Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 30, 2023

5,342 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $190.81/cwt +44.17 vs last sale · ≈ $992/hd at 520 lb · 78 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.49/cwt +17.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,025/hd at 568 lb · 46 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $228.37/cwt +1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,325/hd at 580 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,342	4,197	6,729
Feeder cattle	1,367	423	1,912
Slaughter cattle	2,040	2,107	2,613

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1225	1039	5	120.00–160.00	$133.49	$1,387	—
1240–1335	1288	2	144.00	$144.00	$1,855	—
1340	1340	1	166.00	$166.00	$2,224	—
950–1800	1468	42	108.00–183.00	$170.67	$2,505	—
1330–1630	1480	2	173.00–174.00	$173.55	$2,569	—
1265–1862	1552	121	172.00–191.00	$183.56	$2,849	-0.92
1395–1750	1569	104	186.00–200.00	$194.27	$3,048	+2.65
1450–1715	1613	4	183.00–187.00	$184.41	$2,975	-11.97
1435–1715	1614	8	200.00–206.00	$201.44	$3,251	+5.06
1335–1845	1627	45	185.00–196.00	$191.25	$3,112	-5.13

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433–448	442	5	217.50–242.50	$227.30	$1,005	—
460–496	483	29	200.00–245.00	$226.07	$1,092	+54.07
502–547	525	34	205.00–240.00	$224.31	$1,178	+34.31
567–598	580	44	195.00–275.00	$228.37	$1,325	+40.58
603–644	629	37	195.00–235.00	$221.21	$1,391	+49.21
667–683	674	30	190.00–265.00	$224.71	$1,515	+60.92
723–749	732	15	195.00–228.00	$216.74	$1,587	+22.30
763–772	765	9	191.00–250.00	$204.23	$1,562	+4.23
885	885	2	157.50	$157.50	$1,394	-84.50
1037	1037	4	153.00	$153.00	$1,587	—
1050	1050	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,838	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	284	4	140.00–160.00	$155.07	$440	—
344	344	2	165.00	$165.00	$568	+35.00
370–390	377	8	120.00–207.50	$151.79	$572	-12.62
409–420	413	8	135.00–170.00	$159.23	$658	—
465–490	473	6	150.00–205.00	$168.98	$799	—
517–525	522	5	150.00–210.00	$173.78	$907	-1.22
550–584	569	14	165.00–200.00	$182.17	$1,037	+39.68
615–627	623	3	105.00–165.00	$145.26	$905	+15.26
665–690	681	7	117.00–175.00	$135.49	$923	—
735	735	1	100.00	$100.00	$735	-26.86
750–792	773	11	145.00–187.00	$171.43	$1,325	—
810	810	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,336	-0.10
874	874	6	150.00	$150.00	$1,311	—
905	905	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,176	+10.00
995	995	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,642	—
1092	1092	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,529	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–393	391	7	190.00–227.50	$216.94	$848	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268	268	3	190.00	$190.00	$509	-10.00
300–324	308	3	147.50–180.00	$158.90	$489	-31.10
355–385	373	15	150.00–210.00	$170.65	$637	—
405–446	428	25	137.00–215.00	$204.83	$877	+32.02
450–496	469	34	145.00–212.50	$188.70	$885	—
505–540	520	78	160.00–220.00	$190.81	$992	+44.17
552–587	568	46	152.50–205.00	$180.49	$1,025	+40.49
601–637	615	20	130.00–182.50	$165.14	$1,016	—
663–698	685	17	160.00–182.50	$169.11	$1,158	+4.11
715	715	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,037	—
777–796	784	8	150.00–155.00	$151.86	$1,191	+21.86
812–817	815	4	145.00–175.00	$159.95	$1,304	—
952	952	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,333	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–297	283	7	100.00–155.00	$135.98	$385	-1.02
302–345	327	17	125.00–145.00	$133.85	$438	-4.46
350–398	378	26	125.00–205.00	$161.25	$610	+13.75
400–440	425	30	95.00–182.50	$162.29	$690	+32.21
467–499	487	15	105.00–172.50	$158.51	$772	+6.60
518–546	532	21	124.00–187.50	$159.32	$848	+20.58
553–580	563	18	112.50–192.50	$149.67	$843	+14.67
600–645	623	9	104.00–160.00	$136.53	$851	-22.86
660–691	683	8	125.00–160.00	$134.72	$920	+1.28
716	716	3	120.00	$120.00	$859	-6.10
822–830	824	5	96.00–135.00	$127.14	$1,048	+19.61
850–855	851	4	98.00–140.00	$129.45	$1,102	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	1	110.00	$110.00	$72	+65.00
65	65	1	90.00	$90.00	$58	+45.00
70	70	1	135.00	$135.00	$94	-340.00
70	70	1	500.00	$500.00	$350	+25.00
70	70	1	10.00	$10.00	$7	-465.00
70–75	72	3	310.00–510.00	$396.05	$285	+374.54
70–75	73	2	100.00–160.00	$128.97	$94	+107.46
70–75	73	3	100.00–160.00	$120.45	$88	+98.94
80	80	1	25.00	$25.00	$20	-15.00
80–88	83	5	130.00–190.00	$156.48	$130	-246.07
80–85	83	3	225.00–325.00	$265.50	$220	-137.05
80–85	84	4	600.00–650.00	$631.34	$530	+8.84
82–86	84	3	70.00–120.00	$103.00	$87	-519.50
90	90	1	135.00	$135.00	$122	+60.00
90–95	94	5	610.00–650.00	$628.78	$591	+514.19
90–98	95	8	120.00–200.00	$153.75	$146	-358.75
94–95	95	3	100.00–110.00	$103.31	$98	-409.19
100	100	1	625.00	$625.00	$625	+472.50
100–105	103	5	140.00–200.00	$165.18	$170	+75.18
100–105	103	3	110.00–125.00	$118.31	$122	+28.31
100–105	103	2	15.00–60.00	$36.95	$38	-53.05
105	105	1	285.00	$285.00	$299	+195.00
110–115	113	2	120.00	$120.00	$136	+90.00
115	115	1	560.00	$560.00	$644	+530.00
970	970	1	90.00	$90.00	$873	—
1120–1275	1198	2	154.00–158.00	$155.87	$1,867	—
1170–1240	1205	2	164.00–165.00	$164.51	$1,982	—
1100–1705	1328	35	161.00–185.00	$174.05	$2,311	—
1220–1367	1330	4	178.00–180.00	$178.46	$2,374	—
1025–1950	1404	16	108.00–170.00	$159.71	$2,242	—
1263–1730	1487	12	179.00–193.00	$184.47	$2,743	+19.21

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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	10.00	$10.00	$6	-25.00
70–75	72	3	225.00–260.00	$238.84	$172	+218.55
70–75	73	2	75.00–140.00	$106.38	$78	-78.79
75	75	3	585.00–710.00	$661.67	$496	-38.33
75	75	2	625.00–650.00	$637.50	$478	-62.50
75	75	6	300.00–390.00	$356.67	$268	-343.33
75	75	1	500.00	$500.00	$375	-200.00
75–76	75	3	20.00–60.00	$36.64	$27	-663.36
80	80	1	20.00	$20.00	$16	-49.45
80	80	1	250.00	$250.00	$200	+180.55
80–85	83	8	570.00–635.00	$609.66	$506	+259.80
80–88	83	7	200.00–385.00	$267.14	$222	-82.72
80–86	83	52	300.00–400.00	$344.86	$286	-5.00
80–85	83	9	100.00–300.00	$201.34	$167	-148.52
80–88	85	22	650.00–795.00	$684.28	$582	-38.93
85	85	1	175.00	$175.00	$149	-548.21
90	90	2	200.00–375.00	$287.50	$259	+212.50
90–96	92	17	230.00–385.00	$287.88	$265	+121.92
90–95	92	27	550.00–640.00	$614.99	$566	+449.03
90–96	93	26	610.00–740.00	$650.54	$605	-17.81
90–96	93	73	300.00–395.00	$344.50	$320	-323.85
95	95	2	20.00–30.00	$25.00	$24	-643.35
100	100	1	300.00	$300.00	$300	-50.00
100–105	102	17	600.00–770.00	$652.80	$666	+172.13
100–105	102	4	55.00–190.00	$137.52	$140	-343.15
100–108	102	68	300.00–397.00	$367.68	$375	-112.99
100–105	102	17	550.00–640.00	$599.09	$611	+118.42
100–106	103	5	210.00–300.00	$255.17	$263	-411.22
110	110	1	100.00	$100.00	$110	-158.33
110–115	111	33	300.00–395.00	$372.64	$414	+27.61
110–115	112	12	450.00–610.00	$572.13	$641	-65.57
110–115	113	2	560.00–600.00	$579.56	$655	-58.14
110–115	113	2	105.00–325.00	$217.44	$246	-420.26
115	115	2	250.00–270.00	$260.00	$299	-377.70
120	120	1	140.00	$140.00	$168	-445.00
120	120	5	325.00–350.00	$339.00	$407	-246.00
120	120	1	525.00	$525.00	$630	-60.00
120–125	122	3	550.00–575.00	$558.56	$681	-26.44
125	125	1	250.00	$250.00	$312	-335.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	145.00	$145.00	$420	-30.00
328	328	3	230.00	$230.00	$754	+30.00
362–375	370	6	165.00–220.00	$184.64	$683	+29.64
445	445	2	180.00	$180.00	$801	±0.00
450–492	468	18	182.50–225.00	$199.07	$932	+25.19
500–545	529	40	130.00–237.00	$199.44	$1,055	—
551–590	574	13	125.00–202.50	$167.82	$963	-6.32
605–635	615	25	165.00–207.00	$186.48	$1,147	+31.48
665–672	668	4	125.00–155.00	$141.01	$942	-68.99
725	725	3	159.00	$159.00	$1,153	+9.69
857–867	862	4	122.50–155.00	$138.66	$1,195	-38.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	217	3	130.00–200.00	$151.54	$329	—
335	335	1	160.00	$160.00	$536	-10.00
362–392	371	10	125.00–150.00	$137.42	$510	-3.94
412–447	433	13	100.00–170.00	$146.52	$634	—
460–497	473	8	107.00–145.00	$129.48	$612	-21.18
510–545	525	9	107.00–170.00	$137.88	$724	+22.94
595	595	1	140.00	$140.00	$833	+47.10
605–637	625	10	77.00–170.00	$144.51	$903	+36.93
951–990	961	4	98.00–108.00	$100.58	$967	-16.92

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334–340	337	3	110.00–145.00	$133.24	$449	—
387	387	2	100.00	$100.00	$387	—
405	405	1	125.00	$125.00	$506	+40.00
509–526	519	9	95.00–125.00	$106.76	$554	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1935	1372	80-85%	149	73.00–99.00	$83.73	$1,149	—
1120–1660	1384	80-85%	9	68.00–81.00	$77.61	$1,074	—
1095–1930	1539	80-85%	76	87.00–96.00	$90.33	$1,390	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1515	1171	85-90%	14	60.00–69.00	$64.95	$761	+4.38
908–1370	1217	85-90%	4	78.00–84.00	$80.58	$981	—
970–1980	1251	85-90%	62	30.00–76.00	$68.57	$858	+11.53
770–1776	1299	85-90%	118	60.00–86.00	$76.31	$991	+3.85

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1760	1578	75-80%	4	87.00–90.00	$88.65	$1,399	—
1015–2050	1595	75-80%	90	81.00–105.00	$94.79	$1,512	—
1445–2130	1802	75-80%	10	96.00–108.00	$101.54	$1,830	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1234–1860	1573	65-75%	29	92.00–124.00	$98.84	$1,555	+2.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1425	1088	3	64.00–84.00	$77.87	$847	—
1100–2135	1548	31	83.00–130.50	$110.65	$1,713	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1335	1275	5	139.00–146.00	$142.21	$1,813	—
1025–1520	1321	7	130.00–136.00	$133.67	$1,766	—
1060–2125	1545	10	122.00–128.00	$124.48	$1,923	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1994	1556	14	98.00–128.00	$113.29	$1,763	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,882	—
1325–1780	1553	2	168.00–170.00	$169.15	$2,627	—
1480–1700	1578	6	156.00–162.00	$159.69	$2,520	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1180	1156	5	124.00–128.00	$124.82	$1,443	—
1305	1305	2	133.00–146.00	$139.50	$1,820	+16.24
1380–1400	1390	2	140.00–143.00	$141.51	$1,967	—
1275–1902	1626	6	114.00–148.00	$136.27	$2,216	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	1	132.50	$132.50	$443	+0.52
350	350	1	90.00	$90.00	$315	-40.00
1032	1032	1	117.50	$117.50	$1,213	-2.50

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1712	1391	14	108.00–138.00	$126.10	$1,754	+5.03
1252–1715	1481	18	148.00–173.00	$160.71	$2,380	-7.00
1310–1820	1522	19	143.00–158.00	$149.31	$2,272	+3.84

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
276	276	2	130.00	$130.00	$359	—
306–336	323	7	140.00	$140.00	$452	+2.50
359–371	366	5	75.00–137.50	$99.51	$364	-50.35
480	480	1	75.00	$75.00	$360	-35.00
500–512	508	3	65.00–72.00	$69.70	$354	-40.30
550	550	1	122.50	$122.50	$674	—
615–645	625	3	72.00–120.00	$88.51	$553	-36.49
667	667	2	110.00	$110.00	$734	-7.50
830	830	1	104.00	$104.00	$863	—
895	895	6	129.00	$129.00	$1,155	—
925	925	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,054	+27.00
961	961	3	122.00	$122.00	$1,172	+23.13
1015	1015	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,137	—

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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.