Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

3,831 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $146.92/cwt +4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,211/hd at 824 lb · 34 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.42/cwt -7.19 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 476 lb · 32 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.41/cwt -4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 526 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,831	5,733	3,456
Feeder cattle	1,083	1,101	179
Slaughter cattle	1,562	2,668	1,792
Replacement cattle	—	10	—

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1405	1108	3	128.00–131.00	$129.84	$1,439	—
1035–1190	1125	3	119.00–139.00	$131.84	$1,483	—
1220–1345	1284	4	141.00–144.00	$142.29	$1,827	—
1250–1555	1344	7	125.00–128.00	$126.78	$1,704	-9.15
1050–1550	1367	29	128.00–141.00	$134.85	$1,843	-12.09
1205–1732	1368	21	100.00–140.00	$125.88	$1,722	-21.06
1235–1635	1405	12	143.00–149.00	$144.18	$2,026	+0.93
1150–1762	1459	65	128.00–155.00	$144.60	$2,110	-2.97
1250–1825	1511	83	144.00–157.00	$149.93	$2,265	-3.29
1315–1672	1517	15	149.00–161.00	$154.32	$2,341	+1.10
1320–1625	1528	12	153.00–160.00	$157.62	$2,408	+4.40
1445–1645	1545	3	151.00–157.00	$155.00	$2,395	+1.78
1491–1635	1557	15	163.00–169.00	$165.89	$2,583	+15.51
1365–1813	1624	44	150.00–165.00	$158.04	$2,567	-0.41
1540–1755	1660	3	136.00–142.00	$139.81	$2,321	-25.28
1740	1740	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,610	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	370	3	150.00–170.00	$159.86	$591	—
412 fancy	412	2	182.00	$182.00	$750	—
410–445	432	7	142.50–165.00	$153.48	$663	-6.56
450–490	467	15	145.00–170.00	$161.94	$756	+4.04
505–545	523	20	154.00–175.00	$161.73	$846	-1.14
538 fancy	538	4	182.00	$182.00	$979	—
550 fancy	550	2	175.00	$175.00	$962	—
550–587	568	12	147.50–170.00	$158.28	$899	-10.55
600–625	616	19	122.00–175.00	$158.36	$975	+15.07
650 fancy	650	3	172.00	$172.00	$1,118	—
652–692	667	22	140.00–167.00	$152.62	$1,018	+3.57
720–747	740	9	126.00–168.00	$160.55	$1,188	+22.46
763–792	776	9	170.00–172.00	$170.91	$1,326	+39.25
811–838	824	34	134.50–166.00	$146.92	$1,211	+4.41
872–899	881	21	155.00–170.00	$163.50	$1,440	+27.93
908–928	921	14	135.00–162.00	$154.40	$1,422	+29.19
962–971	967	14	135.00–146.00	$142.01	$1,373	-2.99
1190	1190	4	139.00	$139.00	$1,654	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	97.00	$97.00	$199	—
262	262	1	110.00	$110.00	$288	-26.19
322–345	332	5	117.50–130.00	$125.61	$417	-7.72
365–386	376	6	120.00–130.00	$124.18	$467	—
415–426	422	3	105.00–130.00	$117.49	$496	—
450–485	470	4	135.00–142.00	$139.81	$657	+9.72
505–538	527	3	102.00–135.00	$124.46	$656	-7.52
610–648	624	10	125.00–142.50	$137.78	$860	+16.53
655–693	677	4	125.00–142.00	$133.02	$901	+5.93
700–705	701	4	127.00–130.00	$129.25	$906	-0.19
768–783	779	7	122.00–122.50	$122.36	$953	-7.67
800–845	823	3	125.00–140.00	$133.28	$1,097	—
910–912	911	8	112.00–125.00	$121.74	$1,109	—
985	985	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,251	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471	471	4	140.00	$140.00	$659	—
1035	1035	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,397	—
1054–1075	1061	8	122.00–134.00	$126.04	$1,337	—
1113–1130	1120	5	110.00–120.00	$115.96	$1,299	—
1175	1175	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,551	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	2	132.50	$132.50	$795	—
818	818	1	115.00	$115.00	$941	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1130	1123	2	97.00–102.00	$99.48	$1,117	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
843	843	2	125.00	$125.00	$1,054	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	2	5.00	$5.00	$3	-15.00
60	60	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	-0.51
60–65	63	2	65.00–85.00	$75.40	$48	+69.89
70	70	1	40.00	$40.00	$28	+28.75
70	70	3	70.00–100.00	$90.00	$63	+78.75
70–75	71	8	5.00–15.00	$11.24	$8	-148.90
75	75	1	130.00	$130.00	$98	+94.49
75	75	7	330.00–360.00	$342.14	$257	+306.63
80–85	82	5	10.00–20.00	$15.00	$12	+4.79
80–85	83	4	100.00–260.00	$162.73	$135	+131.65
80–85	83	9	10.00–20.00	$13.15	$11	-17.93
80–88	85	20	245.00–350.00	$313.99	$267	-1.00
85	85	1	75.00	$75.00	$64	-239.99
85–88	86	3	45.00–85.00	$59.83	$51	-255.16
90–95	91	9	10.00–20.00	$11.55	$11	-289.58
90–95	92	17	205.00–395.00	$315.45	$290	+14.32
90–95	92	4	45.00–110.00	$77.98	$72	-223.15
90–95	92	6	80.00–275.00	$173.86	$160	-127.27
90–95	94	4	20.00–30.00	$27.60	$26	-9.59
95	95	2	80.00–160.00	$120.00	$114	+82.81
95	95	1	40.00	$40.00	$38	+2.81
100	100	1	25.00	$25.00	$25	-95.00
100	100	3	100.00–110.00	$103.33	$103	-16.67
100	100	1	110.00	$110.00	$110	-10.00
100–105	102	15	250.00–360.00	$306.18	$312	+23.07
100–108	104	4	35.00–100.00	$71.95	$75	+1.66
110	110	2	260.00–300.00	$280.00	$308	+16.66
115	115	1	125.00	$125.00	$144	+65.00
115	115	2	50.00–60.00	$55.00	$63	-5.00
120	120	1	60.00	$60.00	$72	-120.00
120	120	1	240.00	$240.00	$288	+60.00
855–1230	1013	6	109.00–116.00	$114.07	$1,156	—
975–1160	1068	2	102.00–110.00	$106.35	$1,136	—
968–1490	1115	15	90.00–125.00	$111.10	$1,239	—
1195	1195	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,709	—
1030–1595	1233	8	126.00–135.00	$129.97	$1,603	—
1255	1255	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,782	—
1285	1285	4	139.00	$139.00	$1,786	+3.64
1085–1582	1296	29	120.00–145.00	$137.22	$1,778	+1.86
1310	1310	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,624	-25.25
1285–1345	1315	2	99.00–105.00	$102.07	$1,342	-47.18
1280–1470	1361	7	145.00–149.50	$147.95	$2,014	+3.50
1345–1420	1383	2	143.00–155.00	$149.16	$2,063	+4.71
1273–1660	1444	11	142.00–149.00	$145.39	$2,099	+22.39
1395–1580	1455	5	151.00–156.00	$153.19	$2,229	—
1575–1660	1618	2	130.00–134.00	$132.05	$2,137	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
236	236	1	135.00	$135.00	$319	—
264–295	280	4	100.00–142.00	$125.64	$352	—
320–345	339	4	95.00–140.00	$124.86	$423	-0.64
355–383	373	18	122.00–147.00	$133.39	$498	+4.78
400–445	432	14	107.00–145.00	$134.37	$580	+0.64
465–495	475	29	110.00–142.00	$128.33	$610	-8.28
485 value added	485	3	140.00	$140.00	$679	—
500–547	526	30	116.00–144.00	$130.41	$686	-4.92
569–595	579	20	102.00–130.00	$120.20	$696	+0.86
600–608	604	9	107.00–130.00	$124.13	$750	+2.53
650–693	680	10	102.00–127.00	$113.40	$771	+5.97
692 value added	692	6	115.00	$115.00	$796	—
703–745	714	4	105.00–122.00	$109.44	$781	-0.56
756–780	768	2	102.00	$102.00	$783	-10.00
850–894	890	11	80.00–139.00	$129.87	$1,156	—
903–905	904	3	75.00–136.00	$115.64	$1,045	+3.23
4651	4651	2	138.00	$138.00	$6,418	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	213	2	85.00–90.00	$87.41	$186	-27.69
255	255	1	142.50	$142.50	$363	+35.82
315–340	328	6	72.00–132.50	$103.03	$338	-0.24
350–398	380	8	85.00–135.00	$95.34	$362	-11.47
405–445	420	14	60.00–133.00	$106.01	$445	-6.34
430 thin fleshed	430	4	114.00	$114.00	$490	—
450–480	464	11	82.00–129.00	$112.49	$522	-1.50
500–530	520	5	95.00–116.00	$110.08	$572	-5.92
557–575	560	10	77.00–125.00	$109.33	$612	-2.28
601–630	613	12	75.00–110.00	$95.12	$583	-2.59
659–690	663	9	72.00–130.00	$118.03	$783	+10.01
705–740	723	9	100.00–127.50	$113.97	$824	+20.30
760–790	769	4	84.00–92.00	$90.02	$692	-2.88
810–815	813	5	84.00–105.00	$93.00	$756	-22.00
865–895	883	5	70.00–82.00	$74.96	$662	-36.65

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	2	106.00	$106.00	$668	—
1115	1115	2	85.00–87.00	$86.00	$959	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
544	544	1	125.00	$125.00	$680	—
566	566	3	115.00	$115.00	$651	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
62–65	65	6	5.00–17.50	$11.47	$7	-46.86
65	65	1	210.00	$210.00	$136	+151.67
68	68	1	15.00	$15.00	$10	-140.00
70	70	2	80.00–130.00	$105.00	$74	-50.00
70–76	71	20	30.00–65.00	$41.85	$30	+21.95
70–75	73	18	5.00–50.00	$19.66	$14	+4.83
70–76	73	4	50.00–100.00	$78.83	$58	+64.00
70–75	73	3	115.00–280.00	$218.98	$160	+204.15
70–75	74	7	140.00–400.00	$311.26	$230	+296.43
80	80	4	120.00–210.00	$182.50	$146	-17.50
80–85	82	16	5.00–40.00	$19.94	$16	-325.18
80–88	83	21	150.00–405.00	$317.77	$264	-27.35
80–88	83	26	50.00–140.00	$105.55	$88	-239.57
80–85	83	28	35.00–132.00	$85.79	$71	-259.33
80–85	83	2	80.00–115.00	$98.03	$81	-247.09
80–86	84	24	110.00–145.00	$131.07	$110	+0.72
90	90	1	65.00	$65.00	$58	-128.42
90–96	92	48	85.00–155.00	$122.01	$112	-95.99
90–95	92	17	10.00–122.00	$63.68	$59	-154.32
90–95	93	39	260.00–415.00	$345.55	$321	+16.01
90–98	93	82	110.00–160.00	$135.09	$126	-194.45
90–95	94	49	25.00–122.00	$104.63	$98	-7.04
95	95	1	235.00	$235.00	$223	+220.00
100–106	101	41	100.00–155.00	$127.56	$129	+2.93
100–105	102	78	110.00–160.00	$139.76	$143	+3.67
100–105	103	28	290.00–400.00	$339.45	$350	+12.59
100–105	104	4	200.00–280.00	$239.52	$249	+187.34
100–108	105	6	10.00–85.00	$60.87	$64	-219.13
100–109	108	27	40.00–120.00	$103.75	$112	-21.25
110–115	112	12	240.00–330.00	$280.96	$315	+146.26
110–115	112	41	120.00–165.00	$142.31	$159	+7.61
110–115	113	12	100.00–145.00	$128.01	$145	-6.69
110–115	113	6	170.00–260.00	$219.56	$248	+84.86
115	115	2	50.00	$50.00	$58	-84.70
120	120	1	110.00	$110.00	$132	-170.00
120–125	122	17	120.00–160.00	$131.82	$161	+3.65
120–125	124	4	250.00–320.00	$285.25	$354	+157.08
130	130	1	80.00	$80.00	$104	-230.00
130	130	1	280.00	$280.00	$364	-30.00
135	135	1	115.00	$115.00	$155	-195.00
145	145	1	100.00	$100.00	$145	-210.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	328	2	130.00–140.00	$135.19	$443	-11.07
350–384	369	6	125.00–162.50	$145.93	$538	-12.61
405–440	430	13	110.00–157.50	$143.56	$617	-6.56
450–495	473	15	127.50–156.00	$137.77	$652	-19.55
480 fancy	480	1	150.00	$150.00	$720	—
518–538	528	12	130.00–159.00	$139.10	$734	-31.65
552–599	575	17	125.50–159.00	$142.80	$821	-16.57
610–644	634	12	125.00–147.00	$136.30	$864	-0.97
650–685	674	12	100.00–132.50	$126.94	$856	-14.42
722	722	1	118.00	$118.00	$852	+12.71
765–790	778	2	125.00–135.00	$129.92	$1,011	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	1	150.00	$150.00	$202	+10.00
260–268	264	6	125.00–130.00	$127.54	$337	-42.07
323–345	330	4	105.00–143.00	$118.67	$392	-18.12
353–390	365	3	70.00–147.50	$97.58	$356	-40.98
415–433	429	4	102.00–125.00	$119.43	$512	-9.30
450–485	466	5	90.00–130.00	$117.28	$547	-20.97
508–530	521	9	90.00–135.00	$115.86	$604	-20.84
553–595	569	5	110.00–130.00	$122.22	$695	-2.78
600–635	613	3	97.00–110.00	$104.00	$638	+2.98
655–675	664	7	60.00–105.00	$84.16	$559	-15.21
705–742	733	7	60.00–107.00	$92.16	$676	—
902	902	2	60.00	$60.00	$541	—
980	980	1	84.00	$84.00	$823	+6.00
1070	1070	1	82.00	$82.00	$877	-15.00
1235	1235	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,112	-4.00

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	125.00	$125.00	$188	—
213	213	3	50.00	$50.00	$106	—
370–380	375	3	65.00–112.00	$85.04	$319	-4.96
400–437	424	5	52.00–97.00	$83.29	$353	—
485	485	2	77.50	$77.50	$376	—
640	640	1	65.00	$65.00	$416	-21.00
705	705	1	72.00	$72.00	$508	+2.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	1	142.00	$142.00	$423	—
446	446	1	140.00	$140.00	$624	—
454	454	1	130.00	$130.00	$590	—
572	572	1	107.50	$107.50	$615	—
1005–1028	1017	2	85.00–86.00	$85.51	$870	—
1080	1080	1	70.00	$70.00	$756	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145	1145	1	78.00	$78.00	$893	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1540	1226	85-90%	44	36.00–52.00	$45.07	$553	—
828–1705	1297	85-90%	80	32.00–58.00	$52.90	$686	-16.16
1010–1635	1326	85-90%	17	64.00–73.00	$67.23	$891	—
856–1760	1338	85-90%	85	50.00–66.00	$60.69	$812	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
952–1725	1341	80-85%	20	72.00–89.00	$76.16	$1,021	—
1205–1495	1364	80-85%	8	54.00–57.00	$55.76	$761	-15.90
855–1770	1402	80-85%	38	54.00–67.00	$62.83	$881	-13.06
1060–2000	1441	80-85%	113	57.00–76.00	$68.20	$983	-7.69

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1745	1588	75-80%	8	52.00–59.00	$56.55	$898	—
1160–2025	1608	75-80%	84	65.00–82.00	$72.04	$1,158	-5.10
1335–2045	1663	75-80%	48	54.00–72.00	$65.86	$1,095	-16.74
1550–2015	1799	75-80%	19	74.00–81.00	$78.28	$1,408	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1900	1697	65-75%	5	73.00–86.00	$77.33	$1,312	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–2308	1611	22	75.00–103.00	$89.52	$1,442	-6.89
1810	1810	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,774	—
1820	1820	1	125.00	$125.00	$2,275	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–2285	1398	9	78.00–90.00	$83.69	$1,170	—
2180	2180	1	109.00	$109.00	$2,376	—
2475	2475	1	84.00	$84.00	$2,079	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1530	1328	4	86.00–101.00	$92.41	$1,227	—
1236–2060	1570	3	101.00–116.00	$106.14	$1,666	—
1815	1815	1	117.00	$117.00	$2,124	—
2220	2220	1	94.00	$94.00	$2,087	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1955	1578	3	99.00–104.00	$100.21	$1,581	—
1285–2130	1595	4	80.00–88.00	$83.48	$1,332	—
1635	1635	1	71.00	$71.00	$1,161	-24.43

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1275	1118	5	97.00–114.00	$105.75	$1,182	—
1040–1302	1131	7	91.00–102.00	$96.00	$1,086	—
1165–1170	1168	2	92.00–95.00	$93.50	$1,092	-17.42
1225	1225	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,323	+14.69
1195–1275	1243	3	80.00–90.00	$86.62	$1,077	-6.69
1372–1435	1407	6	95.00–117.00	$107.45	$1,512	—
1100–1875	1414	10	109.00–120.00	$116.95	$1,654	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	2	40.00	$40.00	$163	-57.00
535	535	1	55.00	$55.00	$294	-40.23
610–630	617	3	57.00–88.00	$68.21	$421	-15.11
785	785	1	76.00	$76.00	$597	—
985	985	1	60.00	$60.00	$591	-33.49

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	72.00	$72.00	$256	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1090	1030	4	96.00–115.00	$106.24	$1,094	—
1050–1115	1088	4	86.00–97.00	$91.30	$993	—
1105–1745	1350	15	87.00–112.00	$102.67	$1,386	-23.99
1255–1810	1465	24	112.00–128.00	$120.10	$1,759	+2.22
1420–1575	1498	2	108.00–113.00	$110.63	$1,657	-7.25
1200–1705	1513	5	112.00–120.00	$117.12	$1,772	-9.23
1435–1655	1570	4	126.50–133.00	$128.43	$2,016	—
1488–1778	1574	8	122.00–127.00	$125.11	$1,969	—
1755	1755	1	114.00	$114.00	$2,001	-26.00

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145	145	1	90.00	$90.00	$130	—
248	248	1	102.00	$102.00	$253	+34.54
292	292	1	122.50	$122.50	$358	+33.59
300	300	1	85.00	$85.00	$255	-15.65
386–390	389	3	102.00–122.50	$108.79	$423	+11.01
440	440	3	65.00	$65.00	$286	-19.07
453–480	462	3	90.00–103.00	$94.50	$437	+3.73
534	534	2	110.00	$110.00	$587	+30.80
555–583	572	12	80.00–115.00	$100.61	$575	+28.68
636–645	640	7	91.00–100.00	$98.71	$632	-0.94
655	655	4	100.00	$100.00	$655	+15.00
700	700	1	100.00	$100.00	$700	—
751–770	755	5	67.00–100.00	$73.73	$557	-13.79
805	805	2	65.00	$65.00	$523	-36.50
982	982	3	101.00	$101.00	$992	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	52.00	$52.00	$221	—
485	485	1	52.00	$52.00	$252	—
555–585	572	3	42.00–62.00	$51.20	$293	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	105.00	$105.00	$200	—
244	244	1	125.00	$125.00	$305	—
294–296	295	2	120.00–145.00	$132.54	$391	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
712	712	2	90.00	$90.00	$641	—

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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.