Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 25, 2024

4,185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.12/cwt +27.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,222/hd at 524 lb · 33 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.20/cwt ≈ $1,353/hd at 568 lb · 26 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $268.62/cwt ≈ $1,494/hd at 556 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,185	4,358	5,471
Feeder cattle	564	323	735
Slaughter cattle	2,241	2,124	2,950

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: Feeder cattle edited**

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1950	1556	87	132.00–182.00	$176.73	$2,750	—
1252–1970	1596	206	173.00–194.00	$186.41	$2,975	—
1378–1896	1654	108	184.00–202.00	$195.47	$3,233	-1.73

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	255.00	$255.00	$778	-45.00
401–440	408	6	300.00–312.50	$310.25	$1,266	+70.25
484	484	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,113	—
550–565	556	17	260.00–280.00	$268.62	$1,494	—
602–641	621	12	220.00–270.00	$256.50	$1,593	+46.50
705	705	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,692	—
754–764	758	9	225.00–245.00	$236.05	$1,789	—
790–798	795	3	180.00–185.00	$183.34	$1,458	—
818–848	830	8	180.00–210.00	$205.33	$1,704	—
895	895	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,656	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	2	265.00	$265.00	$790	—
316–340	322	4	195.00–260.00	$242.84	$782	—
440	440	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,100	—
475–497	490	3	185.00–210.00	$201.92	$989	+1.92
548	548	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,069	—
560–595	575	4	185.00–255.00	$227.60	$1,309	—
695	695	3	175.00–200.00	$191.67	$1,332	—
828	828	3	182.00	$182.00	$1,507	—

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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	110.00–200.00	$156.80	$99	-752.09
70–75	73	2	175.00–225.00	$199.14	$145	-770.77
70–75	74	4	75.00–160.00	$117.80	$87	-852.11
75	75	1	325.00	$325.00	$244	-47.54
80–85	82	8	200.00–235.00	$210.38	$173	-379.62
80–85	82	5	225.00–500.00	$402.68	$330	-187.32
80–85	83	2	135.00–175.00	$154.39	$128	-370.24
80–85	83	14	860.00–1,000.00	$941.19	$781	+416.56
85	85	1	300.00	$300.00	$255	-201.44
90–95	91	4	200.00–300.00	$256.85	$234	-662.55
90–95	92	6	800.00–875.00	$843.45	$776	-75.95
90–95	92	23	825.00–975.00	$931.00	$857	+11.60
100	100	4	485.00–525.00	$511.25	$511	+161.25
100	100	2	260.00–325.00	$292.50	$292	-57.50
100	100	2	125.00–175.00	$150.00	$150	-200.00
100–105	101	10	800.00–875.00	$849.38	$858	+397.22
100–105	102	6	725.00–900.00	$820.49	$837	-25.08
110–115	113	2	800.00–850.00	$824.44	$932	+490.40
115	115	1	650.00	$650.00	$748	+315.96
1065–1568	1264	7	152.00–179.00	$166.81	$2,108	—
1205–1725	1418	32	169.00–192.00	$179.06	$2,539	+6.77
1308–1845	1474	18	175.00–195.00	$183.62	$2,707	-1.34

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–346	340	10	245.00–280.00	$276.65	$941	—
355–370	360	3	215.00–245.00	$234.72	$845	-5.50
435	435	3	277.50	$277.50	$1,207	+30.98
455–490	479	5	215.00–255.00	$239.47	$1,147	+5.63
502–543	524	33	192.50–270.00	$233.12	$1,222	+27.03
555–583	568	26	185.00–265.00	$238.20	$1,353	—
616–635	632	7	180.00–240.00	$225.18	$1,423	+26.39
650–690	675	8	195.00–270.00	$229.03	$1,546	+56.16
701	701	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,542	—
761	761	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,294	—
838–840	839	2	170.00–185.00	$177.49	$1,489	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	1	250.00	$250.00	$815	+20.00
358–395	377	2	190.00–230.00	$209.02	$788	-31.86
400	400	2	212.50	$212.50	$850	+14.23
468–480	474	5	150.00–220.00	$190.32	$902	+5.21
505–544	524	6	180.00–205.00	$189.71	$994	+12.17
561–590	577	5	170.00	$170.00	$981	—
600–649	637	6	140.00–165.00	$149.18	$950	-40.82
690	690	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,000	—
815	815	1	118.00	$118.00	$962	—
875	875	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,312	+15.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	1	110.00	$110.00	$60	+42.50
65	65	1	600.00	$600.00	$390	+511.25
65	65	2	100.00–125.00	$112.50	$73	+23.75
70–75	73	3	125.00–175.00	$142.05	$104	+31.84
70–75	73	2	425.00–550.00	$489.66	$357	+379.45
75	75	3	610.00–1,050.00	$870.00	$652	+214.97
75	75	2	400.00–450.00	$425.00	$319	-230.03
75	75	2	300.00–375.00	$337.50	$253	-317.53
80	80	1	125.00	$125.00	$100	-301.48
80–85	83	12	850.00–1,050.00	$974.67	$809	+144.25
80–85	83	2	375.00	$375.00	$311	-455.42
80–85	83	8	375.00–610.00	$436.47	$362	-393.95
80–85	84	34	375.00–710.00	$626.18	$526	+64.61
80–85	84	17	500.00–640.00	$560.58	$471	-0.99
90	90	1	525.00	$525.00	$472	+325.00
90	90	1	575.00	$575.00	$518	+375.00
90–95	92	23	645.00–985.00	$903.13	$831	+622.22
90–95	93	10	100.00–535.00	$416.78	$388	-210.97
90–95	93	34	500.00–655.00	$577.19	$537	-50.56
90–95	93	54	600.00–675.00	$625.80	$582	-1.95
90–95	93	13	825.00–885.00	$859.67	$799	+231.92
100	100	1	575.00	$575.00	$575	+242.62
100–105	101	9	750.00–925.00	$857.14	$866	+524.76
100–105	102	3	175.00–275.00	$234.02	$239	-98.36
100–105	102	63	600.00–675.00	$628.62	$641	+296.24
100–105	102	29	785.00–885.00	$840.24	$857	+507.86
100–105	102	36	485.00–585.00	$549.90	$561	+217.52
100–105	104	9	325.00–600.00	$474.39	$493	+46.99
110	110	3	310.00–375.00	$353.33	$389	-426.67
110	110	1	785.00	$785.00	$864	+5.00
110–115	111	9	525.00–585.00	$556.13	$617	+261.31
110–115	111	6	385.00–485.00	$434.29	$482	+139.47
110–115	112	20	525.00–635.00	$602.90	$675	-194.55
110–115	112	9	800.00–850.00	$820.62	$919	+23.17
120	120	2	410.00–430.00	$420.00	$504	-66.67
120–125	121	9	475.00–585.00	$531.93	$644	+45.26
120–125	122	5	710.00–735.00	$717.87	$876	+173.50
120–125	123	4	650.00–800.00	$719.13	$885	+174.76

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–342	331	3	255.00–295.00	$282.53	$935	-32.47
405–435	427	4	205.00–288.00	$236.70	$1,011	—
451–495	465	6	245.00–260.00	$250.74	$1,166	—
515–524	520	2	230.00–237.00	$233.47	$1,214	-1.64
555–595	570	8	210.00–265.00	$230.46	$1,314	-21.06
615–647	635	15	245.00–262.50	$249.38	$1,584	+25.68
685	685	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,302	+5.00
705–740	725	3	170.00–180.00	$175.08	$1,269	-47.44
800–805	803	2	170.00–185.00	$177.52	$1,425	—
925	925	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,480	—
960	960	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,536	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	1	250.00	$250.00	$815	—
395	395	2	215.00	$215.00	$849	—
448	448	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,030	+30.00
488–494	489	5	225.00–230.00	$228.99	$1,120	+74.04
504–542	533	4	185.00–242.50	$228.89	$1,220	+44.31
560–568	563	5	165.00–185.00	$180.97	$1,019	+38.47
630–635	633	2	135.00–155.00	$144.96	$918	—
658	658	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,184	-7.00
720	720	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,188	—
755–780	768	2	135.00–162.50	$148.53	$1,141	+18.53
802	802	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,203	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	170.00	$170.00	$740	-22.00
820	820	1	110.00	$110.00	$902	—
910	910	1	90.00	$90.00	$819	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1194–2055	1504	75-80%	17	90.00–145.00	$113.80	$1,712	—
1410–1855	1592	75-80%	5	121.00–135.00	$127.14	$2,024	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
978–1395	1172	85-90%	4	91.00–112.00	$100.10	$1,173	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1400	1238	80-85%	4	103.00–111.00	$107.05	$1,325	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1775	1535	65-75%	4	116.00–130.00	$122.79	$1,885	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–2295	1473	12	138.00–178.00	$161.31	$2,376	—
1010–2105	1501	10	145.00–188.00	$165.61	$2,486	—
1085–2085	1560	18	160.00–168.00	$164.62	$2,568	-2.23

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1680	1404	12	150.00–159.00	$154.78	$2,173	—
1010–2215	1596	21	142.00–167.00	$149.70	$2,389	—
1810–2060	1919	4	133.00–137.00	$134.73	$2,585	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–2095	1637	13	110.00–162.00	$147.46	$2,414	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1550	1366	9	150.00–179.00	$173.41	$2,369	—
1390–1425	1408	2	130.00–157.00	$143.33	$2,018	—
1520–1670	1595	2	184.00–185.00	$184.48	$2,942	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	388	2	170.00–180.00	$174.90	$679	—
400	400	2	210.00	$210.00	$840	—
585	585	1	150.00	$150.00	$878	—
633	633	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,329	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1962	1575	29	154.00–180.00	$172.05	$2,710	—
1305–1840	1613	10	170.00–187.00	$179.18	$2,890	-6.04
1695	1695	1	154.00	$154.00	$2,610	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–495	483	2	160.00–185.00	$172.82	$835	—
620–640	630	2	160.00–170.00	$164.92	$1,039	—
811	811	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,622	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1285	1103	85-90%	3	94.00–98.00	$96.15	$1,061	—
105–1395	1161	85-90%	24	103.00–127.00	$119.32	$1,385	+25.71
862–1490	1233	85-90%	31	66.00–106.00	$94.61	$1,167	—
810–1705	1290	85-90%	111	78.00–116.00	$102.87	$1,327	-11.67
928–1495	1390	80-85%	15	115.00–130.00	$121.00	$1,682	—
1000–1815	1396	80-85%	89	96.00–127.00	$112.59	$1,572	—
964–1726	1427	80-85%	21	76.00–110.00	$102.19	$1,458	+6.79
1092–1790	1588	75-80%	28	100.00–117.00	$106.23	$1,687	—
1160–2140	1666	75-80%	114	100.00–140.00	$117.49	$1,957	+2.39
1505–2025	1701	75-80%	71	120.00–131.00	$123.84	$2,107	—
1505–1995	1735	65-75%	4	113.00–127.00	$120.61	$2,093	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1455	1280	2	116.00–128.00	$121.18	$1,551	-13.24
1250–1850	1397	10	139.00–154.00	$147.37	$2,059	—
1225–1545	1407	3	157.00–162.00	$159.14	$2,239	—
1245–1502	1411	5	127.00–157.00	$146.79	$2,071	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	195.00	$195.00	$488	—
360	360	1	220.00	$220.00	$792	+33.46
508	508	1	155.00	$155.00	$787	-5.00
608–622	616	3	132.50–157.50	$144.07	$887	-28.43
906	906	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,296	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1648	1381	4	130.00–145.00	$138.44	$1,912	—
1290–1766	1508	8	134.00–160.00	$148.78	$2,244	-3.77
1322–1745	1511	7	158.00–185.00	$167.93	$2,537	+15.38

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	425	2	125.00–130.00	$127.41	$541	—
480	480	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,032	—
515	515	1	180.00	$180.00	$927	+5.00
550–575	563	2	125.00–135.00	$130.11	$733	-17.39
725	725	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,051	—
760–780	770	2	130.00–140.00	$134.94	$1,039	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	215.00	$215.00	$720	—
765	765	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,300	—

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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.