Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 26, 2022

3,605 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,605	2,518	5,222
Feeder cattle	115	245	0
Slaughter cattle	1,699	1,074	2,875

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1235	1175	2	109.00–110.00	$109.53	$1,287	+1.53
1175	1175	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,375	+9.00
1015–1740	1308	3	110.00–114.00	$111.03	$1,452	—
1055–1635	1310	9	114.00–142.00	$130.17	$1,705	—
1190–1470	1330	2	139.00–140.00	$139.55	$1,856	—
1270–1565	1415	7	149.00–158.00	$153.86	$2,177	+7.23
1230–1790	1497	32	137.00–166.00	$151.33	$2,265	—
1490–1665	1577	3	160.00–162.00	$161.37	$2,545	-11.66
1440–1725	1593	13	151.00–164.00	$157.09	$2,502	-15.94
1520–1715	1596	7	157.00–165.00	$160.31	$2,559	-12.72
1625	1625	1	132.00	$132.00	$2,145	-26.56

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	117.00	$117.00	$474	—
482	482	4	140.00	$140.00	$675	—
586	586	2	127.50	$127.50	$747	—
800	800	1	122.00	$122.00	$976	—
865	865	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,038	+1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	2	117.50	$117.50	$395	+0.50
505	505	2	122.50	$122.50	$619	+25.50
610	610	1	100.00	$100.00	$610	+14.00

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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	-5.00
60	60	1	10.00	$10.00	$6	±0.00
60	60	1	60.00	$60.00	$36	+50.00
63	63	2	5.00	$5.00	$3	-5.00
70–75	72	3	10.00	$10.00	$7	±0.00
74–78	76	2	155.00–280.00	$219.14	$167	+49.14
80–82	82	5	10.00	$10.00	$8	+2.50
80–85	83	9	200.00–330.00	$277.33	$230	+269.83
80–85	83	3	45.00–280.00	$132.90	$110	+125.40
80–85	83	2	150.00–200.00	$174.24	$145	+166.74
80–85	83	15	10.00–20.00	$12.28	$10	+4.78
83–85	84	3	15.00–20.00	$16.69	$14	-279.39
90	90	4	150.00–200.00	$175.00	$158	+165.00
90–95	92	13	15.00	$15.00	$14	-284.46
90–95	93	12	210.00–320.00	$259.91	$242	-39.55
90–95	93	8	15.00–25.00	$22.51	$21	-276.95
100	100	1	120.00	$120.00	$120	-120.00
100–105	101	9	230.00–295.00	$269.32	$272	+29.32
100–106	103	9	20.00–75.00	$33.50	$35	-223.66
105–108	106	3	10.00–30.00	$23.21	$25	-233.95
110	110	1	270.00	$270.00	$297	+10.00
110	110	1	45.00	$45.00	$50	-215.00
120	120	1	40.00	$40.00	$48	-240.00
125	125	1	200.00	$200.00	$250	-80.00
863	863	3	104.00	$104.00	$898	—
920–1110	1044	5	105.00–114.00	$109.86	$1,147	+20.86
1000–1270	1165	4	90.00–103.00	$95.09	$1,108	-54.91
1180	1180	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,298	-40.00
1170–1550	1313	3	110.00–131.00	$116.24	$1,526	—
1200–1590	1322	9	122.00–132.00	$125.05	$1,653	—
1095–1656	1343	15	109.00–157.00	$139.70	$1,876	—
1320–1440	1392	10	150.00–156.00	$152.16	$2,118	+30.16
1395	1395	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,162	+33.00
1420	1420	2	148.00	$148.00	$2,102	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	140.00	$140.00	$294	—
296	296	2	140.00–160.00	$150.00	$444	+12.50
352–385	369	2	110.00–155.00	$131.49	$485	—
450	450	2	122.50	$122.50	$551	—
511	511	2	122.50	$122.50	$626	+4.92
554	554	1	117.50	$117.50	$651	-0.61
724	724	1	112.50	$112.50	$814	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	85.00	$85.00	$251	—
350	350	5	112.50	$112.50	$394	+20.50
575	575	1	65.00	$65.00	$374	-17.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	-5.00
60–66	63	5	5.00–10.00	$6.98	$4	-3.02
70	70	1	10.00	$10.00	$7	-0.26
70–75	73	2	100.00–125.00	$112.93	$82	+102.67
70–75	73	18	5.00–50.00	$32.86	$24	+22.60
70–75	74	7	15.00–125.00	$93.16	$69	+63.16
75	75	1	190.00	$190.00	$142	+160.00
75	75	1	260.00	$260.00	$195	+230.00
74–78	76	5	50.00–140.00	$108.12	$82	+78.12
76	76	1	140.00	$140.00	$106	+110.00
80	80	1	280.00	$280.00	$224	+220.15
80–85	82	3	110.00–170.00	$150.41	$123	+141.52
80–85	83	17	85.00–145.00	$122.08	$101	+113.19
83	83	23	200.00	$200.00	$166	+191.11
80–88	84	6	320.00–350.00	$330.65	$278	+272.65
83–88	84	11	5.00–132.00	$74.61	$63	+16.61
80–88	85	25	140.00–180.00	$159.19	$135	-119.22
85	85	2	200.00	$200.00	$170	-78.41
90	90	2	200.00–250.00	$225.00	$202	+186.35
90	90	1	10.00	$10.00	$9	-28.65
90–95	92	10	15.00–155.00	$93.99	$86	+55.34
90–95	93	3	125.00–175.00	$149.55	$139	+110.90
90–98	93	57	130.00–230.00	$160.61	$149	+121.96
90–96	94	60	120.00–157.00	$144.56	$136	+127.25
90–98	94	8	260.00–340.00	$299.42	$281	+282.11
90–98	95	70	30.00–165.00	$149.84	$142	+78.52
100–103	101	8	20.00–165.00	$95.16	$96	-236.82
100–105	101	14	35.00–140.00	$94.08	$95	-237.90
100–106	102	47	110.00–170.00	$141.27	$144	+127.28
100–105	102	10	250.00–340.00	$297.58	$304	+283.59
100–108	103	72	145.00–200.00	$158.88	$164	+44.32
100–105	103	2	175.00–240.00	$206.71	$213	+92.15
110	110	1	45.00	$45.00	$50	-19.96
110	110	1	240.00	$240.00	$264	+175.04
110–115	111	51	90.00–140.00	$135.27	$150	+28.53
110–116	112	50	130.00–190.00	$149.28	$167	+106.97
110–115	112	13	110.00–165.00	$139.68	$156	+97.37
110–115	112	5	250.00–330.00	$280.94	$315	+238.63
120	120	1	50.00	$50.00	$60	-275.00
120	120	1	275.00	$275.00	$330	-50.00
120	120	2	132.00–135.00	$133.50	$160	-191.50
120–126	122	13	125.00–155.00	$141.08	$172	-183.92
130	130	1	150.00	$150.00	$195	-60.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
242	242	1	142.50	$142.50	$345	—
302	302	1	167.50	$167.50	$506	-17.50
370–375	373	2	120.00–157.50	$138.62	$517	-0.69
490	490	1	117.50	$117.50	$576	—
644	644	1	105.00	$105.00	$676	-15.00
660–690	675	2	120.00–125.00	$122.56	$827	—
768	768	1	116.00	$116.00	$891	-6.50

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
279	279	2	135.00	$135.00	$377	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	95.00	$95.00	$256	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1635	1357	80-85%	29	58.00–67.00	$62.75	$852	—
1054–1788	1375	80-85%	99	55.00–76.00	$69.53	$956	—
1135–1785	1395	80-85%	67	70.00–85.00	$78.10	$1,089	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1378–2045	1648	75-80%	89	69.00–81.50	$75.42	$1,243	+0.51
1490–1935	1659	75-80%	31	56.00–70.00	$66.11	$1,097	-15.07
1310–2210	1734	75-80%	73	75.00–89.50	$81.29	$1,410	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1365	1066	85-90%	11	32.00–50.00	$43.89	$468	—
892–1605	1208	85-90%	55	20.00–61.00	$52.64	$636	+9.23
934–1720	1305	85-90%	79	49.00–69.00	$62.89	$821	+3.60
990–1750	1337	85-90%	47	64.00–82.00	$73.86	$988	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565–1810	1700	65-75%	7	77.00–87.00	$81.44	$1,384	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1475	1348	2	122.00–123.00	$122.55	$1,652	+30.36
1294–1792	1560	5	76.00–98.00	$87.51	$1,365	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,068	—
1390–1650	1527	3	102.00–114.00	$106.64	$1,628	—
1405–2065	1735	2	85.00–96.00	$91.55	$1,588	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1810	1810	1	115.00	$115.00	$2,082	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1210	1133	3	86.00–90.00	$87.71	$994	—
1055–1265	1171	6	92.00–105.00	$99.80	$1,169	—
1005–1290	1207	5	110.00–113.00	$110.71	$1,336	—
1100–1600	1281	10	66.00–116.00	$97.04	$1,243	—
1185–1510	1294	4	108.00–111.00	$109.87	$1,422	—
1230–1755	1457	15	104.00–122.00	$114.89	$1,674	+5.62
1475–1510	1493	2	118.00	$118.00	$1,762	+8.73

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	57.00	$57.00	$311	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1070	993	2	110.00–117.00	$113.23	$1,124	—
970–1500	1292	12	80.00–116.50	$108.07	$1,396	—
1340–1775	1515	10	113.00–129.00	$118.20	$1,791	—
1370–1785	1630	8	118.00–133.00	$125.59	$2,047	-8.68

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	95.00	$95.00	$162	+27.50
244	244	1	132.50	$132.50	$323	—
331–346	336	4	120.00–137.50	$129.88	$436	+19.88
356	356	2	132.50	$132.50	$472	—
568	568	1	90.00	$90.00	$511	+0.19
950–970	960	2	100.00–111.00	$105.44	$1,012	+9.08
1060–1099	1087	4	72.00–115.00	$104.01	$1,131	—
1142	1142	2	112.00	$112.00	$1,279	—
1203	1203	2	117.00	$117.00	$1,408	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
657	657	2	110.00	$110.00	$723	—

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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.