Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 4, 2023

3,189 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $245.11/cwt +78.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,127/hd at 868 lb · 35 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.44/cwt +70.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,801/hd at 765 lb · 32 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.01/cwt -14.31 vs last sale · ≈ $990/hd at 488 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,189	4,535	4,561
Feeder cattle	732	788	1,051
Slaughter cattle	1,054	2,149	1,815

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1360	1280	3	154.00–158.00	$156.58	$2,004	—
1225–1400	1339	5	160.00–169.00	$165.76	$2,220	—
1322–1635	1456	12	173.00–179.50	$176.67	$2,572	-0.47
1210–1790	1499	47	160.00–195.00	$182.76	$2,740	—
1305–1575	1500	8	180.00–186.00	$182.11	$2,732	+4.31
1320–1730	1508	4	128.00–162.00	$150.12	$2,264	-27.68
1425–1630	1516	5	200.00–205.50	$202.17	$3,065	+20.27
1405–1755	1578	53	178.00–199.00	$189.91	$2,997	+0.29
1380–1782	1585	28	185.00–204.00	$195.13	$3,093	+5.51

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
252	252	7	260.00	$260.00	$655	—
372	372	1	235.00	$235.00	$874	-14.00
395 value added	395	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,027	—
428 value added	428	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,198	—
445	445	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,090	+0.44
455	455	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,092	-2.98
478 value added	478	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,338	—
518 value added	518	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,554	—
530	530	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,378	+40.00
551–560 value added	552	7	275.00–280.00	$275.72	$1,522	—
550–599	585	10	252.00–265.00	$256.07	$1,498	+16.62
616 value added	616	7	263.00	$263.00	$1,620	—
645–648	647	3	237.00–242.00	$238.66	$1,544	+5.36
670	670	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,742	+53.48
717 value added	717	7	268.00	$268.00	$1,922	—
738–741	739	12	242.00–252.00	$248.33	$1,835	+58.77
756 value added	756	6	276.00	$276.00	$2,087	—
751–795	764	10	247.00–256.00	$253.19	$1,934	+48.19
818–825	820	3	225.00–240.00	$234.97	$1,927	+22.47
826–845 value added	836	15	258.00–260.00	$258.92	$2,165	—
856–892 value added	867	29	244.00–255.00	$252.13	$2,186	—
850–883	872	6	202.00–215.00	$211.19	$1,842	+44.19
935–940	937	3	200.00–215.00	$209.98	$1,968	+65.13
972–985	977	11	165.00–230.00	$222.98	$2,179	+35.48
1080	1080	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,809	-5.23

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292	292	1	150.00	$150.00	$438	—
360–375	368	3	180.00–190.00	$183.26	$674	+40.23
400	400	1	200.00	$200.00	$800	+35.00
480–492	488	3	205.00–215.00	$211.72	$1,033	—
545	545	1	165.00	$165.00	$899	-10.00
560–592	584	4	147.50–240.00	$217.83	$1,272	+65.33
617–645	626	9	215.00–225.00	$220.67	$1,381	—
670–688	682	3	152.00–235.00	$207.82	$1,417	+35.62
704–708	705	8	228.00–230.00	$228.50	$1,611	+68.50
785	785	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,531	+45.00
825	825	4	222.00	$222.00	$1,832	+101.00
865–890	878	2	175.00–195.00	$185.14	$1,626	+17.64
932	932	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,817	—
960	960	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,872	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	6	235.00	$235.00	$2,409	+85.00
1116–1144	1131	12	209.00–217.00	$215.83	$2,441	+52.83
1205	1205	3	190.00	$190.00	$2,290	+18.00

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1015	1012	3	197.00–210.00	$202.32	$2,047	—
1062	1062	2	195.00	$195.00	$2,071	—
1102	1102	2	200.00	$200.00	$2,204	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	1	345.00	$345.00	$448	—
330–334	332	2	185.00–220.00	$202.61	$673	-2.79
365–395	388	6	185.00–200.00	$189.90	$737	-32.34
445	445	1	190.00	$190.00	$846	-26.32
460–486	476	9	182.00–197.00	$191.46	$911	-24.92
497–499 value added	498	10	205.00–217.00	$213.41	$1,063	—
506–548	520	16	162.50–205.00	$197.88	$1,029	-2.86
560–585	579	12	200.00–215.00	$209.61	$1,214	+19.65
595 value added	595	5	219.00	$219.00	$1,303	—
620–647	638	13	220.00–230.00	$223.72	$1,427	+41.81
681–689 value added	684	12	236.00–237.00	$236.42	$1,617	—
692	692	4	210.00–217.00	$213.50	$1,477	+26.50
700–745	714	7	205.00–225.00	$218.95	$1,563	+28.95
712–726 value added	720	12	235.00–238.00	$236.76	$1,705	—
750 value added	750	2	249.00	$249.00	$1,868	—
751–780	766	30	230.00–237.00	$234.54	$1,797	+69.54
807–828	813	7	210.00–220.00	$217.09	$1,765	+52.09
819 value added	819	7	233.00	$233.00	$1,908	—
892	892	4	212.00	$212.00	$1,891	—
970	970	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,406	+13.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
54–58	56	2	8.00–10.00	$8.96	$5	+2.98
60–62	61	2	250.00–310.00	$279.51	$171	+229.51
60–66	63	2	20.00–30.00	$25.24	$16	-24.76
64	64	1	360.00	$360.00	$230	+310.00
62–68	65	2	350.00–520.00	$438.92	$285	+388.92
72	72	1	90.00	$90.00	$65	-499.48
70–75	73	8	400.00–650.00	$485.45	$354	-104.03
70–78	74	5	130.00–510.00	$334.53	$248	-254.95
70–76	74	5	80.00–130.00	$102.38	$76	-487.10
75	75	1	45.00	$45.00	$34	-60.00
74–78	76	7	100.00–210.00	$166.35	$126	+116.35
80	80	2	300.00–400.00	$350.00	$280	+276.46
80–88	84	7	560.00–720.00	$639.46	$537	+499.82
80–88	84	15	110.00–225.00	$171.69	$144	+32.05
85–88	87	3	20.00–140.00	$86.05	$75	-505.34
88	88	1	400.00	$400.00	$352	+312.50
90	90	3	275.00–375.00	$311.67	$281	+224.17
90–95	92	11	130.00–275.00	$188.72	$174	-388.32
90–94	92	2	30.00–135.00	$81.36	$75	-495.68
90–96	93	2	210.00–500.00	$350.32	$326	-226.72
90–98	94	18	390.00–660.00	$570.09	$536	+396.30
100	100	1	410.00	$410.00	$410	+230.20
100–108	103	8	515.00–650.00	$591.46	$609	+411.66
100–106	104	3	130.00–230.00	$175.90	$183	-382.91
106	106	1	125.00	$125.00	$132	-433.81
110–115	113	2	160.00–170.00	$164.89	$186	-35.11
114–115	115	2	450.00–550.00	$499.78	$575	+299.78
120	120	1	310.00	$310.00	$372	+110.00
120–125	123	2	510.00–530.00	$520.20	$640	+320.20
125	125	1	160.00	$160.00	$200	-40.00
150	150	1	270.00	$270.00	$405	—
1100–1395	1260	12	155.00–185.00	$173.42	$2,185	+6.93
968–1632	1314	10	110.00–168.00	$131.90	$1,733	—
1385–1530	1451	6	182.00–189.00	$186.15	$2,701	+10.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	140.00	$140.00	$357	+1.47
316–330	324	3	155.00–170.00	$163.23	$529	+29.90
365	365	1	160.00	$160.00	$584	+60.00
410–438	424	5	100.00–175.00	$154.88	$657	+28.37
460–472	469	4	120.00–165.00	$153.97	$722	+9.06
535–540	537	3	165.00–180.00	$173.35	$931	—
562–585	571	6	135.00–190.00	$177.32	$1,012	+67.32
605–638	625	7	175.00–190.00	$186.47	$1,165	+47.63
650–685	665	3	127.50–160.00	$149.41	$994	+16.43
745	745	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,378	+70.07
760	760	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,368	+45.00
800–820	810	2	185.00–190.00	$187.53	$1,519	—
870–895	883	3	80.00–132.50	$105.68	$933	-19.69
930–948	944	5	110.00–177.00	$163.80	$1,546	—
990	990	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,485	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	160.00	$160.00	$400	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	140.00	$140.00	$658	—

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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	-1.50
54	54	1	50.00	$50.00	$27	+43.50
54–56	55	2	5.00	$5.00	$3	-1.50
56	56	1	100.00	$100.00	$56	+93.50
60	60	1	380.00	$380.00	$228	+375.00
60–62	61	2	5.00–125.00	$64.02	$39	+59.02
62	62	1	600.00	$600.00	$372	+472.52
64	64	1	470.00	$470.00	$301	+342.52
60–68	65	4	90.00–170.00	$143.49	$93	+16.01
65	65	1	10.00	$10.00	$6	-117.48
60–68	66	5	150.00–310.00	$223.05	$147	+95.57
66	66	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	-122.48
68	68	1	520.00	$520.00	$354	+269.92
70	70	1	10.00	$10.00	$7	-240.08
70	70	3	50.00–70.00	$56.67	$40	-193.41
70–78	74	9	140.00–340.00	$222.51	$165	+33.69
70–76	74	5	140.00–470.00	$311.39	$230	+122.57
70–78	75	19	295.00–380.00	$344.32	$258	+34.32
75–76	75	5	120.00–285.00	$191.04	$143	-118.96
74–78	76	4	435.00–690.00	$525.89	$400	+215.89
78	78	1	380.00	$380.00	$296	+320.00
80–86	82	10	100.00–300.00	$168.24	$138	-27.54
80–85	83	4	305.00–575.00	$444.85	$369	+249.07
80–85	84	8	630.00–710.00	$678.79	$570	+483.01
80–88	84	5	5.00–90.00	$38.57	$32	-157.21
80–88	84	53	280.00–395.00	$334.74	$281	+138.96
80–88	85	16	100.00–315.00	$251.93	$214	-61.20
86	86	1	30.00	$30.00	$26	-595.78
90	90	1	30.00	$30.00	$27	-391.30
90–96	92	11	80.00–305.00	$205.20	$189	-216.10
90–98	94	92	250.00–370.00	$327.74	$308	+67.46
90–98	94	19	150.00–335.00	$263.00	$247	+2.72
94	94	2	20.00–30.00	$25.00	$24	-235.28
90–98	95	21	360.00–705.00	$621.66	$591	+561.66
95	95	1	355.00	$355.00	$337	+295.00
95	95	1	500.00	$500.00	$475	+440.00
100	100	1	525.00	$525.00	$525	+95.00
100–104	101	12	560.00–720.00	$639.01	$645	+209.01
100–105	102	8	240.00–330.00	$274.09	$280	-155.91
100–105	102	4	110.00–585.00	$414.17	$422	-15.83
100–108	102	51	250.00–360.00	$334.04	$341	-95.96
105	105	2	80.00	$80.00	$84	-495.00
110	110	1	200.00	$200.00	$220	-99.28
110–115	113	7	550.00–675.00	$630.89	$713	+211.79
110–118	113	19	240.00–360.00	$329.72	$373	-89.38
112–115	114	2	450.00–585.00	$518.39	$591	+99.29
115	115	1	535.00	$535.00	$615	+115.90
115	115	2	250.00–300.00	$275.00	$316	-144.10
122–126	124	5	235.00–350.00	$312.56	$388	+92.56
140	140	1	410.00	$410.00	$574	+100.00
145	145	1	205.00	$205.00	$297	-105.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–248	244	2	190.00–280.00	$234.26	$572	+3.72
260–275	268	2	230.00–260.00	$244.58	$655	+42.08
304–338	321	2	225.00–235.00	$230.26	$739	+5.26
370	370	2	247.00	$247.00	$914	+25.58
406–424	415	2	210.00–240.00	$224.67	$932	-5.33
430 value added	430	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,118	—
450–466	458	2	200.00–220.00	$209.83	$961	+4.17
472–488 value added	480	4	255.00–267.00	$260.90	$1,252	—
510–542	531	4	187.50–232.00	$210.83	$1,120	-0.51
555–558	557	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,253	+1.31
602–648	625	4	172.00–200.00	$186.52	$1,166	+1.52
655–695	675	2	180.00–190.00	$184.85	$1,248	+14.85
730–745	735	3	187.00–199.00	$191.05	$1,404	+16.05
850–885	868	2	170.00–185.00	$177.35	$1,539	+42.35
910–935	923	2	135.00–150.00	$142.40	$1,314	—
950–990	970	2	120.00–145.00	$132.76	$1,288	-2.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155	155	1	195.00	$195.00	$302	—
250	250	1	180.00	$180.00	$450	+42.50
400–415	408	2	135.00–172.00	$153.84	$628	—
450–495	473	2	115.00–180.00	$149.05	$705	+10.72
500	500	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,025	—
625	625	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,062	+55.00
690–695	693	2	110.00–170.00	$139.89	$969	—
775	775	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,162	—
810	810	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,296	—
980–995	988	2	130.00–135.00	$132.48	$1,309	—
1200	1200	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,404	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	150.00	$150.00	$315	-8.21
285–295	290	2	125.00–140.00	$132.63	$385	+17.63
780	780	1	115.00	$115.00	$897	—
805	805	1	120.00	$120.00	$966	±0.00
860	860	1	112.00	$112.00	$963	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,083	-20.67
766	766	3	132.50	$132.50	$1,015	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
688	688	1	130.00	$130.00	$894	-47.58

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	155.00	$155.00	$728	-10.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	95.00	$95.00	$280	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
896–1645	1292	80-85%	79	74.00–109.00	$90.62	$1,171	—
1335–1615	1436	80-85%	9	90.00–94.00	$92.65	$1,330	+4.03
1220–1780	1485	80-85%	14	104.00–119.00	$107.45	$1,596	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
782–2015	1485	75-80%	77	85.00–114.00	$103.35	$1,535	+8.04
1084–2332	1570	75-80%	19	110.00–119.00	$114.87	$1,803	+12.50
1500–1920	1689	75-80%	5	102.00–106.00	$104.06	$1,758	-13.27

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
622–1355	1102	85-90%	18	10.00–82.00	$56.79	$626	-10.54
955–1510	1215	85-90%	44	65.00–96.00	$80.61	$979	+0.44
975–1405	1300	85-90%	6	64.00–74.00	$70.92	$922	—
1125–1560	1333	85-90%	12	92.00–108.00	$98.22	$1,309	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1286–2234	1673	65-75%	29	109.00–127.00	$118.59	$1,984	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060	1060	1	80.00	$80.00	$848	—
1002–1806	1461	13	87.00–133.00	$112.18	$1,639	—
1650–1915	1783	2	132.00–135.00	$133.39	$2,378	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1955–2010	1973	3	133.00–140.00	$135.97	$2,683	—
1940–2420	2153	3	124.00–127.00	$125.55	$2,703	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1710–2380	1947	3	128.00–137.00	$131.92	$2,568	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	170.00	$170.00	$578	—
418	418	2	127.00	$127.00	$531	—
530	530	3	135.00	$135.00	$716	—
575	575	1	50.00	$50.00	$288	—
695	695	1	137.00	$137.00	$952	—
750	750	1	120.00	$120.00	$900	+25.00
805	805	1	95.00	$95.00	$765	—
872	872	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,177	—
1030	1030	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,102	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1394–1622	1525	3	137.00–152.00	$146.41	$2,233	+6.60
1695–1844	1770	2	132.00–143.00	$137.73	$2,438	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	85.00	$85.00	$378	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
198	198	3	132.00	$132.00	$261	—
210–246	236	7	100.00–155.00	$138.77	$327	—
247 value added	247	5	130.00	$130.00	$321	—
256–275	264	4	100.00–145.00	$132.00	$348	-7.41
278 value added	278	7	135.00	$135.00	$375	—
304–340	322	8	100.00–150.00	$130.82	$421	-26.70
355–370	357	7	95.00–107.00	$105.22	$376	-16.68
410	410	1	130.00	$130.00	$533	-10.00
450	450	2	105.00	$105.00	$472	-27.50
510	510	1	107.00	$107.00	$546	—
625	625	1	100.00	$100.00	$625	-30.00
700–718	712	3	122.00–125.00	$124.02	$883	-24.98
760	760	2	92.00–150.00	$121.00	$920	-12.54
810	810	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,012	+2.50
850–890	877	5	107.00–125.00	$112.59	$987	-39.91
934	934	1	107.50	$107.50	$1,004	-27.46
997	997	2	80.00	$80.00	$798	-65.39

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1505	1295	3	124.00–131.00	$128.29	$1,661	-4.26
1302–1434	1360	3	121.00–125.00	$123.26	$1,676	—
1302–1755	1537	6	129.00–145.00	$138.56	$2,130	-18.90
1553	1553	4	161.00	$161.00	$2,500	—
1320–1790	1576	4	133.00–135.00	$133.64	$2,106	—
1612	1612	3	175.00	$175.00	$2,821	—
1424–1756	1621	7	140.00–161.00	$151.44	$2,455	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,034	—
595	595	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,190	—
635	635	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,175	—
668	668	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,136	—
700	700	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,330	—
808	808	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,454	—
1228	1228	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,965	—

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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.