Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 13, 2021

4,865 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $93.70/cwt -7.57 vs last sale · ≈ $361/hd at 385 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $109.81/cwt -14.76 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 586 lb · 13 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $104.51/cwt -27.21 vs last sale · ≈ $433/hd at 414 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,865	6,392	6,242
Feeder cattle	370	1,041	925
Slaughter cattle	2,466	3,233	3,311

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1300	1243	2	83.00–98.00	$90.85	$1,129	—
1245	1245	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,208	—
1050–1690	1286	14	107.00–126.00	$118.77	$1,527	+28.77
1315	1315	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,670	+11.72
1335–1345	1340	2	135.00–139.00	$136.99	$1,836	+29.03
1235–1550	1347	6	126.00–130.00	$128.05	$1,725	+20.09
1405	1405	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,812	-2.17
1210–1655	1450	60	122.00–136.00	$129.76	$1,882	-3.67
1215–1700	1452	61	128.00–137.00	$133.04	$1,932	-0.39
1250–1625	1461	19	137.00–142.00	$138.83	$2,028	+5.40
1140–1795	1465	10	100.00–127.00	$115.30	$1,689	-18.13
1320–1625	1520	7	122.00–124.00	$123.32	$1,874	-20.54
1465–1670	1546	21	131.00–145.00	$135.35	$2,093	-11.97
1385–1760	1554	28	135.00–148.00	$140.37	$2,181	+6.74
1345–1680	1574	12	143.00–148.00	$144.50	$2,274	+10.87
1455–1915	1631	49	133.00–144.50	$138.37	$2,257	+10.93
1665	1665	1	129.00	$129.00	$2,148	-3.17
1520–1810	1681	11	127.00–135.00	$130.82	$2,199	-1.35

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	137.00	$137.00	$438	-25.75
405–445	432	3	115.00–120.00	$116.56	$504	-28.44
480	480	2	135.00	$135.00	$648	-15.12
530	530	1	125.00	$125.00	$662	-26.41
565–593	579	9	130.00–155.00	$143.97	$834	-8.06
635	635	1	127.00	$127.00	$806	-21.20
740	740	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,014	-5.61
750–760	754	5	132.00–145.00	$137.24	$1,035	-8.82
801–830	808	4	110.00–140.00	$132.30	$1,069	-8.65
846	846	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,269	+9.05
955–990	965	8	120.00–125.00	$122.48	$1,182	-9.30
1065	1065	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,172	-17.00
1105	1105	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,271	-7.00
1180	1180	2	111.00–118.00	$114.50	$1,351	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	140.00	$140.00	$259	—
235	235	1	115.00	$115.00	$270	—
310–315	313	2	95.00–120.00	$107.40	$336	-7.46
390	390	1	140.00	$140.00	$546	+18.58
400–445	418	4	110.00–145.00	$120.48	$504	+13.48
475	475	1	105.00	$105.00	$499	-21.51
480	480	1	125.00	$125.00	$600	+20.26
515–520	518	2	100.00–120.00	$110.05	$570	-22.99
550–590	570	5	95.00–135.00	$114.69	$654	-15.31
625–630	627	3	70.00–130.00	$90.11	$565	-35.85
705–735	720	2	80.00–135.00	$108.07	$778	-21.93
815–825	820	2	90.00–120.00	$105.09	$862	—
860	860	1	80.00	$80.00	$688	-34.71
1007	1007	2	107.00	$107.00	$1,077	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
63	63	2	5.00	$5.00	$3	-5.00
72	72	1	170.00	$170.00	$122	+120.00
70–75	73	2	210.00–265.00	$236.55	$173	+227.19
70–76	74	9	10.00	$10.00	$7	-104.43
75	75	1	120.00	$120.00	$90	+5.57
75	75	2	10.00–15.00	$12.50	$9	-101.93
80–88	83	13	140.00–265.00	$212.61	$176	+196.87
80–85	83	10	10.00–20.00	$12.52	$10	-3.22
80–86	84	3	200.00–260.00	$237.45	$199	+20.29
80–85	84	15	10.00–27.00	$20.45	$17	-196.71
80–88	84	8	12.00–30.00	$19.67	$17	-197.49
82–85	84	3	120.00–155.00	$136.87	$115	-80.29
90–92	90	5	10.00–15.00	$11.99	$11	-1.76
90–95	92	5	30.00	$30.00	$28	+4.24
92	92	1	60.00	$60.00	$55	+34.24
90–95	93	2	110.00–135.00	$122.16	$114	+87.96
90–98	94	16	20.00–35.00	$28.79	$27	-5.41
90–98	94	18	165.00–295.00	$223.98	$211	+189.78
100	100	1	155.00	$155.00	$155	+10.00
100	100	1	20.00	$20.00	$20	-125.00
100–105	101	6	15.00–35.00	$29.05	$29	-115.95
100–108	102	15	150.00–265.00	$202.97	$207	-28.96
100–105	102	8	30.00–50.00	$35.65	$36	-196.28
110	110	1	140.00	$140.00	$154	-84.68
110	110	1	30.00	$30.00	$33	-194.68
115	115	1	200.00	$200.00	$230	+55.00
115	115	1	100.00	$100.00	$115	-45.00
120	120	2	200.00–220.00	$210.00	$252	+155.00
125	125	1	145.00	$145.00	$181	+90.00
135	135	1	150.00	$150.00	$202	+95.00
1220	1220	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,635	+31.58
940–1445	1246	15	74.00–90.00	$85.04	$1,060	-10.96
1130–1445	1290	33	113.00–130.00	$123.99	$1,599	-4.57
1135–1565	1308	10	99.00–112.50	$105.71	$1,383	-20.73
1200–1435	1333	6	124.00–130.00	$126.77	$1,690	-4.23
1225–1460	1362	3	108.00–119.00	$112.73	$1,535	-24.72
1220–1460	1365	4	115.00–121.00	$118.46	$1,617	-18.99
1215–1665	1384	17	128.00–133.00	$131.40	$1,819	-0.90
1215–1576	1411	12	127.00–141.00	$134.38	$1,896	-7.10
1255–1605	1428	42	132.00–140.00	$134.73	$1,924	+1.44

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	115.00	$115.00	$305	—
365	365	2	100.00	$100.00	$365	-30.00
401–427	411	8	95.00–102.00	$99.27	$408	-32.45
421 value added	421	4	115.00	$115.00	$484	—
475–490	478	7	100.00–122.00	$104.26	$498	-22.89
500–545	525	11	100.00–125.00	$115.08	$604	-8.19
570–595	586	13	100.00–127.00	$109.81	$643	-14.76
606–635	617	9	95.00–127.00	$113.30	$699	-13.12
673	673	3	130.00	$130.00	$875	+7.46
665–683	677	6	117.00–125.00	$119.62	$810	-2.92
715–730	723	2	115.00–127.00	$121.06	$875	+1.87
763	763	3	130.00	$130.00	$992	+20.00
847	847	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,016	—
860–890	872	3	85.00–87.00	$85.66	$747	-25.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	90.00	$90.00	$207	—
275–295	288	3	75.00–145.00	$122.75	$354	—
300–335	311	4	75.00–105.00	$88.65	$276	-16.92
360–398	385	16	70.00–115.00	$93.70	$361	-7.57
410–420	416	6	80.00–100.00	$93.29	$388	-4.72
490	490	1	95.00	$95.00	$466	-9.30
505	505	1	75.00	$75.00	$379	-18.42
550–590	562	8	75.00–140.00	$110.17	$619	+17.80
600–625	614	6	75.00–115.00	$89.25	$548	—
665	665	2	105.00	$105.00	$698	-3.83
741	741	3	100.00	$100.00	$741	+0.96
760–795	778	2	90.00–102.00	$95.86	$746	-2.93
870	870	1	95.00	$95.00	$826	-6.36
920	920	1	100.00	$100.00	$920	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	95.00	$95.00	$361	—
405	405	1	110.00	$110.00	$446	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55–58	57	2	5.00	$5.00	$3	-0.68
60	60	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	-0.68
60–66	63	2	15.00–25.00	$19.76	$12	+14.08
63–66	65	4	5.00	$5.00	$3	-225.00
68	68	1	170.00	$170.00	$116	-60.00
70–75	72	19	5.00–30.00	$13.58	$10	+1.25
70–78	74	19	20.00–80.00	$38.20	$28	-12.59
75	75	1	260.00	$260.00	$195	+209.21
75–78	77	5	40.00–100.00	$58.68	$45	-38.46
78	78	2	150.00–285.00	$217.50	$170	+120.36
80–88	82	22	5.00–40.00	$24.50	$20	-28.05
80–86	82	66	10.00–92.00	$61.16	$50	+8.61
82	82	1	20.00	$20.00	$16	-32.55
80–88	83	12	190.00–360.00	$265.25	$220	+90.63
80–85	84	8	110.00–295.00	$247.20	$208	+163.19
80–88	84	27	45.00–125.00	$80.82	$68	-3.19
85	85	1	15.00	$15.00	$13	-69.01
80–88	86	26	50.00–135.00	$102.54	$88	+18.53
90–95	92	23	120.00–285.00	$221.86	$204	+23.26
90–95	92	13	10.00–30.00	$16.16	$15	-182.44
90–98	93	84	90.00–240.00	$123.66	$115	-142.52
90–95	93	2	100.00–105.00	$102.43	$95	-163.75
90–98	93	29	200.00–340.00	$270.96	$252	+4.78
90–98	93	68	55.00–135.00	$110.11	$102	-156.07
90–96	94	67	20.00–122.50	$84.21	$79	-47.39
100–108	102	68	60.00–145.00	$118.36	$121	-149.99
100–108	102	28	200.00–310.00	$265.73	$271	-2.62
100–105	102	7	5.00–35.00	$17.31	$18	-251.04
100–105	102	21	135.00–300.00	$230.13	$235	-38.22
100–108	103	79	95.00–170.00	$129.65	$134	+109.81
100–109	105	27	20.00–110.00	$71.71	$75	-53.14
105–108	106	3	110.00–305.00	$205.94	$218	+81.09
110	110	1	10.00	$10.00	$11	-132.00
110–118	112	20	160.00–295.00	$233.49	$262	-9.90
110–118	112	53	105.00–167.00	$134.72	$151	-108.67
110–115	112	8	120.00–285.00	$210.56	$236	-32.83
110–116	112	6	25.00–95.00	$51.75	$58	-191.64
110–118	113	36	70.00–142.00	$118.03	$133	-15.23
118	118	1	250.00	$250.00	$295	+50.00
120	120	2	140.00–210.00	$175.00	$210	-25.00
120	120	1	10.00	$10.00	$12	-190.00
120–125	122	5	160.00–250.00	$208.97	$255	-16.03
120–125	122	11	100.00–142.00	$123.92	$151	-101.08
120–125	123	3	80.00–155.00	$116.25	$143	-25.22
125	125	1	45.00	$45.00	$56	-96.47
130–135	133	4	125.00–160.00	$140.24	$187	-65.14

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
247	247	2	152.00	$152.00	$375	—
405–417	413	3	150.00–155.00	$153.37	$633	+13.39
475–483	481	5	140.00–150.00	$141.97	$683	-0.52
507–541	525	10	125.00–155.00	$140.20	$736	+16.28
565–590	582	8	120.00–155.00	$134.24	$781	-7.34
626–640	634	10	125.00–135.00	$129.98	$824	+0.17
741	741	3	112.00	$112.00	$830	-10.72
752	752	2	115.00	$115.00	$865	+9.40
835	835	1	105.00	$105.00	$877	-2.00
910	910	1	85.00	$85.00	$774	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	125.00	$125.00	$294	—
285	285	1	150.00	$150.00	$428	—
325–345	335	2	100.00–135.00	$118.02	$395	—
360–370	367	3	105.00–130.00	$118.32	$434	+16.39
416	416	3	115.00	$115.00	$478	+25.88
450–492	477	7	92.00–105.00	$98.47	$470	+1.36
505–540	511	6	120.00–150.00	$132.35	$676	+25.15
560–595	574	7	90.00–140.00	$103.72	$595	-3.28
605–630	613	4	80.00–120.00	$107.57	$659	-2.76
660	660	2	75.00–85.00	$80.00	$528	-30.00
702–725	714	4	60.00–97.00	$84.55	$604	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
716–1745	1242	85-90%	78	10.00–50.50	$42.88	$533	—
800–1620	1250	85-90%	43	34.00–44.00	$40.41	$505	—
824–1760	1312	85-90%	126	40.00–56.50	$50.52	$663	+2.49
1022–1630	1325	85-90%	22	53.00–67.00	$58.59	$776	+10.56

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1815	1587	75-80%	48	41.00–62.00	$56.49	$896	—
1210–2006	1641	75-80%	104	52.00–75.00	$63.75	$1,046	+1.68
1090–2070	1721	75-80%	79	63.50–78.00	$70.69	$1,217	+1.95

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
884–1910	1368	80-85%	114	47.50–67.50	$56.37	$771	-4.43
1120–1846	1398	80-85%	62	54.00–77.50	$63.00	$881	+15.71
1000–1765	1400	80-85%	43	42.00–57.50	$51.33	$719	-3.57

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1038–1918	1463	65-75%	14	62.00–80.00	$70.75	$1,035	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1495	1087	23	64.00–79.00	$73.45	$798	—
765–1625	1176	21	80.00–94.00	$85.18	$1,002	—
965–2155	1695	8	92.00–103.00	$98.60	$1,671	+2.01

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1320	1127	3	82.00–87.00	$84.69	$954	—
1085–1475	1173	6	91.00–105.00	$97.05	$1,138	+27.09
1150–1705	1412	5	110.00–137.00	$119.53	$1,688	—
1356–1800	1624	7	95.00–104.00	$100.04	$1,625	—
1188–2224	1683	15	72.00–94.00	$84.14	$1,416	-5.41

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1825	1493	4	55.00–69.00	$60.60	$905	—
1220–1970	1547	16	63.00–91.00	$73.08	$1,131	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960	960	1	62.00	$62.00	$595	—
810–1150	972	6	80.00–88.00	$83.14	$808	—
810–1270	993	13	73.00–81.00	$77.62	$771	—
800–1350	1058	6	66.00–73.00	$69.29	$733	-2.59
1125–1290	1213	5	81.00–97.00	$88.11	$1,069	—
1095–1455	1242	3	80.00–86.00	$82.19	$1,021	—
1256–1402	1305	5	73.00–86.00	$80.54	$1,051	-15.56
1260–1355	1308	2	87.00–93.00	$89.89	$1,176	-6.21
1240–1473	1395	6	108.00–110.00	$109.06	$1,521	+1.06
1290–1755	1475	21	90.00–125.00	$102.61	$1,513	+4.68
1420–1525	1483	4	110.00–117.00	$112.18	$1,664	+14.25
1620	1620	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,733	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	57.00	$57.00	$103	-23.00
285	285	1	52.00	$52.00	$148	-10.79
345	345	2	55.00	$55.00	$190	—
515	515	1	87.00	$87.00	$448	+32.09

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1315	1083	5	80.00–81.00	$80.17	$868	-3.98
980–1185	1083	2	82.00–89.00	$85.83	$930	+1.68
920–1210	1093	3	76.00–79.00	$77.58	$848	-6.57
1045–1230	1179	6	81.00–85.00	$83.86	$989	—
1205–1475	1342	3	91.00–115.00	$105.14	$1,411	+30.14
1290–1398	1367	4	110.00–117.00	$112.68	$1,540	—
1245–1790	1501	4	95.00–102.00	$97.58	$1,465	-4.06
1340–1700	1511	14	105.00–117.00	$112.30	$1,697	+10.66
1535	1535	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,735	+11.36
1475–1630	1556	4	123.00–129.00	$125.98	$1,960	-7.73
1395–1805	1566	16	93.00–117.00	$104.40	$1,635	-29.31
1225–2035	1680	7	71.00–94.00	$87.20	$1,465	-31.14
1715–1795	1758	4	126.00–129.00	$127.73	$2,245	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–292	274	4	60.00–85.00	$73.72	$202	+14.33
325–346	336	2	52.00–65.00	$58.70	$197	—
350–380	361	4	50.00–92.00	$76.92	$278	+13.35
400–425	413	5	67.00–80.00	$73.10	$302	-12.63
455–475	467	3	47.00–80.00	$68.80	$321	—
515–545	530	2	55.00–57.00	$56.03	$297	-22.93
615	615	1	65.00	$65.00	$400	+15.00
665	665	1	75.00	$75.00	$499	-6.65
700	700	1	55.00	$55.00	$385	—
772	772	2	70.00	$70.00	$540	—
950	950	1	77.00	$77.00	$732	—
1060	1060	1	62.00	$62.00	$657	—

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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.