Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 11, 2023

4,556 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.89/cwt -0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $960/hd at 575 lb · 19 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.41/cwt -27.29 vs last sale · ≈ $540/hd at 382 lb · 17 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.49/cwt +18.66 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 530 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,556	3,893	5,118
Feeder cattle	598	615	262
Slaughter cattle	2,457	1,789	2,804
Replacement cattle	4	—	0

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350	1350	1	178.00	$178.00	$2,403	—
1155–1720	1506	52	138.00–173.00	$161.95	$2,439	-3.09
1425–1635	1523	5	178.00–183.00	$180.22	$2,745	+15.18
1270–1870	1566	106	154.00–180.00	$173.14	$2,711	-9.47
1395–1800	1601	4	189.00–193.00	$191.39	$3,064	-0.27
1410–1888	1634	103	171.00–189.00	$182.07	$2,975	-9.59
1532–1768	1645	4	134.00–153.00	$145.33	$2,391	-29.15

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	6	240.00	$240.00	$900	—
425–443	439	4	132.00–220.00	$198.68	$872	—
480	480	1	195.00	$195.00	$936	—
505–545	520	11	165.00–255.00	$222.48	$1,157	-15.05
555–590	565	4	175.00–230.00	$191.05	$1,079	-9.95
620–632	629	5	175.00–230.00	$204.93	$1,289	+10.30
668–691	679	11	172.00–192.00	$183.32	$1,245	—
705–748	733	5	155.00–180.00	$161.10	$1,181	-38.76
780–795	785	3	165.00–175.00	$171.62	$1,347	-3.38
800–820	813	7	170.00–195.00	$182.88	$1,487	+0.93
850–883	875	4	160.00–180.00	$164.86	$1,443	-21.48
900	900	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,395	-29.56
1011	1011	3	152.00	$152.00	$1,537	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–287	285	3	170.00–190.00	$183.44	$523	—
304	304	1	145.00	$145.00	$441	—
360–395	371	6	145.00–245.00	$198.73	$737	—
410–430	420	2	135.00–160.00	$147.20	$618	-40.46
460–495	478	3	135.00–145.00	$139.09	$665	-31.25
510–535	523	5	135.00–165.00	$154.83	$810	—
560–564	561	7	135.00–170.00	$162.86	$914	+32.86
600–645	618	3	120.00–145.00	$129.96	$803	—
670–698	687	5	152.50–155.00	$154.02	$1,058	+42.02
710–735	723	3	135.00–150.00	$144.99	$1,048	-28.33
770–786	782	4	165.00	$165.00	$1,290	—
817–835	821	5	120.00–167.00	$146.68	$1,204	+34.68
885	885	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,106	—
925	925	3	145.00–160.00	$155.00	$1,434	-11.65

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
592	592	2	152.50	$152.50	$903	—
750	750	3	143.00	$143.00	$1,072	—
880	880	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,188	—
928	928	3	139.00	$139.00	$1,290	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	1	75.00	$75.00	$45	+61.59
60–65	63	3	30.00–55.00	$41.97	$26	+28.56
70	70	1	100.00	$100.00	$70	-370.00
70–75	72	7	10.00–45.00	$24.41	$18	-445.59
70–75	74	4	85.00–110.00	$100.08	$74	+26.48
75	75	1	135.00	$135.00	$101	+106.67
75	75	2	635.00–675.00	$655.00	$491	+626.67
80	80	1	350.00	$350.00	$280	+209.15
80–85	83	3	60.00–75.00	$65.10	$54	-557.23
80–85	83	11	375.00–675.00	$609.23	$506	-13.10
80–85	84	4	475.00–570.00	$533.36	$448	+461.10
80–85	84	5	70.00–90.00	$82.92	$70	+10.66
80–85	84	4	100.00–125.00	$105.97	$89	+33.71
90–95	91	11	360.00–685.00	$584.75	$532	+501.79
90–95	93	7	100.00–185.00	$132.46	$123	+49.50
90–95	93	5	90.00–110.00	$95.11	$88	+12.15
90–95	93	2	335.00–375.00	$354.46	$330	+271.50
90–95	93	4	535.00–575.00	$558.85	$520	+475.89
100	100	1	80.00	$80.00	$80	+2.96
100	100	1	275.00	$275.00	$275	+197.96
100–105	101	5	500.00–585.00	$546.78	$552	+469.74
100–105	103	6	110.00–175.00	$140.69	$145	-307.05
100–105	103	9	500.00–595.00	$563.78	$581	+116.04
110	110	3	510.00–560.00	$540.00	$594	+470.00
115	115	1	40.00	$40.00	$46	-432.22
120	120	1	510.00	$510.00	$612	+25.00
1228–1595	1405	24	135.00–166.00	$155.54	$2,185	—
1323–1614	1428	14	170.00–182.00	$177.45	$2,534	—
1190–1695	1454	36	155.00–173.00	$165.08	$2,400	—
1444–1616	1511	4	151.00–164.00	$156.69	$2,368	-7.31

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284–290	286	4	187.50–255.00	$204.64	$585	—
346	346	6	215.00	$215.00	$744	—
358–365	362	11	185.00–240.00	$191.38	$693	+60.58
420–440	431	6	157.00–195.00	$164.79	$710	—
475–488	480	11	132.00–245.00	$201.77	$968	+69.77
501–547	530	15	140.00–230.00	$175.49	$930	+18.66
550–595	575	19	142.00–180.00	$166.89	$960	-0.03
602–646	625	11	150.00–240.00	$165.20	$1,032	+13.00
655–688	669	9	150.00–157.00	$152.01	$1,017	-10.48
865	865	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,254	-7.75
945	945	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,370	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	180.00	$180.00	$432	+33.93
300–330	314	4	115.00–185.00	$152.89	$480	-21.33
355–397	382	17	80.00–185.00	$141.41	$540	-27.29
400–448	436	7	120.00–162.50	$149.27	$651	-13.15
458–480	466	6	105.00–155.00	$134.08	$625	-40.92
505–542	530	8	80.00–167.00	$140.82	$746	+28.82
550	550	3	115.00–145.00	$135.00	$742	+6.89
615–645	631	4	120.00–150.00	$131.71	$831	-8.29
704–740	723	8	86.00–160.00	$131.34	$950	-7.00
776–790	781	6	130.00–152.00	$147.11	$1,149	+3.64
800	800	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,040	—
866–895	882	3	82.00–115.00	$94.83	$836	-45.17
955	955	1	96.00	$96.00	$917	-22.43

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	1	645.00	$645.00	$452	+604.28
70–75	72	3	30.00–240.00	$104.88	$76	+64.16
70–75	73	14	250.00–350.00	$302.51	$221	+160.65
70–75	73	6	185.00–345.00	$269.94	$197	+128.08
70–75	73	2	600.00	$600.00	$438	+458.14
75	75	1	100.00	$100.00	$75	-239.19
75	75	7	345.00–460.00	$402.14	$302	+62.95
80	80	1	335.00	$335.00	$268	-82.50
80	80	2	525.00–610.00	$567.50	$454	+150.00
80–85	81	11	150.00–360.00	$234.13	$190	+201.51
80–85	81	5	25.00–170.00	$80.31	$65	+47.69
80–85	82	31	370.00–480.00	$441.09	$362	+74.10
80–85	83	20	250.00–385.00	$327.99	$272	-39.00
80–85	83	16	550.00–735.00	$684.25	$568	+317.26
90	90	1	575.00	$575.00	$518	+240.00
90–95	91	20	550.00–710.00	$650.23	$592	+295.73
90–95	91	14	150.00–300.00	$217.93	$198	-136.57
90–95	92	71	335.00–485.00	$406.76	$374	+52.26
90–95	93	50	260.00–380.00	$322.76	$300	+154.96
90–95	94	4	10.00–160.00	$77.20	$73	-411.40
90–95	95	10	510.00–620.00	$566.96	$539	+181.96
95	95	1	410.00	$410.00	$390	+25.00
100	100	1	110.00	$110.00	$110	+90.00
100–105	101	31	500.00–620.00	$578.78	$585	+324.46
100–105	102	104	300.00–410.00	$370.47	$378	-123.80
100–105	103	7	560.00–660.00	$609.24	$628	+368.67
100–105	103	22	210.00–370.00	$297.84	$307	+57.27
100–105	103	2	200.00–260.00	$230.73	$238	-9.84
110–115	112	43	310.00–410.00	$370.45	$415	+31.13
110–115	112	14	520.00–585.00	$547.74	$613	+208.42
110–115	113	8	225.00–290.00	$266.88	$302	-294.00
115	115	2	50.00–150.00	$100.00	$115	-385.00
120–125	122	12	300.00–370.00	$330.99	$404	-136.87
120–125	123	4	235.00–285.00	$263.93	$325	-203.93
120–125	123	2	500.00–530.00	$514.69	$633	+46.83
130	130	1	500.00	$500.00	$650	+325.00
130	130	1	260.00	$260.00	$338	+85.00
160	160	1	400.00	$400.00	$640	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	2	185.00	$185.00	$542	+18.00
327–335	330	4	190.00–255.00	$235.99	$779	—
406–440	416	7	220.00–265.00	$226.33	$942	—
465	465	2	192.00	$192.00	$893	+42.00
507–540	520	4	137.00–245.00	$190.90	$993	+65.90
562–575	569	4	165.00–190.00	$177.36	$1,009	+5.36
623	623	3	142.50	$142.50	$888	—
684–697	693	3	155.00–180.00	$171.77	$1,190	+53.77
755	755	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,057	—
805	805	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,127	+22.00
992	992	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,314	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	115.00	$115.00	$345	-14.51
355	355	1	155.00	$155.00	$550	+15.00
405	405	2	90.00	$90.00	$364	—
470–485	476	4	88.00–132.00	$99.70	$475	+7.70
505–535	520	2	150.00–175.00	$162.86	$847	+46.86
560	560	1	127.50	$127.50	$714	-4.50
625–635	630	3	127.50–170.00	$144.19	$908	—
655	655	1	117.00	$117.00	$766	—
755	755	1	80.00	$80.00	$604	—
815–840	830	3	110.00–145.00	$125.11	$1,038	+23.11
885	885	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,283	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	117.00	$117.00	$351	—
400–435	423	3	47.00–120.00	$83.01	$351	—
932	932	2	70.00	$70.00	$652	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1214–1810	1501	80-85%	83	71.00–79.00	$76.42	$1,147	-1.59
1020–2195	1508	80-85%	235	74.00–92.00	$83.87	$1,265	+5.86
1300–1885	1522	80-85%	38	89.00–99.00	$91.28	$1,389	+5.67

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1645	1230	85-90%	156	60.00–85.00	$74.83	$920	-1.37
910–1406	1252	85-90%	79	75.00–92.00	$84.40	$1,057	-0.22
865–1660	1257	85-90%	18	54.00–65.00	$59.86	$752	-24.76
710–1725	1268	85-90%	69	50.00–72.00	$67.22	$852	-17.40

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–2100	1676	75-80%	120	81.00–102.00	$93.27	$1,563	-0.79
1710	1710	75-80%	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,488	—
1470–1935	1721	75-80%	39	98.00–105.50	$100.32	$1,727	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1512–1945	1703	65-75%	8	92.00–110.00	$95.45	$1,626	-2.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–2395	1308	14	107.00–114.00	$111.16	$1,454	—
1000–2000	1427	17	115.00–123.00	$118.50	$1,691	—
1005–2065	1588	18	124.00–132.00	$126.86	$2,015	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1875	1498	11	124.00–162.00	$145.11	$2,174	—
1050–2085	1545	12	116.00–142.00	$132.11	$2,041	—
1130–2330	1638	19	108.00–152.00	$125.41	$2,054	-25.98

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330	1330	1	70.00	$70.00	$931	—
1490–1745	1599	4	116.00–126.00	$120.10	$1,920	+14.24
1725–1865	1795	2	130.00–138.00	$134.16	$2,408	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1620–2162	1891	2	95.00–102.00	$99.00	$1,872	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1965	1965	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,572

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1205–1575	1390	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	70.00–100.00	$87.00	$1,209

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	90.00	$90.00	$302	—
365	365	1	107.00	$107.00	$391	—
415	415	1	92.00	$92.00	$382	—
610–635	623	2	117.50–120.00	$118.72	$740	+28.72
652	652	1	140.00	$140.00	$913	—
785	785	3	120.00	$120.00	$942	+14.00
815	815	1	100.00	$100.00	$815	—
865	865	1	110.00	$110.00	$952	+13.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1086–1592	1317	7	121.00–137.00	$128.58	$1,693	—
1428–1744	1579	4	143.00–155.00	$148.63	$2,347	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1960	1410	19	101.00–138.00	$127.92	$1,804	+13.58
1430–1725	1552	18	142.00–168.00	$155.22	$2,409	+6.11
1355–1735	1559	18	123.00–152.00	$142.89	$2,228	-6.22

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	100.00–145.00	$122.85	$399	—
404	404	1	110.00	$110.00	$444	—
535–546	541	2	100.00–117.50	$108.84	$589	—
605–637	624	7	97.00–125.00	$116.08	$724	+24.08
680	680	1	120.00	$120.00	$816	—
720	720	1	110.00	$110.00	$792	—
825	825	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,031	—
865	865	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,427	—
1015	1015	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,320	—

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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.