Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 15, 2024

2,480 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,480	2,829	5,282
Feeder cattle	186	282	449
Slaughter cattle	1,606	1,813	2,772

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365	1365	1	179.00	$179.00	$2,443	—
1165–1885	1497	58	132.00–171.00	$164.58	$2,464	—
1335–1700	1546	7	173.00–179.00	$175.94	$2,720	—
1275–1865	1555	106	158.00–192.00	$175.60	$2,731	-5.24
1465–1905	1659	83	171.00–190.00	$185.40	$3,076	—
1490–1840	1696	12	189.50–199.00	$190.72	$3,235	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	240.00	$240.00	$708	—
325	325	1	210.00	$210.00	$682	—
370–375	373	2	160.00–225.00	$192.28	$717	—
402–440	421	7	175.00–230.00	$206.79	$871	+24.33
490	490	2	165.00	$165.00	$808	—
510	510	1	137.00	$137.00	$699	-40.36
575–595	585	2	160.00–180.00	$169.83	$994	+2.72

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	412	3	165.00–210.00	$194.15	$800	-20.85
450	450	1	220.00	$220.00	$990	—
520–545	533	4	160.00–225.00	$196.56	$1,048	+9.56
560–582	575	3	180.00–190.00	$183.25	$1,054	-11.75
620–635	628	2	212.00–215.00	$213.52	$1,341	+30.91
650	650	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,235	—
720	720	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,332	+8.39

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	368	2	130.00–145.00	$137.86	$507	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70–79	75	3	20.00–70.00	$37.39	$28	-497.61
75	75	1	610.00	$610.00	$458	+75.00
75	75	1	85.00	$85.00	$64	-450.00
75	75	1	525.00	$525.00	$394	-10.00
80–85	82	3	30.00–100.00	$54.49	$45	-107.33
80–85	83	5	485.00–550.00	$533.61	$443	+371.79
80–85	84	4	40.00–145.00	$71.72	$60	-90.10
85	85	2	10.00	$10.00	$8	-151.82
85	85	6	610.00–740.00	$679.17	$577	+517.35
90–95	91	9	500.00–690.00	$623.75	$568	+455.80
90–95	93	2	40.00–50.00	$45.14	$42	-504.25
90–95	93	2	425.00–530.00	$478.92	$445	-70.47
90–95	93	2	150.00–400.00	$271.62	$253	-277.77
100	100	1	50.00	$50.00	$50	-190.73
100	100	1	30.00	$30.00	$30	-210.73
100	100	2	550.00–600.00	$575.00	$575	+334.27
100	100	1	610.00	$610.00	$610	+369.27
110	110	1	585.00	$585.00	$644	+510.00
110	110	1	50.00	$50.00	$55	-25.00
115	115	2	500.00–540.00	$520.00	$598	-5.00
120	120	1	50.00	$50.00	$60	-468.08
120	120	1	500.00	$500.00	$600	-18.08
1115	1115	3	148.00	$148.00	$1,650	—
1026–1440	1139	24	136.00–164.00	$154.93	$1,765	—
1145–1540	1359	16	146.00–176.00	$166.10	$2,257	—
1380–1915	1605	12	174.00–184.00	$180.60	$2,899	+22.80

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	190.00	$190.00	$475	-50.00
300–336	328	5	175.00–190.00	$180.82	$593	—
370–375	373	3	152.00–195.00	$180.79	$674	+0.79
430–445	438	2	165.00–187.00	$175.81	$770	-54.19
455–474	469	9	152.00–197.00	$180.45	$846	-9.47
500–545	526	5	170.00–200.00	$186.42	$981	—
560–585	577	3	145.00–190.00	$172.05	$993	—
605–640	623	2	167.00–170.00	$168.46	$1,050	—
725	725	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,066	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	120.00–170.00	$145.00	$413	-5.00
320–347	338	3	140.00–180.00	$167.38	$566	+10.38
390–395	393	2	145.00–147.00	$146.01	$574	+6.01
405–435	422	3	125.00–197.00	$154.56	$652	+34.56
458–460	459	4	177.00–185.00	$182.99	$840	+45.19
505–515	510	2	135.00–182.00	$158.27	$807	+53.13
560–580	575	5	170.00–180.00	$173.96	$1,000	+22.67
625–640	633	2	135.00–175.00	$154.76	$980	+18.18
651	651	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,237	+52.02
705–737	726	3	150.00–155.00	$153.38	$1,114	+28.43

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	3	130.00–135.00	$133.35	$431	—
580	580	2	87.00–100.00	$93.50	$542	—
610	610	1	150.00	$150.00	$915	—
655	655	1	100.00	$100.00	$655	—
775	775	1	90.00	$90.00	$698	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	2	5.00–20.00	$12.50	$7	-67.50
60	60	1	15.00	$15.00	$9	-65.00
70–75	73	2	225.00–410.00	$320.69	$234	+144.43
70–75	74	5	10.00–90.00	$36.22	$27	-406.28
75	75	1	600.00	$600.00	$450	+157.50
75	75	2	520.00–610.00	$565.00	$424	+122.50
75	75	2	180.00–295.00	$237.50	$178	-205.00
75	75	2	350.00–360.00	$355.00	$266	-87.50
80–85	81	7	300.00–445.00	$380.04	$308	+146.54
80–85	83	2	475.00–550.00	$513.64	$426	-97.12
80–85	84	17	350.00–465.00	$427.86	$359	+303.81
80–85	84	9	690.00–760.00	$720.20	$605	+596.15
80–85	84	4	100.00–435.00	$235.75	$198	+111.70
90	90	2	470.00–670.00	$570.00	$513	+535.00
90–95	93	10	550.00–710.00	$661.69	$615	+246.69
90–95	93	6	320.00–405.00	$355.36	$330	-59.64
90–95	93	23	350.00–450.00	$413.59	$385	-1.41
90–95	94	7	100.00–190.00	$166.97	$157	-171.19
95	95	3	10.00–50.00	$36.67	$35	-301.49
100–105	102	9	610.00–675.00	$643.14	$656	+243.59
100–105	103	7	250.00–350.00	$305.49	$315	+224.15
100–105	103	7	570.00–650.00	$611.04	$629	+529.70
100–105	103	24	340.00–450.00	$413.19	$426	+331.85
105	105	1	200.00	$200.00	$210	+118.66
105	105	1	285.00	$285.00	$299	+203.66
110–115	112	5	525.00–600.00	$573.30	$642	+164.98
110–115	112	10	340.00–440.00	$399.38	$447	-8.94
110–115	113	2	350.00–385.00	$367.11	$415	-41.21
115	115	1	585.00	$585.00	$673	+25.00
120	120	2	350.00–400.00	$375.00	$450	-22.49
120	120	1	550.00	$550.00	$660	+152.51
125	125	1	375.00	$375.00	$469	-135.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–323	320	4	225.00–230.00	$228.79	$732	+28.79
412–445	423	3	215.00–230.00	$224.74	$951	+29.74
465–485	473	3	197.00–245.00	$219.35	$1,038	+49.35
520	520	1	175.00	$175.00	$910	-7.98
621–645	627	5	157.00–170.00	$162.27	$1,017	-12.73
657–660	658	3	150.00–185.00	$173.30	$1,140	+3.30
735	735	1	115.00	$115.00	$845	-50.00
947	947	2	122.00	$122.00	$1,155	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	150.00	$150.00	$495	+20.00
420–445	433	2	175.00–195.00	$184.71	$800	—
465	465	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,093	—
512–545	523	3	115.00–200.00	$144.53	$756	—
595	595	1	140.00	$140.00	$833	—
640	640	1	135.00	$135.00	$864	-7.99
780	780	1	122.00	$122.00	$952	—
925	925	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,572	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	110.00	$110.00	$396	-10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1720	1448	80-85%	51	90.00–113.00	$96.56	$1,398	—
1035–1780	1482	80-85%	98	80.00–111.00	$90.00	$1,334	+10.41
1330–1625	1488	80-85%	4	88.00–92.00	$89.97	$1,339	+10.38
1345–1870	1521	80-85%	21	72.00–98.00	$86.69	$1,319	-2.74

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1780	1219	85-90%	57	70.00–98.00	$85.31	$1,040	+10.73
980–1425	1229	85-90%	16	56.00–91.00	$73.93	$909	-0.65
920–1630	1251	85-90%	52	80.00–105.00	$88.92	$1,112	+7.81
1085–1610	1311	85-90%	14	52.00–82.00	$68.70	$901	+6.47

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–2035	1647	75-80%	69	90.00–112.00	$99.64	$1,641	—
1210–2230	1695	75-80%	58	100.00–116.00	$105.23	$1,784	+17.62
1515–1885	1699	75-80%	10	80.00–104.00	$99.96	$1,698	+12.35

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570–1725	1648	65-75%	2	108.00–111.00	$109.43	$1,803	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–2060	1240	13	113.00–120.00	$117.19	$1,453	—
1065–2230	1441	7	121.00–129.00	$126.01	$1,816	+10.00
1075–2070	1681	9	130.00–138.00	$134.40	$2,259	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1795	1503	5	160.00–168.00	$163.98	$2,465	+35.79
1190–1870	1521	6	140.00–148.00	$143.29	$2,179	+15.10
1165–2200	1733	4	152.00–158.00	$155.59	$2,696	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1670	1501	5	128.00–144.00	$136.16	$2,044	—
1310–2120	1751	4	144.00–153.00	$148.21	$2,595	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,632	—
1245–1465	1355	2	109.00–126.00	$118.19	$1,601	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,234	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1700	1513	5	131.00–147.00	$139.40	$2,109	—
1320–1710	1554	6	147.00–164.00	$153.85	$2,391	—
1505–1690	1610	3	129.00–138.00	$133.50	$2,149	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	110.00	$110.00	$600	—
550	550	1	105.00	$105.00	$578	-10.00
655	655	1	100.00	$100.00	$655	-18.55
990	990	1	96.00	$96.00	$950	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	80.00	$80.00	$372	—
590	590	1	115.00	$115.00	$678	—

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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.