Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 8, 2024

2,829 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $170.98/cwt +4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 614 lb · 14 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.58/cwt ≈ $855/hd at 626 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,829	3,608	5,399
Feeder cattle	282	659	642
Slaughter cattle	1,813	1,855	2,810

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–1770	1564	6	179.00–183.00	$180.84	$2,828	+14.90
1240–1970	1569	88	161.00–179.00	$171.79	$2,695	+5.85
1085–1900	1612	97	133.00–170.00	$165.23	$2,664	-29.40
1300–1895	1641	49	175.00–190.00	$181.73	$2,982	-1.99
1565–1785	1645	6	193.00–208.00	$200.29	$3,295	+16.57

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	438	2	180.00–185.00	$182.46	$799	—
450	450	1	135.00	$135.00	$608	—
515–535	525	2	170.00–185.00	$177.36	$931	—
555–590	569	7	160.00–170.00	$167.11	$951	-17.89
601–635	614	14	160.00–177.00	$170.98	$1,050	+4.42
675–692	684	4	175.00–180.00	$177.53	$1,214	+22.53
710	710	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,242	—
820–840	830	2	145.00–160.00	$152.59	$1,266	+34.59
865	865	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,470	—
912	912	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,550	—
985	985	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,428	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	215.00	$215.00	$882	+7.50
530	530	2	187.00	$187.00	$991	-49.73
554 value added	554	8	242.00	$242.00	$1,341	—
555	555	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,082	-37.05
600–640	616	7	180.00–190.00	$182.61	$1,125	-17.26
688	688	2	227.00	$227.00	$1,562	+25.33
705–745	732	3	175.00–180.00	$176.61	$1,293	—
760–785	778	5	180.00–195.00	$183.03	$1,424	-7.44
830–840	835	2	160.00–170.00	$165.03	$1,378	—

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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	15.00	$15.00	$9	-31.75
65	65	1	75.00	$75.00	$49	+28.25
70–75	73	4	125.00–160.00	$139.66	$102	+10.11
75	75	1	535.00	$535.00	$401	+160.00
75	75	1	115.00	$115.00	$86	-260.00
75	75	1	250.00	$250.00	$188	-125.00
80	80	1	325.00	$325.00	$260	+203.83
80–85	81	4	525.00–580.00	$554.08	$449	+432.91
80–85	83	2	140.00–185.00	$161.82	$134	-30.29
80–85	83	6	135.00–210.00	$180.45	$150	-11.66
80–85	83	7	620.00–690.00	$645.52	$536	+453.41
90	90	1	150.00	$150.00	$135	+25.00
90–95	91	4	100.00–200.00	$167.95	$153	+42.95
90–95	92	3	600.00–625.00	$611.64	$563	+59.59
90–95	93	4	500.00–585.00	$549.39	$511	-2.66
100–105	103	2	210.00–270.00	$240.73	$248	+81.22
100–105	103	5	560.00–630.00	$602.14	$620	+442.63
105	105	2	575.00–595.00	$585.00	$614	+425.49
110	110	1	75.00	$75.00	$82	-492.50
110–115	113	2	510.00–550.00	$529.56	$598	+5.12
115	115	1	525.00	$525.00	$604	+0.56
120–125	122	3	500.00–535.00	$518.08	$632	+49.92
1140–1590	1424	14	151.00–165.00	$161.14	$2,295	—
1260–1655	1455	22	162.00–174.00	$168.26	$2,448	—
1335–1680	1555	13	172.00–182.00	$176.85	$2,750	—
1532–1750	1620	8	156.00–161.00	$157.80	$2,556	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	150.00	$150.00	$420	—
345	345	1	157.00	$157.00	$542	-10.83
380	380	1	140.00	$140.00	$532	—
430	430	1	120.00	$120.00	$516	-28.56
455–495	465	4	137.00–140.00	$137.80	$641	-23.81
508–530	515	6	100.00–115.00	$105.14	$541	-46.82
565–575	568	3	144.00–155.00	$151.29	$859	-6.24
602–641	626	13	135.00–140.00	$136.58	$855	—
650–680	665	5	130.00–145.00	$137.98	$918	+2.98
715–730	723	2	120.00–130.00	$124.95	$903	-27.91
755	755	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,034	+20.07
850–895	861	4	98.00–137.00	$126.87	$1,092	+15.59
915–935	925	3	100.00–138.00	$122.53	$1,133	-32.47

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	240.00	$240.00	$636	—
355	355	1	180.00	$180.00	$639	—
430	430	1	230.00	$230.00	$989	+40.00
460–475	468	2	185.00–195.00	$189.92	$889	+6.44
660	660	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,023	-13.40
785	785	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,217	-10.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	2	75.00–85.00	$80.00	$52	-305.00
70–75	72	8	110.00–300.00	$176.26	$127	-27.59
75	75	2	440.00–445.00	$442.50	$332	-7.50
75	75	4	60.00–260.00	$170.00	$128	-280.00
75	75	2	200.00–220.00	$210.00	$158	-240.00
75	75	3	375.00–625.00	$516.67	$388	+66.67
80–85	82	13	150.00–360.00	$233.50	$191	-122.58
80–85	83	4	580.00–675.00	$610.76	$507	+254.68
80–85	83	14	485.00–740.00	$651.27	$541	+295.19
80–85	83	13	300.00–400.00	$346.22	$287	-9.86
80–85	83	11	360.00–450.00	$424.04	$352	+67.96
80–85	84	5	75.00–185.00	$124.05	$104	-500.60
90	90	1	35.00	$35.00	$32	-247.76
90–95	91	12	635.00–720.00	$676.42	$616	+393.66
90–95	92	12	160.00–325.00	$213.64	$197	-69.12
90–95	93	29	380.00–460.00	$415.00	$386	+50.22
90–95	93	7	540.00–635.00	$606.27	$564	+241.49
90–95	94	21	275.00–390.00	$338.16	$318	-26.62
100	100	3	180.00–360.00	$246.67	$247	-42.08
100–105	101	15	585.00–660.00	$621.14	$627	+296.23
100–105	102	49	350.00–430.00	$399.55	$408	-210.37
100–105	102	9	280.00–385.00	$330.14	$337	-279.78
100–105	103	2	25.00–135.00	$81.34	$84	-460.95
100–105	103	4	600.00–675.00	$630.30	$649	+88.01
110	110	1	275.00	$275.00	$302	-275.00
110–115	111	4	540.00–600.00	$568.43	$631	+240.50
110–115	112	17	360.00–430.00	$408.32	$457	-135.64
115	115	1	560.00	$560.00	$644	+17.17
115	115	2	200.00–250.00	$225.00	$259	-317.83
120–125	121	8	380.00–430.00	$397.49	$481	-125.01
125	125	1	510.00	$510.00	$638	+168.83

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	280.00	$280.00	$770	—
341	341	4	200.00	$200.00	$682	—
370	370	1	225.00	$225.00	$832	—
410	410	1	195.00	$195.00	$800	-28.29
473	473	3	170.00	$170.00	$804	-35.93
520–530	524	4	177.00–185.00	$182.98	$959	+2.98
622	622	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,088	-27.50
660	660	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,122	-6.93
738	738	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,218	+9.89
760	760	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,292	-12.33
820	820	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,189	—
865–880	873	2	150.00–165.00	$157.44	$1,374	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	130.00	$130.00	$403	—
600–620	612	3	140.00–145.00	$142.99	$875	—
660–695	666	6	140.00–145.00	$140.87	$938	-19.13

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	125.00	$125.00	$412	—
390	390	1	120.00	$120.00	$468	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1470	1221	85-90%	39	50.00–81.00	$74.58	$911	+15.75
900–1680	1256	85-90%	80	68.00–91.00	$81.11	$1,019	+9.54
1005–1460	1312	85-90%	13	56.00–64.00	$62.23	$816	—
1056–1665	1313	85-90%	44	81.00–98.00	$87.68	$1,151	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1660	1480	80-85%	42	71.00–90.00	$79.59	$1,178	-11.71
1060–1775	1514	80-85%	82	80.00–100.00	$89.43	$1,354	-9.97
1360–1740	1543	80-85%	34	89.00–108.00	$93.21	$1,438	-6.19

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1955	1654	75-80%	93	88.00–101.00	$96.47	$1,596	-3.09
1500–1870	1696	75-80%	9	83.00–92.00	$87.61	$1,486	-11.95
1400–2055	1729	75-80%	40	101.00–110.00	$104.61	$1,809	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1990	1682	65-75%	9	93.00–108.00	$100.86	$1,696	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–2095	1301	10	120.00–128.00	$123.68	$1,609	—
1425–1435	1428	3	112.00–119.00	$116.01	$1,657	—
1155–2045	1515	8	130.00–138.00	$135.15	$2,048	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1595	1454	6	146.00–164.00	$158.49	$2,304	+33.49
1135–2005	1518	4	119.00–140.00	$128.19	$1,946	—
1485–2060	1692	7	124.00–151.00	$140.33	$2,374	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1890	1420	2	108.00–120.00	$115.99	$1,647	—
1420–2080	1647	6	137.00–159.00	$145.95	$2,404	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	145.00	$145.00	$348	—
295	295	2	120.00	$120.00	$354	—
305–340	316	4	130.00–145.00	$139.72	$442	—
375–385	380	2	130.00–140.00	$135.07	$513	—
500	500	1	75.00	$75.00	$375	—
585	585	1	95.00	$95.00	$556	—
675	675	1	145.00	$145.00	$979	—
860	860	1	80.00	$80.00	$688	—
905–930	918	2	110.00–124.00	$116.90	$1,073	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1395	1335	2	109.00–123.00	$115.69	$1,544	—
1470	1470	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,940	—
1440–1630	1535	2	140.00–142.00	$141.06	$2,165	+31.96

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1565	1485	2	128.00–132.00	$130.11	$1,932	-13.78
1420–1825	1593	13	143.00–150.00	$147.13	$2,344	—
1300–1910	1693	14	145.00–163.00	$158.11	$2,677	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	95.00	$95.00	$337	—
435	435	1	115.00	$115.00	$500	+28.00
505	505	1	114.00	$114.00	$576	±0.00
570	570	2	115.00	$115.00	$656	-18.11
665–675	670	2	112.00–125.00	$118.55	$794	—
815–830	823	2	70.00–120.00	$94.77	$780	—
850	850	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,148	+6.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	138.00	$138.00	$386	—

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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.