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Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

5,775 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $113.18/cwt ≈ $584/hd at 516 lb · 73 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $141.93/cwt +14.43 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 424 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $140.77/cwt +16.84 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 567 lb · 50 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,775 5,669 6,542
Feeder cattle 1,931 105 1,382
Slaughter cattle 2,068 2,895 3,200

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 4 120.00 $120.00 $300 —
328 fancy 328 6 179.00 $179.00 $587 —
330 330 2 134.00–162.50 $148.25 $489 —
350–395 373 15 120.00–142.00 $128.90 $481 —
405–446 423 41 115.00–163.00 $138.42 $586 +10.92
428 fancy 428 11 155.00 $155.00 $663 —
450–495 471 37 120.00–148.00 $139.73 $658 —
500–548 518 43 105.00–150.00 $132.28 $685 -2.72
536 fancy 536 5 145.00 $145.00 $777 —
550–572 558 26 110.00–147.00 $135.00 $753 +11.07
550–598 fancy 577 24 144.00–150.00 $147.02 $848 —
608–615 fancy 612 13 146.00 $146.00 $894 —
615–645 624 23 115.00–145.00 $131.72 $822 —
655–681 671 15 107.00–135.00 $124.94 $838 —
710–735 728 16 112.00–123.00 $118.94 $866 —
750–780 770 4 97.00–137.00 $114.31 $880 —
830–845 834 4 111.00–115.00 $112.01 $934 —
857–893 881 8 72.00–115.00 $102.21 $900 —
945 945 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,077 —
955 955 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,070 —
1003–1046 1029 5 91.00–101.00 $94.90 $977 —
1125 1125 11 104.00 $104.00 $1,170 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1156–1732 1355 14 85.00–101.00 $95.68 $1,296 -0.35
1155–1610 1422 20 98.50–108.00 $103.97 $1,478 -8.03
1260–1776 1552 19 106.00–112.50 $109.62 $1,701 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–298 292 5 125.00–135.00 $131.13 $383 —
320 320 1 110.00 $110.00 $352 —
365–380 375 3 75.00–115.00 $98.24 $368 —
401–445 418 7 110.00–137.00 $121.93 $510 +6.93
450–487 468 9 100.00–105.00 $102.53 $480 —
525–540 533 2 115.00–137.00 $125.85 $671 —
610–635 632 8 100.00–112.00 $110.55 $699 —
650–681 677 8 97.00–112.00 $110.20 $746 —
719–745 723 6 107.00–110.00 $109.49 $792 —
802 802 2 97.00 $97.00 $778 —
1210 1210 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,210 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 5 62.00–75.00 $64.60 $342 —
790 790 3 47.00 $47.00 $371 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 218 2 105.00 $105.00 $229 —
255–288 276 9 112.00–132.00 $120.03 $331 —
305–340 325 11 107.50–120.00 $114.05 $371 -15.95
350–398 385 33 90.00–135.00 $115.77 $446 +5.77
400 fancy 400 8 137.50 $137.50 $550 —
400–446 428 40 95.00–125.00 $112.25 $480 +0.63
450–499 477 49 95.00–125.00 $112.07 $535 —
502 fancy 502 10 124.00 $124.00 $622 —
500–545 518 63 90.00–121.00 $111.46 $577 —
550–595 573 33 92.00–120.00 $107.42 $616 —
605–630 619 24 100.00–110.00 $103.81 $643 +12.81
668 668 4 105.00 $105.00 $701 —
763–778 774 11 109.00–110.00 $109.27 $846 —
828–838 833 6 97.00–110.00 $103.54 $862 —
872 872 2 106.00 $106.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 205 9 85.00–132.00 $109.00 $223 —
267–285 270 8 97.00–110.00 $100.01 $270 —
300–345 315 25 92.50–135.00 $110.53 $348 —
360–395 375 12 82.00–120.00 $102.79 $385 —
400–446 414 22 90.00–122.00 $107.67 $446 —
465–495 477 6 72.00–100.00 $87.75 $419 -2.25
500–525 515 17 85.00–117.00 $93.05 $479 —
560–583 574 11 57.00–107.00 $88.49 $508 -1.51
605–610 608 2 87.00–95.00 $90.98 $553 —
660–695 684 9 70.00–97.00 $88.66 $606 —
700–720 708 3 87.50–105.00 $94.15 $667 +3.15
780 780 1 85.00 $85.00 $663 —
870 870 1 87.00 $87.00 $757 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
72 72 1 10.00 $10.00 $7 -114.59
74 74 1 12.50 $12.50 $9 +1.80
75 75 1 50.00 $50.00 $38 -27.50
76 76 1 110.00 $110.00 $84 +32.50
80–82 81 2 12.50–25.00 $18.67 $15 +9.28
80–86 84 8 125.00–195.00 $164.72 $138 +89.65
85–86 86 2 10.00–15.00 $12.51 $11 -145.37
90 90 3 15.00–25.00 $18.33 $16 -10.01
90–98 95 6 145.00–170.00 $160.93 $153 +27.20
90–98 95 3 10.00–20.00 $15.00 $14 -118.73
96 96 1 10.00 $10.00 $10 -123.73
100 100 1 50.00 $50.00 $50 +37.50
100–102 101 3 105.00–140.00 $128.26 $130 +101.76
108 108 1 17.50 $17.50 $19 -47.50
114 114 1 15.00 $15.00 $17 -5.00
1120–1430 1286 5 81.00–99.50 $93.46 $1,202 —
1214–1390 1288 7 96.00–103.00 $100.38 $1,293 —
1295–1608 1409 11 104.50–110.50 $107.22 $1,511 +2.42
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 70.00 $70.00 $259 —
961 961 3 42.00 $42.00 $404 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
64 64 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -0.85
70–74 72 2 10.00 $10.00 $7 -60.00
70–78 75 4 5.00–10.00 $8.84 $7 -16.98
75 75 2 85.00–90.00 $87.50 $66 +61.68
75 75 2 10.00–40.00 $25.00 $19 -0.82
76 76 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -15.82
80–82 81 2 10.00–15.00 $12.47 $10 +1.47
80–88 84 15 10.00–70.00 $32.39 $27 -33.49
82–88 85 7 35.00–85.00 $58.55 $50 -23.95
82–88 86 15 40.00–95.00 $79.35 $68 -6.19
86 86 1 175.00 $175.00 $150 +89.46
90–98 92 16 50.00–87.50 $70.73 $65 +51.80
90–95 92 6 25.00–65.00 $43.23 $40 +24.30
90–98 94 40 70.00–115.00 $92.29 $87 -4.52
90–98 94 15 80.00–190.00 $156.10 $147 +59.29
100 100 3 10.00–20.00 $15.00 $15 -120.67
100–108 103 9 140.00–190.00 $166.75 $172 +60.26
100–106 103 5 20.00–60.00 $42.28 $44 -64.21
100–108 103 33 75.00–115.00 $102.55 $106 -3.94
100–108 104 18 50.00–100.00 $78.91 $82 -26.09
110–112 110 5 50.00–100.00 $76.09 $84 +63.59
110–116 112 6 120.00–175.00 $146.49 $164 +62.63
110–118 113 16 85.00–115.00 $102.92 $116 +2.17
120 120 1 80.00 $80.00 $96 -85.00
122 122 1 150.00 $150.00 $183 +64.36
130 130 1 95.00 $95.00 $124 +46.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257–262 259 6 135.00–150.00 $144.94 $375 -17.56
340 340 2 135.00 $135.00 $459 —
360–395 381 8 110.00–150.00 $125.83 $479 +0.83
407–445 423 21 107.50–130.00 $120.66 $510 -11.85
452 fancy 452 17 133.00 $133.00 $601 —
460–492 480 16 110.00–142.00 $128.28 $616 +13.28
500–547 523 41 100.00–140.00 $119.70 $626 +6.82
550–595 577 31 100.00–135.00 $123.97 $715 +14.97
615–648 634 10 98.00–113.00 $107.29 $680 -0.21
658–688 666 17 96.00–117.00 $107.61 $717 +4.61
742 742 2 108.00 $108.00 $801 —
800 800 10 95.00 $95.00 $760 —
1042 1042 2 77.00 $77.00 $802 —
1055 1055 1 79.00 $79.00 $833 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 110.00 $110.00 $270 —
262–295 278 7 110.00–134.00 $118.20 $329 —
303–342 318 6 97.50–130.00 $115.05 $366 —
385 385 1 135.00 $135.00 $520 +28.00
402–435 417 14 102.50–130.00 $119.98 $500 —
450–480 466 8 87.00–112.00 $101.05 $471 —
500–540 524 4 82.00–115.00 $97.71 $512 +9.71
565–595 577 3 75.00–112.00 $95.68 $552 +1.68
600–635 618 2 96.00–112.00 $103.77 $641 —
670 670 1 90.00 $90.00 $603 —
728 728 4 83.00 $83.00 $604 —
890 890 1 52.00 $52.00 $463 —
900 900 1 90.00 $90.00 $810 —

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1046–1288 1167 85-90% 2 15.00–16.00 $15.55 $181 -15.38
775–1490 1192 85-90% 9 20.00–40.50 $36.03 $429 +5.10
866–1650 1201 85-90% 64 40.00–58.50 $48.00 $576 +9.23
1060–1805 1281 85-90% 17 49.00–63.00 $55.12 $706 +10.03
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1670 1323 80-85% 61 47.00–64.00 $55.58 $735 —
976–1644 1377 80-85% 25 52.50–69.00 $60.17 $829 +12.92
1390–1905 1627 80-85% 3 48.50–51.00 $49.90 $812 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–2012 1555 75-80% 50 50.00–69.00 $58.84 $915 +8.57
1100–1830 1559 75-80% 12 54.00–66.00 $57.25 $893 +6.98
1336–1994 1645 75-80% 6 40.00–58.00 $46.77 $769 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1426–2020 1740 65-75% 20 55.00–71.00 $61.37 $1,068 —

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YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1164 1059 4 56.00–67.00 $61.94 $656 —
995–2020 1529 18 72.00–87.00 $80.02 $1,224 —
1800–2190 1951 5 87.00–103.00 $93.14 $1,817 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1428–1945 1679 8 80.00–98.00 $88.36 $1,484 -0.21
1495–2310 1894 11 89.00–107.00 $93.89 $1,778 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615–1790 1703 4 76.50–85.00 $82.74 $1,409 —
2175 2175 1 68.00 $68.00 $1,479 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1398 1398 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,118 —
1368–1664 1458 4 68.00–78.00 $71.24 $1,039 —
1566 1566 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,394 —

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 2 75.00 $75.00 $298 —
420 420 4 83.00 $83.00 $349 —
810 810 8 85.00 $85.00 $688 —
870 870 1 65.00 $65.00 $566 —
933 933 3 79.00 $79.00 $737 —
951–977 965 10 56.00–79.00 $68.79 $664 —
1021 1021 5 73.00 $73.00 $745 —
1085 1085 1 76.00 $76.00 $825 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1194–1690 1385 6 58.00–77.00 $70.27 $973 -11.64
1322–1600 1445 7 76.00–85.50 $79.62 $1,151 —
1465–1760 1589 9 82.00–90.00 $86.70 $1,378 —

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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.