Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 2, 2023

4,681 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $263.02/cwt ≈ $1,486/hd at 565 lb · 56 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $269.39/cwt +23.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 424 lb · 48 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.89/cwt ≈ $990/hd at 524 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,681	3,213	6,434
Feeder cattle	1,697	235	1,993
Slaughter cattle	2,230	2,394	2,316

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 270 lb slaughter cow deleted**

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1680	1384	10	167.00–176.00	$170.35	$2,358	+7.10
1040–1865	1441	91	116.00–186.00	$176.92	$2,549	—
1180–1870	1555	217	163.00–194.50	$186.77	$2,904	+0.76
1348–1860	1599	73	183.00–202.00	$191.63	$3,064	-4.68
1795	1795	1	184.00	$184.00	$3,303	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–338	330	11	235.00–270.00	$256.40	$846	+1.40
352–388	372	24	240.00–280.00	$273.44	$1,017	—
402–443	424	48	185.00–280.00	$269.39	$1,142	+23.54
462–497	481	45	200.00–290.00	$266.75	$1,283	+64.75
500–541	514	19	185.00–242.50	$220.15	$1,132	-19.85
555–595	565	56	160.00–278.00	$263.02	$1,486	—
605–645	618	21	175.00–287.00	$231.21	$1,429	—
652–690	667	29	177.50–270.00	$206.38	$1,377	+23.89
726–749	737	8	165.00–185.00	$174.47	$1,286	—
761–782	770	7	170.00–185.00	$177.81	$1,369	—
842	842	12	190.00	$190.00	$1,600	—
860–880	871	12	167.50–185.00	$183.53	$1,599	+13.53
902–928	924	12	177.50–195.00	$180.35	$1,666	—
1002–1047	1027	6	167.50–175.00	$172.03	$1,767	—
1134	1134	2	177.50	$177.50	$2,013	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	292	3	220.00–260.00	$233.03	$680	+78.03
327–345	336	4	217.50–245.00	$230.88	$776	+60.88
355–389	379	10	125.00–250.00	$229.77	$871	—
408–445	422	29	150.00–280.00	$215.02	$907	—
455–490	469	23	165.00–275.00	$214.16	$1,004	+59.16
505–538	525	19	167.50–287.00	$234.88	$1,233	+78.73
557–565	558	10	190.00–282.00	$237.39	$1,325	+55.24
610–635	622	5	100.00–250.00	$191.51	$1,191	+42.48
650–685	662	3	175.00–205.00	$185.64	$1,229	+25.24
715–738	732	5	125.00–200.00	$162.53	$1,190	-2.47
760–798	792	10	155.00–160.00	$159.51	$1,263	+23.26
810	810	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,418	+29.00
850	850	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,020	-22.81
973	973	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,508	-9.00
1020–1022	1022	6	147.00–165.00	$150.00	$1,533	—
1185	1185	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,659	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–488	475	12	165.00–200.00	$191.00	$907	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	2	175.00	$175.00	$822	—
510	510	4	135.00–155.00	$145.00	$740	—
721	721	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,082	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293–295	294	5	225.00	$225.00	$662	+15.00
305–331	324	24	190.00–247.00	$221.44	$717	-18.56
358–394	378	36	175.00–227.50	$193.65	$732	—
401–448	427	32	150.00–220.00	$189.36	$809	-30.64
451–486	462	32	157.50–240.00	$187.36	$866	-15.64
500–541	524	45	160.00–255.00	$188.89	$990	—
552–595	568	38	155.00–185.00	$175.62	$998	—
602–642	621	20	160.00–220.00	$171.81	$1,067	—
657–680	669	22	160.00–182.50	$176.28	$1,179	+31.28
705–746	734	23	150.00–186.00	$180.53	$1,325	+16.53
823	823	3	194.00	$194.00	$1,597	—
878	878	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,427	—
906	906	3	182.00	$182.00	$1,649	—
1020	1020	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,734	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	1	300.00	$300.00	$405	—
185	185	1	240.00	$240.00	$444	—
280–285	283	2	180.00–215.00	$197.65	$559	—
300–345	326	16	100.00–240.00	$178.86	$583	—
355–393	369	23	127.50–240.00	$167.39	$618	+17.39
400–448	428	28	140.00–240.00	$185.90	$796	+35.90
455–497	474	23	135.00–235.00	$168.95	$801	+8.95
500–545	524	23	120.00–245.00	$168.97	$885	—
555–565	558	11	127.50–250.00	$164.30	$917	—
602–645	628	9	120.00–200.00	$164.22	$1,031	+19.22
660–692	669	12	150.00–175.00	$168.21	$1,125	+12.21
700–730	711	9	115.00–155.00	$134.45	$956	—
810–811	811	3	115.00–140.00	$131.67	$1,068	—
918	918	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,377	-13.00
970	970	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,377	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50	50	1	60.00	$60.00	$30	-40.00
60–65	63	2	50.00–80.00	$65.60	$41	-69.74
60–65	63	2	385.00–440.00	$411.40	$259	+276.06
70	70	1	400.00	$400.00	$280	+264.66
70	70	1	100.00	$100.00	$70	-35.34
70–75	74	4	75.00–80.00	$76.27	$56	-59.07
80	80	2	400.00–450.00	$425.00	$340	+337.94
80–85	82	7	120.00–200.00	$139.57	$114	-363.46
85	85	2	675.00–710.00	$692.50	$589	-7.50
90	90	1	435.00	$435.00	$392	+320.00
90–95	92	5	630.00–720.00	$680.22	$626	+565.22
90–95	93	8	110.00–160.00	$127.06	$118	-59.87
95	95	1	85.00	$85.00	$81	-390.00
100	100	1	340.00	$340.00	$340	-320.00
110	110	1	80.00	$80.00	$88	-545.00
110	110	1	150.00	$150.00	$165	-475.00
1040–1672	1321	9	122.00–170.00	$141.67	$1,871	-32.64
1055–1690	1332	25	156.00–184.00	$169.51	$2,258	-13.31
1263–1685	1380	14	172.00–186.00	$177.02	$2,443	+0.46

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
591	591	4	150.00	$150.00	$886	—
608	608	2	142.00	$142.00	$863	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	2	132.50	$132.50	$987	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
45	45	1	20.00	$20.00	$9	—
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	$50	-11.05
55	55	1	40.00	$40.00	$22	-71.05
60	60	1	350.00	$350.00	$210	+238.95
65	65	1	600.00	$600.00	$390	+315.00
70–75	71	7	100.00–350.00	$239.00	$170	+128.66
70–75	71	6	5.00–65.00	$45.24	$32	-65.10
70–75	72	3	585.00–790.00	$720.00	$518	+609.66
70–75	73	8	260.00–375.00	$300.26	$219	+189.92
70–75	73	12	310.00–400.00	$360.11	$263	+249.77
75	75	1	375.00	$375.00	$281	+125.00
80–85	82	3	160.00–360.00	$262.86	$216	-244.45
80–85	82	5	610.00–690.00	$656.65	$538	+149.34
80–85	83	40	300.00–400.00	$356.98	$296	+17.63
80–85	84	19	650.00–800.00	$768.55	$646	+429.20
80–85	84	10	230.00–365.00	$325.66	$274	-13.69
85	85	3	50.00–125.00	$78.33	$67	-603.29
85	85	2	360.00–400.00	$380.00	$323	-301.62
90–95	92	16	675.00–790.00	$726.67	$669	+46.41
90–95	92	13	230.00–365.00	$303.63	$279	-376.63
90–95	92	57	300.00–380.00	$343.52	$316	-336.74
90–95	93	2	350.00–675.00	$508.11	$473	-172.15
90–95	93	6	150.00–360.00	$311.49	$290	-368.77
90–95	94	13	600.00–975.00	$684.49	$643	+359.65
100–105	101	6	675.00–760.00	$704.96	$712	+362.62
100–105	102	50	300.00–380.00	$343.59	$350	+1.25
100–105	103	8	270.00–345.00	$300.03	$309	-19.89
100–105	104	16	600.00–690.00	$657.68	$684	+11.64
105	105	1	335.00	$335.00	$352	-90.00
105	105	1	325.00	$325.00	$341	-100.00
110	110	2	610.00–660.00	$635.00	$698	+10.00
110–115	111	17	300.00–365.00	$335.66	$373	+17.04
110–115	113	2	250.00–335.00	$291.56	$329	-153.88
115	115	1	170.00	$170.00	$196	-275.44
120	120	1	630.00	$630.00	$756	+355.00
120	120	1	75.00	$75.00	$90	-200.00
120	120	2	235.00–300.00	$267.50	$321	-7.50
120	120	1	290.00	$290.00	$348	+15.00
120–125	121	5	300.00–365.00	$328.02	$397	+53.02
125	125	1	60.00	$60.00	$75	-210.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
248	248	3	295.00	$295.00	$732	—
294	294	1	245.00	$245.00	$720	—
373–383	377	8	262.50–270.00	$267.14	$1,007	—
412–445	426	13	230.00–285.00	$264.57	$1,127	+74.57
457–497	464	26	172.50–240.00	$226.42	$1,051	—
511–540	521	29	165.00–290.00	$211.58	$1,102	—
550–588	567	23	160.00–185.00	$173.20	$982	+28.20
600–616	609	9	160.00–190.00	$176.75	$1,076	—
692	692	5	180.00	$180.00	$1,246	—
707	707	2	177.50	$177.50	$1,255	—
801	801	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,202	—
890	890	1	107.00	$107.00	$952	—
920	920	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,306	—
1060–1065	1063	2	110.00–146.00	$127.96	$1,360	—
1285	1285	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,414	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	215.00	$215.00	$441	—
260	260	1	150.00	$150.00	$390	—
303–335	326	7	175.00–300.00	$208.21	$679	+38.21
350–375	368	5	170.00–220.00	$182.58	$672	-2.42
400–440	423	5	120.00–240.00	$195.47	$827	+49.36
470–490	482	5	127.00–215.00	$151.22	$729	—
500–545	526	4	150.00–230.00	$204.35	$1,075	+69.74
550–580	566	10	137.00–260.00	$225.73	$1,278	+93.73
622–638	633	5	137.00–230.00	$195.78	$1,239	+60.78
720	720	1	135.00	$135.00	$972	—
752–762	758	6	120.00–137.50	$129.14	$979	—
840	840	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,134	—
997	997	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,196	—
1190	1190	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,250	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417–448	434	11	180.00–182.50	$180.94	$785	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	140.00	$140.00	$385	+45.00
310	310	1	100.00	$100.00	$310	-40.00
580	580	1	105.00	$105.00	$609	—
610	610	1	90.00	$90.00	$549	—
720	720	1	92.00	$92.00	$662	+5.00
760	760	1	125.00	$125.00	$950	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	185.00	$185.00	$398	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	60.00	$60.00	$213	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1400	1238	85-90%	4	92.00–95.00	$93.20	$1,154	+28.35
815–1495	1255	85-90%	63	52.00–82.00	$72.21	$906	+10.19
882–1650	1302	85-90%	119	64.00–90.00	$76.33	$994	-23.91
965–1605	1311	85-90%	34	60.00–68.00	$64.46	$845	-35.78

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1680	1407	80-85%	15	66.00–83.00	$77.64	$1,092	—
880–1875	1433	80-85%	155	77.00–96.00	$84.78	$1,215	—
1245–1590	1433	80-85%	6	97.00–112.00	$100.21	$1,436	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1925	1601	75-80%	85	84.00–105.00	$95.25	$1,525	-1.17
1615–1835	1717	75-80%	7	86.00–96.00	$91.30	$1,568	—
1450–2100	1727	75-80%	16	95.00–107.00	$101.99	$1,761	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–2005	1591	65-75%	7	96.00–108.00	$101.88	$1,621	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1860	1424	11	130.00–136.00	$131.82	$1,877	—
1105–1790	1542	7	145.00–152.00	$148.00	$2,282	—
1105–1900	1599	9	142.00–146.00	$143.27	$2,291	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175	1175	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,010	—
1075–1890	1455	10	110.00–126.00	$118.85	$1,729	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1550	1429	4	164.00–170.00	$167.57	$2,395	—
1445–1495	1470	2	176.00–178.00	$176.98	$2,602	—
1465–1765	1580	4	154.00–160.00	$157.09	$2,482	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1222–2072	1649	10	102.00–120.00	$112.00	$1,847	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1200	1147	3	116.00	$116.00	$1,331	—
1040–1464	1189	6	130.00–132.00	$131.04	$1,558	—
1005–1782	1300	14	120.00–151.00	$130.05	$1,691	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	65.00	$65.00	$162	—
310	310	1	95.00	$95.00	$294	—
370	370	1	107.00	$107.00	$396	—
570	570	1	130.00	$130.00	$741	—
705	705	1	110.00	$110.00	$776	—
765	765	1	110.00	$110.00	$842	+29.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1856	1429	15	123.00–151.00	$139.63	$1,995	—
1080–1860	1547	15	138.00–164.00	$149.72	$2,316	+5.13
1420–1904	1626	8	119.00–144.00	$133.05	$2,163	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	125.00	$125.00	$338	-25.00
342	342	1	165.00	$165.00	$564	+10.00
360	360	1	115.00	$115.00	$414	-42.50
400–418	409	2	95.00–160.00	$128.22	$524	+6.50
452–490	464	6	85.00–135.00	$119.24	$553	-3.26
530–545	534	5	100.00–130.00	$122.00	$651	-37.69
580	580	1	135.00	$135.00	$783	+7.50
685–692	691	5	110.00–135.00	$130.04	$899	—
760–795	778	2	80.00–145.00	$113.23	$881	-21.77
875	875	1	104.00	$104.00	$910	-22.00
953	953	6	134.00	$134.00	$1,277	—
1000–1020	1010	2	118.00–125.00	$121.47	$1,227	—
1110	1110	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,310	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	122.00	$122.00	$342	—
395	395	1	105.00	$105.00	$415	—
528	528	2	85.00	$85.00	$449	—
669	669	4	82.00	$82.00	$549	—

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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.