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Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

6,244 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $133.51/cwt -3.62 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 689 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $143.97/cwt +3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 467 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.82/cwt +2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 582 lb · 22 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,244 4,522 5,609
Feeder cattle 488 685 711
Slaughter cattle 3,150 1,734 2,780

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1255 1160 2 92.00–96.00 $93.84 $1,089 —
1100–1285 1178 4 97.00–108.00 $101.74 $1,198 —
1205 1205 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,253 —
1080–1450 1248 5 104.00–108.00 $106.02 $1,323 —
1290–1375 1332 3 100.00–104.00 $102.62 $1,367 —
1170–1570 1335 17 92.00–107.00 $103.41 $1,381 —
1270–1635 1439 14 104.00–109.00 $106.01 $1,525 -5.53
1115–1744 1449 60 106.50–115.00 $110.83 $1,606 -0.71
1240–1800 1458 33 110.00–118.00 $114.03 $1,663 +14.27
1350–1625 1479 4 113.00–116.00 $114.45 $1,693 +14.69
1300–1800 1535 22 116.00–124.00 $119.49 $1,834 +21.20
1390–1800 1554 40 117.00–128.00 $121.20 $1,883 +5.11
1470–1645 1554 5 113.00–117.00 $115.30 $1,792 -0.79
1345–1848 1582 26 112.00–122.50 $116.09 $1,837 -5.39
1440–1815 1620 11 112.00–120.00 $116.59 $1,889 +3.39
1460–1795 1637 24 124.00–134.00 $130.48 $2,136 +17.28
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 fancy 370 1 170.00 $170.00 $629 —
365–386 377 6 132.00–135.00 $133.51 $503 -1.49
400–430 415 2 135.00–140.00 $137.41 $570 -14.35
430 fancy 430 2 150.00 $150.00 $645 —
450–492 466 22 137.00–157.00 $143.01 $666 +3.01
485 fancy 485 1 165.00 $165.00 $800 —
500–548 533 9 140.00–152.00 $141.35 $753 -11.00
553–595 568 6 132.00–139.00 $135.93 $772 -7.92
570 fancy 570 1 152.00 $152.00 $866 —
605–635 614 8 135.00–140.00 $135.62 $833 -3.22
680–696 689 25 130.00–137.00 $133.51 $920 -3.62
700–730 718 15 120.00–130.00 $125.65 $902 -17.37
735 fancy 735 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,029 —
758–795 766 19 117.00–130.00 $125.62 $962 -3.44
800–843 824 19 127.00–136.00 $133.93 $1,104 —
850–895 874 9 120.00–135.00 $129.19 $1,129 +7.13
905–938 923 15 117.00–124.00 $121.82 $1,124 —
950–960 954 4 112.00–122.00 $117.75 $1,123 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 127.00 $127.00 $565 —
495 495 1 125.00 $125.00 $619 —
535 535 1 130.00 $130.00 $696 —
585 585 1 112.00 $112.00 $655 -17.00
625–635 629 4 120.00–135.00 $127.46 $802 -1.27
670 670 1 125.00 $125.00 $838 —
775–795 787 3 88.00–107.00 $98.40 $774 —
800 800 6 122.00 $122.00 $976 —
870–885 880 3 110.00–112.00 $111.34 $980 —
905–940 922 3 105.00–110.00 $107.32 $989 —
995 995 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,015 +4.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1030 1023 3 117.00–125.00 $120.68 $1,235 —
1095 1095 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,204 —
1110–1140 1135 6 110.00–112.00 $110.33 $1,252 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1020 1013 2 90.00–100.00 $95.04 $963 —
1050 1050 1 90.00 $90.00 $945 —
1145 1145 1 85.00 $85.00 $973 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50 50 1 15.00 $15.00 $8 +10.00
55 55 1 125.00 $125.00 $69 +120.00
65 65 1 45.00 $45.00 $29 +40.00
65 65 2 5.00 $5.00 $3 ±0.00
65–68 67 2 5.00 $5.00 $3 ±0.00
68 68 1 270.00 $270.00 $184 +265.00
70 70 1 90.00 $90.00 $63 +80.60
70–75 72 8 10.00 $10.00 $7 +0.60
70–75 73 4 150.00–240.00 $177.25 $129 +167.85
73–75 73 12 10.00 $10.00 $7 +0.60
75 75 1 80.00 $80.00 $60 -85.00
80–85 81 7 10.00 $10.00 $8 ±0.00
80–85 83 7 100.00–125.00 $115.99 $96 +99.39
80–85 83 21 10.00–20.00 $12.01 $10 -4.59
80–85 83 8 10.00–25.00 $12.17 $10 -4.43
80–88 84 18 105.00–245.00 $183.78 $154 +167.18
85 85 1 12.00 $12.00 $10 +2.00
90–95 91 4 10.00 $10.00 $9 -1.38
90–95 92 6 50.00–120.00 $87.09 $80 +75.71
90–95 93 29 10.00–15.00 $14.62 $14 -141.19
90–98 93 15 10.00–65.00 $22.31 $21 -133.50
90–98 95 20 105.00–225.00 $166.12 $158 -63.88
100–102 101 3 15.00–60.00 $30.20 $31 +11.19
100–105 102 7 85.00–150.00 $103.56 $106 +84.55
100–105 103 12 110.00–170.00 $144.43 $149 -90.57
100–105 105 13 10.00–20.00 $19.26 $20 -50.74
110–115 112 5 120.00–200.00 $158.99 $178 +123.93
110–115 113 2 55.00–75.00 $64.78 $73 +29.72
110–118 116 8 15.00–20.00 $19.41 $23 -10.59
120 120 2 15.00–20.00 $17.50 $21 -12.50
120 120 1 135.00 $135.00 $162 +105.00
125 125 1 70.00 $70.00 $88 +40.00
130 130 2 140.00–155.00 $147.50 $192 +117.50
1035 1035 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,014 —
1220–1320 1280 4 97.00–104.50 $99.62 $1,275 —
1085–1495 1291 23 103.00–111.00 $107.76 $1,391 —
1229–1525 1350 9 104.00–110.00 $108.52 $1,465 +21.52
1335–1455 1395 2 103.00–108.00 $105.39 $1,470 +18.39
1280–1570 1414 11 111.00–120.50 $113.74 $1,608 +14.74
1385–1540 1428 4 112.00–116.00 $114.48 $1,635 +7.87
1315–1513 1457 5 120.00–122.00 $121.64 $1,772 +9.49
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 110.00 $110.00 $330 -35.00
370–390 384 4 105.00–115.00 $111.34 $428 -11.72
400–437 427 13 105.00–113.00 $106.98 $457 -5.86
455–475 462 7 105.00–115.00 $107.94 $499 -7.69
515 515 1 115.00 $115.00 $592 +5.77
572–598 579 15 105.00–117.00 $113.14 $655 -2.86
589 fancy 589 7 131.00 $131.00 $772 —
605–645 631 16 115.00–127.00 $120.68 $761 +4.20
662–680 fancy 665 6 126.00–133.00 $127.19 $846 —
650–690 681 6 102.00–107.00 $105.87 $721 -7.14
702–745 715 6 97.00–112.00 $105.99 $758 -7.30
775–780 778 3 102.00–112.00 $105.32 $819 —
800–805 804 5 110.00–112.00 $111.60 $897 +9.08
851–858 853 9 109.00–118.00 $111.01 $947 +10.01
978–980 979 3 100.00–102.00 $100.67 $986 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 104.00 $104.00 $307 —
305–315 310 3 90.00–94.00 $91.31 $283 —
375–390 383 7 85.00–100.00 $93.18 $357 —
410 410 1 87.00 $87.00 $357 -5.50
475–482 481 5 95.00–100.00 $99.01 $476 +6.01
500–532 521 3 85.00–97.00 $93.16 $485 -6.84
550–595 578 6 80.00–102.00 $91.50 $529 —
615 615 2 97.00–100.00 $98.50 $606 —
678–680 679 3 92.00–102.00 $95.34 $647 —
870–888 882 3 97.00–102.00 $98.64 $870 —
915–920 918 2 60.00–70.00 $64.99 $597 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,004 —
1095 1095 1 90.00 $90.00 $986 —
1105 1105 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,105 —

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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 60 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 ±0.00
62 62 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 ±0.00
62–66 65 8 5.00–10.00 $5.63 $4 +0.63
65 65 1 40.00 $40.00 $26 +35.00
70 70 2 10.00 $10.00 $7 -115.00
72 72 1 10.00 $10.00 $7 +3.56
70–75 73 17 5.00–20.00 $14.65 $11 +8.21
70–75 73 3 85.00–100.00 $95.23 $70 +88.79
70–75 73 2 110.00–125.00 $117.24 $86 +110.80
70–75 74 7 15.00–85.00 $42.21 $31 +6.26
70–78 75 10 40.00–95.00 $58.68 $44 +48.68
75 75 1 235.00 $235.00 $176 +225.00
75 75 3 90.00–110.00 $96.67 $73 +86.67
80–85 82 9 110.00–210.00 $141.15 $116 -89.62
80–85 83 4 80.00–125.00 $95.38 $79 +55.31
80–88 83 55 5.00–32.00 $21.87 $18 -18.20
80–88 83 31 55.00–110.00 $84.58 $70 +44.51
80–88 84 23 65.00–120.00 $96.61 $81 -6.89
80–85 84 43 10.00–100.00 $57.90 $49 -45.60
80–88 84 15 120.00–240.00 $188.89 $159 +85.39
85 85 1 5.00 $5.00 $4 -98.50
90–98 92 62 7.00–55.00 $37.32 $34 -70.66
90–98 93 22 140.00–240.00 $205.50 $191 +97.52
90–98 93 57 70.00–125.00 $104.35 $97 -3.63
90–95 93 3 40.00–110.00 $63.75 $59 -44.23
90–95 93 10 90.00–190.00 $144.88 $135 +36.90
90–98 93 55 55.00–115.00 $89.01 $83 -18.97
90–98 95 102 20.00–90.00 $71.09 $68 -78.91
95 95 1 15.00 $15.00 $14 -135.00
100 100 1 60.00 $60.00 $60 +38.15
100–108 102 73 50.00–120.00 $95.81 $98 -67.72
100–108 103 63 70.00–140.00 $111.12 $114 -119.31
100–105 103 13 70.00–180.00 $127.38 $131 -103.05
100–108 103 28 120.00–235.00 $174.52 $180 -55.91
100–108 103 29 20.00–90.00 $53.72 $55 -176.71
100–106 105 25 10.00–55.00 $41.17 $43 +16.17
110–115 111 58 30.00–92.00 $84.58 $94 -3.67
110–115 112 6 95.00–150.00 $118.58 $133 +30.33
110–118 113 46 75.00–145.00 $114.99 $130 +26.74
110–115 113 2 15.00–20.00 $17.56 $20 -70.69
110–115 114 52 50.00–117.00 $101.14 $115 -53.86
110–115 114 7 110.00–220.00 $158.13 $180 +3.13
115 115 1 85.00 $85.00 $98 -70.00
120 120 1 20.00 $20.00 $24 -192.50
120 120 3 15.00–85.00 $43.33 $52 -169.17
120–125 122 4 45.00–105.00 $77.92 $95 -0.44
120–125 123 4 140.00–205.00 $165.89 $204 +87.53
120–126 123 28 80.00–135.00 $104.41 $128 +26.05
120–125 123 2 145.00–175.00 $159.69 $196 +81.33
130 130 1 87.00 $87.00 $113 -103.00
130 130 1 85.00 $85.00 $110 -105.00
135 135 1 105.00 $105.00 $142 +20.00
145 145 1 100.00 $100.00 $145 +15.00
160 160 1 155.00 $155.00 $248 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 120.00–145.00 $132.27 $364 -17.73
365–368 367 3 135.00–147.00 $143.02 $525 -10.98
425–445 441 5 120.00–142.00 $137.76 $608 -2.24
504–545 512 5 142.00–147.00 $143.06 $732 +8.15
570–587 579 5 116.00–135.00 $126.70 $734 +1.30
620–640 627 6 125.00–139.00 $133.16 $835 +9.67
655–665 660 2 120.00–130.00 $125.04 $825 —
810–820 818 4 95.00–102.00 $97.76 $800 -5.68
850 850 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,020 —
905 905 1 85.00 $85.00 $769 —
970–985 978 2 92.00–97.00 $94.52 $924 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 92.50–116.00 $103.98 $341 —
380 380 1 117.00 $117.00 $445 —
410 410 1 120.00 $120.00 $492 —
460 460 1 117.00 $117.00 $538 —
575–580 578 2 112.00 $112.00 $647 —
665–695 673 4 105.00–110.00 $108.71 $732 —
840 840 1 85.00 $85.00 $714 —
880 880 1 100.00 $100.00 $880 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,188 —
1102 1102 2 82.00 $82.00 $904 —
1290 1290 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,096 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1775 1336 80-85% 46 42.00–54.50 $50.24 $671 -2.23
1025–2015 1373 80-85% 179 50.50–68.00 $57.94 $796 -0.43
625–1805 1407 80-85% 103 57.50–74.00 $64.40 $906 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1920 1616 75-80% 53 49.00–68.00 $57.96 $937 -4.09
1150–1962 1640 75-80% 141 54.50–77.00 $63.29 $1,038 +1.24
1255–2080 1707 75-80% 96 62.00–73.50 $67.86 $1,158 +1.31
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1540 1210 85-90% 18 32.00–41.00 $37.07 $449 —
840–1775 1223 85-90% 77 9.00–50.00 $43.02 $526 -4.00
856–1720 1226 85-90% 110 40.00–58.50 $50.87 $624 +3.85
934–1612 1269 85-90% 34 51.50–68.00 $58.56 $743 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1294–2088 1699 65-75% 29 61.00–77.50 $67.65 $1,149 —

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1220 1113 3 82.00–86.00 $83.76 $932 —
440–1850 1299 4 110.00–121.00 $112.63 $1,463 —
1020–1905 1571 4 99.00–104.00 $101.86 $1,600 —
1100–2102 1622 4 97.00–102.00 $98.85 $1,603 +8.85
1172–2334 1702 11 76.00–93.00 $85.02 $1,447 —
1850 1850 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,868 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1110 954 4 72.00–82.00 $75.75 $723 —
1075–1580 1341 5 88.00–96.00 $91.23 $1,223 —
1285–1820 1489 4 97.00–108.00 $100.17 $1,492 —
1475–1600 1528 3 80.50–84.50 $82.48 $1,260 —
1615 1615 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,244 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1680 1517 3 71.00–77.00 $75.19 $1,141 —
1268–2310 1719 11 76.00–88.00 $81.41 $1,399 -4.33
1830–2220 2025 2 94.00–114.00 $104.96 $2,125 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2030 2030 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,543 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1230 1158 3 79.00–84.00 $81.21 $940 —
850–1545 1200 6 70.00–77.00 $75.20 $902 -9.62
1275–1340 1308 2 89.00 $89.00 $1,164 —
1055–1535 1371 9 72.00–78.50 $77.03 $1,056 -5.69
1412–1505 1473 4 72.00–89.00 $81.47 $1,200 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257–280 261 6 72.00–77.00 $76.11 $199 —
415 415 5 65.00 $65.00 $270 —
710 710 1 65.00 $65.00 $462 —
1050 1050 1 60.00 $60.00 $630 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1005 955 2 72.00–82.00 $76.74 $733 —
1035–1230 1133 2 75.00–78.00 $76.37 $865 —
1360–1500 1430 2 83.00–86.00 $84.43 $1,207 —
1260–1570 1433 8 70.00–83.00 $76.48 $1,096 —
1205–1680 1525 17 74.50–88.50 $82.29 $1,255 —
1410–1698 1544 12 86.00–98.00 $90.96 $1,404 —
1440–1810 1625 2 96.00–100.00 $98.23 $1,596 +4.03
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 3 110.00 $110.00 $289 —
445 445 2 87.00 $87.00 $387 +7.00
540 540 1 92.00 $92.00 $497 —
610 610 1 85.00 $85.00 $518 —
672 672 2 75.00 $75.00 $504 —
725–748 740 3 77.00–82.00 $80.37 $595 +12.37
780 780 1 90.00 $90.00 $702 —
815 815 1 85.00 $85.00 $693 +11.99
945 945 1 80.00 $80.00 $756 -1.00
1045 1045 1 70.00 $70.00 $732 —

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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.