Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 8, 2024

5,497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.96/cwt +17.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,288/hd at 570 lb · 23 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $195.27/cwt +10.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,304/hd at 668 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $268.95/cwt -2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,264/hd at 470 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,497	6,126	5,582
Feeder cattle	1,334	2,029	1,127
Slaughter cattle	2,499	2,371	2,564

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1920	1417	33	142.00–180.00	$169.86	$2,407	—
1258–1796	1588	144	173.00–192.00	$183.77	$2,918	+6.45
1490–1655	1598	3	192.00–194.00	$192.69	$3,079	+15.37
1410–1815	1643	150	181.00–198.00	$190.43	$3,129	+3.16
1555–1873	1762	8	195.00–204.00	$198.44	$3,497	—
1800–2050	1842	22	172.00–188.00	$182.04	$3,353	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	3	340.00	$340.00	$1,047	+51.43
381	381	3	190.00	$190.00	$724	-65.00
410–425	413	8	260.00–305.00	$291.89	$1,206	+26.70
451–490	470	22	220.00–295.00	$268.95	$1,264	-2.22
526	526	3	295.00	$295.00	$1,552	+18.47
556–565	560	10	205.00–290.00	$275.45	$1,543	+16.96
642–648	646	11	215.00–285.00	$264.16	$1,706	+11.25
650–664	659	20	220.00–290.00	$258.84	$1,706	+20.75
724	724	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,846	+39.85
765–795	782	16	190.00–250.00	$217.86	$1,704	-0.62
820–848	841	16	197.00–240.00	$230.55	$1,939	+21.36
905–930	918	8	170.00–230.00	$214.34	$1,968	+11.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	210.00	$210.00	$504	-5.00
300–310	305	2	175.00–187.50	$181.35	$553	-87.76
360–387	376	4	190.00–205.00	$200.18	$753	-61.48
400–436	429	5	285.00	$285.00	$1,223	+43.34
450–480	460	5	220.00–260.00	$249.70	$1,149	+22.33
560–595	572	16	187.00–265.00	$253.32	$1,449	+39.26
610–642	632	5	250.00–255.00	$254.03	$1,605	+29.55
650–697	673	16	167.00–250.00	$216.65	$1,458	-2.73
700–735	721	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,658	+7.66
787	787	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,259	—
800–825	809	6	135.00–225.00	$209.71	$1,697	—

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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	200.00	$200.00	$120	-570.32
65	65	1	360.00	$360.00	$234	-410.32
70–75	73	3	370.00–575.00	$481.76	$352	-312.21
70–75	73	2	110.00–130.00	$119.66	$87	-674.31
70–76	74	6	790.00–900.00	$840.34	$622	+46.37
80–85	82	3	525.00–575.00	$550.51	$451	-237.11
80–85	82	6	640.00–885.00	$803.29	$659	+15.67
80–85	83	2	360.00–375.00	$367.27	$305	-61.37
80–88	84	17	650.00–1,025.00	$845.28	$710	+20.89
90–98	92	25	510.00–975.00	$812.58	$748	-37.37
90–95	94	10	650.00–860.00	$778.50	$732	+339.37
90–96	94	8	400.00–625.00	$495.09	$465	+55.96
100–105	102	4	400.00–460.00	$429.14	$438	-376.46
100–105	103	22	710.00–880.00	$819.36	$844	+629.52
100–106	103	6	500.00–785.00	$636.79	$656	+446.95
110	110	1	425.00	$425.00	$468	-303.15
110–115	112	3	735.00–775.00	$761.27	$853	+33.12
110–115	113	4	670.00–700.00	$692.67	$783	-35.48
112–116	113	3	380.00–480.00	$429.41	$485	-298.74
124	124	1	590.00	$590.00	$732	+20.00
140	140	1	485.00	$485.00	$679	-85.00
1055	1055	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,614	—
1180–1696	1440	24	174.00–186.00	$180.01	$2,592	—
1175–1670	1511	13	177.00–193.00	$184.73	$2,791	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277–292	285	4	227.50–280.00	$254.44	$725	-14.61
332–348	341	7	200.00–285.00	$245.66	$838	-42.78
371–390	378	11	215.00–260.00	$244.99	$926	-16.89
410–442	431	9	215.00–250.00	$240.49	$1,037	-0.70
473 value added	473	4	257.50	$257.50	$1,218	—
455–494	482	15	200.00–265.00	$245.75	$1,185	-7.47
500–520	504	5	205.00–270.00	$256.59	$1,293	-5.91
550–593	570	23	210.00–240.00	$225.96	$1,288	+17.28
615–638	626	13	190.00–220.00	$209.20	$1,310	+5.78
659–695	677	20	190.00–222.00	$213.02	$1,442	+18.60
710–740	721	14	197.50–215.00	$206.73	$1,491	-15.77
755–780	763	3	195.00–205.00	$200.05	$1,526	-12.53
800–835	812	9	200.00–220.00	$210.14	$1,706	+17.45
858	858	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,716	+24.80
910	910	2	197.00	$197.00	$1,793	+23.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	190.00	$190.00	$504	-37.45
358–390	377	6	175.00–332.50	$228.20	$860	+2.27
404–435	422	13	175.00–240.00	$217.84	$919	-6.23
465–490	475	4	170.00–250.00	$213.13	$1,012	-6.09
500–542	536	11	165.00–230.00	$218.59	$1,172	+23.55
552–590	564	9	130.00–220.00	$195.54	$1,103	-4.63
605–645	625	12	122.00–225.00	$190.60	$1,191	+19.28
650–698	668	23	160.00–210.00	$195.27	$1,304	+10.60
758	758	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,478	+15.00
800	800	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,280	+1.91

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
64–68	66	2	150.00–160.00	$155.15	$102	-284.39
68	68	1	900.00	$900.00	$612	+350.00
68	68	1	500.00	$500.00	$340	-50.00
70	70	1	525.00	$525.00	$368	+375.00
70–76	74	5	260.00–550.00	$457.47	$339	-373.11
70–76	74	3	375.00–525.00	$458.57	$339	-372.01
70–76	74	10	735.00–940.00	$851.00	$630	+20.42
70–78	75	7	120.00–375.00	$219.38	$165	-352.73
75–78	76	14	550.00–700.00	$625.20	$475	+53.09
80	80	1	425.00	$425.00	$340	+225.00
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	$160	±0.00
80	80	2	50.00–75.00	$62.50	$50	-137.50
80–88	84	14	475.00–875.00	$699.52	$588	+45.14
80–88	84	18	740.00–1,000.00	$850.75	$715	+196.37
80–88	84	11	500.00–600.00	$544.39	$457	-109.99
80–88	84	11	160.00–485.00	$344.11	$289	-310.27
82–86	84	5	130.00–300.00	$214.92	$181	-439.46
80–88	85	37	525.00–700.00	$630.34	$536	-236.98
90	90	2	325.00–585.00	$455.00	$410	-409.30
90	90	1	200.00	$200.00	$180	-664.30
92	92	1	210.00	$210.00	$193	-654.30
90–96	93	14	310.00–600.00	$412.82	$384	-279.24
90–96	93	40	450.00–600.00	$545.90	$508	-146.16
90–98	93	38	600.00–960.00	$820.30	$763	+128.24
90–95	93	6	140.00–350.00	$246.24	$229	-445.82
90–98	93	97	550.00–700.00	$615.64	$573	-76.42
90–95	93	9	625.00–850.00	$756.28	$703	+64.22
100	100	1	325.00	$325.00	$325	+27.28
100–105	102	14	100.00–550.00	$403.21	$411	-88.59
100–106	103	4	170.00–285.00	$228.15	$235	-263.65
100–108	103	32	700.00–875.00	$790.05	$814	+298.25
100–108	103	92	535.00–650.00	$599.76	$618	+107.96
100–108	103	33	475.00–585.00	$539.07	$555	+47.27
100–106	104	10	650.00–810.00	$757.27	$788	+78.72
110	110	3	300.00–450.00	$383.33	$422	+63.33
110–116	111	11	700.00–810.00	$742.58	$824	+331.06
110–118	112	42	525.00–640.00	$582.43	$652	+3.66
110–116	112	21	460.00–585.00	$543.51	$609	-35.26
110–115	112	15	625.00–785.00	$711.58	$797	+132.81
115	115	1	125.00	$125.00	$144	-600.77
120	120	5	710.00–760.00	$729.00	$875	+286.50
120–125	121	6	350.00–460.00	$423.66	$513	-284.48
120–128	122	10	510.00–620.00	$533.48	$651	-174.66
120–125	123	2	350.00	$350.00	$430	-358.14
120–125	123	3	550.00–685.00	$619.31	$762	-88.83

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
226–240	235	3	245.00–280.00	$258.44	$607	—
280	280	2	275.00	$275.00	$770	—
350–384	361	15	220.00–305.00	$277.52	$1,002	+10.77
418–445	433	15	230.00–305.00	$261.29	$1,131	-4.74
457–494	465	18	230.00–265.00	$245.98	$1,144	-7.80
542	542	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,409	+14.34
550–595	574	17	207.50–260.00	$231.62	$1,329	-4.92
604–644	621	7	180.00–210.00	$201.32	$1,250	-27.64
650–684	668	10	170.00–225.00	$208.28	$1,391	+2.23
705–725	714	5	190.00–205.00	$195.92	$1,399	-9.52
790–792	791	3	165.00–175.00	$171.67	$1,358	—
804–818	811	2	155.00–172.50	$163.83	$1,329	-9.48
860–892	876	2	157.50–160.00	$158.73	$1,390	-8.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	235.00	$235.00	$576	—
260	260	3	180.00–205.00	$188.33	$490	-99.44
308–345	322	5	195.00–240.00	$207.52	$668	-33.89
370–390	379	5	190.00–270.00	$226.41	$858	-33.30
420–445	430	4	175.00–205.00	$197.41	$849	-23.66
450–490	468	3	152.00–185.00	$167.09	$782	-71.99
500–522	513	5	205.00–235.00	$223.31	$1,146	+19.35
550–595	569	7	157.00–220.00	$202.17	$1,150	-2.68
608	608	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,216	-16.69
651–695	662	5	162.00–210.00	$190.94	$1,264	+17.22
702	702	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,053	-32.55
765–795	780	2	140.00–160.00	$150.19	$1,171	-12.33

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	230.00	$230.00	$552	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–2265	1466	75-80%	36	104.00–134.00	$123.39	$1,809	—
1450–1550	1502	75-80%	3	115.00–124.00	$119.73	$1,798	—
1435–1905	1682	75-80%	6	105.00–122.00	$115.22	$1,938	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–865	855	80-85%	2	99.00–101.00	$100.01	$855	—
946–1890	1245	80-85%	26	103.00–126.00	$115.46	$1,437	—
1370–1470	1418	80-85%	3	131.00–135.00	$132.70	$1,882	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1180	920	85-90%	5	70.00–102.00	$85.58	$787	—
845–1430	1089	85-90%	14	85.00–126.00	$99.22	$1,081	—
1060–1290	1209	85-90%	4	114.00–128.00	$119.27	$1,442	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350	1350	65-75%	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,701	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–2315	1555	20	123.00–154.00	$138.15	$2,148	—
1395–2375	1853	5	160.00–186.00	$170.78	$3,165	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1312–1596	1454	2	120.00–131.00	$126.04	$1,833	—
1485	1485	1	171.00	$171.00	$2,539	—
1200–2235	1674	19	130.00–154.00	$144.14	$2,413	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1790	1479	4	150.00–157.00	$153.63	$2,272	-14.61

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–335	323	10	260.00–275.00	$263.12	$850	—
390	390	2	230.00	$230.00	$897	—
415–442	428	10	255.00–260.00	$257.06	$1,100	—
450–485	468	2	205.00–210.00	$207.41	$971	—
504–545	511	10	220.00–237.00	$232.21	$1,187	—
558–590	574	4	225.00–230.00	$227.43	$1,305	—
605–635	624	26	210.00–225.00	$217.49	$1,357	—
658–680	668	5	215.00–220.00	$216.97	$1,449	—
735	735	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,139	—
752	752	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,278	—
870–875	873	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,048	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1340	1295	2	145.00–147.00	$146.03	$1,891	—
1298–1555	1383	12	143.00–174.00	$163.93	$2,267	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	232.00	$232.00	$731	—
630	630	2	147.00–172.00	$159.50	$1,005	-5.50
650–680	665	2	140.00–155.00	$147.67	$982	+42.67

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1820	1514	14	132.00–171.00	$157.01	$2,377	-3.94
1210–1865	1557	41	161.00–182.00	$170.76	$2,659	-5.12
1430–1810	1621	27	175.00–185.00	$180.58	$2,927	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	2	300.00	$300.00	$996	—
375	375	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,106	—
425–440	433	2	280.00–295.00	$287.37	$1,244	—
485	485	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,382	—
500	500	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,375	—
610	610	4	245.00	$245.00	$1,494	—
659	659	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,582	—
711	711	5	265.00	$265.00	$1,884	—
840	840	6	230.00	$230.00	$1,932	—
871–885	873	7	225.00	$225.00	$1,964	—
910–940	925	2	215.00–220.00	$217.46	$2,012	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	135.00	$135.00	$634	—
555	555	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,010	-3.00
635	635	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,156	—
805	805	1	115.00	$115.00	$926	—
980	980	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,666	—
1000	1000	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,000	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1350	1168	85-90%	10	119.00–138.00	$127.03	$1,484	+26.85
705–1505	1219	85-90%	21	88.00–98.00	$93.61	$1,141	-0.93
885–1492	1222	85-90%	78	83.00–110.00	$100.43	$1,227	+5.89
906–1645	1249	85-90%	60	82.00–123.00	$110.39	$1,379	—
1228–1680	1428	80-85%	26	120.00–140.00	$125.25	$1,789	+21.06
1202–1695	1446	80-85%	44	104.00–119.00	$111.53	$1,613	+7.34
1190–1710	1477	80-85%	91	110.00–129.00	$117.48	$1,735	-6.15
1445–1650	1535	80-85%	6	106.00–109.00	$107.98	$1,657	—
1400–1795	1611	75-80%	24	102.00–124.00	$116.59	$1,878	+9.38
1345–1865	1621	65-75%	4	122.00–125.00	$123.24	$1,998	+16.03
1260–2270	1708	75-80%	84	112.00–136.00	$125.64	$2,146	-1.06
1445–1930	1720	75-80%	51	120.00–139.00	$127.42	$2,192	+0.72

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1188–1612	1399	10	129.00–164.00	$148.55	$2,078	+0.02
1247–1560	1404	6	150.00–176.00	$163.11	$2,290	—
1264–1745	1587	6	128.00–140.00	$134.99	$2,142	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,130	+33.00
710–745	728	2	140.00–155.00	$147.68	$1,075	—
774–798	789	3	147.50–167.50	$156.41	$1,234	—
880	880	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,162	+2.00
995	995	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,055	—
1015	1015	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,462	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	3	245.00	$245.00	$838	+43.00
440	440	2	225.00	$225.00	$990	—
472	472	3	150.00	$150.00	$708	-44.63
520	520	4	155.00	$155.00	$806	-7.43
595	595	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,012	+3.00
605	605	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,028	+18.50
705–725	715	2	120.00–130.00	$124.93	$893	—
782	782	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,251	—
830	830	2	152.50	$152.50	$1,266	+30.50
898	898	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,302	+17.96
995	995	1	97.00	$97.00	$965	-46.45

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1164–1640	1374	11	118.00–156.00	$142.90	$1,963	—
1460–1634	1552	7	150.00–161.00	$156.70	$2,432	+4.34
1555–1645	1600	2	160.00–166.00	$162.92	$2,607	—

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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.