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Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

5,497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $131.19/cwt -4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,015/hd at 774 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $127.94/cwt +2.23 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 618 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.44/cwt -3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 572 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,497 5,568 2,688
Feeder cattle 590 809 0
Slaughter cattle 3,179 2,772 1,548

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1834 1358 20 93.00–116.00 $106.17 $1,442 -1.03
1190–1705 1448 2 104.00–106.00 $104.82 $1,518 —
1150–1750 1465 69 109.00–122.00 $114.91 $1,683 +1.49
1318–1650 1471 30 114.00–120.50 $118.42 $1,742 +5.00
1320–1670 1484 37 119.00–125.00 $121.29 $1,800 +7.87
1280–1732 1504 29 118.00–129.00 $122.98 $1,850 +17.01
1235–1800 1521 48 112.00–120.00 $115.98 $1,764 -1.37
1465–1575 1527 11 123.00–124.50 $124.05 $1,894 +7.67
1285–1970 1539 9 100.00–111.00 $106.20 $1,634 -1.94
1325–1840 1564 12 118.00–122.50 $120.73 $1,888 +0.21
1420–1695 1571 38 123.00–128.00 $125.51 $1,972 +1.53
1385–1850 1581 58 119.00–125.00 $121.66 $1,923 -2.32
1490–1645 1584 6 114.00–117.00 $115.85 $1,835 -2.53
1490–1835 1607 11 117.00–120.00 $118.14 $1,899 —
1595–1890 1733 9 105.00–112.50 $108.41 $1,879 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 150.00 $150.00 $248 —
265–275 270 2 152.00–160.00 $155.93 $421 —
310–345 325 4 152.00–172.00 $163.76 $532 -3.24
355–395 377 7 147.00–185.00 $174.64 $658 +19.64
401–432 406 8 160.00–172.00 $167.45 $680 +19.95
455–485 467 8 145.00–170.00 $161.63 $755 +0.84
505–545 521 9 140.00–160.00 $155.93 $812 -15.82
567–590 582 10 145.00–157.00 $149.52 $870 +0.66
610–642 625 5 141.00–150.00 $145.71 $911 -4.03
650–675 669 4 120.00–150.00 $129.81 $868 -11.29
730–747 741 7 135.00–150.00 $142.10 $1,053 +7.83
755–795 774 16 100.00–139.00 $131.19 $1,015 -3.52
805–840 826 8 111.00–145.00 $123.65 $1,021 -11.35
895 895 1 110.00 $110.00 $984 -11.75
995 995 1 90.00 $90.00 $896 -33.00
1035 1035 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,138 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 155.00 $155.00 $279 —
240–246 245 4 145.00–150.00 $148.77 $364 —
305–330 324 8 125.00–150.00 $137.48 $445 —
355–360 358 4 125.00–155.00 $136.33 $488 —
420–447 438 3 145.00–175.00 $165.41 $724 +37.98
450–498 477 8 127.50–160.00 $143.52 $685 +4.48
510–540 529 8 125.00–147.00 $132.30 $700 -7.70
550–590 579 4 72.00–145.00 $114.17 $661 +24.17
628 628 3 145.00 $145.00 $911 +7.85
755 755 2 115.00 $115.00 $868 -5.31

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 1 10.00 $10.00 $6 +5.00
65 65 1 100.00 $100.00 $65 -42.88
65 65 2 7.00–20.00 $13.50 $9 -129.38
70 70 2 15.00–20.00 $17.50 $12 +6.27
70 70 1 130.00 $130.00 $91 +118.77
70 70 1 50.00 $50.00 $35 +38.77
73 73 3 10.00 $10.00 $7 -15.85
70–75 74 6 10.00 $10.00 $7 -15.85
75–76 75 3 205.00–350.00 $286.75 $215 +266.75
80 80 1 215.00 $215.00 $172 +185.00
80–85 82 3 10.00–15.00 $11.73 $10 ±0.00
82–86 84 16 10.00–65.00 $26.96 $23 -220.88
80–88 85 9 240.00–340.00 $300.31 $255 +52.47
82–86 85 4 45.00–70.00 $62.68 $53 -185.16
84–86 85 3 225.00–285.00 $265.31 $226 +17.47
86 86 1 245.00 $245.00 $211 -2.84
90–92 91 2 175.00–235.00 $204.67 $186 +197.17
90–95 91 4 10.00–25.00 $18.84 $17 +11.34
90–95 92 11 25.00–35.00 $30.00 $28 -1.69
90–96 93 10 210.00–305.00 $255.85 $238 +196.99
90–95 94 7 125.00–240.00 $163.17 $153 +104.31
94–98 96 5 35.00–80.00 $50.03 $48 -118.72
96 96 1 200.00 $200.00 $192 +31.25
100 100 1 190.00 $190.00 $190 +129.33
100–105 103 14 40.00–72.00 $49.76 $51 -180.36
100–108 103 13 200.00–320.00 $273.44 $282 +43.32
103 103 4 37.00 $37.00 $38 -193.12
105 105 2 175.00–180.00 $177.50 $186 -52.62
110 110 1 55.00 $55.00 $60 -5.00
110 110 1 110.00 $110.00 $121 +50.00
110–115 114 5 170.00–280.00 $228.70 $261 +83.70
115 115 1 45.00 $45.00 $52 -100.00
120 120 1 50.00 $50.00 $60 -100.00
120 120 1 265.00 $265.00 $318 +115.00
120 120 1 225.00 $225.00 $270 +75.00
122 122 1 195.00 $195.00 $238 +45.00
120–125 123 2 65.00 $65.00 $80 -85.00
1020–1545 1218 9 88.00–108.00 $100.15 $1,220 —
1120–1505 1265 3 120.00–124.00 $122.51 $1,550 —
1035–1540 1317 34 104.00–120.50 $113.66 $1,497 +0.82
1400 1400 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,526 -8.47
1290–1640 1407 9 114.00–119.00 $116.04 $1,633 -1.43
1205–1730 1416 25 117.00–124.00 $120.65 $1,708 +9.31
1413–1670 1520 8 111.00–120.00 $117.11 $1,780 —
1465–1655 1542 3 110.00–113.00 $111.07 $1,713 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105 105 2 215.00–260.00 $237.50 $249 —
175 175 1 200.00 $200.00 $350 —
205 205 1 170.00 $170.00 $348 —
258–277 264 6 139.00–145.00 $142.90 $377 -7.10
355–385 372 6 122.50–150.00 $133.33 $496 -15.14
402–445 419 12 120.00–160.00 $138.54 $580 -4.40
460–497 472 10 125.00–170.00 $147.34 $695 +4.13
500–523 512 9 117.50–130.00 $126.89 $650 -2.93
550–590 572 13 122.50–140.00 $128.44 $735 -0.77
600–642 622 7 118.00–125.00 $122.76 $764 -3.15
655–696 670 5 113.00–145.00 $125.00 $838 +1.60
700–730 716 13 110.00–135.00 $124.07 $888 -3.90
755–799 794 8 118.00–130.00 $119.43 $948 —
840 840 3 122.00 $122.00 $1,025 +22.00
1015 1015 1 78.00 $78.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 273 8 127.00–150.00 $140.06 $382 —
316–340 327 8 125.00–142.50 $135.09 $442 +25.25
350–390 381 5 115.00–120.00 $119.08 $454 -0.38
400–425 417 3 100.00–112.00 $106.46 $444 -17.87
472–480 475 12 105.00–138.00 $123.51 $587 -0.65
500–540 516 7 85.00–117.00 $101.09 $522 -8.50
555–585 572 5 90.00–115.00 $102.86 $588 -12.57
605 605 1 115.00 $115.00 $696 —
650–660 654 4 112.00–127.00 $120.71 $789 +12.22
750 750 1 80.00 $80.00 $600 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 2 50.00–55.00 $52.50 $32 +42.50
60–65 63 3 5.00–10.00 $6.58 $4 +1.58
60–68 65 9 5.00–10.00 $7.21 $5 -142.79
66 66 1 50.00 $50.00 $33 -100.00
68 68 1 10.00 $10.00 $7 -140.00
70–75 71 4 10.00 $10.00 $7 -13.63
70–75 72 13 10.00–110.00 $62.18 $45 +38.55
70–78 75 12 50.00–180.00 $111.72 $84 +67.49
70–78 75 7 30.00–150.00 $91.06 $68 +46.83
70–78 75 4 135.00–175.00 $156.80 $118 +112.57
72–78 75 3 180.00–285.00 $236.38 $177 +192.15
75 75 1 270.00 $270.00 $202 +225.77
76 76 2 170.00–205.00 $187.50 $142 -39.77
80 80 1 150.00 $150.00 $120 +135.00
80–85 82 9 250.00–380.00 $303.65 $249 +195.13
80–85 82 21 5.00–180.00 $117.28 $96 +8.76
80–85 83 5 10.00–15.00 $11.41 $9 -97.11
80–86 83 2 175.00 $175.00 $145 +66.48
80–88 84 44 140.00–200.00 $172.68 $145 -121.24
80–88 84 27 85.00–190.00 $148.23 $125 -145.69
80–85 84 17 35.00–187.00 $140.84 $118 -153.08
84 84 1 30.00 $30.00 $25 -263.92
85 85 2 175.00–200.00 $187.50 $159 +38.55
90 90 1 100.00 $100.00 $90 +85.00
90–95 91 7 110.00–300.00 $203.71 $185 +188.71
90–96 92 19 5.00–157.00 $112.53 $104 -147.33
90–95 92 16 200.00–340.00 $287.40 $264 +27.54
90–96 93 2 170.00–285.00 $225.65 $210 +74.44
90–98 93 42 70.00–212.00 $160.46 $149 +9.25
90–95 93 2 35.00–45.00 $40.14 $37 -111.07
90–98 94 87 140.00–230.00 $174.56 $164 +54.39
90–97 95 61 40.00–175.00 $158.80 $151 +88.80
94–98 96 2 265.00 $265.00 $254 +195.00
100–108 102 76 140.00–237.00 $189.34 $193 +37.54
100–108 102 62 70.00–209.00 $169.27 $173 +17.47
100–104 102 4 85.00–260.00 $176.23 $180 +24.43
100–105 102 6 200.00–290.00 $224.59 $229 +72.79
102–105 103 9 50.00–147.00 $126.66 $130 +11.54
100–108 104 19 230.00–330.00 $289.42 $301 +174.30
100–109 107 47 35.00–187.00 $156.44 $167 +47.36
110–116 111 9 255.00–320.00 $293.16 $325 +87.54
110–118 112 48 140.00–230.00 $180.98 $203 +23.07
110–116 112 7 50.00–150.00 $109.80 $123 -48.11
110–115 113 6 15.00–55.00 $36.73 $42 -113.56
110–118 113 43 115.00–192.00 $165.19 $187 +14.90
110–118 114 2 210.00–245.00 $228.11 $260 +77.82
115 115 4 240.00–275.00 $253.75 $292 +103.46
115 115 1 140.00 $140.00 $161 -10.29
120 120 1 135.00 $135.00 $162 -7.50
120 120 1 150.00 $150.00 $180 +7.50
120 120 1 15.00 $15.00 $18 -127.50
120–128 122 19 125.00–220.00 $167.86 $205 -36.48
120–126 122 5 205.00–295.00 $261.71 $319 +57.37
120–125 123 3 45.00–115.00 $67.76 $83 -151.02
120–125 124 9 120.00–160.00 $146.86 $182 -71.92
125 125 1 15.00 $15.00 $19 -203.78
130 130 2 120.00–130.00 $125.00 $162 -105.00
130–132 131 2 155.00–165.00 $160.04 $210 -69.96
132 132 1 180.00 $180.00 $238 -50.00
140 140 1 150.00 $150.00 $210 +40.00
140 140 1 50.00 $50.00 $70 -60.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 140.00 $140.00 $385 —
320–335 328 3 160.00–170.00 $163.59 $537 +2.69
359–377 364 10 162.00–174.00 $170.80 $622 +26.19
400–432 420 7 142.50–167.50 $156.43 $657 +20.53
460–495 479 9 122.00–166.00 $156.60 $750 +9.85
520–540 527 3 127.00–137.00 $130.42 $687 -8.08
550–590 565 8 137.50–142.50 $140.40 $793 +13.94
603–638 618 13 115.00–139.00 $127.94 $791 +2.23
735 735 1 115.00 $115.00 $845 +10.00
767–773 769 8 113.00–115.00 $113.75 $875 +1.25
1065 1065 1 88.00 $88.00 $937 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 100.00 $100.00 $235 —
310 310 3 120.00–150.00 $136.67 $424 -0.69
375–397 390 6 132.50–157.50 $149.66 $584 +12.66
410 410 1 82.00 $82.00 $336 -38.00
452–480 461 3 120.00–162.00 $147.43 $680 +16.28
540–545 542 3 130.00–145.00 $135.03 $732 —
575–597 586 4 108.00–135.00 $121.25 $711 +0.16
605 605 1 127.00 $127.00 $768 +12.00
681 681 3 110.00 $110.00 $749 —
700–712 708 3 94.00–115.00 $100.92 $715 +16.92
775 775 1 120.00 $120.00 $930 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 3 75.00 $75.00 $352 —
560 560 1 75.00 $75.00 $420 —
605 605 4 79.00 $79.00 $478 —
855 855 1 75.00 $75.00 $641 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1845 1586 75-80% 59 52.00–75.00 $60.76 $964 —
1045–2110 1612 75-80% 144 54.00–86.00 $67.54 $1,089 +8.80
1185–1980 1697 75-80% 96 63.50–77.50 $71.71 $1,217 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1815 1341 80-85% 78 52.00–64.00 $57.17 $767 -8.54
936–1810 1379 80-85% 168 50.00–79.00 $64.21 $885 +2.13
1090–1915 1408 80-85% 48 59.00–80.00 $68.80 $969 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1610 1189 85-90% 88 24.00–62.00 $44.81 $533 +2.41
905–1545 1207 85-90% 16 34.00–42.50 $37.94 $458 -20.06
890–1660 1229 85-90% 124 45.00–69.00 $53.25 $654 -4.75
890–1540 1241 85-90% 34 55.00–76.00 $60.38 $749 +21.33
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1304–1954 1712 65-75% 13 65.00–75.00 $71.31 $1,221 +1.58

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1840 1198 15 94.00–110.00 $101.03 $1,210 —
830–1770 1201 7 86.00–92.00 $88.69 $1,065 —
1362 1362 1 66.00 $66.00 $899 —
1165–1885 1489 24 111.00–121.00 $115.55 $1,721 —
1060–2238 1578 21 72.00–123.00 $92.91 $1,466 -1.56
1195–2112 1663 11 91.00–118.00 $103.84 $1,727 —
2080–2255 2168 2 85.00–94.00 $89.68 $1,944 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1100 886 5 62.50–73.00 $66.61 $590 —
780–1610 1066 20 69.00–79.00 $75.68 $807 —
810–1805 1158 11 90.00–96.00 $92.31 $1,069 —
870–1920 1323 13 80.00–88.50 $84.08 $1,112 —
1180–1650 1416 5 76.00–87.00 $83.94 $1,189 —
1070–1980 1525 2 92.00–95.00 $93.95 $1,433 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–2184 1207 16 50.00–79.00 $70.61 $852 +0.57
1135–2086 1475 10 82.00–95.00 $86.66 $1,278 -11.21
1064–2010 1634 11 88.00–118.00 $100.50 $1,642 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 1 70.00 $70.00 $735 -9.48
1000–1120 1068 6 74.00–79.00 $77.05 $823 -7.76
1075–1195 1135 2 77.00–81.00 $78.89 $895 +9.35
880–1420 1136 12 71.00–88.00 $78.85 $896 +9.31
1195–1390 1290 3 79.50–86.00 $83.63 $1,079 -1.65
1100–1865 1472 23 58.00–91.00 $83.00 $1,222 -2.70
1374–1574 1474 2 93.00–95.00 $94.07 $1,387 +8.37
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 2 87.00 $87.00 $144 —
535 535 1 100.00 $100.00 $535 +35.00
656 656 4 75.00 $75.00 $492 —
710–730 720 2 62.00–66.00 $63.97 $461 —
830 830 1 66.00 $66.00 $548 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–247 233 3 80.00–95.00 $84.40 $197 —
270 270 1 85.00 $85.00 $230 —
305–335 323 3 77.00–120.00 $97.63 $315 -1.12
355–391 382 4 78.00–79.00 $78.23 $299 -6.77
402–442 424 5 79.00–91.00 $85.61 $363 —
460–461 461 4 72.00–86.00 $75.49 $348 —
510–545 538 5 85.00–86.00 $85.19 $458 —
575–593 589 11 74.00–110.00 $82.95 $489 +7.95
615–640 628 2 100.00–114.00 $107.14 $673 —
670–695 683 7 62.00–96.00 $75.35 $515 +1.35
705–731 724 13 78.00–86.00 $83.87 $607 —
760–790 775 10 56.00–79.00 $71.49 $554 —
800–840 825 10 70.00–85.00 $79.86 $659 —
853–890 869 5 46.00–80.00 $73.27 $637 -0.73
905 905 2 64.00–66.00 $65.00 $588 —
967–985 971 5 56.00–71.00 $67.96 $660 —
1055 1055 1 70.00 $70.00 $738 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–925 910 2 72.00–78.00 $74.95 $682 —
960–1685 1328 25 70.00–88.00 $81.19 $1,078 —
1270–1584 1440 16 95.00–103.00 $98.69 $1,421 —
1185–1840 1460 26 76.00–98.00 $90.48 $1,321 -1.50
1558–1676 1624 8 92.50–105.00 $98.23 $1,595 —
1700 1700 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,445 +8.59

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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.