Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 18, 2024

4,358 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,358	4,280	5,146
Feeder cattle	323	869	309
Slaughter cattle	2,124	1,856	3,014

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1820	1498	31	154.00–184.00	$175.79	$2,633	+2.22
1204–1855	1606	92	175.00–194.00	$186.93	$3,002	—
1345–1975	1661	124	187.00–204.00	$197.20	$3,275	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	300.00	$300.00	$930	+7.52
434	434	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,042	-13.01
522–530	527	3	225.00–250.00	$235.03	$1,239	-20.10
642	642	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,348	-34.46
660–696	682	3	175.00–220.00	$197.95	$1,350	-15.69

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
486	486	1	200.00	$200.00	$972	-21.21
505	505	1	170.00	$170.00	$858	-52.94
615	615	1	155.00	$155.00	$953	-67.64
880	880	3	144.00–177.00	$165.33	$1,455	-31.67

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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	225.00	$225.00	$135	-400.00
60	60	1	135.00	$135.00	$81	-490.00
62–64	63	2	840.00–980.00	$908.89	$573	+283.89
64	64	1	600.00	$600.00	$384	-25.00
68	68	1	910.00	$910.00	$619	+835.00
70–78	72	9	275.00–940.00	$663.24	$478	+588.24
70–75	72	5	350.00–450.00	$400.00	$288	+325.00
70–78	73	3	950.00–1,000.00	$969.91	$708	+69.10
74–78	76	3	310.00–410.00	$372.54	$283	-528.27
76	76	2	860.00	$860.00	$654	-40.81
80	80	2	825.00	$825.00	$660	+367.26
80	80	1	205.00	$205.00	$164	-252.74
82	82	1	590.00	$590.00	$484	+132.26
80–86	83	10	325.00–930.00	$524.63	$435	+280.23
80–88	83	15	825.00–975.00	$928.28	$770	+683.88
80–85	84	7	425.00–550.00	$501.44	$421	+257.04
90–95	93	9	450.00–560.00	$489.58	$455	-326.28
90–98	93	8	285.00–475.00	$367.28	$342	-448.58
90–95	93	18	800.00–1,000.00	$919.40	$855	+103.54
94	94	1	300.00	$300.00	$282	-37.14
90–98	95	12	660.00–885.00	$789.54	$750	+452.40
100	100	2	290.00–410.00	$350.00	$350	-522.95
100–105	101	4	425.00–500.00	$452.16	$457	-420.79
100–105	101	10	820.00–910.00	$891.79	$901	+18.84
100–108	102	8	750.00–885.00	$845.57	$862	-27.38
100–105	103	3	360.00–475.00	$419.30	$432	-453.65
110	110	2	800.00	$800.00	$880	-18.33
110	110	1	930.00	$930.00	$1,023	+111.67
110	110	3	400.00–460.00	$425.00	$468	-393.33
110–115	111	4	250.00–400.00	$334.04	$371	-484.29
1195–1660	1337	24	170.00–185.00	$178.00	$2,380	—
1126–1612	1423	7	166.00–178.00	$172.29	$2,452	—
1250–1688	1452	26	180.00–195.00	$184.96	$2,686	+3.13

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354–370	362	2	230.00–250.00	$240.22	$870	-4.91
414–446	427	3	240.00–250.00	$246.52	$1,053	-2.16
460–480	465	7	210.00–250.00	$233.84	$1,087	+7.41
506–538	519	4	195.00–220.00	$206.09	$1,070	-37.08
624–644	635	4	195.00–205.00	$198.79	$1,262	-40.98
650–673	666	6	167.00–190.00	$172.87	$1,151	-48.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	3	230.00	$230.00	$743	+8.48
366–372	367	5	205.00–250.00	$240.88	$884	+14.59
420–448	431	3	195.00–200.00	$198.27	$855	-11.88
460–478	468	5	175.00–200.00	$185.11	$866	-27.82
524–540	532	2	175.00–180.00	$177.54	$945	-34.97
640	640	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,216	-6.20
720–725	721	4	155.00–187.50	$179.33	$1,293	+3.73
890	890	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,202	—
970	970	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,406	-7.49

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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	60.00–75.00	$67.50	$37	+50.36
60–68	63	7	20.00–285.00	$82.91	$52	-377.09
65	65	4	85.00–90.00	$88.75	$58	-371.25
66	66	1	490.00	$490.00	$323	+30.00
70	70	1	530.00	$530.00	$371	-96.32
70–78	73	9	20.00–210.00	$110.21	$80	-281.46
70–78	74	12	160.00–490.00	$338.32	$250	-210.41
70–78	74	19	350.00–640.00	$518.86	$384	-29.87
70–76	74	4	785.00–980.00	$893.64	$661	+344.91
70–75	74	7	100.00–200.00	$127.18	$94	-421.55
72–78	75	6	625.00–685.00	$655.03	$491	+30.03
80–85	82	8	65.00–360.00	$271.42	$223	+54.88
80–86	82	17	200.00–520.00	$426.48	$350	+209.94
80–88	83	46	590.00–690.00	$637.10	$529	+79.61
80–86	83	13	620.00–980.00	$830.42	$689	+272.93
80–88	84	29	400.00–660.00	$561.57	$472	-112.80
84	84	1	510.00	$510.00	$428	-164.37
80–88	85	25	900.00–1,000.00	$953.59	$811	+563.59
90	90	1	200.00	$200.00	$180	-525.00
90–95	92	6	100.00–375.00	$280.91	$258	-326.96
90–98	93	81	500.00–700.00	$627.75	$584	+19.88
90–98	94	57	450.00–660.00	$562.32	$529	+140.18
90–98	94	30	750.00–1,000.00	$907.89	$853	+485.75
90–98	94	17	325.00–650.00	$479.38	$451	+57.24
90–98	94	17	640.00–900.00	$806.76	$758	+384.62
100–108	102	64	380.00–655.00	$561.91	$573	+140.32
100–106	102	26	595.00–950.00	$872.61	$890	+451.02
100–105	102	3	275.00–375.00	$332.38	$339	-89.21
100–106	103	79	575.00–700.00	$631.07	$650	+39.09
100–106	103	12	600.00–895.00	$821.77	$846	+229.79
100–106	103	14	300.00–550.00	$427.40	$440	-164.58
110	110	1	780.00	$780.00	$858	+50.00
110–115	111	5	110.00–385.00	$294.82	$327	-474.01
110–118	111	32	575.00–680.00	$625.31	$694	-143.52
110–118	112	31	450.00–600.00	$551.42	$618	+70.82
110–118	112	12	700.00–885.00	$797.45	$893	+316.85
110–115	113	17	200.00–525.00	$413.00	$467	-67.60
120	120	1	110.00	$110.00	$132	-200.00
120	120	3	435.00–550.00	$486.67	$584	+176.67
120	120	2	725.00–775.00	$750.00	$900	+440.00
120–126	122	7	510.00–590.00	$544.37	$664	+144.20

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	3	315.00	$315.00	$970	+52.34
381–394	385	3	280.00–295.00	$285.11	$1,098	+24.84
538–547	544	3	215.00–245.00	$235.11	$1,279	-2.58
577–592	582	3	235.00–260.00	$251.52	$1,464	+5.26
604–640	621	8	190.00–242.50	$223.70	$1,389	-1.78
674	674	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,247	-34.63
724–726	725	2	210.00–235.00	$222.52	$1,613	+47.52
778	778	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,517	+26.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	230.00	$230.00	$529	-20.00
440	440	1	200.00	$200.00	$880	-45.24
478–488	483	2	150.00–160.00	$154.95	$748	-38.48
500–544	522	2	175.00–195.00	$184.58	$964	-21.24
592	592	1	142.50	$142.50	$844	+22.57
672	672	2	187.00	$187.00	$1,257	+9.46
795	795	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,034	-7.65
874	874	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,224	+1.47
914	914	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,211	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	205.00	$205.00	$420	—
295	295	1	170.00	$170.00	$502	-45.00
300	300	1	215.00	$215.00	$645	—
425	425	2	192.00	$192.00	$816	-3.00
585	585	1	152.00	$152.00	$889	—
650	650	3	145.00	$145.00	$942	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386	386	3	152.00	$152.00	$587	—
407	407	4	142.00	$142.00	$578	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1655	1291	80-85%	38	98.00–132.00	$111.92	$1,445	—
1286–1356	1310	80-85%	3	121.00–124.00	$122.31	$1,602	—
1422–1764	1594	80-85%	3	102.00	$102.00	$1,626	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1450	1278	75-80%	3	106.00–110.00	$108.49	$1,387	—
1100–1894	1415	75-80%	18	98.00–126.00	$115.32	$1,632	—
1158–1840	1433	75-80%	11	120.00–130.00	$125.73	$1,802	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1126–1132	1129	85-90%	2	108.00–109.00	$108.50	$1,225	—
812–1354	1137	85-90%	19	85.00–128.00	$96.73	$1,100	—
1208–1560	1356	85-90%	6	66.00–80.00	$71.74	$973	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1610	1242	9	135.00–141.00	$138.68	$1,722	—
1030–1985	1451	10	151.00–159.00	$155.18	$2,252	—
1010–2152	1542	25	142.00–164.00	$150.73	$2,324	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1905	1554	12	163.00–170.00	$166.85	$2,593	-4.19
1510–1815	1614	4	172.00–180.00	$177.63	$2,867	—
1105–1985	1715	5	160.00–164.00	$161.78	$2,775	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–2005	1526	10	108.00–154.00	$126.85	$1,936	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1432	1279	7	160.00–173.00	$165.37	$2,115	—
1015–1530	1281	5	146.00–160.00	$155.69	$1,994	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,128	—
830	830	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,328	—
855	855	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,129	—
930	930	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,172	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	137.00	$137.00	$582	—
555	555	1	122.00	$122.00	$677	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1885	1510	22	161.00–178.00	$172.77	$2,609	—
1178–1800	1603	16	134.00–169.00	$160.04	$2,565	—
1335–1745	1615	16	180.00–189.00	$185.22	$2,991	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1375	1255	2	130.00–139.00	$134.07	$1,683	—
1100–1885	1493	2	140.00–148.00	$145.05	$2,166	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1350	1170	85-90%	31	60.00–98.00	$93.61	$1,095	—
955–1490	1184	85-90%	17	80.00–89.00	$84.90	$1,005	—
930–1535	1250	85-90%	79	80.00–115.00	$104.35	$1,304	+0.90
1070–1615	1269	85-90%	27	110.00–118.00	$114.54	$1,454	+11.09
1410–1480	1441	80-85%	7	92.00–99.00	$95.40	$1,375	-5.74
1155–1710	1445	80-85%	34	100.00–119.00	$108.02	$1,561	+6.88
1420–1495	1464	80-85%	25	111.00–118.00	$113.43	$1,661	+4.30
1500–1885	1613	75-80%	51	100.00–110.00	$106.19	$1,713	+2.85
1430–1925	1652	65-75%	8	111.00–119.00	$115.24	$1,904	—
1305–2000	1667	75-80%	81	100.00–119.00	$115.10	$1,919	—
1515–2115	1757	75-80%	63	120.00–131.00	$124.29	$2,184	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–356	355	3	170.00–220.00	$186.54	$662	—
408	408	1	170.00	$170.00	$694	+55.00
458–490	474	2	117.00–175.00	$145.02	$687	—
543	543	3	160.00	$160.00	$869	+5.00
558	558	2	170.00	$170.00	$949	—
646	646	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,114	—
675–699	687	4	152.50–165.00	$158.64	$1,090	—
740	740	2	127.50	$127.50	$944	—
1000	1000	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,300	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1036–1542	1269	6	126.00–139.00	$134.42	$1,706	—
1464–1708	1586	2	145.00–157.00	$151.46	$2,402	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815	815	1	117.00	$117.00	$954	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1206–1522	1406	8	139.00–152.00	$144.57	$2,033	—
995–1770	1505	23	140.00–162.00	$152.55	$2,296	—
1230–1900	1518	14	150.00–171.00	$157.43	$2,390	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	250.00	$250.00	$750	—
519	519	2	175.00	$175.00	$908	—
557–590	574	4	147.50	$147.50	$847	—
640	640	1	155.00	$155.00	$992	—
810–820	815	2	142.00–150.00	$146.02	$1,190	+6.02

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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.