Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 13, 2024

4,883 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.95/cwt +1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,467/hd at 619 lb · 38 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.92/cwt +43.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,506/hd at 577 lb · 34 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.09/cwt +15.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,555/hd at 670 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,883	4,390	4,176
Feeder cattle	780	809	553
Slaughter cattle	2,360	2,112	2,246
Replacement cattle	7	—	0

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1790	1494	21	148.00–183.00	$175.10	$2,616	—
1255–1832	1611	178	170.00–187.00	$181.92	$2,931	-14.02
1445–1920	1683	152	180.00–191.00	$184.22	$3,100	—
1839	1839	4	180.00	$180.00	$3,310	-0.46

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,046	+14.50
350–360	355	4	310.00–365.00	$337.11	$1,197	—
400–440	420	2	330.00–350.00	$339.52	$1,426	+17.11
467	467	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,658	+100.00
540	540	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,431	+1.14
605–640	618	3	230.00–290.00	$254.04	$1,570	—
680	680	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,700	-3.28
722–727	725	4	208.00–240.00	$223.94	$1,624	-25.92
765–776	774	5	215.00–245.00	$239.07	$1,850	-14.19
815	815	2	200.00–230.00	$215.00	$1,752	-36.28
853–881	864	11	212.50–247.00	$227.63	$1,967	-1.18
911–940	925	10	200.00–207.50	$202.22	$1,871	-25.75
980	980	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,960	-25.05
1005	1005	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,708	—
1052–1095	1074	4	190.00	$190.00	$2,041	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	250.00	$250.00	$425	—
290	290	1	235.00	$235.00	$682	—
492–496	495	6	275.00–290.00	$285.03	$1,411	+69.09
522–545	530	3	210.00–260.00	$242.85	$1,287	-12.15
585–597	588	7	190.00–330.00	$270.24	$1,589	+13.89
615–637	627	10	225.00–300.00	$272.96	$1,711	—
675	675	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,620	—
710–745	728	2	215.00–225.00	$219.88	$1,601	+42.88
775–790	781	4	190.00–195.00	$193.74	$1,513	-45.05
885	885	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,726	-24.95
915–945	930	2	165.00–170.00	$167.46	$1,557	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	2	280.00	$280.00	$574	—
270–290	277	3	255.00–285.00	$265.48	$735	—
307	307	2	260.00	$260.00	$798	—
360–385	370	5	250.00–285.00	$265.64	$983	—
400–440	409	5	250.00–290.00	$264.77	$1,083	+4.77
466–470	467	5	255.00–283.00	$277.36	$1,295	+12.36
500–535	524	5	210.00–255.00	$242.40	$1,270	+22.40
550–596	577	34	225.00–280.00	$260.92	$1,506	+43.92
600–638	619	38	195.00–260.00	$236.95	$1,467	+1.45
652–692	670	21	215.00–247.00	$232.09	$1,555	+15.34
702–746	723	11	202.00–232.00	$220.66	$1,595	-0.17
751–777	757	14	192.00–230.00	$213.94	$1,620	-11.79
820	820	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,394	-47.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	1	330.00	$330.00	$198	-530.00
68	68	1	140.00	$140.00	$95	+6.28
70	70	1	400.00	$400.00	$280	+266.28
70–75	73	3	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,015.91	$742	+712.02
70–75	73	4	400.00–475.00	$443.53	$324	+139.64
74	74	1	140.00	$140.00	$104	-163.89
74	74	1	820.00	$820.00	$607	+516.11
74–78	76	4	200.00–390.00	$335.74	$255	-662.32
80	80	1	185.00	$185.00	$148	-455.00
80	80	1	350.00	$350.00	$280	-290.00
80–85	81	6	210.00–400.00	$310.10	$251	-450.82
82	82	1	240.00	$240.00	$197	-520.92
80–89	83	3	480.00–625.00	$541.04	$449	+189.90
80–85	83	12	1,000.00–1,160.00	$1,116.16	$926	+765.02
80–88	85	4	225.00–1,050.00	$793.06	$674	+441.92
90	90	1	560.00	$560.00	$504	+50.00
90	90	2	300.00–500.00	$400.00	$360	-110.00
90–95	91	8	450.00–600.00	$512.19	$466	+67.44
90–95	92	6	200.00–450.00	$346.59	$319	-98.16
90–95	92	7	850.00–925.00	$897.33	$826	+452.58
90–95	93	13	825.00–1,075.00	$961.78	$894	+150.11
100	100	2	400.00–485.00	$442.50	$442	-357.50
100	100	1	625.00	$625.00	$625	-175.00
100–105	103	2	385.00–400.00	$392.32	$404	-33.90
100–105	103	11	910.00–975.00	$947.17	$976	+520.95
105	105	2	800.00–875.00	$837.50	$879	+411.28
110–115	112	3	825.00–885.00	$862.01	$965	+67.34
110–115	113	5	700.00–875.00	$782.12	$884	-12.55
125	125	1	650.00	$650.00	$812	+413.27
125	125	1	810.00	$810.00	$1,012	+573.27
130	130	1	285.00	$285.00	$370	+48.27
1375–1485	1431	4	180.00–189.00	$184.06	$2,634	—
1285–1550	1438	10	170.00–184.00	$174.96	$2,516	—
1244–1592	1447	3	161.00–174.00	$166.65	$2,411	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–294	267	5	210.00–250.00	$232.56	$621	-31.99
314–334	327	6	165.00–300.00	$255.60	$836	+18.13
365–398	383	5	175.00–285.00	$257.84	$988	+5.87
402–445	438	11	210.00–280.00	$248.66	$1,089	+17.14
455–494	484	16	232.00–255.00	$235.76	$1,141	+33.71
500–530	513	10	180.00–250.00	$235.14	$1,206	+20.90
555–591	582	10	185.00–260.00	$241.88	$1,408	+23.01
600–635	612	6	190.00–230.00	$216.49	$1,325	-0.66
650–674	666	6	150.00–240.00	$219.06	$1,459	—
715–747	731	4	177.00–220.00	$198.97	$1,454	—
770	770	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,463	-11.43
823	823	2	207.50	$207.50	$1,708	+32.50
930	930	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,228	-40.50
968	968	2	207.50	$207.50	$2,009	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,242	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
15	15	1	560.00	$560.00	$84	—
54	54	1	30.00	$30.00	$16	-70.00
60	60	2	550.00–585.00	$567.50	$340	-32.50
60–62	61	2	930.00–1,140.00	$1,036.72	$632	+436.72
60–64	63	4	30.00–210.00	$138.40	$87	-701.60
68	68	2	660.00–740.00	$700.00	$476	+505.44
70	70	1	400.00	$400.00	$280	+211.69
70–76	72	4	70.00–85.00	$77.36	$56	-110.95
70–76	73	8	600.00–760.00	$691.43	$505	+7.56
70–76	74	10	275.00–650.00	$534.72	$396	-213.25
70–78	74	3	700.00–885.00	$801.46	$593	+53.49
70–78	74	10	875.00–1,040.00	$962.75	$712	+214.78
76	76	1	400.00	$400.00	$304	-567.85
80–85	82	8	200.00–685.00	$398.20	$327	-28.11
80–88	83	27	725.00–1,175.00	$1,022.63	$849	+20.94
80–88	83	17	300.00–675.00	$551.14	$457	-450.55
80–88	84	39	575.00–740.00	$671.66	$564	+66.52
80–88	85	4	50.00–350.00	$216.37	$184	-8.63
84–85	85	3	660.00–1,060.00	$907.64	$771	+682.64
85	85	1	610.00	$610.00	$518	+385.00
90	90	2	600.00–825.00	$712.50	$641	+537.50
90	90	1	95.00	$95.00	$86	-80.00
92	92	1	560.00	$560.00	$515	-226.08
90–96	93	10	340.00–625.00	$454.65	$423	+131.91
90–98	93	77	585.00–710.00	$641.62	$597	+318.88
90–98	94	24	500.00–625.00	$563.88	$530	+71.98
90–98	94	27	870.00–1,075.00	$978.81	$920	+486.91
95	95	1	110.00	$110.00	$104	-452.85
95	95	1	250.00	$250.00	$238	-312.85
100–108	102	30	775.00–1,025.00	$933.55	$952	+26.72
100–106	102	88	575.00–670.00	$615.02	$627	-291.81
100–108	103	26	475.00–585.00	$555.26	$572	-2.15
100–105	103	5	780.00–900.00	$835.71	$861	+278.30
104	104	1	480.00	$480.00	$499	+170.00
105	105	1	575.00	$575.00	$604	+265.00
110	110	1	100.00	$100.00	$110	-285.00
110–115	112	3	840.00–900.00	$871.90	$977	+44.57
110–116	112	27	550.00–640.00	$589.49	$660	-237.84
110–115	112	3	400.00–475.00	$428.92	$480	-398.41
110–116	113	5	650.00–860.00	$791.88	$895	+230.81
110–116	113	15	440.00–585.00	$560.31	$633	-0.76
118	118	1	620.00	$620.00	$732	+170.00
120–125	121	5	500.00–550.00	$532.73	$645	-239.29
120–124	121	4	480.00–580.00	$532.73	$645	-239.29
130	130	1	460.00	$460.00	$598	+160.00
136	136	1	360.00	$360.00	$490	+60.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
232	232	2	310.00	$310.00	$719	—
306–332	320	5	295.00–310.00	$300.88	$963	+20.92
385–395	391	3	270.00–330.00	$298.07	$1,165	+24.50
430–434	432	4	275.00–310.00	$284.95	$1,231	-11.32
455–495	481	3	220.00–245.00	$235.41	$1,132	—
508–535	526	9	197.00–265.00	$242.86	$1,277	-14.87
554–586	568	8	220.00–280.00	$248.68	$1,413	+39.88
600–635	622	9	202.00–250.00	$231.61	$1,441	+26.67
670	670	2	202.50	$202.50	$1,357	—
708–745	726	3	205.00–215.00	$210.89	$1,531	—
760–790	778	3	195.00–220.00	$205.03	$1,595	—
811–837	820	7	159.00–200.00	$173.52	$1,423	—
925	925	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,035	+55.06
1115	1115	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,840	—
1235	1235	1	167.00	$167.00	$2,062	—
1285	1285	1	177.00	$177.00	$2,274	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	2	245.00–305.00	$276.67	$747	—
390	390	1	205.00	$205.00	$800	—
427	427	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,281	+160.00
490	490	2	180.00	$180.00	$882	—
520–547	534	4	187.00–200.00	$193.34	$1,032	-6.66
555–580	570	3	202.00–255.00	$235.56	$1,343	—
610	610	2	137.00	$137.00	$836	-3.00
740	740	2	157.50	$157.50	$1,166	—
770–775	773	2	129.00–210.00	$169.37	$1,309	—
835	835	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,520	—
890	890	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,397	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	273	4	195.00–210.00	$199.63	$545	—
395	395	1	192.00	$192.00	$758	—
475	475	1	162.00	$162.00	$770	+27.00
850	850	2	115.00	$115.00	$978	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
874–1604	1259	80-85%	20	109.00–135.00	$123.05	$1,549	—
1540	1540	80-85%	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,387	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	85-90%	1	50.00	$50.00	$365	—
760–1280	1025	85-90%	18	91.00–121.00	$105.37	$1,080	—
1055	1055	85-90%	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,277	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1605	1478	75-80%	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,892	+1.54
1042–1965	1581	75-80%	14	118.00–135.00	$127.39	$2,014	—
1525–2050	1813	75-80%	4	140.00–150.00	$143.10	$2,594	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1995	1694	65-75%	9	126.00–132.00	$128.84	$2,183	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1670	1285	27	132.00–146.00	$139.88	$1,797	—
1085–2345	1678	40	140.00–177.50	$158.39	$2,658	—
1130–2055	1739	11	175.00–198.00	$187.89	$3,267	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1670–1770	1720	2	159.00–168.00	$163.37	$2,810	—
1705–2105	1895	3	178.00–185.00	$182.08	$3,450	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960–1660	1286	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	115.00–135.00	$122.12	$1,570

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1494	1324	4	145.00–177.00	$154.27	$2,043	—
1347–1560	1443	4	174.00–181.00	$178.82	$2,580	—
1340–1640	1464	8	171.00–182.00	$176.91	$2,590	+13.06

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	160.00	$160.00	$720	—
515–547	536	3	185.00–207.00	$192.04	$1,029	—
600–610	605	3	140.00–175.00	$161.65	$978	—
675–685	680	2	150.00–180.00	$165.11	$1,123	—
740	740	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,036	—
865	865	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,038	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	215.00	$215.00	$462	—
570	570	1	160.00	$160.00	$912	—
795	795	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,192	—
920	920	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,196	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,016	—
815	815	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,712	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1536	1372	5	132.00–183.00	$158.00	$2,168	—
1195–1680	1501	17	158.00–182.50	$171.83	$2,579	-0.69
1460–1840	1630	9	173.00–184.00	$179.79	$2,931	-2.88

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	270.00	$270.00	$850	—
410–432	425	3	125.00–220.00	$155.57	$661	—
600	600	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,140	—
675	675	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,519	—
740	740	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,369	—
890	890	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,646	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720	720	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,296	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1150	1120	2	159.00–160.00	$159.49	$1,786	—
1055–1860	1347	3	140.00–148.00	$144.19	$1,942	—
1145–2075	1600	18	125.00–162.00	$149.26	$2,388	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1385	1148	85-90%	15	90.00–97.00	$92.41	$1,061	—
865–1420	1212	85-90%	39	71.00–110.00	$102.28	$1,240	+12.91
895–1604	1247	85-90%	72	84.00–118.00	$103.59	$1,292	—
1110–1580	1317	85-90%	16	120.00–132.00	$123.82	$1,631	+8.21
1410–1685	1505	80-85%	12	100.00–111.00	$106.12	$1,597	-20.67
1195–1868	1530	80-85%	73	107.00–134.00	$116.98	$1,790	+10.09
1430–1795	1548	80-85%	30	120.00–140.00	$124.78	$1,932	+17.89
1530–2010	1746	75-80%	26	130.00–140.00	$133.48	$2,331	—
1324–2160	1751	75-80%	46	120.00–130.00	$125.28	$2,194	+12.42
1580–1960	1771	75-80%	7	112.00–118.00	$116.19	$2,058	-7.69
1760–1935	1848	65-75%	2	129.00–133.00	$131.09	$2,423	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1288–1445	1339	5	149.00–154.00	$152.33	$2,040	+5.76
1130–1700	1363	16	145.00–160.00	$154.54	$2,106	—
1376	1376	1	167.00	$167.00	$2,298	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
248	248	1	240.00	$240.00	$595	—
292	292	1	220.00	$220.00	$642	+35.03
302	302	1	215.00	$215.00	$649	+25.39
370	370	1	162.00	$162.00	$599	+12.00
456–476	466	2	165.00–235.00	$199.25	$929	+42.23
536	536	1	167.50	$167.50	$898	+15.90
554–592	575	3	115.00–157.50	$143.22	$824	—
610–638	621	6	137.50–172.50	$157.81	$980	+27.81
668–684	676	2	160.00–162.50	$161.24	$1,090	+26.48
730	730	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,022	—
830	830	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,204	+35.00
852	852	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,295	+10.98

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1795	1395	9	109.00–148.00	$140.47	$1,960	+2.38
1205–1720	1486	22	144.00–166.00	$156.22	$2,321	+6.44
1415–1733	1614	17	158.00–175.00	$162.95	$2,630	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–396	373	2	235.00–247.50	$241.64	$901	+96.64
405–420	414	7	147.50–171.00	$163.29	$676	—
450–475	470	7	170.00–230.00	$217.49	$1,022	+60.49
542	542	2	165.00	$165.00	$894	-6.73
560–585	579	4	128.00–205.00	$146.63	$849	-23.37
618–645	623	6	210.00	$210.00	$1,308	+55.50
695	695	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,126	-5.55
715	715	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,108	—
785	785	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,232	—
805–845	828	3	157.00–180.00	$170.85	$1,415	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–322	316	3	160.00–170.00	$163.21	$516	—

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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.