Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

5,118 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.42/cwt -9.18 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 530 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $109.80/cwt -20.43 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 577 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,118	5,881	4,865
Feeder cattle	262	808	370
Slaughter cattle	2,804	2,885	2,466

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1118	1116	4	109.00–110.00	$109.25	$1,219	—
985–1260	1118	5	107.00–114.00	$110.04	$1,230	—
1090–1370	1257	7	109.00–124.00	$117.80	$1,481	-1.31
1225–1380	1303	2	114.00–122.00	$118.24	$1,541	—
1060–1835	1320	20	98.00–149.00	$131.08	$1,730	+8.64
1355–1430	1393	2	145.00–146.00	$145.49	$2,027	+2.59
1235–1845	1439	26	131.00–147.00	$140.00	$2,015	-16.53
1100–1760	1464	45	132.00–153.00	$142.18	$2,082	-4.82
1325–1605	1464	5	146.00–149.00	$147.44	$2,159	+0.44
1305–1765	1514	43	147.00–158.00	$154.05	$2,332	+11.33
1250–1810	1527	10	148.00–150.00	$148.66	$2,270	+5.94
1375–1760	1550	13	148.00–159.00	$152.50	$2,364	-12.46
1427–1790	1556	20	157.00–161.00	$159.84	$2,487	-5.12
1420–1890	1560	19	162.00–171.00	$167.10	$2,607	+2.14
1350–1860	1616	39	156.00–165.00	$160.11	$2,587	+1.37
1575–1795	1718	3	152.00–155.00	$153.04	$2,629	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	2	110.00–115.00	$112.50	$534	-33.87
525–540	536	7	135.00–157.00	$150.26	$805	+7.79
635	635	1	155.00	$155.00	$984	-0.53
725–726	726	5	122.00–130.00	$123.60	$897	-16.37

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	105.00	$105.00	$189	—
415	415	1	155.00	$155.00	$643	—
460–472	467	5	100.00–122.00	$108.32	$506	-13.58
575–590	583	2	104.00–135.00	$119.70	$698	+12.24
610	610	1	145.00	$145.00	$884	+20.75
690	690	1	142.00	$142.00	$980	+24.10
885	885	1	92.00	$92.00	$814	-27.98

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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	5.00	$5.00	$3	-0.83
65	65	2	5.00	$5.00	$3	-130.00
68	68	1	140.00	$140.00	$95	+15.00
70	70	1	170.00	$170.00	$119	+45.00
70–75	73	9	5.00–10.00	$6.32	$5	-5.38
80	80	2	15.00–45.00	$30.00	$24	-5.00
80–85	83	7	10.00–20.00	$11.47	$10	-117.70
80–88	84	9	10.00–15.00	$11.69	$10	-285.99
82–85	84	4	320.00–360.00	$345.22	$290	+47.54
90–95	91	4	340.00–380.00	$359.73	$327	+314.22
90–95	93	10	10.00–15.00	$12.21	$11	-257.88
90–95	94	7	30.00–55.00	$35.04	$33	-235.05
100	100	5	30.00–45.00	$35.00	$35	+25.00
100–105	104	5	10.00–25.00	$16.06	$17	-20.09
100–106	104	4	270.00–360.00	$327.21	$340	+291.06
105	105	1	150.00	$150.00	$158	+50.00
105	105	1	10.00	$10.00	$10	-90.00
110	110	1	140.00	$140.00	$154	-112.42
110–115	113	2	20.00–30.00	$24.89	$28	-85.00
110–115	113	2	270.00–280.00	$274.89	$311	+165.00
120–125	123	3	150.00–290.00	$237.84	$293	+210.34
1195	1195	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,673	+31.75
1120–1265	1198	3	113.00–128.00	$122.02	$1,462	+13.77
1060–1460	1272	5	90.00–100.00	$94.67	$1,204	—
1050–1535	1300	8	122.00–139.00	$130.87	$1,701	—
1215–1535	1316	5	106.00–118.00	$113.50	$1,494	—
1140–1460	1349	8	143.00–154.00	$147.69	$1,992	—
1335–1378	1365	5	142.00–151.00	$145.01	$1,979	+12.01
1188–1543	1366	4	146.00–146.50	$146.28	$1,998	+13.28
1275–1475	1373	6	141.50–152.50	$145.85	$2,003	+12.85
1185–1630	1376	24	124.00–145.00	$138.69	$1,908	+5.69
1435	1435	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,622	-44.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	100.00–105.00	$102.50	$251	—
315	315	1	120.00	$120.00	$378	-1.32
365–390	378	6	102.00–120.00	$114.88	$434	-10.84
405–440	422	6	98.00–137.00	$129.77	$548	+6.40
463–485	467	5	110.00–130.00	$125.85	$588	-7.12
505–548	530	16	96.00–145.00	$121.42	$644	-9.18
570–583	577	15	92.00–152.00	$109.80	$634	-20.43
620–635	628	3	75.00–110.00	$95.67	$601	-32.53
660–685	673	2	90.00–112.00	$101.20	$681	-13.09
765	765	1	104.00	$104.00	$796	-7.94
995	995	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,035	—
1010	1010	1	86.00	$86.00	$869	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	110.00	$110.00	$231	—
260–292	280	7	80.00–125.00	$111.28	$312	+0.91
305	305	1	115.00	$115.00	$351	+7.80
355–375	365	4	85.00–90.00	$87.57	$320	-14.58
405–435	415	7	82.00–130.00	$96.89	$402	-4.41
452–490	461	5	100.00–120.00	$110.45	$509	-5.00
502–545	519	5	72.00–105.00	$88.05	$457	-23.96
555–582	566	5	95.00–120.00	$109.71	$621	-0.47
600	600	1	85.00	$85.00	$510	-3.63
720–730	725	2	97.00–102.00	$99.48	$721	-6.52
900	900	3	77.00	$77.00	$693	—
970	970	1	77.00	$77.00	$747	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
20	20	2	10.00	$10.00	$2	—
56	56	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	-10.00
65	65	2	10.00–40.00	$25.00	$16	+18.81
65	65	1	100.00	$100.00	$65	+93.81
70–76	72	34	5.00–55.00	$22.81	$16	-105.64
70–75	74	10	30.00–90.00	$52.28	$39	+33.19
75–78	76	5	100.00–170.00	$143.65	$109	+47.45
76	76	1	160.00	$160.00	$122	+63.80
80	80	1	210.00	$210.00	$168	+189.87
80	80	1	190.00	$190.00	$152	+169.87
80–85	81	25	5.00–110.00	$42.04	$34	+21.91
80–85	82	43	50.00–132.00	$103.87	$85	+83.74
80–88	83	34	90.00–160.00	$127.88	$106	-85.23
80–88	83	48	135.00–200.00	$166.11	$138	-47.00
80–88	84	15	250.00–440.00	$350.02	$294	+17.88
85	85	3	200.00–225.00	$208.33	$177	-123.81
90	90	2	250.00	$250.00	$225	+214.59
90–95	92	7	200.00–300.00	$248.60	$229	+213.19
90–95	92	27	5.00–150.00	$61.47	$57	+26.06
90–98	93	67	90.00–192.00	$151.05	$140	+6.03
90–95	93	3	115.00–185.00	$157.86	$147	+12.84
90–96	93	17	250.00–415.00	$328.32	$305	+183.30
90–98	94	84	135.00–260.00	$191.53	$180	+69.92
90–95	94	59	50.00–160.00	$143.86	$135	+22.25
100–105	102	10	5.00–145.00	$79.71	$81	-63.14
100–105	102	37	270.00–430.00	$340.22	$347	+197.37
100–108	102	127	120.00–305.00	$196.66	$201	+53.81
100–106	102	65	100.00–190.00	$157.77	$161	+14.92
100–105	103	8	200.00–350.00	$267.74	$276	-13.85
100–105	103	13	40.00–130.00	$79.65	$82	-201.94
105	105	3	140.00–180.00	$165.00	$173	-10.00
110–115	110	35	40.00–150.00	$136.43	$150	+19.83
110–115	111	35	120.00–170.00	$147.92	$164	-139.13
110–115	111	5	30.00–60.00	$38.20	$42	-248.85
110–115	112	12	300.00–390.00	$346.04	$388	+200.16
110–118	112	65	155.00–250.00	$178.61	$200	+32.73
110–115	113	6	230.00–280.00	$246.11	$278	+106.33
120	120	5	10.00–30.00	$20.00	$24	-110.00
120	120	2	210.00–220.00	$215.00	$258	+85.00
120–125	121	22	147.00–225.00	$176.29	$213	+39.31
120–125	123	2	130.00–157.00	$143.78	$177	+121.54
125	125	2	270.00–280.00	$275.00	$344	+175.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	137.00	$137.00	$452	+2.00
358–392	372	5	122.00–150.00	$138.19	$514	+3.19
460	460	1	120.00	$120.00	$552	-20.66
530–545	539	6	94.00–142.00	$125.76	$678	-13.38
630–645	643	7	125.00–137.00	$133.85	$861	+10.12
670	670	2	125.00	$125.00	$838	+2.34
701–722	709	7	92.00–135.00	$127.35	$903	—
765	765	1	125.00	$125.00	$956	—
880	880	1	87.00	$87.00	$766	—
1260	1260	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,134	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	127.00	$127.00	$375	+8.51
355–385	375	3	102.00–145.00	$131.43	$493	+36.29
405–440	423	2	87.00–92.00	$89.60	$379	-20.86
495	495	1	75.00	$75.00	$371	—
532	532	3	100.00	$100.00	$532	-27.00
555–585	570	3	110.00–127.00	$115.82	$660	—
655–675	663	3	88.00–125.00	$102.54	$680	+1.65
700–745	726	5	75.00–110.00	$89.60	$650	-10.40
795	795	1	84.00	$84.00	$668	-8.34
815	815	1	88.00	$88.00	$717	—
925	925	3	75.00	$75.00	$694	—
960	960	1	78.00	$78.00	$749	—
1205	1205	1	79.00	$79.00	$952	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	65.00	$65.00	$146	—
260–285	273	2	77.00–110.00	$94.26	$257	—
315	315	1	75.00	$75.00	$236	±0.00
355	355	1	47.00	$47.00	$167	-33.00
900	900	1	80.00	$80.00	$720	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1650	1188	85-90%	64	20.00–49.00	$40.95	$486	—
795–1790	1251	85-90%	90	20.00–56.00	$49.02	$613	—
888–1615	1334	85-90%	82	27.50–62.50	$54.83	$731	-3.03
990–1885	1384	85-90%	13	60.00–71.00	$63.92	$885	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1920	1639	75-80%	16	50.00–57.00	$53.86	$883	-11.10
1405–2005	1641	75-80%	52	58.00–69.00	$63.47	$1,042	-1.49
1330–2160	1726	75-80%	112	64.00–79.50	$71.51	$1,234	—
1520–2200	1784	75-80%	17	71.00–84.00	$78.46	$1,400	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1670	1368	80-85%	39	50.00–59.00	$55.49	$759	-2.05
1215–1540	1381	80-85%	4	48.00–51.00	$50.09	$692	-7.45
1005–1730	1422	80-85%	76	54.00–71.00	$60.98	$867	-2.62
1125–1645	1435	80-85%	32	63.00–74.00	$67.55	$969	+3.95

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–1995	1688	65-75%	4	70.00–75.00	$72.63	$1,226	-1.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1560	1201	20	82.00–99.00	$90.48	$1,087	—
1180–1885	1380	14	103.00–116.00	$108.17	$1,493	-13.83
1505–2050	1681	9	117.00–134.00	$124.78	$2,098	—
1072–2350	1759	26	61.00–86.00	$74.17	$1,305	-11.00

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1970	1249	27	80.00–95.00	$87.50	$1,093	—
900–1845	1337	17	92.00–112.00	$100.51	$1,344	—
1235–2000	1493	3	114.00–119.00	$117.18	$1,749	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2035–2315	2123	6	96.00–107.00	$101.40	$2,153	—
2200–2420	2310	2	77.00–85.00	$80.81	$1,867	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095	1095	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,248	—
1285	1285	1	64.00	$64.00	$822	—
1175–1810	1556	6	77.00–90.00	$82.45	$1,283	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1345	1168	14	90.00–95.00	$92.47	$1,080	+1.05
945–1650	1171	23	91.00–110.00	$99.23	$1,162	+7.81
1175–1370	1253	3	94.00–106.00	$98.61	$1,236	—
1170–1525	1329	6	104.00–109.00	$107.36	$1,427	—
1350	1350	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,728	—
1290–1450	1370	2	110.00–111.00	$110.53	$1,514	—
1360–1685	1516	9	108.00–123.00	$113.74	$1,724	-4.26
1375–1710	1579	13	107.00–121.00	$115.01	$1,816	+2.14
1555–1685	1620	2	98.00–104.00	$101.12	$1,638	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	47.00–85.00	$66.00	$158	—
545	545	1	52.00	$52.00	$283	-33.00
640	640	1	84.00	$84.00	$538	+24.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180	1180	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,097	—
1025–1310	1189	7	86.00–98.00	$91.48	$1,088	—
1080–1605	1283	8	103.00–119.00	$111.47	$1,430	+9.64
1283–1550	1346	5	112.00–114.00	$112.66	$1,516	—
1010–1780	1406	18	78.00–110.00	$98.65	$1,387	—
1320–1585	1433	4	119.00–125.00	$121.64	$1,743	—
1390–1745	1578	3	122.00–123.00	$122.37	$1,931	—
1335–1775	1582	3	127.00–136.00	$131.78	$2,085	—
1383–1725	1599	13	115.00–134.00	$120.81	$1,932	—
1625–1950	1869	4	109.00	$109.00	$2,037	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	62.00–67.00	$64.50	$245	—
435	435	1	97.00	$97.00	$422	—
500	500	1	82.00	$82.00	$410	-2.86
575	575	1	77.00	$77.00	$443	—
640	640	4	80.00	$80.00	$512	—
652	652	2	80.00	$80.00	$522	+7.51
710	710	1	74.00	$74.00	$525	+9.00
950	950	1	105.00	$105.00	$998	—
1015	1015	1	87.00	$87.00	$883	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	40.00	$40.00	$230	—

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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.