Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 1, 2024

6,126 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $209.71/cwt ≈ $2,053/hd at 979 lb · 60 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $238.09/cwt ≈ $1,598/hd at 671 lb · 59 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.70/cwt -10.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,156/hd at 519 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,126	4,185	6,144
Feeder cattle	2,029	564	1,403
Slaughter cattle	2,371	2,241	2,834

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–292	278	3	230.00–300.00	$279.02	$776	—
325–347	342	7	222.00–301.00	$288.57	$987	—
377	377	2	255.00	$255.00	$961	—
401–445	429	21	200.00–300.00	$265.19	$1,138	-45.06
472–498	488	27	240.00–295.00	$271.17	$1,323	+41.17
505–545	522	38	185.00–292.50	$276.53	$1,443	—
560–593	577	16	235.00–277.50	$258.49	$1,491	-10.13
605–648	623	31	225.00–277.50	$252.91	$1,576	-3.59
659–695	671	59	192.00–245.00	$238.09	$1,598	—
707–726	719	19	200.00–225.00	$215.15	$1,547	-24.85
750–780	766	39	175.00–240.00	$218.48	$1,674	-17.57
808–829	818	31	224.00–229.00	$226.55	$1,853	+21.22
805–845	838	17	185.00–217.50	$209.19	$1,753	+3.86
876–890	886	7	185.00–212.50	$196.78	$1,743	+11.78
932–948	942	5	195.00–207.50	$202.55	$1,908	—
952–986	975	14	180.00–204.00	$196.49	$1,916	—
969–998	980	46	212.00–215.00	$213.73	$2,095	—
1055	1055	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,477	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1975	1590	43	160.00–182.00	$177.32	$2,819	-9.09
1085–1882	1637	170	188.00–204.00	$196.62	$3,219	—
1240–1940	1639	161	175.00–193.00	$187.27	$3,069	—
1826–1882	1854	2	186.00–190.00	$188.03	$3,486	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	215.00	$215.00	$494	—
310–325	316	5	265.00–275.00	$269.11	$850	+26.27
350–385	367	6	255.00–265.00	$261.66	$960	—
400–447	429	8	200.00–270.00	$241.66	$1,037	-8.34
450–497	482	13	165.00–275.00	$227.37	$1,096	+25.45
506–545	525	31	205.00–290.00	$245.08	$1,287	+50.08
550–598	580	24	170.00–260.00	$214.06	$1,242	-13.54
625–638	633	13	205.00–265.00	$224.48	$1,421	—
650–680	675	6	190.00–225.00	$219.38	$1,481	+27.71
700–735	720	7	200.00–230.00	$222.34	$1,601	—
850	850	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,232	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	8	285.00	$285.00	$1,419	—
578	578	15	260.00	$260.00	$1,503	—
662	662	6	244.00	$244.00	$1,615	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
249	249	4	305.00	$305.00	$759	—
255–295	282	3	260.00–290.00	$269.05	$759	—
312–348	332	12	245.00–305.00	$288.44	$958	+11.79
375–397	386	19	230.00–280.00	$261.88	$1,011	+27.16
402–443	421	30	195.00–265.00	$241.19	$1,015	-36.31
450–499	491	27	215.00–265.00	$253.22	$1,243	+13.75
508	508	4	262.50	$262.50	$1,334	+29.38
504–547	520	47	170.00–250.00	$219.31	$1,140	-13.81
552–597	577	25	190.00–230.00	$208.68	$1,204	-29.52
600–648	620	40	185.00–225.00	$203.42	$1,261	-21.76
650–696	676	28	175.00–240.00	$194.42	$1,314	-34.61
715	715	26	222.50	$222.50	$1,591	+2.50
725–732	728	8	172.00–205.00	$192.95	$1,405	-27.05
760–787	785	18	185.00–225.00	$212.58	$1,669	+42.58
803	803	13	185.00–195.00	$192.69	$1,547	—
842	842	26	221.00	$221.00	$1,861	+43.51
854–880	871	8	155.00–195.00	$175.20	$1,526	—
916–932	927	3	167.50–185.00	$173.27	$1,606	—
972	972	20	195.00	$195.00	$1,895	—
1077	1077	2	177.50	$177.50	$1,912	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	5	165.00–195.00	$189.00	$425	—
255–275	265	4	185.00–295.00	$227.45	$603	—
307–347	332	15	235.00–300.00	$253.79	$843	+3.79
350–396	371	23	180.00–260.00	$225.93	$838	+16.91
400–449	426	37	170.00–275.00	$224.07	$955	+11.57
460–495	480	16	155.00–265.00	$219.22	$1,052	+28.90
525–545	540	18	175.00–225.00	$195.04	$1,053	+5.33
558–598	585	33	170.00–225.00	$200.17	$1,171	+30.17
620–642	633	8	145.00–180.00	$171.32	$1,084	+22.14
652–695	667	19	165.00–195.00	$184.67	$1,232	+39.67
702–740	715	12	152.50–192.00	$168.42	$1,204	—
760	760	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,368	—
806–848	818	12	135.00–195.00	$158.09	$1,293	+40.09
853–858	856	6	140.00–152.50	$146.23	$1,252	-3.77

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
62–66	63	3	630.00–940.00	$770.32	$485	+613.52
70	70	2	150.00–175.00	$162.50	$114	-36.64
70–75	73	2	750.00–835.00	$793.97	$580	+594.83
76–78	77	2	380.00–460.00	$420.52	$324	+95.52
78	78	1	870.00	$870.00	$679	+545.00
80–85	82	5	685.00–825.00	$787.62	$646	+577.24
80–85	83	8	225.00–485.00	$428.64	$356	+274.25
80–88	85	17	700.00–950.00	$824.39	$701	+524.39
90–96	92	21	730.00–925.00	$849.95	$782	+6.50
90–95	93	12	400.00–785.00	$689.48	$641	-153.97
90–98	94	7	350.00–475.00	$439.13	$413	-404.32
100–106	102	9	675.00–875.00	$805.60	$822	-14.89
100–105	103	3	85.00–285.00	$189.84	$196	-630.65
100–108	104	10	650.00–835.00	$759.13	$789	-61.36
110–118	112	5	670.00–750.00	$728.15	$816	-96.29
124	124	1	570.00	$570.00	$707	-80.00
1144–1510	1299	9	165.00–181.00	$176.31	$2,290	+9.50
1126–1805	1379	25	169.00–189.00	$181.90	$2,508	—
1245–1755	1465	27	180.00–197.00	$188.82	$2,766	+5.20

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–388	380	5	205.00–230.00	$225.40	$857	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50	50	1	225.00	$225.00	$112	+115.00
60–68	64	7	45.00–225.00	$113.09	$72	-486.91
65	65	2	175.00–225.00	$200.00	$130	-400.00
65–66	66	2	380.00–500.00	$439.54	$290	-160.46
68	68	1	550.00	$550.00	$374	-50.00
68	68	1	590.00	$590.00	$401	-10.00
70	70	1	150.00	$150.00	$105	+7.95
70–72	71	2	610.00–650.00	$630.28	$447	+488.23
70–78	74	3	740.00–900.00	$830.58	$615	+688.53
74	74	1	200.00	$200.00	$148	+57.95
70–78	75	4	500.00–610.00	$572.11	$429	-297.89
70–78	75	7	260.00–510.00	$399.29	$299	-470.71
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	$160	+75.00
80–82	81	2	300.00–390.00	$344.44	$279	+219.44
80–85	81	4	200.00–300.00	$261.54	$212	+136.54
80–85	82	8	675.00–800.00	$734.02	$602	-240.65
80–86	82	10	200.00–580.00	$423.54	$347	-551.13
80–88	84	47	560.00–750.00	$654.38	$550	+28.20
80–86	84	24	400.00–675.00	$561.24	$471	-64.94
80–88	85	15	775.00–940.00	$867.32	$737	+241.14
90–96	92	46	650.00–950.00	$864.30	$795	-38.83
90–98	93	10	585.00–825.00	$692.06	$644	+275.28
90–98	93	91	570.00–700.00	$618.20	$575	+201.42
90–95	93	4	110.00–350.00	$236.28	$220	-180.50
90–98	93	36	485.00–635.00	$557.55	$519	+140.77
90–98	94	15	275.00–635.00	$462.22	$434	+45.44
100–105	101	8	120.00–375.00	$297.72	$301	-559.42
100–108	103	8	400.00–575.00	$491.80	$507	+257.78
100–108	103	85	460.00–660.00	$603.54	$622	+369.52
100–108	103	52	500.00–610.00	$554.23	$571	+320.21
100–108	104	10	560.00–785.00	$678.55	$706	+204.16
100–108	104	36	675.00–850.00	$817.12	$850	+342.73
100–108	104	8	270.00–540.00	$387.03	$403	-87.36
110	110	1	320.00	$320.00	$352	-33.33
110–115	111	4	400.00–435.00	$411.52	$457	-144.61
110–115	111	11	725.00–810.00	$767.24	$852	+211.11
110–118	112	41	525.00–625.00	$578.77	$648	-24.13
110–115	113	19	425.00–565.00	$511.73	$578	-91.17
110–118	114	9	690.00–760.00	$725.77	$827	+122.87
120	120	2	400.00–485.00	$442.50	$531	+22.50
120	120	6	500.00–575.00	$546.67	$656	+126.67
120–125	121	4	650.00–750.00	$708.14	$857	+176.21
126	126	1	480.00	$480.00	$605	-239.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	2	280.00–295.00	$287.77	$791	—
300–345	325	7	215.00–315.00	$241.41	$785	-8.59
353–395	366	13	215.00–305.00	$259.71	$951	+44.71
400–445	418	15	175.00–300.00	$221.07	$924	-8.93
460–495	481	7	195.00–280.00	$239.08	$1,150	+10.09
510–545	527	10	125.00–227.00	$203.96	$1,075	-24.93
550–595	581	12	175.00–255.00	$204.85	$1,190	+23.88
600–645	614	10	185.00–240.00	$216.69	$1,330	+71.73
656–693	680	5	105.00–195.00	$173.72	$1,181	-6.28
702–730	716	2	180.00–185.00	$182.55	$1,307	+17.55
761–786	771	4	145.00–175.00	$162.52	$1,253	+13.99
800–840	820	4	172.00–185.00	$178.34	$1,462	+28.34
855–880	865	3	152.00–180.00	$162.27	$1,404	—
985–995	990	3	148.00–167.00	$156.65	$1,551	—
1015	1015	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,522	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–345	339	8	250.00–310.00	$289.80	$982	+7.27
365–391	380	12	260.00–275.00	$266.75	$1,014	—
405–446	426	21	210.00–300.00	$266.03	$1,133	+29.33
465–495	481	8	235.00–280.00	$253.78	$1,221	+3.04
500–545	514	11	170.00–270.00	$245.66	$1,263	+12.19
558–592	572	11	180.00–275.00	$236.54	$1,353	+6.08
635–644	641	7	220.00–232.50	$228.96	$1,468	-20.42
672–697	686	4	195.00–225.00	$206.05	$1,414	+16.05
705–730	724	5	197.00–215.00	$205.44	$1,487	+30.36
750–765	755	3	180.00–215.00	$203.18	$1,534	—
840–847	845	3	170.00–180.00	$173.31	$1,464	—
880	880	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,470	—
948	948	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,540	+2.50
955	955	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,528	±0.00

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	180.00	$180.00	$603	—
385–390	388	2	125.00–185.00	$154.81	$601	—
465	465	1	180.00	$180.00	$837	—
550–560	555	2	140.00–145.00	$142.52	$791	—
625	625	1	145.00	$145.00	$906	—
720	720	1	117.00	$117.00	$842	—
845	845	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,073	+17.00
890	890	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,130	—
955–975	962	3	115.00–137.00	$129.23	$1,243	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1340	1290	75-80%	2	130.00–133.00	$131.44	$1,696	—
1055–1742	1438	75-80%	14	110.00–134.00	$122.68	$1,764	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
952–1460	1174	80-85%	14	108.00–120.00	$114.28	$1,342	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845	845	85-90%	1	76.00	$76.00	$642	—
860–1530	1105	85-90%	4	94.00–106.00	$101.90	$1,126	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1880	1432	10	152.00–164.00	$159.61	$2,286	—
1190–1865	1465	7	164.00–172.00	$168.24	$2,465	+6.93
1160–2205	1502	13	141.00–159.00	$152.44	$2,290	-13.17

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190	1190	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,999	—
1280–2088	1754	7	134.00–150.00	$143.71	$2,521	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–2175	1684	5	143.00–165.00	$153.91	$2,592	—
1540–2070	1805	2	174.00–195.00	$186.04	$3,358	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	220.00	$220.00	$561	—
470	470	1	190.00	$190.00	$893	—
570	570	1	135.00	$135.00	$770	—
640	640	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,056	—
655	655	1	105.00	$105.00	$688	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310	1310	1	164.00	$164.00	$2,148	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1805	1501	12	136.00–168.00	$160.95	$2,416	—
1368–1770	1538	22	176.00–190.00	$184.16	$2,832	—
1182–1853	1551	29	157.00–181.00	$175.88	$2,728	+3.83

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
682	682	2	162.50	$162.50	$1,108	—
842	842	8	175.00	$175.00	$1,474	-25.00

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,018	—
650	650	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,300	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1785	1393	3	150.00–156.00	$153.44	$2,137	—
1385–1555	1454	4	130.00–135.00	$132.75	$1,930	—
1480–2385	1911	4	140.00–148.00	$142.71	$2,727	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115–1582	1180	85-90%	50	65.00–110.00	$100.18	$1,182	-19.14
870–1435	1206	85-90%	20	90.00–98.00	$94.54	$1,140	-0.07
850–1535	1251	85-90%	81	78.00–118.00	$102.83	$1,286	—
890–1650	1323	85-90%	34	104.00–132.00	$120.88	$1,599	—
980–1648	1414	80-85%	22	95.00–110.00	$104.19	$1,473	+2.00
884–1856	1456	80-85%	83	103.00–123.00	$114.70	$1,670	—
1425–1550	1489	80-85%	12	120.00–127.00	$123.63	$1,841	—
1416–2010	1621	75-80%	39	100.00–112.00	$107.21	$1,738	—
1382–2080	1655	75-80%	122	111.00–135.00	$120.80	$1,999	+3.31
1410–2095	1720	75-80%	136	121.00–136.00	$126.70	$2,179	+6.09
1640–1950	1775	65-75%	4	122.00–128.00	$124.03	$2,202	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	155.00	$155.00	$535	—
455	455	1	180.00	$180.00	$819	—
515–540	528	2	135.00–155.00	$144.76	$764	-10.24
690	690	1	132.00	$132.00	$911	—
865	865	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,124	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280	1280	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,510	-3.18
1282–1702	1393	5	134.00–158.00	$148.53	$2,069	+1.16

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	225.00–245.00	$234.46	$546	—
250–275	261	4	195.00–240.00	$214.98	$561	—
335	335	1	202.00	$202.00	$677	—
380	380	1	187.00	$187.00	$711	—
455–490	473	2	185.00–205.00	$194.63	$921	-20.37
500–510	505	2	155.00–170.00	$162.43	$820	-17.57
565	565	1	167.00	$167.00	$944	+36.89
600–637	627	4	135.00–165.00	$151.50	$950	—
800	800	1	122.00	$122.00	$976	—
870–895	883	2	124.00–130.00	$127.04	$1,122	—
950–980	965	2	140.00–147.00	$143.45	$1,384	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1526	1426	7	140.00–157.00	$151.21	$2,156	—
1415–1830	1572	3	148.00–157.00	$152.36	$2,395	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	120.00	$120.00	$594	—
547	547	2	97.00	$97.00	$531	—

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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.