Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

4,706 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.26/cwt +30.74 vs last sale · ≈ $494/hd at 425 lb · 21 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $110.46/cwt -6.32 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 675 lb · 15 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $106.59/cwt -7.47 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 683 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,706	5,294	2,651
Feeder cattle	343	1,018	399
Slaughter cattle	2,532	2,673	1,195
Replacement cattle	—	8	—

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1245	1125	2	92.00–94.00	$92.89	$1,045	—
935–1752	1328	13	100.00–114.00	$105.29	$1,398	—
1040–1715	1352	50	110.00–126.00	$119.25	$1,612	+12.76
1100–1590	1379	6	102.00–115.50	$109.62	$1,512	+6.52
1240–1590	1406	45	120.00–130.00	$124.14	$1,745	+4.94
1285–1610	1416	30	119.00–128.00	$123.99	$1,756	+10.12
1265–1685	1498	19	122.00–133.00	$128.97	$1,932	+14.54
1305–1705	1513	23	116.00–129.00	$124.62	$1,886	+1.62
1285–1760	1516	24	112.00–123.00	$117.19	$1,777	-5.81
1205–1715	1518	6	102.00–110.00	$108.57	$1,648	-14.43
1470–1710	1565	3	115.00–117.00	$115.95	$1,815	-7.52
1365–1824	1567	29	124.00–132.50	$127.96	$2,005	+4.49
1428–1935	1574	68	126.00–133.00	$129.19	$2,033	+10.68
1420–1840	1584	81	117.00–127.00	$123.67	$1,959	+5.16
1585	1585	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,633	-15.51
1470–1740	1650	3	112.00–120.00	$115.08	$1,899	—
1800–1935	1868	2	109.00–110.00	$109.48	$2,045	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	165.00	$165.00	$561	—
410	410	1	160.00	$160.00	$656	+20.00
450	450	1	180.00	$180.00	$810	+23.47
560–574	572	7	135.00–165.00	$160.80	$920	+18.01
628–645	632	4	150.00	$150.00	$948	+4.79
668	668	7	110.00–125.00	$116.43	$778	-16.50
705–725	711	7	102.00–125.00	$108.70	$773	-20.31
770	770	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,016	-4.18
870	870	2	87.00	$87.00	$757	-30.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	130.00	$130.00	$566	+20.21
525	525	4	107.00	$107.00	$562	-24.81
596	596	3	127.00	$127.00	$757	-1.29
620–625	623	2	120.00–125.00	$122.51	$763	+3.70
665–694	683	13	102.00–125.00	$106.59	$728	-13.41
770	770	1	117.00	$117.00	$901	+22.00
850	850	1	112.00	$112.00	$952	+20.00
940	940	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,128	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	2	5.00	$5.00	$3	-215.00
70–75	72	3	10.00–50.00	$28.80	$21	-251.29
70–75	73	2	10.00–20.00	$14.83	$11	-20.01
70–75	74	4	300.00–385.00	$350.85	$260	+338.07
75	75	1	30.00	$30.00	$22	+17.22
75	75	3	150.00–225.00	$175.00	$131	+162.22
80	80	1	150.00	$150.00	$120	+109.69
80	80	2	10.00–20.00	$15.00	$12	-25.31
82–85	83	13	10.00–50.00	$20.62	$17	-19.69
80–88	84	12	260.00–400.00	$307.52	$258	+267.21
82–85	84	3	15.00–55.00	$38.25	$32	-2.06
84–85	85	2	230.00–270.00	$249.88	$212	+227.38
85	85	4	150.00–250.00	$195.00	$166	+172.50
90	90	1	40.00	$40.00	$36	-145.00
90	90	1	20.00	$20.00	$18	-165.00
90–95	91	4	150.00–255.00	$188.90	$172	+3.90
90–95	92	8	20.00–60.00	$38.75	$36	-5.28
90–96	92	18	245.00–370.00	$293.36	$270	+249.33
90–96	93	14	15.00–50.00	$25.70	$24	-305.14
94	94	1	230.00	$230.00	$216	-100.84
95	95	1	140.00	$140.00	$133	-103.75
100	100	1	150.00	$150.00	$150	+65.00
100–108	102	13	275.00–360.00	$308.05	$314	+7.23
100–105	103	9	35.00–55.00	$40.49	$42	-13.66
100–106	104	7	45.00–120.00	$70.89	$74	-124.05
105	105	1	235.00	$235.00	$247	+40.06
110	110	1	210.00	$210.00	$231	+136.43
110	110	1	175.00	$175.00	$192	+101.43
110	110	1	50.00	$50.00	$55	-23.57
110	110	1	35.00	$35.00	$38	-38.57
110–115	113	10	40.00–80.00	$52.01	$59	-286.91
115	115	1	280.00	$280.00	$322	-58.92
120–125	123	2	265.00–275.00	$270.10	$332	-68.82
125	125	1	50.00	$50.00	$62	-170.00
130	130	1	240.00	$240.00	$312	+20.00
135	135	1	75.00	$75.00	$101	-145.00
150	150	1	255.00	$255.00	$382	—
1075–1360	1158	4	74.00–107.00	$96.75	$1,120	-8.18
1295	1295	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,567	+8.07
1155–1720	1354	17	103.00–124.00	$115.95	$1,570	+14.95
1370	1370	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,562	+13.00
1210–1595	1429	4	119.00–121.00	$119.66	$1,710	+4.65
1230–1656	1432	11	121.00–128.00	$124.16	$1,778	+9.15
1450	1450	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,842	—
1440–1490	1473	3	112.00–114.00	$112.65	$1,659	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	105.00–110.00	$107.56	$242	—
275–290	285	4	102.00–140.00	$118.80	$339	—
303–320	306	5	90.00–125.00	$97.31	$298	+24.81
360–385	370	3	90.00–105.00	$96.55	$357	+14.55
400–445	425	21	80.00–152.00	$116.26	$494	+30.74
460–465	463	5	90.00–122.00	$109.28	$506	+25.05
500–543	519	11	85.00–140.00	$110.09	$571	+12.74
565–597	576	8	70.00–130.00	$105.54	$608	+14.14
600–640	628	4	87.00–110.00	$98.04	$616	+6.03
650–655	653	2	95.00–107.00	$100.98	$659	+10.98
721–735	723	7	77.00–85.00	$83.84	$606	-8.48
800–835	818	2	80.00–87.00	$83.43	$682	-16.57

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–397	381	3	135.00–150.00	$145.41	$554	+55.41
400–445	423	2	110.00–127.00	$118.95	$503	+12.76
468	468	3	117.00	$117.00	$548	-0.44
520	520	1	130.00	$130.00	$676	+12.13
550–595	568	9	105.00–130.00	$123.30	$700	+4.29
610–625	621	4	110.00–120.00	$117.55	$730	+6.76
650–695	675	15	105.00–127.00	$110.46	$746	+6.96
760–775	768	6	100.00–110.00	$104.95	$806	-8.34
850–853	852	6	107.00–125.00	$112.99	$963	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50–55	53	2	5.00	$5.00	$3	-3.00
55	55	2	5.00	$5.00	$3	-3.00
60–65	62	3	5.00–30.00	$20.27	$13	+12.38
68	68	1	6.00	$6.00	$4	-39.00
70	70	1	15.00	$15.00	$10	-30.00
70	70	1	10.00	$10.00	$7	-35.00
70–75	73	14	5.00–30.00	$20.08	$15	-290.78
70–75	74	14	40.00–75.00	$56.16	$42	-11.84
70–78	74	6	60.00–75.00	$66.31	$49	-1.69
75	75	2	290.00–365.00	$327.50	$246	+259.50
76	76	1	40.00	$40.00	$30	-28.00
80	80	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-250.00
80–85	82	18	10.00–75.00	$44.34	$36	-243.16
80–85	83	2	240.00–285.00	$263.18	$218	+140.82
80–86	83	10	290.00–410.00	$331.95	$276	+209.59
80–88	84	30	35.00–132.00	$103.05	$87	+67.34
80–88	84	25	75.00–165.00	$123.75	$104	+88.04
80–88	85	9	120.00–205.00	$147.94	$126	-186.54
85	85	2	185.00–210.00	$197.50	$168	-136.98
90	90	2	160.00–175.00	$167.50	$151	+12.23
90–95	91	20	5.00–80.00	$49.69	$45	-105.58
90–98	92	44	85.00–190.00	$147.84	$136	-7.43
90–96	93	6	75.00–275.00	$200.48	$186	+141.39
90–95	93	5	250.00–285.00	$270.11	$251	+211.02
90–98	94	60	130.00–230.00	$174.10	$164	-156.91
90–98	94	16	260.00–350.00	$296.92	$279	-34.09
90–96	95	51	27.00–150.00	$138.07	$131	-192.94
95	95	1	30.00	$30.00	$28	-301.01
100–105	101	5	15.00–75.00	$45.00	$45	-145.14
100–105	102	6	200.00–275.00	$245.08	$250	+54.94
100–108	102	67	130.00–240.00	$185.66	$189	-4.48
100–108	102	74	85.00–205.00	$172.82	$176	-17.32
100–108	103	23	200.00–350.00	$294.99	$304	-34.04
100–108	103	7	175.00–270.00	$229.23	$236	-99.80
100–109	106	29	100.00–150.00	$139.49	$148	-9.37
110	110	4	175.00–285.00	$252.50	$278	+92.50
110	110	4	10.00–50.00	$23.75	$26	-136.25
110–116	112	40	142.50–250.00	$183.49	$206	-41.73
110–116	112	4	90.00–110.00	$101.37	$114	-123.85
110–115	113	46	110.00–200.00	$172.49	$195	-138.87
110–116	113	8	230.00–365.00	$287.18	$325	-24.18
120	120	1	60.00	$60.00	$72	-10.00
120–124	121	3	200.00–280.00	$251.10	$304	+60.60
120–125	122	18	160.00–230.00	$183.62	$224	+33.62
120–125	123	2	140.00–150.00	$145.10	$178	-164.70
120–125	124	4	140.00–185.00	$166.52	$206	-8.64
130	130	1	250.00	$250.00	$325	+152.50
130	130	1	150.00	$150.00	$195	+52.50
130	130	1	150.00	$150.00	$195	+52.50
132	132	1	140.00	$140.00	$185	+42.50
140	140	1	45.00	$45.00	$63	-52.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	150.00	$150.00	$315	+11.27
350–358	356	5	110.00–135.00	$114.91	$409	—
415–430	423	2	130.00–140.00	$134.91	$571	—
450–495	484	8	75.00–137.00	$116.56	$564	+44.56
501–532	516	8	92.00–140.00	$104.47	$539	-0.53
550–570	563	6	67.00–110.00	$92.09	$518	-22.91
635	635	2	100.00	$100.00	$635	+35.00
675	675	1	87.00	$87.00	$587	+24.57
732	732	2	75.00	$75.00	$549	-7.00
795	795	1	80.00	$80.00	$636	+20.00
860	860	1	82.00	$82.00	$705	—
932	932	2	80.00	$80.00	$746	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	370	2	135.00–180.00	$158.72	$587	+36.72
490	490	1	132.00	$132.00	$647	+12.42
505	505	1	130.00	$130.00	$656	+5.73
565	565	1	135.00	$135.00	$763	+17.87
665	665	2	110.00	$110.00	$732	-5.73
750	750	1	110.00	$110.00	$825	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1730	1520	75-80%	32	58.00–67.50	$63.45	$964	—
1145–2230	1602	75-80%	85	64.00–76.50	$69.83	$1,119	+2.74
1145–2000	1671	75-80%	88	70.50–84.00	$76.40	$1,277	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1870	1307	80-85%	32	54.00–64.00	$58.61	$766	—
1035–1662	1338	80-85%	51	67.00–85.00	$73.50	$983	—
1022–1635	1350	80-85%	73	60.00–71.50	$65.95	$890	+8.27

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
766–1455	1066	85-90%	29	26.00–54.00	$44.37	$473	—
965–1425	1153	85-90%	8	37.00–46.00	$41.52	$479	-20.82
855–1726	1203	85-90%	66	50.00–62.00	$55.87	$672	+1.16
830–1620	1222	85-90%	27	56.00–80.50	$63.65	$778	+20.32

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1936	1658	65-75%	15	72.00–80.50	$75.64	$1,254	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1650	1205	4	82.00–86.00	$83.91	$1,011	—
960–2486	1437	12	74.00–97.00	$83.80	$1,204	-14.08
1125–1970	1484	12	92.00–106.00	$100.36	$1,489	—
1405–1805	1539	12	107.00–119.00	$112.39	$1,730	—
1456–2168	1754	8	97.00–110.00	$102.45	$1,797	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1390	1012	22	69.00–78.00	$73.21	$741	—
1000–1835	1300	8	80.00–89.00	$84.74	$1,102	—
1690–1955	1797	9	95.00–100.00	$98.25	$1,766	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1055	930	6	58.00–74.00	$64.36	$599	—
820–1835	1258	16	74.50–89.00	$80.12	$1,008	—
1490–2205	1844	7	91.50–110.00	$99.79	$1,840	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–920	915	2	68.00–69.00	$68.50	$627	—
855–1030	943	2	61.00–62.00	$61.55	$580	—
1090	1090	1	80.00	$80.00	$872	—
985–1485	1235	2	75.00–76.00	$75.60	$934	—
1270	1270	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,003	—
1390	1390	1	76.00	$76.00	$1,056	—
1045–1794	1436	32	71.00–98.00	$84.37	$1,212	+15.37
1414–1545	1463	3	85.00–95.00	$89.20	$1,305	+5.39

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	70.00	$70.00	$182	—
305–340	331	4	50.00–95.00	$79.35	$263	—
370–380	375	2	80.00–85.00	$82.47	$309	—
445	445	1	82.00	$82.00	$365	+20.00
515	515	1	55.00	$55.00	$283	—
565	565	1	60.00	$60.00	$339	-5.00
600	600	1	40.00	$40.00	$240	-27.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1165	1088	6	73.00–76.00	$74.30	$808	-8.70
1225	1225	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,311	—
950–1485	1265	14	64.00–87.00	$80.32	$1,016	+1.39
1310–1345	1328	2	77.00–78.00	$77.49	$1,029	—
1200–1595	1398	4	81.00–84.00	$82.29	$1,150	—
1190–1755	1446	30	81.00–97.00	$91.79	$1,327	+6.26
1248–1830	1503	16	94.00–110.00	$99.85	$1,501	+8.90
1585	1585	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,363	—
1340–1845	1599	4	83.00–86.00	$85.37	$1,365	—
1625	1625	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,592	—
1565–1865	1715	2	101.00	$101.00	$1,732	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	125.00	$125.00	$238	—
240	240	1	70.00	$70.00	$168	—
250–270	258	4	75.00–105.00	$95.92	$247	—
305	305	1	70.00	$70.00	$214	—
395	395	1	65.00	$65.00	$257	-32.00
410–440	427	3	65.00–90.00	$73.59	$314	—
455–460	458	2	82.00–97.00	$89.46	$410	—
530	530	1	80.00	$80.00	$424	+2.55
555–575	571	6	67.00–115.00	$95.13	$543	—
611	611	1	75.00	$75.00	$458	-7.53
665	665	4	112.00–115.00	$113.50	$755	+43.50
835	835	1	95.00	$95.00	$793	+24.73
1035	1035	1	90.00	$90.00	$932	—

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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.