Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

5,881 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.97/cwt -5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 469 lb · 25 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $138.38/cwt -12.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 782 lb · 22 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $139.97/cwt -12.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,023/hd at 731 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,881	7,063	6,392
Feeder cattle	808	1,354	1,041
Slaughter cattle	2,885	2,921	3,233

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1475	1288	5	112.00–126.00	$119.11	$1,534	-29.89
1035–1610	1339	7	112.00–128.00	$122.44	$1,639	—
1060–1605	1345	30	112.00–142.00	$131.50	$1,769	—
1300–1530	1387	9	139.00–147.00	$142.90	$1,982	+5.48
1155–1830	1410	29	131.00–148.50	$139.39	$1,965	-8.35
1410	1410	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,720	-25.74
1110–1714	1437	45	127.00–154.00	$143.05	$2,056	-4.69
1280–1583	1439	14	146.00–160.00	$156.53	$2,252	+8.79
1475–1495	1482	3	147.00	$147.00	$2,179	+5.83
1305–1780	1493	52	146.00–154.00	$150.16	$2,242	+8.99
1380–1765	1525	5	140.00–145.00	$142.72	$2,176	-13.81
1310–1848	1543	27	145.00–160.00	$153.29	$2,365	-3.24
1413–1765	1558	12	163.00–168.00	$164.96	$2,570	—
1540–1665	1585	3	153.00–156.00	$155.03	$2,457	-6.24
1360–1790	1602	11	143.00–147.00	$145.19	$2,326	-20.23
1340–1800	1609	57	153.00–163.00	$158.74	$2,554	-6.68
1518–1735	1652	8	137.00–152.00	$147.66	$2,439	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	130.00	$130.00	$468	-25.00
420–447	441	10	142.00–155.00	$152.96	$675	-11.95
450–490	468	3	137.50–157.00	$146.37	$685	-48.56
482–486 thin fleshed	485	6	160.00–165.00	$161.66	$784	—
510–537	525	5	132.50–160.00	$142.47	$748	-58.19
552–588	569	6	140.00–160.00	$152.70	$869	-27.69
562–586 thin fleshed	579	7	165.00–172.00	$170.06	$985	—
616–629	627	8	145.00–157.00	$155.53	$975	-3.91
650–685	672	6	125.00–140.00	$131.02	$880	-34.27
708–748	731	21	129.00–155.00	$139.97	$1,023	-12.83
759–797	782	22	123.00–155.00	$138.38	$1,082	-12.02
800–844	827	7	140.00–160.00	$144.86	$1,198	+0.46
890	890	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,290	+1.00
908–925	919	3	124.00–150.00	$141.44	$1,300	+4.77
950–990	977	8	124.00–140.00	$131.70	$1,287	+2.71
1020–1022	1021	3	127.00–145.00	$132.99	$1,358	-4.01
1065–1090	1078	2	137.00–142.00	$139.53	$1,504	+17.03
1177	1177	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,507	—
1204	1204	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,505	-15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	100.00	$100.00	$325	—
360	360	1	120.00	$120.00	$432	-6.82
452–492	476	5	120.00–125.00	$121.90	$580	-6.64
510–525	518	2	120.00–130.00	$124.93	$647	—
550–570	560	2	105.00–110.00	$107.46	$602	-35.00
610–641	631	7	107.00–135.00	$124.25	$784	+2.30
650–685	673	11	110.00–120.00	$117.90	$793	-7.10
700–742	723	9	117.00–130.00	$123.47	$893	+26.01
765–792	780	4	115.00–135.00	$125.02	$975	—
800–840	820	6	82.00–127.00	$111.71	$916	—
890–898	894	4	115.00–125.00	$119.98	$1,073	—
909–945	916	5	96.00–130.00	$122.99	$1,127	—
952–974	967	6	122.00–123.00	$122.67	$1,186	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	1	107.50	$107.50	$806	-12.50

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	1	140.00	$140.00	$647	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60–65	63	5	5.00–7.00	$5.83	$4	+0.83
62–66	64	2	150.00–160.00	$154.84	$99	+149.84
65	65	1	135.00	$135.00	$88	+130.00
70	70	2	25.00	$25.00	$18	+17.09
70	70	1	125.00	$125.00	$88	+117.09
70–75	73	9	10.00–20.00	$11.70	$9	+0.74
75	75	1	240.00	$240.00	$180	-10.00
75	75	2	170.00–190.00	$180.00	$135	-70.00
75–78	76	4	5.00–10.00	$7.53	$6	-242.47
80	80	1	35.00	$35.00	$28	+21.92
80–85	81	7	5.00–15.00	$9.34	$8	-3.74
80–85	83	4	80.00–170.00	$129.17	$107	+0.53
80–85	83	11	10.00–25.00	$15.90	$13	-112.74
80–88	84	9	225.00–330.00	$297.68	$250	+3.92
85	85	1	50.00	$50.00	$42	-200.00
85	85	1	15.00	$15.00	$13	-235.00
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00	$90	+90.00
90–96	92	5	20.00–80.00	$45.51	$42	-236.80
90–95	93	17	15.00–35.00	$22.67	$21	+8.07
90–95	93	24	210.00–330.00	$270.09	$251	+255.49
100	100	1	10.00	$10.00	$10	-5.00
100–105	101	5	250.00–290.00	$263.86	$266	+241.69
100–105	103	2	125.00–185.00	$155.73	$160	-44.51
100–105	104	5	20.00–40.00	$36.15	$38	-242.65
105	105	1	20.00	$20.00	$21	-258.80
105	105	1	100.00	$100.00	$105	-178.80
110–112	111	4	220.00–280.00	$252.42	$280	+12.35
110–115	112	4	37.00–85.00	$60.41	$68	-179.66
110–115	113	2	105.00–115.00	$109.89	$124	-130.18
120	120	2	20.00–35.00	$27.50	$33	-2.50
1132–1265	1165	4	107.00–110.00	$109.19	$1,272	-16.11
1120–1270	1195	2	104.00–112.00	$108.25	$1,294	-17.05
1085–1345	1207	3	100.00–121.00	$109.00	$1,316	—
1170–1270	1220	2	90.00–99.00	$94.68	$1,155	—
1380	1380	2	132.00–134.00	$133.00	$1,835	-16.44
1040–1720	1395	21	120.00–146.00	$137.39	$1,917	-12.05
1413	1413	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,893	-27.43
1353–1485	1419	4	153.00–162.50	$157.53	$2,235	-3.90
1305–1715	1474	11	143.00–149.00	$146.54	$2,160	-4.63
1353–1835	1481	5	138.00–153.00	$147.53	$2,185	-3.64
1485	1485	1	145.50	$145.50	$2,161	-5.67
1615	1615	1	128.00	$128.00	$2,067	-7.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284	284	1	130.00	$130.00	$369	+0.09
302–348	336	7	109.00–135.00	$121.32	$408	-1.47
370–390	384	11	117.50–135.00	$125.72	$483	-3.26
405–435	417	6	120.00–130.00	$123.37	$514	-13.31
452–485	469	25	115.00–147.00	$132.97	$624	-5.24
500–540	515	10	114.00–145.00	$130.60	$673	-1.17
562–595	575	11	120.00–140.00	$130.23	$749	-8.93
600–643	623	17	95.00–152.00	$128.20	$799	-11.33
650–690	670	9	92.50–122.00	$114.29	$766	-18.99
707–747	724	7	122.00–123.00	$122.56	$887	-5.68
771–785	778	4	105.00–119.00	$111.94	$871	-15.69

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–288	287	8	110.00–113.00	$110.37	$317	-0.69
305–340	322	3	95.00–117.50	$107.20	$345	+7.27
360–395	379	8	70.00–117.00	$102.15	$387	+2.15
400–445	418	7	92.00–120.00	$101.30	$423	-4.13
465–490	477	7	100.00–125.00	$115.45	$551	-8.11
500–528	522	6	102.00–120.00	$112.01	$585	+12.10
552–595	570	9	97.00–117.00	$110.18	$628	-3.05
620–630	623	3	82.00–92.00	$88.63	$552	-27.53
655–660	657	3	55.00–107.00	$89.04	$585	-30.96
702	702	2	106.00	$106.00	$744	-11.00
797	797	2	90.00	$90.00	$717	-12.50
810–812	812	5	96.00–100.00	$99.20	$806	—
1015–1040	1028	2	80.00–94.00	$87.09	$895	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–442	435	4	85.00–105.00	$91.66	$399	—
450	450	1	100.00	$100.00	$450	—
590	590	1	97.00	$97.00	$572	—
785	785	2	132.00	$132.00	$1,036	—
815	815	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,035	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	1	122.50	$122.50	$461	—
475	475	2	105.00	$105.00	$499	-17.50
502	502	1	100.00	$100.00	$502	-30.00
582	582	2	80.00	$80.00	$466	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	105.00	$105.00	$457	—
450	450	1	135.00	$135.00	$608	—
775	775	1	125.00	$125.00	$969	—
810	810	1	115.00	$115.00	$932	—

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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	±0.00
55	55	2	10.00–20.00	$15.00	$8	+10.00
60–65	63	8	5.00–15.00	$6.19	$4	+0.98
65–68	67	2	25.00–40.00	$32.67	$22	+22.67
68	68	1	50.00	$50.00	$34	+40.00
70–78	73	22	20.00–55.00	$42.25	$31	-74.03
70–75	73	2	100.00–155.00	$128.45	$94	+12.17
70–76	74	20	5.00–50.00	$19.09	$14	+8.67
75	75	3	250.00–300.00	$275.00	$206	+170.00
75–78	76	8	60.00–125.00	$96.20	$73	+19.97
75–78	77	2	330.00–340.00	$334.90	$258	+80.61
75–78	77	2	110.00–135.00	$122.25	$94	-132.04
80–88	82	27	5.00–50.00	$20.13	$17	-71.57
80–88	83	44	25.00–165.00	$139.88	$116	+35.10
80–85	83	11	145.00–250.00	$213.11	$177	+108.33
80–88	83	33	25.00–147.00	$105.96	$88	+1.18
80–85	83	2	160.00–185.00	$172.12	$143	+67.34
80–88	84	25	90.00–140.00	$124.64	$105	+19.86
80–86	84	12	285.00–385.00	$332.14	$279	+227.36
90–95	92	26	5.00–140.00	$35.41	$33	-208.86
90–98	93	62	115.00–180.00	$144.59	$134	+40.18
90–98	93	24	150.00–385.00	$319.11	$297	+214.70
90–95	93	3	135.00–175.00	$161.43	$150	+57.02
90–98	93	82	50.00–180.00	$145.02	$135	+40.61
90–95	94	9	135.00–365.00	$243.64	$229	+150.71
90–95	94	63	25.00–142.00	$121.61	$114	+28.68
95	95	2	120.00–300.00	$210.00	$200	+53.75
100–105	102	68	105.00–155.00	$142.85	$146	-207.62
100–105	102	6	200.00–285.00	$242.91	$248	-107.56
100–105	103	18	30.00–120.00	$97.32	$100	+69.27
100–108	103	80	130.00–170.00	$152.26	$157	+124.21
100–105	103	16	15.00–55.00	$29.52	$30	+1.47
100–105	103	32	140.00–370.00	$281.59	$290	+253.54
105	105	2	175.00	$175.00	$184	+80.00
110–115	110	25	15.00–140.00	$116.60	$128	+34.93
110–115	111	4	10.00–45.00	$29.78	$33	-78.22
110–115	111	4	200.00–260.00	$240.11	$267	+132.11
110–115	111	13	240.00–350.00	$287.05	$319	+179.05
110–115	112	34	115.00–170.00	$145.88	$163	+21.83
110–115	113	2	130.00–150.00	$139.78	$158	+15.73
110–115	113	2	140.00–260.00	$198.67	$224	+74.62
110–116	115	37	110.00–145.00	$134.91	$155	-198.52
120	120	1	65.00	$65.00	$78	-145.00
120	120	1	130.00	$130.00	$156	-80.00
120–125	121	22	125.00–155.00	$136.98	$166	+18.90
120–125	122	3	105.00–120.00	$113.22	$138	+30.00
120–125	123	2	10.00–35.00	$22.24	$27	-195.41
122–125	124	3	220.00–250.00	$233.21	$289	+15.56
125	125	1	100.00	$100.00	$125	-117.65
130–135	133	3	120.00–150.00	$134.03	$178	+84.03
135	135	1	220.00	$220.00	$297	+170.00
135	135	1	205.00	$205.00	$277	+155.00
140–145	143	2	25.00–30.00	$27.46	$39	-17.45

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	135.00	$135.00	$446	-11.86
370	370	1	135.00	$135.00	$500	-14.10
405–430	415	4	115.00–130.00	$124.98	$519	-27.29
470–480	476	7	127.50–147.50	$140.66	$670	-15.69
500–530	513	12	120.00–155.00	$139.14	$714	-28.25
555–580	568	6	107.00–142.00	$120.94	$687	-30.03
605–635	623	5	115.00–142.00	$123.73	$771	-15.56
666–682	671	9	116.00–140.00	$122.66	$823	-15.01
745	745	2	115.00–122.00	$118.50	$883	-3.72
840–845	843	2	107.00–125.00	$115.97	$978	-6.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	271	9	117.00–130.00	$118.49	$321	—
345	345	1	127.00	$127.00	$438	—
360–365	363	2	75.00–115.00	$95.14	$345	-32.36
405–435	415	3	102.00–115.00	$110.46	$458	-24.51
500	500	1	127.00	$127.00	$635	+0.46
610–648	631	8	100.00–127.00	$110.97	$700	-20.03
655–680	668	2	95.00–107.00	$100.89	$674	—
725	725	1	100.00	$100.00	$725	+11.58
752–780	760	4	75.00–100.00	$92.34	$702	—
860	860	1	92.00	$92.00	$791	+2.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	145.00	$145.00	$478	—
395	395	1	135.00	$135.00	$533	—
402	402	2	125.00	$125.00	$502	—
600	600	1	125.00	$125.00	$750	—
808	808	2	120.00	$120.00	$970	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
122–138	130	2	125.00–135.00	$129.69	$169	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	75.00	$75.00	$244	—
385	385	1	80.00	$80.00	$308	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304	304	1	135.00	$135.00	$410	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
454	454	1	115.00	$115.00	$522	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1565	1242	85-90%	57	30.00–50.00	$43.21	$537	-10.31
954–1475	1304	85-90%	13	63.00–70.00	$65.48	$854	+2.71
922–1705	1315	85-90%	92	23.00–57.00	$50.74	$667	-12.03
915–1975	1321	85-90%	84	44.00–65.00	$57.86	$764	-4.91

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1495	1312	80-85%	15	47.00–52.00	$50.73	$666	-11.03
1100–1670	1341	80-85%	28	68.00–78.00	$72.80	$976	+11.04
1030–1630	1377	80-85%	46	50.00–63.00	$57.54	$792	-11.26
952–1760	1402	80-85%	133	47.00–72.00	$63.60	$892	-11.51

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1745	1560	75-80%	15	51.00–58.00	$54.21	$846	—
1325–1865	1613	75-80%	42	58.00–69.00	$64.96	$1,048	-4.55
1215–2350	1680	75-80%	126	53.00–81.00	$71.79	$1,206	-5.67
1380–2030	1695	75-80%	38	73.00–92.00	$78.23	$1,326	+0.77

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610–1720	1679	65-75%	4	72.00–77.00	$74.54	$1,252	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1605	1288	13	107.00–118.00	$112.10	$1,444	—
1020–1850	1291	13	90.00–109.00	$97.48	$1,258	—
1365	1365	2	122.00	$122.00	$1,665	—
1385–1675	1541	7	124.00–137.00	$130.40	$2,009	—
1210–2494	1781	16	72.00–103.00	$85.17	$1,517	—
1970–2060	2015	2	94.00–105.00	$99.38	$2,003	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1855	1293	17	80.00–97.00	$88.36	$1,142	—
1245–1710	1429	5	112.00–119.00	$115.65	$1,653	—
1075–1850	1524	12	97.00–107.00	$100.85	$1,537	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1228–2185	1617	7	84.00–99.00	$90.69	$1,466	—
1305–2460	1703	3	60.00–72.00	$66.29	$1,129	-32.78

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1825–2140	2033	4	98.00–115.00	$104.39	$2,122	—
1955–2140	2048	2	79.00–80.00	$79.48	$1,628	—
1820–2310	2055	3	85.00–89.00	$87.82	$1,805	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1245	918	5	85.00–100.00	$89.65	$823	—
905–1645	1159	11	94.00–109.00	$100.53	$1,165	—
1030–1330	1161	5	90.00–92.00	$91.42	$1,061	—
1095–1250	1206	7	78.00–108.00	$100.27	$1,209	—
1278–1665	1449	13	85.00–120.00	$109.16	$1,582	—
1542	1542	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,820	+7.49
1435–1845	1598	5	107.00–118.00	$112.87	$1,804	-1.17
1650	1650	1	125.00	$125.00	$2,062	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	60.00	$60.00	$285	—
525	525	1	85.00	$85.00	$446	—
550–560	553	3	42.00–72.00	$61.39	$339	-5.61
630	630	1	60.00	$60.00	$378	—
690	690	1	62.00	$62.00	$428	—
880	880	2	65.00–66.00	$65.50	$576	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	105.00	$105.00	$630	—
680	680	1	105.00	$105.00	$714	—
710	710	1	95.00	$95.00	$674	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1335	1210	3	85.00–95.00	$90.68	$1,097	-7.53
1125–1418	1266	5	95.00–105.00	$100.01	$1,266	—
1035–1655	1282	12	90.00–108.00	$101.83	$1,305	—
1290	1290	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,574	—
1300–1684	1503	14	102.00–133.00	$118.26	$1,777	-20.95
1290–1705	1511	5	127.00–131.00	$128.60	$1,943	-10.61
1613	1613	3	108.00	$108.00	$1,742	—
1445–1885	1665	2	110.00–118.00	$114.53	$1,907	—
1695–1900	1798	2	135.00–142.00	$138.30	$2,487	—
1930	1930	1	116.00	$116.00	$2,239	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
202	202	1	100.00	$100.00	$202	+5.00
250	250	2	132.50	$132.50	$331	+10.00
500–522	507	3	75.00–90.00	$84.86	$430	-7.59
660–665	663	4	60.00–85.00	$72.49	$481	-2.51
745	745	1	65.00	$65.00	$484	—
800–820	810	2	97.00–104.00	$100.54	$814	+18.54
1080	1080	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,188	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–735	733	4	90.00–100.00	$94.98	$696	—

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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.