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Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 30, 2023

5,451 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.22/cwt ≈ $656/hd at 428 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.18/cwt +13.23 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 562 lb · 18 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.89/cwt +27.83 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 622 lb · 18 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,451 4,363 5,272
Feeder cattle 675 182 350
Slaughter cattle 2,791 2,448 2,600

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1370 1189 10 114.00–128.00 $118.96 $1,414 —
1220–1415 1318 2 148.00–149.00 $148.54 $1,958 —
1106–1615 1341 27 111.00–150.00 $138.77 $1,861 —
1185–1800 1414 27 126.00–151.00 $140.02 $1,980 +13.77
1310–1740 1430 12 148.00–149.00 $148.10 $2,118 +21.85
1375–1575 1474 10 146.00–149.00 $147.44 $2,173 —
1180–1800 1492 77 149.00–163.00 $156.07 $2,329 —
1220–1770 1502 64 141.00–161.00 $151.71 $2,279 +5.04
1435–1638 1567 13 162.00–165.00 $164.16 $2,572 +19.12
1420–1768 1609 12 157.00–165.00 $160.70 $2,586 +3.43
1310–1905 1613 88 158.00–172.00 $166.49 $2,685 +9.22
1495–1780 1661 11 173.00–177.00 $174.48 $2,898 —
1630–1695 1670 3 160.00–165.00 $162.64 $2,716 —
1520–1905 1715 9 154.00–160.00 $155.92 $2,674 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 117.00 $117.00 $211 —
395 395 3 135.00–195.00 $175.00 $691 —
415–448 425 10 150.00–182.50 $173.79 $739 +53.79
459–494 485 14 150.00–197.50 $184.39 $894 +56.89
501–547 521 15 137.50–207.50 $182.84 $953 +48.64
557–580 564 11 120.00–190.00 $162.81 $918 +37.81
606–642 616 9 137.50–180.00 $170.57 $1,051 —
653–690 665 9 155.00–175.00 $170.40 $1,133 +32.90
714 714 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,142 +10.00
757–795 771 7 130.00–148.00 $143.89 $1,109 —
827 827 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,191 —
936 936 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,338 +24.00
1020–1045 1028 3 90.00–136.00 $120.42 $1,238 —
1116 1116 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,473 —
1288 1288 2 137.50 $137.50 $1,771 —
1305 1305 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,749 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 80.00 $80.00 $208 —
325–345 332 3 135.00–150.00 $144.80 $481 +24.80
370 370 1 120.00 $120.00 $444 —
435 435 2 122.50 $122.50 $533 -34.50
630–640 635 2 120.00–124.00 $122.02 $775 —
685 685 1 120.00 $120.00 $822 —
710 710 2 110.00–115.00 $112.50 $799 -17.50
835 835 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,044 —
980 980 1 96.00 $96.00 $941 —
1095 1095 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,336 —
1190–1195 1193 2 112.00 $112.00 $1,336 —
1225 1225 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,421 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–718 709 13 127.50–175.00 $146.44 $1,038 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 152.50 $152.50 $506 —
540 540 1 135.00 $135.00 $729 —
670 670 4 157.50 $157.50 $1,055 —
722 722 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,047 —
760–765 763 2 130.00–132.50 $131.25 $1,001 —
1020 1020 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,300 —
1050 1050 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,365 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 115.00 $115.00 $529 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 1 94.00 $94.00 $714 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60–65 64 6 5.00–10.00 $5.78 $4 -129.22
70–75 74 8 10.00–20.00 $13.78 $10 +4.58
70–75 74 16 5.00–12.00 $9.24 $7 +0.04
75 75 3 160.00–280.00 $225.00 $169 +25.00
80–85 82 11 10.00–15.00 $12.43 $10 +4.03
80–85 83 2 225.00–275.00 $250.76 $208 +242.36
80–85 84 7 10.00–15.00 $10.72 $9 -297.71
85 85 3 360.00–385.00 $375.00 $319 +210.00
85–86 86 2 20.00–235.00 $128.13 $110 +108.13
90–95 92 15 20.00–55.00 $37.87 $35 -189.77
90–95 92 9 10.00–20.00 $15.03 $14 -212.61
90–95 93 2 50.00–310.00 $183.51 $171 -130.24
90–95 93 2 15.00 $15.00 $14 -298.75
90–98 95 8 235.00–390.00 $309.18 $294 +109.18
95 95 1 150.00 $150.00 $142 -50.00
100 100 3 45.00 $45.00 $45 +27.50
100 100 2 335.00–350.00 $342.50 $342 +325.00
103 103 2 20.00 $20.00 $21 -154.15
105 105 1 140.00 $140.00 $147 +96.25
110 110 3 40.00–45.00 $41.67 $46 -98.33
120 120 1 55.00 $55.00 $66 -221.74
120 120 1 200.00 $200.00 $240 -76.74
120 120 1 130.00 $130.00 $156 -146.74
1120 1120 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,389 —
1025–1490 1208 7 108.00–145.00 $126.05 $1,523 -28.12
1090–1480 1297 31 113.00–152.00 $141.53 $1,836 +27.03
1180–1615 1331 23 140.00–155.00 $149.40 $1,989 +8.93
1295–1550 1395 3 145.00–148.00 $146.33 $2,041 -3.14
1317–1575 1432 32 149.50–165.00 $157.06 $2,249 +5.87
1340–1775 1478 10 149.00–163.00 $155.82 $2,303 +40.60
1488–1540 1503 4 163.00–169.00 $164.49 $2,472 —
1830 1830 1 138.00 $138.00 $2,525 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–297 293 3 135.00–145.00 $138.24 $405 +28.24
318–327 325 5 142.00–145.00 $142.59 $463 +50.59
361–395 370 6 110.00–152.50 $143.60 $531 +11.10
400–447 428 24 140.00–158.00 $153.22 $656 —
450–495 466 7 150.00–156.00 $154.04 $718 +37.59
510–525 512 16 117.00–152.50 $131.13 $671 -2.72
550–580 562 18 145.00–152.50 $148.18 $833 +13.23
602–638 622 18 145.00–152.50 $150.89 $939 +27.83
650–655 653 2 135.00–140.00 $137.51 $898 —
715–748 736 10 127.00–146.00 $139.73 $1,028 —
835 835 4 137.50 $137.50 $1,148 —
860–875 868 2 127.00–135.00 $131.03 $1,137 —
1048 1048 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,300 —
1270 1270 6 128.00 $128.00 $1,626 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
172 172 1 75.00 $75.00 $129 —
290 290 3 117.50 $117.50 $341 —
390 390 1 115.00 $115.00 $448 +27.04
410–435 429 4 90.00–125.00 $116.63 $500 -13.01
455–486 478 9 55.00–132.00 $83.75 $400 —
535–548 540 5 80.00–117.50 $107.36 $580 —
590–598 595 6 75.00–140.00 $118.53 $705 +48.53
600–605 602 3 100.00–105.00 $101.68 $612 +19.05
715 715 1 80.00 $80.00 $572 -25.00
800 800 1 112.50 $112.50 $900 +18.08
865 865 1 96.00 $96.00 $830 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 1 152.50 $152.50 $436 —
317 317 2 125.00 $125.00 $396 +10.00
410 410 1 110.00 $110.00 $451 -2.50
498 498 5 121.00 $121.00 $603 —
653–685 658 7 140.00–145.00 $144.26 $949 —
980 980 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,225 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 2 102.50 $102.50 $463 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 130.00 $130.00 $663 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 2 5.00 $5.00 $3 ±0.00
60–66 64 5 5.00–10.00 $6.95 $4 -7.54
70–75 72 3 110.00–150.00 $123.95 $89 +106.96
70–75 73 2 105.00–250.00 $180.00 $131 +137.68
70–75 73 33 5.00–80.00 $14.05 $10 -28.27
70–75 74 10 40.00–90.00 $54.31 $40 +11.99
75 75 5 70.00–130.00 $92.00 $69 -78.00
75 75 2 140.00 $140.00 $105 -30.00
80 80 1 150.00 $150.00 $120 +74.56
80 80 1 15.00 $15.00 $12 -60.44
80–85 82 33 5.00–122.00 $54.62 $45 -20.82
80–85 83 2 185.00–200.00 $192.73 $160 +165.11
80–85 83 29 50.00–170.00 $124.14 $103 +96.52
80–88 84 35 110.00–185.00 $135.69 $114 -14.61
80–88 84 28 100.00–180.00 $125.50 $105 -24.80
80–85 84 6 190.00–285.00 $253.12 $213 +102.82
80–88 85 10 250.00–390.00 $320.99 $273 +170.69
90 90 1 35.00 $35.00 $32 -142.50
90 90 1 200.00 $200.00 $180 +22.50
90–95 91 12 225.00–290.00 $263.68 $240 +86.18
90–95 92 30 5.00–145.00 $62.71 $58 -39.43
90–95 93 64 15.00–160.00 $124.06 $115 +21.92
90–95 93 2 170.00–180.00 $175.14 $163 +73.00
90–96 93 67 75.00–167.00 $133.78 $124 +31.64
90–98 93 84 110.00–200.00 $146.68 $136 +44.54
90–95 93 16 275.00–400.00 $321.82 $299 +219.68
100–105 102 15 10.00–135.00 $90.22 $92 -265.99
100–106 102 21 220.00–400.00 $334.91 $342 -21.30
100–108 103 108 120.00–200.00 $159.51 $164 -196.70
100–106 103 62 75.00–180.00 $141.84 $146 -214.37
100–105 103 2 150.00–200.00 $174.39 $180 -181.82
105 105 6 250.00–300.00 $269.17 $283 -31.58
105 105 2 175.00–270.00 $222.50 $234 -78.25
100–108 106 40 50.00–152.00 $126.73 $134 -174.02
110 110 1 290.00 $290.00 $319 +110.75
110–116 111 64 110.00–200.00 $154.33 $171 -24.92
110–115 111 8 210.00–285.00 $264.30 $293 +85.05
110–116 111 15 55.00–150.00 $109.26 $121 -69.99
110–115 112 10 280.00–360.00 $314.64 $352 +135.39
110–115 112 36 75.00–175.00 $128.16 $144 -51.09
110–115 113 6 10.00–50.00 $30.37 $34 -281.12
120 120 2 200.00–280.00 $240.00 $288 +65.00
120–125 122 21 115.00–200.00 $148.37 $181 -157.03
120–125 122 5 75.00–140.00 $97.62 $119 -207.78
120–125 123 3 250.00–255.00 $251.62 $309 -53.78
120–125 123 2 60.00–75.00 $67.65 $83 -237.75
125 125 1 240.00 $240.00 $300 -65.40
130 130 1 195.00 $195.00 $254 +56.42
130 130 1 75.00 $75.00 $98 -63.58
130–135 132 3 235.00–310.00 $277.78 $367 +139.20
135 135 1 140.00 $140.00 $189 -150.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 363 3 150.00–162.00 $157.76 $573 +10.76
401–425 414 13 132.50–186.00 $173.38 $718 +28.38
465–495 475 3 140.00–165.00 $156.32 $743 +28.82
510–535 524 6 162.50–172.50 $170.04 $891 +30.04
572–578 574 9 138.00–165.00 $147.84 $849 +12.84
605–611 609 5 124.00–157.50 $137.32 $836 +4.88
665 665 2 140.00 $140.00 $931 —
720 720 1 135.00 $135.00 $972 —
750 750 1 127.00 $127.00 $952 —
822–835 826 3 118.00 $118.00 $975 —
860 860 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,066 —
903 903 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,038 —
1035–1040 1037 3 102.50–121.00 $111.16 $1,153 —
1074 1074 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 95.00 $95.00 $276 +5.00
300 300 1 132.00 $132.00 $396 —
350 350 2 135.00 $135.00 $472 +28.00
400 400 1 132.00 $132.00 $528 —
495 495 1 127.00 $127.00 $629 —
610–648 628 4 95.00–130.00 $116.87 $734 —
736 736 1 120.00 $120.00 $883 —
787 787 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,023 —
800–810 803 3 60.00–114.00 $87.17 $700 —
1115 1115 1 82.00 $82.00 $914 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 5 170.00 $170.00 $796 —
545 545 2 165.00 $165.00 $899 —
808 808 1 110.00 $110.00 $889 —
949 949 2 112.00 $112.00 $1,063 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 125.00 $125.00 $488 —
567 567 4 152.50 $152.50 $865 —
715 715 1 135.00 $135.00 $965 —
790 790 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,066 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 110.00 $110.00 $374 —
818 818 1 102.50 $102.50 $838 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 1 88.00 $88.00 $722 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 1 84.00 $84.00 $785 —

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Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1815 1635 75-80% 19 68.00–90.00 $83.63 $1,367 —
1295–2020 1637 75-80% 13 79.00–84.50 $82.60 $1,352 —
1310–2206 1641 75-80% 147 72.00–96.50 $84.88 $1,393 —
1415–2005 1708 75-80% 118 80.00–108.00 $93.95 $1,605 +10.11
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1610 1368 80-85% 6 75.50–79.00 $76.88 $1,052 +5.10
968–2026 1378 80-85% 126 68.00–91.50 $78.58 $1,083 -1.00
1018–1805 1390 80-85% 82 76.00–98.00 $87.92 $1,222 +8.34
1105–1710 1437 80-85% 23 65.00–85.50 $80.20 $1,152 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
686–1622 1164 85-90% 50 32.00–71.50 $58.23 $678 +4.68
895–1390 1165 85-90% 14 24.00–64.00 $55.94 $652 +2.39
830–1605 1196 85-90% 74 56.00–78.50 $68.12 $815 +31.10
975–1820 1343 85-90% 49 71.00–86.00 $77.44 $1,040 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1520 1443 65-75% 2 107.00–113.00 $109.84 $1,585 —
1505–2084 1721 65-75% 20 90.00–98.00 $94.44 $1,625 —

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
703–865 765 5 109.00–118.00 $114.26 $874 —
1030–1300 1192 5 91.00–108.00 $98.93 $1,179 —
1015–1730 1327 17 107.00–121.00 $112.96 $1,499 -20.61
1226–1448 1343 3 100.00–110.00 $103.04 $1,384 -30.53
1400–1930 1589 12 123.00–145.00 $135.99 $2,161 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1665 1281 10 86.00–98.00 $94.90 $1,216 —
980–2090 1363 17 103.00–117.00 $107.75 $1,469 —
1110–2050 1562 12 111.00–119.00 $116.13 $1,814 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,160 —
1050–2354 1606 16 87.00–110.00 $101.62 $1,632 —
1640–1730 1689 3 114.00–130.00 $119.79 $2,023 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2165–2305 2230 3 108.00–115.00 $111.36 $2,483 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 1 87.00 $87.00 $826 —
945–1400 1208 8 93.00–108.00 $102.29 $1,236 -12.71
1035–1685 1333 6 96.00–111.00 $104.31 $1,390 -5.69
1085–2060 1404 11 109.00–129.00 $117.49 $1,650 —
1406–1568 1463 3 125.00–134.00 $130.15 $1,904 +9.95
1405–1620 1513 2 119.00–120.00 $119.54 $1,809 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 1 88.00 $88.00 $876 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1295 1196 6 96.00–111.00 $100.21 $1,199 —
965–1325 1198 4 91.00–95.00 $93.18 $1,116 —
1175–1240 1208 2 94.00–96.00 $94.97 $1,147 —
1140–1700 1387 13 87.00–112.00 $104.31 $1,447 +9.47
1445 1445 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,907 —
1450–1590 1518 3 112.00–115.00 $113.62 $1,725 -10.80
1250–2014 1614 22 110.00–135.00 $126.49 $2,042 —
1508–1700 1617 5 133.00–138.00 $135.38 $2,189 —
1445–1820 1633 2 117.00–121.00 $119.23 $1,947 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
136 136 1 85.00 $85.00 $116 —
198 198 1 115.00 $115.00 $228 +5.00
204 204 1 100.00 $100.00 $204 -9.91
252–282 274 6 100.00–135.00 $119.89 $328 —
300–326 312 5 132.50–145.00 $140.46 $438 +80.46
405 405 1 80.00 $80.00 $324 -30.00
519 519 2 88.00 $88.00 $457 -22.00
550 550 2 91.00 $91.00 $500 -11.48
662 662 2 91.00 $91.00 $602 —
705–740 723 2 87.50–90.00 $88.78 $642 -11.22
854 854 1 97.00 $97.00 $828 —
943 943 3 102.50 $102.50 $967 +1.50
993 993 6 102.00 $102.00 $1,013 -2.00
1075 1075 2 94.00 $94.00 $1,010 —
1120 1120 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,086 ±0.00

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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.