Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 6, 2024

4,390 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.50/cwt +3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,488/hd at 632 lb · 13 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $249.86/cwt -5.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,824/hd at 730 lb · 11 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $253.26/cwt ≈ $1,927/hd at 761 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,390	4,098	4,176
Feeder cattle	809	704	553
Slaughter cattle	2,112	1,956	2,246

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515	1515	2	189.00	$189.00	$2,863	+12.86
1168–1925	1530	48	165.00–181.00	$173.57	$2,656	-17.94
1530–1760	1617	7	195.00–197.50	$195.94	$3,168	+13.39
1222–1798	1625	334	173.00–187.00	$182.88	$2,972	+0.33
1380–1860	1637	88	178.00–194.00	$187.19	$3,064	+4.64
1725–1910	1821	23	172.50–184.00	$180.46	$3,286	-2.88
1805–1980	1868	9	183.00–194.00	$188.29	$3,517	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
252	252	1	285.00	$285.00	$718	—
300–333	318	4	285.00–310.00	$300.50	$956	+40.50
435–445	440	2	315.00–330.00	$322.41	$1,419	+2.41
484	484	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,234	-47.74
510–545	528	8	230.00–280.00	$263.86	$1,393	—
553–580	565	6	247.50–275.00	$262.61	$1,484	-6.68
650–695	679	9	220.00–265.00	$253.28	$1,720	+6.70
705–742	730	11	190.00–260.00	$249.86	$1,824	-5.57
750–768	761	11	250.00–260.00	$253.26	$1,927	—
802–845	822	8	250.00–260.00	$251.28	$2,066	+16.36
872–890	881	4	222.50–235.00	$228.81	$2,016	-6.19
910–917	914	9	220.00–239.00	$227.97	$2,084	+5.88
957–977	967	6	220.00–230.00	$225.05	$2,176	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,180	—
425–440	432	3	245.00–255.00	$251.68	$1,087	+61.68
470–495	483	3	197.00–242.00	$215.94	$1,043	+20.94
522	522	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,331	+81.42
555–578	570	3	255.00–257.00	$256.35	$1,461	+9.32
735	735	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,301	-56.37
765–785	777	4	235.00–250.00	$238.79	$1,855	+74.83
858–870	862	3	210.00–225.00	$219.95	$1,896	+63.08

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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	860.00	$860.00	$516	+750.00
60	60	1	275.00	$275.00	$165	+165.00
60	60	1	325.00	$325.00	$195	+215.00
60–66	63	2	680.00–710.00	$694.29	$437	-295.71
70–75	72	3	125.00–150.00	$133.72	$96	-323.71
72	72	1	740.00	$740.00	$533	+282.57
70–75	73	9	210.00–375.00	$303.89	$222	-153.54
75	75	1	200.00	$200.00	$150	-113.83
75	75	1	500.00	$500.00	$375	+186.17
75–78	76	3	980.00–1,025.00	$998.06	$759	+684.23
75–78	77	2	275.00–470.00	$374.41	$288	+60.58
78	78	1	640.00	$640.00	$499	+326.17
80–85	82	3	725.00–835.00	$760.92	$624	+269.78
80–85	82	5	385.00–550.00	$473.84	$389	-17.30
80–85	83	4	300.00–425.00	$351.14	$291	-140.00
80–88	83	20	820.00–1,025.00	$931.05	$773	+439.91
90	90	1	510.00	$510.00	$459	-314.55
90–95	92	4	325.00–550.00	$444.75	$409	-379.80
90–96	93	6	735.00–850.00	$811.67	$755	-95.99
90–98	93	28	860.00–980.00	$937.94	$872	+30.28
94	94	1	500.00	$500.00	$470	+20.95
100	100	3	700.00–875.00	$800.00	$800	-88.55
100–105	102	10	875.00–950.00	$910.71	$929	+22.16
100–105	103	2	375.00–475.00	$426.22	$439	-462.33
110–112	111	3	740.00–825.00	$794.67	$882	+337.96
116	116	1	850.00	$850.00	$986	+77.57
120–125	123	2	200.00–275.00	$236.73	$291	-433.27
122–124	123	2	740.00	$740.00	$910	+70.00
1084–1708	1279	25	165.00–179.00	$172.46	$2,206	—
1205–1730	1476	25	170.00–184.00	$177.83	$2,625	-5.58
1325–1695	1490	19	177.00–186.00	$182.27	$2,716	-1.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
274–298	288	3	250.00–285.00	$264.55	$762	—
305–324	316	3	200.00–290.00	$237.47	$750	+29.04
363–395	371	5	200.00–287.50	$251.97	$935	-25.53
408–442	423	9	220.00–245.00	$231.52	$979	-53.48
458–498	480	4	187.00–220.00	$202.05	$970	—
525–545	535	6	195.00–230.00	$214.24	$1,146	+12.57
558–577	570	8	170.00–235.00	$218.87	$1,248	+38.87
634–648	638	7	205.00–225.00	$217.15	$1,385	-1.35
752–772	762	7	190.00–220.00	$201.43	$1,535	+36.43
840	840	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,470	—
924	924	3	172.50	$172.50	$1,594	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–428	414	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,076	+0.77
452	452	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,198	+26.31
520	520	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,144	-16.63
570	570	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,237	-26.29
612–646	632	13	230.00–240.00	$235.50	$1,488	+3.23
650–695	667	9	210.00–220.00	$216.75	$1,446	-14.36
700–712	705	6	215.00–230.00	$220.83	$1,557	+0.12
753–768	757	8	222.00–227.00	$225.73	$1,709	+10.97
810	810	5	217.00	$217.00	$1,758	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	1	100.00	$100.00	$55	-100.00
60	60	1	600.00	$600.00	$360	+515.80
62	62	1	840.00	$840.00	$521	+755.80
64	64	1	710.00	$710.00	$454	+625.80
64–66	65	4	80.00–460.00	$194.56	$126	+110.36
65	65	1	335.00	$335.00	$218	+250.80
70–75	72	9	225.00–550.00	$424.45	$306	+332.94
70–78	72	9	70.00–525.00	$188.31	$136	+96.80
70–78	73	10	640.00–750.00	$683.87	$499	-206.98
70–78	74	2	690.00–800.00	$747.97	$553	+457.97
70–76	74	6	510.00–685.00	$599.97	$444	+309.97
70–78	75	8	860.00–1,080.00	$967.85	$726	+271.24
75	75	1	175.00	$175.00	$131	-521.61
75	75	1	475.00	$475.00	$356	-221.61
80	80	2	450.00–500.00	$475.00	$380	+300.00
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	$160	+25.00
80–85	82	6	300.00–700.00	$426.31	$350	-24.42
80–88	83	24	810.00–1,100.00	$1,001.69	$831	+339.05
80–86	84	12	480.00–675.00	$605.14	$508	-391.87
80–88	84	61	600.00–775.00	$690.12	$580	-306.89
80–88	84	3	610.00–900.00	$790.73	$664	-206.28
85	85	1	225.00	$225.00	$191	-772.01
90	90	1	175.00	$175.00	$158	-580.16
90–95	92	4	720.00–825.00	$786.08	$723	+30.92
90–98	93	82	590.00–720.00	$633.04	$589	+9.79
90–98	93	57	830.00–1,025.00	$953.06	$886	+329.81
90–96	93	2	180.00–475.00	$322.74	$300	-300.51
90–96	94	7	310.00–635.00	$491.90	$462	-72.80
94	94	1	310.00	$310.00	$291	-254.70
90–98	95	36	490.00–680.00	$562.85	$535	+132.73
95	95	2	625.00–750.00	$687.50	$653	+257.38
100	100	2	485.00–575.00	$530.00	$530	+412.50
100	100	1	675.00	$675.00	$675	+557.50
100–108	102	50	825.00–975.00	$906.83	$925	+121.86
100–105	103	9	700.00–875.00	$834.73	$860	-56.04
100–108	103	41	480.00–640.00	$557.41	$574	-333.36
100–106	103	63	590.00–720.00	$613.75	$632	-277.02
104	104	1	310.00	$310.00	$322	-251.86
110	110	1	385.00	$385.00	$424	-203.10
110–118	111	10	620.00–850.00	$778.64	$864	+190.54
110–115	111	18	585.00–650.00	$604.32	$671	+16.22
110–115	112	10	800.00–860.00	$827.33	$927	+239.23
110–118	113	33	500.00–610.00	$561.07	$634	-227.19
115	115	3	425.00–475.00	$450.00	$518	+39.45
120–125	121	9	700.00–800.00	$772.02	$934	+187.28
120–125	121	4	485.00–590.00	$520.88	$630	-63.86
120–125	123	3	475.00–485.00	$481.62	$592	-103.12
120–125	123	2	300.00	$300.00	$369	-284.74

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
272	272	1	315.00	$315.00	$857	—
342–348	345	2	275.00–285.00	$279.96	$966	—
360–396	378	2	245.00–305.00	$273.57	$1,034	—
410–440	420	3	280.00–305.00	$296.27	$1,244	+16.93
502–526	521	6	215.00–290.00	$257.73	$1,343	-10.27
560–574	567	2	205.00–212.50	$208.80	$1,184	-36.53
604–645	620	3	195.00–220.00	$204.94	$1,271	-10.13
914–928	923	3	145.00–175.00	$164.94	$1,522	—
958	958	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,504	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–432	417	2	147.50–150.00	$148.79	$620	—
472	472	1	135.00	$135.00	$637	—
664–684	674	2	135.00–140.00	$137.54	$927	—
724–740	732	2	135.00–144.00	$139.45	$1,021	—
808–842	825	2	125.00–135.00	$129.90	$1,072	-2.60

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	3	140.00	$140.00	$627	-90.00
545	545	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,090	+3.00
608	608	2	140.00	$140.00	$851	+5.00
690	690	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,104	+25.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1148–1808	1497	75-80%	30	110.00–144.00	$126.46	$1,893	—
1760–1790	1775	75-80%	2	143.00–144.00	$143.50	$2,547	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1796	1328	80-85%	18	103.00–119.00	$112.58	$1,495	-2.55
1250–1485	1410	80-85%	4	120.00–124.00	$122.10	$1,722	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795	795	85-90%	1	82.00	$82.00	$652	—
910–1536	1168	85-90%	5	97.00–101.00	$99.65	$1,164	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1625	1428	65-75%	2	108.00–118.00	$113.69	$1,623	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–2320	1583	19	150.00–180.00	$165.87	$2,626	-6.79
1380–2085	1680	15	160.00–169.00	$164.36	$2,761	-16.70

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–2244	1543	16	131.00–170.00	$146.57	$2,262	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,870	—
1010–2330	1563	12	120.00–162.00	$142.03	$2,220	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	430	12	260.00–277.50	$273.21	$1,175	—
460	460	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,219	—
500–529	516	9	250.00	$250.00	$1,290	—
554–585	559	6	225.00–240.00	$237.38	$1,327	—
611	611	7	240.00	$240.00	$1,466	—
662	662	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,556	—
705–723	719	4	215.00–220.00	$216.23	$1,555	—
871	871	5	197.00	$197.00	$1,716	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1164–1384	1274	2	141.00–148.00	$144.80	$1,845	+12.70
1320–1615	1468	2	158.00–171.00	$163.85	$2,405	—
1365–1745	1555	2	172.00–182.00	$177.61	$2,762	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	190.00	$190.00	$494	—
368	368	1	150.00	$150.00	$552	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	5	290.00–300.00	$298.00	$998	—
393	393	3	295.00	$295.00	$1,159	—
490	490	5	275.00	$275.00	$1,348	—
545	545	5	290.00	$290.00	$1,580	—
582–585	583	4	270.00	$270.00	$1,574	—
605–640	631	17	250.00–265.00	$260.50	$1,644	—
655–695	667	9	240.00–255.00	$250.05	$1,668	—
718–738	732	10	235.00–250.00	$239.95	$1,756	—
755–788	770	15	230.00–245.00	$240.09	$1,849	—
845–847	847	11	210.00–225.00	$212.72	$1,802	—
855	855	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,881	—
911–930	915	10	215.00–220.00	$219.49	$2,008	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1720	1530	33	156.00–179.50	$172.52	$2,640	-3.67
1382–1884	1585	10	157.00–171.00	$164.54	$2,608	—
1320–1780	1624	28	175.00–187.00	$182.67	$2,967	-0.13
1820–1975	1876	4	178.00–185.00	$181.03	$3,396	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	1	170.00	$170.00	$571	—
384	384	1	145.00	$145.00	$557	—
460	460	1	150.00	$150.00	$690	—
652	652	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,141	—
862–890	876	2	147.50	$147.50	$1,292	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1584	1301	5	144.00–159.00	$152.16	$1,980	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1480	1204	85-90%	17	82.50–98.00	$89.37	$1,076	-11.50
850–1625	1267	85-90%	48	80.00–110.00	$99.29	$1,258	-22.47
880–2325	1281	85-90%	137	71.00–119.00	$97.26	$1,246	-24.50
650–1745	1311	85-90%	17	88.00–126.00	$115.61	$1,516	—
1070–2280	1507	80-85%	35	122.00–133.00	$126.79	$1,911	—
1084–1860	1521	80-85%	175	105.00–126.00	$114.86	$1,747	—
1275–1735	1533	80-85%	12	103.00–110.00	$106.89	$1,639	—
1375–1880	1636	65-75%	7	119.00–125.00	$121.71	$1,991	-6.81
1680–1840	1760	75-80%	2	110.00–116.00	$112.86	$1,986	—
1454–2040	1765	75-80%	73	111.00–129.00	$123.88	$2,186	—
1395–2085	1808	75-80%	23	129.00–137.00	$131.46	$2,377	-2.06

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–268	262	6	170.00–200.00	$184.97	$485	—
301–320	309	4	150.00–215.00	$189.61	$586	—
350	350	1	150.00	$150.00	$525	—
406	406	1	165.00	$165.00	$670	—
456–459	458	5	145.00–160.00	$157.02	$719	+7.02
505–533	526	4	125.00–160.00	$151.60	$797	—
626–628	627	2	130.00	$130.00	$815	—
664–680	672	2	115.00–155.00	$134.76	$906	—
786	786	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,077	—
815	815	1	110.00	$110.00	$896	—
856–890	869	4	129.00–149.00	$141.02	$1,225	—
948	948	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,232	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1772	1323	9	142.00–150.00	$146.57	$1,939	—
1270–1645	1453	14	151.00–167.00	$155.86	$2,265	+1.71
1512	1512	1	141.00	$141.00	$2,132	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1567	1360	8	131.00–148.00	$138.09	$1,878	—
1168–1875	1460	15	142.00–155.00	$149.78	$2,187	—
1425–1795	1670	13	154.00–166.00	$158.50	$2,647	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	155.00	$155.00	$434	—
316	316	1	195.00	$195.00	$616	+15.00
350	350	1	145.00	$145.00	$508	—
480	480	1	157.00	$157.00	$754	—
515–523	520	3	160.00–177.50	$171.73	$893	-7.01
555	555	1	170.00	$170.00	$944	+10.00
645	645	2	132.00–177.00	$154.50	$997	—
668–685	682	10	157.50–170.00	$167.55	$1,143	—
904–942	923	2	122.50–152.50	$137.81	$1,272	—

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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.