Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

6,739 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.28/cwt -5.16 vs last sale · ≈ $533/hd at 462 lb · 48 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.46/cwt -2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $497/hd at 423 lb · 37 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $111.28/cwt -4.85 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 566 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,739	6,798	6,506
Feeder cattle	1,359	1,238	1,357
Slaughter cattle	2,751	2,811	3,057
Replacement cattle	—	13	—

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1685	1218	20	88.00–109.00	$100.70	$1,227	—
1065–1465	1228	22	90.00–109.00	$98.96	$1,215	—
1160–1630	1394	29	103.00–112.00	$107.52	$1,499	+11.00
1205–1560	1433	12	109.00–113.00	$110.82	$1,588	+7.93
1160–1745	1472	67	107.00–127.00	$120.05	$1,767	+13.56
1185–1670	1472	81	104.00–121.00	$112.24	$1,652	+5.75
1390–1560	1475	2	99.00–102.00	$100.41	$1,481	-6.08
1320–1670	1507	3	128.00–134.00	$130.91	$1,973	+22.44
1210–1945	1544	7	96.00–105.00	$100.29	$1,548	-11.35
1555–1615	1585	2	115.00–117.00	$115.98	$1,838	—
1385–1805	1595	2	110.00–111.00	$110.57	$1,764	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	123.00	$123.00	$283	—
265–298	287	3	130.00–160.00	$150.77	$433	—
300–345	330	6	120.00–140.00	$131.44	$434	-19.67
355–395	376	6	117.00–157.50	$136.72	$514	-9.55
403–442	418	20	125.00–150.00	$139.73	$584	+0.88
455–475	466	11	127.00–159.00	$147.82	$689	+10.49
500–545	521	25	116.00–156.00	$139.06	$725	+6.59
564–599	585	18	100.00–142.00	$135.61	$793	-2.76
605–645	625	16	119.00–140.00	$130.46	$815	-7.48
655–665	657	14	114.00–134.50	$128.87	$847	-3.68
705–740	725	23	119.00–140.00	$130.38	$945	-10.04
771	771	4	116.00	$116.00	$894	-21.86
800–845	817	3	116.00–125.00	$121.08	$989	-12.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	147.00	$147.00	$338	—
315	315	1	120.00	$120.00	$378	-8.16
360–383	374	3	118.00–135.00	$126.80	$474	-0.14
405–440	420	3	100.00–102.00	$101.30	$425	-18.52
455–460	458	2	115.00–120.00	$117.49	$538	-13.01
503 thin fleshed	503	3	100.00	$100.00	$503	—
505–548	539	16	92.00–134.00	$116.74	$629	-1.41
558–578	567	11	105.00–143.00	$128.69	$730	+16.34
608–625	612	14	107.50–136.00	$130.17	$797	+4.02
705–738	723	11	100.00–121.00	$111.25	$804	—
750–780	757	5	76.00–133.00	$109.96	$832	-12.04
805–840	814	7	85.00–120.00	$109.22	$889	-13.73
855–895	865	9	98.00–117.00	$106.61	$922	-17.90
965	965	1	92.00	$92.00	$888	-12.00
1050–1075	1067	3	86.00–96.00	$90.37	$964	-6.63

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
60–65	63	3	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
65	65	2	5.00–10.00	$7.50	$5	-7.50
65	65	1	10.00	$10.00	$6	-5.00
65	65	1	70.00	$70.00	$46	+55.00
70	70	3	110.00–120.00	$113.33	$79	+103.33
70	70	1	10.00	$10.00	$7	±0.00
70–75	71	11	5.00–10.00	$8.51	$6	-1.49
70–75	73	11	10.00–15.00	$10.44	$8	+0.01
75	75	1	55.00	$55.00	$41	+44.57
75–78	76	5	180.00–290.00	$212.96	$162	+45.27
80–85	82	12	70.00–160.00	$134.21	$110	+120.60
80–85	83	2	7.00–15.00	$11.12	$9	-2.49
80–85	83	29	10.00–40.00	$14.03	$12	+0.42
80–85	83	4	10.00–15.00	$11.77	$10	-1.84
80–88	84	12	140.00–235.00	$195.87	$165	+182.85
84–86	85	6	15.00–32.00	$20.78	$18	-146.42
85	85	3	75.00–90.00	$80.00	$68	-87.20
90–95	91	8	120.00–160.00	$142.98	$130	+114.42
90–95	92	18	10.00–25.00	$22.92	$21	-5.64
90–95	93	2	10.00	$10.00	$9	-23.76
90–95	94	16	20.00–65.00	$27.68	$26	-6.08
90–95	94	5	50.00–120.00	$80.59	$76	+46.83
90–98	94	13	22.50–235.00	$184.81	$174	+151.05
100	100	1	10.00	$10.00	$10	-13.75
100	100	1	15.00	$15.00	$15	-8.75
100–102	101	5	15.00–20.00	$19.01	$19	-4.74
100–105	102	6	20.00–40.00	$29.97	$31	-57.71
100–106	102	6	130.00–185.00	$173.24	$177	+85.56
100–105	102	3	100.00–135.00	$121.31	$124	+33.63
110–115	112	5	20.00–42.50	$32.58	$36	+5.08
110–116	113	5	160.00–215.00	$176.75	$200	+149.25
120	120	2	20.00	$20.00	$24	±0.00
120–125	123	2	155.00–160.00	$157.45	$194	+112.45
1120–1135	1128	2	86.00–96.00	$90.97	$1,026	—
1215–1285	1250	2	85.00–92.00	$88.60	$1,108	-11.48
1110–1585	1325	10	100.00–106.50	$103.98	$1,378	-1.22
1308–1495	1372	9	105.00–111.00	$108.26	$1,485	-1.25
1425	1425	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,396	—
1300–1685	1438	5	107.00–109.00	$107.99	$1,553	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	266	11	105.00–130.00	$116.30	$309	-13.70
305–339	325	14	93.00–122.50	$115.25	$375	-2.97
355–390	362	15	90.00–124.00	$111.95	$405	-12.00
405–445	423	37	82.00–135.00	$117.46	$497	-2.58
450–490	462	48	110.00–122.00	$115.28	$533	-5.16
500–545	520	20	95.00–130.00	$111.63	$580	+1.32
550–593	566	28	98.00–120.00	$111.28	$630	-4.85
605–640	619	20	93.00–117.00	$106.36	$658	-14.02
650–689	660	17	90.00–110.00	$102.09	$674	—
713–742	725	9	88.00–101.00	$98.04	$711	-22.10
755	755	1	107.00	$107.00	$808	-2.59
845	845	1	97.50	$97.50	$824	-15.30
956	956	8	101.00	$101.00	$966	+3.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	130.00	$130.00	$234	—
205–242	232	6	92.50–122.00	$111.48	$259	-12.93
255–292	278	10	85.00–121.00	$112.67	$313	-2.51
300–342	323	9	75.00–107.00	$94.62	$306	-15.50
355–385	373	18	75.00–117.00	$107.47	$401	-0.96
406–449	433	21	73.00–110.00	$91.28	$395	-13.96
455–472	464	6	92.50–118.00	$102.91	$478	+0.44
505–545	514	5	67.50–102.00	$92.81	$477	-9.63
550–588	566	16	71.00–105.00	$92.06	$521	-5.81
605–645	615	22	60.00–110.00	$92.33	$568	-11.11
660–696	686	7	84.00–105.00	$88.01	$604	-9.78
702–730	711	10	92.00–113.00	$103.90	$739	+6.29
755–775	768	5	87.00–110.00	$99.42	$764	—
800	800	1	92.00	$92.00	$736	±0.00
855	855	1	97.00	$97.00	$829	-1.39
910–940	928	3	85.00–91.00	$87.35	$811	-9.65

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50–55	53	5	5.00–10.00	$5.94	$3	+0.94
60–65	62	11	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
65	65	1	75.00	$75.00	$49	+50.00
70–76	73	11	35.00–85.00	$54.24	$40	-43.71
70–75	73	2	50.00–75.00	$62.07	$45	-35.88
70–78	73	11	10.00–40.00	$21.68	$16	-76.27
70–78	73	43	5.00–25.00	$11.93	$9	-86.02
70–75	74	4	200.00–235.00	$215.08	$159	+42.42
70–75	74	6	70.00–115.00	$93.26	$69	-79.40
75	75	1	105.00	$105.00	$79	-67.66
80	80	2	135.00–160.00	$147.50	$118	+132.25
80–88	83	44	40.00–110.00	$78.48	$65	-89.12
80–85	83	38	5.00–52.00	$36.62	$30	-130.98
80–88	83	42	50.00–120.00	$96.85	$80	-70.75
80–86	83	60	10.00–70.00	$54.80	$45	-112.80
80–85	83	12	70.00–230.00	$167.64	$139	+0.04
80–88	84	22	110.00–265.00	$213.24	$179	+149.39
90–95	92	17	87.50–240.00	$174.01	$160	+83.74
90–95	93	4	85.00–150.00	$122.03	$113	+31.76
90–98	93	47	5.00–67.00	$32.24	$30	-58.03
90–98	93	117	65.00–110.00	$87.04	$81	-3.23
90–98	93	107	90.00–125.00	$106.72	$99	+16.45
90–98	94	38	127.50–270.00	$199.58	$188	+97.30
90–97	95	126	15.00–100.00	$75.00	$71	-27.28
95	95	2	50.00	$50.00	$48	-52.28
100–108	102	109	82.50–135.00	$110.27	$112	+4.59
100–108	102	93	60.00–115.00	$92.64	$94	-13.04
100–105	102	23	5.00–67.00	$38.51	$39	-67.17
100–105	103	3	100.00–150.00	$133.06	$137	-53.48
100–108	103	37	15.00–85.00	$60.27	$62	-126.27
100–108	103	29	150.00–240.00	$205.97	$212	+19.43
100–105	103	12	75.00–220.00	$169.57	$175	-16.97
110	110	4	100.00–140.00	$127.50	$140	-24.17
110	110	4	175.00–220.00	$192.50	$212	+40.83
110–116	112	57	35.00–132.00	$107.95	$121	-16.24
110–115	112	10	5.00–45.00	$22.22	$25	-101.97
110–115	112	38	35.00–87.00	$74.27	$83	-49.92
110–116	114	50	75.00–107.50	$90.66	$103	-18.76
115	115	1	120.00	$120.00	$138	-33.18
120	120	1	185.00	$185.00	$222	+73.52
120	120	1	150.00	$150.00	$180	+38.52
120	120	4	40.00–50.00	$46.25	$56	-65.23
120–126	122	7	60.00–90.00	$77.91	$95	-69.03
120–125	123	13	90.00–120.00	$104.19	$128	-42.75
130	130	1	75.00	$75.00	$98	+7.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	133.00–140.00	$136.39	$325	—
325–345	328	8	135.00–147.00	$145.42	$477	+6.32
355–392	376	13	92.50–143.00	$132.65	$499	-6.14
405–445	431	18	102.00–148.00	$126.67	$546	-11.08
450–495	468	9	115.00–140.00	$128.00	$599	-7.14
500–548	521	22	115.00–132.00	$125.17	$652	-3.94
550–590	575	26	110.00–132.00	$119.23	$686	-0.14
605–640	614	9	96.00–130.00	$118.74	$729	-4.32
655–680	671	8	99.00–145.00	$119.13	$799	+0.20
710–730	720	3	100.00–127.00	$113.27	$816	—
760	760	2	107.00	$107.00	$813	-5.00
815	815	1	87.00	$87.00	$709	-21.00
910	910	1	77.00	$77.00	$701	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140	140	1	120.00	$120.00	$168	—
166–195	178	5	115.00–120.00	$117.20	$209	-17.80
275–285	279	7	99.00–145.00	$130.45	$364	—
310–345	336	10	85.00–127.50	$100.95	$339	—
350–387	370	15	100.00–140.00	$127.89	$473	+9.65
410–440	414	11	95.00–111.00	$104.04	$431	-13.68
450–485	466	13	89.00–130.00	$106.40	$496	-6.63
510–530	522	9	93.00–127.00	$107.96	$564	-8.23
550–582	568	6	92.00–114.00	$104.57	$594	—
605–625	615	2	105.00–130.00	$117.30	$721	-9.70
651–685	664	7	105.00–122.00	$113.45	$753	—
742	742	2	69.00	$69.00	$512	—
750	750	1	80.00	$80.00	$600	—
860	860	1	87.00	$87.00	$748	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	87.50	$87.50	$210	—
610	610	1	82.50	$82.50	$503	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1885	1516	75-80%	62	47.00–60.00	$51.16	$776	+1.24
1040–2188	1561	75-80%	188	42.00–64.00	$55.57	$867	—
1300–2260	1693	75-80%	73	55.50–66.00	$58.27	$987	+0.66

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1915	1312	80-85%	74	43.00–51.00	$46.42	$609	—
235–1824	1356	80-85%	197	43.50–62.00	$52.19	$708	+1.09
1085–1870	1402	80-85%	45	52.00–63.00	$56.39	$791	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
718–1585	1204	85-90%	67	26.00–45.00	$40.26	$485	-4.28
905–1695	1262	85-90%	124	34.00–52.50	$45.91	$579	-4.31
935–1740	1262	85-90%	41	47.00–55.00	$51.74	$653	+1.52

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570–1910	1741	65-75%	5	54.50–58.50	$56.36	$981	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1470	1111	29	65.00–75.00	$70.58	$784	+1.61
840–2300	1277	35	76.00–88.00	$80.51	$1,028	+5.84
835–2155	1381	27	92.00–107.00	$100.97	$1,394	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1460	1182	5	39.00–70.00	$63.17	$747	+2.16
1185–2075	1655	3	74.00–86.00	$81.25	$1,345	—
1480–2065	1748	5	87.50–96.00	$91.57	$1,601	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1386–1990	1729	11	71.50–101.00	$86.08	$1,488	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–2165	1740	10	72.00–87.00	$80.02	$1,392	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1490	1032	40	64.00–71.00	$67.27	$694	—
744–1465	1049	39	71.00–78.00	$73.73	$773	—
1310	1310	2	67.00	$67.00	$878	+5.00

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	65.00	$65.00	$159	-10.00
275	275	1	65.00	$65.00	$179	-10.81
345	345	1	43.00	$43.00	$148	—
455	455	2	37.00	$37.00	$168	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1425	1080	11	63.00–70.00	$67.19	$726	—
665–1560	1233	27	71.00–80.00	$75.34	$929	—
1095–1575	1309	11	63.00–69.00	$67.09	$878	—
1185–1735	1434	7	70.00–80.00	$75.53	$1,083	+4.51
1310–1585	1439	5	78.00–88.00	$80.64	$1,160	+9.62
1410–1690	1515	5	83.50–88.50	$86.32	$1,308	—
1630–1695	1663	2	72.00–77.00	$74.45	$1,238	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	70.00	$70.00	$214	—
355–385	370	3	57.00–97.50	$72.01	$266	+2.65
413	413	1	86.00	$86.00	$355	—
496	496	4	71.00	$71.00	$352	—
500–535	517	11	55.00–85.00	$65.05	$336	—
552	552	2	80.00	$80.00	$442	+10.00
640	640	1	65.00	$65.00	$416	-20.00
650–695	670	5	59.00–82.00	$74.11	$497	-5.89
780	780	1	54.00	$54.00	$421	—
1005–1040	1034	6	60.00–64.00	$63.35	$655	—
1175	1175	1	62.00	$62.00	$728	—

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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.