Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 19, 2022

2,518 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,518	5,118	2,588
Feeder cattle	245	262	58
Slaughter cattle	1,074	2,804	1,252

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1235	1158	2	108.00	$108.00	$1,251	—
1180–1510	1298	6	107.00–139.00	$124.59	$1,617	—
1110–1696	1408	22	135.00–157.00	$146.63	$2,065	+6.63
1400–1620	1510	2	144.00–148.00	$146.15	$2,207	-7.90
1485–1630	1558	2	128.00–138.00	$133.23	$2,076	-33.87
1405–1850	1589	16	170.00–180.00	$173.03	$2,749	+5.93
1405–1810	1607	20	152.00–166.00	$158.56	$2,548	-1.55

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	117.00	$117.00	$398	—
410–440	420	3	105.00–110.00	$106.63	$448	-48.37
465	465	2	87.00–132.00	$109.50	$509	+1.18
515	515	1	97.00	$97.00	$500	—
625	625	2	86.00	$86.00	$538	-59.00
735	735	1	86.00	$86.00	$632	—
875	875	1	92.00	$92.00	$805	±0.00
930	930	1	86.00	$86.00	$800	—
1010	1010	1	78.00	$78.00	$788	—
1060	1060	1	88.00	$88.00	$933	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700	700	1	125.00	$125.00	$875	+1.40
868	868	2	119.00	$119.00	$1,033	—
910–920	917	3	107.00–120.00	$111.30	$1,021	—
1140	1140	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,254	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	1	10.00	$10.00	$7	-160.00
75	75	1	170.00	$170.00	$128	+163.68
75	75	1	5.00	$5.00	$4	-1.32
80–85	83	4	5.00–10.00	$7.50	$6	-3.97
80–88	84	9	250.00–330.00	$296.08	$249	+284.39
85	85	1	50.00	$50.00	$42	+38.31
88	88	1	15.00	$15.00	$13	-344.73
90	90	3	5.00–15.00	$10.00	$9	-349.73
90–95	93	4	15.00–35.00	$20.12	$19	+7.91
90–95	93	2	280.00–320.00	$299.46	$278	+287.25
90–95	94	8	255.00–320.00	$299.93	$282	+264.89
95	95	1	50.00	$50.00	$48	+14.96
100	100	1	240.00	$240.00	$240	+205.00
100–104	102	2	240.00–275.00	$257.16	$262	+241.10
102	102	1	20.00	$20.00	$20	+3.94
110	110	1	260.00	$260.00	$286	+120.00
115	115	1	280.00	$280.00	$322	+255.11
1025	1025	1	89.00	$89.00	$912	—
1170	1170	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,755	+10.00
1038–1460	1256	4	91.00–130.00	$116.06	$1,458	+21.39
1135–1438	1292	12	130.00–151.00	$142.36	$1,839	+47.69
1375	1375	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,678	-16.69
1415–1712	1536	6	148.00–166.00	$157.55	$2,420	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
184–192	186	4	140.00	$140.00	$260	—
273	273	2	137.50	$137.50	$375	—
333	333	3	115.00	$115.00	$383	-5.00
426	426	2	122.50	$122.50	$522	-7.27
512–546	529	2	115.00–120.00	$117.58	$622	-3.84
568–584	579	4	100.00–127.50	$118.11	$684	+8.31
618–640	629	2	96.00–117.50	$106.56	$670	+10.89
754	754	3	116.00	$116.00	$875	+12.00
863	863	2	90.00	$90.00	$777	—
998	998	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,138	+10.00
1007	1007	2	103.00	$103.00	$1,037	+17.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–342	341	3	90.00–117.50	$108.37	$370	—
365	365	2	92.00	$92.00	$336	+4.43
403–421	414	8	70.00–124.00	$99.07	$410	+2.18
480–495	488	2	70.00–120.00	$94.62	$462	-15.83
505–535	520	2	70.00–95.00	$82.86	$431	-5.19
575	575	1	82.00	$82.00	$472	-27.71
645	645	1	42.00	$42.00	$271	—
675–690	683	2	67.00–70.00	$68.48	$468	—
904	904	1	90.00	$90.00	$814	+13.00
1130	1130	1	84.00	$84.00	$949	—
1175	1175	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,140	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508	508	1	95.00	$95.00	$483	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
45	45	1	5.00	$5.00	$2	-5.00
65	65	1	10.00	$10.00	$6	-90.00
70–75	71	4	5.00–25.00	$10.26	$7	-12.55
75	75	1	30.00	$30.00	$22	-22.28
78	78	1	150.00	$150.00	$117	+6.35
80–85	81	6	20.00–145.00	$59.85	$48	+17.81
80–85	83	13	5.00–15.00	$8.89	$7	-118.99
80–88	84	12	40.00–175.00	$126.57	$106	-223.45
80–88	84	19	20.00–150.00	$58.00	$49	-292.02
84–85	85	3	260.00–300.00	$278.41	$237	+70.08
90–95	93	11	250.00–365.00	$311.80	$290	-16.52
90–96	93	16	15.00–120.00	$38.65	$36	-289.67
90–95	94	11	10.00–50.00	$17.31	$16	-174.22
90–98	94	33	30.00–185.00	$96.06	$90	-95.47
90–98	95	32	10.00–160.00	$71.32	$68	-120.21
95	95	1	100.00	$100.00	$95	-91.53
100	100	1	100.00	$100.00	$100	-96.66
100–105	101	5	320.00–350.00	$331.98	$335	+135.32
100–105	102	15	5.00–20.00	$13.99	$14	-182.67
100–108	102	12	20.00–80.00	$44.58	$45	-152.08
100–108	103	37	50.00–190.00	$114.56	$118	-153.18
100–106	103	15	40.00–165.00	$114.59	$118	-153.15
105	105	1	225.00	$225.00	$236	+60.00
110–115	110	12	40.00–165.00	$64.96	$71	-71.47
110–115	111	17	65.00–170.00	$106.74	$118	-41.18
110–115	111	9	15.00–25.00	$18.30	$20	-129.62
110–115	112	6	30.00–85.00	$42.31	$47	-136.30
114	114	1	280.00	$280.00	$319	+33.89
120	120	4	100.00–185.00	$136.25	$164	+116.25
120	120	1	325.00	$325.00	$390	+305.00
120	120	1	120.00	$120.00	$144	+100.00
120–125	124	5	50.00–150.00	$71.37	$88	-72.41
125	125	1	210.00	$210.00	$262	-65.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–298	289	2	130.00–140.00	$135.16	$391	—
314	314	1	185.00	$185.00	$581	+48.00
362–386	378	3	132.50–142.50	$139.31	$527	+1.12
620	620	1	120.00	$120.00	$744	-13.85
720	720	1	90.00	$90.00	$648	-37.35
780	780	1	122.50	$122.50	$956	-2.50

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	82.00	$82.00	$320	+35.00
520	520	1	72.00	$72.00	$374	—
615	615	1	72.00	$72.00	$443	—
785	785	1	72.00	$72.00	$565	—
920–945	933	2	64.00–88.00	$76.16	$711	-3.84

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
598	598	1	115.00	$115.00	$688	—
832	832	1	100.00	$100.00	$832	—
1070	1070	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,102	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	1	70.00	$70.00	$321	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
868–1755	1183	85-90%	19	10.00–56.00	$44.95	$532	+4.00
1055–1310	1208	85-90%	4	40.00–48.00	$43.41	$524	—
1080–1445	1259	85-90%	8	61.00–69.00	$65.47	$824	+16.45
915–1654	1300	85-90%	39	51.00–66.00	$59.29	$771	+4.46

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1176–1675	1440	80-85%	35	52.00–75.00	$65.42	$942	-2.13
1280–1660	1446	80-85%	7	72.00–80.00	$76.05	$1,100	+8.50
1160–1825	1463	80-85%	12	63.00–68.00	$65.88	$964	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1600	1479	75-80%	9	62.00–72.50	$68.58	$1,014	—
1280–1940	1644	75-80%	27	65.00–81.00	$74.91	$1,232	+11.44
1515–1865	1694	75-80%	7	79.50–83.50	$81.18	$1,375	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1800	1588	65-75%	9	73.00–89.00	$77.45	$1,230	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	1	72.00	$72.00	$706	—
1205–1490	1337	6	88.00–96.00	$92.19	$1,233	—
1128–1996	1739	7	62.00–94.00	$84.39	$1,468	—
1894–1936	1915	2	99.00–100.00	$99.49	$1,905	—
2000	2000	1	103.00	$103.00	$2,060	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485	1485	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,767	—
1285–2035	1740	7	84.00–105.00	$90.16	$1,569	—
1490–2290	1890	2	72.00–77.00	$73.97	$1,398	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1375	1098	4	92.00–98.00	$96.37	$1,058	—
950–1830	1307	3	104.00–112.00	$108.22	$1,414	+7.71
1845	1845	1	123.00	$123.00	$2,269	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1380	1246	5	80.00–105.00	$88.18	$1,099	—
1264–1695	1461	5	104.00–119.00	$109.27	$1,596	—
1682	1682	1	126.00	$126.00	$2,119	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	2	67.50	$67.50	$132	—
346	346	1	110.00	$110.00	$381	—
450	450	1	100.00	$100.00	$450	—
512	512	1	117.50	$117.50	$602	+35.50
554–596	576	4	77.50–112.50	$89.81	$517	+12.81
600–628	621	6	72.00–90.00	$86.77	$539	+6.77
706	706	2	98.00	$98.00	$692	+24.00
788	788	1	83.00	$83.00	$654	—
815	815	1	72.00	$72.00	$587	—
860–898	885	3	92.00–104.00	$100.11	$886	—
901–945	917	5	82.00–104.00	$95.46	$875	—
975–995	983	5	90.00–105.00	$96.36	$947	-8.64
1030	1030	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,061	+16.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1720	1384	6	100.00–127.00	$120.29	$1,665	—
1270–1510	1420	4	80.00–108.00	$90.69	$1,288	-30.95
1436–1770	1640	4	130.00–140.00	$134.27	$2,202	—
1880	1880	1	110.00	$110.00	$2,068	+1.00

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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.