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Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

7,000 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.64/cwt -2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $570/hd at 423 lb · 71 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $168.88/cwt +23.43 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 570 lb · 61 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.08/cwt -3.93 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 519 lb · 46 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,000 5,573 6,727
Feeder cattle 1,751 519 934
Slaughter cattle 2,752 2,593 3,051
Replacement cattle 35 — 79

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 2 94.00 $94.00 $992 —
1068–1545 1297 30 99.00–120.00 $113.18 $1,468 -4.51
1150–1540 1323 17 106.00–121.00 $115.59 $1,529 -4.63
1290–1455 1349 4 113.00–119.00 $116.25 $1,568 -0.80
1240–1525 1376 28 131.00–143.00 $136.59 $1,879 +16.73
1190–1860 1410 45 117.00–134.00 $124.51 $1,756 -6.11
1140–1705 1422 74 123.00–135.00 $129.65 $1,844 -0.97
1015–1775 1430 6 95.00–107.00 $101.37 $1,450 -37.37
1165–1735 1441 36 115.00–124.50 $121.27 $1,748 -17.47
1435–1500 1468 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,820 -14.00
1230–1756 1533 20 129.00–147.00 $137.34 $2,105 -13.54
1345–1760 1543 64 134.00–148.50 $140.45 $2,167 -1.41
1420–1750 1568 19 124.00–134.50 $130.20 $2,042 -1.55
1585 1585 1 137.00 $137.00 $2,171 +5.25
1370–1740 1590 24 148.00–163.00 $156.19 $2,483 +24.44
1760–1775 1768 2 120.00–130.00 $124.98 $2,210 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 137.50–145.00 $141.25 $360 —
310–347 336 12 152.50–175.00 $170.32 $572 —
360–380 372 3 157.50–160.00 $159.15 $592 —
392 fancy 392 2 185.00 $185.00 $725 —
404–440 419 10 147.50–162.50 $154.78 $649 +4.37
422–446 438 20 160.00 $160.00 $701 +9.59
452–490 467 25 135.00–161.00 $152.11 $710 +4.70
475 fancy 475 6 170.00 $170.00 $808 —
455–492 thin fleshed 483 4 160.00–165.00 $163.82 $791 —
500–510 fancy 502 11 166.00–175.00 $167.66 $842 —
520 thin fleshed 520 1 180.00 $180.00 $936 +2.00
505–548 537 14 145.00–170.00 $153.75 $826 +13.35
552–580 fancy 566 36 170.00–179.00 $175.49 $993 —
552–595 576 23 121.00–170.00 $158.13 $911 +15.67
570–585 thin fleshed 578 2 170.00–177.00 $173.55 $1,003 +5.19
600–640 619 39 132.00–165.00 $146.34 $906 +7.78
653 thin fleshed 653 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,012 -17.00
675–687 681 16 137.00–149.00 $144.21 $982 +1.11
700–745 718 31 115.00–147.00 $133.61 $959 -15.46
752–780 765 5 128.00–140.00 $134.07 $1,026 -8.97
800–840 822 12 127.00–140.00 $135.60 $1,115 -11.51
840 thin fleshed 840 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,277 —
850–896 872 30 121.00–145.00 $129.74 $1,131 -18.24
910 910 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,092 +2.50
950–985 966 18 115.00–137.00 $125.39 $1,211 —
1020 1020 3 112.00 $112.00 $1,142 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 2 110.00–130.00 $119.87 $467 —
405–428 423 10 105.00–165.00 $148.56 $628 +38.56
450–496 487 32 112.50–167.00 $145.07 $706 +18.12
508–533 518 7 95.00–160.00 $109.49 $567 —
555–590 568 11 112.00–135.00 $117.76 $669 -19.24
613–627 617 15 125.00–145.00 $134.59 $830 +7.59
655–686 665 18 97.00–140.00 $121.87 $810 +1.87
715 715 3 110.00–130.00 $116.67 $834 —
755–764 761 10 95.00–150.00 $134.51 $1,024 —
820–845 833 5 117.00–157.00 $135.10 $1,125 —
865 865 1 107.00 $107.00 $926 -25.00
905 905 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,041 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 2 170.00 $170.00 $938 —
625 625 3 138.00 $138.00 $862 —
665 665 1 146.00 $146.00 $971 —
755 755 2 120.00 $120.00 $906 —
862 862 2 117.50 $117.50 $1,013 —
986 986 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,173 —
1075 1075 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,312 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 132.50 $132.50 $470 —
515 515 1 170.00 $170.00 $876 —
790 790 1 112.50 $112.50 $889 —
825 825 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,048 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 2 115.00 $115.00 $857 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 107.50 $107.50 $618 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 147.50 $147.50 $273 —
215 215 1 155.00 $155.00 $333 +10.00
250–299 286 13 117.50–145.00 $137.60 $394 +17.60
306–340 312 6 125.00–135.00 $133.18 $416 +1.52
353–395 372 37 115.00–142.50 $129.01 $480 -12.27
400–440 423 71 110.00–145.00 $134.64 $570 -2.70
450–498 482 44 115.00–147.00 $134.22 $647 -2.11
500–547 519 46 109.00–133.00 $127.08 $660 -3.93
550–597 570 36 112.00–128.00 $124.21 $708 -3.97
628–640 638 14 106.00–135.00 $112.94 $721 -21.28
650–687 677 11 90.00–125.00 $109.67 $742 -17.10
700–744 729 27 105.00–120.00 $112.88 $823 -20.21
760–775 766 4 102.00–110.00 $105.28 $806 -24.10
815–841 834 14 80.00–114.00 $104.80 $874 -18.70
850 850 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,037 -10.00
906–937 914 14 110.00–119.00 $116.28 $1,063 -10.72
1018 1018 3 97.00 $97.00 $987 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60–65 64 4 2.00–12.00 $5.88 $4 -4.43
70–75 72 7 7.00–12.00 $9.88 $7 -195.47
74–78 75 8 10.00–12.00 $10.25 $8 -113.08
74–76 75 3 155.00–160.00 $156.64 $117 +33.31
75 75 1 130.00 $130.00 $98 +6.67
78 78 1 12.50 $12.50 $10 -107.50
80 80 2 60.00–170.00 $115.00 $92 -5.00
80–85 81 4 7.00–10.00 $9.22 $7 -114.18
80–85 83 4 17.50–25.00 $19.94 $17 +7.36
80–85 83 18 10.00–195.00 $22.27 $18 +9.69
80–85 83 7 120.00–195.00 $144.87 $120 +132.29
80–88 84 22 145.00–270.00 $202.86 $170 -0.60
85 85 1 25.00 $25.00 $21 +1.50
90–95 92 3 150.00–170.00 $156.55 $144 +140.94
90–98 93 20 10.00–30.00 $15.85 $15 -190.47
90–95 93 2 12.00–15.00 $13.46 $13 -192.86
90–95 93 2 70.00–165.00 $116.22 $108 -90.10
90–98 93 29 140.00–260.00 $192.36 $179 -13.96
90–96 93 10 15.00–30.00 $19.75 $18 -186.57
100 100 1 15.00 $15.00 $15 -36.67
100 100 1 180.00 $180.00 $180 +128.33
100–105 103 6 20.00–35.00 $26.71 $28 -183.99
100–106 103 14 140.00–265.00 $195.69 $202 -15.01
108 108 3 25.00 $25.00 $27 -110.00
110 110 1 30.00 $30.00 $33 +1.48
110–115 111 4 140.00–210.00 $178.93 $199 +150.41
110–118 115 3 20.00–30.00 $26.82 $31 -170.68
120 120 2 110.00–120.00 $115.00 $138 +60.00
120 120 1 20.00 $20.00 $24 -35.00
130 130 1 125.00 $125.00 $162 -65.00
975–1190 1127 4 90.00–121.00 $106.21 $1,197 —
1155–1295 1225 2 113.00–115.00 $114.06 $1,397 -4.83
1100–1410 1227 35 110.00–128.00 $119.54 $1,467 +0.65
1150–1325 1252 11 118.00–125.00 $121.65 $1,523 +11.18
1290–1340 1315 2 100.00–104.00 $101.96 $1,341 -42.27
1210–1510 1349 7 121.00–130.00 $124.61 $1,681 -9.09
1285–1644 1420 8 127.00–138.00 $130.55 $1,854 —
1455 1455 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,761 -8.00
1475–1520 1486 4 131.00–136.00 $132.28 $1,966 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 2 117.50–120.00 $118.72 $267 +3.72
320–325 322 3 105.00–140.00 $116.79 $376 -6.73
363–377 371 5 135.00 $135.00 $501 +10.00
400–445 423 18 112.00–140.00 $127.63 $540 —
460–490 473 12 85.00–115.00 $108.01 $511 -7.27
500–538 509 12 81.00–140.00 $126.28 $643 +14.28
555–595 578 9 102.00–125.00 $118.06 $682 —
600–647 633 12 80.00–112.00 $92.11 $583 -27.89
665–695 680 4 77.00–105.00 $89.77 $610 -40.23
712–725 720 6 87.00–109.00 $101.81 $733 —
758–775 767 10 77.00–90.00 $85.41 $655 —
875 875 1 95.00 $95.00 $831 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 3 117.50 $117.50 $360 —
386 386 5 122.50 $122.50 $473 —
410 410 2 122.50 $122.50 $502 —
675 675 2 115.00 $115.00 $776 —
800 800 5 124.00 $124.00 $992 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 125.00 $125.00 $331 —
310 310 1 122.50 $122.50 $380 —
355 355 2 125.00 $125.00 $444 —
595 595 2 116.00 $116.00 $690 —
818 818 3 115.00 $115.00 $941 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 2 5.00–10.00 $7.50 $4 +2.50
55 55 1 42.50 $42.50 $23 +37.50
64–66 65 10 5.00–10.00 $6.90 $4 -73.10
65 65 1 185.00 $185.00 $120 +105.00
65 65 2 5.00 $5.00 $3 -75.00
64–68 66 5 5.00–7.00 $6.02 $4 -73.98
66 66 1 20.00 $20.00 $13 -60.00
70 70 1 175.00 $175.00 $122 +170.00
70–75 72 3 130.00–200.00 $177.42 $128 +161.64
70–75 72 17 5.00–45.00 $14.31 $10 -1.47
72 72 1 10.00 $10.00 $7 -5.78
70–75 73 2 140.00–200.00 $168.97 $123 +153.19
70–78 75 22 20.00–50.00 $38.83 $29 -127.84
75 75 2 80.00–160.00 $120.00 $90 -46.67
75 75 1 15.00 $15.00 $11 -151.67
75–76 76 2 40.00–60.00 $49.93 $38 -116.74
80 80 1 190.00 $190.00 $152 +119.01
80–85 81 6 110.00–185.00 $156.70 $127 +85.71
80–85 81 10 105.00–255.00 $161.05 $130 +90.06
80–88 83 37 5.00–45.00 $18.22 $15 -52.77
80–85 83 2 10.00–15.00 $12.58 $10 -58.41
80–88 83 68 15.00–67.00 $51.10 $42 -19.89
80–88 84 24 30.00–100.00 $68.76 $58 -18.66
80–88 84 24 155.00–320.00 $241.28 $203 +153.86
80–88 86 17 55.00–135.00 $91.92 $79 -58.08
90 90 1 160.00 $160.00 $144 +123.99
90–94 91 3 10.00–20.00 $14.09 $13 -21.92
90–95 92 36 5.00–40.00 $22.97 $21 -170.80
90–98 93 36 150.00–305.00 $238.39 $222 +44.62
90–96 93 18 100.00–260.00 $186.05 $173 -7.72
90–96 93 98 29.00–90.00 $72.56 $67 -121.21
90–98 93 56 30.00–155.00 $99.32 $92 -94.45
90–98 94 55 80.00–150.00 $121.98 $115 +22.33
100 100 1 65.00 $65.00 $65 -72.50
100–108 102 39 160.00–300.00 $234.39 $239 -6.20
100–105 102 15 5.00–40.00 $22.80 $23 -217.79
100–108 102 74 50.00–145.00 $121.79 $124 -118.80
100–108 102 79 100.00–165.00 $134.69 $137 -105.90
100–105 103 17 115.00–260.00 $203.92 $210 -27.53
102–106 104 3 140.00–180.00 $156.92 $163 -74.53
100–107 105 38 30.00–110.00 $92.99 $98 -138.46
110 110 1 35.00 $35.00 $38 -135.00
110 110 1 150.00 $150.00 $165 -20.00
110–116 111 21 160.00–285.00 $219.37 $244 +88.80
110–116 112 27 95.00–170.00 $130.01 $146 -0.56
110–115 112 5 10.00–40.00 $23.91 $27 -106.66
110–115 112 5 45.00–115.00 $64.82 $73 -65.75
112 112 1 120.00 $120.00 $134 -10.57
110–115 113 46 65.00–142.00 $120.87 $137 -75.16
110–115 113 2 120.00–205.00 $161.56 $183 -34.47
120 120 1 45.00 $45.00 $54 -95.00
120–125 121 6 90.00–127.00 $113.25 $137 -26.75
120–125 122 16 105.00–155.00 $128.83 $157 -0.79
124–128 126 3 180.00–215.00 $201.70 $254 -15.69
130–135 133 2 135.00–140.00 $137.45 $183 +32.54
135 135 1 60.00 $60.00 $81 -44.91
196 196 1 160.00 $160.00 $314 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 234 4 140.00–147.50 $141.84 $332 -10.16
330–340 335 4 150.00–170.00 $160.15 $537 +15.37
360–395 387 9 137.50–167.00 $151.21 $585 +3.32
403–443 421 15 120.00–157.50 $143.87 $606 -4.00
450–485 467 22 119.00–152.00 $137.61 $643 +6.71
522 thin fleshed 522 6 183.00 $183.00 $955 —
500–548 524 16 111.00–137.50 $127.53 $668 -12.76
554–590 567 18 107.50–167.00 $139.28 $790 +16.28
582 thin fleshed 582 3 186.00 $186.00 $1,083 —
600 thin fleshed 600 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,050 —
600–647 617 9 110.00–156.00 $139.32 $860 +14.40
713–730 718 5 92.00–117.50 $100.38 $721 -11.12
766–778 772 12 92.00–121.00 $109.55 $846 —
800 800 1 80.00 $80.00 $640 -25.00
880 880 1 97.00 $97.00 $854 —
950–965 958 2 91.00–117.00 $103.90 $995 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 115.00 $115.00 $431 —
430–433 433 6 100.00–105.00 $104.17 $451 -21.30
458–480 465 3 100.00–115.00 $109.84 $511 —
511–525 515 10 80.00–122.00 $115.27 $594 +17.27
606–638 619 5 100.00–115.00 $108.81 $674 +1.81
665–685 669 5 90.00–97.00 $91.43 $612 —
700–705 703 2 77.00–95.00 $85.97 $604 -7.03
908 908 2 82.00 $82.00 $745 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–292 280 3 147.50–160.00 $151.30 $424 —
305 305 1 135.00 $135.00 $412 —
445 445 2 132.50 $132.50 $590 —
456 456 3 129.00 $129.00 $588 —
539–545 541 13 129.00–130.00 $129.69 $702 —
808 808 3 100.00 $100.00 $808 —
1000 1000 1 95.00 $95.00 $950 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 142.50 $142.50 $442 —
555–570 565 3 125.00–131.00 $129.04 $729 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 132.50 $132.50 $613 —

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1785 1186 85-90% 104 15.00–52.00 $44.03 $522 +4.57
770–1565 1212 85-90% 35 32.00–46.00 $40.96 $496 -2.73
975–1600 1232 85-90% 28 55.50–67.50 $60.16 $741 +16.47
875–1835 1266 85-90% 108 44.00–63.00 $53.01 $671 -0.85
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1925 1334 80-85% 79 45.00–62.00 $54.56 $728 -3.00
1100–1895 1358 80-85% 46 63.00–83.00 $68.95 $936 +5.20
990–2000 1362 80-85% 138 52.00–68.50 $61.78 $841 -1.97
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–2250 1599 75-80% 60 45.00–67.00 $61.64 $986 —
1040–1990 1632 75-80% 119 52.00–75.00 $66.52 $1,086 -1.99
1412–2240 1755 75-80% 37 64.00–80.50 $74.99 $1,316 —
1865–2085 1959 75-80% 4 65.50–73.50 $69.14 $1,354 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1164–1946 1614 65-75% 10 64.00–80.00 $72.85 $1,176 —

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1415 1150 7 91.00–105.00 $95.88 $1,103 —
1084–1266 1189 3 76.00–86.00 $80.10 $952 —
910–2225 1549 24 100.00–121.00 $109.35 $1,694 —
1370–2162 1792 15 81.00–111.00 $94.61 $1,695 —
1606–2048 1839 3 102.00–109.00 $106.22 $1,953 -0.56
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1155 958 11 72.00–82.00 $77.94 $747 —
895–1755 1185 21 82.00–94.00 $86.92 $1,030 +16.80
1115–2190 1609 7 90.00–103.00 $96.12 $1,547 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–2065 1420 6 70.00–89.00 $79.02 $1,122 —
1055–2215 1548 4 64.00–75.00 $69.61 $1,078 —
1365–1795 1580 2 99.00–103.00 $101.27 $1,600 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1305 1245 2 86.00–87.00 $86.52 $1,077 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
735–1310 953 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 63.00–72.00 $66.69 $636
885–1130 1017 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 64.00–91.00 $72.95 $742
825–1490 1264 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 47.00–68.00 $63.79 $806
1125–1665 1369 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 62.00–77.00 $67.91 $930
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 67.00 $67.00 $972

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1185 1030 19 78.00–85.00 $82.01 $845 —
1045–1175 1110 2 77.00–84.00 $80.30 $891 -6.46
1090–1180 1148 3 74.00–75.00 $74.66 $857 -12.10
1115–1263 1206 7 87.00–88.00 $87.45 $1,055 -8.24
1210–1355 1256 6 92.00–95.00 $93.31 $1,172 —
1270–1846 1439 12 75.00–102.00 $90.63 $1,304 -4.57
1575 1575 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,622 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 2 60.00 $60.00 $179 —
328 328 2 77.00 $77.00 $253 -13.00
460 460 1 100.00 $100.00 $460 —

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223 223 8 77.00 $77.00 $172 —
257–275 262 4 75.00–80.00 $78.69 $206 —
417 417 2 79.00 $79.00 $329 —
455 455 1 90.00 $90.00 $410 —
500–535 518 11 80.00–95.00 $90.22 $467 -1.78
565 565 1 85.00 $85.00 $480 —
617–638 626 7 84.00–95.00 $88.80 $556 -1.20
685 685 3 71.00 $71.00 $486 -29.00
700 700 1 81.00 $81.00 $567 -31.00
817 817 2 89.00 $89.00 $727 —
857 857 3 87.00 $87.00 $746 —
960–979 970 16 88.00–88.50 $88.25 $856 —
1005 1005 2 89.00 $89.00 $894 +5.00
1060 1060 2 88.00 $88.00 $933 —
1108–1145 1124 9 78.00–83.00 $80.26 $902 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1405 1097 3 94.00–99.00 $96.54 $1,059 —
745–1810 1203 4 83.50–88.00 $85.89 $1,033 —
1040–1604 1354 8 85.00–98.00 $91.00 $1,232 +5.26
1270–1465 1359 4 103.00–115.00 $108.96 $1,481 +23.22
1295–1610 1426 16 93.00–109.00 $101.58 $1,449 -12.98
1300–1775 1454 9 105.00–113.00 $108.91 $1,584 +11.35
1230–1685 1458 2 90.00–95.00 $92.11 $1,343 -5.45
1478–1520 1489 4 107.00–111.50 $110.35 $1,643 +4.43
1585 1585 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,537 -22.20
1440–1790 1599 6 109.50–114.00 $111.66 $1,785 —
1700 1700 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,989 —

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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.