Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

5,224 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $145.47/cwt +8.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,220/hd at 839 lb · 31 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.27/cwt ≈ $1,113/hd at 817 lb · 21 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.21/cwt ≈ $802/hd at 621 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,224	5,411	5,655
Feeder cattle	426	41	828
Slaughter cattle	2,521	3,052	2,592
Replacement cattle	14	—	0

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195	1195	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,362	—
950–1660	1201	5	103.00–114.00	$107.27	$1,288	-9.36
1160–1250	1205	2	93.00–94.00	$93.48	$1,126	-23.15
965–1455	1212	5	91.00–98.00	$96.89	$1,174	-19.74
1245	1245	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,482	+4.87
1100–1490	1301	17	101.00–121.00	$113.50	$1,477	+5.81
1285–1458	1352	9	132.00–136.00	$134.33	$1,816	+6.72
1115–1585	1362	34	123.00–130.00	$127.51	$1,737	-0.10
1135–1766	1378	73	120.00–132.00	$126.75	$1,747	+3.22
1190–1555	1409	37	129.50–138.50	$133.86	$1,886	+11.11
1210–1655	1425	4	119.00–122.00	$120.65	$1,719	-7.35
1350–1505	1428	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,999	+12.00
1325–1662	1486	23	130.00–138.50	$133.81	$1,988	—
1355–1595	1520	13	129.00–136.50	$133.92	$2,036	+5.69
1360–1725	1538	69	130.50–141.00	$136.09	$2,093	+7.86
1420–1660	1538	45	138.00–144.50	$141.43	$2,175	+13.20
1470–1685	1591	8	125.00–133.00	$128.77	$2,049	-2.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
243	243	3	200.00	$200.00	$486	—
385	385	1	165.00	$165.00	$635	+5.00
435	435	1	142.50	$142.50	$620	-2.50
502–540	524	11	150.00–162.00	$157.94	$828	+10.25
537 thin fleshed	537	6	167.00	$167.00	$897	—
562–570	563	7	160.00–167.00	$165.99	$935	+38.37
605–645	617	10	130.00–165.00	$152.14	$939	+7.85
659	659	5	159.00	$159.00	$1,048	—
687	687	3	140.00	$140.00	$962	—
720–740	733	3	132.00–140.00	$137.38	$1,007	+1.38
765–792	783	7	125.00–145.00	$140.80	$1,102	—
809–849	839	31	135.00–149.50	$145.47	$1,220	+8.97
900	900	2	126.00–137.00	$131.50	$1,184	—
975–995	980	4	120.00–134.00	$130.45	$1,278	+5.45
1025	1025	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,230	-3.00
1050–1090	1077	3	115.00–117.00	$116.35	$1,253	—
1140	1140	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,368	—
1205	1205	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,289	-12.00
1270	1270	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,397	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	120.00	$120.00	$438	—
400–412	405	7	130.00–147.00	$137.41	$557	+45.21
485–490	488	3	140.00–142.00	$140.66	$686	—
500–538	525	3	120.00–135.00	$130.24	$684	—
615–632	622	5	120.00	$120.00	$746	—
665–685	671	6	117.00–131.00	$126.62	$850	—
750–770	757	3	112.00	$112.00	$848	—
755–795	770	3	115.00–125.00	$120.25	$926	+10.25
850	850	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,105	—
900–920	913	5	117.00–120.00	$119.40	$1,090	—
1005	1005	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,075	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	110.00	$110.00	$644	—
615	615	1	105.00	$105.00	$646	—
680	680	1	105.00	$105.00	$714	—
865	865	1	105.00	$105.00	$908	—
950	950	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,045	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50	50	1	5.00	$5.00	$2	±0.00
65	65	1	140.00	$140.00	$91	+133.74
65	65	2	7.00–10.00	$8.50	$6	+2.24
70–75	71	4	10.00	$10.00	$7	-129.66
70–75	71	7	10.00–20.00	$12.43	$9	-127.23
70–76	74	6	170.00–255.00	$199.92	$148	+60.26
75	75	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	$94	-69.20
78	78	2	125.00–150.00	$137.50	$107	-56.70
80	80	3	5.00–10.00	$8.33	$7	-11.67
80–86	83	13	10.00–25.00	$15.79	$13	+2.44
80–88	83	6	10.00–120.00	$38.75	$32	+25.40
80–88	84	13	145.00–265.00	$206.53	$173	-4.17
84	84	1	125.00	$125.00	$105	-85.70
85	85	2	130.00–150.00	$140.00	$119	+110.00
85	85	1	20.00	$20.00	$17	-10.00
88	88	1	20.00	$20.00	$18	-65.00
90	90	1	12.00	$12.00	$11	-73.00
90–95	91	5	100.00–175.00	$143.30	$130	+132.49
90–95	92	10	15.00–45.00	$27.16	$25	+10.74
90–96	92	3	10.00	$10.00	$9	-6.42
90–95	92	15	10.00–17.50	$16.31	$15	-0.11
90–96	94	15	130.00–240.00	$178.81	$168	-17.38
100	100	1	130.00	$130.00	$130	+119.00
100–106	101	8	15.00–35.00	$25.96	$26	+0.96
100–106	101	13	145.00–255.00	$199.16	$201	+174.16
100–105	104	5	10.00–25.00	$22.12	$23	-4.80
105	105	1	15.00	$15.00	$16	-181.16
110	110	4	130.00–245.00	$175.00	$192	+130.00
110–115	113	2	15.00–25.00	$20.11	$23	-181.58
120	120	1	185.00	$185.00	$222	+15.00
125	125	1	35.00	$35.00	$44	-135.00
1025–1340	1183	2	96.00–98.00	$96.87	$1,146	—
1040–1424	1238	13	101.00–126.00	$118.32	$1,465	+0.21
1165–1345	1255	2	115.00–116.00	$115.54	$1,450	-11.24
1105–1436	1275	3	99.00–112.00	$103.88	$1,324	-22.90
1275	1275	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,186	-33.78
1235–1475	1340	6	118.00–134.00	$125.29	$1,679	-2.46
1340	1340	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,126	-43.75
1235–1460	1368	3	113.00–118.00	$115.92	$1,586	+26.96
1285–1460	1405	4	129.00–134.00	$132.09	$1,856	+10.89
1335–1515	1406	15	124.00–138.50	$130.34	$1,833	+9.14
1250–1670	1457	4	125.00–130.50	$127.90	$1,864	—
1350–1775	1563	2	110.00–114.00	$111.73	$1,746	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–165	163	4	135.00–200.00	$167.00	$272	—
230–245	238	2	180.00–190.00	$185.16	$441	—
281	281	5	147.50	$147.50	$414	+9.50
313–346	332	8	140.00–152.00	$145.54	$483	+5.88
455 thin fleshed	455	3	142.00	$142.00	$646	—
455–490	466	10	125.00–133.00	$126.77	$591	+4.27
505–525	515	2	132.00–132.50	$132.25	$681	+12.90
567–587	577	10	120.00–136.00	$127.86	$738	+9.00
600–645	621	20	125.00–137.50	$129.21	$802	—
657–685	661	13	120.00–146.00	$140.68	$930	+9.43
701–705	702	7	125.00–142.50	$138.92	$975	—
750–781	775	15	126.00–142.00	$137.80	$1,068	+32.80
810–818	817	21	127.00–137.50	$136.27	$1,113	—
870–880	875	2	115.00–125.00	$120.03	$1,050	—
965–988	983	9	110.00–117.00	$115.47	$1,135	—
1020–1040	1030	2	109.00–112.00	$110.49	$1,138	—
1054–1058	1056	11	115.00–117.00	$116.09	$1,226	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105	105	1	145.00	$145.00	$152	—
345	345	1	130.00	$130.00	$448	—
450	450	2	130.00	$130.00	$585	—
500–510	507	3	122.00	$122.00	$619	—
560	560	1	110.00	$110.00	$616	—
600–625	609	5	105.00–115.00	$109.99	$670	—
692	692	2	100.00	$100.00	$692	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
40–45	43	2	5.00	$5.00	$2	—
60–65	64	8	5.00–20.00	$10.11	$6	+2.89
64–66	65	4	5.00–6.00	$5.25	$3	-1.97
65	65	1	50.00	$50.00	$32	+42.78
68	68	1	100.00	$100.00	$68	+85.00
70	70	1	15.00	$15.00	$10	±0.00
70	70	1	150.00	$150.00	$105	+135.00
70	70	1	10.00	$10.00	$7	-5.00
70–78	73	19	5.00–20.00	$13.88	$10	-3.24
74	74	1	180.00	$180.00	$133	+146.38
70–78	75	14	15.00–50.00	$30.43	$23	-18.58
72–78	75	7	35.00–65.00	$45.67	$34	-3.34
76–78	77	2	75.00–76.00	$75.49	$58	+26.48
80–85	82	9	120.00–250.00	$172.79	$142	-44.26
80–85	83	3	10.00–12.00	$11.36	$9	-205.69
80–85	83	17	165.00–305.00	$257.45	$214	+40.40
80–88	83	45	20.00–70.00	$50.74	$42	-166.31
80–85	83	22	5.00–40.00	$29.09	$24	-187.96
80–88	84	32	40.00–110.00	$73.38	$62	-196.50
80–88	84	34	50.00–125.00	$87.29	$73	-182.59
90–95	92	17	100.00–245.00	$184.20	$169	+154.95
90–95	93	21	5.00–50.00	$29.31	$27	-226.62
90–95	93	2	10.00–20.00	$15.14	$14	-240.79
90–98	93	40	170.00–295.00	$239.14	$222	-16.79
90–96	93	4	82.50–215.00	$159.96	$149	-95.97
90–98	93	54	60.00–135.00	$99.87	$93	-156.06
90–98	94	83	15.00–80.00	$66.82	$63	+6.15
90–98	94	65	40.00–115.00	$86.60	$81	+25.93
100–105	101	10	5.00–50.00	$34.09	$34	-61.06
100–106	102	56	75.00–140.00	$102.24	$104	+7.09
100–108	103	56	45.00–120.00	$103.63	$107	-108.09
100–105	103	8	125.00–245.00	$188.05	$194	-23.67
100–108	103	29	180.00–295.00	$232.26	$239	+20.54
100–106	104	27	35.00–90.00	$75.69	$79	+10.86
105–106	106	2	55.00–185.00	$120.31	$128	+105.31
110–115	112	12	180.00–265.00	$213.47	$239	+112.73
110–115	112	5	30.00–50.00	$37.99	$43	-62.75
110–115	112	27	50.00–112.00	$103.09	$115	+2.35
110–118	112	54	75.00–140.00	$108.08	$121	+7.34
110–115	113	4	105.00–185.00	$156.61	$177	+137.50
118	118	1	150.00	$150.00	$177	+15.17
120	120	1	30.00	$30.00	$36	-230.00
120	120	2	155.00–160.00	$157.50	$189	-102.50
120	120	2	75.00–80.00	$77.50	$93	-182.50
120–125	122	7	85.00–120.00	$106.76	$130	+0.76
120–125	123	3	210.00–240.00	$221.82	$273	+115.82
130	130	1	40.00	$40.00	$52	-170.00
130–135	132	3	100.00–110.00	$103.29	$136	-106.71
135	135	1	100.00	$100.00	$135	-100.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
186	186	3	215.00	$215.00	$400	+40.00
220	220	1	160.00	$160.00	$352	+37.50
290	290	1	150.00	$150.00	$435	-19.49
311–345	321	7	165.00–167.50	$166.73	$535	+24.81
350–375	365	7	145.00–160.00	$156.37	$571	+16.14
450	450	1	135.00	$135.00	$608	-8.66
530–542	539	4	132.00	$132.00	$711	-23.02
600–640	620	2	132.00–140.00	$135.87	$842	—
650–682	674	4	132.00–147.00	$137.64	$928	—
770	770	1	110.00	$110.00	$847	—
800	800	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,016	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	130.00	$130.00	$318	—
310	310	1	135.00	$135.00	$418	—
410	410	1	120.00	$120.00	$492	—
547	547	3	122.00	$122.00	$667	—
585	585	3	115.00–120.00	$116.67	$683	—
700	700	1	125.00	$125.00	$875	—
915	915	1	102.00	$102.00	$933	—
990	990	1	100.00	$100.00	$990	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	85.00	$85.00	$302	—
655	655	1	95.00	$95.00	$622	—
865	865	1	82.00	$82.00	$709	—
915	915	1	82.00	$82.00	$750	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550	1550	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,860	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1595	1303	80-85%	72	53.00–61.00	$56.99	$743	—
1025–1695	1337	80-85%	52	65.00–80.00	$69.99	$936	—
1056–1695	1361	80-85%	150	57.00–76.00	$64.67	$880	+5.08

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1490	1135	85-90%	22	32.00–40.00	$37.41	$425	—
720–1760	1173	85-90%	66	10.00–50.00	$43.16	$506	-3.77
798–1770	1254	85-90%	108	47.00–67.00	$55.06	$690	—
882–1588	1261	85-90%	31	58.00–66.50	$60.82	$767	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–1595	1522	75-80%	7	54.00–59.00	$57.29	$872	—
1245–1950	1564	75-80%	60	58.00–71.50	$64.01	$1,001	-1.87
1220–2190	1612	75-80%	87	61.00–78.00	$69.91	$1,127	-1.75
1235–2095	1711	75-80%	46	67.00–82.00	$76.16	$1,303	-2.24

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1334	1334	65-75%	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,201	—
1138–1746	1444	65-75%	4	71.00–77.00	$74.72	$1,079	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1094	1094	1	53.00	$53.00	$580	—
1305–1420	1364	4	93.00–109.00	$99.97	$1,364	+21.93
1325–1465	1385	4	122.00–134.00	$127.83	$1,770	+49.79
1062–2092	1522	16	73.00–116.00	$97.34	$1,482	—
1435–1820	1628	2	88.00–90.00	$88.88	$1,447	-13.46
1626–2334	1933	10	99.00–113.00	$105.43	$2,038	—
1890–2035	1953	3	94.00–109.00	$102.82	$2,008	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1220	1058	6	72.00–78.00	$75.50	$799	-7.40
1100–1745	1364	10	80.00–90.00	$85.02	$1,160	—
1245–2095	1597	7	90.00–110.00	$96.37	$1,539	—
2255–2490	2373	2	80.00–82.00	$80.95	$1,921	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1785	1512	3	70.00–83.00	$74.68	$1,129	-12.83
1008–1995	1530	8	79.00–94.00	$85.33	$1,306	-2.18
2145	2145	1	101.50	$101.50	$2,177	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1625	1462	3	88.00–102.00	$94.70	$1,385	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
975–1595	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	60.00–71.00	$66.41	$840

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1195	959	4	75.00–77.00	$75.73	$726	—
950–1235	1129	14	79.00–83.00	$80.70	$911	—
945–1355	1139	12	78.00–83.00	$80.08	$912	—
1155	1155	1	75.00	$75.00	$866	—
1200–1360	1275	4	85.00–92.00	$87.51	$1,116	—
1270–1400	1348	4	96.00–107.00	$99.56	$1,342	+8.71
1284–1690	1463	11	76.00–93.50	$87.48	$1,280	—
1490	1490	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,356	—
1210–1682	1528	6	78.00–83.00	$81.43	$1,244	—
1485–1585	1538	3	101.00–103.00	$102.36	$1,574	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	100.00	$100.00	$250	—
555	555	1	85.00	$85.00	$472	—
940	940	1	70.00	$70.00	$658	—
1010	1010	1	70.00	$70.00	$707	—
1125	1125	1	75.00	$75.00	$844	—
1175	1175	1	79.00	$79.00	$928	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1225	1073	5	80.00–88.00	$82.93	$890	—
1168–1290	1209	3	69.00–76.00	$71.49	$864	—
1243–1255	1247	3	74.00–75.00	$74.34	$927	—
1260	1260	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,172	+8.00
1060–1625	1301	8	73.00–88.00	$83.69	$1,089	—
1410	1410	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,382	+1.59
1230–1876	1481	19	90.00–104.00	$97.56	$1,445	+17.56
1485	1485	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,515	+22.00
1410–1752	1538	12	105.00–114.00	$108.30	$1,666	—
1415–1805	1547	5	84.00–90.00	$86.38	$1,336	—
1570–1700	1651	4	106.00–114.00	$110.60	$1,826	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	4	100.00	$100.00	$323	+20.00
615	615	1	97.00	$97.00	$597	+22.00
795	795	1	115.00	$115.00	$914	—
825	825	1	100.00	$100.00	$825	+13.28
893	893	3	103.00	$103.00	$920	—
948	948	3	101.00	$101.00	$957	—
970	970	2	104.00	$104.00	$1,009	+30.00
1190	1190	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,035	—

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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.