Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 29, 2024

4,098 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.23/cwt -0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,110/hd at 428 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.63/cwt +2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,240/hd at 524 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $302.74/cwt +46.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,417/hd at 468 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,098	4,516	5,759
Feeder cattle	704	792	1,498
Slaughter cattle	1,956	2,332	2,800

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1545	1475	9	181.00–189.00	$184.10	$2,715	+9.33
1065–1783	1517	81	150.00–183.00	$176.14	$2,672	—
1425–1625	1541	4	189.00–195.00	$191.51	$2,951	—
1290–1884	1638	143	171.00–188.00	$182.55	$2,990	-0.92
1380–1885	1653	133	181.00–195.00	$187.73	$3,103	-2.76
1800–1965	1837	20	180.00–188.00	$183.34	$3,368	+9.23
1828–1920	1844	6	169.00–179.00	$176.93	$3,263	+2.82

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	260.00	$260.00	$806	—
392	392	1	245.00	$245.00	$960	-12.92
411	411	4	320.00	$320.00	$1,315	+61.30
453–480	468	20	230.00–325.00	$302.74	$1,417	+46.29
553–583	568	18	265.00–285.00	$269.29	$1,530	-18.46
610–635	627	9	225.00–260.00	$249.42	$1,564	+19.42
660–698	677	10	225.00–265.00	$246.58	$1,669	-11.59
710–735	728	12	245.00–270.00	$255.43	$1,860	+13.17
802–841	815	9	230.00–237.50	$234.92	$1,915	-1.40
892	892	4	235.00	$235.00	$2,096	-2.72
902–945	942	13	175.00–227.50	$222.09	$2,092	-6.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	291	3	165.00–255.00	$204.56	$595	—
410	410	1	190.00	$190.00	$779	-75.00
470	470	2	195.00	$195.00	$916	—
530–546	538	2	162.50–185.00	$173.58	$934	—
563–597	575	13	215.00–270.00	$247.03	$1,420	-14.97
645	645	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,677	+29.86
670–690	678	5	225.00–235.00	$230.93	$1,566	+2.50
710–736	727	6	230.00–235.00	$233.37	$1,697	+19.79
775–795	785	4	147.50–180.00	$163.96	$1,287	-39.88
860–892	881	3	140.00–165.00	$156.87	$1,382	-8.13
912–928	920	2	145.00–152.50	$148.72	$1,368	-71.28
950	950	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,948	—
1040	1040	2	195.00	$195.00	$2,028	—

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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	110.00	$110.00	$64	+70.00
66	66	1	990.00	$990.00	$653	+690.00
70–75	73	4	410.00–500.00	$457.43	$334	-189.87
70–78	73	6	830.00–980.00	$931.47	$680	+284.17
70–75	73	3	530.00–875.00	$756.70	$552	+109.40
72–76	74	2	230.00–320.00	$276.22	$204	-371.08
70–78	75	4	150.00–400.00	$313.83	$235	-3.05
80–86	83	9	400.00–550.00	$491.14	$408	-410.64
80–85	83	9	710.00–950.00	$881.61	$732	-20.17
80–88	84	26	820.00–1,060.00	$953.54	$801	+213.44
85	85	1	125.00	$125.00	$106	-615.10
90–95	92	3	800.00–850.00	$824.55	$759	-67.47
90–98	93	29	800.00–1,000.00	$907.66	$844	+529.65
90–95	94	7	450.00–510.00	$479.05	$450	-237.76
90–95	94	5	300.00–375.00	$335.37	$315	-381.44
100–105	102	18	800.00–975.00	$888.55	$906	+156.99
100–105	102	3	275.00–510.00	$425.82	$434	-305.74
110–115	111	5	425.00–485.00	$456.71	$507	-343.29
110–115	112	5	800.00–835.00	$812.01	$909	+57.34
110–115	113	8	725.00–850.00	$772.43	$873	+17.76
120	120	1	670.00	$670.00	$804	+345.00
1050–1626	1377	16	163.00–183.00	$176.47	$2,430	—
1250–1725	1494	10	177.00–186.00	$183.41	$2,740	+7.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–340	327	3	182.50–225.00	$197.65	$646	-44.51
384–394	387	3	195.00–200.00	$198.30	$767	-63.05
406–449	428	21	190.00–280.00	$259.23	$1,110	-0.53
457–498	471	11	195.00–275.00	$238.69	$1,124	+18.53
502–542	524	20	185.00–270.00	$236.63	$1,240	+2.10
560–598	576	18	190.00–265.00	$243.29	$1,401	+13.93
602–625	614	8	190.00–250.00	$232.27	$1,426	+32.44
655–685	664	11	227.50–235.00	$231.11	$1,535	+10.26
733–742	736	7	195.00–235.00	$220.71	$1,624	+7.23
750–770	760	18	170.00–230.00	$214.76	$1,632	+39.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
252	252	2	205.00	$205.00	$517	+40.00
302–337	320	8	182.50–247.50	$208.43	$667	-23.57
395	395	3	277.50	$277.50	$1,096	+61.72
402	402	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,146	+130.00
408 thin fleshed	408	8	285.00	$285.00	$1,163	—
515–548	534	8	137.00–255.00	$201.67	$1,077	-10.32
550	550	1	180.00	$180.00	$990	-44.22
602–603	603	5	217.50–220.00	$218.50	$1,318	+51.51
660	660	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,254	—
734–740	739	5	160.00–180.00	$170.82	$1,262	—
785	785	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,295	+13.17
880	880	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,848	+51.25
975	975	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,755	+21.68

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
54	54	1	200.00	$200.00	$108	+50.00
60–68	64	7	50.00–160.00	$84.20	$54	+6.70
66–68	67	3	300.00–410.00	$372.97	$250	-427.72
68	68	1	670.00	$670.00	$456	-130.69
70–72	71	3	75.00–100.00	$91.51	$65	-568.37
70–78	73	14	550.00–1,075.00	$890.85	$650	+522.10
72–74	73	2	580.00–600.00	$590.14	$431	+221.39
74	74	1	290.00	$290.00	$215	-163.87
70–78	75	22	600.00–775.00	$696.61	$522	-159.01
80	80	3	100.00–300.00	$175.00	$140	+75.00
80–85	81	5	760.00–900.00	$807.16	$654	+707.16
80–85	82	6	210.00–660.00	$450.73	$370	+309.21
80–88	83	50	580.00–735.00	$662.64	$550	+521.12
80–88	83	14	520.00–670.00	$580.41	$482	+438.89
80–88	84	22	800.00–1,075.00	$997.01	$837	+523.44
84	84	1	320.00	$320.00	$269	-153.57
90–95	91	5	650.00–860.00	$755.16	$687	+555.16
90–92	91	2	160.00–235.00	$197.09	$179	-2.91
90–98	93	88	570.00–700.00	$623.25	$580	+13.41
90–98	93	44	710.00–985.00	$913.36	$849	+303.52
90–98	94	41	435.00–680.00	$564.70	$531	-313.37
92–98	95	9	300.00–510.00	$430.12	$409	-447.95
100	100	2	85.00–150.00	$117.50	$118	-628.55
100–108	102	7	700.00–885.00	$784.97	$801	+38.92
100–106	103	39	800.00–985.00	$890.77	$917	+350.10
100–108	103	93	550.00–690.00	$605.64	$624	+64.97
100–108	104	47	500.00–585.00	$561.86	$584	+21.19
104–105	105	6	485.00–610.00	$542.50	$570	+1.83
110–115	112	42	550.00–650.00	$588.10	$659	+160.53
110–115	113	13	630.00–860.00	$788.26	$891	+360.69
110–118	113	30	500.00–610.00	$547.99	$619	+120.42
110–115	114	4	260.00–485.00	$410.55	$468	-17.02
120	120	10	500.00–570.00	$540.00	$648	+260.00
120–125	121	4	530.00–700.00	$584.74	$708	+57.38
125	125	2	475.00–480.00	$477.50	$597	-184.17
126	126	1	470.00	$470.00	$592	-191.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–416	414	5	215.00–295.00	$279.34	$1,156	+34.62
470	470	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,410	+67.04
505–542	515	12	200.00–290.00	$268.00	$1,380	+80.55
566–595	577	10	205.00–265.00	$245.33	$1,416	+31.10
604–645	627	5	180.00–245.00	$215.07	$1,348	—
655–690	678	3	197.00–215.00	$209.21	$1,418	-16.91
745	745	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,676	+28.38
760–775	769	17	160.00–242.50	$226.76	$1,744	+16.76
815	815	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,671	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	180.00	$180.00	$666	-5.41
427	427	2	230.00	$230.00	$982	+53.52
450–475	468	4	160.00–240.00	$214.97	$1,006	+44.97
520	520	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,024	+37.00
640	640	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	$864	—
698	698	1	135.00	$135.00	$942	-44.89
712	712	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,121	-23.55
752–794	771	3	140.00–160.00	$148.35	$1,144	—
806	806	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,330	+10.00
906	906	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,427	+10.00

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	215	2	175.00	$175.00	$376	+10.00
260–270	265	2	190.00–195.00	$192.55	$510	+39.05
300–306	302	3	170.00–200.00	$187.42	$566	+27.70
544	544	2	150.00	$150.00	$816	—
605	605	1	125.00	$125.00	$756	—
822	822	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,089	—
870	870	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,235	+9.50

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1126–2005	1572	75-80%	36	115.00–148.00	$125.72	$1,976	-6.72
1256–1940	1589	75-80%	11	133.00–156.00	$141.73	$2,252	+9.29

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1068–1430	1312	80-85%	5	121.00–133.00	$128.54	$1,686	—
1062–1745	1327	80-85%	9	108.00–123.00	$115.13	$1,528	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950	950	85-90%	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,092	—
810–1175	977	85-90%	10	77.00–122.00	$97.33	$951	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1935	1605	65-75%	7	125.00–136.00	$128.10	$2,056	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–2235	1433	18	155.00–165.00	$159.80	$2,290	—
1290–1760	1566	13	169.00–176.00	$172.66	$2,704	—
1580–1815	1688	7	177.00–187.00	$181.06	$3,056	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1370	1223	6	122.00–132.50	$128.43	$1,571	—
1025–1680	1406	7	144.00–152.00	$149.22	$2,098	—
1175–2020	1571	14	134.00–172.00	$152.69	$2,399	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–2480	1518	12	115.00–164.00	$144.84	$2,199	-15.28
1820–2005	1913	2	166.00–181.00	$173.14	$3,312	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1355	1290	2	130.00–134.00	$132.10	$1,704	—
1065–1655	1326	10	158.00–178.00	$172.12	$2,282	—
1230–1665	1405	18	160.00–169.00	$163.99	$2,304	-3.28

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	215.00	$215.00	$452	—
465	465	1	160.00	$160.00	$744	—
520	520	1	135.00	$135.00	$702	-50.00
720	720	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,022	—
800	800	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,280	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1705	1470	25	142.00–169.00	$160.97	$2,366	—
1200–1783	1529	43	152.00–182.50	$176.19	$2,694	+2.07
1420–1785	1602	76	175.00–190.00	$182.80	$2,928	—
1800–1955	1847	9	171.50–181.00	$174.69	$3,227	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
763	763	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,602	—
982	982	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,866	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1150	1096	4	119.00–140.00	$129.63	$1,421	—
1124–1468	1348	3	120.00–145.00	$131.67	$1,775	—
1185–1725	1466	5	137.00–157.50	$147.71	$2,165	—
1325–2090	1730	4	148.00–155.00	$150.84	$2,610	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1295	1115	85-90%	12	90.00–99.00	$94.21	$1,050	—
820–1460	1201	85-90%	52	61.00–110.00	$100.87	$1,211	-2.93
815–1570	1231	85-90%	80	72.00–120.00	$101.82	$1,253	-0.40
940–1430	1255	85-90%	23	102.00–131.00	$121.76	$1,528	—
1076–1740	1436	80-85%	98	100.00–124.00	$113.86	$1,635	—
1410–1475	1445	80-85%	3	92.00–98.00	$94.96	$1,372	—
1174–1680	1485	80-85%	48	120.00–138.00	$124.08	$1,843	+10.82
1355–1605	1495	80-85%	22	100.00–110.00	$105.38	$1,575	-7.88
1350–1895	1648	65-75%	5	123.00–136.00	$128.52	$2,118	—
1545–1970	1689	75-80%	9	111.00–119.00	$115.83	$1,956	-3.66
1412–2170	1706	75-80%	86	112.00–144.00	$126.09	$2,151	+10.88
1560–2150	1821	75-80%	19	130.00–139.00	$133.52	$2,431	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1034–1106	1070	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,284	—
1260–1300	1280	2	154.00–158.00	$156.03	$1,997	—
1362–1670	1486	3	151.00–158.00	$154.15	$2,291	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	1	150.00	$150.00	$723	-5.14
705	705	1	127.00	$127.00	$895	-25.50

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	145.00	$145.00	$682	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1188–1800	1499	13	130.00–159.00	$151.73	$2,274	—
1175–1804	1545	13	144.00–163.00	$152.90	$2,362	-3.90
1540–1675	1609	8	157.00–166.00	$162.15	$2,609	—
1845–2005	1907	3	146.00–151.00	$148.60	$2,834	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	1	180.00	$180.00	$572	±0.00
422–444	437	4	150.00–165.00	$156.33	$683	-8.67
512–540	531	3	155.00–190.00	$178.74	$949	—
566	566	7	160.00	$160.00	$906	—
600	600	1	150.00	$150.00	$900	—
732–748	734	8	117.50–170.00	$163.31	$1,199	—
840	840	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,176	-12.50
990–994	993	6	152.50–160.00	$158.75	$1,576	—
1015	1015	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,446	—

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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.