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Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

3,814 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $113.13/cwt +8.93 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 567 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $145.88/cwt +11.81 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 523 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $124.19/cwt -10.60 vs last sale · ≈ $600/hd at 483 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,814 3,456 5,669
Feeder cattle 430 179 105
Slaughter cattle 1,768 1,792 2,895

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1320 1233 2 91.00–93.00 $91.93 $1,133 -18.85
1160–1415 1311 5 105.00–117.00 $112.81 $1,479 -9.19
1350 1350 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,674 —
1020–1715 1368 2 90.00–105.00 $99.41 $1,360 —
1205–1660 1404 15 116.00–124.50 $122.12 $1,715 -7.33
1130–1620 1409 14 123.00–134.00 $126.84 $1,787 +5.33
1320–1530 1436 8 134.00–139.00 $137.89 $1,980 +2.12
1365–1635 1440 8 117.00–124.00 $121.67 $1,752 -14.10
1330–1670 1452 29 133.00–138.00 $135.08 $1,961 —
1155–1655 1455 75 124.00–133.00 $128.49 $1,870 —
1380–1695 1491 4 119.00–126.00 $124.02 $1,849 —
1395–1750 1522 5 105.00–120.00 $114.96 $1,750 —
1353–1760 1525 16 137.00–148.00 $142.70 $2,176 —
1380–1795 1569 75 131.00–141.00 $136.69 $2,145 -10.22
1610 1610 1 126.00 $126.00 $2,029 —
1505–1785 1627 15 128.00–133.00 $130.56 $2,124 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 2 125.00–145.00 $135.38 $359 -12.12
340 340 2 172.00 $172.00 $585 +29.50
410–440 427 11 120.00–152.00 $134.51 $574 —
450–468 463 6 142.50–150.00 $144.12 $667 -5.88
501–548 523 14 125.00–150.00 $140.32 $734 +6.25
524 thin fleshed 524 7 157.00 $157.00 $823 —
570 thin fleshed 570 1 165.00 $165.00 $940 —
563–590 576 5 137.00–150.00 $143.68 $828 —
607–645 617 4 125.00–129.00 $127.95 $789 +12.97
658–695 675 6 122.50–144.00 $134.93 $911 —
715–725 720 2 132.00–140.00 $135.97 $979 +18.97
725 thin fleshed 725 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,138 —
795 795 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,034 +1.00
840 840 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,092 —
950 950 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,254 —
1010 1010 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,374 —
1058–1075 1062 4 122.00–130.00 $124.02 $1,317 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 115.00 $115.00 $437 -15.00
435 435 1 110.00 $110.00 $478 —
480–490 485 2 117.00–130.00 $123.43 $599 +15.93
615–648 631 6 115.00–120.00 $116.50 $735 —
650–685 668 2 130.00–132.00 $131.03 $875 —
725–740 732 3 100.00–122.00 $112.32 $822 +2.32
760 760 1 122.00 $122.00 $927 —
866 866 4 122.00 $122.00 $1,057 —
1130 1130 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,311 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 85.00 $85.00 $55 +80.00
65 65 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 ±0.00
65 65 2 5.00–10.00 $7.50 $5 +2.50
70–75 73 10 5.00–15.00 $9.20 $7 -130.46
75 75 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -10.00
75 75 1 110.00 $110.00 $82 +90.00
75 75 1 185.00 $185.00 $139 +165.00
80 80 1 115.00 $115.00 $92 +90.00
80–82 81 10 15.00–25.00 $16.47 $13 +1.27
80–85 82 8 130.00–190.00 $158.97 $130 +143.77
80–85 83 9 10.00 $10.00 $8 -5.20
90–95 92 21 135.00–200.00 $166.29 $153 -42.79
90–93 92 8 15.00–17.00 $16.51 $15 -192.57
90–95 93 6 10.00 $10.00 $9 -13.52
90–95 93 4 25.00–32.00 $26.70 $25 +3.18
100 100 4 20.00–30.00 $25.50 $26 -108.67
100 100 1 25.00 $25.00 $25 -109.17
100–105 102 14 135.00–200.00 $164.11 $167 +144.11
105 105 1 130.00 $130.00 $136 +107.14
110 110 1 110.00 $110.00 $121 +85.00
110–115 111 4 145.00–210.00 $179.94 $200 +154.94
110–115 112 3 25.00–35.00 $30.07 $34 +5.07
120 120 1 10.00 $10.00 $12 -155.00
120 120 1 30.00 $30.00 $36 -135.00
875 875 1 81.00 $81.00 $709 —
1166–1370 1226 10 122.00–126.00 $124.03 $1,521 —
1185–1325 1253 8 114.00–125.00 $123.02 $1,541 +29.02
1325 1325 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,670 -2.89
1380 1380 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,490 -17.00
1235–1645 1385 19 125.00–136.00 $129.48 $1,793 +4.48
1370–1435 1403 2 92.00–103.00 $97.63 $1,370 —
1355–1575 1465 2 126.00–127.00 $126.46 $1,853 -9.41
1505 1505 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,505 —
1540 1540 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,632 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 4 135.00 $135.00 $532 +8.62
422 422 3 120.00 $120.00 $506 —
450–470 462 5 110.00–127.50 $118.30 $547 +0.25
515–545 525 7 110.00–120.00 $114.68 $602 -2.82
550–590 566 24 110.00–122.50 $113.73 $644 +9.53
560–595 578 2 105.00–107.00 $105.97 $613 +1.77
605–645 621 7 110.00–120.00 $114.99 $714 +6.00
650 650 1 112.50 $112.50 $731 +9.83
710–732 721 2 110.00–115.00 $112.54 $811 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 110.00 $110.00 $380 —
390 390 1 107.00 $107.00 $417 —
420 420 1 95.00 $95.00 $399 -21.80
460–490 472 3 100.00–110.00 $104.12 $491 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50–55 54 4 5.00–10.00 $6.28 $3 +1.28
60 60 2 5.00 $5.00 $3 ±0.00
60–65 61 7 5.00–15.00 $8.16 $5 +3.16
70–75 72 12 5.00–25.00 $19.02 $14 +7.06
70–75 73 6 30.00–50.00 $36.83 $27 +24.87
75 75 1 180.00 $180.00 $135 +110.00
75 75 2 120.00–140.00 $130.00 $98 +60.00
75 75 1 90.00 $90.00 $68 +20.00
80 80 1 12.00 $12.00 $10 -88.00
80–85 83 19 70.00–100.00 $84.70 $70 -164.89
80–85 83 22 5.00–52.00 $39.17 $33 -210.42
80–85 83 41 20.00–85.00 $49.93 $41 -199.66
80–85 83 11 90.00–230.00 $150.44 $125 -99.15
80–85 83 11 160.00–250.00 $209.15 $174 -40.44
80–85 84 8 90.00–120.00 $100.67 $85 +35.77
90–95 93 12 5.00–60.00 $32.14 $30 -205.41
90–95 93 6 100.00–230.00 $140.09 $130 -97.46
90–95 93 24 150.00–280.00 $217.55 $202 -20.00
90–95 94 68 30.00–75.00 $68.84 $65 -42.87
90–95 94 35 60.00–105.00 $85.33 $80 -26.38
90–95 94 28 80.00–115.00 $93.73 $88 -17.98
95 95 2 10.00–20.00 $15.00 $14 -96.71
100–105 102 60 50.00–106.00 $97.77 $100 -16.89
100–105 103 36 75.00–115.00 $101.37 $104 -13.29
100–105 103 8 100.00–160.00 $133.81 $138 +19.15
100–105 103 24 155.00–275.00 $221.71 $228 +107.05
100–106 103 12 15.00–57.00 $36.22 $37 -78.44
100–107 105 31 35.00–82.00 $68.71 $72 -0.09
110 110 1 15.00 $15.00 $16 -60.00
110 110 3 35.00–55.00 $45.00 $50 -30.00
110–115 112 7 155.00–240.00 $199.08 $223 +80.91
110–115 113 40 55.00–107.00 $89.85 $102 +67.52
110–115 113 3 10.00–25.00 $15.07 $17 -7.26
110–115 113 26 75.00–117.00 $100.21 $113 +77.88
110–115 113 6 100.00–210.00 $160.67 $182 +138.34
120 120 1 100.00 $100.00 $120 -15.94
120 120 2 85.00 $85.00 $102 -30.94
120 120 1 50.00 $50.00 $60 -65.94
120 120 1 50.00 $50.00 $60 -65.94
120–125 122 5 170.00–220.00 $187.25 $228 +71.31
120–125 122 15 70.00–112.00 $89.75 $109 -26.19
130 130 1 100.00 $100.00 $130 -140.00
130 130 1 170.00 $170.00 $221 -70.00
135 135 1 120.00 $120.00 $162 -15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 412 11 125.00–157.50 $144.39 $595 +4.39
465–495 483 12 120.00–127.50 $124.19 $600 -10.60
520 thin fleshed 520 1 152.00 $152.00 $790 —
510–545 532 5 120.00–145.00 $128.01 $681 -5.99
550–595 563 8 120.00–130.00 $123.71 $696 —
565 thin fleshed 565 1 155.00 $155.00 $876 —
600–630 615 2 140.00 $140.00 $861 +30.00
660–690 677 9 117.50 $117.50 $795 —
745 745 1 105.00 $105.00 $782 —
750–765 754 4 102.50–115.00 $109.39 $825 —
815 815 1 115.00 $115.00 $937 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 115.00 $115.00 $339 —
340 340 1 110.00 $110.00 $374 —
425 425 1 90.00 $90.00 $382 —
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 -26.00
500 500 1 117.50 $117.50 $588 —
628–640 632 3 90.00–100.00 $96.62 $611 —
758 758 3 107.00 $107.00 $811 —
805 805 1 92.00 $92.00 $741 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 45.00 $45.00 $266 —
625 625 1 70.00 $70.00 $438 —
718 718 2 54.00 $54.00 $388 —
880 880 1 70.00 $70.00 $616 —
1110 1110 1 54.00 $54.00 $599 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1775 1305 85-90% 78 40.00–47.00 $44.59 $582 -8.53
930–1745 1310 85-90% 36 35.00–48.00 $38.99 $511 -14.13
830–1760 1377 85-90% 82 46.00–53.50 $49.92 $687 —
1020–1790 1467 85-90% 19 54.00–59.00 $55.99 $821 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–2010 1606 75-80% 60 51.00–63.00 $56.11 $901 —
1405–1955 1676 75-80% 82 60.00–69.00 $64.25 $1,077 -4.15
1595–2055 1809 75-80% 28 67.00–76.00 $70.11 $1,268 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1935 1380 80-85% 61 44.00–58.50 $50.05 $691 -1.57
1030–1905 1407 80-85% 66 49.50–64.00 $54.93 $773 -5.34
1200–1745 1412 80-85% 26 56.00–67.00 $60.03 $848 -0.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1690 1168 24 60.00–84.00 $77.37 $904 +0.86
885–1860 1275 22 84.00–94.00 $87.13 $1,111 —
1290–1990 1726 9 90.00–99.00 $94.90 $1,638 —
2020–2395 2202 3 82.00–94.00 $86.40 $1,903 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1395 1171 10 80.00–87.00 $82.52 $966 —
1030–1760 1536 12 95.00–106.00 $101.89 $1,565 —
1460–1885 1608 12 108.00–121.00 $117.16 $1,884 —
2045–2200 2098 3 85.00–98.00 $91.18 $1,913 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1320 1097 9 62.00–75.00 $70.63 $775 —
885–1395 1100 27 72.00–85.00 $79.34 $873 -0.67
1050–1485 1199 6 81.00–87.00 $84.79 $1,017 —
955–1760 1211 4 67.00–79.00 $75.59 $915 —
1260 1260 1 78.00 $78.00 $983 —
1255–1340 1298 2 103.00–105.00 $104.03 $1,350 —
1210–1595 1328 14 82.00–96.00 $88.22 $1,172 +15.44
1300–1365 1330 3 88.00–97.00 $91.26 $1,214 +18.48
1450–1585 1518 2 95.00–123.00 $108.38 $1,645 +14.38
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 72.00 $72.00 $240 —
445 445 1 62.00 $62.00 $276 —
515–545 534 8 65.00–75.00 $67.42 $360 —
625 625 1 77.00 $77.00 $481 —
668 668 5 71.00 $71.00 $474 —
702 702 5 68.00 $68.00 $477 —
870 870 5 75.00–77.00 $75.80 $659 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 3 65.00 $65.00 $190 —
368 368 4 85.00 $85.00 $313 —
445 445 1 67.00 $67.00 $298 —
530 530 1 74.00 $74.00 $392 —
565–570 568 2 70.00–85.00 $77.53 $440 —
585 585 1 65.00 $65.00 $380 —
605 605 1 57.00 $57.00 $345 —
638 638 2 72.00 $72.00 $459 —
655–690 668 3 70.00–82.00 $77.87 $520 —
753–790 765 5 65.00–82.00 $74.97 $574 —
830 830 1 92.00 $92.00 $764 —
860 860 2 72.50–84.00 $78.25 $673 —
945 945 1 70.00 $70.00 $662 —
970–985 981 4 72.50–90.00 $85.68 $841 —
1025–1040 1033 2 73.00–94.00 $83.58 $863 —
1078–1090 1082 6 76.00–91.00 $87.33 $945 —
1300 1300 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,001 —
1480 1480 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,154 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1325 1180 5 72.00–84.00 $78.35 $925 —
840–1300 1187 7 82.00–88.00 $86.01 $1,021 —
1260 1260 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,184 +1.48
1390 1390 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,265 +2.00
1235–1650 1446 11 96.00–114.00 $103.10 $1,491 +9.38
1460 1460 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,153 -20.75
1415–1598 1527 4 91.00–108.00 $102.53 $1,566 -4.58
1435–1620 1558 3 111.00–118.00 $113.15 $1,763 —
1645 1645 1 123.00 $123.00 $2,023 —
1795 1795 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,795 —

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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.