Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

5,733 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.33/cwt +9.97 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 527 lb · 38 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.73/cwt -4.45 vs last sale · ≈ $567/hd at 424 lb · 34 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.61/cwt +4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 468 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,733	4,043	4,018
Feeder cattle	1,101	1,387	669
Slaughter cattle	2,668	1,377	1,826
Replacement cattle	10	—	0

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1430	1241	9	112.00–131.00	$119.47	$1,483	—
1020–1750	1341	48	120.00–148.00	$138.81	$1,861	-5.18
1008–1625	1343	22	115.00–150.00	$135.93	$1,826	-8.06
1280–1430	1345	3	100.00–121.00	$111.34	$1,498	-32.65
1340–1385	1363	2	143.00	$143.00	$1,949	+17.80
960–1810	1366	17	137.00–152.00	$146.94	$2,007	+21.74
1270–1680	1411	8	137.00–149.00	$143.25	$2,021	+20.25
1353–1745	1432	6	142.00–143.00	$142.63	$2,042	+19.63
1380–1500	1433	4	157.00–158.00	$157.26	$2,254	+34.26
1220–1730	1478	70	138.00–156.00	$147.57	$2,181	+1.79
1240–1725	1484	105	144.00–156.00	$151.47	$2,248	+5.69
1405–1660	1537	3	151.00–155.00	$153.22	$2,355	-8.62
1530–1670	1570	5	149.00–151.00	$150.38	$2,361	—
1300–1728	1574	29	148.00–162.00	$153.81	$2,421	—
1450–1815	1600	47	152.00–163.00	$158.45	$2,535	+3.45
1545–1790	1690	5	164.00–166.00	$165.09	$2,790	—
1700	1700	2	145.00	$145.00	$2,465	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314–330	318	4	120.00–135.00	$123.89	$394	—
412–448	436	14	135.00–167.00	$160.04	$698	-7.25
455–495	472	20	132.50–170.00	$157.90	$745	-23.56
500–545	522	21	130.00–192.00	$162.87	$850	-4.55
551–593	564	22	150.00–182.00	$168.83	$952	+5.16
600–640	624	11	123.00–150.00	$143.29	$894	-12.79
650–696	672	11	132.00–165.00	$149.05	$1,002	-7.92
711–727	717	6	125.00–150.00	$138.09	$990	-11.91
766–775	769	6	130.00–140.00	$131.66	$1,012	-32.37
800–840	817	10	129.00–147.00	$142.51	$1,164	-14.31
875–880	877	7	121.00–140.00	$135.57	$1,189	-24.73
910–935	924	4	94.00–147.50	$125.21	$1,157	-8.53
970	970	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,406	-5.50
1094	1094	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,411	-12.59
1245	1245	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,394	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–287	281	4	125.00–140.00	$136.19	$383	—
315–345	330	3	110.00–145.00	$133.33	$440	+14.42
450–495	474	4	105.00–145.00	$130.09	$617	+1.99
500–540	526	7	115.00–155.00	$131.98	$694	-0.80
550–578	565	7	110.00–145.00	$132.10	$746	+2.98
605–645	622	6	105.00–135.00	$121.25	$754	-7.88
652–693	672	10	115.00–145.00	$127.09	$854	-14.91
700–745	714	8	125.00–140.00	$129.44	$924	+3.72
770–790	781	12	112.00–150.00	$130.03	$1,016	-14.97
870	870	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,044	+28.00
1010	1010	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,060	—
1065–1070	1068	2	110.00–117.00	$113.51	$1,212	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	273	3	95.00–145.00	$125.67	$343	—
320	320	1	102.00	$102.00	$326	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
968	968	1	112.50	$112.50	$1,089	—

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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	20.00	$20.00	$11	+15.00
60–65	64	4	5.00–7.00	$5.51	$4	+0.51
70	70	4	10.00–15.00	$11.25	$8	-58.75
70	70	1	25.00	$25.00	$18	-45.00
70–72	71	2	150.00–170.00	$160.14	$114	+90.14
70–75	73	5	10.00–20.00	$15.07	$11	-54.93
70–75	73	4	125.00–180.00	$145.26	$106	+75.26
70–75	74	4	12.00–65.00	$35.51	$26	-34.49
80	80	1	235.00	$235.00	$188	+60.00
80–85	82	5	10.00–11.00	$10.21	$8	-3.93
80–85	83	9	15.00–75.00	$31.08	$26	+16.94
80–84	83	12	10.00–20.00	$15.00	$12	+0.86
80–88	85	19	200.00–350.00	$314.99	$268	+214.99
90	90	2	5.00–15.00	$10.00	$9	-10.00
90–98	92	20	235.00–340.00	$301.13	$277	+281.13
90–95	92	10	15.00–30.00	$17.54	$16	-2.46
90–95	93	9	25.00–65.00	$37.19	$35	-4.18
90–95	93	3	200.00–250.00	$223.39	$208	+182.02
100	100	1	120.00	$120.00	$120	+95.00
100–106	103	12	250.00–330.00	$283.11	$292	+36.71
100–105	104	4	45.00–80.00	$70.29	$73	-176.11
105	105	2	20.00–35.00	$27.50	$29	-218.90
105	105	1	15.00	$15.00	$16	-231.40
110–115	114	6	210.00–310.00	$263.34	$300	+16.94
115	115	1	60.00	$60.00	$69	-186.40
115	115	1	105.00	$105.00	$121	-141.40
124	124	1	180.00	$180.00	$223	-66.40
185	185	1	185.00	$185.00	$342	—
925	925	1	102.00	$102.00	$944	—
1030–1505	1295	19	115.00–151.00	$135.36	$1,753	-14.49
1126–1505	1299	4	110.00–125.00	$116.40	$1,512	-33.45
1250–1360	1323	4	145.00–154.00	$149.25	$1,975	+5.04
1355–1455	1393	5	141.00–149.00	$144.45	$2,012	—
1360–1485	1408	3	141.00–145.00	$143.36	$2,019	—
1425	1425	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,753	—
1155–1640	1514	5	135.00–146.00	$138.54	$2,097	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343–345	344	4	125.00–126.00	$125.50	$432	-11.49
361–385	367	19	115.00–146.00	$128.61	$472	-16.84
400–445	424	34	115.00–148.00	$133.73	$567	-4.45
450–495	468	34	117.50–150.00	$136.61	$639	+4.38
500–547	527	38	115.00–157.00	$135.33	$713	+9.97
550–595	571	15	100.00–128.00	$119.34	$681	-2.56
608–640	624	2	107.50–135.00	$121.60	$759	-1.38
655–662	659	2	95.00–120.00	$107.43	$708	+2.43
700	700	1	110.00	$110.00	$770	-9.65
790	790	1	112.00	$112.00	$885	-12.33
835–845	840	2	118.00–125.00	$121.52	$1,021	-1.42
850	850	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,020	-4.63
915–944	926	4	110.00–117.50	$112.41	$1,041	+0.41
980	980	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,176	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–175	173	2	75.00–92.00	$83.38	$144	—
235–245	240	2	110.00–120.00	$115.10	$276	-4.03
250–295	279	10	65.00–130.00	$106.68	$298	—
305–345	331	12	50.00–115.00	$103.27	$342	-16.31
355–395	367	11	90.00–120.00	$106.81	$392	-7.09
405–445	430	14	85.00–130.00	$112.35	$483	-3.87
450–497	468	10	102.00–125.00	$113.99	$533	-3.97
500–545	525	16	110.00–131.00	$116.00	$609	+2.43
565–595	578	17	85.00–142.00	$111.61	$645	-3.77
600–645	625	5	75.00–115.00	$97.71	$611	-10.46
650–653	652	4	87.00–115.00	$108.02	$704	+11.18
715–745	730	2	78.00–110.00	$93.67	$684	-7.80
750–775	757	4	80.00–100.00	$92.90	$703	-19.61
805–817	813	3	115.00	$115.00	$935	+8.36
852–875	860	3	105.00–115.00	$111.61	$960	-1.39
915–925	922	3	88.00–125.00	$105.93	$977	+5.93
957–970	963	5	83.00–115.00	$91.42	$880	—
1040	1040	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,040	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
841	841	4	108.00	$108.00	$908	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
626	626	1	95.00	$95.00	$595	—
798	798	1	95.00	$95.00	$758	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	1	90.00	$90.00	$290	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	125.00	$125.00	$544	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50	50	1	5.00	$5.00	$2	-5.00
63–65	64	4	5.00–20.00	$10.59	$7	+3.89
65	65	3	40.00–85.00	$58.33	$38	-61.67
70	70	1	155.00	$155.00	$108	+145.00
70–75	71	24	10.00–40.00	$19.90	$14	+9.90
70–75	73	2	10.00–20.00	$14.83	$11	-44.15
70–75	73	2	200.00–215.00	$207.24	$151	+148.26
70–75	73	2	150.00–175.00	$162.07	$118	+103.09
70–75	73	20	30.00–105.00	$48.98	$36	-10.00
74–75	75	7	50.00–130.00	$100.81	$76	+87.83
75–78	77	2	50.00–120.00	$84.31	$65	+71.33
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	$160	+65.00
80	80	1	140.00	$140.00	$112	+5.00
80–86	83	13	300.00–380.00	$345.12	$286	+219.62
80–85	83	16	10.00–115.00	$57.21	$47	-68.29
80–86	83	24	60.00–142.00	$110.04	$91	-15.46
80–86	83	49	30.00–140.00	$105.31	$87	-20.19
80–85	83	3	12.00–20.00	$14.72	$12	-110.78
80–85	84	36	90.00–155.00	$130.35	$109	+5.50
90–95	91	4	170.00–210.00	$193.42	$176	+137.15
90–95	92	3	110.00–290.00	$218.00	$201	+6.18
90–98	92	42	50.00–145.00	$113.57	$104	-98.25
90–95	93	29	220.00–370.00	$329.54	$306	+192.99
90–95	93	18	10.00–127.00	$73.04	$68	-63.51
90–95	93	66	105.00–155.00	$130.31	$121	-6.24
90–95	94	59	30.00–125.00	$111.67	$105	-38.66
95	95	1	15.00	$15.00	$14	-135.33
100–105	100	12	40.00–125.00	$76.60	$77	-173.40
100–108	101	52	70.00–147.00	$124.63	$126	-0.83
100–106	102	103	100.00–160.00	$136.09	$139	+10.63
100–105	103	15	295.00–395.00	$326.86	$337	+242.24
100–105	104	5	12.00–75.00	$52.18	$54	-32.44
105	105	1	280.00	$280.00	$294	+30.00
105	105	2	175.00–250.00	$212.50	$223	-37.50
110	110	1	125.00	$125.00	$138	+75.00
110	110	20	125.00	$125.00	$138	+75.00
110–115	111	5	100.00–140.00	$123.11	$137	+73.11
110–115	111	16	280.00–340.00	$309.90	$344	+259.90
110–116	112	59	110.00–155.00	$134.70	$151	+10.70
120	120	1	280.00	$280.00	$336	+180.00
120–122	121	2	120.00–125.00	$122.48	$148	+22.48
120–125	122	27	115.00–147.00	$128.17	$156	+28.17
130	130	1	310.00	$310.00	$403	+290.00
130	130	1	125.00	$125.00	$162	+105.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
257–285	265	4	130.00–216.00	$180.33	$478	—
300–340	321	4	140.00–150.00	$146.26	$469	-13.84
350–395	368	7	135.00–170.00	$158.54	$583	-0.26
400–440	425	12	130.00–170.00	$150.12	$638	-8.33
460–496	484	17	145.00–165.00	$157.32	$761	+4.05
505–529	522	9	149.00–186.00	$170.75	$891	+25.09
560–597	578	24	118.00–190.00	$159.37	$921	+20.13
610–645	631	11	117.50–157.00	$137.27	$866	-2.24
660–693	676	9	115.00–187.00	$141.36	$956	+4.47
700–740	719	4	86.00–135.00	$105.29	$757	-9.70
822	822	2	107.00	$107.00	$880	—
903–930	910	4	100.00–125.00	$118.61	$1,079	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110	110	2	140.00	$140.00	$154	—
210	210	1	125.00	$125.00	$262	+3.07
250–290	281	5	127.00–202.50	$169.61	$477	+39.87
300–327	315	8	115.00–172.50	$136.79	$431	+20.54
350–397	368	10	100.00–155.00	$138.56	$510	+35.25
405–435	423	4	112.00–165.00	$128.73	$545	-11.77
450–470	460	2	127.00–150.00	$138.25	$636	+23.48
502–549	527	15	125.00–165.00	$136.70	$720	+18.94
595	595	1	125.00	$125.00	$744	-1.53
605–645	633	4	75.00–115.00	$101.02	$639	-15.15
660–675	672	8	94.00–122.00	$99.37	$668	+9.60
765–795	780	3	82.00–105.00	$93.74	$731	-2.30
830	830	1	78.00	$78.00	$647	+10.00
860–875	865	4	95.00–108.00	$98.29	$850	—
970	970	1	78.00	$78.00	$757	—
1005	1005	1	78.00	$78.00	$784	—
1070	1070	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,038	—
1125	1125	1	80.00	$80.00	$900	—
1175	1175	2	84.00	$84.00	$987	—
1210	1210	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,137	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110	110	1	55.00	$55.00	$60	—
355	355	1	90.00	$90.00	$320	—
605	605	2	86.00	$86.00	$520	+4.00
705	705	2	70.00	$70.00	$494	-8.00
785	785	1	88.00	$88.00	$691	—
820–825	823	2	82.00–92.00	$86.98	$716	—
995	995	1	94.00	$94.00	$935	+14.00
1085	1085	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,085	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925	925	3	90.00	$90.00	$832	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	1	122.50	$122.50	$394	-2.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1420	1148	85-90%	22	42.00–50.00	$46.56	$535	+7.72
888–1760	1283	85-90%	59	20.00–60.00	$54.28	$696	-9.58
918–1650	1283	85-90%	110	50.00–70.00	$62.92	$807	-0.94
955–1530	1293	85-90%	32	61.00–75.00	$69.06	$893	+5.20

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1800	1359	80-85%	154	63.00–80.00	$71.66	$974	-2.76
1060–1735	1398	80-85%	36	61.00–70.00	$65.33	$913	-3.70
1090–1775	1413	80-85%	29	72.00–89.00	$75.89	$1,072	-7.61

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1960	1612	75-80%	114	66.00–86.00	$77.14	$1,243	+6.04
1380–1875	1624	75-80%	50	64.00–80.00	$70.53	$1,145	-8.62
1200–2040	1651	75-80%	28	77.00–90.00	$82.60	$1,364	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1735	1409	65-75%	4	76.00–84.00	$81.64	$1,150	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1420	1327	6	104.00–117.00	$109.18	$1,449	—
1530	1530	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,668	—
1158–2205	1645	16	71.00–119.00	$96.41	$1,586	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1490	1194	7	55.00–80.00	$72.67	$868	—
1370–1905	1604	7	84.00–104.00	$95.43	$1,531	—
1615–2120	1750	5	108.00–113.00	$110.15	$1,928	-1.07

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1810	1553	4	80.00–104.00	$90.11	$1,399	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1450	1420	2	94.00–99.00	$96.45	$1,370	—
1985	1985	1	120.00	$120.00	$2,382	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
860	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	$645
860–1410	1148	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	50.00–77.00	$63.46	$729

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	65.00	$65.00	$748

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1060–1620	1386	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	55.00–77.00	$64.89	$899

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1255	1163	2	110.00–112.00	$110.92	$1,290	—
1150–1275	1222	3	93.00–94.00	$93.31	$1,140	-3.44
1250	1250	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,275	—
1225–1300	1263	2	116.00–124.00	$119.88	$1,514	—
990–1610	1341	18	90.00–108.00	$100.29	$1,345	—
1375–1690	1516	6	106.00–123.00	$112.07	$1,699	-8.32
1580	1580	2	94.00	$94.00	$1,485	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	75.00	$75.00	$255	-15.00
350–390	373	3	65.00–100.00	$86.25	$322	+7.59
405	405	1	97.00	$97.00	$393	+37.12
490	490	1	87.00	$87.00	$426	+10.00
500–535	515	3	85.00–105.00	$95.23	$490	—
600–640	626	4	62.00–100.00	$83.32	$522	—
655	655	1	87.00	$87.00	$570	—
705–735	723	3	48.00–87.00	$70.60	$510	—
800	800	2	95.00	$95.00	$760	—
863–880	867	4	82.00–84.00	$82.51	$715	+12.51
905–920	913	2	83.00–92.00	$87.54	$799	—
955–965	960	2	92.00–95.00	$93.49	$898	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
173–195	179	4	70.00	$70.00	$125	±0.00
230–238	234	2	65.00–70.00	$67.46	$158	-12.13
255–275	264	5	70.00–117.50	$88.91	$235	-1.09
300–335	321	3	75.00–135.00	$100.65	$323	-14.35
350–375	363	9	50.00–122.50	$97.78	$355	+27.50
400–424	412	5	55.00–117.50	$84.07	$346	+2.07
455–470	462	6	67.00–112.50	$90.77	$419	+3.81
510–538	524	7	45.00–97.00	$79.20	$415	—
550–580	567	3	60.00–80.00	$71.93	$408	-28.07
610–645	619	4	75.00–110.00	$99.65	$617	+41.65
685	685	1	85.00	$85.00	$582	+8.00
751–780	764	4	66.00–100.00	$87.52	$669	+15.52
810–815	814	4	100.00–102.00	$101.50	$826	—
852	852	2	76.00	$76.00	$648	—
910	910	1	85.00	$85.00	$774	—
1100	1100	1	78.00	$78.00	$858	—
1540	1540	1	64.00	$64.00	$986	—
1570	1570	1	56.00	$56.00	$879	—
1705	1705	1	66.00	$66.00	$1,125	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1515	1265	3	94.00–98.00	$95.60	$1,209	—
1255–1325	1290	2	92.00–96.00	$94.05	$1,213	—
1055–1700	1346	7	85.00–114.00	$101.85	$1,371	—
1240–1585	1385	10	117.00–143.00	$126.66	$1,754	+33.49
1010–1673	1442	8	76.00–110.00	$101.76	$1,467	—
1225–1642	1481	18	112.00–129.00	$117.88	$1,746	-11.81
1470–1600	1517	5	124.00–130.00	$126.35	$1,917	—
1530	1530	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,821	—
1565–1825	1685	3	105.00–108.00	$105.99	$1,786	—
1785	1785	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,499	—

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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.