Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 27, 2024

3,077 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,077	2,182	3,260
Feeder cattle	68	282	165
Slaughter cattle	1,621	914	1,419

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1625	1402	14	150.00–178.00	$168.22	$2,358	—
1165–1835	1520	56	174.00–188.00	$183.43	$2,788	+2.49
1405–1865	1635	34	184.00–195.00	$189.63	$3,100	+2.73
1830–1885	1864	4	178.00–183.00	$181.77	$3,388	+0.98
1980–1995	1990	3	170.00–175.00	$171.66	$3,416	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,530	—
675–685	678	3	247.00–252.00	$250.32	$1,697	+22.89
720	720	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,548	+37.50
823	823	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,934	+8.88
925	925	2	230.00	$230.00	$2,128	+27.50
1198	1198	3	175.00	$175.00	$2,096	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,262	—
535	535	1	175.00	$175.00	$936	—
555	555	1	267.00	$267.00	$1,482	—
600–635	618	2	180.00–205.00	$192.15	$1,187	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	2	400.00–750.00	$575.00	$402	+285.00
70–75	73	2	250.00–275.00	$262.93	$192	-803.31
80–85	82	7	325.00–575.00	$501.65	$411	-498.35
80–85	82	3	225.00–325.00	$257.65	$211	-742.35
80–85	84	12	825.00–1,075.00	$967.75	$813	-32.25
80–85	84	4	850.00–875.00	$862.31	$724	-137.69
90	90	1	350.00	$350.00	$315	-250.00
90	90	1	685.00	$685.00	$616	+85.00
90–95	92	8	325.00–900.00	$527.93	$486	-410.23
90–95	93	2	460.00–525.00	$491.62	$457	-446.54
90–95	93	13	725.00–1,025.00	$925.39	$861	-12.77
90–95	94	4	760.00–875.00	$828.40	$779	-109.76
95	95	1	200.00	$200.00	$190	-290.00
100	100	1	650.00	$650.00	$650	-245.57
100	100	1	660.00	$660.00	$660	-235.57
100	100	3	800.00–875.00	$833.33	$833	-62.24
100–105	102	3	425.00–825.00	$570.90	$582	-324.67
100–105	102	11	710.00–950.00	$875.60	$893	-19.97
115	115	2	785.00–810.00	$797.50	$917	+22.50
115	115	2	785.00–800.00	$792.50	$911	+17.50
125	125	1	160.00	$160.00	$200	-615.00
125	125	2	725.00–775.00	$750.00	$938	-25.00
140	140	1	575.00	$575.00	$805	-200.00
1310	1310	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,978	-30.46
1130–1505	1373	7	171.00–181.00	$176.47	$2,423	-6.22
1275–1630	1439	4	181.00–186.00	$183.48	$2,640	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,012	—
510	510	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,300	—
650	650	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,300	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	200.00	$200.00	$930	-55.00
500–510	505	2	257.00–262.00	$259.52	$1,311	+66.97
975	975	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,706	-20.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50–55	53	2	10.00–50.00	$29.05	$15	-470.95
60	60	1	350.00	$350.00	$210	-150.00
65	65	2	65.00–85.00	$75.00	$49	-41.69
65	65	1	25.00	$25.00	$16	-91.69
70–75	72	5	510.00–600.00	$572.78	$412	+440.40
70–75	73	2	710.00–785.00	$746.21	$545	-345.29
70–75	73	2	100.00	$100.00	$73	-991.50
75	75	1	110.00	$110.00	$82	-584.00
75	75	2	500.00–550.00	$525.00	$394	-169.00
80	80	4	400.00–685.00	$473.75	$379	+78.75
80–85	82	13	500.00–700.00	$574.08	$471	+354.45
80–85	83	3	875.00–950.00	$900.50	$747	+339.26
80–85	84	12	900.00–1,025.00	$974.58	$819	+320.26
80–85	84	16	575.00–710.00	$666.04	$559	+11.72
85	85	1	80.00	$80.00	$68	-245.00
85	85	2	50.00–500.00	$275.00	$234	-50.00
85	85	1	560.00	$560.00	$476	+235.00
90	90	1	600.00	$600.00	$540	+300.00
90	90	2	375.00–625.00	$500.00	$450	+200.00
90–95	92	7	420.00–635.00	$513.80	$473	-472.59
90–95	93	28	500.00–635.00	$540.73	$503	-445.66
90–95	93	3	725.00–850.00	$801.34	$745	-185.05
90–95	93	49	600.00–700.00	$638.27	$594	-348.12
90–95	93	2	175.00–275.00	$226.35	$211	-760.04
90–95	93	15	900.00–1,000.00	$954.30	$887	-32.09
95	95	2	600.00–675.00	$637.50	$606	-305.90
100	100	1	575.00	$575.00	$575	+130.00
100	100	1	610.00	$610.00	$610	+165.00
100–105	102	76	525.00–650.00	$618.61	$631	+173.61
100–105	102	21	500.00–625.00	$562.20	$573	+117.20
100–105	102	25	800.00–950.00	$908.70	$927	+463.70
100–105	103	2	460.00–575.00	$516.10	$532	-39.85
100–105	103	11	825.00–885.00	$864.93	$891	+308.98
110	110	3	800.00–860.00	$836.67	$920	+4.22
110–115	111	10	750.00–875.00	$821.69	$912	-10.76
110–115	111	12	510.00–600.00	$549.38	$610	-283.07
110–115	112	24	550.00–675.00	$607.59	$681	-3.43
110–115	114	4	375.00–440.00	$410.38	$468	-143.97
115	115	1	535.00	$535.00	$615	-19.35
115	115	1	585.00	$585.00	$673	+30.65
120	120	1	475.00	$475.00	$570	-57.05
120	120	1	575.00	$575.00	$690	+42.95
120–125	121	8	525.00–585.00	$548.58	$664	+16.53
120–125	123	2	800.00–810.00	$804.90	$990	+290.96
140	140	1	675.00	$675.00	$945	+161.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	170.00	$170.00	$697	-92.50
590	590	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,446	+23.00
675	675	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,249	—
845	845	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,479	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	265.00	$265.00	$954	-26.40
830	830	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,784	+62.50
970	970	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,620	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1735	1521	75-80%	7	132.00–139.00	$135.57	$2,062	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1595	1411	65-75%	6	127.00–139.00	$134.31	$1,895	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1475	1291	80-85%	4	120.00–137.00	$127.37	$1,644	+1.37

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–855	853	85-90%	2	114.00–120.00	$117.01	$998	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1890	1454	21	170.00–179.00	$174.64	$2,539	—
1280–1930	1616	17	180.00–187.50	$182.21	$2,945	—
1690–1950	1782	5	190.00–196.00	$193.49	$3,448	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1605	1268	6	140.00–152.50	$148.68	$1,885	—
1025–1835	1361	14	155.00–165.00	$160.94	$2,190	—
1340–2270	1618	6	167.00–168.00	$167.61	$2,712	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1965	1440	10	146.00–167.00	$156.39	$2,252	—
2080	2080	1	181.00	$181.00	$3,765	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1315	1270	2	164.00–176.00	$170.21	$2,162	—
1275–1685	1480	2	159.00–180.00	$168.05	$2,487	—
1505–1710	1608	2	135.00–136.00	$135.47	$2,178	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,084	—
465	465	1	150.00	$150.00	$698	—
540	540	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,053	-8.49

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1745	1414	18	154.00–180.00	$167.50	$2,368	-5.05
1260–1765	1530	18	163.00–183.00	$176.50	$2,700	+3.92
1215–1835	1606	18	179.00–192.00	$185.38	$2,977	+3.27
1810–1960	1890	5	179.00–184.00	$181.64	$3,433	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–455	453	2	190.00–270.00	$229.78	$1,041	+47.33
555–590	573	2	185.00–220.00	$201.97	$1,157	—
670	670	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,454	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1380	1267	85-90%	29	110.00–119.00	$114.02	$1,445	+11.08
1070–1380	1291	85-90%	11	127.50–137.50	$131.20	$1,694	+6.46
1190–1390	1295	85-90%	24	100.00–109.00	$105.35	$1,364	-19.39
975–1635	1326	85-90%	33	96.00–130.00	$120.37	$1,596	—
1290–1515	1417	65-75%	3	128.00–136.00	$132.37	$1,876	—
1405–1590	1476	80-85%	20	110.00–119.00	$115.11	$1,699	-0.76
1405–1625	1501	80-85%	8	100.00–110.00	$105.15	$1,578	-14.98
1200–1880	1514	80-85%	59	114.00–137.00	$125.45	$1,899	+5.32
1410–1680	1584	80-85%	28	130.00–139.00	$133.01	$2,107	+6.66
1610–1780	1700	75-80%	4	120.00–124.00	$121.95	$2,073	-3.13
1620–2040	1785	75-80%	25	125.00–138.00	$131.96	$2,355	—
1625–2025	1811	75-80%	21	136.00–147.00	$140.37	$2,542	-0.50

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1625	1483	3	155.00–161.00	$157.49	$2,336	—
1440–1635	1538	2	155.00–160.00	$157.66	$2,425	+0.47

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	225.00	$225.00	$630	—
375	375	1	185.00	$185.00	$694	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380	1380	1	149.00	$149.00	$2,056	—
1315–1815	1530	16	160.00–169.00	$164.61	$2,519	—
1295–1625	1538	7	148.00–159.00	$155.47	$2,391	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,674	—
1110–1135	1125	3	148.00–162.00	$155.01	$1,744	—
1230	1230	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,919	—
1260–1295	1273	3	148.00–156.00	$151.71	$1,931	—

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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.