Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 1, 2024

3,608 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $193.36/cwt +26.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 581 lb · 32 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $175.84/cwt -1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 568 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $185.74/cwt +10.25 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 524 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,608	4,556	5,604
Feeder cattle	659	598	678
Slaughter cattle	1,855	2,457	2,766
Replacement cattle	—	4	—

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1885	1528	2	150.00–154.00	$152.47	$2,330	-27.75
1380–1730	1567	9	163.00–174.00	$165.94	$2,600	-7.20
1225–1965	1572	49	110.00–173.00	$162.64	$2,557	-10.50
1240–1860	1576	120	160.00–185.00	$174.96	$2,757	+1.82
1470–1856	1599	6	174.00–177.00	$175.40	$2,805	+2.26
1560–1670	1619	6	190.00–199.00	$194.63	$3,151	+12.56
1425–1945	1644	93	175.00–190.00	$183.72	$3,020	+38.39

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	2	220.00	$220.00	$851	-20.00
443	443	6	207.50	$207.50	$919	+8.82
465–487	477	10	185.00–230.00	$206.17	$983	+11.17
527–542	537	6	230.00–240.00	$236.73	$1,271	+14.25
557–597	578	13	215.00–240.00	$232.05	$1,341	+41.00
600–640	619	10	185.00–210.00	$199.87	$1,237	-5.06
660–670	664	15	180.00–214.00	$201.67	$1,339	+18.35
750–795	789	9	185.00–205.00	$190.47	$1,503	+18.85
990	990	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,930	—
1242	1242	4	162.50–172.50	$167.50	$2,080	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	2	165.00	$165.00	$523	+20.00
371	371	3	200.00	$200.00	$742	+1.27
487	487	2	170.00	$170.00	$828	+30.91
592	592	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,095	+22.14
601–637	615	5	150.00–190.00	$166.56	$1,024	+36.60
690	690	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,070	+0.98
778	778	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,089	-25.00
830	830	1	118.00	$118.00	$979	-28.68
1063	1063	2	162.50	$162.50	$1,727	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70–75	71	4	25.00–75.00	$46.75	$33	+22.34
70–75	73	3	80.00–160.00	$129.55	$95	+29.47
70–75	73	2	475.00	$475.00	$347	+374.92
75	75	1	375.00	$375.00	$281	+240.00
80–85	81	5	100.00–160.00	$121.17	$98	-228.83
80–85	83	5	150.00–225.00	$192.11	$159	+127.01
80–85	84	8	575.00–735.00	$633.25	$532	+99.89
80–85	84	5	375.00–550.00	$499.40	$419	-33.96
90	90	1	125.00	$125.00	$112	-459.75
90	90	1	200.00	$200.00	$180	-384.75
90–95	93	10	475.00–625.00	$552.05	$513	+419.59
100	100	2	525.00–560.00	$542.50	$542	+462.50
100–105	101	6	435.00–550.00	$503.18	$508	-43.60
100–105	102	3	575.00–600.00	$583.20	$595	+442.51
100–105	103	2	140.00–180.00	$159.51	$164	+18.82
110	110	2	560.00–575.00	$567.50	$624	+27.50
110	110	2	150.00–230.00	$190.00	$209	-350.00
110–115	113	2	500.00–550.00	$524.44	$593	+484.44
120–125	123	2	435.00–500.00	$468.16	$576	-41.84
1010–1615	1328	26	122.00–167.00	$157.31	$2,089	—
1160–1710	1384	28	155.00–176.00	$168.87	$2,337	—
1270–1664	1504	20	167.00–186.00	$178.06	$2,678	+21.37
1624–1762	1671	3	154.00–166.00	$158.21	$2,644	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	3	200.00	$200.00	$686	-15.00
395	395	4	180.00–190.00	$185.00	$731	-6.38
425	425	2	190.00	$190.00	$808	+25.21
472–485	481	7	175.00–195.00	$183.48	$883	-18.29
505–534	524	18	175.00–200.00	$185.74	$973	+10.25
560–592	581	32	160.00–210.00	$193.36	$1,123	+26.47
601–622	611	9	170.00–195.00	$181.09	$1,106	+15.89
665–685	672	6	165.00–175.00	$168.40	$1,132	+16.39
710–742	728	13	160.00–180.00	$171.61	$1,249	—
760	760	5	165.00	$165.00	$1,254	—
840	840	5	160.00	$160.00	$1,344	—
1000–1043	1006	14	140.00–162.50	$159.17	$1,601	—
1090	1090	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,499	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–347	324	11	145.00–210.00	$167.83	$544	+14.94
442–445	443	7	140.00–165.00	$148.56	$658	-0.71
490–495	492	3	145.00–170.00	$161.61	$795	+27.53
502–540	520	9	125.00–165.00	$151.96	$790	+11.14
557–562	560	4	150.00–165.00	$157.53	$882	+22.53
697	697	2	135.00	$135.00	$941	—
700–703	702	7	150.00–160.00	$152.86	$1,073	+21.52
773–780	776	4	78.00–130.00	$116.93	$907	-30.18
853–894	868	4	92.00–132.50	$111.28	$966	+16.45
920	920	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,426	—
970	970	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,377	+46.00
1025	1025	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,538	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	1	385.00	$385.00	$250	-260.00
65	65	1	310.00	$310.00	$202	-335.00
65	65	1	45.00	$45.00	$29	-600.00
70–75	71	4	40.00–400.00	$169.12	$120	-475.88
70–75	73	8	125.00–395.00	$203.85	$149	-98.66
70–75	73	4	200.00–300.00	$246.38	$180	-56.13
70–75	73	3	350.00–435.00	$399.43	$292	+96.92
75	75	2	400.00–500.00	$450.00	$338	+350.00
75	75	1	650.00	$650.00	$488	+550.00
80	80	2	15.00–100.00	$57.50	$46	-277.50
80–85	83	15	250.00–450.00	$356.08	$296	+28.09
80–85	83	33	375.00–500.00	$436.89	$363	+108.90
80–85	84	12	450.00–735.00	$624.65	$525	+296.66
80–85	84	4	100.00–430.00	$305.67	$257	-22.32
85	85	2	552.00–635.00	$593.50	$504	+265.51
90–95	92	9	110.00–425.00	$282.76	$260	-124.00
90–95	92	18	610.00–710.00	$643.81	$592	+237.05
90–95	93	31	275.00–430.00	$364.78	$339	+42.02
90–95	93	57	370.00–470.00	$417.16	$388	+94.40
90–95	93	9	425.00–625.00	$546.62	$508	+223.86
95	95	1	530.00	$530.00	$504	-36.96
100	100	4	210.00–405.00	$288.75	$289	+178.75
100–105	101	14	225.00–425.00	$324.91	$328	-253.87
100–105	102	13	575.00–625.00	$609.92	$622	+239.45
100–105	102	48	340.00–450.00	$395.33	$403	+24.86
100–105	103	18	300.00–610.00	$542.29	$559	-66.95
110	110	1	550.00	$550.00	$605	+179.55
110–115	111	6	175.00–415.00	$327.93	$364	-42.52
110–115	111	4	275.00–420.00	$349.55	$388	-20.90
110–115	112	6	520.00–575.00	$543.96	$609	+173.51
110–115	112	26	310.00–470.00	$400.22	$448	+29.77
110–115	113	8	500.00–600.00	$542.83	$613	+275.95
120	120	2	510.00–535.00	$522.50	$627	+191.51
120	120	1	550.00	$550.00	$660	+219.01
120–125	123	4	290.00–400.00	$341.17	$420	+77.24
120–125	123	6	360.00–395.00	$371.66	$457	+107.73

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–403	402	6	215.00–240.00	$223.29	$898	-3.04
450–495	468	9	195.00–215.00	$205.93	$964	+13.93
547	547	2	180.00	$180.00	$985	-10.90
558–578	568	21	142.00–200.00	$175.84	$999	-1.52
619	619	5	202.50	$202.50	$1,253	+60.00
655–672	665	11	157.50–185.00	$176.93	$1,177	+5.16
730–737	735	3	120.00–172.50	$155.11	$1,140	—
753–767	762	10	167.50–191.00	$182.33	$1,389	+42.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406–436	417	8	170.00	$170.00	$709	+80.00
465	465	1	170.00	$170.00	$790	+70.30
533–538	535	8	155.00–180.00	$166.29	$890	+3.43
570–585	580	3	120.00–165.00	$150.26	$872	+22.76
683	683	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,093	+43.00
847	847	2	162.50	$162.50	$1,376	+37.39
862	862	2	157.50	$157.50	$1,358	+12.50
920	920	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,067	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	1	102.00	$102.00	$760	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1842	1434	80-85%	26	74.00–87.00	$81.83	$1,173	—
1124–1885	1498	80-85%	113	80.00–105.00	$91.30	$1,368	—
1206–1800	1512	80-85%	34	89.00–110.00	$99.40	$1,503	+15.53

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1830	1625	75-80%	16	77.00–103.00	$96.55	$1,569	—
995–2245	1681	75-80%	99	84.00–117.00	$99.56	$1,674	+6.29
1452–2035	1750	75-80%	24	100.00–123.00	$107.56	$1,882	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1480	1248	85-90%	8	54.00–68.00	$58.83	$734	-16.00
845–1595	1256	85-90%	18	64.00–76.00	$71.57	$899	+11.71
810–1645	1277	85-90%	66	70.00–87.00	$78.79	$1,006	+11.57
975–1580	1279	85-90%	21	82.00–91.00	$87.92	$1,124	+20.70

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1915	1533	65-75%	5	104.00–114.00	$106.77	$1,637	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1280	1180	2	150.00–154.00	$151.83	$1,792	—
1075–1825	1450	2	125.00	$125.00	$1,812	—
1085–2146	1629	16	117.00–136.00	$129.31	$2,106	+3.90

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140	1140	1	70.00	$70.00	$798	—
1330–2340	1758	12	94.00–128.00	$113.57	$1,997	—
1510–2050	1840	6	131.00–163.00	$147.53	$2,715	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1678	1524	3	127.00–144.00	$134.36	$2,048	—
1510–1570	1540	2	104.00–114.00	$109.10	$1,680	—
1476–1770	1637	4	154.00–160.00	$157.12	$2,572	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1675	1499	17	130.00–153.00	$143.89	$2,157	—
1275–1846	1500	15	108.00–146.00	$136.06	$2,041	—
1295–1720	1530	12	148.00–167.00	$157.77	$2,414	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	87.00	$87.00	$357	-23.00
525	525	1	114.00	$114.00	$598	+5.16
554–585	572	7	130.00–137.50	$133.11	$761	—
611	611	3	142.50	$142.50	$871	+26.42
876	876	4	129.00	$129.00	$1,130	-36.00
970–986	975	9	137.00–144.00	$139.36	$1,359	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–383	376	5	80.00–90.00	$86.11	$324	—
560	560	1	85.00	$85.00	$476	—

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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.