Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 27, 2021

5,222 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,222	2,588	3,771
Feeder cattle	—	58	—
Slaughter cattle	2,875	1,252	2,010

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895	895	1	106.00	$106.00	$949	—
1220–1410	1315	2	85.00–90.00	$87.68	$1,153	—
1273–1510	1352	3	120.00–125.00	$123.14	$1,665	—
1135–1762	1356	14	84.00–133.00	$119.06	$1,614	—
1200–1650	1411	37	125.00–142.00	$134.93	$1,904	+3.00
1245–1565	1434	7	124.00–133.00	$128.69	$1,845	-3.24
1435	1435	1	142.00	$142.00	$2,038	+10.07
1260–1630	1474	9	131.00–132.00	$131.77	$1,942	—
1220–1685	1486	29	135.00–151.50	$142.17	$2,113	—
1300–1755	1512	59	130.00–140.00	$136.76	$2,068	-3.40
1294–1755	1517	15	140.00–144.00	$142.07	$2,155	+1.91
1390–1775	1575	62	138.00–147.00	$142.88	$2,250	—
1418–1720	1582	14	146.00–158.00	$150.64	$2,383	—
1595–1830	1673	10	134.00–139.00	$136.96	$2,291	—

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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	-25.00
60–65	62	5	5.00	$5.00	$3	-25.00
70–76	73	3	165.00–200.00	$178.68	$130	+168.68
70–75	73	3	75.00–150.00	$102.27	$75	+92.27
70–75	74	10	10.00	$10.00	$7	-180.00
70–75	74	9	5.00–10.00	$8.91	$7	-181.09
74	74	2	85.00–210.00	$147.50	$109	-42.50
75	75	1	25.00	$25.00	$19	-109.56
80–86	83	14	10.00–20.00	$13.80	$11	-0.66
80–85	83	3	45.00–250.00	$173.27	$144	+158.81
80–88	84	10	5.00–15.00	$10.58	$9	-214.14
80–86	84	12	150.00–280.00	$224.75	$189	+0.03
82–85	84	5	10.00–20.00	$14.03	$12	-210.69
85	85	2	120.00–150.00	$135.00	$115	-89.72
90–92	91	7	15.00–40.00	$25.72	$23	+10.72
90–94	92	2	185.00–210.00	$197.23	$181	+182.23
90–96	92	20	155.00–290.00	$226.67	$209	+211.67
90–95	92	7	10.00–20.00	$14.92	$14	-0.08
90–95	93	2	10.00–15.00	$12.57	$12	-135.54
90–95	93	5	90.00–145.00	$108.66	$101	-39.45
100	100	2	10.00–15.00	$12.50	$12	-102.83
102	102	1	200.00	$200.00	$204	+84.67
100–105	103	6	135.00–150.00	$141.67	$146	-54.91
100–105	103	9	25.00–60.00	$48.43	$50	-148.15
100–108	103	19	170.00–320.00	$226.21	$233	+29.63
104	104	6	60.00	$60.00	$62	-136.58
110	110	1	210.00	$210.00	$231	-0.70
110–115	112	4	195.00–270.00	$224.83	$252	+14.13
113–115	114	5	25.00–50.00	$36.91	$42	+7.93
120–125	122	3	30.00–40.00	$33.42	$41	-134.63
140	140	1	45.00	$45.00	$63	-123.05
1285	1285	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,799	+11.84
1125–1492	1308	19	119.00–136.50	$128.46	$1,680	+47.35
1125–1660	1335	6	104.00–125.00	$111.59	$1,490	+30.48
1180–1503	1386	20	132.00–137.00	$134.80	$1,868	—
1145–1540	1411	16	133.00–150.50	$140.20	$1,978	+2.62
1337–1640	1418	21	133.00–141.00	$138.64	$1,966	+1.06

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	2	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
55–58	56	4	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
60–68	66	6	5.00–10.00	$5.82	$4	+0.48
70	70	1	120.00	$120.00	$84	+104.02
70–78	73	16	5.00–35.00	$12.71	$9	-3.27
70–78	73	7	140.00–300.00	$229.49	$168	+213.51
70–75	73	4	115.00–135.00	$121.12	$88	+105.14
70–75	74	10	20.00–55.00	$35.98	$27	+20.00
75	75	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-16.91
75	75	2	110.00–285.00	$197.50	$148	+170.59
75–78	77	5	30.00–100.00	$50.81	$39	-162.41
80–88	83	15	210.00–410.00	$321.93	$267	+270.96
80–88	83	41	5.00–35.00	$22.37	$19	-28.60
80–88	83	57	10.00–90.00	$49.02	$41	-1.95
80–85	83	7	120.00–280.00	$219.40	$182	+168.43
80–88	84	20	40.00–110.00	$77.15	$65	+2.29
80–88	84	30	65.00–140.00	$98.57	$83	+23.71
86	86	1	150.00	$150.00	$129	+62.15
90–98	92	55	50.00–140.00	$105.45	$97	-54.09
90–98	93	67	85.00–155.00	$121.71	$113	-2.64
90–96	93	17	5.00–60.00	$40.09	$37	-84.26
90–98	93	45	220.00–410.00	$297.73	$277	+173.38
90–95	93	13	130.00–275.00	$227.95	$212	+103.60
92–96	93	3	185.00–255.00	$216.57	$201	+92.22
90–97	95	72	35.00–125.00	$103.24	$98	+3.47
95	95	1	15.00	$15.00	$14	-84.77
100–108	102	33	70.00–130.00	$108.04	$110	-191.96
100–108	102	68	90.00–165.00	$126.58	$129	-173.42
100–108	103	26	210.00–330.00	$293.10	$302	+105.87
100–105	104	7	110.00–265.00	$197.21	$205	+9.98
100–109	106	41	15.00–115.00	$92.30	$98	+9.85
106	106	1	280.00	$280.00	$297	+197.55
100–107	107	23	10.00–85.00	$79.16	$85	-3.29
110	110	4	270.00–320.00	$296.25	$326	+281.25
110–115	110	20	50.00–110.00	$98.64	$109	+83.64
110	110	1	35.00	$35.00	$38	+20.00
110–118	112	46	100.00–160.00	$130.72	$146	+4.64
110–115	112	3	185.00–250.00	$223.51	$250	+97.43
110–118	113	23	195.00–345.00	$273.86	$309	+157.05
110–115	114	40	60.00–140.00	$115.31	$131	-154.27
120	120	1	25.00	$25.00	$30	-67.00
120	120	1	30.00	$30.00	$36	-62.00
120–122	120	5	190.00–260.00	$230.07	$276	+138.07
120–125	121	11	105.00–170.00	$124.23	$150	+32.23
120–124	122	2	95.00–110.00	$102.62	$125	-17.39
120–125	123	2	240.00–255.00	$247.35	$304	+127.34
130	130	1	135.00	$135.00	$176	+15.00
140	140	1	85.00	$85.00	$119	-35.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1830	1265	85-90%	27	36.00–47.00	$44.05	$557	-1.52
838–1670	1268	85-90%	70	5.00–53.50	$45.28	$574	-0.29
790–1785	1309	85-90%	134	43.00–62.00	$53.60	$702	-5.31
974–1765	1315	85-90%	31	54.00–73.00	$62.19	$818	+3.28

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–2045	1596	75-80%	57	52.00–64.50	$59.11	$943	—
1252–2084	1599	75-80%	123	54.00–70.00	$64.43	$1,030	—
1296–2165	1736	75-80%	72	65.00–76.50	$70.34	$1,221	+11.53

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–2076	1361	80-85%	68	57.00–80.00	$64.03	$871	—
950–1915	1405	80-85%	136	51.00–73.00	$60.14	$845	—
1035–1780	1405	80-85%	44	46.00–60.00	$55.12	$774	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1394–1398	1396	65-75%	2	68.50–74.50	$71.50	$998	—
1336–1864	1601	65-75%	12	60.50–73.50	$67.80	$1,085	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–985	919	4	88.00–92.00	$89.50	$823	—
955–1235	1111	12	80.00–94.00	$87.69	$974	—
1010–1420	1233	4	69.00–78.00	$73.93	$912	—
1115–2195	1484	17	93.00–116.00	$103.47	$1,535	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1665	1330	4	99.00–108.00	$101.09	$1,344	—
1100–1765	1477	13	120.00–141.00	$126.61	$1,870	—
1036–2340	1700	13	70.50–95.00	$84.35	$1,434	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
928–2130	1563	11	69.00–92.00	$77.77	$1,216	-15.46
1376–1920	1635	5	96.00–100.00	$98.13	$1,604	—
1000–2455	1728	2	46.00–58.00	$54.53	$942	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1140	1054	7	75.00–79.00	$77.56	$817	—
750–1520	1065	4	63.00–77.00	$69.61	$741	—
900–1315	1137	6	80.00–89.00	$85.44	$971	—
1110–1382	1235	8	72.00–88.00	$83.13	$1,027	+0.35
1240	1240	1	75.00	$75.00	$930	-7.78
1105–1645	1268	7	87.00–92.00	$88.80	$1,126	—
1325	1325	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,484	—
1220–1450	1335	2	108.00–110.00	$108.91	$1,454	—
1095–1615	1401	14	96.00–116.00	$104.36	$1,462	+1.40
1280–1785	1533	14	89.00–118.00	$99.51	$1,525	—
1435–1685	1598	6	133.50–134.00	$133.65	$2,136	+23.65
1640–1770	1705	2	87.00–102.00	$94.21	$1,606	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1315	1115	4	71.00–79.00	$75.23	$839	—
945–1320	1160	6	85.00–95.00	$89.22	$1,035	—
1110–1670	1314	12	70.00–98.00	$86.85	$1,141	+8.63
1175–1800	1424	33	93.00–118.00	$106.39	$1,515	—
1290–1618	1463	12	109.00–115.00	$112.20	$1,641	—
1230–1618	1472	8	104.00–126.00	$115.58	$1,701	—
1080–1865	1473	2	101.00–109.00	$106.07	$1,562	—
1435–1595	1517	3	98.00–101.00	$99.72	$1,513	—
1540–1820	1645	7	131.00–137.00	$133.51	$2,196	—
1670–1770	1720	2	130.00–133.00	$131.46	$2,261	—
1725	1725	1	125.00	$125.00	$2,156	—

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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.