Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

5,539 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $106.54/cwt ≈ $732/hd at 687 lb · 21 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $107.49/cwt ≈ $674/hd at 627 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,539	5,480	5,507
Feeder cattle	152	—	70
Slaughter cattle	3,116	2,932	3,093

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold steady to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1255	1176	4	98.00–102.00	$100.45	$1,181	—
1135–1415	1288	4	102.00–106.00	$103.91	$1,338	+11.00
1185–1385	1290	3	91.00–96.00	$93.60	$1,207	+0.69
1145–1630	1348	26	90.00–106.00	$98.31	$1,325	+6.94
1230–1670	1432	33	105.00–112.00	$107.64	$1,541	+7.92
1260–1605	1433	2	96.00–99.00	$97.32	$1,395	-2.40
1195–1713	1449	41	100.00–112.00	$106.14	$1,538	—
1343–1730	1450	10	105.00–110.00	$108.41	$1,572	—
1455–1530	1488	3	109.00–113.00	$111.01	$1,652	+11.95
1350–1758	1502	11	100.00–105.00	$103.26	$1,551	-10.76
1505	1505	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,580	-9.02
1360–1700	1507	13	110.50–115.00	$112.22	$1,691	-1.80
1340–1610	1510	3	107.00–108.00	$107.35	$1,621	-6.67
1330–1800	1527	17	117.00–122.00	$119.70	$1,828	+14.88
1280–1835	1548	30	111.00–117.00	$114.38	$1,771	+9.56
1350–1730	1568	23	109.00–117.50	$112.76	$1,768	+0.66

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	120.00	$120.00	$480	—
461–490	466	6	121.00–139.00	$135.84	$633	—
610	610	1	135.00	$135.00	$824	—
660	660	2	135.00	$135.00	$891	—
700–725	713	9	130.00–134.00	$132.20	$943	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	107.50	$107.50	$597	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
68	68	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	-5.00
70	70	1	20.00	$20.00	$14	+10.00
70–75	72	7	5.00–15.00	$10.65	$8	+0.65
70–75	73	14	10.00–210.00	$43.15	$31	+33.15
74–76	75	2	190.00–250.00	$220.40	$165	+27.82
75	75	1	160.00	$160.00	$120	-32.58
75–78	76	4	17.50–30.00	$23.07	$18	-169.51
80–85	82	15	5.00–15.00	$11.98	$10	-144.86
80–85	82	11	120.00–235.00	$193.73	$159	+36.89
80–86	83	21	10.00–185.00	$23.81	$20	+13.81
80–85	83	4	130.00–165.00	$148.79	$123	+138.79
80–88	85	7	15.00–35.00	$21.54	$18	+3.22
90	90	3	140.00–145.00	$141.67	$128	+111.68
90–95	92	14	20.00–105.00	$31.78	$29	+1.79
90–95	92	7	10.00–15.00	$13.60	$13	-16.39
90–98	93	14	20.00–80.00	$31.95	$30	-133.05
90–98	94	15	135.00–230.00	$187.89	$177	+22.89
100	100	2	90.00–155.00	$122.50	$122	+97.99
100	100	2	15.00–17.00	$16.00	$16	-8.51
100–102	101	4	205.00–220.00	$213.71	$216	+189.20
100–104	101	8	20.00–60.00	$43.79	$44	+19.28
102–104	103	4	10.00–25.00	$21.20	$22	-3.31
110	110	1	15.00	$15.00	$16	-170.00
110	110	3	25.00–45.00	$33.33	$37	-151.67
110–115	113	3	160.00–185.00	$174.84	$198	+151.22
115	115	1	120.00	$120.00	$138	+96.38
1035–1260	1110	3	94.00–97.00	$95.86	$1,064	—
1110	1110	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,054	—
900–1640	1117	8	78.00–96.00	$85.88	$959	—
1010–1320	1227	9	111.00–116.00	$113.04	$1,387	—
1135–1455	1288	11	103.00–110.00	$106.31	$1,369	—
950–1610	1301	33	90.00–110.00	$102.50	$1,334	+11.44
1260–1425	1359	9	87.00–106.00	$101.77	$1,383	+1.10
1275–1635	1475	11	108.00–114.00	$110.63	$1,632	—
1670	1670	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,436	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428–440	431	4	106.00–110.00	$107.02	$461	—
469–496	483	6	109.00–115.00	$112.08	$541	—
515–535	520	4	110.00–115.00	$113.71	$591	—
595	595	1	90.00	$90.00	$536	—
621–640	627	18	92.00–114.00	$107.49	$674	—
678–692	687	21	91.00–112.00	$106.54	$732	—
815	815	2	93.00	$93.00	$758	—
965	965	1	79.00	$79.00	$762	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–410	406	7	94.00–111.00	$101.44	$412	—
530	530	1	100.00	$100.00	$530	—
560	560	1	80.00	$80.00	$448	—
625	625	1	87.00	$87.00	$544	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	-2.52
60–66	61	5	5.00	$5.00	$3	-2.52
64	64	1	300.00	$300.00	$192	+292.48
65	65	1	175.00	$175.00	$114	+167.48
66	66	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	-2.52
70	70	1	140.00	$140.00	$98	+110.00
70–75	72	8	15.00–55.00	$33.96	$24	+17.93
70–75	72	3	140.00–160.00	$151.74	$109	+135.71
72	72	1	10.00	$10.00	$7	-6.03
70–75	73	15	5.00–57.00	$34.47	$25	+18.44
70–78	74	9	50.00–75.00	$64.52	$48	+48.49
70–75	74	5	90.00–120.00	$107.23	$79	+91.20
70–78	75	7	190.00–300.00	$228.42	$171	+188.42
80–85	82	24	5.00–92.00	$62.52	$51	+28.58
80–88	82	39	20.00–100.00	$82.88	$68	+48.94
80–88	82	23	130.00–255.00	$213.13	$175	+179.19
80–85	83	6	165.00–195.00	$180.81	$150	+146.87
80–88	83	28	50.00–122.00	$85.94	$71	+52.00
80–88	84	54	70.00–130.00	$106.47	$89	+38.32
80–85	84	4	30.00–180.00	$110.22	$93	+42.07
90	90	2	140.00–175.00	$157.50	$142	+142.50
90–95	92	27	5.00–90.00	$74.42	$68	-91.12
90–95	93	12	140.00–225.00	$197.81	$184	+32.27
90–98	93	32	160.00–245.00	$206.38	$192	+40.84
90–98	93	108	80.00–130.00	$111.32	$104	-54.22
90–98	93	72	60.00–120.00	$98.55	$92	-66.99
90–98	96	79	30.00–110.00	$93.83	$90	+27.50
100–105	101	9	140.00–220.00	$180.88	$183	-33.49
100–105	101	5	75.00–160.00	$125.15	$126	-89.22
100–108	102	109	95.00–135.00	$113.57	$116	-100.80
100–108	103	31	150.00–250.00	$203.56	$210	+103.21
100–108	103	87	70.00–115.00	$100.58	$104	+0.23
100–107	105	15	10.00–92.00	$70.60	$74	-0.76
100–109	106	21	35.00–97.00	$85.41	$91	+14.05
110	110	1	130.00	$130.00	$143	+50.29
110–112	111	30	25.00–97.00	$89.80	$100	+10.09
110–115	112	3	170.00–205.00	$186.64	$209	+89.73
110–116	112	17	170.00–225.00	$198.38	$222	+101.47
110–118	112	58	90.00–137.00	$113.72	$127	+16.81
110–118	114	48	75.00–115.00	$97.04	$111	-100.17
115	115	1	30.00	$30.00	$34	-167.21
120	120	1	160.00	$160.00	$192	+125.00
120	120	2	175.00–185.00	$180.00	$216	+145.00
120–125	122	8	70.00–105.00	$85.57	$104	+14.03
120–125	122	21	90.00–122.00	$102.91	$126	+31.37
124	124	1	10.00	$10.00	$12	-155.00
125	125	1	145.00	$145.00	$181	-20.00
125	125	1	45.00	$45.00	$56	-120.00
130	130	1	85.00	$85.00	$110	-80.00
130	130	1	120.00	$120.00	$156	-45.00
135	135	1	102.00	$102.00	$138	-10.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	133.00	$133.00	$505	—
420	420	1	119.00	$119.00	$500	—
480	480	1	110.00	$110.00	$528	—
545	545	1	116.00	$116.00	$632	—
565	565	1	91.00	$91.00	$514	—
627–630	629	4	105.00–128.00	$116.53	$733	—
700–725	713	2	104.00–107.00	$105.53	$752	—
765–780	771	6	92.00–100.00	$96.64	$745	—
819	819	3	92.50	$92.50	$758	—
865	865	3	83.00–93.00	$86.33	$747	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	104.00	$104.00	$338	—
378–385	380	4	110.00–113.00	$112.24	$427	—
595	595	1	83.00	$83.00	$494	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–2045	1609	75-80%	58	43.00–55.00	$50.95	$820	+3.09
1075–2178	1656	75-80%	148	52.00–69.00	$57.62	$954	—
1240–2185	1731	75-80%	138	56.00–76.00	$61.74	$1,069	+3.66
1570–2025	1746	75-80%	6	42.00–45.00	$43.68	$763	-14.40

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1520	1108	85-90%	28	32.00–39.00	$35.65	$395	—
845–1585	1246	85-90%	69	20.00–45.00	$39.56	$493	—
816–1675	1268	85-90%	143	40.00–54.00	$47.11	$597	+2.03
976–1695	1318	85-90%	63	48.00–66.50	$53.45	$704	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1550	1357	80-85%	6	40.00–46.00	$43.95	$596	-3.47
1125–1780	1382	80-85%	82	45.00–54.00	$50.50	$698	+3.08
1050–1955	1389	80-85%	159	47.00–65.00	$54.36	$755	+6.94
1035–1732	1415	80-85%	52	55.00–68.50	$58.92	$834	+7.53

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–2082	1705	65-75%	19	56.00–71.00	$62.20	$1,061	—
1680–1890	1788	65-75%	4	63.00–67.00	$65.51	$1,171	+8.73

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1365	1103	11	66.00–76.00	$70.34	$776	—
840–1835	1280	17	71.00–80.00	$76.85	$984	-8.35
1110–2085	1478	5	82.00–87.00	$84.67	$1,251	—
1455–1910	1640	4	69.50–80.00	$74.01	$1,214	—
1695	1695	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,627	—
1040–2170	1832	7	75.50–85.00	$81.71	$1,497	—
2560	2560	1	61.00	$61.00	$1,562	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1945	1536	6	75.00–78.50	$76.78	$1,179	—
1045–2275	1635	12	80.00–89.00	$84.98	$1,389	+6.26
1370–2015	1727	6	93.00–102.00	$97.22	$1,679	—
1354–2008	1746	15	69.00–115.00	$89.38	$1,561	—
1618–1898	1758	2	88.00–90.00	$89.08	$1,566	—
2305	2305	1	69.00	$69.00	$1,590	—
2008–2516	2309	3	63.50–67.00	$65.24	$1,506	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
848	848	1	55.00	$55.00	$466	—
1420–1735	1578	2	95.00–96.00	$95.45	$1,506	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510	1510	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,208	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1270	1147	12	63.00–77.00	$70.36	$807	—
1270–1285	1278	2	70.00–75.50	$72.77	$930	-23.51
1330	1330	1	80.50	$80.50	$1,071	—
1265–1550	1363	4	78.00–87.00	$82.55	$1,125	—
1220–1665	1407	12	73.00–86.00	$79.09	$1,113	—
1090–1685	1426	7	66.00–70.00	$68.52	$977	—
1410–1525	1475	3	68.00–74.00	$70.92	$1,046	-4.61
1250–1635	1484	8	84.00–89.00	$86.22	$1,280	+10.69

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1634	1420	5	71.00–78.00	$76.19	$1,082	-9.76
1180–1750	1465	2	78.00	$78.00	$1,143	+8.14
1290–1650	1470	2	79.00–81.00	$79.88	$1,174	+10.02
1110–1838	1472	22	78.00–88.00	$83.55	$1,230	+13.69
1570	1570	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,350	-1.10
1360–1700	1574	7	84.00–93.00	$88.99	$1,401	+1.89
1605	1605	1	77.00	$77.00	$1,236	—

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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.