Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 28, 2023

4,535 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.74/cwt -6.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 523 lb · 35 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $239.45/cwt +44.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,360/hd at 568 lb · 34 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $224.27/cwt -30.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,146/hd at 511 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,535	5,191	5,497
Feeder cattle	788	504	1,152
Slaughter cattle	2,149	2,543	2,299

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190	1190	1	172.00	$172.00	$2,047	—
1302–1730	1407	6	169.00–171.00	$170.28	$2,396	-7.00
1402–1563	1453	9	175.00–183.00	$177.14	$2,574	+2.36
1240–1615	1463	25	158.00–177.00	$172.69	$2,526	-2.09
1218–1846	1501	18	161.00–185.00	$177.80	$2,669	—
1316–1900	1521	144	174.50–188.00	$181.90	$2,767	—
1335–1685	1549	10	178.00–194.00	$188.09	$2,914	—
1450–1625	1549	7	179.00–183.00	$180.85	$2,801	—
1320–1734	1559	13	185.00–201.00	$189.62	$2,956	+0.64
1538–1663	1601	7	162.00–170.00	$165.04	$2,642	-25.26
1380–1810	1632	111	184.00–194.50	$189.51	$3,093	-0.79

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–336	331	4	190.00–215.00	$203.75	$674	—
350–387	368	6	195.00–265.00	$249.00	$916	-11.00
405–445	425	29	225.00–252.50	$244.56	$1,039	—
465–498	481	16	222.50–255.00	$242.98	$1,169	—
502–544	508	25	190.00–260.00	$225.12	$1,144	-29.88
525	525	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,155	-35.00
551–593	568	34	220.00–250.00	$239.45	$1,360	+44.45
605–646	622	13	195.00–245.00	$233.30	$1,451	-14.64
656–682	666	18	192.50–222.50	$206.52	$1,375	—
704–730	715	17	180.00–200.00	$189.56	$1,355	-48.93
768–790	772	5	205.00	$205.00	$1,583	-38.00
808	808	15	212.50	$212.50	$1,717	-15.81
895	895	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,495	-62.01
905–945	918	3	135.00–150.00	$144.85	$1,330	—
997	997	2	187.50	$187.50	$1,869	+31.50
1045	1045	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,829	—
1050–1066	1061	9	160.00–179.00	$172.73	$1,833	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	125.00	$125.00	$188	—
300–330	315	2	130.00–175.00	$153.57	$484	+23.57
380–395	388	2	115.00–170.00	$143.03	$555	-9.35
420	420	1	165.00	$165.00	$693	-15.00
510–540	525	2	175.00	$175.00	$919	-7.09
567	567	2	152.50	$152.50	$865	-21.50
657–685	667	4	150.00–190.00	$172.20	$1,149	+7.20
725	725	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,160	-31.47
760	760	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,140	—
815	815	2	97.00–145.00	$121.00	$986	—
872	872	2	167.50	$167.50	$1,461	-28.50
1100–1115	1108	2	130.00–155.00	$142.58	$1,580	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432	432	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,037	—
470	470	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,010	—
660–692	681	3	190.00–200.00	$193.23	$1,316	—
1005	1005	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,508	—
1148	1148	5	163.00	$163.00	$1,871	—
1215	1215	6	172.00	$172.00	$2,090	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	130.00	$130.00	$514	—
536–543	540	6	175.00–185.00	$180.03	$972	—
555–595	571	4	130.00–165.00	$155.88	$890	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620–635	630	5	140.00–200.00	$176.29	$1,111	—
665	665	1	110.00	$110.00	$732	—
845	845	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,162	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715	715	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,251	—
1038	1038	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,557	—
1134	1134	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,882	—
1310	1310	1	187.00	$187.00	$2,450	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,205	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424	424	1	115.00	$115.00	$488	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	180.00	$180.00	$378	—
295	295	4	182.50	$182.50	$538	—
337–340	338	6	195.00–207.50	$205.40	$694	+40.40
355–397	390	6	190.00–228.00	$222.24	$867	-0.26
400–442	411	24	165.00–227.50	$216.32	$889	+21.32
460	460	4	222.50	$222.50	$1,024	—
453–498	472	22	170.00–222.00	$216.38	$1,021	—
504–548	523	35	175.00–207.50	$200.74	$1,050	-6.41
555–595	574	7	175.00–200.00	$189.96	$1,090	-24.21
605–640	624	26	152.50–190.00	$181.91	$1,135	—
670	670	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,253	-27.87
740	740	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,406	-30.00
780	780	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,287	-50.21
801	801	5	165.00	$165.00	$1,322	-51.00
948	948	3	186.00	$186.00	$1,763	—
969	969	2	132.00	$132.00	$1,279	—
1025–1045	1038	3	132.50–162.00	$152.29	$1,581	—
1238	1238	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,857	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50–58	53	3	5.00–8.00	$5.98	$3	-407.08
62	62	1	50.00	$50.00	$31	-363.06
70–75	73	6	390.00–700.00	$589.48	$430	+176.42
75	75	1	105.00	$105.00	$79	-357.80
76	76	1	50.00	$50.00	$38	-412.80
74–78	77	4	65.00–90.00	$73.54	$57	-389.26
80–86	83	2	130.00–150.00	$139.64	$116	+32.42
80–88	85	13	360.00–710.00	$591.39	$503	+42.23
90	90	2	85.00–90.00	$87.50	$79	-162.50
90–98	92	28	530.00–730.00	$577.04	$531	+385.04
92	92	1	280.00	$280.00	$258	+88.00
90–98	95	4	100.00–215.00	$173.79	$165	-236.21
95	95	2	560.00–600.00	$580.00	$551	+170.00
98	98	1	100.00	$100.00	$98	-310.00
100–104	101	3	165.00–190.00	$179.80	$182	+8.22
100–108	105	6	495.00–610.00	$558.81	$587	+448.81
110	110	1	200.00	$200.00	$220	+10.00
985–1370	1205	3	120.00–122.00	$121.30	$1,462	—
1012–1710	1260	14	130.00–181.00	$166.49	$2,098	-12.69
1260	1260	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,789	-37.18
1315–1680	1413	8	170.00–178.00	$174.08	$2,460	—
1326–1588	1435	3	174.00–183.00	$178.06	$2,555	—
1353–1630	1465	6	174.00–179.00	$175.99	$2,578	+6.62
1290–1645	1468	2	167.00–168.00	$167.44	$2,458	-1.93
1405–1580	1519	5	164.00–166.00	$164.56	$2,500	-14.16
1515–1535	1522	3	159.00–162.00	$160.99	$2,450	-17.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115	115	1	155.00	$155.00	$178	—
190	190	1	125.00	$125.00	$238	—
250–282	272	6	130.00–165.00	$138.53	$377	-11.27
325	325	3	105.00–147.50	$133.33	$433	+3.33
355	355	1	100.00	$100.00	$355	—
423–445	427	7	120.00–140.00	$126.51	$540	-46.64
470–497	488	3	142.50–150.00	$144.91	$707	-0.13
560	560	1	110.00	$110.00	$616	-48.00
610–632	625	3	95.00–160.00	$138.84	$868	-23.02
661–670	663	5	125.00–135.00	$132.98	$882	—
715–735	725	2	110.00–120.00	$114.93	$833	+2.93
780	780	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,053	-29.95
860–865	862	3	117.00–142.00	$125.37	$1,081	—
1010	1010	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,333	—
1205	1205	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,084	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
299	299	5	160.00	$160.00	$478	—
405–442	430	7	160.00–185.00	$167.69	$721	—
512	512	2	195.00	$195.00	$998	+60.00
615–620	617	7	135.00–137.50	$136.08	$840	—
680	680	3	167.50	$167.50	$1,139	—
807	807	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,251	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416–425	417	7	152.50–190.00	$184.54	$770	—
546	546	3	167.50	$167.50	$915	—
575	575	5	177.50	$177.50	$1,021	—
668	668	8	154.00	$154.00	$1,029	—
795	795	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,192	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331	331	3	127.50	$127.50	$422	—
425	425	2	150.00	$150.00	$638	—
590	590	1	145.00	$145.00	$856	—
727	727	2	137.50	$137.50	$1,000	—
750	750	4	151.00	$151.00	$1,132	—
805	805	4	147.00	$147.00	$1,183	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	210.00	$210.00	$630	—
380	380	1	135.00	$135.00	$513	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	155.00	$155.00	$806	—
612	612	1	147.50	$147.50	$903	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50	50	1	25.00	$25.00	$12	+20.00
56	56	2	5.00–8.00	$6.50	$4	+1.50
60	60	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
60–66	64	4	15.00–240.00	$127.48	$82	-74.40
70–74	71	7	225.00–270.00	$250.08	$178	-99.92
70–74	72	2	10.00–15.00	$12.57	$9	-335.71
70–76	73	3	560.00–585.00	$574.68	$420	+226.40
70–75	73	4	15.00–75.00	$46.03	$34	-302.25
70–78	74	5	50.00–250.00	$188.82	$140	-159.46
75	75	6	300.00–320.00	$310.00	$232	+290.00
80	80	1	60.00	$60.00	$48	-190.00
80	80	2	15.00	$15.00	$12	-235.00
80–88	84	16	230.00–305.00	$272.47	$229	-28.32
80–88	84	11	150.00–250.00	$195.78	$164	-105.01
80–88	85	3	100.00–410.00	$313.13	$266	+63.85
80–88	85	40	275.00–370.00	$312.83	$266	+63.55
80–88	86	13	510.00–730.00	$625.78	$538	+376.50
90–96	92	3	390.00–480.00	$421.30	$388	-167.94
90–98	93	22	490.00–700.00	$644.13	$599	+358.80
90–95	93	2	485.00–550.00	$516.62	$480	+231.29
90–96	94	5	150.00–220.00	$188.18	$177	-62.48
90–98	94	27	210.00–300.00	$260.28	$245	+9.62
90–98	94	84	260.00–350.00	$294.66	$277	+44.00
95	95	2	60.00	$60.00	$57	-190.66
102	102	2	430.00	$430.00	$439	+183.08
100–106	103	25	500.00–700.00	$629.61	$648	+342.35
100–105	103	4	65.00–85.00	$75.24	$77	-212.02
100–106	104	16	225.00–300.00	$264.70	$275	+81.10
100–108	104	47	275.00–340.00	$301.72	$314	+118.12
105	105	1	575.00	$575.00	$604	+50.00
106	106	2	150.00–245.00	$197.50	$209	-327.50
110–118	112	25	250.00–325.00	$299.28	$335	+17.75
110–115	112	7	420.00–640.00	$549.40	$615	+267.87
110–115	113	3	350.00–525.00	$419.10	$474	+265.75
110–115	113	4	210.00–280.00	$234.44	$265	+81.09
120	120	4	250.00–295.00	$272.50	$327	+47.50
124	124	1	220.00	$220.00	$273	+0.54
128	128	1	460.00	$460.00	$589	+280.00
130	130	1	230.00	$230.00	$299	+50.00
132	132	1	310.00	$310.00	$409	+130.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	1	305.00	$305.00	$396	—
200–236	222	3	220.00–240.00	$230.54	$512	—
255–287	277	4	180.00–260.00	$202.50	$561	-52.50
310–340	325	2	225.00	$225.00	$731	-24.55
350–388	375	12	190.00–255.00	$221.42	$830	-26.03
402–447	425	15	165.00–255.00	$230.00	$978	+9.75
452–490	465	8	177.00–230.00	$205.66	$956	+20.66
505–528	518	11	205.00–215.00	$211.34	$1,095	+22.61
555–591	585	12	222.50–230.00	$223.69	$1,309	-1.31
605	605	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,119	—
697	697	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,185	—
720	720	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,260	—
760	760	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,140	—
864	864	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,166	—
953–960	955	4	130.00–150.00	$135.03	$1,290	—
1000	1000	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,500	—
1308	1308	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,831	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
247	247	7	185.00	$185.00	$457	-70.00
255	255	1	160.00	$160.00	$408	—
315–327	322	7	155.00–170.00	$163.71	$527	—
350–362	354	3	135.00–170.00	$146.93	$520	—
422	422	1	165.00	$165.00	$696	—
495	495	1	195.00	$195.00	$965	+29.98
535–542	539	7	172.50–190.00	$182.56	$984	—
555	555	1	170.00	$170.00	$944	—
607–620	611	3	175.00–210.00	$198.17	$1,211	—
735	735	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,066	-5.00
1155	1155	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,490	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–226	221	4	150.00–155.00	$153.84	$340	—
277	277	2	137.50	$137.50	$381	-19.50
320	320	1	125.00	$125.00	$400	-20.85
445	445	1	155.00	$155.00	$690	—
455–465	460	2	100.00–177.50	$138.33	$636	—
545	545	3	115.00–127.00	$119.00	$649	—
617	617	2	115.00	$115.00	$710	—
700–735	724	4	95.00–135.00	$119.72	$867	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
256	256	1	200.00	$200.00	$512	—
535	535	3	120.00	$120.00	$642	—
715	715	2	110.00	$110.00	$786	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120	120	1	80.00	$80.00	$96	+20.00
195	195	1	120.00	$120.00	$234	—
200–242	221	2	150.00–165.00	$158.21	$350	—
255	255	1	115.00	$115.00	$293	—
805	805	1	120.00	$120.00	$966	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452	452	1	175.00	$175.00	$791	—
690–696	693	2	160.00–195.00	$177.58	$1,231	—
710	710	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,189	—
1015	1015	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,472	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457	457	2	165.00	$165.00	$754	—
804	804	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,327	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
724–1490	1118	85-90%	29	30.00–81.00	$67.33	$753	—
945–1345	1158	85-90%	9	68.00–74.00	$71.00	$822	+0.39
774–1540	1219	85-90%	61	65.00–89.00	$80.17	$977	+4.85
1025–1570	1274	85-90%	11	87.00–99.00	$93.04	$1,185	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
876–1760	1349	80-85%	55	79.00–112.00	$91.37	$1,233	—
1155–1595	1390	80-85%	8	99.00–125.00	$105.13	$1,461	—
1185–1605	1422	80-85%	10	86.00–91.00	$88.62	$1,260	-16.44

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1715	1487	75-80%	5	92.00–98.00	$95.31	$1,417	+1.66
1425–1740	1582	75-80%	8	100.00–104.00	$102.37	$1,619	—
1324–2180	1656	75-80%	50	86.00–124.00	$103.04	$1,706	-9.98
1602–1724	1663	75-80%	2	108.00–126.00	$117.33	$1,951	+4.31

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1566–1966	1703	65-75%	9	105.00–112.00	$107.82	$1,836	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–2510	1860	17	80.00–138.00	$123.90	$2,305	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1316	1316	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,658	—
1344–1734	1538	8	127.00–150.00	$139.81	$2,150	—
1862	1862	1	134.00	$134.00	$2,495	—
1914–2070	1945	5	118.00–119.00	$118.79	$2,310	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	122.00	$122.00	$268	-33.00
265–275	270	2	100.00–130.00	$115.28	$311	—
395	395	1	110.00	$110.00	$434	—
490	490	1	102.00	$102.00	$500	—
780	780	1	95.00	$95.00	$741	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	115.00	$115.00	$397	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
264–280	272	2	120.00–160.00	$139.41	$379	+30.66
300–336	322	6	147.50–162.50	$157.52	$507	+33.72
380–390	387	3	95.00–135.00	$121.90	$472	—
435	435	2	140.00	$140.00	$609	—
476	476	3	132.50	$132.50	$631	-11.62
580–595	588	2	97.00–117.50	$107.38	$631	-48.45
620	620	1	130.00	$130.00	$806	-15.99
654–685	673	6	125.00–157.50	$135.32	$911	+5.24
742	742	4	149.00	$149.00	$1,106	—
755–760	758	2	122.00–145.00	$133.54	$1,012	—
840	840	1	122.50	$122.50	$1,029	-18.49
885	885	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,350	+20.00
930–940	933	3	125.00–140.00	$134.96	$1,259	+14.96
961–982	965	6	137.50–147.00	$145.39	$1,403	+9.81
1065	1065	2	139.00	$139.00	$1,480	—
1185	1185	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,540	—
1218	1218	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,705	—
1278	1278	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,738	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1248–1300	1266	3	129.00–139.00	$133.08	$1,685	+12.52
1260–1315	1288	2	130.00–135.00	$132.55	$1,707	+11.99
1252–1766	1437	9	129.00–153.00	$145.67	$2,093	—
1365–1700	1518	4	142.00–147.00	$144.09	$2,187	-7.24
1484–1556	1520	2	156.00–159.00	$157.46	$2,393	+6.13
1855	1855	1	146.00	$146.00	$2,708	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	155.00	$155.00	$527	+50.00
962	962	3	142.50	$142.50	$1,371	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580–585	583	2	125.00–145.00	$134.96	$787	—

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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.