Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

4,018 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.14/cwt -4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 533 lb · 29 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.53/cwt -11.89 vs last sale · ≈ $573/hd at 468 lb · 25 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.37/cwt -21.68 vs last sale · ≈ $488/hd at 416 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,018	2,943	6,739
Feeder cattle	669	895	1,359
Slaughter cattle	1,826	1,021	2,751

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1270	1242	3	118.00–127.00	$121.25	$1,506	—
1155–1365	1255	3	119.00–121.00	$119.66	$1,502	-0.79
1055–1670	1328	10	105.00–118.00	$113.48	$1,507	-2.56
1260–1370	1333	4	92.00–95.00	$92.75	$1,236	-23.29
1340	1340	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,219	-25.04
1270–1600	1415	22	120.00–131.00	$127.41	$1,803	+5.41
1270–1555	1421	19	133.00–141.00	$136.46	$1,939	+7.71
1165–1673	1441	25	118.00–124.00	$121.53	$1,751	-6.95
1300–1665	1479	118	123.00–133.00	$128.25	$1,897	-3.06
1420–1630	1502	3	145.00–150.00	$147.12	$2,210	—
1325–1700	1548	7	103.00–120.00	$111.70	$1,729	—
1385–1735	1567	51	129.50–143.00	$138.32	$2,167	+6.05
1405–1760	1595	29	128.00–136.00	$132.67	$2,116	+0.40

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	157.00	$157.00	$447	—
330–345	341	5	137.50–160.00	$152.40	$520	—
405–448	425	8	135.00–154.00	$146.21	$621	-11.41
465–495	473	11	132.00–153.00	$139.02	$658	-9.16
495 thin fleshed	495	3	160.00	$160.00	$792	—
507 thin fleshed	507	11	175.00	$175.00	$887	—
505–545	537	9	130.00–142.00	$133.91	$719	-9.27
559–560 thin fleshed	559	7	155.00–160.00	$155.72	$870	—
550–590	565	9	110.00–147.00	$134.33	$759	-0.59
615–645	627	6	117.00–155.00	$126.29	$792	-0.34
675–688	683	4	130.00–155.00	$146.80	$1,003	+15.21
722–734	728	8	125.00–140.00	$129.21	$941	+0.16
772 thin fleshed	772	6	150.00	$150.00	$1,158	—
769–795	786	14	122.00–147.00	$139.87	$1,099	-2.63
800–837	824	11	130.00–140.00	$138.31	$1,140	+13.31
855–898	875	7	135.00–142.00	$138.36	$1,211	+19.36
900–920	910	2	132.00–137.00	$134.47	$1,224	—
925 thin fleshed	925	4	162.00	$162.00	$1,498	—
970 thin fleshed	970	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,455	—
950–990	974	9	140.00–150.00	$143.74	$1,400	—
1015–1042	1029	4	135.00–145.00	$139.93	$1,440	—
1062–1080	1071	4	130.00–132.00	$130.99	$1,403	—
1100	1100	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,452	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	100.00	$100.00	$335	-36.88
451–490	460	9	100.00–110.00	$107.63	$495	-16.59
560–585	573	2	110.00	$110.00	$630	-30.00
630–645	638	2	120.00–122.00	$120.99	$772	+13.12
782	782	2	125.00	$125.00	$978	—
805–844	836	5	100.00–112.00	$102.31	$855	+4.81
855–860	858	2	102.00–112.00	$106.99	$918	+11.99
908–930	915	3	110.00–125.00	$119.92	$1,097	—
960–970	963	3	102.00–117.00	$111.97	$1,078	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720	720	1	122.00	$122.00	$878	—
795	795	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,153	—
800	800	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,240	—
865	865	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,211	—

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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	5.00	$5.00	$3	-70.00
65	65	3	5.00–12.00	$7.33	$5	-67.67
65	65	2	75.00–130.00	$102.50	$67	+27.50
70–75	72	3	15.00–20.00	$16.63	$12	-118.60
70–75	73	4	120.00–130.00	$122.59	$89	-12.64
73–75	73	13	5.00–10.00	$9.61	$7	-125.62
80	80	2	5.00–15.00	$10.00	$8	-2.43
80–85	81	6	100.00–135.00	$113.56	$92	+101.13
80–85	83	11	10.00–15.00	$10.64	$9	-172.21
85	85	7	150.00–210.00	$179.29	$152	+94.29
90	90	1	135.00	$135.00	$122	+9.00
90–95	93	2	17.00–20.00	$18.54	$17	-152.13
90–95	93	8	150.00–210.00	$180.54	$168	+9.87
90–95	93	3	10.00	$10.00	$9	-160.67
90–95	93	13	10.00–30.00	$16.20	$15	-154.47
100	100	3	25.00	$25.00	$25	-124.75
100–105	100	12	135.00–210.00	$174.71	$175	+24.96
100	100	1	20.00	$20.00	$20	-129.75
100–105	101	5	17.00–25.00	$20.76	$21	-128.99
110–115	111	7	20.00–25.00	$20.74	$23	-177.70
125	125	2	150.00–160.00	$155.00	$194	+100.00
125	125	1	20.00	$20.00	$25	-35.00
135	135	1	50.00	$50.00	$68	-5.00
140	140	1	15.00	$15.00	$21	-40.00
755–955	876	12	113.00–120.00	$116.34	$1,019	—
985–1020	1003	2	114.00–118.00	$116.03	$1,164	—
1088–1335	1159	11	112.00–119.00	$116.03	$1,345	—
1190	1190	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,416	—
1203–1390	1294	7	120.00–127.00	$122.93	$1,591	+4.93
1240–1445	1322	3	121.00–124.00	$121.94	$1,612	—
1285–1445	1365	2	119.00–122.00	$120.59	$1,646	—
1373–1458	1418	6	125.00–127.00	$126.19	$1,789	-3.00
1375–1580	1454	32	124.00–137.00	$131.69	$1,915	—
1445–1570	1497	3	100.00–102.00	$101.34	$1,517	—
1410–1665	1538	2	100.00–110.00	$105.41	$1,621	—
1645	1645	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,925	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	260	6	120.00–130.00	$124.15	$323	-49.97
300–340	315	5	110.00–120.00	$113.95	$359	-23.70
350–390	372	13	110.00–130.00	$122.32	$455	-14.91
400–442	416	20	107.00–130.00	$117.37	$488	-21.68
450–490	468	25	115.00–127.00	$122.53	$573	-11.89
515 value added	515	1	110.00	$110.00	$566	—
510–544	534	28	113.00–123.00	$117.39	$627	-4.68
550–585	568	14	103.00–112.00	$108.80	$618	-7.42
620–635	624	12	110.00–112.00	$110.83	$692	-6.41
763	763	3	127.00	$127.00	$969	+6.90
820	820	2	107.00	$107.00	$877	—
865	865	6	110.00	$110.00	$952	—
1030	1030	1	95.00	$95.00	$978	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	4	102.00–105.00	$103.50	$295	-36.29
335	335	1	100.00	$100.00	$335	-13.88
385	385	1	105.00	$105.00	$404	-20.83
401–440	421	12	100.00–117.00	$107.11	$451	-8.59
450–498	478	6	95.00–108.00	$103.36	$494	-30.23
560	560	2	92.00	$92.00	$515	-48.00
648	648	2	107.00	$107.00	$693	—
720	720	3	85.00	$85.00	$612	-16.00
782–790	784	4	82.00–90.00	$87.98	$690	—
990	990	1	85.00	$85.00	$842	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60–65	64	4	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
65	65	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
70	70	1	70.00	$70.00	$49	+60.00
70–75	73	27	5.00–25.00	$15.70	$11	-99.47
70–75	74	12	30.00–40.00	$32.55	$24	-82.62
75	75	2	135.00–145.00	$140.00	$105	+118.00
75	75	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-12.00
80–85	82	21	5.00–35.00	$18.43	$15	-4.48
80–85	83	8	110.00–280.00	$191.73	$159	+145.89
80–85	83	50	30.00–65.00	$44.39	$37	-1.45
80–85	83	10	150.00–315.00	$252.14	$209	+206.30
80–85	83	4	175.00–195.00	$182.27	$151	+136.43
84–85	85	19	50.00–85.00	$69.21	$59	-175.79
85	85	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-235.00
90–95	92	56	50.00–102.00	$76.22	$70	+8.53
90–95	92	16	125.00–260.00	$209.08	$192	+141.39
90–95	93	3	175.00–200.00	$186.43	$173	+118.74
90–95	93	21	5.00–45.00	$28.97	$27	-38.72
90–95	93	87	30.00–70.00	$61.14	$57	-6.55
90–95	93	20	160.00–310.00	$214.07	$199	+146.38
90–95	94	17	75.00–117.00	$99.02	$93	+18.36
100–105	101	8	100.00–280.00	$197.01	$199	+171.97
100–105	102	7	30.00–65.00	$44.44	$45	+19.40
100–105	102	53	50.00–105.00	$86.46	$88	+61.42
100–105	102	38	80.00–120.00	$102.95	$105	+77.91
100–105	103	3	160.00–210.00	$185.00	$191	-48.01
100–105	103	5	15.00–35.00	$21.89	$23	-211.12
100–105	103	13	165.00–290.00	$228.75	$236	-4.26
110	110	2	5.00–20.00	$12.50	$14	-67.50
110–111	111	18	30.00–80.00	$75.04	$83	-20.16
110–115	112	10	175.00–280.00	$208.43	$233	+113.23
110–115	112	26	70.00–120.00	$96.95	$109	+1.75
110–115	114	18	50.00–90.00	$82.46	$94	-7.04
110–115	114	8	200.00–240.00	$229.29	$261	+139.79
115	115	1	175.00	$175.00	$201	+85.50
120	120	1	80.00	$80.00	$96	+20.00
120	120	1	205.00	$205.00	$246	+145.00
120–125	121	8	90.00–110.00	$97.04	$117	-110.60
120–125	123	2	25.00–35.00	$30.10	$37	-177.54
125	125	1	225.00	$225.00	$281	+200.00
130	130	1	50.00	$50.00	$65	-125.00
130	130	2	150.00–170.00	$160.00	$208	-15.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	287	3	140.00–145.00	$143.31	$411	—
300–340	322	11	120.00–153.00	$138.39	$446	-14.49
350–386	375	6	125.00–150.00	$140.94	$529	-14.39
418–447	437	10	120.00–149.00	$137.54	$601	-12.38
462–490	478	10	121.00–146.00	$128.24	$613	-14.97
510–530	523	4	110.00–133.00	$125.40	$656	-20.21
550–570	560	2	109.00–122.50	$115.87	$649	-21.31
600–638	621	17	113.00–150.00	$123.34	$766	+16.84
700–715	707	7	102.00–127.00	$112.64	$796	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	3	120.00	$120.00	$252	—
265–270	268	2	132.00–137.50	$134.72	$361	-9.18
318–320	319	3	115.00–125.00	$121.65	$388	+1.65
365–380	372	3	95.00–110.00	$103.39	$385	—
430	430	2	114.00	$114.00	$490	—
458–495	472	6	117.00–125.00	$121.24	$572	—
505–545	519	3	107.00–117.00	$110.59	$574	+12.59
565	565	1	103.00	$103.00	$582	-14.76
620–626	625	5	102.50–120.00	$116.53	$728	-3.47
694	694	4	105.00	$105.00	$729	—
790	790	1	90.00	$90.00	$711	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800	800	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,136	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	1	40.00	$40.00	$264	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1710	1337	80-85%	60	48.00–56.00	$52.73	$705	-5.92
1035–1830	1376	80-85%	27	59.00–68.00	$63.95	$880	—
1010–2115	1377	80-85%	95	54.00–63.00	$58.07	$800	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1905	1586	75-80%	69	62.00–72.00	$67.65	$1,073	—
1375–1850	1589	75-80%	53	54.00–65.00	$59.17	$940	—
1365–2000	1701	75-80%	46	71.00–78.00	$74.12	$1,261	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1640	1232	85-90%	61	26.00–50.00	$45.54	$561	—
840–1545	1257	85-90%	36	30.00–44.00	$39.19	$493	+0.98
940–1670	1276	85-90%	62	48.00–59.00	$53.27	$680	+15.06
980–1640	1339	85-90%	8	57.00–62.00	$59.55	$797	+14.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1355	1007	13	71.00–80.00	$76.03	$766	—
850–1620	1252	28	80.00–95.00	$86.87	$1,088	—
1175–1990	1624	13	89.00–101.00	$94.38	$1,533	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1645	1247	13	90.00–102.00	$97.30	$1,213	-7.28
985–1665	1385	5	87.00–99.00	$92.77	$1,285	—
1075–2005	1551	17	98.00–121.00	$108.19	$1,678	—
1275–1965	1668	7	82.00–89.00	$86.03	$1,435	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–2320	1601	6	72.00–79.00	$74.54	$1,193	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1365	1167	10	79.00–88.00	$83.80	$978	+3.64
900–1615	1190	8	74.00–83.50	$78.20	$931	+11.17
1200	1200	2	90.00	$90.00	$1,080	—
1270–1373	1347	4	92.50–105.00	$95.45	$1,286	—
1430	1430	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,287	—
1545	1545	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,622	+6.54

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	62.00	$62.00	$282	—
625	625	1	80.00	$80.00	$500	—
722	722	2	82.00	$82.00	$592	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1215	1130	9	81.00–95.00	$84.38	$953	—
930–1290	1144	7	73.00–95.00	$82.36	$942	—
1020–1415	1218	2	83.00–85.00	$84.16	$1,025	—
1235–1773	1464	28	100.00–108.50	$105.76	$1,548	+14.09
1260–1680	1481	10	89.00–97.00	$92.75	$1,374	+1.08
1235–1965	1555	7	75.50–87.00	$78.33	$1,218	—
1500–1715	1582	3	111.00–118.00	$115.79	$1,832	—
1458–1740	1604	8	106.00–113.00	$107.78	$1,729	—
1315–1855	1618	3	101.00–110.00	$107.22	$1,735	—
1920	1920	1	93.50	$93.50	$1,795	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	75.00	$75.00	$315	-7.50
490	490	1	69.00	$69.00	$338	—
520	520	1	55.00	$55.00	$286	-22.50
550–575	556	4	55.00–62.00	$58.96	$328	-37.04
600–635	615	3	50.00–87.00	$62.69	$386	-14.81
655–690	669	6	67.00–78.00	$75.54	$505	-10.47
705–732	718	5	73.00–77.00	$75.02	$539	+0.02
765	765	1	60.00	$60.00	$459	-22.50
935	935	1	72.00	$72.00	$673	—

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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.