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Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

5,605 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,605 5,713 6,179
Feeder cattle 86 327 409
Slaughter cattle 3,165 2,879 3,211
Replacement cattle — 34 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower; feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Feeder dairy bull calves sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher; feeder dairy heifer calves sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1700 1362 28 95.00–102.50 $98.62 $1,343 -4.70
1110–1765 1369 26 85.00–102.00 $95.45 $1,307 -7.87
1200–1495 1369 6 88.00–93.00 $91.47 $1,252 -11.85
1190–1715 1435 38 101.00–108.00 $105.12 $1,508 —
1330–1755 1478 10 111.00–114.50 $112.39 $1,661 -0.49
1285–1810 1488 24 99.00–104.50 $102.69 $1,528 -10.19
1230–1905 1511 93 101.00–110.50 $106.54 $1,610 +1.06
1220–1740 1522 27 107.50–116.00 $111.20 $1,692 +2.08
1300–1590 1532 5 109.00–110.50 $110.25 $1,689 +0.90
1570 1570 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,648 -12.07
1385–1845 1578 28 107.00–116.00 $111.08 $1,753 -0.51
1460–1747 1598 13 114.00–122.00 $119.33 $1,907 +7.74
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 120.00 $120.00 $534 —
570 570 1 122.50 $122.50 $698 -12.05
635 635 1 130.00 $130.00 $826 -6.86
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 -13.01

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 2 5.00 $5.00 $3 ±0.00
60–66 63 6 5.00–10.00 $5.86 $4 +0.86
60–65 63 2 135.00–140.00 $137.40 $87 +132.40
70–75 71 8 5.00–10.00 $8.16 $6 -14.59
75 75 1 160.00 $160.00 $120 +62.50
75 75 8 10.00–15.00 $11.88 $9 -85.62
75 75 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -87.50
80 80 1 80.00 $80.00 $64 +2.74
80–85 81 4 50.00–100.00 $86.46 $70 +9.20
80–85 81 8 7.00–10.00 $9.63 $8 -67.63
80–85 82 14 130.00–230.00 $170.00 $139 +92.74
80–88 83 36 10.00–17.00 $11.72 $10 -65.54
80–85 84 6 10.00–15.00 $11.69 $10 -65.57
90 90 1 85.00 $85.00 $76 -15.00
90–95 91 5 80.00–195.00 $123.28 $112 +23.28
90–98 92 20 10.00–30.00 $17.41 $16 -4.36
90–96 93 19 15.00–30.00 $21.43 $20 -171.56
90–98 94 30 130.00–225.00 $178.18 $167 -14.81
95 95 1 75.00 $75.00 $71 -117.99
100 100 1 130.00 $130.00 $130 +67.50
100 100 1 70.00 $70.00 $70 +7.50
100 100 1 80.00 $80.00 $80 +17.50
100–106 102 9 120.00–180.00 $154.83 $158 +125.92
100–108 102 13 15.00–35.00 $18.78 $19 -10.13
104 104 10 20.00 $20.00 $21 -139.66
110 110 1 20.00 $20.00 $22 -30.61
110 110 4 130.00–175.00 $158.75 $175 +108.14
110–115 113 5 15.00–32.00 $28.28 $32 -22.33
120 120 1 20.00 $20.00 $24 -15.00
1100–1535 1315 9 73.00–98.00 $90.57 $1,191 -11.66
1162–1455 1328 12 105.00–113.00 $107.49 $1,427 +5.26
1200–1620 1365 13 97.00–105.50 $102.63 $1,401 +2.16
1250–1625 1369 7 78.00–91.00 $84.84 $1,161 -21.59
1320–1520 1442 7 104.00–107.00 $105.51 $1,521 +11.51
1375–1570 1474 5 101.00–104.00 $102.63 $1,513 -8.59
1310–1640 1485 14 91.00–99.00 $95.85 $1,423 -15.37
1550 1550 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,720 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 120.00 $120.00 $414 —
380 380 1 120.00 $120.00 $456 -15.00
400–435 415 5 110.00–122.50 $119.40 $496 —
470 470 2 112.50 $112.50 $529 -8.19
520–545 540 5 108.00–117.00 $115.27 $622 -6.73
550–590 570 2 105.00–106.00 $105.48 $601 -10.70
642 642 4 104.00 $104.00 $668 —
682–690 685 3 86.00–101.00 $91.04 $624 -21.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 121.00 $121.00 $272 —
250 250 1 116.00 $116.00 $290 +5.11
375 375 2 97.50–98.00 $97.75 $367 -12.89
445 445 1 110.00 $110.00 $490 +9.97
542 542 2 82.50 $82.50 $447 -21.91
665 665 1 98.00 $98.00 $652 +3.03

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -0.19
58 58 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -0.19
60 60 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -0.19
60–65 64 10 5.00–10.00 $5.51 $4 +0.32
65 65 1 35.00 $35.00 $23 +29.81
70–78 72 10 10.00–65.00 $31.93 $23 -158.87
70–76 73 23 5.00–35.00 $16.31 $12 -174.49
70–78 74 6 135.00–260.00 $207.54 $154 +188.73
70–78 74 11 35.00–65.00 $49.15 $36 +30.34
70–75 74 4 135.00–175.00 $152.80 $113 +133.99
75 75 1 95.00 $95.00 $71 +54.14
75 75 4 75.00–90.00 $83.75 $63 +42.89
76 76 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -30.86
80 80 1 105.00 $105.00 $84 +90.00
80–88 83 25 150.00–305.00 $213.24 $177 +178.98
80–85 83 40 10.00–85.00 $67.51 $56 +33.25
80–85 83 9 100.00–160.00 $137.42 $114 +103.16
80–88 83 33 5.00–70.00 $46.93 $39 +12.67
80–88 84 42 45.00–100.00 $76.70 $64 +42.44
80–88 84 41 60.00–105.00 $87.51 $74 +53.25
85 85 1 120.00 $120.00 $102 +49.82
90–98 92 33 5.00–70.00 $40.92 $38 +11.53
90–95 92 26 140.00–315.00 $204.23 $188 +174.84
90–96 93 10 100.00–210.00 $148.63 $138 -40.68
90–98 93 97 70.00–115.00 $94.16 $88 -95.15
90–98 93 91 50.00–105.00 $85.03 $79 -104.28
90–97 95 84 10.00–92.00 $69.45 $66 +13.50
100 100 2 50.00–60.00 $55.00 $55 +20.00
100–105 102 9 95.00–190.00 $136.01 $139 +58.50
100–108 103 84 75.00–115.00 $93.47 $96 -104.33
100–105 103 20 140.00–305.00 $208.63 $215 +10.83
100–108 103 90 50.00–105.00 $85.88 $88 -111.92
100–107 106 13 10.00–75.00 $61.58 $65 -2.04
100–108 107 34 15.00–82.00 $74.08 $79 +10.46
110–115 111 18 30.00–85.00 $71.27 $79 -87.53
110–115 112 3 15.00–35.00 $23.28 $26 -66.48
110–115 112 5 100.00–150.00 $119.64 $134 +29.88
110–118 113 74 75.00–115.00 $93.57 $106 +17.40
110–115 113 15 145.00–300.00 $205.72 $232 +129.55
110–118 113 49 40.00–102.00 $83.31 $94 +7.14
115 115 1 100.00 $100.00 $115 +23.83
120–125 121 6 85.00–95.00 $88.97 $108 +8.42
120–125 121 17 70.00–102.00 $83.83 $101 +3.28
125 125 1 5.00 $5.00 $6 -195.00
126 126 1 305.00 $305.00 $384 +105.00
130 130 1 102.00 $102.00 $133 -98.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 130.00 $130.00 $410 —
370 370 1 120.00 $120.00 $444 -11.00
405–420 413 3 130.00–132.50 $130.82 $540 —
455–466 461 2 114.00–130.00 $122.10 $563 -7.19
535 535 3 107.50–116.00 $110.33 $590 -14.80
566 566 4 120.00 $120.00 $679 -7.44
607 607 2 87.50 $87.50 $531 —
700 700 2 96.00 $96.00 $672 -29.76
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 119.00 $119.00 $351 —
465 465 1 89.00 $89.00 $414 —
615 615 1 101.00 $101.00 $621 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
942 942 2 51.00 $51.00 $480 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1720 1199 85-90% 41 30.00–39.00 $35.19 $422 —
842–1760 1256 85-90% 90 18.00–44.50 $37.92 $476 -0.53
890–1860 1294 85-90% 145 38.00–54.00 $45.19 $585 —
980–1645 1362 85-90% 33 45.50–54.00 $50.35 $686 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1475 1329 80-85% 7 43.00–44.00 $43.65 $580 -13.59
1034–1615 1336 80-85% 41 50.50–64.00 $56.41 $754 -0.83
882–1790 1399 80-85% 178 42.00–60.00 $51.03 $714 +3.56
1105–1705 1404 80-85% 75 45.00–54.00 $47.60 $668 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1625 1563 75-80% 4 42.00–44.50 $43.61 $682 —
1335–1985 1591 75-80% 64 45.00–59.00 $49.04 $780 —
1150–2174 1633 75-80% 164 45.00–60.00 $54.02 $882 +4.86
1152–2095 1711 75-80% 37 53.50–63.50 $58.88 $1,007 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1152–1988 1674 65-75% 25 52.00–61.50 $56.99 $954 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–2405 1679 24 64.50–99.00 $86.96 $1,460 +22.66
1644–1774 1709 2 90.00–92.50 $91.20 $1,559 -1.16
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,020 —
1310–2084 1554 8 61.00–77.00 $69.60 $1,082 -5.44
1260–2180 1645 15 69.00–88.00 $80.49 $1,324 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1545 1500 3 80.00–93.00 $86.58 $1,299 —
1670 1670 1 60.00 $60.00 $1,002 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–2135 1606 4 80.00–86.00 $83.52 $1,341 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,197 +10.19
940–1544 1362 10 66.00–89.00 $75.61 $1,030 —
1115–1665 1384 8 62.00–82.00 $66.30 $918 —
1445–1545 1483 3 82.00–89.00 $85.92 $1,274 -2.08

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 3 68.00 $68.00 $969 -8.50
1124–1780 1436 16 59.00–75.50 $68.98 $991 -7.52
1450 1450 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,334 —
1160–2180 1486 24 70.00–86.00 $77.04 $1,145 —
1385–1716 1563 8 83.00–89.00 $86.68 $1,355 +9.67

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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.