Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

6,831 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.41/cwt +2.56 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 573 lb · 67 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $151.24/cwt +17.25 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 484 lb · 47 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.22/cwt -10.78 vs last sale · ≈ $551/hd at 470 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,831	6,581	5,744
Feeder cattle	1,242	286	1,381
Slaughter cattle	3,225	3,235	2,290

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
973–1155	1021	5	98.00–104.00	$101.46	$1,036	—
1235	1235	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,025	-7.95
1265	1265	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,240	—
1210–1390	1295	3	99.00–101.00	$100.03	$1,295	—
1010–1545	1342	22	87.00–104.00	$96.80	$1,299	-15.69
1230–1660	1420	6	98.00–105.00	$102.21	$1,451	—
1245–1675	1462	49	104.00–110.00	$108.01	$1,579	+2.22
1110–1695	1467	49	101.00–110.00	$106.65	$1,565	-0.35
1275–1650	1471	13	109.00–114.00	$111.44	$1,639	+4.44
1378–1680	1521	10	107.00–110.00	$108.79	$1,655	-9.96
1340–1690	1527	22	109.00–114.00	$112.43	$1,717	+0.73
1275–1750	1528	9	94.00–97.00	$95.40	$1,458	-16.30
1335–1780	1532	63	111.00–117.50	$114.36	$1,752	+2.66
1245–1660	1541	26	117.00–121.00	$118.49	$1,826	+6.79
1560–1575	1568	2	110.00–114.00	$112.01	$1,756	-1.06
1600	1600	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,888	+9.99
1755–1760	1758	2	101.00–105.50	$103.25	$1,815	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	3	151.00	$151.00	$408	—
318–345	325	4	132.50–146.00	$142.41	$463	—
360–390	382	17	129.00–165.00	$159.89	$611	+24.89
401 fancy	401	8	176.00	$176.00	$706	—
400–441	433	5	121.00–140.00	$124.51	$539	-14.80
457–495	474	19	105.00–152.50	$135.15	$641	+1.16
468–495 fancy	490	28	160.50–162.50	$162.16	$795	—
500–540	516	27	108.00–150.00	$127.13	$656	-5.16
550–590	570	27	117.50–156.00	$133.25	$760	+5.98
590 fancy	590	6	155.00	$155.00	$914	—
606–640	619	29	116.00–164.00	$145.75	$902	+15.75
650–683	671	16	117.00–150.00	$144.52	$970	+21.52
700–705	703	2	102.50–120.00	$111.28	$782	-12.76
760–762	761	3	110.00–111.00	$110.33	$840	-12.67
822–840	834	6	100.00–117.00	$105.59	$881	-15.15
858–865	859	10	105.00–119.00	$116.18	$998	+2.18
940	940	1	92.50	$92.50	$870	-16.50
990	990	2	107.00	$107.00	$1,059	—
1005	1005	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,075	—
1240	1240	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,277	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	120.00	$120.00	$408	—
350–358	355	8	102.50–122.50	$115.11	$409	—
416	416	3	115.00	$115.00	$478	-5.00
500	500	1	109.00	$109.00	$545	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	1	10.00	$10.00	$6	+5.00
65	65	1	10.00	$10.00	$6	+5.00
65	65	1	10.00	$10.00	$6	+5.00
70–75	73	5	10.00	$10.00	$7	-1.16
70–76	74	12	5.00–10.00	$9.33	$7	-1.83
76	76	1	150.00	$150.00	$114	+140.00
80–85	82	15	10.00–20.00	$12.34	$10	+2.34
80–85	82	11	5.00–10.00	$9.09	$7	-0.91
80–85	84	7	10.00–20.00	$12.18	$10	+0.28
80–85	84	4	20.00–110.00	$60.60	$51	+48.70
80–88	85	13	120.00–160.00	$140.91	$120	+49.85
90–95	92	5	5.00–15.00	$10.98	$10	-3.14
90–98	93	20	90.00–175.00	$140.16	$130	-14.64
90–93	93	19	22.00–25.00	$24.85	$23	-129.95
90–95	93	2	20.00	$20.00	$19	-134.80
90–96	93	19	15.00–40.00	$23.13	$22	-131.67
95	95	2	95.00–105.00	$100.00	$95	-54.80
100–105	102	13	15.00–37.00	$25.64	$26	-128.24
100–105	103	6	130.00–155.00	$144.15	$148	+121.41
100–109	108	12	25.00–30.00	$25.41	$27	+2.67
110–115	113	3	130.00–185.00	$163.82	$185	+11.96
110–115	113	5	20.00–25.00	$22.00	$25	-129.86
115	115	1	85.00	$85.00	$98	+55.00
120	120	1	25.00	$25.00	$30	-60.00
125	125	1	135.00	$135.00	$169	+95.00
134	134	1	110.00	$110.00	$147	+70.00
925–1373	1158	5	91.00–99.00	$93.10	$1,078	+4.77
1080–1505	1259	24	94.00–105.50	$102.00	$1,284	-1.43
1200–1380	1290	2	108.00–109.50	$108.70	$1,402	+9.87
1085–1568	1294	13	84.00–103.00	$94.64	$1,225	-4.19
1223–1545	1350	7	104.00–107.00	$105.55	$1,425	—
1208–1454	1352	12	105.50–111.00	$107.62	$1,455	—
1255–1500	1357	3	79.00–82.00	$80.29	$1,090	-30.83
1335–1420	1378	2	91.00	$91.00	$1,254	-20.12
1300–1615	1405	4	92.00–97.00	$93.17	$1,309	-15.00
1225–1580	1421	12	106.00–113.00	$107.98	$1,534	-0.19
1405–1460	1433	2	117.00	$117.00	$1,677	+8.83
1505	1505	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,550	-17.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
256–285	268	5	132.00–132.50	$132.29	$355	—
300–340	318	11	127.50–135.00	$130.56	$415	—
350–387	379	22	110.00–137.50	$123.13	$467	-4.87
400–447	421	38	105.00–127.50	$116.74	$491	-15.97
450–490	470	40	86.00–127.50	$117.22	$551	-10.78
500–540	516	26	96.00–120.00	$113.38	$585	-8.71
550–595	573	67	99.00–129.50	$116.41	$667	+2.56
602–641	627	29	102.00–112.50	$108.15	$678	+0.98
651–690	675	14	102.50–114.00	$110.51	$746	+2.47
745	745	5	101.00	$101.00	$752	-5.83
760	760	4	103.00	$103.00	$783	-2.84
815–820	817	3	101.00–105.00	$102.34	$836	-3.47
885	885	1	90.00	$90.00	$796	-13.34
910	910	2	87.00	$87.00	$792	-15.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	100.00	$100.00	$215	—
325	325	1	115.00	$115.00	$374	-3.65
370–374	373	7	92.50–110.00	$105.04	$392	—
415–441	432	5	97.50–112.50	$103.45	$447	—
500	500	5	105.00	$105.00	$525	+2.00
588	588	8	109.00	$109.00	$641	—
785	785	1	103.00	$103.00	$809	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60–65	63	10	5.00–15.00	$9.76	$6	+4.76
65	65	1	170.00	$170.00	$110	+165.00
65	65	1	80.00	$80.00	$52	+75.00
70–75	72	6	25.00–45.00	$35.64	$26	+21.97
70–75	72	14	5.00–70.00	$35.25	$25	+21.58
70–75	73	2	135.00–160.00	$147.07	$107	+133.40
70–75	73	2	30.00–50.00	$39.66	$29	+25.99
70–76	74	8	130.00–210.00	$170.90	$126	+157.23
70–76	74	8	40.00–70.00	$55.00	$41	+41.33
75	75	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-44.85
75–76	75	8	50.00–95.00	$83.07	$62	+28.22
76	76	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	+1.65
80	80	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-1.00
80–85	82	5	100.00–180.00	$148.41	$122	+106.08
80–85	82	3	30.00–110.00	$77.35	$63	+35.02
80–85	83	8	150.00–230.00	$189.62	$157	+126.47
80–88	83	34	5.00–50.00	$31.60	$26	-31.55
80–85	83	42	15.00–77.00	$58.07	$48	-5.08
80–88	84	50	50.00–115.00	$97.04	$82	-51.42
80–86	84	32	50.00–100.00	$81.48	$68	-66.98
90–95	92	15	100.00–185.00	$141.73	$130	+62.23
90–95	93	6	40.00–110.00	$75.00	$70	+28.54
90–98	93	26	5.00–82.00	$49.25	$46	+2.79
90–98	93	101	80.00–110.00	$96.20	$89	+49.74
90–98	93	77	55.00–100.00	$82.53	$77	+36.07
90–96	93	26	135.00–275.00	$184.05	$171	+137.59
90–95	94	85	20.00–95.00	$69.06	$65	-5.90
100	100	1	15.00	$15.00	$15	-134.06
100	100	2	90.00–105.00	$97.50	$98	-51.56
100–108	102	108	40.00–110.00	$86.39	$88	-62.67
100–105	102	31	140.00–275.00	$198.00	$202	+48.94
100–105	102	15	100.00–195.00	$144.51	$147	-4.55
100–108	102	85	85.00–125.00	$100.08	$102	-48.98
100–105	104	21	10.00–60.00	$49.60	$52	-46.89
100–109	105	47	10.00–85.00	$68.61	$72	+41.59
110	110	3	100.00–130.00	$113.33	$125	+61.40
110–115	111	33	30.00–80.00	$69.94	$78	+18.01
110–115	112	5	10.00–35.00	$18.08	$20	-77.45
110–115	112	13	120.00–280.00	$170.84	$191	+75.31
110–118	113	56	80.00–117.00	$95.22	$108	-81.28
110–116	114	57	60.00–100.00	$84.65	$97	-91.85
120	120	1	85.00	$85.00	$102	+4.35
120–125	121	5	40.00–60.00	$50.04	$61	-30.61
120–125	121	14	70.00–102.00	$87.84	$106	+7.19
120–125	122	3	175.00–200.00	$183.22	$224	+95.46
120–125	123	2	100.00–132.50	$115.92	$143	-44.08
125	125	1	10.00	$10.00	$12	-15.00
135	135	3	125.00–155.00	$143.33	$193	+43.33
140	140	1	30.00	$30.00	$42	-115.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	277	6	123.00–155.00	$139.13	$385	—
310–347	338	5	127.50–142.50	$138.73	$469	+8.63
350–395	378	19	110.00–163.00	$139.25	$526	+14.25
416–435	421	14	105.00–166.00	$149.51	$629	+14.82
490–495	491	6	105.00–135.00	$129.96	$638	+2.64
501–541	519	26	117.00–135.00	$129.05	$670	—
553–598	564	26	109.00–135.00	$122.89	$693	—
605–647	639	12	109.00–123.00	$117.27	$749	—
655–690	670	16	105.00–121.00	$118.43	$793	+4.43
720–742	737	7	100.00–105.00	$101.84	$751	—
750	750	2	99.00	$99.00	$742	—
845	845	1	100.00	$100.00	$845	—
855	855	1	92.50	$92.50	$791	—
1015	1015	1	85.00	$85.00	$863	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	102.50	$102.50	$302	—
340	340	3	107.50	$107.50	$366	—
385–392	390	3	97.50–125.00	$115.94	$452	—
405	405	2	97.50	$97.50	$395	—
485	485	3	110.00	$110.00	$534	—
500–521	513	5	101.00–105.00	$103.44	$531	+5.94
555	555	5	102.50	$102.50	$569	+2.50
707	707	2	71.00	$71.00	$502	—
750–765	758	2	66.00–87.50	$76.64	$581	—
810	810	1	102.00	$102.00	$826	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1636	1342	80-85%	34	55.00–68.00	$57.66	$774	+13.88
940–1860	1380	80-85%	99	44.00–51.00	$47.15	$651	—
1085–1665	1380	80-85%	16	37.00–44.50	$41.99	$579	—
1010–1870	1410	80-85%	213	47.00–62.00	$52.29	$737	-1.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–2000	1594	75-80%	59	45.00–57.00	$49.47	$789	-2.34
1450–1725	1608	75-80%	8	42.00–44.00	$43.43	$698	-13.78
1210–2085	1647	75-80%	188	49.00–68.00	$55.05	$907	-2.16
1280–1980	1736	75-80%	51	55.00–63.50	$58.44	$1,015	-3.19

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1490	1163	85-90%	34	30.00–39.00	$35.34	$411	—
805–1630	1231	85-90%	106	22.00–46.50	$40.17	$494	-1.65
995–1560	1302	85-90%	41	46.00–57.00	$49.50	$644	—
845–1755	1304	85-90%	106	38.00–53.00	$45.76	$597	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610–2146	1799	65-75%	12	56.00–65.00	$59.45	$1,070	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–2055	1212	13	54.00–67.00	$61.39	$744	-5.28
915–1850	1326	20	68.00–79.00	$72.54	$962	-4.05
925–1950	1427	8	80.00–89.00	$85.20	$1,216	+11.20
1310–2130	1585	5	56.00–68.00	$60.87	$965	—
1220–1960	1586	6	70.00–76.00	$74.81	$1,186	—
1480–1750	1615	3	81.00–83.00	$82.33	$1,330	-3.71

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1730	1266	7	75.00–84.00	$79.38	$1,005	—
1050–1720	1400	6	99.00–110.00	$103.70	$1,452	—
1124–2384	1461	6	54.50–70.50	$61.50	$899	-15.65
985–2080	1596	9	86.00–95.00	$91.02	$1,453	—
1198–2216	1619	14	65.50–96.00	$81.46	$1,319	—
1678–2054	1866	2	87.00–89.50	$88.12	$1,644	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570	1570	1	73.00	$73.00	$1,146	—
1480–1765	1671	4	75.00–82.00	$78.74	$1,316	—
1380–1935	1728	3	87.00–93.00	$90.84	$1,570	+11.82

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1650	1296	4	72.00–79.00	$75.34	$976	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1065	926	7	62.00–69.00	$66.74	$618	-5.58
1005–1375	1210	12	66.00–86.00	$73.71	$892	-4.90
1080–1405	1213	3	64.00–67.00	$65.84	$799	-12.77
870–2005	1247	13	62.00–69.50	$66.52	$830	-12.09
1130–1615	1361	8	56.00–61.00	$58.54	$797	—
1455	1455	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,382	+7.00
1574–1622	1598	2	85.00	$85.00	$1,358	+23.77
1705	1705	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,432	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1180	1113	2	72.00–77.00	$74.35	$828	—
1305–1590	1448	2	61.00–62.00	$61.55	$891	-20.88
1112–1720	1455	15	64.00–76.00	$68.91	$1,003	-0.14
1226–1724	1494	24	75.00–87.00	$83.42	$1,246	-9.01
1385–1720	1517	6	83.00–88.00	$85.18	$1,292	—
1560	1560	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,420	+27.81
1280–1740	1581	22	84.50–106.00	$90.64	$1,433	+27.45
1255–1900	1600	9	68.00–83.00	$78.09	$1,249	—
2000	2000	1	63.00	$63.00	$1,260	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	4	100.00	$100.00	$285	—
315	315	1	87.50	$87.50	$276	—
350–390	383	6	85.00–95.00	$86.52	$331	—
415	415	2	70.00	$70.00	$290	—
480	480	4	67.50	$67.50	$324	—
540	540	4	71.00	$71.00	$383	—
565	565	1	70.00	$70.00	$396	—
603–635	619	18	50.00–80.00	$68.37	$423	—
659	659	6	78.00	$78.00	$514	—
823	823	3	72.00	$72.00	$593	—
873	873	4	75.00	$75.00	$655	—
1006	1006	6	86.00	$86.00	$865	—
1095	1095	1	70.00	$70.00	$766	—

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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.