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Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 29, 2023

3,267 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $165.00/cwt +20.00 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 595 lb · 11 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,267 4,176 3,194
Feeder cattle 165 553 594
Slaughter cattle 1,419 2,246 1,414
Replacement cattle 7 0

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1445 1313 2 144.00–169.00 $157.76 $2,071
1200–1490 1368 8 129.00–176.00 $154.24 $2,110 +4.97
1363–1615 1458 10 178.00–184.00 $180.08 $2,626
1255–1742 1480 59 144.00–185.00 $173.80 $2,572
1345–1615 1481 5 168.00–179.00 $175.43 $2,598
1475–1665 1561 4 180.00–183.00 $181.49 $2,833 +15.52
1260–1796 1567 23 174.00–187.00 $181.52 $2,844 +13.77
1495–1653 1588 5 184.50–188.50 $186.17 $2,956 +15.64
1465–1790 1605 12 178.00–185.00 $183.03 $2,938 +12.82
1470–1800 1614 14 184.00–191.00 $187.52 $3,027 +17.31
1555–1970 1705 15 178.00–186.00 $184.02 $3,138 +23.75
1820–1825 1823 2 165.00–179.00 $171.99 $3,135
1805–1890 1845 3 156.00–174.50 $165.69 $3,057
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 2 185.00 $185.00 $762 +10.00
525 525 1 177.00 $177.00 $929 -5.45
562 562 1 142.50 $142.50 $801 -52.50
655–685 670 2 127.00–155.00 $141.31 $947
785 785 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,099 -27.40
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–460 455 2 207.00–235.00 $220.85 $1,005 -2.63
672 672 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,176 +4.22
855 855 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,240
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1132 1132 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,460

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
63 63 3 12.00 $12.00 $8 -2.68
70–75 73 5 10.00–30.00 $13.84 $10 -561.68
70–78 74 7 10.00–50.00 $34.34 $25 -25.39
74–75 75 2 200.00–400.00 $299.33 $224 +239.60
80 80 3 17.00–50.00 $28.00 $22 +18.00
80–85 81 4 20.00–90.00 $65.38 $53 -34.62
80–85 83 4 220.00–490.00 $406.52 $337 -83.53
80–85 83 2 80.00–250.00 $167.58 $139 -322.47
80–86 83 6 95.00–160.00 $142.22 $118 -347.83
90–95 91 6 70.00–100.00 $88.44 $80 -73.79
90–95 92 7 475.00–485.00 $479.17 $441 +316.94
90–95 92 9 100.00–155.00 $129.04 $119 -33.19
90–98 95 3 20.00–50.00 $29.44 $28 -460.56
95 95 1 180.00 $180.00 $171 -310.00
100–105 102 6 120.00–185.00 $143.07 $146 -396.19
100–105 102 6 460.00–500.00 $481.76 $491 -57.50
100–105 103 2 150.00–480.00 $310.98 $320 +220.98
110 110 1 460.00 $460.00 $506 +132.50
115 115 1 150.00 $150.00 $172 -10.00
120–125 123 2 115.00–120.00 $117.45 $144 -42.55
130 130 1 110.00 $110.00 $143 -200.00
135 135 1 360.00 $360.00 $486 +50.00
140 140 1 250.00 $250.00 $350 -60.00
970 970 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,436
905–1240 1073 2 107.00–115.00 $110.38 $1,184
1095 1095 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,467
1065–1245 1138 5 124.00–144.00 $130.76 $1,488
1118–1550 1311 18 141.00–177.00 $164.84 $2,161 +15.62
1195–1730 1471 9 170.00–183.00 $176.91 $2,602 +12.38
1700 1700 1 174.00 $174.00 $2,958
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
214 214 1 137.50 $137.50 $294 +10.00
295 295 1 200.00 $200.00 $590 +73.37
355 355 1 125.00 $125.00 $444 -3.87
404–406 406 4 122.50–180.00 $165.68 $673
455–495 486 5 105.00–167.00 $145.00 $705 +15.00
565 565 1 77.00 $77.00 $435 -83.00
670–695 683 3 117.00–120.00 $118.98 $813 -6.02
738 738 1 130.00 $130.00 $959 -20.00
794 794 1 121.00 $121.00 $961 -19.84
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
158 158 1 205.00 $205.00 $324
325–345 337 3 200.00–205.00 $201.68 $680 +11.68
356 356 1 130.00 $130.00 $463 -35.08
510–534 516 4 140.00 $140.00 $722 -31.60
565–590 584 4 147.00–155.00 $153.06 $894 -19.25
604–610 607 2 145.00 $145.00 $880 -25.70
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
738 738 1 122.50 $122.50 $904
970 970 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,261
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 1 105.00 $105.00 $477

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 1 50.00 $50.00 $28 +35.00
60 60 1 50.00 $50.00 $30 +42.52
62–65 64 2 115.00–140.00 $127.80 $82 +48.21
62–68 64 4 10.00–30.00 $20.23 $13 -59.36
64 64 1 170.00 $170.00 $109 +90.41
65 65 1 275.00 $275.00 $179 +195.41
70 70 1 35.00 $35.00 $24 -79.94
70–75 74 7 80.00–185.00 $138.41 $102 -220.92
70–76 74 6 20.00–100.00 $59.46 $44 -299.87
72–78 75 4 160.00–225.00 $186.74 $140 +46.34
75 75 1 35.00 $35.00 $26 -105.40
75 75 1 400.00 $400.00 $300 +259.60
80 80 1 40.00 $40.00 $32 -18.24
80–86 83 26 85.00–285.00 $240.50 $200 +182.26
80–88 83 18 5.00–170.00 $115.96 $96 +57.72
80–88 84 21 170.00–290.00 $236.41 $199 -106.45
80–88 85 13 225.00–330.00 $298.43 $254 +51.80
84–88 87 25 450.00–600.00 $498.06 $433 +251.43
88 88 2 375.00–385.00 $380.00 $334 +140.00
90 90 2 400.00–470.00 $435.00 $392 +195.00
90 90 1 250.00 $250.00 $225 +10.00
90–91 91 8 70.00–185.00 $163.28 $149 -76.72
90–98 93 27 470.00–620.00 $530.07 $493 +167.50
90–95 93 14 150.00–425.00 $325.64 $303 -36.93
90–98 93 50 120.00–315.00 $249.82 $232 -112.75
90–96 94 56 70.00–265.00 $229.11 $215 -92.86
90–98 94 54 225.00–335.00 $293.38 $276 -28.59
100 100 1 360.00 $360.00 $360 -7.67
100–106 102 19 95.00–300.00 $182.00 $186 -185.67
100–105 102 9 475.00–535.00 $503.24 $513 +135.57
100–105 103 7 80.00–180.00 $147.95 $152 -181.13
100–106 103 51 260.00–340.00 $303.23 $312 -25.85
100–108 103 50 150.00–320.00 $283.66 $292 -45.42
110 110 1 345.00 $345.00 $380 -166.94
110 110 1 435.00 $435.00 $478 -76.94
110–115 111 28 80.00–265.00 $249.90 $277 -262.04
110–115 112 21 210.00–285.00 $264.51 $296 +70.82
110–116 112 42 250.00–345.00 $299.90 $336 +106.21
110–115 114 6 450.00–535.00 $480.74 $548 +125.77
115 115 2 100.00–110.00 $105.00 $121 -95.00
120 120 1 100.00 $100.00 $120 -307.50
120 120 4 180.00–245.00 $218.75 $262 -188.75
120–125 122 12 200.00–270.00 $257.81 $315 -164.72
120–125 123 2 410.00–425.00 $417.35 $513 -5.18
125 125 1 385.00 $385.00 $481 -37.53
130 130 1 215.00 $215.00 $280 -87.17
130 130 1 210.00 $210.00 $273 -92.17
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 220.00 $220.00 $759 +23.47
370 370 2 192.00–207.00 $199.50 $738 -6.03
415 415 1 210.00 $210.00 $872 +18.22
452–490 471 2 175.00 $175.00 $824 -10.00
595 595 11 165.00 $165.00 $982 +20.00
649 649 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,038 -6.55
792 792 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,148
940 940 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,250 +16.00
958 958 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,245
1094 1094 1 117.50 $117.50 $1,285 -3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 155.00 $155.00 $558 +17.55
477–482 480 4 237.00–240.00 $238.49 $1,145
510–545 528 2 145.00–155.00 $150.17 $793 +6.68
585 585 1 155.00 $155.00 $907 +27.27
615 615 2 115.00–130.00 $122.50 $753 -30.00
795 795 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,034 -15.00
812 812 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,153
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 1 85.00 $85.00 $106
205–225 215 2 155.00–195.00 $174.07 $374
270 270 1 132.00 $132.00 $356
335 335 1 135.00 $135.00 $452
352 352 2 132.00 $132.00 $465
790 790 1 115.00 $115.00 $908
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
808 808 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,151

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Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–2090 1638 75-80% 70 90.00–121.00 $105.33 $1,725 +19.89
1400–1860 1652 75-80% 8 82.00–100.00 $94.06 $1,554 +1.01
1390–2130 1695 75-80% 50 108.00–117.50 $111.94 $1,897
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
988–2295 1409 80-85% 62 86.00–117.00 $98.86 $1,393
1070–1850 1433 80-85% 40 98.00–112.00 $103.43 $1,482
1290–1690 1470 80-85% 5 79.00–85.00 $81.73 $1,201
1040–1850 1481 80-85% 14 82.00–91.00 $88.15 $1,306
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1460 1202 85-90% 27 89.00–108.00 $96.10 $1,155 +34.22
910–1455 1242 85-90% 23 40.00–81.00 $72.89 $905 +11.01
762–1625 1261 85-90% 61 64.00–97.00 $82.79 $1,044 +10.13
1075–1600 1323 85-90% 8 37.00–74.50 $64.71 $856 -19.20
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1880 1680 65-75% 21 107.00–117.00 $111.53 $1,874

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,083
925–1660 1247 10 120.00–134.00 $128.01 $1,596
1255–2240 1678 9 124.00–148.00 $135.82 $2,279
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1842 1496 9 88.00–125.00 $110.07 $1,647
1444–1955 1711 7 120.00–139.00 $128.64 $2,201
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1222–2078 1651 6 105.00–135.00 $117.14 $1,934 -25.23

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
865–1085 965 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 127.00–140.00 $131.93 $1,273

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1168 1072 8 110.00–116.00 $113.70 $1,219 +4.70
930–1215 1110 6 120.00–126.00 $123.33 $1,369 +30.05
920–1480 1143 9 105.00–118.00 $112.45 $1,285 +19.17
1105–1235 1170 2 130.00–131.00 $130.47 $1,526 +13.99
1230 1230 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,808
1145–1400 1273 2 134.00–141.00 $137.15 $1,746
1315 1315 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,670
1255–1705 1464 6 125.00–145.00 $133.55 $1,955 +3.96
1470 1470 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,602 -36.00
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 220 2 130.00–135.00 $132.61 $292
275 275 1 125.00 $125.00 $344
825–830 828 2 67.00–107.00 $87.06 $721
1015–1025 1020 2 112.00–116.00 $113.99 $1,163
1070 1070 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,327
1170 1170 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,404

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,059
960–1125 1025 4 130.00–139.00 $133.89 $1,372
1080–1540 1242 13 98.00–128.00 $120.61 $1,498
1130–1495 1284 5 135.00–143.00 $138.53 $1,779 +16.53
1240–1695 1416 8 125.00–152.00 $140.83 $1,994
1460–1744 1585 7 152.00–168.00 $158.77 $2,517
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
156 156 1 120.00 $120.00 $187
395 395 2 137.00–145.00 $141.00 $557 +19.29
445 445 1 120.00 $120.00 $534
498 498 1 102.50 $102.50 $510
601–608 602 5 122.50–150.00 $144.45 $870
672–673 673 3 126.00–127.50 $126.50 $851
788 788 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,017
890 890 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,157
1000 1000 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,220
1072 1072 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,394
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 112.00 $112.00 $678
670 670 1 115.00 $115.00 $770

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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.