Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 31, 2021

5,109 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.69/cwt ≈ $856/hd at 568 lb · 30 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $137.67/cwt ≈ $1,015/hd at 737 lb · 26 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.17/cwt ≈ $826/hd at 711 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,109	4,875	4,342
Feeder cattle	685	—	0
Slaughter cattle	2,476	2,903	2,549

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1595	1299	15	105.00–123.00	$112.92	$1,467	+3.60
1095–1825	1346	11	109.00–113.00	$111.52	$1,501	+1.95
1285–1422	1369	7	123.00–126.00	$124.61	$1,706	—
1148–1655	1377	32	116.00–124.00	$119.60	$1,647	—
1200–1570	1382	17	114.00–119.50	$117.12	$1,619	—
1270–1485	1383	9	117.00–122.00	$119.98	$1,659	—
1225–1705	1460	24	120.00–124.50	$122.38	$1,787	+12.00
1280–1660	1504	37	125.00–130.50	$127.85	$1,923	+0.31
1185–1830	1512	24	121.00–134.50	$127.33	$1,925	-0.21
1320–1685	1521	12	131.00–136.00	$132.76	$2,019	+5.22

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	—
367–385	376	2	165.00–170.00	$167.56	$630	—
405–425	417	6	145.00–157.50	$152.44	$636	—
464	464	5	160.00	$160.00	$742	—
450–498	484	11	130.00–180.00	$164.86	$798	—
535–548	543	7	143.00–175.00	$155.61	$845	—
551–583	568	30	127.50–172.00	$150.69	$856	—
618–640	629	17	125.00–160.00	$139.21	$876	—
650 thin fleshed	650	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,072	—
650–693	674	23	124.00–152.00	$145.71	$982	—
713–745	737	26	133.00–150.00	$137.67	$1,015	—
750–780	769	9	130.00–147.00	$139.42	$1,072	—
810–845	828	4	122.00–127.00	$124.74	$1,033	—
854–878	862	19	117.00–135.00	$122.57	$1,057	—
902–940	924	15	120.00–130.00	$125.17	$1,157	—
980–990	987	3	120.00–127.00	$124.68	$1,231	—
1150	1150	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,322	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	2	137.50–145.00	$141.13	$445	—
418–445	423	10	120.00–127.50	$124.25	$526	—
455–485	467	5	122.00–125.00	$123.25	$576	—
500	500	1	140.00	$140.00	$700	—
567–593	584	6	115.00–145.00	$135.30	$790	—
605 thin fleshed	605	1	142.00	$142.00	$859	—
603–640	612	14	110.00–132.00	$114.29	$699	—
707–735	717	5	117.50–137.00	$123.92	$889	—
770–795	785	5	117.00–127.00	$122.80	$964	—
805	805	1	120.00	$120.00	$966	—
910	910	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,046	—
980	980	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,147	—

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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	10.00	$10.00	$6	+2.46
65	65	1	125.00	$125.00	$81	+117.46
65	65	1	10.00	$10.00	$6	+2.46
68	68	1	255.00	$255.00	$173	+247.46
68	68	1	75.00	$75.00	$51	+67.46
70–76	73	4	10.00	$10.00	$7	+1.03
70–76	75	16	10.00–20.00	$10.94	$8	-230.99
75	75	2	170.00–270.00	$220.00	$165	-21.93
72–78	76	3	155.00–260.00	$223.42	$170	-21.58
80	80	1	55.00	$55.00	$44	-10.00
80–88	83	3	110.00–215.00	$176.29	$146	-80.76
80–88	83	13	10.00–20.00	$16.17	$13	-240.88
80–88	83	10	165.00–300.00	$228.97	$190	-28.08
85	85	1	160.00	$160.00	$136	-25.00
85	85	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-175.00
85	85	2	15.00	$15.00	$13	-170.00
90–95	92	3	12.00–15.00	$14.02	$13	-2.80
90–95	92	6	20.00–45.00	$29.91	$28	+13.09
92	92	8	20.00	$20.00	$18	+3.18
90–98	94	18	135.00–285.00	$218.06	$205	+165.74
94–95	95	2	200.00–260.00	$229.84	$218	+177.52
100–108	101	8	145.00–290.00	$226.74	$229	+189.82
100–105	103	2	15.00	$15.00	$15	-252.14
100–108	104	9	27.00–95.00	$51.58	$54	-215.56
105	105	9	22.00	$22.00	$23	+17.00
105	105	1	150.00	$150.00	$158	+145.00
106	106	1	300.00	$300.00	$318	+295.00
110	110	3	200.00–260.00	$228.33	$251	+45.83
110–115	114	6	30.00–90.00	$45.04	$51	-102.96
115	115	1	170.00	$170.00	$196	+22.00
115	115	1	215.00	$215.00	$247	+67.00
1038–1360	1168	7	91.00–118.00	$107.66	$1,257	—
1075–1678	1258	14	111.00–126.00	$117.46	$1,478	+0.59
1320	1320	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,584	+9.89
1230–1440	1352	6	112.50–119.00	$116.44	$1,574	+21.44
1190–1598	1376	5	119.00–133.50	$126.07	$1,735	+12.07

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	145.00	$145.00	$348	—
380–395	388	4	139.00–140.00	$139.51	$541	—
405–430	415	9	113.00–135.00	$123.40	$512	—
470–494	484	9	132.00–145.00	$136.24	$659	—
500–541	523	10	2.00–127.00	$100.56	$526	—
550–580	558	8	117.50–127.00	$124.89	$697	—
603–644	626	11	124.00–130.00	$126.65	$793	—
675–687	683	15	118.00–132.00	$122.17	$834	—
700–730	711	24	105.00–124.00	$116.17	$826	—
755–770	761	6	110.00–121.00	$115.96	$882	—
820–840	830	2	110.00–120.00	$115.06	$955	—
860–890	877	8	111.00–116.00	$113.27	$993	—
945	945	1	79.00	$79.00	$747	—
1045	1045	2	121.00	$121.00	$1,264	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	112.50	$112.50	$343	—
380–385	383	2	97.50–125.00	$111.34	$426	—
495	495	1	92.00	$92.00	$455	—
520	520	1	90.00	$90.00	$468	—
565	565	1	100.00	$100.00	$565	—
620–640	631	5	97.00–100.00	$99.00	$625	—
690	690	2	110.00	$110.00	$759	—
750–790	763	6	72.00–97.00	$83.70	$639	—
815	815	2	102.00	$102.00	$831	—
870	870	1	82.00	$82.00	$713	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005	1005	1	72.00	$72.00	$724	—
1090	1090	1	74.00	$74.00	$807	—
1120	1120	2	76.00	$76.00	$851	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
62–66	65	6	5.00–35.00	$14.02	$9	+4.02
70	70	1	10.00	$10.00	$7	-15.00
70–78	73	4	60.00–210.00	$127.24	$93	+102.24
70–75	73	6	32.00–45.00	$35.57	$26	+10.57
70–74	73	5	10.00–27.50	$18.08	$13	-6.92
70–78	75	6	60.00–95.00	$71.80	$54	+4.07
78	78	1	200.00	$200.00	$156	-5.00
80	80	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-195.00
80–88	82	13	10.00–40.00	$22.28	$18	-37.72
80–86	83	2	110.00–175.00	$143.67	$119	+91.36
80–88	83	18	70.00–130.00	$94.38	$78	+42.07
80–88	84	34	15.00–127.50	$83.40	$70	-42.90
80–88	84	17	90.00–140.00	$113.57	$95	-12.73
85	85	3	125.00–170.00	$148.33	$126	-145.46
85–88	86	7	175.00–270.00	$235.10	$202	-58.69
90	90	3	95.00–150.00	$130.00	$117	+110.00
90–98	93	49	60.00–180.00	$116.72	$109	-13.05
90–98	93	12	10.00–40.00	$30.75	$29	-99.02
90–96	93	11	145.00–325.00	$262.00	$244	+132.23
90–98	93	35	90.00–180.00	$139.79	$130	+10.02
90–97	95	75	20.00–140.00	$100.75	$96	-127.23
94–98	96	5	20.00–200.00	$148.76	$143	-79.22
100–105	102	7	20.00–130.00	$58.11	$59	-220.17
100–106	102	26	175.00–305.00	$255.75	$261	-22.53
100–105	102	6	110.00–165.00	$142.62	$145	-135.66
100–108	103	52	90.00–185.00	$154.59	$159	-69.21
100–108	103	52	110.00–200.00	$157.56	$162	-66.24
100–105	104	4	10.00–50.00	$34.04	$35	-189.76
100–108	105	6	150.00–265.00	$232.23	$244	+113.47
110	110	18	135.00	$135.00	$148	+105.00
110–116	112	3	235.00–250.00	$239.91	$269	-26.03
110–116	113	13	200.00–275.00	$235.14	$266	+93.29
110–118	113	29	120.00–200.00	$156.26	$177	+14.41
110–115	113	2	130.00–145.00	$137.67	$156	-4.18
110–116	114	38	70.00–160.00	$146.23	$167	-48.96
120	120	1	25.00	$25.00	$30	-65.00
120	120	1	200.00	$200.00	$240	+110.00
120–125	122	4	80.00–130.00	$117.22	$143	-12.42
120–125	123	11	125.00–185.00	$146.63	$180	-13.88
130	130	1	175.00	$175.00	$228	+95.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	167.50	$167.50	$486	—
325	325	2	162.50	$162.50	$528	—
360–390	372	3	145.00–160.00	$151.48	$564	—
440–445	443	2	130.00–145.00	$137.54	$609	—
475–485	484	10	145.00–155.00	$145.98	$707	—
505–545	525	2	127.00–137.50	$132.05	$693	—
575	575	1	127.50	$127.50	$733	—
620–635	630	4	135.00–150.00	$142.56	$898	—
695	695	9	113.00–117.00	$113.44	$788	—
710–715	713	4	115.00–121.00	$117.99	$841	—
820	820	1	107.00	$107.00	$877	—
855 thin fleshed	855	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,026	—
860–865	863	2	106.00–110.00	$108.01	$932	—
950	950	1	102.00	$102.00	$969	—
1000	1000	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,060	—
1135	1135	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,090	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	105.00	$105.00	$457	—
675	675	1	75.00	$75.00	$506	—
735	735	2	92.00–95.00	$93.50	$687	—
855–880	868	2	77.00–86.00	$81.44	$707	—
940	940	1	80.00	$80.00	$752	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1455	1171	85-90%	33	54.00–73.50	$62.19	$728	+17.86
754–1700	1196	85-90%	48	10.00–50.00	$42.19	$505	-16.00
1215–1295	1263	85-90%	3	38.00–43.00	$40.28	$509	-26.80
930–2260	1300	85-90%	71	47.00–64.50	$56.12	$730	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1675	1493	75-80%	21	64.00–71.00	$67.82	$1,013	—
1150–2200	1639	75-80%	89	60.00–77.50	$71.66	$1,175	—
1190–2145	1684	75-80%	39	67.00–83.00	$77.53	$1,306	+1.90

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1134–1750	1370	80-85%	53	65.00–82.50	$70.66	$968	+5.05
1040–2255	1407	80-85%	70	57.00–71.00	$63.83	$898	—
1028–1616	1482	80-85%	13	49.00–59.00	$56.18	$833	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1825	1475	65-75%	15	68.00–75.00	$71.20	$1,050	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1165	964	6	75.00–81.00	$77.31	$745	—
760–1670	1284	4	86.00–91.00	$88.29	$1,134	—
1710–2010	1863	5	98.00–108.50	$104.07	$1,939	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1964	1439	6	72.00–100.00	$88.13	$1,268	—
1178–2144	1639	4	100.00–106.00	$102.54	$1,681	+4.63

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1108–1310	1209	2	64.00–75.00	$69.96	$846	—
1135–2180	1547	5	78.00–90.00	$85.66	$1,325	—
1770–1995	1883	2	93.00–111.00	$102.54	$1,931	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1270	1078	8	75.00–79.00	$77.04	$830	—
1015–1435	1282	7	79.50–93.00	$84.08	$1,078	—
1165–1670	1397	3	84.00–88.00	$86.49	$1,208	-6.92

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	80.00	$80.00	$320	—
810	810	1	78.00	$78.00	$632	—
945	945	2	79.00	$79.00	$747	—
1060	1060	2	79.00	$79.00	$837	—
1265	1265	1	75.00	$75.00	$949	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1645	1311	13	74.00–85.00	$79.69	$1,045	—
1135–1855	1528	12	83.00–91.00	$87.61	$1,339	-12.92
1320–1690	1542	8	92.00–96.00	$94.60	$1,459	-5.93
1543–1545	1544	3	97.00–101.00	$98.33	$1,518	-2.20
1452–1675	1558	11	93.50–108.00	$99.07	$1,544	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	2	92.50	$92.50	$358	—
400–438	430	5	90.00–95.00	$94.07	$405	—
520–540	534	5	65.00–115.00	$95.52	$510	—
565	565	1	87.50	$87.50	$494	—
605–635	615	3	68.00–101.00	$82.76	$509	—
650–653	652	3	60.00–77.00	$71.35	$465	—
785	785	2	77.50–80.00	$78.75	$618	—

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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.