.00	$173.00	$190
110–114	111	5	20.00–45.00	$27.50	$31
115	115	1	20.00	$20.00	$23
125	125	1	45.00	$45.00	$56
150	150	1	110.00	$110.00	$165
1150–1398	1245	4	87.00–100.00	$93.73	$1,167
1100–1526	1275	15	96.00–105.00	$100.08	$1,276
1245–1415	1318	4	103.50–107.00	$105.20	$1,387
1365–1410	1388	2	109.00–110.00	$109.51	$1,520

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
202–245	224	8	112.50–127.50	$124.41	$279
280–285	282	3	114.00–117.50	$115.18	$325
300–345	329	7	100.00–125.00	$110.12	$362
350–390	366	7	90.00–119.00	$108.43	$397
405–441	432	16	97.00–118.00	$105.24	$455
455–495	482	16	100.00–110.00	$102.47	$494
515–542	532	5	100.00–110.00	$102.44	$545
550–578	568	7	95.00–107.00	$97.87	$556
600–645	620	5	97.00–110.00	$103.44	$641
655–685	668	4	95.00–102.00	$97.79	$653
705–748	729	8	95.00–100.00	$97.61	$712
810	810	1	92.00	$92.00	$745
854–885	859	10	95.00–99.00	$98.39	$845
930	930	2	97.00	$97.00	$902
1025	1025	2	95.00	$95.00	$974

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
55	55	1	5.00	$5.00	$3
55	55	1	5.00	$5.00	$3
60–62	61	2	5.00	$5.00	$3
60–65	64	13	3.00–10.00	$5.23	$3
65	65	1	25.00	$25.00	$16
65	65	1	45.00	$45.00	$29
65	65	1	5.00	$5.00	$3
70	70	3	10.00–85.00	$35.00	$24
70–75	73	3	40.00–130.00	$97.95	$72
70–75	73	2	15.00–50.00	$33.10	$24
70–78	73	24	5.00–15.00	$9.60	$7
70–78	74	5	130.00–200.00	$172.66	$128
70–78	74	23	10.00–40.00	$19.78	$15
80–85	82	38	5.00–55.00	$15.25	$13
80–85	83	3	130.00–205.00	$167.60	$139
80–85	83	52	10.00–77.50	$38.30	$32
80–88	84	22	40.00–90.00	$63.85	$54
80–88	84	9	140.00–230.00	$199.94	$168
80–85	84	5	65.00–130.00	$94.11	$79
80–88	85	23	55.00–112.50	$86.53	$74
85	85	1	12.00	$12.00	$10
90	90	1	70.00	$70.00	$63
90	90	1	50.00	$50.00	$45
90–98	93	59	50.00–115.00	$90.27	$84
90–95	93	20	5.00–45.00	$34.50	$32
90–98	93	25	155.00–215.00	$189.21	$176
90–95	93	8	100.00–180.00	$137.13	$128
90–98	94	52	80.00–140.00	$102.28	$96
90–98	94	91	15.00–95.00	$78.94	$74
100–108	102	68	80.00–125.00	$105.68	$108
100–105	102	6	40.00–120.00	$90.20	$92
100–106	103	17	155.00–220.00	$186.54	$192
100–105	103	2	130.00–140.00	$135.12	$139
100–108	104	54	90.00–145.00	$121.01	$126
105	105	2	15.00–45.00	$30.00	$32
100–108	106	37	20.00–90.00	$77.21	$82
100–108	106	15	15.00–45.00	$36.43	$39
110	110	3	100.00–180.00	$151.67	$167
110–118	113	26	105.00–140.00	$124.19	$140
110–118	113	6	40.00–65.00	$50.75	$57
110–115	114	45	70.00–120.00	$109.42	$125
110–118	115	5	130.00–180.00	$153.18	$176
120–128	121	12	95.00–120.00	$111.48	$135
120–125	123	2	120.00–175.00	$146.94	$181
122–126	124	3	90.00–110.00	$96.54	$120
125	125	2	45.00–90.00	$67.50	$84
125	125	1	110.00	$110.00	$138
150	150	2	80.00–85.00	$82.50	$124
210	210	1	205.00	$205.00	$430

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
180–190	185	2	120.00–152.50	$135.81	$251
265–290	276	7	132.50–147.50	$142.13	$392
310–345	317	7	122.50–149.00	$139.10	$441
370–393	381	9	134.00–142.50	$138.79	$529
400–440	421	28	122.00–147.50	$137.75	$580
450–480	468	26	127.00–140.00	$135.14	$632
500–545	526	11	117.50–135.00	$129.11	$679
550–598	583	32	109.00–150.00	$119.37	$696
605–645	635	4	110.00–138.00	$123.06	$781
650–685	666	10	107.00–152.00	$118.93	$792
750	750	1	112.00	$112.00	$840
802	802	1	108.00	$108.00	$866

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
190	190	2	135.00	$135.00	$256
355–397	378	8	110.00–127.00	$118.24	$447
420–440	430	6	112.50–125.00	$117.72	$506
450–485	475	5	110.00–115.00	$113.03	$537
503–520	510	9	110.00–128.00	$116.19	$593
625	625	1	127.00	$127.00	$794
840	840	1	76.00	$76.00	$638

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–1815	1359	80-85%	159	45.00–58.00	$51.10	$694
1080–1775	1372	80-85%	21	53.00–63.00	$56.47	$775
1010–1750	1375	80-85%	43	41.50–52.00	$46.15	$635

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–1120	1036	85-90%	5	24.00–29.00	$26.96	$279
840–1655	1192	85-90%	68	25.00–44.00	$35.83	$427
870–1902	1221	85-90%	111	37.00–50.00	$44.54	$544
995–1680	1259	85-90%	33	46.00–57.50	$50.22	$632

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1140–1805	1537	75-80%	26	47.00–57.00	$49.92	$767
1030–2052	1547	75-80%	146	47.00–66.00	$54.33	$840
1225–2045	1668	75-80%	15	56.00–62.50	$57.61	$961

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1626–2068	1926	65-75%	4	52.00–58.00	$54.90	$1,057

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950–1416	1167	11	44.50–74.00	$61.01	$712
1014–1920	1447	15	70.00–88.00	$78.26	$1,132
1306–2130	1806	10	89.00–95.00	$92.65	$1,673

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1170–2025	1624	12	68.00–93.00	$81.49	$1,323
1334–2280	1760	5	82.00–86.00	$82.61	$1,454

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1100–1170	1135	2	68.00–70.00	$68.97	$783
920–2290	1259	8	72.00–78.00	$74.67	$940

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1135–1700	1403	5	70.00–85.00	$80.17	$1,125

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1155–1245	1193	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	46.00–49.00	$47.00	$561

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	58.00	$58.00	$638
1065–1260	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	45.00–51.00	$48.73	$577

↑ Back to top

Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
248	248	4	75.00	$75.00	$186
250–290	286	11	62.00–77.00	$75.81	$217
376	376	2	60.00	$60.00	$226
514–525	516	6	50.00–55.00	$50.85	$262
595	595	1	50.00	$50.00	$298
635–638	637	3	65.00–77.00	$68.99	$439
670–675	673	2	57.00–65.00	$61.01	$411
705	705	1	75.00	$75.00	$529
798	798	2	50.00	$50.00	$399
900–925	913	2	50.00	$50.00	$456
985	985	1	60.00	$60.00	$591

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–960	919	5	68.00–74.00	$70.02	$643
1290–1315	1303	2	62.00	$62.00	$808
1230–1650	1495	6	59.00–72.00	$64.96	$971

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000–1862	1427	13	52.00–78.50	$71.02	$1,013
1005–1790	1450	27	72.50–84.00	$79.34	$1,150
1330–1664	1490	12	79.00–92.00	$83.92	$1,250

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
365–393	386	4	67.00–77.00	$69.36	$268
578	578	2	70.00	$70.00	$405
620	620	3	85.00	$85.00	$527
665	665	1	80.00	$80.00	$532
708–730	725	9	75.00–80.00	$78.92	$572
892	892	2	73.00	$73.00	$651
964	964	4	82.00	$82.00	$790

↑ Back to top

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.