Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

5,940 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.09/cwt ≈ $746/hd at 626 lb · 39 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.14/cwt ≈ $871/hd at 515 lb · 39 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.85/cwt ≈ $799/hd at 678 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,940	4,143	3,351
Feeder cattle	1,225	—	832
Slaughter cattle	3,035	2,675	1,664

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
978	978	2	104.00	$104.00	$1,017	—
970–1255	1070	3	85.00–88.00	$86.31	$924	—
1148	1148	3	89.00	$89.00	$1,022	—
845–1515	1275	4	92.00–98.00	$96.46	$1,230	-12.15
1305–1410	1352	3	100.00–105.00	$103.35	$1,397	—
1370	1370	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,658	—
1035–1890	1401	22	90.00–110.00	$101.88	$1,427	-3.63
1220–1675	1430	21	112.50–118.00	$115.00	$1,644	+9.49
1215–1750	1459	8	102.00–108.00	$105.27	$1,536	-12.08
1206–1760	1474	122	107.00–119.00	$112.16	$1,653	-5.19
1145–1745	1480	79	109.00–117.00	$113.48	$1,680	-1.27
1375–1675	1508	16	113.50–121.00	$116.57	$1,758	—
1300–1695	1518	16	101.00–107.00	$105.40	$1,600	—
1385–1726	1541	24	118.00–125.00	$120.36	$1,855	—
1425–1705	1561	33	111.00–118.00	$113.93	$1,778	-6.75
1480–1730	1571	9	116.00–118.00	$116.50	$1,830	-1.09
1435–1725	1576	19	118.00–125.00	$121.71	$1,918	+4.12
1412–1845	1584	87	112.00–120.50	$116.36	$1,843	-1.23
1608–1733	1684	10	113.00–116.00	$114.41	$1,927	—
1710–1755	1733	2	108.00–109.00	$108.51	$1,880	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
242	242	4	155.00	$155.00	$375	—
338	338	3	145.00	$145.00	$490	—
378–381	380	7	169.00–170.00	$169.57	$644	—
405–436	424	12	130.00–177.50	$158.31	$671	—
422–446 thin fleshed	436	7	176.00–185.00	$179.74	$784	—
465–478 thin fleshed	472	8	172.00–184.00	$177.92	$840	—
457–496	474	15	152.50–170.00	$164.38	$779	—
505 thin fleshed	505	2	180.00	$180.00	$909	—
512 fancy	512	14	172.00	$172.00	$881	—
500–535	518	23	151.00–175.00	$166.46	$862	—
553 thin fleshed	553	2	175.00	$175.00	$968	—
555–598	582	15	152.00–175.00	$168.87	$983	—
605–625 thin fleshed	610	4	167.00–174.00	$172.21	$1,050	—
605–645	629	18	140.00–155.00	$146.84	$924	—
650–698	675	20	133.00–155.00	$144.42	$975	—
704–743	721	12	137.00–147.00	$142.06	$1,024	—
735–745 thin fleshed	741	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,186	—
758–790	772	16	118.00–155.00	$136.41	$1,053	—
812–840	823	8	117.50–147.00	$133.40	$1,098	—
870	870	6	142.00	$142.00	$1,235	—
903–940	923	20	119.00–142.00	$122.49	$1,131	—
990	990	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,307	—
1000–1015	1007	3	120.00–130.00	$123.31	$1,242	—
1050–1095	1065	3	117.00–120.00	$118.97	$1,267	—
1127	1127	3	98.00	$98.00	$1,104	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	219	4	115.00–135.00	$127.08	$278	—
280	280	1	120.00	$120.00	$336	—
315–331	326	9	160.00–170.00	$166.10	$541	—
375	375	2	82.50–160.00	$121.25	$455	—
415–445	429	4	97.50–145.00	$127.16	$546	—
520–545	537	3	120.00–132.00	$128.12	$688	—
541 thin fleshed	541	4	152.00	$152.00	$822	—
550–585	568	2	135.00–140.00	$137.58	$781	—
605–636	629	6	120.00–132.50	$128.75	$810	—
645	645	1	95.00	$95.00	$613	—
675–680	678	2	117.00–120.00	$118.49	$803	—
710–745	725	7	124.00–140.00	$126.39	$916	—
755–777	772	4	132.00–135.00	$134.27	$1,037	—
875	875	3	115.00	$115.00	$1,006	—
930	930	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,023	—
960–970	965	2	112.00	$112.00	$1,081	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	165.00	$165.00	$594	—
515 thin fleshed	515	1	187.00	$187.00	$963	—
783 thin fleshed	783	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,331	—
873	873	2	142.00	$142.00	$1,240	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
58	58	1	50.00	$50.00	$29	+45.00
60	60	1	75.00	$75.00	$45	+70.00
60–65	63	3	5.00–17.00	$9.13	$6	-110.87
65	65	1	180.00	$180.00	$117	+60.00
65	65	1	30.00	$30.00	$20	-90.00
65	65	2	25.00–30.00	$27.50	$18	-92.50
70	70	4	10.00–35.00	$28.75	$20	-61.25
70–75	72	3	140.00–235.00	$192.67	$139	-47.33
74–78	75	8	10.00–55.00	$24.94	$19	+2.29
75	75	1	20.00	$20.00	$15	-2.65
80	80	1	230.00	$230.00	$184	+215.00
80–85	82	6	12.00–20.00	$15.76	$13	-47.78
80–85	83	11	25.00–40.00	$35.03	$29	-28.51
80–88	84	5	170.00–315.00	$225.02	$189	-44.98
85	85	2	135.00–150.00	$142.50	$121	-122.50
85–86	86	4	42.50–65.00	$55.57	$48	-209.43
85–88	86	4	275.00–365.00	$317.33	$273	+52.33
90	90	1	30.00	$30.00	$27	+10.00
90	90	1	50.00	$50.00	$45	+30.00
90–98	92	6	30.00–115.00	$70.56	$65	+5.43
90–95	93	2	160.00–180.00	$170.27	$158	+80.11
90–94	93	8	20.00–92.00	$71.20	$66	-18.96
90–95	93	11	290.00–400.00	$341.49	$318	+251.33
90–95	94	4	5.00–10.00	$8.80	$8	-81.36
90–95	94	7	235.00–350.00	$300.49	$282	+210.33
90–98	94	5	60.00–240.00	$174.09	$164	+83.93
100–106	102	13	190.00–390.00	$320.84	$327	+23.88
100–106	102	8	80.00–135.00	$100.13	$102	-196.83
100–105	103	2	205.00–305.00	$256.22	$264	-40.74
103–105	104	6	20.00–80.00	$64.88	$67	-232.08
105	105	1	135.00	$135.00	$142	-161.96
110–116	113	2	100.00–150.00	$124.34	$141	+64.34
110–115	113	2	240.00–275.00	$257.89	$291	+197.89
115	115	1	345.00	$345.00	$397	+285.00
120	120	1	235.00	$235.00	$282	+175.00
1160–1279	1259	6	112.50–114.00	$112.73	$1,419	—
1150–1380	1272	3	111.00–114.00	$112.01	$1,425	—
1235–1460	1333	15	109.50–115.50	$112.66	$1,502	-2.54
1240–1435	1353	9	108.00–114.00	$110.72	$1,498	-9.73
1380	1380	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,642	-1.45
1295–1440	1388	3	118.00–122.00	$120.06	$1,666	-0.39
1190–1595	1394	24	103.00–118.50	$111.06	$1,548	-9.39
1260–1616	1403	10	117.50–120.00	$118.81	$1,667	—
1309–1760	1403	16	110.00–117.00	$113.53	$1,593	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238	238	2	135.00	$135.00	$321	—
285	285	2	125.00–150.00	$137.50	$392	—
375–395	387	3	114.00–124.00	$119.63	$463	—
400–439	416	22	128.00–135.00	$129.49	$539	—
455–497	487	24	110.00–140.00	$124.08	$604	—
530–537	534	5	112.50–132.00	$124.26	$664	—
555–586	574	19	112.50–140.00	$124.29	$713	—
614–635	626	39	115.00–130.00	$119.09	$746	—
675	675	3	117.00	$117.00	$790	—
655–690	678	30	97.50–131.00	$117.94	$800	—
700–745	722	17	96.00–128.00	$118.91	$859	—
755–780	770	5	117.00–127.00	$120.61	$929	—
807–843	822	28	105.00–120.00	$111.32	$915	—
865	865	1	112.00	$112.00	$969	—
1042	1042	4	108.00	$108.00	$1,125	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	112.00	$112.00	$235	—
255–295	275	3	110.00–125.00	$118.70	$326	—
305–335	322	6	95.00–125.00	$115.71	$373	—
355–385	370	2	110.00–122.00	$116.24	$430	—
415–440	433	8	110.00–117.00	$115.27	$499	—
443 thin fleshed	443	2	125.00	$125.00	$554	—
460–490	474	5	90.00–120.00	$109.92	$521	—
525–528	527	3	112.00	$112.00	$590	—
585 thin fleshed	585	1	127.00	$127.00	$743	—
580–597	586	8	98.00–122.00	$106.43	$624	—
620–625	623	2	105.00–107.00	$106.00	$660	—
725–740	736	4	110.00–112.00	$110.49	$813	—
795	795	1	107.00	$107.00	$851	—
823–840	827	4	105.00–112.00	$106.78	$883	—
855	855	2	92.00	$92.00	$787	—
855	855	1	112.00	$112.00	$958	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–740	723	2	120.00–127.00	$123.42	$892	—
855	855	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,069	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
52	52	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	-60.00
60	60	1	7.00	$7.00	$4	-58.00
60	60	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	-60.00
60–64	62	2	5.00	$5.00	$3	-60.00
65	65	1	80.00	$80.00	$52	+15.00
70	70	1	20.00	$20.00	$14	-205.00
70	70	1	12.00	$12.00	$8	-213.00
70–75	73	4	40.00–55.00	$47.50	$35	-21.90
70–75	73	4	20.00–150.00	$91.67	$67	+22.27
70–78	74	3	260.00–355.00	$302.65	$224	+152.03
74–75	75	2	105.00–190.00	$147.21	$110	+77.21
74–76	75	5	70.00–140.00	$98.96	$74	+28.96
75	75	2	150.00–205.00	$177.50	$133	+107.50
75–78	77	4	130.00–155.00	$141.27	$109	-158.73
80	80	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-310.00
80	80	1	210.00	$210.00	$168	-110.00
80–85	83	24	5.00–225.00	$124.44	$103	-41.81
80–86	83	20	60.00–200.00	$152.28	$126	-13.97
80–85	83	3	165.00–200.00	$182.00	$151	+15.75
80–88	84	32	80.00–205.00	$163.07	$137	-22.17
80–88	84	6	285.00–375.00	$338.16	$284	+152.92
80–88	85	37	105.00–205.00	$171.27	$146	+141.27
86–88	87	2	90.00–140.00	$115.29	$100	-44.71
90	90	1	270.00	$270.00	$243	+10.00
90–98	93	61	80.00–240.00	$183.15	$170	+78.58
90–96	93	4	210.00–300.00	$263.76	$245	+159.19
90–95	93	9	165.00–375.00	$286.43	$266	+181.86
90–98	93	14	20.00–170.00	$111.86	$104	+7.29
90–98	94	20	250.00–410.00	$333.43	$313	+107.28
90–98	94	66	120.00–250.00	$182.81	$172	-43.34
90–98	95	47	40.00–210.00	$165.08	$157	+90.08
95	95	1	20.00	$20.00	$19	-55.00
100	100	1	200.00	$200.00	$200	-130.25
100–108	102	50	70.00–240.00	$204.89	$209	-23.73
100–108	103	22	230.00–390.00	$325.67	$335	+97.05
100–105	103	2	260.00–265.00	$262.56	$270	+33.94
100–108	103	73	135.00–270.00	$200.46	$206	-28.16
100–109	104	26	65.00–200.00	$160.00	$166	-167.67
100–105	104	10	20.00–175.00	$117.92	$123	-209.75
106	106	2	235.00–270.00	$252.50	$268	+150.70
110	110	2	15.00–17.00	$16.00	$18	-279.00
110–118	112	34	125.00–280.00	$210.81	$236	-11.56
110–116	112	4	90.00–175.00	$137.13	$154	-85.24
110–116	112	14	220.00–370.00	$315.81	$354	+93.44
110–118	113	41	105.00–242.00	$197.09	$223	-6.63
112–116	115	4	130.00–215.00	$191.78	$221	-11.94
115	115	3	150.00–305.00	$206.67	$238	+2.95
120	120	1	145.00	$145.00	$174	-52.82
120–125	121	4	110.00–195.00	$168.92	$204	-28.90
120–125	122	12	105.00–250.00	$188.32	$230	-9.50
122	122	1	295.00	$295.00	$360	+97.18
125	125	1	60.00	$60.00	$75	-137.82
130	130	1	115.00	$115.00	$150	-82.82
130	130	1	300.00	$300.00	$390	+102.18
130	130	1	240.00	$240.00	$312	+42.18
130	130	1	215.00	$215.00	$280	+17.18
135	135	1	60.00	$60.00	$81	-137.82
140	140	1	290.00	$290.00	$406	+92.18

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	2	135.00–150.00	$142.44	$432	—
363–385	371	5	130.00–146.00	$137.73	$511	—
400–442	416	9	120.00–145.00	$129.61	$539	—
470–475	473	2	125.00–147.00	$136.06	$644	—
520–545	528	18	122.50–147.00	$144.52	$763	—
550–598	588	5	120.00–125.00	$120.93	$711	—
600–630	615	19	125.00–131.00	$129.62	$797	—
682	682	2	105.00	$105.00	$716	—
705–748	737	4	119.00–122.00	$119.72	$882	—
775	775	1	125.00	$125.00	$969	—
800–847	824	5	109.00–112.00	$109.99	$906	—
880	880	2	95.00–110.00	$102.50	$902	—
925	925	1	82.00	$82.00	$758	—
950–985	976	4	112.00–120.00	$115.53	$1,128	—
1025	1025	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,097	—
1085	1085	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,194	—
1130	1130	1	85.00	$85.00	$960	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	135.00	$135.00	$297	—
320	320	2	125.00	$125.00	$400	—
353–380	358	5	115.00	$115.00	$412	—
419	419	4	85.00	$85.00	$356	—
415–436	424	12	107.50–112.00	$110.07	$467	—
470–495	476	4	102.00–107.00	$105.70	$503	—
515–540	520	9	120.00–137.50	$134.69	$700	—
715	715	1	102.00	$102.00	$729	—
985	985	2	103.00	$103.00	$1,015	—
1050	1050	1	92.00	$92.00	$966	—
1180	1180	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,156	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	90.00	$90.00	$171	—
655–685	675	3	65.00–72.00	$67.26	$454	—
710	710	2	66.00	$66.00	$469	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
782–1845	1298	80-85%	66	45.00–63.00	$58.27	$756	-1.93
1025–1850	1336	80-85%	50	62.50–79.50	$71.00	$949	+5.24
1070–1824	1367	80-85%	115	55.00–70.00	$64.35	$880	-8.69

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–1225	1030	85-90%	14	36.00–45.00	$39.53	$407	—
725–1630	1125	85-90%	49	20.00–51.50	$42.49	$478	-0.53
910–1592	1198	85-90%	38	58.00–72.50	$62.53	$749	+6.42
790–1725	1243	85-90%	101	49.50–63.00	$54.78	$681	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1765	1547	75-80%	37	55.00–69.00	$61.94	$958	+0.07
1082–2132	1618	75-80%	101	60.00–76.00	$67.60	$1,094	-0.64
1190–1982	1656	75-80%	64	68.50–83.00	$74.21	$1,229	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–2024	1820	65-75%	18	66.00–80.00	$72.60	$1,321	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–755	703	4	65.00–71.00	$67.64	$476	—
750–1445	1037	25	73.00–86.00	$77.01	$799	—
810–1420	1068	3	73.00–80.00	$77.37	$826	-5.30
825–2230	1206	22	81.00–91.00	$85.95	$1,037	+7.09
810–1710	1254	8	90.00–97.50	$94.35	$1,183	—
1190–1355	1273	2	80.00–84.00	$81.87	$1,042	—
2050	2050	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,988	—
2315	2315	1	64.00	$64.00	$1,482	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1184–1284	1234	2	58.50–68.00	$63.06	$778	—
820–1825	1391	4	85.00–89.00	$87.08	$1,211	—
1083–2280	1484	22	103.00–121.00	$111.74	$1,658	+26.74
1190–1905	1520	11	81.00–114.00	$90.75	$1,379	—
1338–1810	1543	7	95.00–108.50	$102.16	$1,576	—
1025–2120	1547	12	91.00–101.00	$97.08	$1,502	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1130	1025	2	60.00–66.00	$63.31	$649	—
1050–2048	1531	10	76.50–91.00	$82.72	$1,266	—
1500–1936	1649	3	93.50–99.00	$95.96	$1,582	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480–2060	1722	3	82.00–85.00	$84.06	$1,448	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855	855	1	70.00	$70.00	$598	—
845–1200	1024	18	72.00–79.00	$76.18	$780	—
1075–1475	1194	4	76.00–84.00	$79.52	$949	—
1254–1555	1359	16	79.00–88.00	$83.92	$1,140	+0.77
1455	1455	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,149	—
1460	1460	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,489	—
1345–1655	1478	5	89.00–90.00	$89.79	$1,327	—
1635	1635	1	69.00	$69.00	$1,128	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	67.00	$67.00	$305	—
510	510	1	52.00	$52.00	$265	—
620	620	1	67.00	$67.00	$415	—
805	805	1	83.00	$83.00	$668	—
880	880	1	78.00	$78.00	$686	—
970	970	1	74.00	$74.00	$718	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238	238	3	110.00	$110.00	$262	—
258–295	272	6	90.00–107.00	$104.23	$284	—
323	323	3	115.00	$115.00	$371	—
355–385	370	2	67.50–87.00	$76.85	$284	—
445	445	3	92.00	$92.00	$409	—
485	485	1	85.00	$85.00	$412	—
570	570	1	70.00	$70.00	$399	—
615–626	624	6	81.00–101.00	$97.72	$610	—
660	660	3	77.00	$77.00	$508	—
710–742	736	11	73.00–86.00	$82.42	$607	—
765	765	3	81.00	$81.00	$620	—
808–848	820	12	75.00–90.00	$83.65	$686	—
855–895	871	6	68.00–81.00	$73.17	$637	—
903	903	2	81.00	$81.00	$731	—
968	968	3	83.00	$83.00	$803	—
1092	1092	7	85.00	$85.00	$928	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1662	1243	12	76.00–89.00	$82.04	$1,020	—
1330	1330	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,130	+2.96
1335	1335	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,055	-3.04
1202–1905	1474	14	74.50–95.00	$88.93	$1,311	-4.69
1304–1665	1523	12	90.00–105.50	$98.72	$1,504	—
1645	1645	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,744	—
1480–1840	1649	9	92.00–95.00	$93.25	$1,538	—

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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.