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Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

5,294 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.59/cwt -4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 569 lb · 38 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.74/cwt -6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 623 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.23/cwt -21.36 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 584 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,294 5,940 2,902
Feeder cattle 1,018 1,225 0
Slaughter cattle 2,673 3,035 1,897
Replacement cattle 8 — 0

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1240 1235 2 104.50–106.00 $105.25 $1,300 —
1355–1365 1360 2 105.00–108.00 $106.49 $1,448 +3.14
1245–1542 1378 8 90.00–114.50 $103.10 $1,421 -17.90
1080–1495 1402 9 117.00–123.50 $119.20 $1,671 +17.32
1125–1698 1428 71 109.00–121.00 $113.87 $1,626 -1.13
1280–1593 1436 8 116.00–122.00 $117.28 $1,684 +2.28
1175–1670 1437 11 103.00–109.00 $106.76 $1,534 -8.24
1205–1625 1470 4 92.00–98.00 $95.19 $1,399 -16.97
1105–1670 1485 45 109.00–120.00 $114.43 $1,699 +0.95
1380–1710 1512 12 120.00–126.00 $122.81 $1,857 +6.24
1440–1615 1513 7 120.50–126.00 $123.00 $1,861 +17.60
1355–1830 1549 54 115.50–125.00 $118.64 $1,838 -1.72
1310–1810 1564 29 119.00–132.50 $123.47 $1,931 +9.54
1440–1755 1572 31 115.00–123.00 $118.51 $1,863 +2.01
1610–1635 1623 2 112.00–116.00 $114.02 $1,851 —
1630–1803 1717 7 111.00–115.00 $113.18 $1,943 +4.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 140.00 $140.00 $420 —
360 360 1 142.00 $142.00 $511 -27.57
445 445 1 140.00 $140.00 $623 -18.31
470–497 483 11 134.00–167.00 $156.53 $756 -7.85
520 thin fleshed 520 1 170.00 $170.00 $884 -10.00
508–542 529 21 140.00–155.00 $146.59 $775 -19.87
560–587 thin fleshed 574 7 157.00–167.00 $162.23 $931 -12.77
558–595 588 18 137.00–150.00 $142.79 $840 -26.08
612–630 thin fleshed 619 5 155.00–169.00 $160.70 $995 -11.51
613–632 624 19 135.00–147.00 $145.21 $906 -1.63
664–698 thin fleshed 673 8 145.00–147.00 $145.52 $979 —
662–695 677 16 127.00–140.00 $132.93 $900 -11.49
703–738 719 24 125.00–140.00 $129.01 $928 -13.05
750–780 754 13 117.50–143.50 $136.18 $1,027 -0.23
800–843 832 8 117.00–122.00 $120.13 $999 -13.27
850–898 877 21 112.00–122.00 $117.36 $1,029 -24.64
900 900 1 93.00 $93.00 $837 -29.49
902–941 920 13 117.00–122.00 $118.37 $1,089 -4.12
958–995 970 17 106.00–118.00 $112.29 $1,089 -19.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 102.00 $102.00 $321 -64.10
360–385 371 4 122.00–147.50 $135.13 $501 +13.88
400–445 432 5 105.00–120.00 $109.79 $474 -17.37
450–495 462 7 112.00–135.00 $129.00 $596 —
500–545 529 8 125.00–137.00 $131.81 $697 +3.69
558–580 565 3 125.00–130.00 $128.29 $725 -9.29
600–605 602 5 80.00–100.00 $89.99 $542 -38.76
609–645 627 16 110.00–125.00 $118.81 $745 -9.94
650–690 661 7 110.00–120.00 $113.21 $748 -5.28
690 690 1 120.00 $120.00 $828 +1.51
710–745 720 12 95.00–107.00 $102.54 $738 -23.85
715–725 720 3 80.00–92.00 $86.32 $622 -40.07
752–765 756 4 95.00 $95.00 $718 -39.27
815–840 828 4 100.00–105.00 $101.76 $843 —
875–885 880 2 92.00 $92.00 $810 -23.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1013–1045 1029 10 113.00–116.00 $114.48 $1,178 —
1090 1090 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,199 —
1130 1130 1 87.00 $87.00 $983 —
1150–1195 1163 4 85.00–93.00 $89.47 $1,041 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 3 92.00 $92.00 $925 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–333 thin fleshed 332 10 110.00 $110.00 $365 —
305–347 342 10 90.00–100.00 $93.67 $320 —
375 thin fleshed 375 1 135.00 $135.00 $506 —
380 380 1 90.00 $90.00 $342 -29.63
365–398 384 6 102.00–115.00 $105.72 $406 -13.91
400–440 426 17 102.00–117.00 $106.19 $452 -23.30
430 thin fleshed 430 2 135.00 $135.00 $580 —
465–495 478 6 110.00–125.00 $117.44 $561 -6.64
505–535 518 17 107.00–125.00 $117.87 $611 -6.39
555–592 569 36 105.00–122.00 $119.01 $677 -5.28
570 thin fleshed 570 2 130.00 $130.00 $741 —
605–610 thin fleshed 606 7 120.00 $120.00 $727 —
600–648 628 26 102.00–126.00 $110.79 $696 -8.30
656–688 664 18 115.00–121.00 $118.25 $785 +1.25
670 670 2 95.00–112.00 $103.50 $693 -13.50
705–732 723 7 108.00–125.00 $118.23 $855 -0.68
762–785 772 11 101.00–119.00 $113.29 $875 -7.32
820–845 841 11 98.00–118.00 $109.73 $923 -1.59
925 925 1 100.00 $100.00 $925 —
965 965 1 71.00 $71.00 $685 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
58 58 1 70.00 $70.00 $41 +20.00
60 60 4 5.00–30.00 $16.75 $10 -58.25
60 60 1 70.00 $70.00 $42 -5.00
62 62 1 70.00 $70.00 $43 +60.87
64 64 1 220.00 $220.00 $141 +210.87
64 64 1 45.00 $45.00 $29 +35.87
70–75 72 3 240.00–300.00 $280.09 $202 +87.42
70–75 73 15 15.00–80.00 $34.84 $25 -157.83
70–75 73 2 150.00–225.00 $188.79 $138 -3.88
70–75 74 11 10.00–40.00 $12.78 $9 -12.16
80–88 84 18 20.00–65.00 $40.31 $34 -184.71
80–85 84 4 150.00–235.00 $193.13 $162 -31.89
80–88 84 14 210.00–370.00 $300.83 $253 +75.81
85 85 2 10.00–35.00 $22.50 $19 -120.00
84–88 86 7 45.00–295.00 $106.46 $92 +50.89
84–88 86 2 120.00–270.00 $196.74 $169 +141.17
90 90 1 185.00 $185.00 $166 +155.00
90–95 92 16 20.00–55.00 $44.03 $41 -26.53
90–98 93 8 270.00–430.00 $330.84 $308 +160.57
90–95 93 5 20.00–130.00 $77.47 $72 -92.80
95 95 4 185.00–300.00 $243.75 $232 +234.95
100 100 4 70.00–130.00 $85.00 $85 -235.84
100–105 101 4 170.00–260.00 $215.74 $218 -105.10
100–108 102 11 145.00–375.00 $300.82 $307 -20.02
100–105 103 4 25.00–70.00 $54.15 $56 -202.07
100–108 104 3 105.00–245.00 $194.94 $203 +130.06
110–113 112 4 65.00–100.00 $73.57 $82 -50.77
110–118 113 4 285.00–375.00 $338.92 $383 +214.58
135 135 1 220.00 $220.00 $297 -15.00
1150 1150 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,196 —
930–1358 1162 4 89.00–112.00 $104.93 $1,219 —
1075–1490 1287 11 108.00–117.00 $112.93 $1,453 +0.92
1360 1360 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,374 -9.72
1206–1588 1391 9 118.00–130.50 $122.56 $1,705 +11.50
1285–1665 1437 6 113.00–117.00 $115.01 $1,653 -3.80
1510 1510 1 114.50 $114.50 $1,729 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 70.00–75.00 $72.50 $243 -43.21
360 360 1 82.00 $82.00 $295 -34.24
405–435 416 14 82.00–90.00 $85.52 $356 -29.75
475–490 thin fleshed 483 4 95.00–107.00 $102.21 $494 —
480–494 489 9 80.00–90.00 $84.23 $412 -25.69
513–545 528 10 82.00–115.00 $97.35 $514 -14.65
530 530 1 72.00 $72.00 $382 -40.00
550–599 580 15 82.00–100.00 $91.40 $530 -15.03
601–628 615 15 82.00–95.00 $92.01 $566 -13.99
665 665 1 90.00 $90.00 $598 —
700–705 703 3 90.00–97.00 $92.32 $649 -18.17
770–795 783 2 72.00–82.00 $77.08 $604 -29.92
828 828 3 100.00 $100.00 $828 -6.78
870 870 1 72.00 $72.00 $626 -20.00
915 915 1 70.00 $70.00 $640 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1070 1067 3 82.00–90.00 $84.68 $904 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
56 56 1 8.00 $8.00 $4 +3.00
60–65 64 5 5.00–15.00 $7.89 $5 -72.11
65 65 1 50.00 $50.00 $32 -30.00
65 65 1 250.00 $250.00 $162 +170.00
70 70 1 45.00 $45.00 $32 +25.00
70–75 72 9 20.00–70.00 $47.85 $34 +0.35
70–76 73 4 285.00–360.00 $310.86 $227 +263.36
70–76 74 12 10.00–120.00 $68.00 $50 -234.65
70–78 74 7 25.00–125.00 $74.47 $55 -228.18
72–75 74 2 65.00–90.00 $77.76 $58 -224.89
78 78 1 210.00 $210.00 $164 +68.73
80 80 1 260.00 $260.00 $208 +250.00
80–85 82 5 180.00–350.00 $287.50 $236 +163.06
80–85 82 30 10.00–100.00 $48.42 $40 -76.02
80–88 83 36 40.00–170.00 $122.36 $102 -2.08
80–88 84 2 20.00–50.00 $35.71 $30 -127.36
80–88 84 25 100.00–195.00 $155.94 $131 -7.13
80–88 84 28 70.00–180.00 $132.14 $111 -30.93
82–85 85 10 300.00–400.00 $334.48 $284 +163.21
90–98 92 63 70.00–235.00 $155.27 $143 -27.88
90–95 92 10 120.00–350.00 $267.85 $246 +84.70
90–95 93 11 20.00–95.00 $59.09 $55 -124.06
90–96 93 62 35.00–180.00 $139.66 $130 -43.49
90–98 94 16 265.00–400.00 $331.01 $311 -2.42
90–98 94 54 120.00–250.00 $185.45 $174 -147.98
94 94 3 240.00–255.00 $245.00 $230 -88.43
100–108 102 69 100.00–230.00 $190.14 $194 -14.75
100–108 102 71 120.00–265.00 $183.84 $188 -21.05
100–105 102 5 190.00–290.00 $238.73 $244 +33.84
100–108 103 28 240.00–380.00 $329.03 $339 +3.36
100–108 104 2 195.00–295.00 $246.92 $257 +86.92
100–108 105 8 10.00–80.00 $59.95 $63 -100.05
100–109 106 16 50.00–175.00 $148.86 $158 -103.64
110 110 1 160.00 $160.00 $176 +144.00
110–115 112 3 160.00–300.00 $225.22 $252 +14.41
110–118 113 11 250.00–375.00 $311.36 $352 +114.27
110–116 113 34 150.00–275.00 $205.99 $233 +8.90
110–115 113 2 60.00–75.00 $67.33 $76 -129.76
110–118 113 51 95.00–245.00 $190.74 $216 -6.35
110–116 113 9 70.00–155.00 $126.79 $143 -70.30
120 120 1 70.00 $70.00 $84 -75.00
120 120 2 255.00–310.00 $282.50 $339 +137.50
120–122 121 11 145.00–270.00 $190.50 $231 +21.58
122 122 1 150.00 $150.00 $183 -38.32
120–125 123 3 275.00–330.00 $309.80 $381 +121.48
120–128 124 2 170.00–180.00 $175.16 $217 +115.16
130 130 1 97.50 $97.50 $127 -17.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–325 307 5 110.00–120.00 $117.88 $362 -24.56
365 365 1 122.00 $122.00 $445 -15.73
400–415 408 2 127.50–132.50 $130.05 $531 +0.44
460–499 489 7 115.00–122.00 $119.58 $585 -16.48
510 thin fleshed 510 3 150.00 $150.00 $765 —
520–532 528 3 120.00–133.00 $124.27 $656 -20.25
575 thin fleshed 575 1 130.00 $130.00 $748 —
550–595 578 8 110.00–125.00 $117.13 $677 -3.80
606–645 627 11 110.00–120.00 $114.49 $718 -15.13
670–680 675 4 109.00–120.00 $115.73 $781 +10.73
665–695 680 2 82.00–100.00 $91.20 $620 -13.80
700 700 2 122.00 $122.00 $854 —
805–815 812 3 97.00–110.00 $105.70 $858 -4.29
855–890 873 2 105.00–112.00 $108.43 $947 +5.93
900 900 1 90.00 $90.00 $810 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 231 4 135.00–140.00 $138.73 $320 +3.73
395 395 1 130.00 $130.00 $514 —
465 465 1 72.00 $72.00 $335 -33.70
545 545 1 105.00 $105.00 $572 -29.69
558 558 4 115.00 $115.00 $642 —
600–605 603 2 65.00 $65.00 $392 —
655–695 675 2 60.00–65.00 $62.43 $421 —
745 745 1 82.00 $82.00 $611 -20.00
765 765 1 60.00 $60.00 $459 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 45.00 $45.00 $171 —
528 528 2 60.00 $60.00 $317 —
560 560 2 62.00–67.00 $64.50 $361 —
705 705 1 67.00 $67.00 $472 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1925 1579 75-80% 25 57.00–66.00 $62.19 $982 —
1215–2162 1609 75-80% 106 57.00–79.00 $67.09 $1,079 -0.51
1175–2010 1632 75-80% 91 62.50–77.50 $72.39 $1,181 +4.79
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1008–1750 1358 80-85% 43 43.50–63.00 $57.68 $783 -6.67
988–1808 1366 80-85% 105 55.00–74.00 $64.62 $883 +0.27
1095–1724 1389 80-85% 54 64.50–81.00 $70.95 $985 +6.60
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1555 1106 85-90% 18 30.00–43.00 $38.87 $430 -3.62
916–1480 1187 85-90% 24 56.00–69.00 $62.34 $740 -0.19
825–1680 1215 85-90% 97 47.00–64.50 $54.71 $665 -0.07
836–1645 1216 85-90% 47 5.00–50.00 $43.33 $527 -11.45
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1272–2058 1719 65-75% 13 64.00–79.00 $69.64 $1,197 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1685 1250 14 76.00–87.00 $81.30 $1,016 -13.05
860–1940 1362 29 82.00–92.00 $87.03 $1,185 —
920–2065 1472 20 90.00–108.50 $99.31 $1,462 —
1920–2010 1965 2 92.00–93.00 $92.51 $1,818 —
2040–2515 2239 5 77.00–88.00 $81.53 $1,825 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1955 1405 13 93.00–104.00 $97.88 $1,375 —
1255–2305 1501 7 85.00–93.00 $88.96 $1,335 -1.79
1370–1925 1563 10 106.00–118.00 $112.67 $1,761 —
1166–2238 1617 15 72.00–98.00 $85.88 $1,389 —
1672–1902 1798 5 97.50–103.00 $99.16 $1,783 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1245 1060 3 67.00–79.00 $72.08 $764 —
910–1816 1341 8 73.50–93.00 $82.00 $1,100 —
1290–1410 1350 2 100.00–101.00 $100.48 $1,356 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1325 1270 2 88.00 $88.00 $1,118 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1060–1230 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,091.00–1,300.00 $1,202.20 —
1166 1166 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1230 1148 6 74.00–84.00 $78.04 $896 —
1155 1155 1 68.00 $68.00 $785 —
1280–1525 1403 2 86.00–90.00 $88.17 $1,237 —
1405 1405 1 69.00 $69.00 $969 —
1225–1825 1492 10 78.00–88.00 $83.81 $1,250 -5.98
1542 1542 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,342 —
1675 1675 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,323 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 62.00 $62.00 $276 —
495 495 1 45.00 $45.00 $223 —
575 575 1 65.00 $65.00 $374 —
630 630 1 67.00 $67.00 $422 ±0.00
650–695 673 2 57.00–65.00 $60.87 $410 —
702 702 2 57.00 $57.00 $400 —
790 790 1 70.00 $70.00 $553 —
869 869 7 80.00 $80.00 $695 +2.00
900–912 908 3 62.00–77.00 $72.04 $654 —
960 960 1 80.00 $80.00 $768 +6.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 1 83.00 $83.00 $880 —
1185 1185 1 72.00 $72.00 $853 —
930–1345 1189 5 83.00–90.00 $86.02 $1,023 —
920–1865 1269 17 73.00–83.00 $78.93 $1,002 —
1290 1290 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,354 —
1300–1565 1446 8 82.50–87.00 $85.53 $1,237 —
1228–1708 1472 11 93.50–101.00 $96.47 $1,420 +7.54
1280–1780 1513 24 84.00–97.00 $90.95 $1,376 -7.77
1415–1625 1531 4 86.00–88.00 $87.29 $1,336 -11.43
2012 2012 3 73.00 $73.00 $1,469 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 5 112.00 $112.00 $390 -3.00
382 382 2 97.00 $97.00 $371 +20.15
510–545 533 3 72.00–80.00 $77.45 $413 —
615–630 623 2 80.00–85.00 $82.53 $514 -15.19
655 655 1 70.00 $70.00 $458 -7.00
700 700 2 62.00 $62.00 $434 —
800–840 824 6 65.00–75.00 $70.27 $579 -13.38
970 970 1 57.00 $57.00 $553 -26.00

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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.