Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 20, 2021

2,588 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.76/cwt +34.25 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 416 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,588	4,865	4,810
Feeder cattle	58	370	454
Slaughter cattle	1,252	2,466	2,154

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1396	1261	11	100.00–126.00	$119.18	$1,503	+0.41
1210–1662	1417	17	124.00–137.50	$131.93	$1,869	+2.93
1330–1708	1522	27	134.50–148.00	$140.16	$2,133	+16.84

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
561	561	3	128.00	$128.00	$718	-15.97
655	655	6	129.00	$129.00	$845	—
1015	1015	1	94.00	$94.00	$954	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	120.00	$120.00	$450	-20.00
425	425	1	140.00	$140.00	$595	+19.52
510	510	1	133.00	$133.00	$678	+22.95

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
64	64	1	30.00	$30.00	$19	+25.00
66	66	1	150.00	$150.00	$99	+145.00
70–73	72	3	10.00	$10.00	$7	-160.00
72	72	1	110.00	$110.00	$79	-60.00
74	74	1	190.00	$190.00	$141	+180.00
74–75	75	2	70.00–200.00	$134.56	$101	+14.56
75	75	3	10.00	$10.00	$8	-110.00
80–85	82	9	10.00–15.00	$12.13	$10	-200.48
80–88	83	10	12.00–22.50	$14.46	$12	-198.15
80–85	83	4	40.00–135.00	$97.80	$81	-114.81
80–88	84	17	150.00–345.00	$224.72	$189	-12.73
84–88	86	2	20.00–40.00	$30.23	$26	-207.22
90–95	92	3	15.00	$15.00	$14	-15.00
90–95	93	4	110.00–230.00	$148.11	$138	+25.95
90–98	93	24	145.00–350.00	$218.70	$203	+96.54
90–93	93	8	15.00	$15.00	$14	-107.16
95–96	95	3	15.00–25.00	$21.64	$21	-7.15
100–105	102	3	75.00–135.00	$115.33	$118	-87.64
101–106	102	7	10.00–32.00	$28.45	$29	-174.52
100–108	103	10	110.00–250.00	$196.58	$202	-6.39
103	103	6	25.00	$25.00	$26	-177.97
110–118	113	5	135.00–240.00	$210.70	$238	+10.70
110–118	114	5	15.00–50.00	$28.98	$33	-171.02
120–126	123	2	145.00–190.00	$168.05	$207	+23.05
1270–1328	1292	6	124.00–131.00	$128.16	$1,656	+4.17
1310–1360	1335	2	75.00–87.00	$81.11	$1,083	-45.66
1270–1558	1408	6	127.00–144.00	$137.58	$1,937	+3.20

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–430	416	12	115.00–141.00	$138.76	$577	+39.49
595	595	1	110.00	$110.00	$654	+0.19
710	710	1	105.00	$105.00	$746	-16.06
1070	1070	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,027	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	95.00	$95.00	$361	+1.30
465	465	1	85.00	$85.00	$395	-10.00
540	540	1	102.00	$102.00	$551	+27.00
885	885	1	90.00	$90.00	$796	-5.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
58	58	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
62	62	1	110.00	$110.00	$68	+90.24
62–68	65	3	5.00–6.00	$5.34	$3	+0.34
70–78	74	10	10.00–20.00	$15.98	$12	-22.22
70–78	74	2	110.00–200.00	$157.43	$116	+119.23
70–78	75	7	15.00–35.00	$26.91	$20	-233.09
75	75	1	265.00	$265.00	$199	+5.00
76–78	77	3	140.00–300.00	$213.22	$164	+154.54
80–85	82	3	120.00–235.00	$172.24	$141	+147.74
80–88	83	41	15.00–105.00	$50.97	$42	-214.28
80–88	84	12	40.00–105.00	$74.86	$63	-172.34
80–86	84	6	10.00–40.00	$23.75	$20	-223.45
80–88	85	7	190.00–415.00	$271.29	$231	+256.29
84–85	85	3	120.00–380.00	$249.49	$212	+234.49
80–88	86	14	50.00–120.00	$87.85	$76	-14.69
90–95	91	6	110.00–260.00	$159.54	$145	-62.32
90–98	91	12	5.00–50.00	$24.79	$23	-197.07
90–98	93	33	85.00–150.00	$124.35	$116	+0.69
90–98	94	38	50.00–135.00	$99.77	$94	+15.56
90–98	94	31	155.00–385.00	$284.07	$267	+199.86
90–98	94	68	15.00–115.00	$104.13	$98	+19.92
100	100	1	5.00	$5.00	$5	-113.36
100–108	102	27	200.00–395.00	$300.00	$306	+181.64
100–108	102	36	90.00–125.00	$119.68	$122	+1.32
100–105	103	5	135.00–260.00	$187.23	$193	+57.58
100–108	103	44	110.00–152.00	$131.80	$136	+2.15
100–109	107	24	25.00–100.00	$82.45	$88	-123.49
110	110	1	15.00	$15.00	$16	+5.00
110	110	1	295.00	$295.00	$324	+285.00
110	110	1	35.00	$35.00	$38	+25.00
110–115	112	29	102.50–150.00	$126.08	$141	-107.41
110–118	113	31	70.00–130.00	$116.81	$132	-1.22
110–116	114	9	210.00–360.00	$269.58	$307	+151.55
115	115	1	170.00	$170.00	$196	+51.97
120	120	1	92.00	$92.00	$110	-83.00
120–128	123	11	108.00–145.00	$120.01	$148	+3.76
124	124	1	15.00	$15.00	$19	-101.25
125	125	1	285.00	$285.00	$356	+240.00
130	130	1	120.00	$120.00	$156	-20.24

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	2	142.50	$142.50	$494	—
620	620	1	114.00	$114.00	$707	-15.98
746	746	3	116.00	$116.00	$865	+4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	94.00	$94.00	$531	-9.72
757	757	2	90.00	$90.00	$681	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1680	1240	85-90%	20	5.00–43.00	$39.55	$490	-3.33
814–1895	1284	85-90%	64	23.00–56.00	$45.57	$585	+5.16
864–1810	1294	85-90%	113	41.00–67.00	$52.07	$674	—
976–1640	1308	85-90%	42	53.00–68.00	$58.91	$771	+8.39

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1142–1785	1485	80-85%	32	63.00–78.00	$66.39	$986	—
956–1935	1487	80-85%	114	47.00–78.00	$61.32	$912	—
1290–2130	1589	80-85%	25	53.00–64.00	$55.92	$889	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1044–2005	1643	75-80%	71	52.00–81.00	$63.83	$1,049	+0.08
1600–2005	1736	75-80%	10	57.00–60.00	$58.81	$1,021	-11.88
1556–2120	1837	75-80%	12	65.00–71.00	$68.19	$1,253	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1178	1178	65-75%	1	79.00	$79.00	$931	—
1482–2212	1736	65-75%	10	60.00–70.00	$65.37	$1,135	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
936–1400	1213	6	59.00–75.00	$67.29	$816	—
1575–1605	1590	2	91.50–95.00	$93.23	$1,482	—
1380–2165	1657	8	71.00–84.00	$79.20	$1,312	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1148–2235	1645	13	72.00–110.00	$87.49	$1,439	-12.55
1872–2064	1968	2	94.00–102.00	$97.80	$1,925	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335	1335	1	77.00	$77.00	$1,028	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1324	1220	3	81.00–85.00	$82.78	$1,010	-5.33
1326–1530	1428	2	96.00–109.00	$102.96	$1,470	—
1588	1588	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,747	—
1608	1608	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,721	±0.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1098–1420	1301	4	70.00–84.00	$78.22	$1,018	—
895–1640	1389	4	96.00–109.00	$103.67	$1,440	-9.01
1380–1634	1550	5	110.00–113.00	$111.45	$1,727	-14.53

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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.