Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 29, 2024

4,017 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $244.98/cwt ≈ $1,538/hd at 628 lb · 26 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $197.81/cwt ≈ $1,128/hd at 570 lb · 24 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.44/cwt ≈ $1,499/hd at 665 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,017	3,660	5,451
Feeder cattle	611	111	675
Slaughter cattle	2,053	2,136	2,791

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1495	1449	4	174.00–175.00	$174.26	$2,525	—
1365–1585	1460	4	185.00–188.00	$187.30	$2,735	—
1184–1875	1470	6	153.00–160.00	$156.38	$2,299	—
1175–1915	1560	48	131.00–179.00	$171.27	$2,672	+10.23
1250–1855	1585	134	164.00–189.00	$179.62	$2,847	+18.58
1405–1835	1590	7	170.00–175.00	$172.35	$2,740	—
1415–1900	1638	84	175.00–198.00	$190.57	$3,122	+2.41
1720	1720	1	168.00	$168.00	$2,890	—
1795–1840	1818	2	172.00–175.00	$173.52	$3,155	—
1795–1870	1834	5	153.00–177.00	$167.10	$3,065	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306	306	4	285.00	$285.00	$872	+95.00
542	542	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,328	—
567	567	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,446	—
608–648	628	26	240.00–255.00	$244.98	$1,538	—
652–656	654	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,570	+65.00
701–747	723	19	210.00–225.00	$219.07	$1,584	—
768	768	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,728	—
820–835	828	12	200.00–205.00	$202.06	$1,673	—
928	928	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,763	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–418	408	9	195.00–260.00	$226.24	$923	+66.24
456–492	479	8	185.00–245.00	$206.44	$989	+21.44
507–520	514	4	215.00–267.50	$240.92	$1,238	+97.18
593	593	5	175.00	$175.00	$1,038	—
610–635	620	5	180.00–210.00	$197.71	$1,226	+61.71
682–684	683	9	175.00–200.00	$188.91	$1,290	—
812	812	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,421	—
870	870	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,566	—
935	935	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,683	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
618	618	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,082	—
741	741	5	155.00	$155.00	$1,149	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–446	435	11	210.00–225.00	$216.45	$942	—
460–465	463	9	192.50–225.00	$211.10	$977	—
508–544	531	18	170.00–212.50	$195.39	$1,038	—
552–587	570	24	172.00–210.00	$197.81	$1,128	—
610–641	625	19	160.00–220.00	$190.99	$1,194	—
655–687	665	20	220.00–230.00	$225.44	$1,499	—
715	715	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,251	—
760–780	773	8	175.00–190.00	$182.57	$1,411	—
818–823	821	11	180.00–187.50	$184.54	$1,515	—
910	910	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,592	—
980–991	984	9	175.00–182.50	$179.18	$1,763	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	1	110.00	$110.00	$77	+70.70
70	70	1	45.00	$45.00	$32	+5.70
75	75	1	575.00	$575.00	$431	+465.00
75	75	1	70.00	$70.00	$52	-40.00
75	75	1	100.00	$100.00	$75	-10.00
80–85	82	5	100.00–135.00	$114.70	$94	+14.70
80–85	84	7	700.00–800.00	$751.74	$631	+123.10
90	90	2	600.00–625.00	$612.50	$551	+502.50
90	90	4	550.00–780.00	$710.00	$639	+600.00
90	90	1	85.00	$85.00	$76	-25.00
90–95	91	7	115.00–200.00	$147.64	$134	+37.64
100	100	3	160.00	$160.00	$160	-390.00
100–105	103	2	100.00–115.00	$107.32	$111	-66.79
100–105	103	2	10.00–45.00	$27.93	$29	-146.18
100–105	103	3	625.00–675.00	$650.00	$670	+475.89
100–105	103	6	625.00–685.00	$665.24	$685	+491.13
110–115	113	2	610.00–630.00	$620.22	$701	+77.89
120	120	1	110.00	$110.00	$132	-432.33
120	120	1	535.00	$535.00	$642	-7.33
1175–1605	1339	29	163.00–177.00	$172.06	$2,304	+13.95
1200–1585	1345	8	139.00–169.00	$162.37	$2,184	+4.26
1275–1582	1428	29	170.00–188.00	$182.67	$2,609	+11.41
1625–1730	1678	2	158.00–159.00	$158.52	$2,660	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–338	330	8	150.00–175.00	$162.97	$538	—
385–390	388	5	165.00–205.00	$180.88	$702	—
425	425	2	190.00	$190.00	$808	—
460–490	464	7	85.00–190.00	$162.85	$756	—
500–523	512	14	150.00–185.00	$167.20	$856	+17.20
560	560	1	140.00	$140.00	$784	—
645	645	1	145.00	$145.00	$935	—
660–695	672	3	152.00–170.00	$163.79	$1,101	+101.79
845	845	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,200	—
850–855	853	2	112.00–127.00	$119.52	$1,020	+27.52

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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	30.00	$30.00	$20	+10.00
70	70	6	200.00–275.00	$250.00	$175	-27.64
70–75	72	5	40.00–160.00	$76.39	$55	-201.25
70–75	74	5	170.00–300.00	$259.12	$192	-126.15
75	75	1	710.00	$710.00	$532	+25.00
75	75	10	400.00–500.00	$460.50	$345	-224.50
80	80	2	635.00–675.00	$655.00	$524	+255.00
80	80	1	110.00	$110.00	$88	-290.00
80	80	6	90.00–125.00	$100.83	$81	-299.17
80–85	83	12	685.00–810.00	$757.98	$629	+306.50
80–85	83	13	285.00–385.00	$345.56	$287	-105.92
80–85	83	13	160.00–375.00	$233.89	$194	-217.59
80–85	84	32	360.00–475.00	$432.36	$363	-274.48
90	90	1	90.00	$90.00	$81	-10.00
90–95	92	20	260.00–430.00	$336.09	$309	-109.78
90–95	93	19	150.00–410.00	$245.78	$229	-369.08
90–95	93	14	685.00–785.00	$725.89	$675	+111.03
90–95	93	54	360.00–460.00	$408.11	$380	-206.75
90–95	94	9	625.00–690.00	$664.82	$625	+49.96
90–95	94	7	100.00–225.00	$129.01	$121	-485.85
100	100	3	85.00–225.00	$170.00	$170	+70.00
100–105	101	14	660.00–725.00	$695.27	$702	+329.17
100–105	102	10	150.00–250.00	$198.57	$203	-466.12
100–105	102	79	300.00–450.00	$395.96	$404	-268.73
100–105	102	17	475.00–695.00	$647.58	$661	-17.11
100–105	102	15	275.00–410.00	$322.77	$329	-341.92
110–115	111	17	575.00–685.00	$630.83	$700	+222.24
110–115	111	37	300.00–445.00	$373.98	$415	-34.61
110–115	112	3	55.00–190.00	$99.33	$111	-309.26
110–115	113	11	260.00–385.00	$322.48	$364	+1.56
110–115	113	6	120.00–350.00	$237.93	$269	-82.99
110–115	113	3	560.00–625.00	$594.56	$672	+273.64
120	120	2	285.00–350.00	$317.50	$381	-232.50
120	120	1	575.00	$575.00	$690	+25.00
120	120	1	525.00	$525.00	$630	-25.00
120–125	121	8	310.00–410.00	$338.66	$410	-211.34
120–125	121	4	550.00–585.00	$573.76	$694	+23.76
120–125	123	5	200.00–310.00	$241.87	$298	-319.34
130	130	1	310.00	$310.00	$403	-40.00
130	130	1	160.00	$160.00	$208	-190.00
130	130	1	535.00	$535.00	$696	+185.00
130	130	1	310.00	$310.00	$403	-40.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467–499	482	14	240.00–260.00	$253.71	$1,223	+43.71
550–593	587	14	230.00–270.00	$259.59	$1,524	—
652–690	671	4	205.00–230.00	$217.15	$1,457	+61.15

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	195.00	$195.00	$692	—
400	400	4	240.00–255.00	$247.50	$990	—
465	465	3	247.50	$247.50	$1,151	—
570–575	573	3	140.00–170.00	$153.37	$879	—
800	800	1	114.00	$114.00	$912	—
875	875	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,102	+3.50

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	97.00	$97.00	$529	—
670–685	678	2	96.00–135.00	$115.72	$785	—
765	765	1	106.00	$106.00	$811	—
995	995	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,443	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–2075	1646	75-80%	79	88.00–108.00	$100.17	$1,649	—
1340–1895	1660	75-80%	13	94.00–101.00	$98.32	$1,632	-3.91
1390–2035	1722	75-80%	99	102.00–115.50	$107.05	$1,843	+0.58

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1345	1138	85-90%	8	60.00–74.00	$66.96	$762	-5.25
695–1540	1195	85-90%	31	60.00–84.00	$77.43	$925	—
915–1700	1280	85-90%	70	70.00–92.00	$85.87	$1,099	-9.07
880–1600	1312	85-90%	61	90.00–101.00	$95.12	$1,248	+11.18

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1690	1429	80-85%	26	78.00–95.00	$91.17	$1,303	-1.30
910–1795	1472	80-85%	69	81.00–102.00	$92.77	$1,366	—
1195–1790	1503	80-85%	66	90.00–109.00	$97.01	$1,458	+13.05

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1715	1555	65-75%	7	100.00–106.00	$103.38	$1,608	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1675	1279	12	140.00–146.00	$142.30	$1,820	—
1150–1700	1432	9	150.00–158.00	$153.95	$2,205	—
1230–1885	1588	11	160.00–168.00	$165.38	$2,626	+1.06

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–2085	1459	13	120.00–129.00	$125.85	$1,836	—
1020–2265	1523	16	130.00–138.00	$133.50	$2,033	+7.55
1430–2180	1757	3	111.00–116.00	$113.60	$1,996	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–2200	1703	20	98.00–136.00	$120.89	$2,059	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	110.00	$110.00	$710	—
785	785	1	105.00	$105.00	$824	-3.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,481	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–2065	1525	15	109.00–132.00	$119.31	$1,819	—
1410–1860	1531	8	134.00–154.00	$139.44	$2,135	—
1180–1770	1614	4	156.00–172.00	$164.45	$2,654	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	145.00	$145.00	$645	—
537	537	5	145.00	$145.00	$779	—
703–708	706	8	140.00	$140.00	$988	—
1145	1145	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,237	—
1210	1210	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,476	—

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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.