Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 5, 2024

3,822 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.19/cwt +22.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,091/hd at 468 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $208.03/cwt +12.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 538 lb · 13 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $212.48/cwt +10.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,764/hd at 830 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,822	4,017	5,518
Feeder cattle	395	611	508
Slaughter cattle	2,068	2,053	3,040

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1545	1345	2	113.00–163.00	$141.72	$1,906	—
1160–1815	1511	68	120.00–169.00	$164.21	$2,481	—
1225–1870	1586	163	165.00–180.00	$174.38	$2,766	-5.24
1380–1970	1630	97	175.00–193.00	$183.53	$2,992	-7.04
1405–1733	1643	13	190.00–198.00	$193.74	$3,183	+3.17

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	240.00	$240.00	$504	—
390	390	1	217.00	$217.00	$846	—
455–485	474	4	260.00–275.00	$271.40	$1,286	—
510–525	513	5	225.00–230.00	$226.02	$1,159	-18.98
552	552	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,242	-30.00
600–630	612	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,346	-24.98
665	665	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,111	-73.00
744–748	745	11	230.00–232.00	$230.55	$1,718	+11.48
822–837	830	12	210.00–220.00	$212.48	$1,764	+10.42
852–896	883	12	200.00–214.00	$207.19	$1,829	—
908	908	6	210.00	$210.00	$1,907	+20.00
985	985	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,970	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	2	170.00	$170.00	$561	—
385	385	1	135.00	$135.00	$520	—
680–685	684	6	200.00–212.00	$210.01	$1,436	+21.10
726	726	4	217.00	$217.00	$1,575	—
810–832	825	3	147.00–177.00	$167.18	$1,379	-7.82
880	880	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,628	+5.00
918	918	2	192.00	$192.00	$1,763	+12.00

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60–65	63	2	100.00	$100.00	$63	-10.00
65	65	2	560.00–710.00	$635.00	$413	+525.00
70–75	72	3	80.00–95.00	$88.49	$64	-21.51
75	75	2	625.00–635.00	$630.00	$472	+55.00
80–85	83	4	60.00–160.00	$128.33	$107	-623.41
80–85	83	6	85.00–240.00	$188.40	$156	-563.34
80–85	83	5	410.00–635.00	$558.80	$464	-192.94
80–85	83	6	735.00–810.00	$767.50	$637	+15.76
90–95	91	8	185.00–245.00	$216.82	$197	+69.18
90–95	91	12	725.00–840.00	$788.31	$717	+640.67
90–95	92	3	560.00–650.00	$604.18	$556	+456.54
100–105	101	8	660.00–800.00	$731.79	$739	+571.79
100–105	102	3	200.00–270.00	$226.39	$231	+119.07
105	105	2	685.00–690.00	$687.50	$722	+580.18
110	110	2	190.00–220.00	$205.00	$226	-415.22
110–115	113	2	650.00	$650.00	$734	+29.78
110–115	113	2	510.00–730.00	$617.56	$698	-2.66
1115–1225	1170	2	126.00–128.00	$127.05	$1,486	—
1223–1320	1255	3	144.00–146.00	$145.30	$1,824	—
1220–1630	1443	47	153.00–179.00	$169.59	$2,447	-13.08
1137–1915	1447	27	139.00–168.00	$164.66	$2,383	-18.01
1360–1720	1515	17	171.00–185.00	$179.43	$2,718	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	155.00	$155.00	$442	—
375	375	1	190.00	$190.00	$712	—
422	422	2	215.00	$215.00	$907	-1.45
454–495	468	14	227.00–235.00	$233.19	$1,091	+22.09
515–542	538	13	205.00–215.00	$208.03	$1,119	+12.64
555–578	570	9	200.00–215.00	$206.17	$1,175	+8.36
610–625	618	4	175.00–185.00	$180.06	$1,113	-10.93
660	660	2	187.00	$187.00	$1,234	-38.44
726	726	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,452	+25.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	135.00	$135.00	$425	-27.97
390	390	1	140.00	$140.00	$546	-40.88
510–545	527	8	127.00–190.00	$181.36	$956	+14.16
565–590	578	3	155.00–167.00	$162.25	$938	+22.25
634	634	7	170.00	$170.00	$1,078	+25.00
655	655	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,048	-3.79
745	745	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,192	—
750–795	773	2	132.00–165.00	$148.02	$1,144	—
810–830	820	2	86.00–155.00	$120.08	$985	-21.92
850	850	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,360	+40.48
910	910	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,502	—
980	980	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,196	—
1055	1055	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,414	—

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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	700.00	$700.00	$455	+670.00
65	65	1	20.00	$20.00	$13	-10.00
70–75	72	3	210.00–275.00	$245.12	$176	+168.73
70–75	72	8	50.00–185.00	$110.43	$80	+34.04
70–75	74	6	230.00–360.00	$301.85	$223	+42.73
70–75	74	10	350.00–510.00	$436.99	$323	+177.87
75	75	2	600.00–760.00	$680.00	$510	-30.00
80–85	81	4	60.00–160.00	$116.38	$94	-538.62
80–85	82	8	290.00–390.00	$342.90	$281	-415.08
80–85	83	3	715.00–750.00	$729.60	$606	-28.38
80–85	83	27	325.00–510.00	$439.12	$364	-318.86
80–85	84	10	220.00–285.00	$263.39	$221	-168.97
80–85	84	13	675.00–880.00	$827.83	$695	+395.47
85	85	1	15.00	$15.00	$13	-417.36
90	90	1	30.00	$30.00	$27	-60.00
90–95	92	22	700.00–860.00	$790.51	$727	+454.42
90–95	93	8	75.00–160.00	$125.27	$117	-120.51
90–95	93	100	350.00–495.00	$426.56	$397	+180.78
90–95	93	11	675.00–750.00	$721.54	$671	+475.76
90–95	93	19	235.00–385.00	$321.79	$299	+76.01
90–95	94	9	210.00–325.00	$247.75	$233	-417.07
100	100	1	185.00	$185.00	$185	+15.00
100–105	101	10	625.00–810.00	$746.66	$754	+51.39
100–105	102	23	270.00–385.00	$336.31	$343	+137.74
100–105	102	75	360.00–460.00	$410.16	$418	+211.59
100–105	102	12	200.00–360.00	$238.93	$244	+40.36
100–105	102	11	650.00–760.00	$718.93	$733	+520.36
105	105	1	575.00	$575.00	$604	+376.43
110–115	111	6	225.00–260.00	$240.71	$267	-390.12
110–115	112	6	635.00–710.00	$677.99	$759	+578.66
110–115	112	8	660.00–750.00	$716.17	$802	+616.84
110–115	112	6	350.00–390.00	$361.64	$405	+262.31
110–115	112	43	320.00–470.00	$386.52	$433	+287.19
120	120	2	650.00	$650.00	$780	+332.50
120	120	3	200.00–325.00	$266.67	$320	-50.83
120–125	122	6	600.00–675.00	$632.57	$772	+293.91
120–125	122	13	310.00–410.00	$361.10	$441	+22.44
120–125	123	3	240.00–310.00	$262.70	$323	+20.83
130	130	1	105.00	$105.00	$136	-205.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	240.00	$240.00	$528	—
400	400	1	230.00	$230.00	$920	—
460	460	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,058	-23.71
530	530	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,007	—
575	575	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,294	-34.59
625	625	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,450	—
675	675	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,316	-22.15
700	700	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,365	—
830	830	2	212.00	$212.00	$1,760	—
935	935	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,402	—
975	975	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,658	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	210.00	$210.00	$850	-37.50
460	460	1	190.00	$190.00	$874	-57.50
565	565	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,045	+31.63
625–635	630	2	107.00–185.00	$146.31	$922	—
720	720	2	180.00–185.00	$182.50	$1,314	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	85.00–97.00	$91.00	$232	—
300	300	1	140.00	$140.00	$420	—
405	405	1	95.00	$95.00	$385	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	157.00	$157.00	$447	—
475	475	1	125.00	$125.00	$594	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–2110	1651	75-80%	95	84.00–108.00	$99.65	$1,645	+1.33
1340–1985	1680	75-80%	87	103.00–114.50	$108.04	$1,815	+9.72
1535–1940	1687	75-80%	6	96.00–101.00	$98.36	$1,659	+0.04

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1515	1212	85-90%	14	62.00–76.00	$68.64	$832	—
940–1800	1270	85-90%	70	74.00–93.50	$87.81	$1,115	+1.94
845–1620	1283	85-90%	27	34.00–82.00	$74.39	$954	-11.48
1010–1770	1316	85-90%	47	94.00–104.00	$98.31	$1,294	+3.19

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1850	1459	80-85%	12	72.00–93.00	$83.92	$1,224	-8.85
1075–1885	1499	80-85%	66	80.00–100.00	$90.04	$1,350	-2.73
1200–1845	1512	80-85%	48	93.00–107.00	$99.08	$1,498	+2.07

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1870	1532	65-75%	12	98.00–106.00	$103.19	$1,581	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–2280	1524	17	120.00–127.00	$123.78	$1,886	-9.72
1005–2055	1532	11	128.00–135.00	$132.09	$2,024	-1.41
1060–2235	1592	19	136.00–145.00	$140.71	$2,240	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1635	1511	7	166.00–176.00	$171.10	$2,585	—
1315–1910	1616	19	146.00–154.00	$148.65	$2,402	—
1285–2350	1634	14	127.00–164.00	$147.03	$2,402	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–2245	1462	11	96.00–128.00	$115.90	$1,694	—
1550	1550	1	137.00	$137.00	$2,124	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	155.00	$155.00	$388	—
415–435	425	2	135.00–137.00	$135.98	$578	—
500–530	515	2	132.00–150.00	$141.26	$727	—
605	605	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,028	—
665	665	1	117.00	$117.00	$778	—
740	740	1	112.00	$112.00	$829	—
810	810	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,134	—
940	940	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,128	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
677	677	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,185	—
715–720	718	2	155.00–165.00	$160.02	$1,149	—
855	855	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,325	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450	1450	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,726	—
1335–1660	1476	7	122.00–138.00	$132.04	$1,949	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1770	1459	15	116.00–139.00	$132.94	$1,940	—
1245–1925	1568	26	134.00–149.00	$143.26	$2,246	—
1310–1795	1636	10	150.00–155.00	$152.09	$2,488	-12.36
1960	1960	1	127.00	$127.00	$2,489	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	50.00	$50.00	$155	—
360	360	1	135.00	$135.00	$486	—
450–480	460	4	147.00–175.00	$165.68	$762	—
565–590	576	5	135.00–140.00	$137.01	$789	—
615	615	1	160.00	$160.00	$984	—
830	830	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,079	—
850–862	858	3	140.00–165.00	$148.26	$1,272	—
1025	1025	2	136.00–142.00	$139.00	$1,425	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407	407	3	185.00	$185.00	$753	—
545	545	1	180.00	$180.00	$981	—
555	555	1	155.00	$155.00	$860	—
760	760	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,406	—
870	870	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,522	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	90.00	$90.00	$230	—

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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.