Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 23, 2023

4,197 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.53/cwt -12.01 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 429 lb · 11 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.74/cwt -21.49 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 520 lb · 11 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $226.42/cwt +23.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,283/hd at 566 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,197	5,237	3,831
Feeder cattle	423	1,031	1,083
Slaughter cattle	2,107	2,281	1,562
Replacement cattle	—	7	—

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1275	1223	2	150.00–160.00	$155.21	$1,898	—
1355–1405	1380	2	173.00–174.00	$173.49	$2,394	-4.51
1330–1545	1415	4	181.00–190.00	$186.28	$2,636	+16.06
1165–1850	1420	67	122.00–182.00	$174.22	$2,474	+4.00
1325–1620	1536	7	189.00–191.00	$189.75	$2,915	+9.16
1270–1785	1550	118	172.00–190.00	$184.48	$2,859	—
1344–1832	1576	63	183.00–197.00	$191.62	$3,020	+1.99
1475–1825	1619	24	194.00–200.00	$196.38	$3,179	+13.76
1310–1825	1667	9	197.00–201.00	$198.73	$3,313	+1.71
1800	1800	1	144.00	$144.00	$2,592	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–320	315	3	162.00–182.00	$175.22	$552	—
355–372	367	4	190.00–205.00	$196.16	$720	-13.84
414 value added	414	5	255.00	$255.00	$1,056	—
450 value added	450	1	215.00	$215.00	$968	—
457	457	3	172.00	$172.00	$786	-75.46
545	545	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,036	-41.62
565 value added	565	9	235.00	$235.00	$1,328	—
550–595	573	2	180.00–195.00	$187.79	$1,076	-15.29
615	615	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,058	-79.02
668–698	682	5	147.50–180.00	$163.79	$1,117	-17.90
720–738	729	2	150.00–240.00	$194.44	$1,417	+16.94
745 value added	745	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,788	—
763	763	7	200.00	$200.00	$1,526	—
842	842	2	212.00	$212.00	$1,785	—
850	850	1	242.00	$242.00	$2,057	+66.00
944	944	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,251	—
982	982	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,277	-35.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	130.00	$130.00	$273	-27.55
310	310	1	130.00	$130.00	$403	-103.52
352–399	380	5	145.00–180.00	$164.41	$625	-4.85
535	535	1	175.00	$175.00	$936	+14.58
552–555	554	2	140.00–145.00	$142.49	$789	-77.24
636	636	1	130.00	$130.00	$827	-43.30
712–730	718	3	115.00–150.00	$126.86	$911	-26.92
814–830	822	2	155.00–175.00	$165.10	$1,357	+0.10
916	916	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,099	-20.00
952	952	6	142.50–150.00	$146.25	$1,392	+1.25

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	137.50	$137.50	$426	—
372	372	2	160.00	$160.00	$595	-25.00
442–446	444	2	127.50–155.00	$141.19	$627	-8.81
478–493	484	7	120.00–145.00	$138.63	$671	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	1	110.00	$110.00	$72	+105.00
65	65	1	45.00	$45.00	$29	+40.00
70	70	1	475.00	$475.00	$332	+445.27
70–75	72	3	15.00–30.00	$21.51	$15	-8.22
75	75	1	425.00	$425.00	$319	-253.33
75	75	1	75.00	$75.00	$56	-603.33
75	75	2	50.00–60.00	$55.00	$41	-623.33
80	80	1	65.00	$65.00	$52	-20.00
80	80	1	40.00	$40.00	$32	-45.00
80–85	82	3	125.00–550.00	$402.55	$330	-246.47
85	85	1	450.00	$450.00	$382	-30.00
85	85	2	585.00–660.00	$622.50	$529	+142.50
85–86	86	2	110.00–275.00	$192.02	$165	-17.67
90	90	1	75.00	$75.00	$68	-450.00
90–95	93	2	100.00–130.00	$114.59	$107	-602.66
90–95	93	3	610.00–660.00	$639.64	$595	-77.61
95	95	2	475.00–550.00	$512.50	$487	+505.50
100	100	2	140.00–165.00	$152.50	$152	-511.61
105	105	1	90.00	$90.00	$94	-208.15
110	110	1	600.00	$600.00	$660	+500.00
115	115	1	30.00	$30.00	$34	-592.56
125	125	1	475.00	$475.00	$594	+246.50
1298–1450	1368	7	176.50–183.00	$180.21	$2,465	+6.80
1205–1690	1455	11	169.00–188.00	$176.09	$2,562	-10.91
1215–1818	1460	24	137.00–175.00	$165.26	$2,413	-21.74
1445–1570	1520	3	188.00–193.00	$191.42	$2,910	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	110.00	$110.00	$258	-45.21
270–296	283	4	90.00–152.50	$137.00	$388	-4.54
310–346	329	7	100.00–165.00	$138.31	$455	-11.54
355–396	373	4	125.00–170.00	$147.50	$550	+0.21
405	405	1	157.00	$157.00	$636	+12.46
400–445	431	10	95.00–170.00	$130.08	$561	-14.46
460–495	469	8	120.00–175.00	$151.91	$712	+3.95
508–545	520	11	75.00–175.00	$138.74	$721	-21.49
558	558	2	135.00	$135.00	$753	-9.23
615–649	645	9	150.00–162.00	$159.39	$1,028	+2.60
660–672	663	7	100.00–145.00	$133.44	$885	-19.03
700–730	711	3	110.00–145.00	$126.10	$897	-14.39
785	785	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,217	+26.18
805–825	815	2	105.00–110.00	$107.53	$876	-38.90
915	915	1	75.00	$75.00	$686	-41.34
970	970	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,600	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	200.00	$200.00	$570	—
310	310	1	190.00	$190.00	$589	+10.00
405–449	439	6	135.00–187.00	$172.81	$759	-8.16
491 value added	491	6	175.00	$175.00	$859	—
505–545	525	2	125.00–170.00	$146.64	$770	-29.05
565	565	1	140.00	$140.00	$791	-30.65
582 value added	582	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,018	—
655	655	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,081	+9.97
798	798	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,037	—
910	910	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,092	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–365	361	3	157.50–160.00	$158.31	$571	—
448	448	1	162.50	$162.50	$728	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295	1295	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,321	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	1	35.00	$35.00	$19	+30.00
60–65	63	2	10.00–55.00	$33.40	$21	+28.40
65	65	1	200.00	$200.00	$130	+195.00
70	70	1	425.00	$425.00	$298	+415.00
70–75	71	9	200.00–210.00	$203.36	$144	+170.17
70–75	72	8	7.00–55.00	$20.29	$15	-157.04
70–75	73	8	100.00–300.00	$185.17	$135	+7.84
70–75	74	9	300.00–385.00	$344.36	$255	-2.19
75	75	1	700.00	$700.00	$525	+447.94
80–85	82	5	30.00–100.00	$69.45	$57	-515.85
80–85	82	9	600.00–710.00	$675.07	$554	+89.77
82	82	3	400.00	$400.00	$328	-185.30
80–88	83	36	275.00–400.00	$349.86	$290	-235.44
80–88	84	12	200.00–355.00	$236.21	$198	-495.62
80–88	84	8	50.00–300.00	$160.33	$135	-571.50
80–88	85	24	550.00–825.00	$723.21	$615	+373.21
90	90	1	75.00	$75.00	$68	-10.00
90–96	92	12	100.00–335.00	$165.96	$153	-572.72
90–94	92	2	485.00–525.00	$505.43	$465	-233.25
90–95	93	24	450.00–720.00	$658.76	$613	-79.92
90–98	93	91	260.00–400.00	$337.54	$314	-401.14
90–98	93	27	550.00–750.00	$668.35	$622	-70.33
90–96	93	23	70.00–345.00	$228.20	$212	-510.48
100	100	1	75.00	$75.00	$75	-136.67
100	100	1	350.00	$350.00	$350	+138.33
100–105	102	8	610.00–725.00	$659.72	$673	+317.54
100–105	102	6	85.00–310.00	$192.21	$196	-149.97
100–102	102	4	345.00–550.00	$480.67	$490	+138.49
100–105	103	17	450.00–710.00	$666.39	$686	+638.71
100–108	103	62	270.00–400.00	$344.83	$355	+317.15
100–105	104	11	200.00–340.00	$282.03	$293	+254.35
110	110	3	235.00–270.00	$258.33	$284	-391.05
110	110	1	110.00	$110.00	$121	-539.38
110–115	111	35	200.00–395.00	$345.03	$383	-304.35
110–115	113	5	585.00–660.00	$637.70	$721	-72.30
110–115	113	6	625.00–675.00	$649.34	$734	-60.66
120	120	1	585.00	$585.00	$702	-55.00
120	120	2	200.00–285.00	$242.50	$291	-397.50
120	120	1	110.00	$110.00	$132	-530.00
120	120	6	310.00–345.00	$329.17	$395	-310.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	137.00	$137.00	$240	—
290	290	2	170.00	$170.00	$493	-20.00
316	316	1	170.00	$170.00	$537	-10.27
355–393	377	7	60.00–170.00	$141.36	$533	-13.64
475–483	481	5	72.00–170.00	$150.66	$725	+9.00
506–510	508	2	100.00–130.00	$114.94	$584	-60.70
555–575	563	3	82.00–110.00	$92.90	$523	-80.45
600–640	623	5	90.00–115.00	$107.58	$670	-24.75
680–685	683	2	105.00–130.00	$117.45	$802	-7.63
730	730	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,058	-5.00
750–762	757	3	110.00–115.00	$111.65	$845	-48.35
820–840	830	2	107.00–117.50	$112.31	$932	-14.69
856–890	873	2	122.50–155.00	$139.07	$1,214	+34.07
922	922	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,106	—
966	966	1	117.50	$117.50	$1,135	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	175.00	$175.00	$455	—
325	325	1	200.00	$200.00	$650	+15.00
362	362	2	155.00	$155.00	$561	-66.61
425	425	1	180.00	$180.00	$765	-51.70
477–495	484	5	167.00–180.00	$173.88	$842	-25.33
568–580	573	9	167.00–180.00	$174.14	$998	+2.14
605	605	1	155.00	$155.00	$938	-55.80
690	690	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,449	+35.79
705–738	722	2	120.00–180.00	$149.31	$1,078	—
840	840	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,344	+5.00
856–870	863	2	170.00–185.00	$177.56	$1,532	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	85.00	$85.00	$348	-27.61

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
958–1715	1435	80-85%	51	69.00–84.50	$80.61	$1,157	-4.84
960–1950	1438	80-85%	170	73.00–104.00	$84.81	$1,220	-0.64
1375–1770	1550	80-85%	7	90.00–94.00	$92.03	$1,426	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
838–1525	1196	85-90%	32	16.00–71.00	$60.57	$724	—
855–1525	1264	85-90%	7	50.00–64.00	$57.04	$721	-12.93
835–1795	1288	85-90%	107	62.00–82.00	$72.46	$933	+2.49
925–1760	1333	85-90%	64	72.00–89.00	$76.59	$1,021	+0.21

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1850	1540	75-80%	24	65.00–94.50	$91.75	$1,413	—
1170–2065	1611	75-80%	93	80.00–110.00	$95.27	$1,535	+0.02
1350–1985	1773	75-80%	18	95.00–109.00	$101.11	$1,793	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1890	1573	65-75%	13	90.00–116.00	$96.56	$1,519	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1735	1373	8	40.00–158.00	$145.85	$2,003	-8.94
1235–1835	1511	5	137.00–176.00	$158.37	$2,393	+12.73
1195–2180	1619	26	80.00–164.00	$129.16	$2,091	-32.55
1220–2080	1779	10	122.00–143.00	$130.97	$2,330	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1680	1478	3	148.00–150.00	$149.01	$2,202	—
1023–2075	1631	11	130.00–140.00	$135.73	$2,214	-1.22

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1266–1754	1434	13	107.00–130.50	$118.65	$1,701	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480–2186	1791	8	105.00–116.00	$112.10	$2,008	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1790	1334	20	88.00–139.00	$123.26	$1,644	-1.81
1275–1685	1515	5	143.00–145.00	$143.82	$2,179	—
1260–1926	1579	13	128.00–149.00	$143.16	$2,260	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–296	273	2	110.00–160.00	$137.11	$374	+22.33
320–340	334	4	110.00–162.50	$131.98	$441	—
380	380	1	130.00	$130.00	$494	+30.91
480–486	483	2	120.00–140.00	$129.94	$628	+59.94
690	690	1	95.00	$95.00	$656	-10.00
748	748	5	90.00	$90.00	$673	—
750	750	1	105.00	$105.00	$788	—
918–928	923	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,108	—
966–998	977	3	110.00–120.00	$113.40	$1,108	—
1024–1026	1025	2	117.50–122.50	$120.00	$1,230	+20.00
1070–1094	1085	3	97.00–125.00	$115.80	$1,256	+7.80
1112–1134	1123	2	117.50–125.00	$121.21	$1,361	—
1295	1295	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,256	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1395	1189	5	113.00–115.00	$114.40	$1,360	—
1072–1635	1335	10	81.00–153.00	$124.30	$1,659	-7.89
1305–1490	1398	2	120.00–122.00	$121.07	$1,693	-9.50
1420–1550	1467	3	166.00–169.00	$167.71	$2,460	—
1305–1795	1501	7	130.00–164.00	$145.47	$2,184	—
1275–1845	1549	17	136.00–172.00	$152.76	$2,366	+5.82

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	1	137.50	$137.50	$443	-1.01
350–368	358	5	127.00–162.50	$149.86	$536	+29.86
405	405	1	52.00	$52.00	$211	-64.76
480	480	1	110.00	$110.00	$528	+25.45
500	500	1	110.00	$110.00	$550	+20.89
570–599	592	4	80.00–100.00	$95.18	$563	-9.61
630	630	1	125.00	$125.00	$788	+1.27
688	688	1	117.50	$117.50	$808	+17.50
915	915	1	87.00	$87.00	$796	-27.00
985–998	992	2	80.00–117.50	$98.87	$981	—
1055	1055	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,266	+1.46
1125	1125	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,418	—
1155	1155	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,270	—

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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.