Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

5,736 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.87/cwt -6.90 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 531 lb · 39 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.76/cwt -6.60 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 572 lb · 29 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $152.77/cwt -10.41 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 431 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,736	5,842	5,670
Feeder cattle	888	982	881
Slaughter cattle	2,964	3,047	2,745

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190	1190	1	108.50	$108.50	$1,291	—
1130–1480	1248	9	98.00–105.00	$101.49	$1,267	—
1155–1435	1295	2	91.00–95.00	$92.78	$1,202	-8.57
1095–1598	1365	10	92.00–106.00	$98.76	$1,348	—
1095–1600	1408	11	109.00–114.00	$111.74	$1,573	+3.62
1210–1525	1427	5	82.00–89.00	$84.74	$1,209	-23.38
1010–1780	1464	75	96.00–112.00	$107.48	$1,574	-4.15
1195–1715	1481	11	98.00–105.00	$101.10	$1,497	-6.62
1285–1625	1483	32	109.00–116.00	$111.99	$1,661	+4.27
1270–1625	1489	11	112.00–119.00	$115.23	$1,716	+11.53
1300–1745	1493	6	102.00–105.50	$102.97	$1,537	-0.73
1140–1730	1516	70	108.00–114.00	$111.24	$1,686	-3.42
1465–1580	1535	3	114.50–115.50	$114.82	$1,762	-2.82
1345–1765	1553	41	112.50–120.00	$115.38	$1,792	-0.95
1405–1690	1564	15	120.00–125.00	$122.01	$1,908	-2.67
1488–1668	1609	8	110.00–112.00	$110.82	$1,783	—
1395–1785	1627	10	112.00–113.00	$112.61	$1,832	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282–285	283	4	130.00–170.00	$140.08	$396	—
310–345	329	4	142.00–165.00	$152.46	$502	-12.38
355–360	359	4	125.00–135.00	$127.47	$458	-31.32
428–432 value added	430	15	160.00–165.00	$163.01	$701	—
400–445	433	13	130.00–150.00	$140.95	$610	-22.23
464 value added	464	10	174.00	$174.00	$807	—
475–485	480	5	140.00–158.00	$147.86	$710	-16.62
519–540 value added	527	19	156.00–165.00	$159.77	$842	—
510–548	534	20	137.50–160.00	$144.37	$771	-14.40
550–595	572	29	130.00–152.00	$143.76	$822	-6.60
600–640	621	22	117.50–155.00	$137.60	$854	-6.00
660–690	673	24	125.00–147.00	$134.64	$906	+0.15
701–738	713	17	135.00–152.00	$138.27	$986	+12.27
770–788	779	19	127.00–140.00	$135.27	$1,054	+10.60
800–849	827	19	120.00–147.00	$132.47	$1,096	+13.44
861–875	865	12	125.00–141.00	$128.70	$1,113	+13.98
914–945	927	11	112.00–130.00	$120.50	$1,117	—
975–995	989	6	110.00–125.00	$117.48	$1,162	+14.48
1000–1020	1016	6	100.00–114.00	$103.16	$1,048	—
1106–1147	1123	14	111.00–116.00	$114.58	$1,287	—
1182–1190	1188	7	112.00–115.00	$112.85	$1,341	—
1238–1239	1239	6	98.00–107.00	$101.00	$1,251	—
1320	1320	2	104.00	$104.00	$1,373	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	2	130.00	$130.00	$325	-20.00
362–380	371	4	107.00–110.00	$108.46	$402	-31.54
405	405	1	122.50	$122.50	$496	—
448 value added	448	9	150.00	$150.00	$672	—
462	462	2	117.00	$117.00	$541	—
505–525	514	7	112.50–124.00	$119.65	$615	—
570–595	586	4	100.00–125.00	$113.85	$667	—
620–640	630	4	120.00–130.00	$123.54	$778	+49.54
655–682	672	5	100.00–117.00	$107.59	$723	+0.59
750–790	773	4	120.00–125.00	$121.28	$937	—
810–827	823	5	102.00–115.00	$110.63	$910	—
855–868	865	4	110.00–120.00	$117.53	$1,017	—
935	935	2	100.00	$100.00	$935	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	2	145.00	$145.00	$853	—
782	782	2	117.00	$117.00	$915	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	1	50.00	$50.00	$32	+40.00
65	65	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	-5.00
68	68	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	-90.00
70	70	1	115.00	$115.00	$80	+100.00
70–75	73	11	10.00–40.00	$13.25	$10	-211.23
70–75	73	4	145.00–175.00	$163.45	$119	-61.03
70–75	74	5	10.00–15.00	$11.01	$8	-213.47
72–78	75	3	150.00–165.00	$154.78	$116	+17.28
80–85	81	5	130.00–165.00	$150.74	$122	+132.87
80–85	82	12	5.00–15.00	$10.79	$9	-7.08
80–85	82	9	170.00–285.00	$231.68	$190	+213.81
80–86	83	13	10.00–30.00	$16.90	$14	+2.90
84–88	86	4	15.00–35.00	$27.54	$24	+13.54
90	90	1	10.00	$10.00	$9	-39.48
90–95	92	17	25.00–45.00	$41.61	$38	-7.87
90–96	92	17	115.00–320.00	$226.53	$208	+177.05
90–98	93	4	20.00–30.00	$23.86	$22	-117.03
90–95	93	2	130.00–160.00	$145.41	$135	+4.52
100	100	1	160.00	$160.00	$160	+131.67
100–101	101	8	20.00–45.00	$39.67	$40	+11.34
100–105	103	8	130.00–260.00	$207.33	$214	+193.94
100–105	103	9	20.00–55.00	$38.12	$39	+24.73
110	110	1	15.00	$15.00	$16	-178.43
110–114	112	4	25.00–45.00	$33.68	$38	-159.75
110–115	113	6	200.00–240.00	$218.38	$247	+24.95
120	120	3	40.00–55.00	$50.00	$60	-10.34
120	120	1	15.00	$15.00	$18	-45.34
120–122	121	3	175.00–270.00	$218.29	$264	+157.95
130	130	1	125.00	$125.00	$162	+85.00
1065–1300	1183	2	79.00–82.00	$80.65	$954	—
1065–1395	1263	3	100.00–104.00	$101.49	$1,282	-6.51
1155–1558	1288	13	104.50–110.00	$108.24	$1,394	+0.24
1060–1580	1303	10	86.00–98.00	$90.67	$1,181	-10.68
1205–1410	1315	3	120.00–123.00	$121.75	$1,601	+20.40
1290–1365	1328	2	90.00–98.00	$93.89	$1,247	-11.05
1288–1480	1336	4	112.00–116.50	$113.25	$1,513	+4.41
1324–1410	1365	4	109.00–112.50	$109.86	$1,500	-0.01
1155–1570	1374	17	104.00–109.50	$107.76	$1,481	-2.11
1155–1750	1381	17	96.00–110.00	$104.15	$1,438	-3.23

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–282	275	3	120.00–135.00	$124.73	$343	-2.27
320–345	333	2	117.00–135.00	$125.66	$418	-9.34
365–380	372	5	114.00–130.00	$122.30	$455	-11.30
415–425	418	3	135.00	$135.00	$564	+8.98
450–495	468	13	115.00–140.00	$122.69	$574	-2.64
501–535	517	21	106.00–122.50	$113.47	$587	-10.17
551–580	568	21	118.00–126.00	$121.16	$688	-3.37
600–635	626	20	115.00–136.00	$126.82	$794	+10.92
655–692	671	18	120.00–125.00	$120.93	$811	+3.27
700–745	718	11	84.00–135.00	$116.21	$834	+6.21
792–795	793	3	120.00–125.00	$121.67	$965	+12.67
825–845	840	4	115.00–124.00	$121.79	$1,023	+7.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
279	279	4	100.00	$100.00	$279	-25.00
352	352	3	115.00	$115.00	$405	+11.37
410–440	430	7	100.00–115.00	$110.59	$476	—
460–495	482	5	105.00–112.00	$109.20	$526	+13.27
510–530	519	7	94.00–115.00	$102.38	$531	—
522	522	2	92.00	$92.00	$480	—
575–593	585	9	87.00–102.00	$91.40	$535	-5.60
602–630	611	3	90.00–107.00	$101.16	$618	+26.16
655	655	1	105.00	$105.00	$688	—
710	710	4	107.00	$107.00	$760	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50–58	56	5	5.00–12.00	$6.24	$3	-3.76
60–64	61	3	5.00	$5.00	$3	-1.70
70	70	1	100.00	$100.00	$70	+70.00
70–75	71	5	5.00–22.00	$13.82	$10	-16.18
70–75	73	11	10.00–95.00	$59.46	$43	+29.60
70–76	74	6	20.00–65.00	$39.16	$29	-135.33
72–75	74	3	50.00–110.00	$87.16	$64	-87.33
70–78	75	8	45.00–110.00	$72.12	$54	+22.12
75–76	75	6	180.00–220.00	$195.81	$147	+145.81
80	80	1	20.00	$20.00	$16	-40.00
80–86	82	22	25.00–122.00	$72.26	$59	-151.65
80–86	82	35	5.00–115.00	$68.71	$56	-155.20
80–88	83	15	180.00–275.00	$233.25	$194	+71.40
80–88	84	25	55.00–115.00	$88.21	$74	+23.70
80–85	84	6	135.00–200.00	$173.91	$146	+109.40
80–88	84	54	82.50–155.00	$111.70	$94	+47.19
90–95	92	24	5.00–115.00	$97.73	$90	+39.21
90–96	93	15	180.00–345.00	$253.85	$236	+178.72
90–95	93	3	35.00–40.00	$36.70	$34	-38.43
90–98	93	94	85.00–157.00	$121.18	$113	+46.05
90–98	94	80	60.00–132.00	$97.50	$92	-68.07
90–96	94	10	135.00–195.00	$169.07	$159	+3.50
90–98	95	64	25.00–122.00	$102.65	$98	+28.25
96	96	1	85.00	$85.00	$82	+10.60
100–104	101	5	10.00–25.00	$14.98	$15	-204.58
100–108	102	67	70.00–125.00	$109.03	$111	-58.95
100–108	102	22	170.00–340.00	$239.03	$244	+71.05
100–105	102	7	125.00–170.00	$144.13	$147	-23.85
100–108	102	115	95.00–160.00	$123.49	$126	-44.49
100–108	105	47	30.00–110.00	$93.60	$98	+56.60
105	105	1	40.00	$40.00	$42	+3.00
110	110	2	5.00–25.00	$15.00	$16	-58.98
110–118	112	68	100.00–155.00	$125.37	$140	+16.02
110–116	112	14	20.00–100.00	$71.73	$80	-37.62
110–115	113	2	170.00–180.00	$174.89	$198	+156.31
110–116	114	7	125.00–260.00	$216.34	$247	+117.76
110–118	114	37	80.00–120.00	$103.75	$118	+5.17
120	120	2	12.00–15.00	$13.50	$16	-21.50
120	120	1	185.00	$185.00	$222	+150.00
120–126	122	4	110.00–185.00	$147.99	$181	+79.36
120–125	122	20	105.00–145.00	$119.70	$146	+51.07
120–125	123	3	75.00–102.00	$87.14	$107	-72.96
125	125	1	50.00	$50.00	$62	-110.10
130	130	1	195.00	$195.00	$254	+135.00
130	130	1	105.00	$105.00	$136	+45.00
135	135	1	100.00	$100.00	$135	-90.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277	277	2	170.00	$170.00	$471	+11.12
315	315	1	140.00	$140.00	$441	+3.85
360–390	379	6	150.00–157.50	$152.55	$578	-1.54
410–445	430	4	132.00–167.00	$151.90	$653	+11.14
467–490	475	3	145.00	$145.00	$689	+5.81
501–545	519	5	120.00–140.00	$128.41	$666	-9.38
565–588	570	20	100.00–129.00	$127.11	$725	-4.72
615–641	636	8	117.00–127.00	$125.55	$798	-6.10
666–685	671	14	124.00–130.00	$125.93	$845	+0.01
700–738	727	8	109.00–130.00	$117.48	$854	+10.48
795	795	1	92.50	$92.50	$735	-19.50
1275	1275	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,377	—
1305	1305	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,305	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	100.00	$100.00	$280	-12.00
358	358	2	115.00	$115.00	$412	—
425–448	440	3	95.00–107.00	$103.14	$454	—
460–485	471	6	101.00–132.50	$114.54	$539	—
520	520	1	105.00	$105.00	$546	—
571	571	3	101.00	$101.00	$577	-9.00
630–645	635	3	95.00–124.00	$114.18	$725	—
745	745	1	90.00	$90.00	$670	—
805	805	1	109.00	$109.00	$877	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	105.00	$105.00	$368	—
778–785	782	4	55.00–70.00	$62.53	$489	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–2010	1605	75-80%	65	48.00–60.00	$52.31	$840	-4.60
1288–2068	1643	75-80%	136	54.00–70.00	$58.32	$958	-3.45
1010–2040	1673	75-80%	94	59.50–69.00	$62.97	$1,053	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1645	1329	80-85%	91	42.00–56.00	$51.34	$682	—
920–1945	1331	80-85%	49	55.00–77.00	$62.49	$832	—
1000–1690	1363	80-85%	145	48.00–66.00	$56.79	$774	-0.76

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1520	1197	85-90%	62	24.00–47.00	$40.41	$484	-14.45
890–1755	1209	85-90%	22	30.00–40.00	$36.05	$436	—
985–1515	1233	85-90%	10	53.00–60.00	$55.74	$687	—
875–1685	1244	85-90%	98	30.00–55.00	$47.48	$591	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1598–2090	1828	65-75%	9	63.50–68.50	$65.29	$1,194	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1400	1321	8	80.00–89.00	$85.30	$1,127	-6.37
1130–2105	1450	19	100.00–117.00	$107.79	$1,563	-3.21
880–2050	1524	12	93.00–100.00	$95.91	$1,462	—
1245–2240	1721	25	73.00–96.00	$83.60	$1,439	+20.40
1660–2200	1911	5	83.00–103.00	$89.46	$1,710	—
2095–2210	2153	2	74.00–79.00	$76.57	$1,649	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1665	1045	13	66.00–79.00	$73.20	$765	—
1048–1705	1299	20	77.00–85.00	$80.79	$1,049	—
1215–1650	1419	4	89.00–100.00	$93.20	$1,323	—
1300–1955	1609	18	71.50–87.00	$79.42	$1,278	—
1405–1850	1633	6	54.00–79.00	$71.69	$1,171	—
1500–1790	1711	6	88.00–95.00	$91.40	$1,564	—
1940	1940	1	61.00	$61.00	$1,183	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–2500	1758	3	79.00–80.00	$79.73	$1,402	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1565	1248	15	55.00–75.00	$69.97	$873	—
1180–1370	1268	8	63.00–72.00	$67.43	$855	-6.62
1310	1310	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,048	+2.00
1095–1702	1394	15	70.00–89.00	$79.28	$1,105	+1.07
1380–1508	1443	3	86.00–95.00	$88.87	$1,282	-2.17
1530	1530	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,515	+8.00

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	65.00	$65.00	$188	-35.00
385	385	1	55.00	$55.00	$212	-5.00
405–445	425	2	85.00–105.00	$95.47	$406	—
565–580	573	2	52.00–87.00	$69.73	$400	+14.73
605–640	628	3	60.00–72.00	$66.45	$417	—
689–690	689	5	50.00–75.00	$55.01	$379	—
705	705	2	50.00	$50.00	$352	—
760	760	1	67.00	$67.00	$509	—
990	990	1	70.00	$70.00	$693	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1550	1390	6	76.00–88.50	$84.24	$1,171	—
1135–1840	1423	9	63.00–74.00	$66.96	$953	—
1150–1775	1440	23	70.00–80.00	$75.97	$1,094	—
1395–1695	1492	11	88.00–94.50	$90.46	$1,350	+0.46
1140–1715	1497	29	82.00–89.00	$86.83	$1,300	-3.17
1384–1606	1503	7	94.00–95.00	$94.14	$1,415	+8.56
1505–1525	1520	4	93.00–97.00	$93.99	$1,429	+8.41
1475–1635	1568	12	90.00–96.00	$91.36	$1,433	—
1505–1655	1580	2	95.00–100.00	$97.38	$1,539	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
243	243	13	106.00	$106.00	$258	—
293–295	294	9	101.00–106.00	$102.66	$302	+35.66
327	327	3	100.00	$100.00	$327	—
352–375	364	13	90.00–92.00	$90.75	$330	—
575–595	578	6	80.00–90.00	$88.29	$510	-0.79

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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.