Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 22, 2024

4,516 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $242.26/cwt +40.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,747/hd at 721 lb · 23 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $236.32/cwt +23.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,966/hd at 832 lb · 17 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $213.48/cwt -3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,567/hd at 734 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,516	4,192	4,044
Feeder cattle	792	565	677
Slaughter cattle	2,332	2,266	2,196
Replacement cattle	—	6	—

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1768	1487	46	165.00–181.00	$174.77	$2,599	—
1134–1860	1603	175	171.00–189.00	$183.47	$2,941	—
1390–1796	1660	135	180.00–200.00	$190.49	$3,162	—
1780–1930	1845	11	170.00–178.00	$174.11	$3,212	-9.11
1775–1910	1848	9	188.00–192.00	$190.10	$3,513	+6.88

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	373	2	245.00–270.00	$257.92	$962	-19.09
412–448	436	3	245.00–265.00	$258.70	$1,128	-2.87
450–490	469	8	220.00–295.00	$256.45	$1,203	+45.65
518–540	533	3	250.00–295.00	$280.41	$1,495	+38.51
550–590	577	3	240.00–310.00	$287.75	$1,660	+20.50
608–622	615	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,414	-15.76
660–668	663	11	255.00–260.00	$258.17	$1,712	+23.23
704–749	721	23	155.00–260.00	$242.26	$1,747	+40.52
770–798	778	11	227.50–250.00	$243.52	$1,895	+25.99
818–848	832	17	202.50–242.00	$236.32	$1,966	+23.92
850–890	867	16	230.00–242.00	$237.72	$2,061	+37.72
908–930	913	8	207.50–237.00	$228.79	$2,089	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,086	+44.46
591	591	4	262.00	$262.00	$1,548	+45.20
615–644	635	6	220.00–235.00	$230.14	$1,461	-14.96
665–690	684	8	150.00–242.00	$228.43	$1,562	+55.92
730–740	735	7	190.00–225.00	$213.58	$1,570	+8.58
750–780	763	4	155.00–225.00	$203.84	$1,555	-4.65
862	862	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,422	-17.53
945	945	2	220.00	$220.00	$2,079	+40.00

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
58	58	1	40.00	$40.00	$23	-185.00
60	60	1	50.00	$50.00	$30	-175.00
64	64	1	300.00	$300.00	$192	+75.00
64	64	1	200.00	$200.00	$128	-25.00
70	70	1	300.00	$300.00	$210	-70.00
70–78	74	2	600.00–700.00	$647.30	$479	-239.78
72–75	74	4	825.00–925.00	$889.69	$658	+2.61
74–75	75	2	225.00–410.00	$316.88	$238	+16.88
80–88	83	16	800.00–1,000.00	$901.78	$748	+449.89
80–85	83	10	460.00–625.00	$550.59	$457	+98.70
80–85	83	4	400.00–450.00	$429.74	$357	-22.15
80–86	84	4	700.00–810.00	$740.10	$622	-117.30
86	86	1	140.00	$140.00	$120	-717.40
90	90	1	200.00	$200.00	$180	-285.88
90–95	92	26	760.00–985.00	$892.02	$821	+406.14
92	92	1	360.00	$360.00	$331	-125.88
90–98	93	5	250.00–450.00	$378.01	$352	-107.87
90–95	93	2	275.00–350.00	$311.49	$290	-174.39
90–96	93	7	200.00–525.00	$465.60	$433	-20.28
90–98	94	8	600.00–800.00	$716.81	$674	-8.37
100–105	101	5	275.00–575.00	$478.56	$483	-241.41
100–105	102	3	720.00–750.00	$731.56	$746	+11.59
100–105	102	3	100.00–485.00	$355.49	$363	-364.48
100–106	103	26	800.00–900.00	$847.56	$873	+127.59
110	110	1	800.00	$800.00	$880	+100.00
110–115	114	4	710.00–785.00	$754.67	$860	-2.14
115	115	1	325.00	$325.00	$374	+185.00
130	130	1	300.00	$300.00	$390	+160.00
1010–1700	1311	24	132.00–169.00	$161.62	$2,119	—
1280–1595	1444	21	178.00–189.00	$182.56	$2,636	—
1135–1789	1460	19	160.00–185.00	$175.88	$2,568	-7.35

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	242.50	$242.50	$703	-27.50
306–313	311	7	240.00–245.00	$242.16	$753	-18.08
355–395	380	4	235.00–270.00	$261.35	$993	+10.61
400–435	418	13	220.00–275.00	$259.76	$1,086	+11.99
455–470	460	3	212.50–235.00	$220.16	$1,013	-29.81
507–541	524	14	195.00–245.00	$234.53	$1,229	+0.20
565–592	577	12	180.00–250.00	$229.36	$1,323	-1.22
602–648	636	15	155.00–227.00	$199.83	$1,271	-5.55
667–670	669	7	220.00–222.00	$220.85	$1,477	+3.85
713–745	734	16	200.00–225.00	$213.48	$1,567	-3.22
757	757	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,325	-5.56
800–820	810	2	170.00–180.00	$175.06	$1,418	-31.09
855	855	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,881	+13.40
920	920	2	225.00	$225.00	$2,070	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	165.00	$165.00	$446	-25.00
318	318	5	232.00	$232.00	$738	—
370–397	381	12	147.00–245.00	$215.78	$822	+4.26
425	425	4	155.00	$155.00	$659	—
510–548	526	6	175.00–225.00	$211.99	$1,115	+24.98
550–598	578	8	220.00–230.00	$224.22	$1,296	+28.21
600–612	608	5	165.00–175.00	$166.99	$1,015	-0.58
698	698	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,326	+25.22
702	702	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,000	—
752–780	761	3	145.00–165.00	$151.83	$1,155	—
805–845	830	4	145.00–175.00	$158.90	$1,319	-36.28
864–870	867	2	157.50–160.00	$158.75	$1,376	-3.76
930	930	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,302	—
955–979	971	3	157.50–160.00	$158.32	$1,537	-9.18

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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	150.00	$150.00	$75	-125.00
58	58	1	200.00	$200.00	$116	-75.00
60–62	61	2	300.00–310.00	$305.08	$186	+30.08
60–68	64	3	60.00–100.00	$77.50	$50	-283.10
60–68	64	5	150.00–500.00	$375.53	$240	+14.93
65	65	1	150.00	$150.00	$98	-210.60
65	65	1	200.00	$200.00	$130	-160.60
65–66	66	2	710.00–890.00	$800.69	$528	+440.09
70–75	72	3	600.00–725.00	$659.88	$475	-193.29
70–75	73	3	275.00–525.00	$368.75	$269	-484.42
70–78	74	6	400.00–550.00	$453.87	$336	+197.31
74	74	1	340.00	$340.00	$252	+83.44
70–78	75	5	710.00–950.00	$855.62	$642	+194.17
70–78	75	9	580.00–675.00	$628.46	$471	-32.99
72–76	75	4	535.00–640.00	$571.43	$429	-90.02
80	80	1	100.00	$100.00	$80	-425.00
80–85	83	2	110.00–175.00	$141.52	$117	-573.41
80–86	84	11	380.00–585.00	$473.57	$398	-172.85
80–88	84	2	310.00–700.00	$495.71	$416	-150.71
80–89	84	40	585.00–710.00	$632.04	$531	-14.38
80–88	84	32	500.00–675.00	$570.13	$479	-76.29
80–86	84	20	725.00–1,000.00	$890.43	$748	+244.01
80–85	84	9	575.00–825.00	$753.16	$633	+106.74
85	85	1	450.00	$450.00	$382	-196.42
90	90	1	200.00	$200.00	$180	-528.39
90–96	92	21	410.00–630.00	$482.55	$444	-245.84
90–98	93	88	575.00–675.00	$609.84	$567	-118.55
90–98	93	7	740.00–850.00	$786.87	$732	+58.48
90–98	94	27	710.00–960.00	$878.07	$825	+17.20
90–98	94	44	485.00–625.00	$554.16	$521	-306.71
100–105	102	13	580.00–850.00	$746.05	$761	-90.03
100–108	102	74	550.00–630.00	$595.25	$607	-240.83
100–108	103	51	450.00–600.00	$540.67	$557	+125.97
100–105	103	7	285.00–375.00	$351.11	$362	-63.59
100–106	103	20	300.00–585.00	$447.51	$461	+32.81
100–106	103	36	800.00–925.00	$852.20	$878	+437.50
110–115	111	6	710.00–825.00	$780.60	$866	+188.36
110–115	112	12	135.00–510.00	$427.57	$479	-131.14
110–116	112	21	550.00–610.00	$580.04	$650	+21.33
110–116	112	13	410.00–785.00	$725.37	$812	+166.66
110–115	112	28	500.00–595.00	$538.68	$603	-20.03
120	120	1	280.00	$280.00	$336	-267.35
120–125	122	6	500.00–575.00	$527.36	$643	+2.30
120–125	123	6	700.00–750.00	$722.45	$889	+27.96
120–125	123	2	310.00–335.00	$322.76	$397	-371.73
125	125	3	625.00–685.00	$661.67	$827	-5.83
125	125	2	410.00–425.00	$417.50	$522	-250.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
254	254	1	240.00	$240.00	$610	—
320	320	1	255.00	$255.00	$816	-10.74
356–396	376	6	230.00–270.00	$248.30	$934	-56.70
408–446	422	4	195.00–265.00	$244.72	$1,033	+54.72
465–492	479	7	200.00–245.00	$232.96	$1,116	-52.04
520–524	522	2	175.00–200.00	$187.45	$978	-36.10
566–592	581	6	190.00–230.00	$214.23	$1,245	-10.45
658–693	679	5	220.00–230.00	$226.12	$1,535	+9.10
710–730	723	3	165.00–212.00	$196.62	$1,422	+36.62
788	788	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,655	+50.00
915–932	928	4	150.00–180.00	$172.60	$1,602	+20.10
955	955	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,643	+17.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	260.00	$260.00	$559	—
352–392	365	5	165.00–192.00	$185.41	$677	-39.90
406–425	415	4	155.00–210.00	$176.48	$732	-46.46
450–465	455	3	170.00	$170.00	$774	+5.00
530	530	1	160.00	$160.00	$848	-5.42
655–684	667	4	165.00–195.00	$179.89	$1,200	+49.89
720–745	733	5	160.00–190.00	$181.05	$1,327	—
840	840	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,302	—
926	926	2	147.50	$147.50	$1,366	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	165.00	$165.00	$363	-20.00
270–271	271	4	152.00–155.00	$153.50	$416	-39.04
306–330	321	4	115.00–180.00	$159.72	$513	+29.72
355	355	1	122.00	$122.00	$433	—
415	415	1	85.00	$85.00	$353	—
495	495	1	132.00	$132.00	$653	—
896	896	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,187	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	130.00	$130.00	$292	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1208–1870	1491	75-80%	26	98.00–147.00	$125.40	$1,870	+10.73
1465–1730	1574	75-80%	6	130.00–136.00	$132.44	$2,085	—
1350–1870	1613	75-80%	4	115.00–118.00	$116.36	$1,877	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1225	1218	80-85%	2	106.00–110.00	$108.01	$1,316	-3.17
980–1585	1269	80-85%	20	100.00–120.00	$111.50	$1,415	—
1495–1575	1535	80-85%	2	122.00–128.00	$125.08	$1,920	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1020	1010	85-90%	2	123.00–131.00	$126.96	$1,282	—
855–1375	1066	85-90%	10	68.00–118.00	$102.08	$1,088	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1425	1250	65-75%	2	115.00–120.00	$117.15	$1,464	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1880	1378	13	151.00–159.00	$155.93	$2,149	—
1045–1790	1455	10	161.00–169.00	$165.22	$2,404	—
1030–1830	1467	5	175.00–185.00	$181.25	$2,659	+19.17

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1855	1520	4	150.00–168.00	$160.12	$2,434	—
1085–2475	1618	14	100.00–158.00	$133.75	$2,164	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1638	1290	7	130.00–154.00	$138.69	$1,789	-6.16
1090–1455	1298	8	140.00–147.50	$143.98	$1,869	-0.87

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1128–1885	1438	17	156.00–173.00	$167.27	$2,405	—
1380–1910	1610	4	140.00–169.00	$153.52	$2,472	—
1705	1705	1	136.00	$136.00	$2,319	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,045	—
465–470	468	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,170	—
582–585	583	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,195	—
812	812	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,624	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,054	—
795	795	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,232	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,008	+30.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1183	1183	2	185.00	$185.00	$2,189	—
1270–1886	1429	12	147.00–168.00	$160.67	$2,296	—
1108–1945	1509	44	161.00–181.00	$174.12	$2,627	—
1228–1870	1592	42	165.00–190.00	$182.33	$2,903	—
1884–2266	2019	3	143.00–150.00	$147.38	$2,976	—
2000–2182	2087	9	146.00–152.00	$149.58	$3,122	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	413	2	250.00–260.00	$255.15	$1,054	—
549	549	5	265.00	$265.00	$1,455	—
565–575	570	2	240.00–250.00	$244.96	$1,396	—
645	645	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,612	—
815	815	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,956	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860	860	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,393	±0.00

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1425	1220	4	133.00–137.50	$135.09	$1,648	—
1025–1725	1275	11	136.00–147.50	$142.55	$1,818	—
1155–1650	1371	5	149.00–157.00	$152.93	$2,097	+18.77
1482–1878	1676	5	144.00–152.00	$148.87	$2,495	+3.41

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1425	1199	85-90%	27	90.00–99.00	$94.41	$1,132	+9.49
935–1450	1225	85-90%	51	82.00–110.00	$103.80	$1,272	—
834–1945	1232	85-90%	85	75.00–118.00	$102.22	$1,259	—
1085–1345	1235	85-90%	9	120.00–129.00	$124.66	$1,540	—
1028–1876	1464	80-85%	103	98.00–120.00	$113.26	$1,658	+5.82
1400–1670	1505	80-85%	40	120.00–129.00	$124.37	$1,872	—
1385–1675	1519	80-85%	21	100.00–111.00	$105.21	$1,598	—
1298–2145	1682	75-80%	104	107.00–130.00	$124.31	$2,091	+6.92
1555–1855	1693	65-75%	4	118.00–122.00	$119.49	$2,023	+2.10
1570–1835	1700	75-80%	15	111.00–119.00	$115.21	$1,959	—
1520–2020	1766	75-80%	49	130.00–140.00	$133.66	$2,360	+27.18

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	2	177.00–220.00	$197.03	$433	-3.64
310–347	339	6	145.00–157.00	$150.62	$511	-29.38
355–380	366	5	125.00–190.00	$153.58	$562	-38.92
405	405	1	150.00	$150.00	$608	—
460–495	470	4	137.00–195.00	$155.14	$729	+40.14
530	530	1	130.00	$130.00	$689	—
565	565	1	115.00	$115.00	$650	-22.00
732	732	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,116	—
790	790	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,027	—
988	988	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,235	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1238	1238	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,597	—
1128–1990	1681	11	132.00–159.00	$139.99	$2,353	—
1380–1880	1743	7	142.00–154.00	$145.40	$2,534	—
2022	2022	1	147.00	$147.00	$2,972	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1068–1435	1242	9	127.00–138.00	$132.80	$1,649	—
1295–1765	1538	24	137.00–165.00	$156.80	$2,412	-6.17
1250–1958	1580	10	141.00–154.00	$147.91	$2,337	—
2032–2058	2045	2	138.00–140.00	$138.99	$2,842	—
2046–2276	2120	10	141.00–147.00	$144.31	$3,059	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	1	180.00	$180.00	$590	+25.00
410	410	1	165.00	$165.00	$676	+25.84
452–475	464	4	165.00–170.00	$167.56	$777	—
760	760	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,026	-2.50
809	809	2	152.50	$152.50	$1,234	—
945	945	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,512	—
1071–1082	1075	3	135.00–144.00	$138.02	$1,484	—

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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.