Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

4,349 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.45/cwt -24.55 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 679 lb · 20 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.95/cwt -12.25 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 616 lb · 18 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.20/cwt -11.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 815 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,349	5,277	4,706
Feeder cattle	654	807	343
Slaughter cattle	2,464	2,720	2,532

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815	815	1	96.00	$96.00	$782	—
1000–1180	1084	6	107.50–124.00	$116.52	$1,263	+7.52
1020–1660	1280	5	122.00–139.50	$129.34	$1,656	—
1055–1545	1307	12	100.00–135.00	$123.63	$1,616	-1.56
1420	1420	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,860	-1.65
1200–1734	1463	53	127.00–145.00	$138.23	$2,022	+2.23
1500	1500	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,905	-11.86
1320–1750	1515	67	134.00–142.00	$138.85	$2,104	-6.01
1300–1635	1548	5	141.00–144.00	$142.37	$2,204	+2.51
1315–1866	1552	28	140.00–152.00	$145.02	$2,251	+0.24
1380–1845	1553	6	120.00–131.00	$125.86	$1,955	-18.92
1410–1645	1561	10	143.00–146.00	$144.52	$2,256	-0.26
1365–1670	1572	11	148.00–153.00	$150.09	$2,359	+5.31
1340–1740	1594	26	138.00–147.00	$143.09	$2,281	-2.00
1395–1825	1623	65	138.00–144.00	$141.20	$2,292	+0.73
1540–1725	1633	2	132.00–137.00	$134.36	$2,194	+1.04
1585–1730	1649	5	145.00–152.00	$148.64	$2,451	+15.32
1610–1700	1655	2	130.00–132.00	$130.97	$2,168	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–432	426	2	150.00–155.00	$152.54	$650	-12.65
470–475	473	2	182.00–192.00	$187.03	$885	+12.78
505–545	527	5	165.00–225.00	$190.64	$1,005	+11.82
550–580	568	7	130.00–230.00	$182.02	$1,034	+1.57
612–615	614	4	200.00–210.00	$204.99	$1,259	+16.95
684–697	693	7	147.50–190.00	$172.26	$1,194	-9.05
700–747	728	12	150.00–165.00	$157.82	$1,149	-22.18
750–792	772	12	135.00–155.00	$144.17	$1,113	-44.16
805	805	2	122.00–125.00	$123.50	$994	—
865–870	867	5	130.00–135.00	$132.20	$1,146	-20.88

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	276	4	145.00–165.00	$154.86	$427	-20.14
330–345	340	3	145.00–165.00	$158.53	$539	—
370–397	385	6	165.00–210.00	$187.92	$723	+30.06
415–440	428	4	140.00–190.00	$163.54	$700	+16.04
510	510	2	135.00	$135.00	$688	—
555–595	577	8	130.00–150.00	$137.59	$794	-2.41
605–640	628	4	110.00–140.00	$121.77	$765	-37.66
650–692	668	5	120.00–170.00	$144.51	$965	-19.33
700–740	720	2	115.00–130.00	$122.29	$880	-28.99
760–785	780	5	97.00–140.00	$129.61	$1,011	-28.06
820–845	830	3	115.00–125.00	$118.39	$983	-26.61
873	873	3	125.00	$125.00	$1,091	-11.44
940	940	2	125.00–130.00	$127.50	$1,198	-12.50
1305	1305	2	92.00–97.00	$94.50	$1,233	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	1	135.00	$135.00	$551	—
568	568	2	117.50	$117.50	$667	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
606	606	1	141.00	$141.00	$854	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	1	105.00	$105.00	$386	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50	50	1	75.00	$75.00	$38	+65.00
60	60	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	-5.00
65	65	1	70.00	$70.00	$46	+60.00
66	66	1	30.00	$30.00	$20	+20.00
70	70	1	170.00	$170.00	$119	+37.46
70–78	75	5	12.00–20.00	$16.68	$13	-28.32
78	78	1	30.00	$30.00	$23	-15.00
80–85	83	8	40.00–170.00	$105.20	$87	+90.72
80–88	84	10	150.00–300.00	$228.15	$192	+213.67
80–88	84	3	90.00–130.00	$106.01	$89	+91.53
85	85	2	140.00–200.00	$170.00	$144	+100.00
90–98	93	17	165.00–310.00	$249.42	$232	+168.70
92–95	94	3	50.00–290.00	$181.38	$170	+165.18
93–95	94	5	45.00–170.00	$99.41	$93	+83.21
92–96	95	7	120.00–200.00	$162.24	$154	+146.04
100	100	1	165.00	$165.00	$165	+155.00
100	100	1	75.00	$75.00	$75	+65.00
100–106	101	10	205.00–310.00	$239.76	$242	+146.16
100–106	103	4	105.00–140.00	$121.03	$125	+36.03
105–106	106	2	55.00–290.00	$171.94	$182	+44.44
110–115	112	5	220.00–290.00	$245.36	$275	+8.97
125	125	1	260.00	$260.00	$325	+205.00
135	135	1	215.00	$215.00	$290	+160.00
880–1040	984	4	96.00–98.00	$96.74	$952	—
910–1430	1097	3	82.00–91.00	$85.36	$936	—
1145–1232	1182	5	107.00–125.00	$116.16	$1,373	-0.51
1130–1330	1230	2	133.00–134.00	$133.54	$1,643	+13.04
1174–1450	1334	14	125.00–140.00	$131.72	$1,757	+0.32
1303–1455	1378	5	125.00–138.00	$134.25	$1,850	-1.26
1375–1480	1426	5	138.00–143.00	$139.04	$1,983	-2.11
1380–1690	1478	9	135.00–139.50	$138.18	$2,042	-1.97
1220–1918	1482	9	139.00–147.00	$141.81	$2,102	+1.66
1500	1500	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,710	—
1520	1520	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,733	—
1485–1665	1563	3	139.50–142.00	$140.72	$2,199	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–190	180	4	165.00–205.00	$192.16	$346	—
205	205	1	155.00	$155.00	$318	-50.00
330	330	1	130.00	$130.00	$429	-15.00
355–370	363	2	137.00–137.50	$137.24	$498	-22.81
415–438	428	4	135.00–150.00	$145.09	$621	-7.30
455–492	475	4	140.00–200.00	$184.27	$875	+31.52
510–545	530	16	122.50–180.00	$139.26	$738	-6.50
550–591	579	15	119.00–141.00	$128.54	$744	-21.42
608–645	616	18	122.00–150.00	$134.95	$831	-12.25
669–695	679	20	105.00–140.00	$130.45	$886	-24.55
707–736	720	17	105.00–170.00	$131.74	$949	-16.21
751–780	763	15	90.00–135.00	$125.93	$961	-11.84
801–840	815	18	115.00–145.00	$131.20	$1,069	-11.25
850–895	880	5	100.00–126.00	$112.82	$993	—
980–995	988	2	100.00–113.00	$106.55	$1,053	-38.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	331	9	100.00–137.50	$122.78	$406	+8.68
380	380	1	92.00	$92.00	$350	-43.45
400–445	413	4	120.00–132.00	$126.85	$524	-0.80
450–490	464	7	92.00–155.00	$121.77	$565	+2.74
500–545	521	5	85.00–120.00	$98.42	$513	-16.58
555–580	566	5	87.00–125.00	$105.48	$597	-14.13
620–635	623	5	80.00–90.00	$87.96	$548	-40.04
650–685	667	14	85.00–120.00	$110.93	$740	-7.47
700–720	704	5	85.00–92.00	$90.57	$638	-48.43
765	765	1	77.00	$77.00	$589	—
800	800	1	110.00	$110.00	$880	-10.25
1050	1050	1	90.00	$90.00	$945	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
826	826	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,041	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	97.50	$97.50	$507	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	1	95.00	$95.00	$467	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	1	55.00	$55.00	$30	-75.00
60–65	63	2	140.00–155.00	$147.20	$93	+113.63
65	65	1	190.00	$190.00	$124	+140.00
64–68	66	2	5.00	$5.00	$3	-45.00
70–78	74	4	40.00–72.00	$58.27	$43	+5.06
70–76	74	6	55.00–115.00	$75.18	$56	+21.97
70–75	74	4	15.00–70.00	$30.59	$23	-22.62
75	75	1	135.00	$135.00	$101	+10.00
75–78	76	3	110.00–135.00	$125.13	$95	+53.87
80	80	1	25.00	$25.00	$20	-9.86
80–88	83	12	10.00–40.00	$28.94	$24	-273.46
80–88	84	23	100.00–175.00	$135.00	$113	+50.02
80–88	84	17	25.00–107.00	$88.20	$74	+3.22
80–88	85	13	70.00–140.00	$110.13	$94	-19.87
85	85	1	195.00	$195.00	$166	+65.00
85	85	2	260.00–300.00	$280.00	$238	+150.00
90–96	92	21	70.00–165.00	$118.88	$109	-174.06
90–95	93	9	10.00–82.00	$47.75	$44	-55.82
90–95	93	7	195.00–350.00	$278.58	$259	+175.01
90–95	93	2	150.00–200.00	$175.68	$163	+72.11
90–98	94	54	105.00–195.00	$145.04	$136	+26.12
90–96	96	43	25.00–135.00	$130.30	$125	+55.34
100	100	1	155.00	$155.00	$155	-65.11
100–105	102	6	15.00–85.00	$54.34	$55	-233.88
100–105	102	17	200.00–335.00	$280.99	$287	-7.23
100–106	102	24	85.00–170.00	$131.34	$134	-156.88
100–108	103	71	105.00–177.00	$142.96	$147	+102.28
100–109	107	26	50.00–147.00	$129.28	$138	+21.64
110–118	111	30	105.00–175.00	$144.95	$161	+56.79
110–114	112	13	85.00–160.00	$130.26	$146	-8.85
110–115	112	3	15.00–35.00	$23.28	$26	-115.83
110–116	113	10	245.00–350.00	$283.44	$320	+251.90
110–115	113	2	140.00–210.00	$175.78	$199	+144.24
115	115	1	210.00	$210.00	$242	-60.00
120	120	3	230.00–270.00	$250.00	$300	+129.60
120	120	2	70.00–100.00	$85.00	$102	-35.40
120–125	122	9	105.00–150.00	$136.72	$167	-95.00
125	125	1	50.00	$50.00	$62	-111.84
135	135	1	230.00	$230.00	$310	+30.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2	2	2	205.00	$205.00	$4	—
145	145	1	200.00	$200.00	$290	—
240–242	241	2	170.00–205.00	$187.43	$452	-2.57
250–295	275	3	155.00–235.00	$186.03	$512	+18.39
350	350	2	147.50–160.00	$153.75	$538	-6.90
410–440	425	2	160.00–170.00	$164.82	$700	-12.37
474–485	478	3	157.50–190.00	$168.50	$805	+14.38
505–545	518	6	157.50–190.00	$165.64	$858	+5.64
552–596	575	15	125.00–155.00	$143.42	$825	+0.93
660–680	670	2	141.00–150.00	$145.43	$974	-0.07
715–735	727	3	107.00–140.00	$128.17	$932	-10.65
795	795	1	125.00	$125.00	$994	-20.00
855	855	1	110.00	$110.00	$940	—
935	935	1	95.00	$95.00	$888	—
1015	1015	1	97.00	$97.00	$985	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	1	220.00	$220.00	$286	—
330–340	335	2	115.00–122.50	$118.81	$398	-36.19
350–385	368	2	131.00–137.00	$133.86	$493	—
400–440	420	4	120.00–137.50	$131.90	$554	-2.22
452–475	460	7	112.00–132.50	$125.16	$576	-16.03
510–535	520	5	92.00–135.00	$117.33	$610	-12.67
555–590	563	5	85.00–110.00	$97.23	$547	-20.88
616–622	620	5	110.00–140.00	$123.36	$765	+18.48
716	716	5	108.00	$108.00	$773	-27.00
800–810	805	2	85.00–112.00	$98.58	$794	+13.58
883	883	3	90.00	$90.00	$795	+8.00
915–945	930	2	77.00–80.00	$78.48	$730	-8.04
1055–1095	1075	2	80.00–95.00	$87.36	$939	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–215	208	4	77.00–90.00	$86.63	$180	—
500–532	521	3	80.00	$80.00	$417	—
585–590	588	2	50.00–70.00	$59.96	$353	—
675	675	1	100.00	$100.00	$675	+14.00
757–760	758	3	70.00–72.00	$71.33	$541	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
581	581	2	112.50	$112.50	$654	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700	700	1	102.50	$102.50	$718	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790	790	1	105.00	$105.00	$830	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1605	1488	75-80%	6	85.00–88.50	$86.62	$1,289	—
1015–1985	1615	75-80%	91	72.00–101.00	$92.88	$1,500	+12.63
1130–1875	1625	75-80%	22	87.00–109.00	$100.53	$1,634	+20.28
1365–1905	1648	75-80%	33	84.00–94.00	$91.39	$1,506	+11.14

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1680	1343	80-85%	79	69.00–91.00	$83.40	$1,120	—
1100–1815	1369	80-85%	10	70.00–76.00	$73.35	$1,004	-11.26
1135–2115	1391	80-85%	11	77.00–83.00	$80.31	$1,117	-4.30
1040–1855	1426	80-85%	42	83.00–104.00	$91.62	$1,307	+14.93

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1335	1162	85-90%	13	55.00–70.00	$61.50	$715	—
865–1525	1181	85-90%	30	10.00–83.00	$60.67	$717	—
865–1505	1188	85-90%	56	52.00–85.00	$69.28	$823	—
974–1485	1272	85-90%	26	71.00–92.00	$81.25	$1,034	+13.73

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1996	1701	65-75%	12	87.00–108.00	$95.11	$1,618	+5.27

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050	1050	1	90.00	$90.00	$945	—
1125	1125	1	77.00	$77.00	$866	—
1300–1320	1310	2	87.00–90.00	$88.51	$1,159	—
1370–1375	1373	2	72.00–82.00	$76.99	$1,057	—
1410–1445	1428	2	82.00–95.00	$88.58	$1,265	—
1495	1495	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,271	—
1615	1615	1	65.00	$65.00	$1,050	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–750	697	3	86.00–88.00	$86.71	$604	—
920–1230	1039	9	89.00–105.00	$98.75	$1,026	—
825–2075	1261	36	86.00–119.00	$103.91	$1,310	—
1115–1590	1337	11	108.00–125.00	$114.69	$1,533	—
1270–1880	1491	17	122.00–145.00	$131.65	$1,963	—
1565–2056	1813	7	106.00–122.00	$115.49	$2,094	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1445	1027	11	82.00–107.00	$94.46	$970	—
1055–1595	1274	12	96.00–109.00	$105.71	$1,347	-0.82
1570	1570	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,821	—
1360–2035	1675	4	116.00–126.00	$119.13	$1,995	—
1615–2150	1883	2	120.00–130.00	$124.29	$2,340	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1365	1063	3	63.00–75.00	$69.91	$743	—
1370–1910	1583	3	105.00–113.00	$109.16	$1,728	+15.95
1675–2185	1930	2	84.00–98.50	$92.21	$1,780	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1050	941	4	89.00–102.00	$94.19	$886	—
995–1000	998	2	74.00–83.00	$78.51	$784	—
815–1295	1055	23	90.00–101.00	$95.00	$1,002	—
820–1635	1106	13	81.00–90.00	$85.58	$947	-16.46
1045–1230	1138	2	118.00–124.00	$121.24	$1,380	+19.20
1075–1230	1153	2	103.00–104.00	$103.53	$1,194	+15.65
1185	1185	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,481	+37.12
1055–1418	1301	7	101.00–120.00	$110.59	$1,439	+17.21
1185–1428	1313	5	96.00–101.00	$99.66	$1,309	+6.28
1020–1910	1314	6	72.00–108.00	$99.02	$1,301	+5.64
1536	1536	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,889	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	277	3	100.00–107.00	$102.19	$283	—
305–340	328	3	117.00–125.00	$122.52	$402	—
365	365	1	107.00	$107.00	$391	—
410–445	428	2	67.00–112.00	$88.58	$379	—
565	565	1	65.00	$65.00	$367	—
615	615	1	65.00	$65.00	$400	-15.00
680–685	683	2	80.00–105.00	$92.55	$632	—
720	720	1	55.00	$55.00	$396	—
770–785	778	2	65.00–75.00	$69.95	$544	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1135	1037	7	81.00–94.00	$88.53	$918	—
985–1245	1113	5	96.00–99.00	$97.86	$1,089	+6.84
1295	1295	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,554	+19.97
955–1585	1303	9	80.00–108.00	$95.29	$1,242	-12.71
1355	1355	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,260	—
1070–1840	1445	27	102.00–126.00	$113.99	$1,647	—
1215–1655	1489	10	115.00–128.00	$122.24	$1,820	+10.88
1520	1520	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,976	—
1355–1610	1525	7	130.00–134.00	$132.91	$2,027	—
1530–1780	1613	6	125.00–129.00	$127.84	$2,062	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	132.50	$132.50	$238	+47.50
200–237	224	9	122.50–145.00	$141.38	$317	+12.65
295	295	2	85.00–120.00	$102.50	$302	-37.03
302–324	312	5	120.00–142.50	$132.00	$412	+23.50
370–395	384	4	97.00–135.00	$113.70	$437	-3.80
400–442	424	7	82.00–127.50	$104.99	$445	-10.01
502–512	509	3	100.00–135.00	$114.26	$582	+9.69
560–580	574	9	78.00–165.00	$106.98	$614	+7.00
604–645	625	2	70.00–112.50	$90.55	$566	-14.99
670–680	677	3	120.00–130.00	$126.70	$858	+20.86
705–715	708	3	90.00–140.00	$123.18	$872	+20.76
775–780	778	2	85.00–96.00	$90.52	$704	-12.50
810–830	820	2	71.00–107.00	$89.22	$732	-7.78
930–932	931	2	105.00–109.00	$107.00	$996	+13.02
953–976	961	3	97.00–110.00	$105.60	$1,015	—
1010–1035	1029	7	90.00–108.00	$102.63	$1,056	+2.61
1094	1094	2	89.00	$89.00	$974	-20.00
1158	1158	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,216	—
1330	1330	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,197	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	75.00–90.00	$82.91	$264	—
430	430	1	90.00	$90.00	$387	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	2	142.50	$142.50	$466	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
554	554	1	97.50	$97.50	$540	—

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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.