Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 6, 2023

5,451 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.28/cwt -5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 577 lb · 27 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $205.27/cwt -2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,187/hd at 578 lb · 17 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $166.90/cwt ≈ $1,621/hd at 971 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,451	2,511	5,168
Feeder cattle	824	730	640
Slaughter cattle	2,796	931	2,913

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1560	1167	34	123.00–153.00	$141.94	$1,656	—
975–1310	1170	4	150.00–154.00	$152.46	$1,784	—
1195–1237	1225	5	150.00–153.00	$150.98	$1,850	—
1170–1315	1243	2	116.00–118.00	$117.06	$1,455	—
1055–1685	1300	28	118.00–154.00	$144.14	$1,874	+0.06
1175–1630	1368	5	150.00–154.00	$151.74	$2,076	+13.74
1300–1765	1468	3	149.00–152.00	$150.51	$2,209	—
1120–1752	1474	104	148.00–165.00	$157.47	$2,321	—
1385–1605	1487	7	159.00–165.00	$162.01	$2,409	—
1225–1765	1497	51	153.00–164.00	$159.00	$2,380	—
1380–1744	1577	22	160.00–169.50	$164.29	$2,591	+6.41
1385–1778	1589	7	165.00–167.00	$165.39	$2,628	+7.51
1520–1760	1612	8	159.00–162.00	$160.01	$2,579	-4.53
1515–1778	1639	19	172.00–180.00	$175.77	$2,881	+11.23
1500–1870	1673	71	157.00–175.00	$168.86	$2,825	-2.95
1600–1840	1723	5	158.00–159.00	$158.43	$2,730	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320 thin fleshed	310	2	220.00–225.00	$222.58	$690	—
330–345	338	2	187.00–205.00	$196.20	$663	-48.80
355–390	369	4	200.00–212.00	$204.64	$755	+1.51
400–445	419	10	175.00–205.00	$194.58	$815	-28.83
440 thin fleshed	440	2	225.00	$225.00	$990	—
480	480	1	185.00	$185.00	$888	-8.40
535–546	541	2	167.50–200.00	$183.58	$993	-39.30
555–570 thin fleshed	560	3	225.00–235.00	$228.39	$1,279	—
560–598	582	14	165.00–215.00	$200.32	$1,166	-7.08
601–645	619	11	192.00–212.00	$199.78	$1,237	-5.82
655–695	675	12	180.00–205.00	$198.12	$1,337	+10.98
705–748	724	10	165.00–190.00	$178.09	$1,289	-1.50
754–785	766	11	165.00–190.00	$180.30	$1,381	—
808–848	824	9	170.00–180.00	$172.85	$1,424	-3.15
861–898	877	10	167.00–177.00	$173.05	$1,518	-6.27
920–940	933	5	157.00–170.00	$163.42	$1,525	-1.24
955–995	971	13	155.00–172.00	$166.90	$1,621	—
1010–1045	1022	8	132.00–171.00	$160.80	$1,643	+60.80
1057–1080	1070	10	167.00–172.00	$170.29	$1,822	—
1102–1128	1119	3	142.50–170.00	$160.98	$1,801	—
1179	1179	4	158.00	$158.00	$1,863	+33.00
1210	1210	2	156.00	$156.00	$1,888	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–386	380	3	110.00–185.00	$156.30	$594	+6.30
425	425	2	215.00	$215.00	$914	—
465–472	470	3	165.00–187.00	$179.74	$845	-3.67
530–545	538	3	160.00–165.00	$163.33	$879	+35.83
566–580	573	2	140.00–167.00	$153.66	$880	—
630	630	1	125.00	$125.00	$788	-30.00
728–740	733	5	161.00–165.00	$162.19	$1,189	-0.31
792	792	2	156.00	$156.00	$1,236	—
890	890	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,397	+19.25
915	915	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,418	—
972	972	2	152.00	$152.00	$1,477	—
1135	1135	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,589	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	145.00	$145.00	$348	—
300	300	1	145.00	$145.00	$435	—
467 thin fleshed	467	3	195.00	$195.00	$911	—
500–538 thin fleshed	515	5	175.00–195.00	$189.18	$974	—
560	560	1	157.00	$157.00	$879	—
610 thin fleshed	610	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,159	—
690	690	1	130.00	$130.00	$897	—
755	755	1	130.00	$130.00	$982	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510 thin fleshed	510	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,046	—
635 thin fleshed	635	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,219	—
660–680	670	2	145.00–162.00	$153.63	$1,029	—
700	700	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,155	—
848	848	2	162.00	$162.00	$1,374	—
855–860	858	2	167.00–177.00	$171.99	$1,476	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	2	5.00–10.00	$7.50	$5	-2.50
70–75	73	8	5.00–15.00	$11.34	$8	-0.25
72–75	74	3	195.00–320.00	$255.34	$189	+243.75
74	74	1	80.00	$80.00	$59	+68.41
75	75	1	100.00	$100.00	$75	+88.41
80	80	1	130.00	$130.00	$104	+110.00
80–85	83	6	300.00–390.00	$339.30	$282	+319.30
80–85	83	2	65.00–170.00	$115.91	$96	+95.91
80–85	83	7	5.00–100.00	$22.92	$19	+2.92
82–84	83	8	20.00–40.00	$31.49	$26	+11.49
90	90	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	$122	+89.08
90–95	91	7	245.00–420.00	$363.74	$331	+317.82
90–95	92	3	5.00–10.00	$8.29	$8	-37.63
90–95	94	6	20.00–35.00	$29.25	$27	-33.76
90–98	94	11	40.00–95.00	$59.90	$56	-3.11
100	100	1	5.00	$5.00	$5	-50.00
100–105	101	7	50.00–85.00	$69.15	$70	+8.78
100–105	102	5	245.00–375.00	$331.51	$338	+271.14
110	110	1	85.00	$85.00	$94	+10.00
110–115	112	3	300.00–360.00	$336.87	$377	+261.87
125	125	1	40.00	$40.00	$50	-55.00
125	125	1	10.00	$10.00	$12	-85.00
885–1245	1017	6	105.00–132.00	$118.56	$1,206	—
1110–1250	1163	3	93.00–102.00	$96.63	$1,124	-47.37
1050–1380	1169	4	137.00–146.00	$142.44	$1,665	-1.56
1030–1715	1301	25	140.00–159.00	$152.72	$1,987	—
1245–1460	1353	2	156.00–160.00	$158.16	$2,140	-6.84
1250–1622	1413	12	159.00–164.00	$161.76	$2,286	+11.44
1290–1575	1461	22	160.00–167.00	$164.92	$2,409	+3.51

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–342	325	7	147.50–210.00	$179.24	$583	+26.82
368–370	369	3	170.00–190.00	$176.69	$652	+11.34
422	422	1	152.50	$152.50	$644	-15.89
482–495	489	2	155.00–192.00	$173.75	$850	-7.20
530–548	540	6	160.00–185.00	$172.51	$932	-1.22
558–598	577	27	150.00–185.00	$172.28	$994	-5.21
610–635	620	8	160.00–182.00	$169.26	$1,049	+0.88
650–695	674	10	155.00–180.00	$172.74	$1,164	+1.02
685	685	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,062	-16.72
705–735	720	5	155.00–185.00	$166.38	$1,198	+16.38
750–795	770	4	160.00–185.00	$175.52	$1,352	+22.72
808–828	818	4	152.00–180.00	$165.83	$1,356	—
850	850	2	167.00	$167.00	$1,420	+4.50
900	900	1	122.50	$122.50	$1,102	—
962–970	966	4	150.00–157.00	$153.51	$1,483	—
992	992	2	137.00	$137.00	$1,359	—
1110	1110	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,332	—
1170	1170	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,521	-9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	334	7	155.00–170.00	$162.83	$544	+17.76
350–398	369	11	137.50–175.00	$155.97	$576	—
415–445	425	4	155.00–170.00	$165.34	$703	+22.48
450–490	471	12	135.00–155.00	$149.60	$705	+27.69
505–530	515	8	145.00–165.00	$156.16	$804	+31.12
585	585	1	165.00	$165.00	$965	+24.67
620–640	630	2	125.00–145.00	$134.84	$849	+9.91
650–660	655	3	140.00–175.00	$156.62	$1,026	+29.62
750	750	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,050	—
818–830	823	5	132.00–145.00	$137.25	$1,130	—
860–885	870	5	145.00–150.00	$147.03	$1,279	+53.68
1037	1037	2	115.00	$115.00	$1,193	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	165.00	$165.00	$478	—
310–315	313	2	142.00–150.00	$146.03	$457	—
355–380	369	5	137.00–155.00	$149.48	$552	—
450–472	461	4	162.00–165.00	$163.54	$754	—
510–518	514	4	150.00	$150.00	$771	—
554 thin fleshed	554	5	170.00	$170.00	$942	—
618 thin fleshed	618	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,051	—
705–735	720	2	120.00–155.00	$137.86	$993	—
845	845	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,056	—
885	885	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,389	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,056	—
655	655	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,114	—
738 thin fleshed	738	2	182.00	$182.00	$1,343	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	2	137.50	$137.50	$645	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	1	140.00	$140.00	$641	-27.50

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
612	612	1	125.00	$125.00	$765	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50–55	53	2	5.00	$5.00	$3	-185.00
55	55	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	-185.00
60–65	62	4	5.00–25.00	$12.81	$8	-177.19
65	65	1	70.00	$70.00	$46	-120.00
68	68	1	10.00	$10.00	$7	-5.00
70–71	71	8	20.00–50.00	$28.69	$20	+13.69
70–74	72	12	15.00–90.00	$73.23	$53	+58.23
70–78	74	9	75.00–165.00	$127.24	$94	+112.24
74	74	1	200.00	$200.00	$148	+185.00
75	75	1	210.00	$210.00	$158	+195.00
75	75	1	230.00	$230.00	$172	+215.00
75–78	77	2	165.00–185.00	$175.20	$135	+160.20
80–84	82	9	5.00–60.00	$38.26	$31	-89.05
80–85	82	16	50.00–165.00	$124.24	$102	-3.07
82	82	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-117.31
80–85	83	2	75.00–105.00	$89.55	$74	-75.28
80–88	83	17	120.00–190.00	$153.56	$127	-11.27
80–88	84	33	150.00–220.00	$199.18	$167	+34.35
80–88	84	13	84.00–490.00	$392.47	$330	+227.64
90	90	1	120.00	$120.00	$108	-39.15
90–95	91	9	7.00–125.00	$75.68	$69	-83.47
90–98	92	86	150.00–215.00	$191.92	$177	+32.77
90–95	92	15	300.00–430.00	$371.65	$342	+212.50
90–98	93	68	120.00–200.00	$167.68	$156	-14.81
90–95	94	5	150.00–390.00	$259.89	$244	-121.14
90–96	95	65	25.00–170.00	$136.66	$130	-244.37
100	100	1	150.00	$150.00	$150	-5.00
100–108	102	22	330.00–410.00	$366.15	$373	+200.18
100–105	102	22	45.00–165.00	$101.33	$103	-64.64
100–108	102	102	150.00–395.00	$189.27	$193	+23.30
100–105	102	10	10.00–70.00	$42.06	$43	-123.91
100–108	103	67	105.00–200.00	$164.67	$170	-223.96
100–105	103	2	200.00–235.00	$217.07	$224	-171.56
110–115	111	12	280.00–390.00	$352.79	$392	+180.67
110–115	111	24	85.00–150.00	$133.86	$149	-38.26
110–118	113	58	150.00–215.00	$190.38	$215	+18.26
110–116	113	46	135.00–190.00	$164.27	$186	-7.85
115	115	2	25.00	$25.00	$29	-310.00
120	120	3	75.00–110.00	$98.33	$118	-71.67
120–125	122	8	270.00–330.00	$295.75	$361	+142.13
120–125	122	27	150.00–230.00	$182.28	$222	+28.66
120–125	123	4	150.00–185.00	$166.22	$204	+12.60
130	130	3	150.00	$150.00	$195	-40.00
130–135	131	5	210.00–290.00	$258.78	$339	+68.78
140	140	1	160.00	$160.00	$224	-30.00
140	140	1	235.00	$235.00	$329	+45.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262–285	274	2	200.00–205.00	$202.61	$555	+17.61
310–342	331	3	185.00–195.00	$191.88	$635	+7.19
360–395	378	2	170.00–200.00	$185.70	$702	-19.30
420	420	1	200.00	$200.00	$840	-6.67
452–490	472	12	150.00–195.00	$172.11	$812	-30.17
500–545	521	4	140.00–180.00	$167.91	$875	-29.59
565 thin fleshed	565	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,328	—
550–590	573	4	160.00–175.00	$165.84	$950	-4.16
630	630	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,008	-30.00
660–685	673	2	170.00–180.00	$174.91	$1,177	+7.41
825–830	828	3	155.00–160.00	$156.66	$1,297	—
1270–1290	1280	2	117.00–125.00	$120.97	$1,548	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	170.00	$170.00	$408	—
288	288	1	190.00	$190.00	$547	—
320–348	333	6	195.00–210.00	$205.02	$683	+110.02
408–420	413	3	147.50–170.00	$155.80	$643	—
502–546	524	7	137.50–167.00	$162.06	$849	—
550–575	563	2	160.00–165.00	$162.56	$915	—
625	625	2	120.00	$120.00	$750	—
650–665	659	3	115.00–160.00	$140.00	$923	—
715	715	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,180	+5.00
815	815	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,222	+16.73
915–925	920	2	130.00–135.00	$132.49	$1,219	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	3	112.00–115.00	$113.00	$305	-10.53
370	370	1	155.00	$155.00	$574	+30.00
425–440	433	2	105.00–135.00	$119.74	$518	—
660	660	1	70.00	$70.00	$462	—
835	835	1	100.00	$100.00	$835	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
584	584	1	160.00	$160.00	$934	-37.50
650	650	1	137.50	$137.50	$894	—
866	866	3	124.00	$124.00	$1,074	—
1286	1286	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,556	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	117.00	$117.00	$252	—
370	370	1	150.00	$150.00	$555	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820	820	1	110.00	$110.00	$902	±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1845	1595	75-80%	24	75.00–89.00	$82.80	$1,321	—
1325–1990	1628	75-80%	108	82.00–97.00	$88.80	$1,446	+4.75
1395–2155	1704	75-80%	113	89.00–103.50	$96.06	$1,637	+0.74

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1745	1393	80-85%	72	83.00–98.00	$88.46	$1,232	—
1016–1820	1414	80-85%	123	74.00–89.00	$80.71	$1,141	+7.97
795–1880	1456	80-85%	24	50.00–81.50	$76.41	$1,113	-13.59

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
658–1660	1119	85-90%	33	26.00–67.00	$57.74	$646	—
690–1520	1174	85-90%	18	12.00–60.00	$49.07	$576	—
720–1700	1270	85-90%	86	52.00–77.00	$69.72	$885	—
975–1745	1285	85-90%	62	74.00–89.00	$79.99	$1,028	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1898	1708	65-75%	12	94.00–106.00	$100.64	$1,719	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1265	1100	4	109.00–112.00	$110.68	$1,217	—
985–1995	1351	6	113.00–128.00	$120.55	$1,629	—
1230–2000	1610	15	127.00–156.00	$142.30	$2,291	—
1348–2236	1780	19	103.00–122.00	$109.89	$1,956	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1405	1193	3	92.00–106.00	$100.72	$1,202	—
1060–1315	1236	12	110.00–119.00	$114.50	$1,415	—
1115–1945	1627	7	115.00–137.00	$125.39	$2,040	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1450	1328	2	70.00–75.00	$72.73	$966	—
1605	1605	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,830	—
1470–2295	1835	3	86.00–105.00	$97.08	$1,781	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1053	971	6	92.00–106.00	$102.20	$992	—
865–1280	1082	15	98.00–109.00	$103.35	$1,118	—
945–1205	1082	9	89.00–94.00	$92.15	$997	—
975–1670	1233	10	109.00–119.00	$113.44	$1,399	+2.44
1250–1390	1340	3	108.00–113.00	$110.41	$1,479	-7.59
1100–1840	1365	11	113.00–128.00	$121.37	$1,657	—
1204–1770	1479	21	116.00–142.00	$130.60	$1,932	—
1510–1662	1559	4	135.00–145.00	$139.87	$2,181	—
1785	1785	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,964	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	100.00	$100.00	$340	—
370–385	378	3	75.00–117.00	$102.29	$387	—
480	480	1	105.00	$105.00	$504	—
505–525	513	3	75.00–120.00	$98.62	$506	—
580	580	1	115.00	$115.00	$667	—
645–648	647	4	77.00–107.00	$84.47	$547	—
725	725	2	107.00	$107.00	$776	—
755–795	773	9	72.00–114.00	$96.32	$745	—
860–865	863	2	90.00–105.00	$97.52	$842	—
1030	1030	1	82.00	$82.00	$845	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
182–198	190	2	125.00–145.00	$134.58	$256	+39.01
218–245	236	3	125.00–127.50	$126.73	$299	-7.03
262–275	266	6	100.00–147.50	$131.15	$349	—
325–341	336	6	115.00–135.00	$125.00	$420	-12.50
385–390	388	2	80.00–115.00	$97.39	$378	-42.61
445	445	1	122.00	$122.00	$543	—
450–485	466	17	100.00–140.00	$125.26	$584	-22.24
510–535	525	3	97.00–125.00	$109.82	$577	-16.05
555–585	566	7	95.00–140.00	$127.69	$723	-14.81
600–638	626	6	97.00–120.00	$111.23	$696	-26.27
660–680	667	6	110.00–140.00	$120.70	$805	+4.70
725	725	2	85.00–140.00	$112.50	$816	—
770–795	779	5	105.00–125.00	$116.85	$910	—
875–880	878	2	115.00–120.00	$117.49	$1,032	-0.51
1008–1035	1019	3	80.00–122.00	$104.82	$1,068	-10.18
1075–1095	1085	2	86.00–102.00	$93.93	$1,019	—
1150	1150	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,173	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1315	1104	4	115.00–122.00	$120.49	$1,330	—
1102–1635	1231	6	107.00–119.00	$111.95	$1,378	+1.95
1430	1430	1	156.00	$156.00	$2,231	+21.84
1230–1670	1467	12	134.00–145.00	$140.35	$2,059	—
1315–1760	1535	22	121.00–143.00	$136.85	$2,101	+5.05
1620–1630	1625	2	123.00–126.00	$124.50	$2,023	—
1365–1960	1670	10	130.00–142.00	$136.63	$2,282	—
1810–1995	1918	5	117.00–129.00	$124.71	$2,392	—

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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.