Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 31, 2023

4,603 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $228.94/cwt ≈ $1,559/hd at 681 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,603	4,974	5,144
Feeder cattle	494	190	517
Slaughter cattle	2,381	2,248	2,359

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 135 lb slaughter steer deleted**

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1355	1290	5	137.00–143.00	$140.02	$1,806	-23.31
1085–1750	1392	58	150.00–172.00	$168.04	$2,339	+2.82
1365–1525	1419	4	167.00–170.00	$168.29	$2,388	-6.90
1061–1775	1471	135	165.00–185.00	$176.58	$2,597	-0.89
1230–1855	1476	4	155.00–162.00	$159.34	$2,352	-18.13
1402–1780	1526	15	172.00–178.00	$174.77	$2,667	-6.78
1510–1565	1535	3	173.00–174.00	$173.33	$2,661	-8.22
1356–1735	1556	21	180.00–190.00	$184.90	$2,877	-3.51
1505–1645	1567	3	193.00–196.00	$194.71	$3,051	+8.38
1400–1755	1592	46	178.00–189.50	$184.85	$2,943	-1.48
1315–1925	1603	139	177.00–193.00	$185.34	$2,971	—
1655–1680	1660	5	182.00–184.50	$183.99	$3,054	—
1830	1830	1	154.00	$154.00	$2,818	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394	394	3	215.00	$215.00	$847	—
461–492	470	7	242.50–250.00	$244.74	$1,150	+31.93
580–588	585	5	220.00–235.00	$225.95	$1,322	+39.24
651–695	681	11	180.00–245.00	$228.94	$1,559	—
725–748	729	6	175.00–220.00	$212.30	$1,548	—
758–768	766	5	175.00–212.50	$205.08	$1,571	—
876	876	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,467	+22.50
940	940	2	177.50	$177.50	$1,668	—
955–962	959	2	160.00–200.00	$179.93	$1,726	—
1110	1110	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,554	-15.00
1160	1160	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,589	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	195.00	$195.00	$332	—
225	225	2	130.00	$130.00	$292	—
265–295	278	4	147.00–160.00	$154.16	$429	—
340	340	2	130.00–145.00	$137.50	$468	—
392	392	2	150.00	$150.00	$588	—
435	435	1	145.00	$145.00	$631	—
480–492	488	3	185.00–190.00	$188.36	$919	+61.31
535	535	2	140.00–150.00	$145.00	$776	+5.00
580	580	1	165.00	$165.00	$957	—
621–627	623	5	190.00–210.00	$201.95	$1,258	+76.78
655	655	1	130.00	$130.00	$852	+8.00
830	830	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,224	—
920	920	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,214	-8.00
1000	1000	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,280	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	175.00	$175.00	$962	—
742	742	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,261	—
766	766	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,111	—
870–890	877	3	162.50–180.00	$172.52	$1,513	—
970	970	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,600	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,384	—
770	770	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,309	—
894	894	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,430	—
1065	1065	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,704	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–670	663	4	140.00–190.00	$164.72	$1,092	+17.22
836	836	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,379	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	175.00	$175.00	$892	—
770	770	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,502	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	1	300.00	$300.00	$210	+287.50
70–75	72	5	10.00–15.00	$12.40	$9	-0.10
70–78	75	3	90.00–100.00	$96.55	$72	-328.77
75–78	77	2	150.00–240.00	$194.12	$149	-231.20
80	80	1	485.00	$485.00	$388	+22.50
80–85	81	8	5.00–15.00	$11.24	$9	-52.28
80–88	84	7	485.00–620.00	$539.68	$453	+389.10
80–88	84	5	25.00–150.00	$52.27	$44	-98.31
84	84	4	47.00	$47.00	$39	-103.58
85	85	1	100.00	$100.00	$85	-300.00
86	86	1	100.00	$100.00	$86	-414.15
90	90	1	370.00	$370.00	$333	-125.00
90–92	90	5	490.00–570.00	$528.19	$475	+33.19
90–94	92	4	30.00–200.00	$133.97	$123	-381.33
90–98	95	4	40.00–250.00	$125.96	$120	-10.10
100–102	101	2	460.00–500.00	$480.20	$485	+350.20
100–105	101	5	50.00–120.00	$63.86	$64	-66.14
100–104	102	2	35.00–120.00	$78.33	$80	-70.59
105	105	1	485.00	$485.00	$509	-1.52
110–115	112	3	450.00–485.00	$471.87	$528	-63.13
115	115	1	335.00	$335.00	$385	+224.74
1136–1220	1178	2	142.00–148.00	$145.11	$1,709	—
1052–1715	1302	27	156.00–177.00	$167.53	$2,181	-12.62
1080–1620	1313	13	118.00–150.00	$134.98	$1,772	-45.17
1345	1345	1	151.00	$151.00	$2,031	-16.99
1150–1575	1378	32	167.00–179.00	$174.72	$2,408	+0.65
1372–1504	1435	4	174.00–180.00	$177.50	$2,547	-5.61
1345–1560	1475	4	171.00–175.00	$173.07	$2,553	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	165.00	$165.00	$437	-5.00
345	345	3	172.50–210.00	$197.50	$681	+32.50
400–443	430	6	160.00–215.00	$200.96	$864	+55.96
470	470	2	200.00	$200.00	$940	—
507–545	516	6	200.00–227.50	$211.48	$1,091	—
571–585	577	5	205.00–220.00	$211.09	$1,218	—
635–644	641	8	175.00–200.00	$191.95	$1,230	—
724–732	729	3	140.00–180.00	$166.76	$1,216	—
778	778	1	125.00	$125.00	$972	—
828–835	830	3	135.00–180.00	$150.08	$1,246	—
905–921	916	6	145.00–186.00	$172.49	$1,580	—
965–990	982	3	135.00–137.00	$135.66	$1,332	—
1042	1042	5	173.00	$173.00	$1,803	—
1122	1122	2	137.00	$137.00	$1,537	—
1230	1230	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,734	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253–275	259	6	120.00–175.00	$139.73	$362	—
315–330	323	2	105.00–115.00	$110.12	$356	-45.08
380	380	1	125.00	$125.00	$475	-24.03
410	410	1	115.00	$115.00	$472	-12.24
477	477	4	165.00	$165.00	$787	—
526	526	1	115.00	$115.00	$605	-17.99
565	565	3	105.00–170.00	$148.33	$838	+23.33
646	646	2	112.50	$112.50	$727	+10.49
665	665	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,064	—
970	970	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,377	—
1065	1065	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,065	-30.03

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
477	477	4	217.50	$217.50	$1,037	—
641	641	3	222.50	$222.50	$1,426	—
685	685	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,062	—
1040	1040	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,352	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	150.00	$150.00	$525	—
400	400	1	175.00	$175.00	$700	—
462	462	1	142.50	$142.50	$658	—
588	588	1	150.00	$150.00	$882	—
695	695	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,390	—
728	728	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,056	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
752	752	1	122.50	$122.50	$921	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	165.00	$165.00	$454	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
54	54	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	-135.00
60–68	64	2	10.00–85.00	$45.16	$29	+40.16
64–65	64	3	5.00–40.00	$17.12	$11	+12.12
65	65	3	10.00	$10.00	$6	+5.00
70–75	72	3	260.00–512.00	$360.93	$260	+26.62
70–75	72	7	135.00–240.00	$177.88	$128	-156.43
70–78	75	7	200.00–275.00	$235.61	$177	-81.15
75	75	1	350.00	$350.00	$262	+33.24
75	75	3	50.00–100.00	$67.00	$50	-249.76
75	75	2	400.00–430.00	$415.00	$311	+98.24
76	76	1	265.00	$265.00	$201	-35.00
80–85	84	5	350.00–475.00	$419.64	$352	-143.36
80–86	84	6	10.00–110.00	$51.24	$43	-511.76
80–88	84	35	210.00–320.00	$253.14	$213	-309.86
80–88	84	14	30.00–310.00	$151.52	$127	-411.48
80–88	85	22	260.00–335.00	$298.04	$253	-9.30
80–88	85	12	470.00–655.00	$554.21	$471	+246.87
90	90	2	12.00–17.00	$14.50	$13	-285.50
90–95	92	9	150.00–290.00	$210.73	$194	+164.86
90–95	93	8	450.00–485.00	$473.83	$441	+92.45
90–98	93	34	360.00–675.00	$529.83	$493	+148.45
90–95	93	2	60.00–125.00	$91.62	$85	-289.76
90–98	93	45	210.00–300.00	$259.03	$241	-122.35
90–98	94	56	250.00–315.00	$290.48	$273	+64.87
95	95	1	500.00	$500.00	$475	+274.39
100	100	1	120.00	$120.00	$120	-279.66
100	100	1	435.00	$435.00	$435	+35.34
100	100	1	20.00	$20.00	$20	-379.66
100–105	101	8	275.00–475.00	$411.88	$416	+12.22
100–105	102	8	100.00–260.00	$161.41	$165	-238.25
100–105	102	21	485.00–620.00	$530.51	$541	+130.85
100–108	103	70	50.00–295.00	$253.86	$261	-2.09
100–108	103	57	250.00–315.00	$282.34	$291	+26.39
110–118	112	32	260.00–310.00	$279.19	$313	+41.85
110–116	112	28	200.00–277.00	$253.08	$283	+15.74
110–115	112	9	450.00–545.00	$494.68	$554	+257.34
110–115	113	5	120.00–200.00	$167.76	$190	-69.58
110–115	114	4	400.00–450.00	$425.99	$486	+188.65
115	115	1	20.00	$20.00	$23	-217.34
115	115	1	430.00	$430.00	$494	+192.66
120	120	2	195.00–315.00	$255.00	$306	-205.00
120–125	122	10	210.00–265.00	$239.79	$293	-235.55
120–125	123	2	400.00–410.00	$404.90	$498	+158.90
120–125	123	3	100.00–200.00	$145.95	$180	-100.05
130	130	1	245.00	$245.00	$318	+85.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263–295	278	4	195.00–270.00	$234.49	$652	—
320	320	1	195.00	$195.00	$624	—
390	390	2	165.00–220.00	$192.50	$751	—
415–445	426	4	215.00–260.00	$232.23	$989	+22.23
475–477	477	7	235.00–280.00	$273.59	$1,305	+101.09
525–537	533	3	207.50–260.00	$242.76	$1,294	+62.76
570–574	573	6	215.00–220.00	$219.17	$1,256	+44.17
620	620	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,162	+22.50
685	685	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,438	—
710–746	727	5	130.00–220.00	$177.50	$1,290	+17.50
828	828	3	187.50	$187.50	$1,552	—
990	990	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,287	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	202.50	$202.50	$547	—
355–365	363	4	165.00–180.00	$176.33	$640	—
443	443	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,174	—
510–528	521	7	135.00–250.00	$210.71	$1,098	—
562	562	2	175.00	$175.00	$984	+15.00
660–680	673	3	165.00–190.00	$181.83	$1,224	—
825	825	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,238	—
850	850	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,360	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
242	242	2	225.00	$225.00	$544	+80.00
295	295	1	190.00	$190.00	$560	—
341	341	3	270.00	$270.00	$921	—
465	465	1	185.00	$185.00	$860	—
592	592	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,095	+65.00
613–630	618	5	110.00–157.50	$139.09	$860	+7.09
665	665	5	165.00	$165.00	$1,097	—
716	716	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,020	+12.50
825	825	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,072	+14.89

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	2	70.00–145.00	$107.50	$199	—
360	360	1	92.00	$92.00	$331	-38.00
465	465	1	95.00	$95.00	$442	—
585	585	1	127.00	$127.00	$743	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
776	776	3	117.50	$117.50	$912	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	145.00	$145.00	$522	—
435	435	1	165.00	$165.00	$718	—
450	450	1	140.00	$140.00	$630	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
746	746	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,212	—
1000	1000	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,300	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1405	1083	85-90%	9	60.00–68.00	$64.00	$693	-2.40
620–1415	1113	85-90%	23	39.00–76.00	$66.10	$736	-4.82
675–1835	1213	85-90%	94	63.00–96.00	$83.33	$1,011	+0.79
1068–1644	1297	85-90%	15	85.00–103.00	$92.83	$1,204	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1760	1352	80-85%	46	65.00–98.00	$94.23	$1,274	—
945–1720	1376	80-85%	15	107.00–128.00	$111.71	$1,537	—
1125–1830	1441	80-85%	74	81.00–110.00	$100.82	$1,453	+0.09

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1895	1501	75-80%	20	104.00–109.00	$107.08	$1,607	+6.08
1220–1970	1529	75-80%	7	118.00–122.00	$119.81	$1,832	+18.81
1120–2020	1659	75-80%	77	99.00–128.00	$112.04	$1,859	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1875	1607	65-75%	14	115.00–125.00	$117.29	$1,885	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1950	1359	10	115.00–129.00	$124.23	$1,688	—
1060–1790	1463	14	132.00–149.00	$143.44	$2,099	—
1265–2250	1627	3	129.00–130.00	$129.54	$2,108	-12.80

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–2450	1585	20	100.00–160.00	$134.98	$2,139	—
1620–2032	1826	2	132.00–135.00	$133.67	$2,441	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1898	1429	11	87.00–144.00	$111.79	$1,597	—
865–2172	1624	5	130.00–140.00	$135.19	$2,195	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1570	1231	6	110.00–119.00	$114.42	$1,409	—
1200–1440	1287	3	116.00–122.00	$119.02	$1,532	—
1128–1448	1335	8	124.00–145.00	$135.26	$1,806	—
1350–1606	1478	2	153.00	$153.00	$2,261	+18.70
1650–1725	1688	2	147.00–151.00	$148.96	$2,514	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1221	1221	4	128.00	$128.00	$1,563	+5.76
1130–1600	1372	13	112.00–143.00	$134.03	$1,839	-3.95
1256–1800	1551	24	134.00–153.00	$145.82	$2,262	—
1478–1725	1554	16	141.00–163.00	$147.21	$2,288	—
1500–1734	1605	4	150.00–161.00	$157.34	$2,525	—
1665	1665	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,581	—
1785	1785	1	143.00	$143.00	$2,553	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130–140	137	3	65.00–145.00	$114.51	$157	—
200–240	214	5	125.00–142.00	$130.30	$279	-9.70
317–324	319	3	100.00–135.00	$123.16	$393	-15.22
350	350	1	150.00	$150.00	$525	—
400	400	1	115.00	$115.00	$460	-17.49
483	483	3	135.00	$135.00	$652	+5.00
515–535	529	7	115.00–132.50	$127.48	$674	+4.91
575	575	1	122.00	$122.00	$702	-10.52
798	798	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,029	—
880	880	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,223	—
918	918	3	147.00	$147.00	$1,349	+2.00

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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.