Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

5,106 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $134.45/cwt -0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 677 lb · 39 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $133.55/cwt -4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 622 lb · 38 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $145.50/cwt +31.65 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 584 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,106	5,736	5,406
Feeder cattle	595	888	540
Slaughter cattle	2,558	2,964	2,854

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1205	1143	2	104.00	$104.00	$1,189	—
1148	1148	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,205	—
1200–1375	1265	3	93.00–94.00	$93.36	$1,181	+0.58
1170–1635	1379	25	95.00–111.00	$102.48	$1,413	+3.72
1230–1540	1385	2	93.00–98.00	$95.78	$1,327	-2.98
1260–1530	1449	7	101.00–107.00	$103.66	$1,502	+18.92
1100–1825	1468	75	104.00–115.00	$108.86	$1,598	+1.38
1255–1790	1483	19	113.50–116.00	$114.25	$1,694	+2.26
1380–1610	1495	7	111.00–114.50	$112.00	$1,674	+9.03
1300–1845	1507	55	107.00–113.00	$110.31	$1,662	-0.93
1235–1715	1524	12	109.50–117.00	$114.74	$1,749	+3.50
1350–1664	1531	21	113.00–119.50	$115.52	$1,769	+0.70
1545–1570	1553	3	118.00–119.00	$118.66	$1,843	+3.28
1295–1725	1566	31	120.00–128.00	$122.89	$1,924	+0.88
1365–1880	1566	49	112.00–120.00	$115.03	$1,801	-6.98
1310–1765	1597	10	102.00–107.00	$104.25	$1,665	-17.76
1535–1685	1633	3	106.00–108.50	$107.47	$1,755	-5.14
1425–1790	1653	10	108.50–112.00	$110.63	$1,829	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	150.00	$150.00	$480	-2.46
350–375	361	4	132.00–155.00	$141.30	$510	+13.83
405	405	1	120.00	$120.00	$486	-20.95
415–430	423	2	140.00–155.00	$147.37	$623	+6.42
525	525	2	140.00	$140.00	$735	-4.37
510–545	538	20	137.00–157.00	$151.36	$814	+6.99
558–598	573	11	130.00–175.00	$151.93	$871	+8.17
602–645	622	38	120.00–147.00	$133.55	$831	-4.05
655–696	677	39	115.00–147.00	$134.45	$910	-0.19
701–746	727	22	100.00–129.00	$124.14	$902	-14.13
750–790	775	5	110.00–125.00	$119.39	$925	-15.88
807–810	808	3	112.00–115.00	$113.00	$913	-19.47
1055	1055	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,171	—
1145	1145	1	102.50	$102.50	$1,174	-12.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	145.00	$145.00	$413	+15.00
305–315	308	3	125.00–150.00	$139.03	$428	—
358	358	4	127.00	$127.00	$455	+18.54
370	370	2	137.00	$137.00	$507	+28.54
407–446	428	11	112.00–150.00	$144.99	$621	+22.49
455–495	473	10	100.00–150.00	$128.54	$608	+11.54
515–540	531	7	125.00–147.00	$136.69	$726	+17.04
560–597	584	23	122.00–152.00	$145.50	$850	+31.65
610–648	633	17	100.00–140.00	$119.57	$757	-3.97
670–678	677	9	110.00–135.00	$114.42	$775	+6.83
705–720	710	7	100.00–122.00	$113.61	$807	—
765–790	774	5	80.00–120.00	$101.94	$789	-19.34
810–815	813	2	102.00–110.00	$106.01	$862	-4.62

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	1	40.00	$40.00	$24	-10.00
60	60	1	20.00	$20.00	$12	-30.00
63–65	64	3	5.00–10.00	$6.70	$4	-43.30
65	65	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	-45.00
70	70	1	200.00	$200.00	$140	+85.00
70–75	72	6	140.00–250.00	$188.46	$136	+175.21
70–75	73	4	7.00–10.00	$9.28	$7	-3.97
70–76	73	5	10.00–15.00	$10.96	$8	-2.29
80–85	82	9	5.00–20.00	$12.99	$11	+2.20
80–86	82	13	10.00–20.00	$15.12	$12	+4.33
80–86	83	10	135.00–295.00	$227.79	$189	+210.89
80–85	83	2	105.00–180.00	$141.36	$117	+124.46
80–86	84	3	20.00–50.00	$31.25	$26	+14.35
85	85	1	20.00	$20.00	$17	-7.54
90–98	92	10	130.00–280.00	$204.36	$188	+162.75
90–98	92	16	15.00–35.00	$25.99	$24	-15.62
90–95	93	5	5.00–25.00	$16.99	$16	-6.87
90–95	93	4	100.00–150.00	$115.27	$107	+91.41
90–96	94	11	20.00–50.00	$33.11	$31	+9.25
100	100	1	20.00	$20.00	$20	-140.00
100	100	1	100.00	$100.00	$100	-60.00
100	100	1	40.00	$40.00	$40	-120.00
100–105	101	7	120.00–260.00	$199.05	$201	+159.38
100–106	102	11	22.50–60.00	$38.31	$39	-169.02
100–105	104	6	10.00–30.00	$26.80	$28	-180.53
110–113	111	5	30.00–60.00	$36.92	$41	+21.92
110–116	114	7	120.00–260.00	$188.09	$214	-30.29
135	135	1	270.00	$270.00	$364	+145.00
1130–1205	1173	3	90.00–96.00	$93.63	$1,098	+12.98
1085–1435	1264	13	105.00–111.00	$108.53	$1,372	+7.04
1225–1395	1317	3	94.00–101.50	$98.82	$1,301	-22.93
1300–1516	1388	11	109.00–114.00	$112.32	$1,559	+8.17
1365–1510	1466	5	112.00–115.00	$113.49	$1,664	—
1470	1470	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,720	—
1515	1515	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,636	—
1625	1625	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,755	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	105.00	$105.00	$252	—
250	250	1	97.00	$97.00	$242	-3.00
315–347	340	7	102.00–120.00	$111.79	$380	—
360–395	370	13	90.00–127.00	$114.66	$424	-0.34
415–445	436	7	105.00–125.00	$118.37	$516	+7.78
455–495	475	18	90.00–120.00	$108.05	$513	-1.15
500–522	511	8	92.00–120.00	$105.99	$542	+3.61
568–595	583	7	90.00–115.00	$103.36	$603	+11.96
715	715	2	90.00–112.00	$101.00	$722	-6.00
1165	1165	1	71.00	$71.00	$827	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	3	120.00–137.00	$129.37	$418	+3.71
360–385	373	4	107.00–155.00	$132.80	$495	+10.50
420–435	424	5	112.00–150.00	$136.23	$578	+1.23
473	473	4	130.00	$130.00	$615	+7.31
501–540	520	12	115.00–157.00	$124.79	$649	+11.32
575–590	583	2	110.00–117.00	$113.55	$662	-7.61
600–635	623	6	112.00–142.00	$117.81	$734	-9.01
650–682	664	14	105.00–125.00	$115.00	$764	-5.93
700–732	722	10	110.00–127.00	$116.21	$839	±0.00
818–835	821	5	96.00–120.00	$115.12	$945	-6.67

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	1	165.00	$165.00	$99	+160.00
65	65	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
66	66	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	-95.00
70	70	3	7.00–12.00	$9.67	$7	-90.33
70–78	72	16	5.00–67.00	$50.18	$36	+36.36
70–75	74	7	20.00–75.00	$41.62	$31	+2.46
70–78	74	2	155.00–180.00	$168.18	$124	+129.02
74–75	75	3	40.00–125.00	$83.53	$63	+11.41
75	75	6	115.00–200.00	$170.00	$128	+97.88
76–78	77	2	240.00–260.00	$250.13	$193	+178.01
80–85	82	7	100.00–210.00	$169.74	$139	+97.48
80–85	83	24	10.00–120.00	$81.89	$68	-151.36
80–83	83	20	10.00–112.00	$97.31	$81	-135.94
80–88	83	13	135.00–270.00	$224.74	$187	-8.51
80–88	84	24	50.00–145.00	$109.57	$92	+21.36
80–88	85	36	100.00–150.00	$130.57	$111	+42.36
85	85	2	10.00	$10.00	$8	-78.21
90–98	93	83	95.00–210.00	$129.80	$121	-124.05
90–98	93	23	10.00–105.00	$83.84	$78	-170.01
90–98	93	25	120.00–290.00	$223.46	$208	-30.39
90–98	93	68	75.00–145.00	$114.10	$106	-139.75
90–98	93	9	110.00–255.00	$175.88	$164	-77.97
95	95	1	15.00	$15.00	$14	-87.65
90–98	96	74	20.00–117.00	$105.63	$101	+20.63
100	100	6	80.00–195.00	$149.17	$149	+134.19
100–106	103	29	130.00–280.00	$217.76	$224	+108.73
100–108	103	80	100.00–175.00	$135.16	$139	+26.13
100–108	103	62	80.00–137.00	$120.46	$124	+11.43
103–105	103	16	30.00–95.00	$86.86	$89	-22.17
100–108	105	40	30.00–122.00	$102.77	$108	+9.17
105	105	1	95.00	$95.00	$100	+1.40
110–115	110	11	50.00–100.00	$93.91	$103	+78.91
110	110	1	130.00	$130.00	$143	+115.00
110–118	112	61	100.00–155.00	$131.65	$147	+6.28
110–115	112	3	20.00–35.00	$26.79	$30	-98.58
110–115	112	7	160.00–280.00	$207.78	$233	+82.41
110–118	113	47	60.00–130.00	$114.16	$129	-60.73
115	115	2	200.00–210.00	$205.00	$236	-11.34
120	120	1	70.00	$70.00	$84	+56.50
120–125	122	3	40.00–90.00	$69.59	$85	-78.40
120–125	122	21	110.00–155.00	$127.76	$156	-20.23
120–125	122	10	105.00–127.00	$115.67	$141	-32.32
120–125	123	6	150.00–250.00	$190.14	$234	+103.00
125	125	1	80.00	$80.00	$100	+30.00
128	128	1	150.00	$150.00	$192	-45.00
135	135	1	150.00	$150.00	$202	+50.00
140	140	1	190.00	$190.00	$266	+90.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	147.50	$147.50	$509	+7.50
425–435	432	3	125.00–140.00	$135.08	$584	-16.82
475	475	1	127.00	$127.00	$603	-18.00
575	575	1	127.00	$127.00	$730	-0.11
555–595	581	11	125.00–145.00	$134.04	$779	+6.93
660–685	673	2	130.00–140.00	$135.09	$909	+9.16
725–736	734	6	105.00–121.00	$116.03	$852	-1.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	137.00	$137.00	$459	—
380	380	3	125.00	$125.00	$475	+10.00
420	420	1	110.00	$110.00	$462	+6.86
475–495	485	2	95.00–122.00	$108.78	$528	-5.76
530–540	535	2	87.00–115.00	$100.87	$540	-4.13
550–592	578	3	100.00–120.00	$113.66	$657	+12.66
625–645	631	4	87.00–115.00	$103.42	$653	-10.76
715–735	725	2	76.00–92.00	$83.89	$608	-6.11
850–880	860	3	77.00	$77.00	$662	—
1155	1155	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,005	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1950	1595	75-80%	73	48.00–63.50	$57.30	$914	—
1185–2185	1625	75-80%	170	51.50–68.00	$61.58	$1,001	+3.26
1342–2245	1737	75-80%	84	55.50–73.50	$67.13	$1,166	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
966–1625	1326	80-85%	69	57.00–75.50	$62.52	$829	+11.18
1075–1655	1365	80-85%	66	40.00–56.00	$50.88	$695	-5.91
882–1810	1371	80-85%	172	50.00–62.50	$56.34	$772	-0.45

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1630	1190	85-90%	24	34.00–42.00	$38.05	$453	-2.36
908–1556	1192	85-90%	35	52.00–64.50	$55.79	$665	+15.38
736–1644	1230	85-90%	62	20.00–46.00	$41.50	$510	-14.24
916–1755	1259	85-90%	95	41.00–65.00	$48.40	$609	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1428–2006	1689	65-75%	14	57.00–70.00	$65.48	$1,106	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005	1005	1	49.00	$49.00	$492	—
1095	1095	1	68.00	$68.00	$745	—
1205–1225	1218	3	50.00–67.00	$61.30	$747	—
1305–1310	1308	2	50.00–56.00	$53.01	$693	—
1405–1435	1420	2	56.50–62.00	$59.28	$842	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–2030	1422	17	93.00–100.00	$96.09	$1,366	—
1150–1765	1451	9	80.00–88.00	$82.86	$1,202	-24.93
885–1790	1503	8	101.00–108.00	$104.43	$1,570	+8.52
1066–2004	1519	15	73.00–90.00	$83.24	$1,264	-12.67
1740–1934	1835	3	89.00–90.00	$89.32	$1,639	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1820	1120	14	67.00–79.00	$72.33	$810	—
955–1555	1205	5	80.00–84.00	$82.83	$998	—
935–1885	1295	7	89.00–96.00	$91.69	$1,187	+10.90
1010–1580	1295	2	68.00–72.00	$70.44	$912	-10.35
995–2100	1335	10	80.00–86.00	$82.13	$1,096	—
1535–2175	1827	3	89.00–99.00	$94.71	$1,730	—
2230	2230	1	73.00	$73.00	$1,628	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1940	1529	8	72.00–90.00	$83.59	$1,278	—
1085–2405	1745	2	60.00–61.00	$60.69	$1,059	—
1780–2250	1991	6	85.00–95.00	$91.32	$1,818	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260	1260	1	72.00	$72.00	$907	+4.57
985–1480	1282	9	62.00–89.00	$74.23	$952	+6.80
1200–1595	1391	16	75.50–90.00	$85.55	$1,190	+6.27
1405–1465	1435	2	84.00–84.50	$84.24	$1,209	-4.63

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	280	2	66.00	$66.00	$185	+1.00
353–365	356	4	50.00–68.00	$63.39	$226	+8.39
487	487	2	69.00	$69.00	$336	—
520	520	1	75.00	$75.00	$390	—
592	592	2	90.00	$90.00	$533	+20.27
625–637	635	6	70.00–72.00	$71.67	$455	+5.22
700	700	1	78.00	$78.00	$546	+28.00
810	810	1	73.00	$73.00	$591	—
1230	1230	1	68.00	$68.00	$836	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1175	1108	3	80.00–81.00	$80.65	$894	—
930–1450	1133	5	75.00–81.00	$77.48	$878	—
1405–1535	1470	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,544	+14.54
1242–1970	1586	19	75.00–90.00	$85.54	$1,357	-11.84
1404–1985	1604	8	90.00–105.00	$94.75	$1,520	—
1545–1670	1608	2	93.00–95.00	$94.04	$1,512	—
955–1940	1624	6	80.00–82.50	$81.64	$1,326	—
1590–1690	1640	2	91.00–91.50	$91.24	$1,496	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	100.00	$100.00	$340	±0.00
350–398	386	13	62.00–94.00	$80.14	$309	-10.61
400	400	2	78.00	$78.00	$312	—
517–545	526	3	62.00–74.00	$69.86	$367	—
580–590	583	3	82.00–89.00	$84.36	$492	-3.93
615	615	2	83.00	$83.00	$510	—
700–720	710	2	50.00–85.00	$67.25	$477	—
750	750	2	78.00	$78.00	$585	—
800	800	3	68.00–78.00	$73.00	$584	—
870	870	1	77.00	$77.00	$670	—
1006–1045	1016	4	80.00–82.00	$80.51	$818	—

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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.