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Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

5,272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.00/cwt ≈ $909/hd at 590 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.59/cwt ≈ $827/hd at 518 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.52/cwt ≈ $628/hd at 470 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,272 2,551 4,522
Feeder cattle 350 11 685
Slaughter cattle 2,600 1,458 1,734

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1165 1108 3 100.00–108.00 $104.54 $1,158 —
1165–1615 1372 3 114.00–124.00 $117.81 $1,616 -8.86
1115–1852 1375 21 98.00–133.00 $121.14 $1,666 -5.53
1105–1750 1448 20 118.00–131.50 $126.94 $1,838 -4.72
1320–1705 1463 23 128.00–141.00 $134.51 $1,968 -3.77
1125–1770 1480 72 131.50–145.00 $138.72 $2,053 +9.85
1320–1795 1517 27 144.00–153.00 $147.85 $2,243 +16.85
1530 1530 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,637 -36.95
1290–1758 1532 23 136.00–149.00 $143.19 $2,194 -0.76
1410–1765 1567 33 154.00–161.00 $157.39 $2,466 +15.53
1655 1655 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,986 —
1415–1890 1663 39 141.50–154.00 $148.15 $2,464 —
1490–1885 1741 9 137.00–141.00 $138.97 $2,419 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–335 320 3 155.00–162.50 $159.88 $512 —
358–381 370 6 147.50–165.00 $156.52 $579 —
407–445 430 6 147.50–172.50 $157.10 $676 —
470–475 472 5 155.00–157.50 $156.01 $736 —
500–538 518 18 150.00–166.00 $159.59 $827 —
563–597 590 19 150.00–155.00 $154.00 $909 —
610–632 619 5 142.50–147.50 $145.46 $900 —
651–695 667 16 141.00–142.50 $141.99 $947 —
720 720 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,026 —
755 755 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,102 —
818 818 9 142.50 $142.50 $1,166 —
895 895 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,074 —
935 935 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,192 —
1120 1120 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,422 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 137.50 $137.50 $488 —
425 425 1 125.00 $125.00 $531 —
477 477 2 137.50 $137.50 $656 —
507 507 2 132.00 $132.00 $669 —
640 640 5 120.00 $120.00 $768 —
788 788 4 105.00 $105.00 $827 —
860 860 3 118.00 $118.00 $1,015 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 2 145.00 $145.00 $590 —
640 640 1 137.50 $137.50 $880 —
667 667 2 145.00 $145.00 $967 —
975 975 2 112.00 $112.00 $1,092 —
1045 1045 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,358 —
1065 1065 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,267 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 4 140.00 $140.00 $830 —
1011 1011 3 118.00 $118.00 $1,193 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 110.00 $110.00 $446 —
485 485 2 140.00 $140.00 $679 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 2 97.50 $97.50 $585 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 1 20.00 $20.00 $14 -95.00
70–75 71 9 5.00–12.00 $8.54 $6 -106.46
70–75 71 4 10.00–20.00 $12.63 $9 -102.37
74 74 1 100.00 $100.00 $74 +89.16
75 75 1 30.00 $30.00 $22 -177.76
80 80 1 20.00 $20.00 $16 -115.76
80–88 82 20 150.00–310.00 $175.22 $144 +39.46
80–85 82 17 10.00–30.00 $20.61 $17 -115.15
80–85 83 12 10.00–15.00 $11.77 $10 -123.99
80–85 83 2 155.00–175.00 $164.70 $137 +28.94
80–88 84 6 10.00–40.00 $34.15 $29 -101.61
85–86 86 2 170.00–210.00 $189.88 $163 +175.86
90 90 3 160.00–165.00 $163.33 $147 +34.60
90–95 91 7 20.00–50.00 $42.07 $38 -86.66
90–95 93 10 20.00–60.00 $45.62 $42 +30.62
90–95 93 6 10.00–15.00 $12.82 $12 -2.18
90–98 93 18 170.00–260.00 $209.51 $195 +194.51
95 95 1 35.00 $35.00 $33 -100.27
94–98 96 2 210.00–215.00 $212.45 $204 +77.18
100 100 3 150.00–175.00 $160.00 $160 +126.32
100–105 102 5 35.00–50.00 $43.04 $44 +9.36
100–105 102 5 30.00–40.00 $35.06 $36 +1.38
100–108 103 12 170.00–290.00 $221.49 $228 -24.40
105 105 1 15.00 $15.00 $16 -79.98
110 110 5 40.00–50.00 $43.00 $47 +23.00
110–118 113 6 170.00–210.00 $200.94 $227 -26.23
120 120 2 155.00 $155.00 $186 -55.00
1035–1145 1078 3 84.00–89.00 $87.23 $940 —
1195–1485 1298 5 110.00–120.00 $114.19 $1,482 -13.00
1075–1615 1314 14 124.00–137.00 $130.53 $1,715 +17.29
1080–1550 1321 5 94.00–123.00 $112.73 $1,489 -0.51
1330 1330 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,809 +22.76
1233–1530 1332 3 132.00–133.50 $132.93 $1,771 +19.69
1175–1704 1353 27 124.00–140.00 $129.84 $1,757 -5.29
1275–1485 1380 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,877 +0.87
1415 1415 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,769 +13.00
1290–1508 1430 4 145.50–153.00 $147.92 $2,115 +35.92
1345–1642 1463 11 129.00–147.00 $140.46 $2,055 +22.46
1340–1625 1472 11 132.00–144.00 $137.32 $2,021 +19.32
1705 1705 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,876 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 135.00 $135.00 $256 —
295 295 1 137.50 $137.50 $406 —
330–335 333 2 124.00–135.00 $129.46 $431 +4.46
395 395 1 115.00 $115.00 $454 —
432 432 2 133.00 $133.00 $575 +5.50
455–487 470 17 131.00–137.00 $133.52 $628 —
521 521 3 130.00 $130.00 $677 +10.00
568 568 4 131.00 $131.00 $744 —
600–647 626 17 121.00–128.00 $124.18 $777 —
655 655 3 128.00 $128.00 $838 —
760–774 771 8 124.00–125.00 $124.75 $962 —
867–876 872 5 122.00–126.00 $124.41 $1,085 —
962–973 969 5 117.00–119.00 $118.21 $1,145 —
1017 1017 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,200 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 112.50–120.00 $116.22 $329 —
500 500 3 128.00 $128.00 $640 —
570 570 3 115.00 $115.00 $656 —
685 685 3 112.00 $112.00 $767 —
715 715 2 109.00 $109.00 $779 —
889 889 5 109.00 $109.00 $969 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 3 133.00 $133.00 $622 —
630 630 2 130.00 $130.00 $819 —
892 892 2 112.00 $112.00 $999 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 3 100.00 $100.00 $416 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 101.00 $101.00 $333 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 ±0.00
64–65 65 3 5.00 $5.00 $3 -85.00
65 65 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -85.00
70–75 73 2 10.00–15.00 $12.59 $9 +2.59
70–76 74 3 50.00–150.00 $107.69 $80 +96.96
70–78 74 14 5.00–80.00 $46.63 $35 +35.90
70–75 74 6 25.00–60.00 $43.15 $32 +32.42
75–78 77 4 50.00–100.00 $70.83 $55 +5.36
76–78 77 2 155.00–320.00 $238.57 $184 +173.10
80–85 83 2 100.00–165.00 $133.48 $111 +117.25
80–88 83 28 5.00–150.00 $66.97 $56 +50.74
80–85 83 4 150.00–270.00 $185.98 $154 +169.75
80–88 84 32 100.00–175.00 $138.63 $116 +12.18
80–85 84 23 25.00–180.00 $130.35 $109 +3.90
80–88 84 11 185.00–280.00 $241.58 $203 +115.13
80–88 85 16 75.00–160.00 $106.14 $90 -6.38
85–88 87 3 30.00 $30.00 $26 -82.52
90 90 1 15.00 $15.00 $14 -3.33
90–98 93 27 200.00–325.00 $261.00 $243 +104.92
90–95 93 9 155.00–250.00 $213.53 $199 +57.45
90–98 93 53 60.00–175.00 $124.81 $116 -31.27
90–98 93 26 10.00–137.00 $67.26 $63 -88.82
90–95 94 6 140.00–210.00 $174.78 $164 -60.86
90–98 94 78 95.00–180.00 $144.04 $135 -91.60
94 94 1 230.00 $230.00 $216 -5.64
90–96 95 69 15.00–152.00 $128.65 $122 -106.99
100–108 102 83 110.00–190.00 $149.14 $152 +104.50
100–105 102 18 115.00–290.00 $201.16 $205 +156.52
100–108 102 61 85.00–160.00 $135.52 $138 +90.88
100–108 103 3 185.00–240.00 $214.39 $221 -54.05
100–108 103 28 26.00–300.00 $245.99 $253 -22.45
100–105 103 6 185.00–225.00 $201.81 $208 -66.63
100–108 105 14 10.00–130.00 $89.49 $94 -178.95
105 105 1 35.00 $35.00 $37 -233.44
100–109 107 49 15.00–145.00 $120.92 $129 +100.92
110 110 3 25.00–100.00 $65.00 $72 +45.00
110–115 111 7 130.00–285.00 $215.96 $240 +90.17
110–118 112 53 110.00–180.00 $149.43 $167 -112.72
110–116 112 17 200.00–290.00 $244.04 $273 -18.11
110–118 113 35 75.00–160.00 $138.22 $156 -123.93
110–115 113 2 20.00–30.00 $25.11 $28 -237.04
114 114 1 250.00 $250.00 $285 +31.57
115 115 1 185.00 $185.00 $213 +15.00
120 120 3 25.00–50.00 $38.33 $46 -186.67
120–125 121 5 65.00–130.00 $94.75 $115 -27.19
120–125 122 3 155.00–210.00 $176.51 $215 +54.57
120–125 123 14 120.00–170.00 $141.68 $174 +91.99
125 125 1 150.00 $150.00 $188 +100.31
125 125 2 210.00–220.00 $215.00 $269 +165.31
130 130 1 220.00 $220.00 $286 +93.75
130–135 133 2 210.00–230.00 $220.19 $293 +93.94
150 150 1 180.00 $180.00 $270 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 175.00 $175.00 $332 —
270 270 1 150.00 $150.00 $405 —
300–321 316 4 157.50 $157.50 $498 +10.00
365 365 1 162.50 $162.50 $593 +20.00
405–445 423 10 130.00–167.00 $156.87 $664 —
505–545 521 8 135.00–155.00 $140.57 $732 —
555–590 574 8 120.00–137.50 $134.17 $770 —
605–632 620 9 130.00–137.00 $133.24 $826 —
650 650 3 131.00 $131.00 $852 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 4 140.00 $140.00 $732 —
553–597 565 9 130.00–137.50 $135.25 $764 —
639 639 5 138.00 $138.00 $882 —
795 795 1 112.50 $112.50 $894 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 2 92.50 $92.50 $386 —
545 545 1 95.00 $95.00 $518 —
590 590 1 128.00 $128.00 $755 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 145.00 $145.00 $558 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1204–2308 1612 75-80% 145 61.00–84.00 $73.83 $1,190 +7.94
1420–2285 1623 75-80% 39 59.00–76.00 $67.42 $1,094 +1.53
1185–2080 1701 75-80% 136 72.50–89.00 $80.62 $1,371 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1835 1389 80-85% 131 59.00–78.50 $68.39 $950 -6.63
1010–1855 1394 80-85% 53 54.00–71.50 $61.52 $858 -13.50
908–1775 1400 80-85% 112 69.00–95.50 $77.79 $1,089 —
1280–1730 1564 80-85% 4 62.00–65.00 $63.64 $995 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1705 1187 85-90% 30 34.00–59.00 $50.71 $602 —
898–1695 1265 85-90% 39 37.00–65.00 $52.42 $663 -14.60
882–1645 1282 85-90% 109 49.00–71.50 $60.79 $779 -6.23
926–1650 1294 85-90% 56 60.00–84.00 $72.11 $933 +5.09
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1358–1930 1634 65-75% 21 69.00–83.00 $76.48 $1,250 -2.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1025 918 3 83.00–94.00 $89.29 $820 —
815–1765 1220 26 93.00–103.00 $97.89 $1,194 +8.65
1055–2115 1630 22 97.00–117.00 $108.58 $1,770 —
2175 2175 1 100.00 $100.00 $2,175 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1750 1291 15 92.00–106.00 $100.63 $1,299 —
1325–2075 1656 12 108.00–126.00 $117.17 $1,940 +13.05
1580–1808 1694 2 95.00–99.00 $97.13 $1,645 +3.84
1292–2112 1715 7 80.00–97.50 $87.39 $1,499 —
2155 2155 1 103.00 $103.00 $2,220 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1305 1192 5 65.00–77.00 $72.83 $868 —
1255–2035 1711 7 80.00–97.00 $86.13 $1,474 —
1635–2290 1864 4 95.00–108.00 $102.43 $1,909 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1145 1028 6 87.00–90.00 $88.64 $911 —
840–1455 1136 28 86.00–100.00 $93.81 $1,066 -3.64
915–1345 1174 11 98.00–107.00 $101.09 $1,187 +4.09
1055–1460 1308 3 85.00–94.00 $89.43 $1,170 +2.16
1315 1315 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,394 +18.73
1140–1800 1330 11 97.00–109.00 $102.70 $1,366 -1.58
1255–1505 1343 4 127.00–132.00 $128.87 $1,731 +24.59
1310–1585 1415 3 114.00–119.00 $115.92 $1,640 +11.52
1270–1630 1418 6 110.00–116.50 $111.86 $1,586 +7.46
1275–1628 1446 9 107.00–115.00 $110.24 $1,594 +5.84
1410–1575 1493 2 116.00–117.00 $116.53 $1,740 —
1628–1635 1630 4 132.50–135.00 $133.13 $2,170 +19.13
1640 1640 1 122.00 $122.00 $2,001 +26.00
1655 1655 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,556 —
1970 1970 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,167 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1260 1108 9 85.00–93.00 $86.57 $959 —
935–1645 1258 11 94.00–99.00 $96.35 $1,212 —
1050–1528 1328 10 85.00–104.00 $94.11 $1,250 —
1200–1570 1375 6 117.50–126.00 $120.06 $1,651 +10.06
1185–1950 1462 27 100.00–117.00 $109.89 $1,607 —
1050–1805 1469 5 104.00–111.00 $108.16 $1,589 —
1475 1475 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,622 —
1280–1695 1494 12 113.00–123.00 $117.67 $1,758 —
1225–1810 1521 13 107.00–116.00 $112.09 $1,705 +7.15
1465–1613 1564 3 130.00–132.00 $130.62 $2,043 —
1330–1795 1583 3 125.00–129.00 $126.65 $2,005 —
1465–1860 1659 5 131.00–137.00 $133.23 $2,210 +44.53
1620–1830 1694 4 114.00–117.00 $115.70 $1,960 +27.00
1825–1845 1835 2 110.00–118.00 $114.02 $2,092 —
2000 2000 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,960 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
686 686 5 82.00 $82.00 $563 —
890 890 2 87.00 $87.00 $774 —
911 911 4 91.00 $91.00 $829 —
985–995 988 3 87.00–88.00 $87.34 $863 —
1015–1049 1034 11 88.00–97.00 $92.98 $961 —

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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.