Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

5,842 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $126.00/cwt ≈ $912/hd at 724 lb · 37 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $134.49/cwt ≈ $910/hd at 677 lb · 35 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.36/cwt ≈ $874/hd at 581 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,842	5,408	3,817
Feeder cattle	982	56	0
Slaughter cattle	3,047	3,046	2,267

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,068	-19.60
1185–1325	1255	2	90.00–92.00	$91.06	$1,143	-1.87
1078–1530	1273	6	98.00–103.00	$101.35	$1,290	-6.97
1032–1722	1327	31	92.00–108.00	$99.54	$1,321	—
1180–1520	1330	5	100.00–108.00	$103.55	$1,377	—
1075–1776	1437	99	104.00–113.50	$108.12	$1,554	-7.32
1105–1660	1452	20	100.00–106.00	$102.67	$1,491	—
1325–1645	1469	25	108.50–114.00	$111.63	$1,640	-3.74
1310–1680	1479	5	106.00–110.00	$107.72	$1,593	-7.65
1415–1580	1491	8	100.00–107.00	$103.70	$1,546	-11.67
1335–1660	1509	31	112.00–121.00	$117.01	$1,766	+5.28
1432–1710	1513	8	107.00–114.50	$110.49	$1,672	-1.24
1365–1650	1517	19	111.00–119.00	$114.66	$1,739	-3.29
1270–1760	1523	55	108.00–115.00	$111.74	$1,702	-0.79
1325–1775	1530	29	113.00–122.00	$117.64	$1,800	+5.11
1492–1690	1557	8	114.00–121.00	$116.33	$1,811	-4.45
1415–1695	1564	8	122.00–127.00	$124.68	$1,950	+3.90

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	324	5	160.00–170.00	$164.84	$534	—
367–390	378	10	150.00–162.50	$158.79	$600	—
400–441	428	12	155.00–170.00	$163.18	$698	—
460–490	470	17	130.00–169.00	$164.48	$773	+59.48
501–545	511	28	132.50–168.00	$158.77	$811	+28.77
567–591	581	32	120.00–160.00	$150.36	$874	—
604–640	611	8	135.00–148.00	$143.60	$877	+15.60
659–690	677	35	130.00–137.00	$134.49	$910	—
718–731	724	37	111.00–128.25	$126.00	$912	—
753–780	766	21	119.00–130.00	$124.67	$955	—
800–830	804	30	107.50–120.00	$119.03	$957	—
852–891	871	32	112.00–116.00	$114.72	$999	—
965	965	3	103.00	$103.00	$994	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	125.00	$125.00	$275	—
262	262	2	150.00	$150.00	$393	—
340	340	1	120.00	$120.00	$408	—
365	365	1	140.00	$140.00	$511	—
443	443	3	155.00	$155.00	$687	—
610	610	1	74.00	$74.00	$451	—
655	655	3	107.00	$107.00	$701	—
1050	1050	1	75.00	$75.00	$788	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	3	5.00–15.00	$10.00	$6	+4.37
65	65	2	70.00–100.00	$85.00	$55	+79.37
66	66	1	95.00	$95.00	$63	+89.37
70	70	1	15.00	$15.00	$10	-65.00
72–75	72	8	20.00–30.00	$21.30	$15	-69.86
70–75	73	4	175.00–250.00	$224.48	$164	+214.41
70–75	73	7	10.00–25.00	$12.94	$9	+2.87
75	75	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	$103	+122.50
80–88	81	6	10.00–40.00	$17.87	$14	+7.57
80–85	83	10	10.00–25.00	$14.00	$12	-111.50
80–85	83	13	150.00–240.00	$192.05	$159	+66.55
80–85	83	25	20.00–40.00	$26.43	$22	-99.07
80–85	83	3	125.00–175.00	$153.90	$128	+28.40
92–95	92	10	27.50–52.00	$49.48	$46	+31.93
90–95	93	3	120.00–185.00	$140.89	$131	-38.03
90–95	93	2	10.00–15.00	$12.43	$12	-166.49
90–98	93	11	15.00–40.00	$25.88	$24	-153.04
90–95	93	16	135.00–255.00	$206.92	$192	+28.00
100–105	102	8	15.00–50.00	$28.33	$29	-89.46
100–105	102	7	185.00–240.00	$208.74	$213	+90.95
100–105	103	3	10.00–15.00	$13.39	$14	-147.29
100–104	103	6	40.00–72.00	$66.84	$69	-93.84
100–105	103	2	120.00–155.00	$137.07	$141	-23.61
110–115	112	3	155.00–215.00	$193.43	$217	+11.00
112–118	116	3	40.00–70.00	$60.34	$70	+36.56
140	140	1	40.00	$40.00	$56	-90.00
175	175	1	165.00	$165.00	$289	—
1278	1278	2	108.00	$108.00	$1,380	+11.86
1070–1480	1304	4	97.00–105.00	$101.35	$1,322	-12.99
1140–1584	1329	29	100.00–111.00	$104.94	$1,395	-9.40
1145–1545	1339	10	107.00–110.00	$108.84	$1,457	-5.50
1110–1565	1369	17	106.00–112.00	$109.87	$1,504	—
1285–1490	1391	5	102.00–109.50	$107.38	$1,494	—
1320–1490	1408	5	111.00–114.00	$112.31	$1,581	+0.43
1424–1440	1432	2	112.00–113.00	$112.50	$1,611	+0.62
1470–1570	1509	4	93.00–100.00	$96.75	$1,460	-3.25
1600	1600	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,696	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296	296	3	127.00	$127.00	$376	+25.00
310	310	1	135.00	$135.00	$418	+28.00
355–387	365	18	127.50–136.00	$133.60	$488	—
405–448	427	20	102.50–132.00	$126.02	$538	+16.02
450–483	462	24	115.00–132.50	$125.33	$579	—
519–541	526	19	115.00–126.00	$123.64	$650	+33.64
562–576	569	23	122.00–126.00	$124.53	$709	+29.53
607–646	633	23	109.00–119.00	$115.90	$734	+5.90
655–685	670	18	111.00–120.00	$117.66	$788	—
731	731	4	110.00	$110.00	$804	+10.00
767	767	2	109.00	$109.00	$836	—
801–835	823	11	112.00–116.00	$114.58	$943	—
873	873	3	95.00	$95.00	$829	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	125.00	$125.00	$312	—
300–337	316	7	110.00–132.50	$125.52	$397	—
365–375	370	2	95.00–112.50	$103.63	$383	—
470–475	473	2	82.00–110.00	$95.93	$454	+5.93
550	550	1	97.00	$97.00	$534	—
633	633	3	75.00	$75.00	$475	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	97.00	$97.00	$514	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	100.00	$100.00	$385	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50	50	1	10.00	$10.00	$5	+5.00
60–66	64	3	5.00–10.00	$6.70	$4	+1.70
65	65	1	70.00	$70.00	$46	+65.00
65	65	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
70	70	1	30.00	$30.00	$21	+21.74
70–76	73	9	15.00–45.00	$29.86	$22	-1.82
70–75	74	4	150.00–205.00	$174.49	$129	+162.34
70–78	74	20	10.00–42.00	$30.07	$22	+17.92
72–76	74	2	15.00	$15.00	$11	+2.85
72–78	75	3	50.00	$50.00	$38	+25.20
75	75	1	190.00	$190.00	$142	+165.20
78	78	1	60.00	$60.00	$47	+35.20
80–86	82	8	190.00–245.00	$223.91	$184	+207.59
80–85	82	28	5.00–97.00	$50.14	$41	+33.82
80–85	83	6	135.00–210.00	$161.85	$134	+22.50
80–85	83	57	25.00–102.00	$53.51	$44	-85.84
80–86	84	28	35.00–95.00	$64.51	$54	+4.05
80–88	85	27	70.00–115.00	$98.57	$84	+38.11
90–95	92	22	10.00–87.00	$58.52	$54	+43.47
90–98	93	76	50.00–115.00	$75.13	$70	-18.84
90–95	93	28	150.00–260.00	$210.10	$195	+116.13
90–98	93	68	70.00–130.00	$106.61	$99	+12.64
90–95	94	7	140.00–185.00	$165.57	$156	-15.22
90–98	95	107	20.00–97.00	$74.40	$71	-106.39
100	100	1	15.00	$15.00	$15	-118.39
100–105	101	22	185.00–250.00	$219.56	$222	+86.17
100–105	103	10	150.00–190.00	$167.98	$173	+68.73
100–108	103	64	50.00–115.00	$87.96	$91	-11.29
100–108	103	83	80.00–140.00	$109.02	$112	+9.77
100–105	103	14	15.00–90.00	$51.71	$53	-47.54
105	105	1	37.00	$37.00	$39	+27.00
100–109	106	18	25.00–95.00	$66.63	$71	+21.72
110–115	111	33	35.00–85.00	$73.98	$82	+48.98
110–115	111	11	180.00–260.00	$210.34	$233	+185.34
110–118	112	53	80.00–140.00	$109.35	$122	-63.88
110–115	113	2	15.00–22.00	$18.58	$21	-154.65
110–115	113	2	165.00–170.00	$167.56	$189	-5.67
110–116	115	49	55.00–107.00	$98.58	$113	-74.65
120	120	1	35.00	$35.00	$42	-110.00
120	120	1	15.00	$15.00	$18	-130.00
120–125	122	3	50.00–90.00	$68.63	$84	-15.30
120–125	122	13	75.00–120.00	$97.51	$119	+13.58
120–125	123	2	155.00–165.00	$160.10	$197	-5.12
120–125	123	2	47.00–50.00	$48.47	$60	-116.75
130	130	1	60.00	$60.00	$78	-25.00
130–135	133	2	85.00–90.00	$87.55	$116	+24.36
135	135	1	190.00	$190.00	$256	+126.81
140	140	1	195.00	$195.00	$273	+55.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	218	2	127.00–150.00	$138.90	$303	—
260–280	267	3	147.50–165.00	$158.88	$424	+43.88
310–320	315	2	130.00–142.50	$136.15	$429	+25.14
350–390	377	19	135.00–165.00	$154.09	$581	—
435–446	440	13	129.00–153.00	$140.76	$619	—
460–496	491	7	121.00–142.00	$139.19	$683	—
513–547	523	7	136.00–142.00	$137.79	$721	+17.79
550–585	576	14	128.00–136.00	$131.83	$759	+9.28
620–639	633	9	131.00–133.00	$131.65	$833	+15.61
655–695	676	4	123.00–129.00	$125.92	$851	—
745	745	2	99.00–115.00	$107.00	$797	+20.00
762	762	2	112.00	$112.00	$853	—
800–838	815	9	91.00–105.00	$95.88	$781	—
856–895	866	4	92.00–107.00	$103.12	$893	—
1080	1080	1	85.00	$85.00	$918	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	92.00	$92.00	$359	—
420	420	1	72.00	$72.00	$302	—
495	495	1	82.00	$82.00	$406	—
535–545	540	2	69.00–72.00	$70.51	$381	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	112.00	$112.00	$308	—
300	300	1	140.00	$140.00	$420	—
395	395	1	126.00	$126.00	$498	—
570	570	1	110.00	$110.00	$627	—
675	675	1	97.50	$97.50	$658	—
935	935	1	79.00	$79.00	$739	+6.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	1	80.00	$80.00	$536	—
940	940	1	86.00	$86.00	$808	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1860	1383	80-85%	173	50.00–73.00	$57.55	$796	-4.97
990–1776	1383	80-85%	51	57.00–70.50	$61.26	$847	-1.26
1025–1880	1386	80-85%	122	45.00–66.00	$50.93	$706	-11.59
1185–1620	1396	80-85%	20	40.00–47.00	$44.39	$620	-18.13

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1815	1592	75-80%	37	45.00–56.00	$50.77	$808	—
1285–2100	1616	75-80%	108	51.00–69.00	$56.91	$920	-4.16
1220–2170	1643	75-80%	137	55.50–72.00	$61.77	$1,015	+6.69
1075–2010	1731	75-80%	51	61.00–72.50	$67.04	$1,160	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1550	1199	85-90%	19	50.00–64.00	$54.86	$658	+17.58
795–1790	1251	85-90%	123	20.00–49.50	$42.20	$528	-13.26
870–1855	1269	85-90%	115	38.00–63.00	$50.04	$635	-5.42
910–1660	1307	85-90%	36	32.00–41.00	$36.85	$482	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1552–2030	1799	65-75%	10	63.00–72.00	$67.99	$1,223	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1615	1182	22	72.00–82.00	$76.15	$900	—
785–1770	1366	16	65.00–80.00	$75.12	$1,026	—
1305–1430	1368	2	89.00–92.00	$90.57	$1,239	—
1148–2000	1502	20	81.00–88.00	$84.57	$1,270	—
1140–2230	1562	13	78.00–89.50	$82.21	$1,284	—
1310–2055	1652	8	93.00–99.00	$95.42	$1,576	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1945	1312	15	87.00–94.00	$91.67	$1,203	—
1040–2050	1360	17	96.00–104.00	$99.78	$1,357	—
1040–1705	1474	12	108.00–114.00	$111.00	$1,636	—
1504–1716	1614	4	89.00–96.00	$93.35	$1,507	+3.21
1302–2342	1711	7	48.00–75.00	$63.20	$1,081	—
1076–2410	1802	16	68.50–105.00	$85.43	$1,539	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
833–1250	988	11	73.00–86.00	$76.10	$752	—
970–1110	1060	4	67.00–68.00	$67.77	$718	—
885–1245	1131	16	69.00–72.50	$71.43	$808	-13.56
1160	1160	1	71.00	$71.00	$824	-6.13
890–1605	1288	7	70.00–78.00	$74.05	$954	+6.05
1305	1305	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,018	—
1260–1430	1333	3	80.00–85.00	$83.05	$1,107	—
1075–1478	1377	4	83.00–86.00	$83.59	$1,151	—
1135–1510	1378	3	63.00–65.00	$63.73	$878	—
1175–1685	1389	21	66.00–94.00	$78.21	$1,086	—
1315–1624	1442	6	87.00–96.00	$91.04	$1,313	+11.30
1535	1535	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,397	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	100.00	$100.00	$285	+5.00
325	325	2	70.00	$70.00	$228	+18.00
365	365	1	60.00	$60.00	$219	—
590	590	1	55.00	$55.00	$324	-17.00
810	810	1	71.00	$71.00	$575	—
890	890	1	71.00	$71.00	$632	+9.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	260	2	80.00–92.00	$85.77	$223	—
340	340	1	50.00	$50.00	$170	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1340	1098	6	74.00–77.00	$76.15	$836	+3.56
1130–1160	1145	2	68.00–71.00	$69.52	$796	—
1010–1596	1304	14	68.00–79.00	$73.64	$960	-5.84
1125–1825	1309	5	64.00–73.00	$68.52	$897	-10.96
1495	1495	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,346	-3.05
1175–1848	1520	22	80.00–94.00	$85.58	$1,301	-0.12
1360–1630	1533	12	86.00–93.00	$90.29	$1,384	+4.59
1362–1745	1540	37	89.00–103.00	$93.42	$1,439	+7.72
1610	1610	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,336	+6.43
1620–1630	1623	3	84.00–86.00	$84.67	$1,374	+8.10
1515–1735	1625	2	72.00–78.00	$74.80	$1,216	-1.77
1585–1665	1628	3	92.00–97.00	$95.04	$1,547	+18.47
1600–1705	1653	2	89.00–91.00	$90.03	$1,488	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	67.00	$67.00	$198	—
442	442	2	80.00	$80.00	$354	—
465–492	479	4	65.00–83.00	$74.25	$356	—
510	510	1	79.00	$79.00	$403	—
561–563	562	13	88.00–90.00	$89.08	$501	—
611–622	617	8	81.00–87.00	$83.97	$518	—
688	688	4	72.00	$72.00	$495	—
712–716	713	9	74.00–81.00	$76.88	$548	+6.88
845	845	2	79.00	$79.00	$668	—
885	885	1	45.00	$45.00	$398	—
1095	1095	1	73.00	$73.00	$799	—

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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.