Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 15, 2024

4,192 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $206.15/cwt -3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,676/hd at 813 lb · 17 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $267.25/cwt -8.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,537/hd at 575 lb · 16 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.70/cwt +9.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,554/hd at 717 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,192	5,497	5,968
Feeder cattle	565	1,334	1,092
Slaughter cattle	2,266	2,499	3,186
Replacement cattle	6	—	8

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1768	1504	42	150.00–181.00	$175.78	$2,644	—
1070–1780	1544	159	171.00–191.00	$182.28	$2,814	—
1365–1798	1642	141	180.00–196.00	$188.90	$3,102	-1.53
1800–1980	1849	20	180.00–187.00	$183.22	$3,388	+1.18
1823–2005	1872	12	169.00–183.00	$174.43	$3,265	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–332	326	3	220.00–290.00	$250.08	$815	-89.92
365–398	382	6	220.00–305.00	$277.01	$1,058	+87.01
430–440	435	3	250.00–275.00	$261.57	$1,138	-30.32
455–480	466	3	205.00–220.00	$210.80	$982	-58.15
500–545	523	5	195.00–270.00	$241.90	$1,265	-53.10
552–593	575	16	250.00–285.00	$267.25	$1,537	-8.20
620–637	630	5	230.00–260.00	$245.76	$1,548	-18.40
665–690	673	3	220.00–255.00	$234.94	$1,581	-23.90
700–735	713	6	180.00–215.00	$201.74	$1,438	-53.26
763–795	780	8	200.00–220.00	$217.53	$1,697	-0.33
800–845	826	6	195.00–225.00	$212.40	$1,754	-18.15
855	855	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,710	—
965	965	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,834	—
1082	1082	2	190.00	$190.00	$2,056	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–298	274	3	165.00–290.00	$219.68	$602	—
325–346	336	2	165.00–275.00	$218.28	$733	+36.93
380–390	383	3	205.00–255.00	$231.43	$886	+31.25
400–430	415	2	205.00–235.00	$220.54	$915	-64.46
450–470	456	6	165.00–255.00	$224.10	$1,022	-25.60
515–548	531	3	155.00–265.00	$215.51	$1,144	—
550–595	574	6	175.00–265.00	$216.80	$1,244	-36.52
600–625	613	2	240.00–250.00	$245.10	$1,502	-8.93
665–695	680	4	122.00–210.00	$172.51	$1,173	-44.14
700–720	710	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,456	-25.00
755–790	770	4	185.00–260.00	$208.49	$1,605	+48.49
830	830	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,494	-29.71
860–896	877	4	177.50–187.50	$182.53	$1,601	—
946	946	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,703	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	1	225.00	$225.00	$146	-135.00
68	68	1	370.00	$370.00	$252	+10.00
70–78	73	8	830.00–980.00	$887.08	$648	+405.32
75	75	1	300.00	$300.00	$225	-540.34
75	75	2	275.00–300.00	$287.50	$216	-552.84
80–85	82	8	580.00–850.00	$723.35	$593	+172.84
82	82	2	280.00–390.00	$335.00	$275	-215.51
80–86	83	6	300.00–720.00	$451.89	$375	+84.62
80–88	84	20	525.00–975.00	$857.40	$720	+12.12
90–96	93	4	460.00–500.00	$485.88	$452	-326.70
90–98	93	26	780.00–960.00	$878.74	$817	+66.16
90–96	94	9	640.00–785.00	$725.18	$682	-53.32
100–106	102	10	540.00–830.00	$719.97	$734	+290.83
100–108	102	28	710.00–900.00	$826.86	$843	+397.72
104	104	1	320.00	$320.00	$333	-499.36
112	112	1	700.00	$700.00	$784	-61.27
110–115	113	5	750.00–785.00	$756.81	$855	+64.14
116	116	1	140.00	$140.00	$162	-552.67
1128–1404	1256	10	133.00–180.00	$171.30	$2,152	—
1110–1720	1407	28	165.00–184.00	$177.89	$2,503	-2.12
1180–1630	1489	18	177.00–190.00	$183.23	$2,728	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
252–270	261	2	270.00	$270.00	$705	+15.56
305–315	310	2	245.00–275.00	$260.24	$807	+14.58
355–385	377	6	185.00–270.00	$250.74	$945	+5.75
400–445	418	3	230.00–260.00	$247.77	$1,036	+7.28
457–495	468	5	245.00–260.00	$249.97	$1,170	+4.22
500–542	519	8	215.00–250.00	$234.33	$1,216	-22.26
577–595	582	8	215.00–240.00	$230.58	$1,342	+4.62
613–646	629	6	177.50–220.00	$205.38	$1,292	-3.82
662–673	670	9	172.50–235.00	$217.00	$1,454	+3.98
702–742	717	12	182.00–225.00	$216.70	$1,554	+9.97
760–790	770	5	170.00–187.50	$180.56	$1,390	-19.49
802–827	813	17	180.00–220.00	$206.15	$1,676	-3.99
860–880	873	3	200.00–215.00	$206.60	$1,804	+6.60
955	955	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,862	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	190.00	$190.00	$532	±0.00
375–395	383	3	205.00–225.00	$211.52	$810	-16.68
465–495	482	7	175.00–235.00	$203.41	$980	-9.72
500–545	514	10	160.00–210.00	$187.01	$961	-31.58
552–588	570	5	180.00–220.00	$196.01	$1,117	+0.47
620–640	631	5	130.00–185.00	$167.57	$1,057	-23.03
655–685	677	6	127.00–185.00	$164.78	$1,116	-30.49
802–845	816	3	190.00–205.00	$195.18	$1,593	+35.18
872–876	874	2	160.00–165.00	$162.51	$1,420	—
968	968	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,621	—
1006	1006	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,735	—
1075	1075	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,828	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	1	275.00	$275.00	$165	+119.85
62	62	1	710.00	$710.00	$440	+554.85
60–65	63	2	280.00–435.00	$360.60	$227	+205.45
70–78	73	4	825.00–880.00	$853.17	$623	+395.70
70–78	74	4	150.00–350.00	$256.56	$190	-200.91
70–78	74	7	200.00–500.00	$405.70	$300	-51.77
72–76	74	2	400.00–540.00	$468.11	$346	+10.64
70–78	75	10	600.00–725.00	$661.45	$496	+442.07
70–78	75	5	640.00–785.00	$717.08	$538	+497.70
75	75	2	175.00–250.00	$212.50	$159	-6.88
74–78	76	4	520.00–650.00	$577.05	$439	-48.15
80	80	1	525.00	$525.00	$420	+100.00
80–84	82	2	200.00–340.00	$271.71	$223	-153.29
80–87	83	8	660.00–775.00	$714.93	$593	+15.41
80–86	83	12	500.00–630.00	$556.37	$462	-143.15
80–85	83	3	175.00–225.00	$199.50	$166	-500.02
80–88	84	28	560.00–725.00	$646.42	$543	-53.10
80–88	84	14	750.00–960.00	$879.95	$739	+180.43
82–85	84	7	200.00–500.00	$417.78	$351	-281.74
82–86	84	2	400.00	$400.00	$336	-299.52
90–98	93	11	600.00–800.00	$728.39	$677	+315.57
90–98	93	94	570.00–710.00	$623.97	$580	+211.15
90–98	93	37	375.00–600.00	$536.72	$499	+123.90
90–98	94	27	800.00–925.00	$860.87	$809	+448.05
90–96	94	8	310.00–510.00	$439.11	$413	+26.29
92–98	95	3	70.00–190.00	$132.80	$126	-280.02
100–105	102	29	800.00–885.00	$836.08	$853	+432.87
100–108	102	34	450.00–585.00	$553.89	$565	+150.68
100–105	102	3	180.00–350.00	$277.23	$283	-125.98
100–106	103	8	320.00–485.00	$414.70	$427	+186.55
100–108	103	92	550.00–675.00	$602.52	$621	+374.37
100–108	104	16	650.00–795.00	$757.55	$788	+0.28
105	105	1	560.00	$560.00	$588	-197.27
110–118	111	28	510.00–635.00	$592.24	$657	-150.34
110–118	112	17	500.00–650.00	$558.71	$626	-23.72
110–115	112	3	750.00–800.00	$783.58	$878	+201.15
110–118	113	25	620.00–785.00	$738.94	$835	+156.51
110–116	114	3	200.00–500.00	$393.99	$449	+268.99
120–125	121	9	485.00–610.00	$547.35	$662	+123.69
121–122	122	2	510.00–540.00	$525.06	$641	-8.42
120–125	123	6	610.00–750.00	$694.49	$854	+344.49
125	125	2	650.00–685.00	$667.50	$834	+317.50
128	128	1	510.00	$510.00	$653	+160.00
130	130	1	200.00	$200.00	$260	-150.00
140	140	1	410.00	$410.00	$574	+60.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	2	230.00–305.00	$265.74	$850	—
390	390	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,190	+27.48
422	422	1	190.00	$190.00	$802	-71.29
486	486	4	285.00	$285.00	$1,385	+39.02
520–540	533	3	192.50–260.00	$223.55	$1,192	-36.45
570–596	582	5	185.00–255.00	$224.68	$1,308	-6.94
625–626	625	4	185.00	$185.00	$1,156	-16.32
685–698	692	2	192.50–242.00	$217.02	$1,502	+8.74
745	745	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,192	-35.92
755	755	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,208	—
908	908	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,385	—
968	968	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,500	—
1005	1005	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,156	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258	258	1	180.00	$180.00	$464	-8.33
330	330	1	245.00	$245.00	$808	+37.48
365–375	371	3	190.00–255.00	$225.31	$836	-1.10
410–438	429	6	205.00–275.00	$222.94	$956	+25.53
478	478	1	165.00	$165.00	$789	-2.09
518–545	536	3	140.00–190.00	$165.42	$887	-57.89
562–575	567	4	170.00–185.00	$176.25	$999	-25.92
610	610	1	160.00	$160.00	$976	-40.00
692	692	1	130.00	$130.00	$900	-60.94
865	865	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,298	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	185.00	$185.00	$370	—
252–260	256	2	190.00–195.00	$192.54	$493	—
342	342	1	130.00	$130.00	$445	—
522	522	1	145.00	$145.00	$757	—
572–585	579	4	125.00–155.00	$140.60	$814	—
615–628	620	4	130.00–275.00	$180.35	$1,118	—
654	654	1	145.00	$145.00	$948	—
840	840	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,176	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	140.00	$140.00	$385	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,004	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1545	1398	75-80%	5	123.00–134.00	$127.71	$1,785	—
1160–1825	1463	75-80%	26	97.00–127.00	$114.67	$1,678	-8.72

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1026–1700	1231	80-85%	18	102.00–119.00	$111.18	$1,369	-4.28

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
722–1192	959	85-90%	11	84.00–107.00	$100.13	$960	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1940	1420	9	172.00–179.00	$173.97	$2,470	—
1020–1930	1491	34	158.00–168.00	$162.08	$2,417	+8.45
1015–2115	1511	19	150.00–157.50	$153.02	$2,312	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1530	1279	10	142.00–149.00	$144.85	$1,853	—
1170–1850	1453	4	123.00–127.00	$124.78	$1,813	-1.26
1030–2255	1656	14	131.00–150.00	$137.91	$2,284	-6.23

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–2025	1480	11	130.00–157.00	$143.55	$2,125	—
1625–1980	1760	3	159.00–167.00	$162.15	$2,854	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1240–1490	1365	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	105.00–110.00	$107.73	$1,471

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1350–1585	1456	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	97.00–107.00	$101.46	$1,477

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	190.00	$190.00	$665	—
485	485	1	132.00	$132.00	$640	—
525	525	1	155.00	$155.00	$814	—
645	645	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,290	+40.50
680	680	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,156	+22.33
825	825	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,238	—
925	925	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,572	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105	1105	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,414	—
1550	1550	1	173.00	$173.00	$2,682	—
1925	1925	1	121.00	$121.00	$2,329	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	170.00	$170.00	$969	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1624	1348	4	122.00–155.00	$143.09	$1,929	—
1205–1648	1495	18	143.00–181.00	$166.48	$2,489	—
1290–1835	1549	23	170.00–180.00	$176.09	$2,728	+19.08

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–495	485	2	130.00–135.00	$132.55	$643	-2.45
615–640	628	2	170.00–210.00	$190.40	$1,196	+8.40
665	665	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,576	—
700–745	723	2	130.00–205.00	$168.67	$1,219	—
775–790	783	3	130.00–180.00	$149.01	$1,167	—
890	890	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,442	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855	855	4	217.00	$217.00	$1,855	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	150.00	$150.00	$660	—
705	705	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,424	—
795	795	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,471	—
905	905	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,629	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1475	1362	5	130.00–139.00	$134.16	$1,827	—
1035–2030	1500	5	151.00–160.00	$155.01	$2,325	—
1322–1692	1571	4	126.00–151.00	$134.92	$2,120	—
1115–2060	1650	7	142.00–149.00	$145.46	$2,400	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
746–1465	1162	85-90%	32	50.00–99.00	$87.08	$1,012	-39.95
935–1415	1189	85-90%	14	80.00–89.00	$84.92	$1,010	-42.11
794–1735	1284	85-90%	102	75.00–110.00	$98.52	$1,265	—
1055–1445	1336	85-90%	22	111.00–120.00	$114.98	$1,536	—
948–1795	1441	80-85%	84	91.00–118.00	$107.29	$1,546	-4.24
1435–1525	1480	80-85%	11	104.00–110.00	$107.44	$1,590	-10.04
1390–1650	1492	80-85%	37	111.00–125.00	$117.30	$1,750	-0.18
1215–1954	1631	75-80%	96	108.00–134.00	$117.20	$1,912	-6.04
1555–1805	1680	65-75%	2	116.00–119.00	$117.39	$1,972	—
1505–2090	1748	75-80%	53	120.00–133.00	$125.44	$2,193	-1.98
1500–2015	1760	75-80%	7	102.00–110.00	$106.48	$1,874	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1554	1342	9	122.00–138.00	$132.32	$1,776	—
1320–1595	1422	10	136.00–156.00	$143.78	$2,045	-19.33
1930	1930	1	156.00	$156.00	$3,011	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	2	180.00–220.00	$200.67	$447	—
334	334	1	180.00	$180.00	$601	—
392	392	1	192.50	$192.50	$755	—
490	490	1	115.00	$115.00	$564	—
555	555	1	137.00	$137.00	$760	—
812	812	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,137	—
856	856	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,220	+10.50

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1308–1855	1483	4	116.00–137.00	$128.04	$1,899	—
1260–1685	1517	11	140.00–156.00	$150.55	$2,284	—
1315–1687	1544	12	154.00–169.00	$162.97	$2,516	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	115.00	$115.00	$322	—
340	340	1	155.00	$155.00	$527	-90.00
355–370	364	4	120.00–180.00	$156.20	$569	—
400–445	419	9	110.00–155.00	$139.16	$583	-85.84
585	585	1	160.00	$160.00	$936	-10.00
610	610	1	140.00	$140.00	$854	-30.00
655	655	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,114	—
700–730	710	4	150.00–155.00	$152.46	$1,082	+27.53
788	788	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,084	-22.50
1008	1008	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,512	—

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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.