Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 27, 2023

5,471 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $174.17/cwt +49.33 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 480 lb · 31 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $204.40/cwt ≈ $1,051/hd at 514 lb · 29 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $172.90/cwt +41.91 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 426 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,471	5,146	5,130
Feeder cattle	735	309	591
Slaughter cattle	2,950	3,014	2,870
Replacement cattle	0	—	20

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1252–1390	1298	3	151.00–152.00	$151.36	$1,965	—
1120–1710	1310	25	110.00–152.00	$141.12	$1,849	-11.39
1295–1555	1403	5	150.00–154.00	$152.28	$2,136	—
1210–1770	1446	15	135.00–150.00	$145.46	$2,103	+0.13
1154–1860	1464	115	130.00–165.00	$158.26	$2,317	+1.35
1505–1595	1538	8	172.00–178.00	$174.41	$2,682	—
1340–1800	1548	44	152.00–165.00	$160.44	$2,484	—
1298–2045	1551	36	159.00–170.00	$164.02	$2,544	-3.70
1504–1785	1610	97	163.00–174.00	$168.57	$2,714	-4.28
1650–1710	1680	2	160.00–164.00	$161.96	$2,721	—
1695	1695	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,712	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
272	272	1	160.00	$160.00	$435	—
348	348	7	250.00	$250.00	$870	—
350–370	360	2	165.00–200.00	$182.99	$659	—
400–445	420	13	130.00–250.00	$225.77	$948	+83.27
450–495	464	20	175.00–260.00	$235.19	$1,091	—
500–545	514	29	180.00–215.00	$204.40	$1,051	—
550–586	578	13	165.00–255.00	$224.77	$1,299	—
600–642	633	21	160.00–205.00	$196.02	$1,241	+71.02
655	655	3	145.00	$145.00	$950	—
727	727	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,236	+48.00
760–770	763	3	135.00–152.00	$146.28	$1,116	+3.78
805–815	812	3	122.00–140.00	$132.32	$1,074	—
960	960	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,200	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	230.00	$230.00	$759	—
405	405	1	205.00	$205.00	$830	+5.00
450–475	458	3	175.00–205.00	$194.64	$891	—
530–535	532	6	165.00–210.00	$197.14	$1,049	—
550–596	564	12	160.00–260.00	$229.05	$1,292	+79.05
626–640	630	7	170.00–215.00	$197.11	$1,242	—
708	708	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,487	—
783–787	784	6	195.00–215.00	$208.31	$1,633	—
808	808	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,293	—
925	925	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,526	—
982–990	986	2	120.00–165.00	$142.41	$1,404	—

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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	10.00	$10.00	$6	-4.38
70	70	1	350.00	$350.00	$245	+299.77
70–75	73	2	275.00–475.00	$378.45	$276	+368.45
70–75	73	5	10.00–120.00	$55.21	$40	+45.21
80	80	1	410.00	$410.00	$328	+345.97
80–86	82	3	130.00–230.00	$178.78	$147	+114.75
80–85	82	10	25.00–80.00	$63.15	$52	-0.88
80–83	82	3	5.00–12.00	$9.72	$8	-54.31
80–85	83	5	475.00–520.00	$495.24	$411	+380.54
90	90	1	325.00	$325.00	$292	+255.00
90–95	92	11	30.00–150.00	$90.49	$83	-345.92
90–96	93	17	350.00–480.00	$436.52	$406	+0.11
90–95	94	10	110.00–235.00	$143.86	$135	-292.55
100	100	2	5.00–25.00	$15.00	$15	-96.49
100	100	2	125.00–150.00	$137.50	$138	+26.01
100–105	102	8	100.00–170.00	$139.45	$142	+27.96
100–108	103	13	350.00–470.00	$420.94	$434	-8.69
110–115	112	4	125.00–235.00	$166.93	$187	+48.21
110–116	114	4	380.00–425.00	$407.25	$464	+382.25
115	115	1	65.00	$65.00	$75	+40.00
120	120	1	100.00	$100.00	$120	-10.00
120–125	123	2	385.00–395.00	$389.90	$480	+279.90
140	140	1	320.00	$320.00	$448	+210.00
1123	1123	2	142.00	$142.00	$1,595	—
1020–1480	1227	13	102.00–143.00	$125.01	$1,534	—
1125–1676	1291	35	138.00–159.00	$152.16	$1,964	—
1205–1610	1402	14	156.00–165.50	$159.46	$2,236	—
1235–1695	1524	10	156.00–164.00	$159.89	$2,437	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	1	120.00	$120.00	$156	—
195	195	1	170.00	$170.00	$332	—
215–235	231	7	160.00–170.00	$162.04	$374	+12.04
265–290	275	3	115.00–160.00	$140.97	$388	—
303–345	315	16	122.00–210.00	$187.15	$590	—
365–376	372	3	120.00–140.00	$133.46	$496	-6.54
405–447	426	25	145.00–195.00	$172.90	$737	+41.91
450–496	480	31	100.00–195.00	$174.17	$836	+49.33
500–540	520	4	60.00–180.00	$130.91	$681	+21.86
550–585	567	8	87.00–165.00	$147.94	$839	+10.94
600–635	628	8	105.00–175.00	$159.06	$999	—
651	651	3	140.00	$140.00	$911	+30.00
700–705	703	2	115.00–145.00	$129.95	$914	+17.60
760–795	778	6	82.00–130.00	$117.07	$911	—
881	881	4	130.00	$130.00	$1,145	+4.15
935	935	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,216	—
957	957	5	117.00	$117.00	$1,120	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
204	204	2	187.50	$187.50	$382	—
318–330	324	2	142.50–155.00	$148.63	$482	-21.37
381	381	7	190.00	$190.00	$724	—
400–435	418	2	185.00–190.00	$187.60	$784	+43.83
476	476	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,071	+83.00
500–536	526	15	127.00–230.00	$184.06	$968	+34.06
552–585	571	10	132.00–195.00	$171.49	$979	—
605–620	616	4	160.00–200.00	$169.82	$1,046	+7.32
655–678	668	6	127.00–162.50	$139.49	$932	-10.51
700–730	720	4	145.00–200.00	$162.63	$1,171	+2.63
765	765	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,148	—
820–837	832	5	135.00–200.00	$156.99	$1,306	+16.99
895	895	1	107.00	$107.00	$958	—
905	905	2	125.00	$125.00	$1,131	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
814	814	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,343	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302	302	1	125.00	$125.00	$378	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
64–65	65	2	5.00–80.00	$42.79	$28	+2.79
65	65	1	50.00	$50.00	$32	+10.00
65	65	1	200.00	$200.00	$130	+160.00
65	65	1	50.00	$50.00	$32	+10.00
65	65	2	10.00–15.00	$12.50	$8	-27.50
68	68	1	235.00	$235.00	$160	+45.15
72	72	1	10.00	$10.00	$7	-50.70
70–75	73	2	210.00–225.00	$217.24	$159	+4.01
70–75	73	2	200.00–285.00	$243.97	$178	+30.74
70–75	73	14	60.00–190.00	$114.61	$84	-98.62
70–75	74	7	10.00–100.00	$49.66	$37	-163.57
70–76	74	10	180.00–285.00	$233.15	$173	+19.92
74–76	75	3	275.00–370.00	$311.60	$234	+14.23
75	75	2	20.00–25.00	$22.50	$17	-274.87
80–85	82	11	425.00–500.00	$459.48	$377	+266.18
80–88	83	18	75.00–300.00	$210.96	$175	+17.66
80–88	84	30	260.00–390.00	$299.77	$252	+79.64
80–88	84	24	200.00–300.00	$264.18	$222	+44.05
85	85	1	350.00	$350.00	$298	+129.87
85	85	1	250.00	$250.00	$212	+29.87
85	85	1	25.00	$25.00	$21	-195.13
85	85	1	360.00	$360.00	$306	+139.87
85–88	85	8	5.00–130.00	$55.40	$47	-164.73
90	90	1	180.00	$180.00	$162	-20.00
90–96	91	21	350.00–520.00	$450.09	$410	+316.50
90–95	93	5	300.00–395.00	$347.58	$323	+107.41
90–98	93	76	235.00–380.00	$308.63	$287	+68.46
90–98	93	59	175.00–300.00	$269.05	$250	+28.88
93–95	93	9	40.00–120.00	$110.94	$103	-129.23
90–95	94	73	80.00–300.00	$251.81	$237	+42.36
93–95	94	4	25.00–50.00	$32.58	$31	-176.87
100	100	1	200.00	$200.00	$200	-80.80
100	100	1	440.00	$440.00	$440	+159.20
100–105	101	14	20.00–150.00	$98.71	$100	-182.09
100–106	102	31	390.00–510.00	$449.31	$458	+168.51
100–106	102	10	170.00–235.00	$210.57	$215	-70.23
100–108	102	61	200.00–300.00	$268.92	$274	-11.88
100–108	103	110	240.00–350.00	$300.91	$310	+156.03
100–105	103	2	25.00–50.00	$37.80	$39	-107.08
105	105	4	325.00–400.00	$350.00	$368	+105.00
110	110	1	265.00	$265.00	$292	-125.00
110	110	2	350.00	$350.00	$385	-40.00
110	110	3	130.00–200.00	$176.67	$194	-213.33
110–115	110	26	140.00–250.00	$238.67	$263	-151.33
110–118	112	72	270.00–325.00	$286.54	$321	+9.77
110–115	113	34	240.00–285.00	$264.74	$299	+20.59
110–118	113	10	360.00–460.00	$409.35	$463	+165.20
120	120	1	110.00	$110.00	$132	-149.17
120–125	121	7	360.00–410.00	$389.06	$471	+129.89
120–125	122	6	200.00–285.00	$246.34	$301	-12.83
120–125	122	21	225.00–305.00	$270.34	$330	+11.17
130	130	2	250.00–265.00	$257.50	$335	-142.50
130	130	1	225.00	$225.00	$292	-175.00
130	130	3	350.00–375.00	$366.67	$477	-33.33
130	130	1	350.00	$350.00	$455	-50.00
130–135	133	2	110.00–150.00	$129.62	$172	-127.50
135	135	1	190.00	$190.00	$256	-67.12
170	170	1	125.00	$125.00	$212	—
320	320	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,024	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
271–280	277	13	210.00–225.00	$214.51	$594	+29.51
305	305	2	140.00–200.00	$170.00	$518	—
360–385	377	8	126.00–230.00	$172.25	$649	—
410–442	427	9	130.00–200.00	$173.42	$741	+38.42
450–491	482	13	110.00–230.00	$202.02	$974	+57.10
550–575	556	14	100.00–195.00	$173.85	$967	—
610–648	641	8	125.00–185.00	$160.95	$1,032	—
695	695	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,355	—
1110	1110	2	112.00–122.00	$117.00	$1,299	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–378	376	5	200.00–215.00	$211.98	$797	—
405–410	407	3	172.00–220.00	$197.43	$804	+0.76
458–490	477	4	167.50–225.00	$205.89	$982	—
510–546	529	6	157.00–215.00	$189.60	$1,003	+47.60
555–570	563	4	140.00–205.00	$165.52	$932	—
612–645	629	2	105.00–170.00	$136.65	$860	-35.31
691–692	691	5	177.00–195.00	$184.21	$1,273	-20.79
755	755	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,472	—
885	885	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,062	-8.00
955	955	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,117	—
1085	1085	2	125.00	$125.00	$1,356	—
1385	1385	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,607	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130–135	133	2	35.00–90.00	$63.02	$84	—
315	315	1	140.00	$140.00	$441	—
975	975	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,072	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180	1180	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,416	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	140.00	$140.00	$546	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–2110	1621	75-80%	126	78.00–96.00	$89.38	$1,449	+13.47
1390–1930	1641	75-80%	38	70.00–87.50	$82.97	$1,362	-6.09
1600–1720	1669	75-80%	6	76.00–80.50	$78.34	$1,307	—
1385–2210	1716	75-80%	121	85.00–105.00	$97.34	$1,670	-0.09

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1625	1319	80-85%	22	69.00–77.00	$74.01	$976	—
992–1715	1401	80-85%	123	71.00–89.00	$79.93	$1,120	—
1085–1830	1415	80-85%	52	84.00–104.00	$88.12	$1,247	—
1225–1870	1491	80-85%	7	70.00–72.00	$70.93	$1,058	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1640	1124	85-90%	48	32.00–70.00	$61.24	$688	—
885–1550	1193	85-90%	20	30.00–62.00	$53.77	$641	—
856–1510	1238	85-90%	73	30.00–78.00	$67.84	$840	+12.05
1294	1294	85-90%	1	31.00	$31.00	$401	-52.43
855–1715	1331	85-90%	48	72.00–97.00	$81.90	$1,090	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1958	1703	65-75%	9	94.00–104.00	$98.30	$1,674	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–785	743	2	120.00–130.00	$124.71	$927	—
1005–1375	1139	10	104.00–112.00	$106.93	$1,218	—
930–1640	1290	21	113.00–125.00	$119.34	$1,539	-12.71
1386–1918	1578	6	87.50–114.00	$103.43	$1,632	-44.74
1125–2145	1589	25	118.00–145.00	$131.86	$2,095	-16.31
1872	1872	1	121.00	$121.00	$2,265	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1860	1278	15	91.00–111.00	$103.33	$1,321	-2.01
980–1810	1393	11	110.00–120.00	$115.05	$1,603	—
1040–1985	1544	9	119.00–130.00	$123.01	$1,899	+15.67

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1414	1414	1	71.00	$71.00	$1,004	—
1210–2328	1630	23	90.00–120.00	$106.97	$1,744	—
1665–2045	1800	4	118.00–123.00	$121.13	$2,180	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610–2305	2067	3	112.00–119.00	$115.12	$2,380	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	75.00	$75.00	$806

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1265	1265	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	70.00	$70.00	$886

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1270	1054	9	94.00–111.00	$100.79	$1,062	-19.21
965–1185	1075	2	91.00	$91.00	$978	-29.00
1025–1354	1274	7	114.00–115.00	$114.13	$1,454	+10.48
1164–1635	1338	20	112.00–138.00	$123.50	$1,652	—
1075–1574	1349	10	80.00–121.00	$103.67	$1,399	—
1455	1455	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,855	—
1440–1525	1485	3	128.00–134.00	$131.06	$1,946	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	140.00	$140.00	$728	—
565	565	1	120.00	$120.00	$678	+25.00
610	610	1	85.00	$85.00	$518	—
650–680	665	2	55.00–112.00	$82.86	$551	-2.14
750–790	770	2	90.00	$90.00	$693	-15.00
860–895	878	2	110.00–120.00	$114.90	$1,009	+9.90
1052	1052	2	107.00	$107.00	$1,126	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
887–1205	932	7	107.00–110.00	$109.45	$1,020	—
818–1320	950	6	98.00–102.00	$100.21	$952	—
815–1505	1160	2	94.00–105.00	$101.14	$1,173	—
900–1580	1245	12	90.00–121.00	$109.66	$1,365	—
1085–1530	1330	4	129.00–133.00	$130.78	$1,739	+12.99
1395	1395	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,716	—
1110–1760	1447	33	120.00–144.00	$132.75	$1,921	—
1238–1595	1460	9	138.00–145.00	$141.28	$2,063	+6.51
1413–1585	1468	4	118.00–123.00	$120.31	$1,766	-14.46

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
132	132	1	120.00	$120.00	$158	—
158–194	187	5	150.00–157.50	$156.23	$292	+8.30
208–234	217	6	125.00–160.00	$152.91	$332	-23.35
270	270	1	120.00	$120.00	$324	-35.00
315	315	3	170.00–180.00	$173.33	$546	—
365	365	1	70.00	$70.00	$256	—
405–435	420	3	95.00–115.00	$107.37	$451	-30.13
482	482	1	91.00	$91.00	$439	—
546	546	1	115.00	$115.00	$628	-17.51
590–598	594	2	107.00–120.00	$113.54	$674	—
620–645	633	2	110.00	$110.00	$696	-25.00
750–760	755	2	107.00–110.00	$108.49	$819	-6.51
835	835	1	115.00	$115.00	$960	—
858	858	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,072	+3.00

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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.