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Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 10, 2022

3,337 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.79/cwt -5.85 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 521 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.61/cwt -11.43 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 469 lb · 13 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $156.64/cwt +13.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,150/hd at 734 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,337 5,754 5,605
Feeder cattle 328 559 86
Slaughter cattle 1,972 2,778 3,165

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1920 1316 4 94.00–108.00 $101.35 $1,334 -15.05
1100–1635 1359 10 105.00–127.00 $118.44 $1,610 —
1205–1520 1388 8 117.00–126.00 $121.46 $1,686 —
980–1665 1464 4 90.00–112.00 $107.46 $1,573 -33.56
1255–1748 1466 6 118.00–129.00 $125.24 $1,836 -15.78
1310–1655 1470 6 127.00–130.00 $129.02 $1,897 -12.00
1452–1530 1472 4 147.50–151.00 $148.41 $2,185 +7.39
1220–1690 1475 54 119.00–139.00 $131.67 $1,942 -9.35
1240–1703 1484 45 130.00–143.00 $135.27 $2,007 +1.46
1425–1620 1506 11 140.00–145.00 $142.71 $2,149 +11.96
1390–1625 1523 15 135.00–140.50 $138.61 $2,111 +7.86
1290–1870 1570 45 137.00–148.00 $142.51 $2,237 -8.10
1360–1760 1570 17 139.00–145.00 $141.98 $2,229 -8.63
1415–1795 1588 16 146.00–154.00 $149.66 $2,377 -0.95
1550–1825 1661 10 131.00–136.00 $134.35 $2,232 -8.91
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464–495 473 6 132.00–140.00 $137.76 $652 -24.60
490 thin fleshed 490 2 172.00 $172.00 $843 —
510–530 523 4 132.00–142.00 $138.29 $723 -22.90
550 thin fleshed 550 1 170.00 $170.00 $935 —
550–590 569 4 140.00–157.00 $149.52 $851 -11.00
620 thin fleshed 620 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,035 —
610–640 628 5 135.00–145.00 $140.23 $881 -15.68
687–690 688 4 145.00–151.00 $149.50 $1,029 —
700 thin fleshed 700 2 177.00 $177.00 $1,239 —
735–748 742 9 145.00–155.00 $152.11 $1,129 +8.87
755–770 762 5 127.00–147.00 $141.57 $1,079 +0.08
803–838 824 8 125.00–137.00 $134.46 $1,108 -4.54
900–935 912 9 125.00–137.00 $126.54 $1,154 -6.43
960–968 963 5 120.00–124.00 $122.39 $1,179 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 115.00 $115.00 $380 +4.76
390 390 2 140.00 $140.00 $546 -2.50
455–475 462 3 115.00–122.00 $119.60 $553 —
587 587 3 120.00 $120.00 $704 —
615–645 629 4 120.00–125.00 $123.73 $778 —
695 695 1 132.00 $132.00 $917 —
745–748 747 3 120.00–132.00 $128.01 $956 —
785 785 1 115.00 $115.00 $903 —
830 830 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,013 —
860 860 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,006 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1023–1030 1025 4 120.00–129.00 $126.74 $1,299 —
1070–1085 1078 2 120.00–124.00 $122.01 $1,315 —
1120–1145 1133 4 120.00–124.00 $122.02 $1,382 —
1165 1165 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,421 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 2 5.00 $5.00 $3 -10.00
70 70 1 135.00 $135.00 $94 +124.35
70–75 73 4 5.00–10.00 $8.80 $6 -6.88
75 75 1 25.00 $25.00 $19 -185.67
75 75 1 20.00 $20.00 $15 -190.67
75 75 1 90.00 $90.00 $68 -120.67
80 80 1 100.00 $100.00 $80 -10.00
80–86 82 9 165.00–290.00 $212.31 $174 +198.20
80–85 82 11 10.00–30.00 $17.31 $14 +3.20
80–85 83 4 5.00–10.00 $7.98 $7 -6.13
80–88 85 4 20.00–30.00 $23.67 $20 -66.33
90–95 92 14 25.00–55.00 $33.32 $31 +9.55
90–95 93 8 190.00–280.00 $212.20 $197 -42.90
90–95 93 4 120.00–150.00 $136.28 $127 -118.82
90–95 94 5 10.00–20.00 $15.96 $15 -239.14
95 95 1 10.00 $10.00 $10 -245.10
100 100 3 25.00–35.00 $31.67 $32 -88.33
100 100 1 160.00 $160.00 $160 +40.00
100–106 101 8 185.00–280.00 $222.31 $225 +185.14
100–105 103 7 30.00–45.00 $35.02 $36 -135.08
110 110 1 185.00 $185.00 $204 +160.00
110–115 111 7 165.00–220.00 $197.69 $219 +172.69
110–112 112 4 30.00–45.00 $33.70 $38 +8.70
1195 1195 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,482 —
910–1365 1233 5 80.00–83.00 $80.62 $994 -19.28
1185–1425 1250 4 110.00–122.00 $116.41 $1,455 +0.93
1215–1320 1268 2 125.00–126.00 $125.52 $1,592 +10.04
1055–1735 1375 3 107.00–116.00 $111.08 $1,527 +29.08
1330–1425 1378 2 117.00–123.00 $120.10 $1,655 +38.10
1230–1620 1380 7 126.00–132.00 $128.44 $1,772 +46.44
1185–1678 1397 24 97.00–133.00 $125.71 $1,756 +43.71
1183–1625 1400 7 134.00–141.00 $136.47 $1,911 +4.47
1255–1590 1449 6 132.00–137.50 $134.42 $1,948 -2.88
1360–1570 1465 2 133.00–137.00 $134.86 $1,976 +1.25
1315–1630 1492 3 143.00–145.00 $144.02 $2,149 +10.41
1375–1680 1499 10 132.00–139.00 $136.42 $2,045 +2.81
1560 1560 1 131.00 $131.00 $2,044 —
1600 1600 1 127.00 $127.00 $2,032 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 125.00–140.00 $132.04 $429 -5.89
360–375 368 2 125.00–130.00 $127.45 $469 -7.55
408 thin fleshed 408 2 147.00 $147.00 $600 —
425–436 433 7 122.00–127.00 $122.71 $531 -8.92
460–485 469 12 117.00–130.00 $124.66 $585 -12.38
475 thin fleshed 475 1 137.00 $137.00 $651 —
503–545 521 15 122.00–135.00 $127.79 $666 -5.85
550–578 563 6 110.00–125.00 $120.01 $676 -8.23
615–632 626 3 105.00–110.00 $108.36 $678 -22.27
640 thin fleshed 640 1 135.00 $135.00 $864 —
735 735 1 100.00 $100.00 $735 -30.13
770 770 2 112.00 $112.00 $862 —
853–895 869 6 97.00–110.00 $100.53 $874 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 100.00 $100.00 $265 —
375 375 1 112.00 $112.00 $420 —
400–415 408 2 105.00–127.00 $116.20 $474 —
455–480 468 3 105.00–117.00 $109.57 $513 -13.43
555 555 1 100.00 $100.00 $555 —
650–675 663 2 95.00–107.00 $101.11 $670 —
960 960 2 90.00 $90.00 $864 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 1 80.00 $80.00 $820 —
1050 1050 1 95.00 $95.00 $998 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
40–45 43 2 5.00 $5.00 $2 —
50 50 1 5.00 $5.00 $2 -12.50
50 50 1 5.00 $5.00 $2 -12.50
60–65 63 11 5.00–20.00 $9.23 $6 +2.78
65 65 1 25.00 $25.00 $16 +20.00
70–75 72 6 40.00–120.00 $83.20 $60 -74.21
70–75 73 3 105.00–185.00 $133.98 $98 -23.43
70–75 73 10 20.00–95.00 $49.17 $36 -108.24
70–75 73 3 5.00 $5.00 $4 -152.41
70–75 73 13 5.00–25.00 $14.09 $10 -143.32
75 75 3 125.00–135.00 $131.67 $99 +121.67
75 75 1 105.00 $105.00 $79 +95.00
80–88 83 21 50.00–115.00 $94.88 $79 +40.18
80–85 83 2 140.00 $140.00 $116 +85.30
80–88 83 20 5.00–95.00 $40.10 $33 -14.60
80–85 83 19 15.00–107.00 $68.54 $57 +13.84
80–85 83 2 110.00–200.00 $153.64 $128 +98.94
80–85 83 3 145.00–255.00 $202.30 $168 +147.60
80–88 84 5 150.00–285.00 $239.09 $201 -56.46
80–88 84 22 95.00–130.00 $118.79 $100 -176.76
85 85 1 12.00 $12.00 $10 -98.06
90 90 1 150.00 $150.00 $135 +135.00
90–95 92 12 85.00–285.00 $211.47 $195 +139.54
90–95 92 11 5.00–87.00 $28.67 $26 -43.26
90–95 92 69 90.00–135.00 $114.23 $105 +42.30
90–98 93 54 105.00–145.00 $127.29 $118 -193.76
90–96 93 15 250.00–320.00 $289.79 $270 -31.26
90–96 94 36 25.00–110.00 $74.97 $70 -19.84
100 100 3 120.00–290.00 $190.00 $190 +15.00
100 100 1 12.00 $12.00 $12 -163.00
100–108 102 50 50.00–135.00 $117.00 $119 -84.50
100–106 103 20 200.00–330.00 $275.86 $284 +157.40
100–105 103 2 40.00 $40.00 $41 -78.46
100–108 103 93 115.00–147.00 $134.23 $138 +15.77
100–105 103 5 120.00–160.00 $136.99 $141 +18.53
100–105 103 14 100.00–250.00 $193.71 $200 +75.25
100–109 106 17 30.00–105.00 $83.90 $89 +9.82
110–118 111 30 115.00–140.00 $131.67 $146 +107.42
110–115 111 4 150.00–175.00 $162.36 $180 +138.11
110–115 112 17 175.00–300.00 $257.86 $289 +211.44
110–115 112 29 105.00–132.00 $120.63 $135 +74.21
110–115 113 10 140.00–235.00 $198.04 $224 +81.58
110–115 114 4 35.00–90.00 $52.09 $59 -64.37
115 115 1 25.00 $25.00 $29 -200.00
120 120 4 190.00–275.00 $218.75 $262 +178.75
120 120 1 30.00 $30.00 $36 -10.00
120–125 121 15 105.00–132.00 $123.80 $150 +0.88
120–125 122 5 150.00–235.00 $207.01 $253 -49.85
120–125 124 4 100.00–115.00 $105.06 $130 +75.06
130 130 1 50.00 $50.00 $65 -63.41
130 130 1 110.00 $110.00 $143 -3.41
130 130 2 175.00–210.00 $192.50 $250 +79.09
145 145 1 240.00 $240.00 $348 +120.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 125.00 $125.00 $338 -37.50
300–330 321 5 117.00–130.00 $121.00 $388 -36.50
360–398 389 5 132.00–135.00 $134.45 $523 -23.05
400–440 422 3 125.00–135.00 $130.06 $549 -19.94
484–498 490 9 127.00–135.00 $132.46 $649 -13.92
515–545 529 9 130.00–137.00 $135.37 $716 -28.63
550–590 569 4 130.00–145.00 $138.62 $789 -11.38
600–638 620 6 130.00–147.00 $135.60 $841 -3.08
680–690 685 2 127.00–132.00 $129.48 $887 -18.02
935 935 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 120.00 $120.00 $330 —
325 325 1 130.00 $130.00 $422 —
465 465 1 115.00 $115.00 $535 —
545 545 1 85.00 $85.00 $463 —
630 630 1 100.00 $100.00 $630 —
655 655 1 90.00 $90.00 $590 —
800–840 827 3 105.00 $105.00 $868 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1815 1601 75-80% 51 50.00–71.00 $59.69 $956 -2.49
1410–1990 1657 75-80% 100 60.00–78.50 $67.75 $1,123 -3.41
1595–1865 1706 75-80% 4 45.00–51.00 $48.39 $826 —
1355–2025 1734 75-80% 29 67.00–84.00 $72.67 $1,260 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1670 1357 80-85% 22 47.00–64.00 $56.35 $765 -9.73
880–1870 1378 80-85% 97 52.00–72.00 $60.53 $834 -5.55
912–1815 1397 80-85% 56 60.00–85.00 $66.59 $930 +0.51
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1375 1192 85-90% 9 30.00–47.00 $36.42 $434 -6.99
890–1675 1270 85-90% 58 47.00–63.00 $54.07 $687 +1.26
880–1805 1271 85-90% 40 10.00–56.00 $45.34 $576 -7.47
1024–1660 1364 85-90% 19 58.00–73.50 $64.38 $878 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615–1940 1746 65-75% 4 69.00–72.50 $70.59 $1,233 +3.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1250 1062 5 92.00–94.00 $93.36 $991 —
1000–1480 1263 5 94.00–104.00 $99.52 $1,257 —
1015–1810 1471 8 115.00–126.00 $118.39 $1,742 —
1588–1954 1751 3 92.50–97.50 $94.28 $1,651 —
2130–2165 2148 2 100.00–110.00 $105.04 $2,256 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1375 1114 6 82.00–93.00 $88.33 $984 —
1045–1535 1218 7 91.00–102.00 $95.95 $1,169 —
1365–1885 1626 6 105.00–110.00 $108.16 $1,759 —
2135 2135 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,900 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1330 1112 5 40.00–75.00 $63.94 $711 —
1200–2065 1728 4 70.00–88.00 $78.85 $1,363 -3.24

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–829 818 5 86.00–90.00 $89.24 $730 —
1005–1060 1033 2 85.50–88.00 $86.72 $896 —
930–1290 1056 5 68.00–70.00 $69.65 $736 —
1000–1313 1167 11 71.00–84.00 $79.25 $925 —
935–1455 1188 3 75.00–86.00 $81.33 $966 —
1120–1335 1250 3 88.00–91.00 $88.90 $1,111 —
1055–1476 1263 6 86.00–105.00 $93.53 $1,181 —
1065–1640 1272 23 90.00–101.00 $93.90 $1,194 —
1185–1530 1358 2 92.00–112.00 $100.73 $1,368 -16.27
1388–1610 1504 6 101.50–110.00 $105.39 $1,585 —
1225–1785 1534 11 105.00–111.00 $106.65 $1,636 —
1605–1620 1613 2 125.00–132.50 $128.73 $2,076 +12.73
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 62.00 $62.00 $140 —
365–370 368 2 80.00–95.00 $87.55 $322 —
420–435 428 2 75.00–82.00 $78.44 $336 —
525 525 1 95.00 $95.00 $499 —
795 795 1 64.00 $64.00 $509 —
840 840 1 82.00 $82.00 $689 —
880 880 2 75.00 $75.00 $660 —
1095 1095 1 77.00 $77.00 $843 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1750 1291 7 80.00–96.00 $90.97 $1,174 —
1075–1590 1318 4 77.00–87.00 $82.67 $1,090 —
1320 1320 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,703 —
1195–1570 1383 2 103.00–107.00 $105.27 $1,456 —
1306–1795 1528 8 96.00–108.00 $104.97 $1,604 +7.05
1400–1670 1528 4 107.00–132.00 $118.13 $1,805 +20.21
1425–1695 1530 12 112.00–125.00 $117.10 $1,792 +4.54
1535–1570 1553 2 114.00–126.00 $119.93 $1,863 —
1370–1875 1590 28 102.00–114.00 $108.52 $1,725 —
1640 1640 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,870 -15.99
1360–1805 1687 14 102.00–133.50 $124.02 $2,092 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 50.00–72.00 $62.11 $139 —
625–630 628 2 85.00–90.00 $87.51 $550 —
675–692 686 3 75.00–80.00 $76.64 $526 —
710 710 1 65.00 $65.00 $462 —
988 988 2 50.00 $50.00 $494 -32.00

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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.