Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 29, 2024

4,765 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.69/cwt ≈ $1,347/hd at 569 lb · 21 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.23/cwt ≈ $1,558/hd at 665 lb · 19 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.05/cwt ≈ $1,479/hd at 624 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,765	3,801	4,603
Feeder cattle	646	222	494
Slaughter cattle	2,027	2,122	2,381

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1870	1511	112	175.00–192.00	$187.10	$2,827	—
1115–1878	1536	202	177.00–201.00	$194.96	$2,995	—
1100–1815	1569	134	192.00–212.50	$204.12	$3,203	+0.07
1960–2025	1993	2	167.00–170.00	$168.52	$3,359	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292	292	2	305.00	$305.00	$891	+24.47
300–302	301	2	240.00–310.00	$274.88	$827	—
385–396	393	4	280.00–290.00	$282.45	$1,110	-12.55
420	420	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,218	—
450–483	464	9	280.00–295.00	$289.01	$1,341	+47.88
500–543	533	7	250.00–280.00	$264.43	$1,409	—
557–598	574	14	265.00–280.00	$270.74	$1,554	—
602–640	627	11	230.00–255.00	$246.99	$1,549	—
700–747	732	10	215.00–240.00	$233.91	$1,712	—
750–782	766	4	210.00–222.50	$216.12	$1,655	—
845	845	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,859	—
851–856	854	10	217.00–222.00	$219.49	$1,874	—
936	936	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,825	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
248	248	5	320.00	$320.00	$794	—
292	292	2	285.00	$285.00	$832	—
313	313	2	260.00	$260.00	$814	—
477–480	479	4	240.00–255.00	$247.48	$1,185	+17.48
552–588	574	5	225.00–235.00	$231.15	$1,327	—
665	665	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,430	—
780	780	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,404	—
867	867	2	201.00	$201.00	$1,743	—
980	980	3	174.00	$174.00	$1,705	-13.00

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	1	100.00	$100.00	$55	-155.00
60–65	63	2	225.00–275.00	$249.00	$157	-10.21
64	64	1	780.00	$780.00	$499	+520.79
68	68	1	100.00	$100.00	$68	±0.00
70–75	73	5	300.00–375.00	$320.21	$234	-699.70
70–78	74	13	775.00–1,075.00	$973.24	$720	-46.67
70–78	74	5	700.00–935.00	$820.47	$607	-199.44
74–76	76	4	540.00–620.00	$562.65	$428	-257.35
76	76	1	100.00	$100.00	$76	-720.00
76–78	77	2	610.00–700.00	$654.42	$504	-165.58
78	78	1	400.00	$400.00	$312	-420.00
80	80	1	500.00	$500.00	$400	-320.00
80–86	82	22	880.00–1,085.00	$1,007.79	$826	+307.79
80–86	82	6	350.00–580.00	$415.23	$340	-284.77
80–88	82	6	710.00–960.00	$828.78	$680	+128.78
80–86	83	7	525.00–670.00	$594.32	$493	-403.69
85	85	1	500.00	$500.00	$425	+5.81
90–92	91	3	540.00–570.00	$550.15	$501	-370.20
92	92	1	600.00	$600.00	$552	-320.35
90–98	93	23	750.00–1,000.00	$907.61	$844	-12.74
90–95	93	10	690.00–935.00	$877.68	$816	-42.67
95	95	1	700.00	$700.00	$665	+133.55
94–98	96	4	500.00–620.00	$563.97	$541	-66.03
100	100	2	225.00–325.00	$275.00	$275	-300.00
100	100	1	710.00	$710.00	$710	+135.00
100–105	101	7	850.00–950.00	$895.39	$904	+320.39
110	110	2	375.00	$375.00	$412	-405.00
112	112	1	750.00	$750.00	$840	-30.00
1094–1530	1342	6	150.00–189.00	$173.43	$2,327	-3.23
1240–1458	1353	13	192.00–200.00	$194.41	$2,630	—
1132–1678	1378	6	190.00–194.00	$192.37	$2,651	—
1080–1835	1405	13	175.00–189.00	$182.30	$2,561	-4.74

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–292	282	6	245.00–285.00	$263.57	$743	-9.28
317–347	329	10	250.00–265.00	$260.52	$857	—
362–393	376	12	245.00–255.00	$248.37	$934	-16.63
446–448	447	10	260.00	$260.00	$1,162	—
452–490	477	7	185.00–240.00	$221.07	$1,055	—
530–535	533	4	215.00–220.00	$217.49	$1,159	—
560–580	569	21	230.00–247.50	$236.69	$1,347	—
605–641	624	18	232.50–240.00	$237.05	$1,479	—
650–685	665	19	215.00–245.00	$234.23	$1,558	—
742	742	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,632	—
760	760	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,710	—
842	842	4	197.50	$197.50	$1,663	—
867	867	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,604	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	200.00	$200.00	$510	—
320	320	2	230.00	$230.00	$736	-29.60
360–393	380	5	199.00–235.00	$212.65	$808	-32.35
412–415	415	9	182.50–192.50	$183.60	$762	—
458	458	1	187.50	$187.50	$859	—
515–527	524	12	192.50–200.00	$194.34	$1,018	—
674–680	678	5	190.00–200.00	$197.01	$1,336	-17.99
720	720	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,368	—
890	890	2	187.00	$187.00	$1,664	-3.00
970–995	987	3	170.00–172.50	$171.68	$1,694	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60–68	65	5	30.00–100.00	$79.14	$51	-295.67
66	66	1	640.00	$640.00	$422	+265.19
66	66	1	300.00	$300.00	$198	-74.81
68	68	1	440.00	$440.00	$299	-61.77
70	70	1	70.00	$70.00	$49	-771.67
70	70	1	325.00	$325.00	$228	-516.67
70	70	2	800.00–875.00	$837.50	$586	-4.17
70–75	72	3	975.00–1,000.00	$991.28	$714	+434.53
70–76	74	14	500.00–635.00	$583.83	$432	+118.70
70–78	74	23	575.00–775.00	$651.53	$482	+186.40
74	74	1	400.00	$400.00	$296	-65.13
70–78	75	16	930.00–1,150.00	$1,050.40	$788	+400.85
70–75	75	13	300.00–610.00	$483.77	$363	-165.78
75	75	1	100.00	$100.00	$75	-549.55
80	80	1	50.00	$50.00	$40	-260.00
80	80	1	525.00	$525.00	$420	+215.00
80	80	2	175.00–475.00	$325.00	$260	+15.00
80–88	83	20	300.00–575.00	$485.88	$403	+54.03
80–88	83	69	600.00–740.00	$663.58	$551	+231.73
80–85	83	11	800.00–1,025.00	$934.78	$776	+502.93
80–88	83	37	825.00–1,150.00	$1,052.59	$874	+620.74
80–88	84	9	600.00–850.00	$728.73	$612	+76.06
80–88	84	42	500.00–670.00	$599.52	$504	-53.15
84	84	1	310.00	$310.00	$260	-342.67
90	90	1	120.00	$120.00	$108	-819.16
90–96	92	38	840.00–1,050.00	$972.61	$895	+33.45
90–98	92	77	550.00–725.00	$635.08	$584	-304.08
90–95	92	15	310.00–625.00	$494.12	$455	-445.04
90–95	93	30	900.00–1,000.00	$941.44	$876	+380.90
90–98	93	62	470.00–660.00	$608.34	$566	+47.80
90–98	95	4	510.00–875.00	$758.41	$720	-89.32
95	95	1	550.00	$550.00	$522	-297.73
100	100	1	55.00	$55.00	$55	-358.73
100–106	102	20	710.00–960.00	$887.32	$905	+339.86
100–108	102	63	475.00–650.00	$609.45	$622	+61.99
100–105	102	18	300.00–575.00	$499.36	$509	-48.10
100–105	102	12	510.00–900.00	$832.68	$849	+285.22
100–108	103	21	840.00–975.00	$911.61	$939	+364.15
100–106	103	47	550.00–660.00	$628.87	$648	+81.41
110	110	3	800.00–875.00	$841.67	$926	+6.67
110–115	111	4	475.00–575.00	$518.26	$575	-321.62
110–114	111	7	780.00–900.00	$817.70	$908	-22.18
110–116	111	11	575.00–640.00	$613.73	$681	-226.15
110–115	112	22	500.00–645.00	$608.29	$681	-209.72
110–115	113	14	800.00–860.00	$830.32	$938	+12.31
120	120	2	810.00–835.00	$822.50	$987	+169.46
120	120	1	185.00	$185.00	$222	-468.04
120	120	1	500.00	$500.00	$600	-153.04
120–125	121	4	725.00–850.00	$806.70	$976	+153.66
120–125	121	4	475.00–610.00	$554.18	$671	-98.86
120–125	123	2	525.00–560.00	$542.14	$667	-110.90
135	135	1	200.00	$200.00	$270	-100.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
233	233	2	320.00	$320.00	$746	—
251–295	262	7	235.00–305.00	$283.90	$744	-10.18
316–332	321	7	215.00–320.00	$301.67	$968	-6.71
362–370	366	4	215.00–295.00	$254.56	$932	-70.07
427	427	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,196	-29.88
525	525	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,260	+45.00
600–626	611	5	137.50–245.00	$181.86	$1,111	-33.14
650–690	669	4	150.00–195.00	$162.82	$1,089	—
774–798	786	2	155.00–170.00	$162.39	$1,276	-7.61
840	840	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,344	—
950–975	971	7	160.00–165.00	$164.30	$1,595	—
1112	1112	5	155.00	$155.00	$1,724	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	2	260.00	$260.00	$993	—
461–491	478	7	225.00–240.00	$233.80	$1,118	—
697	697	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,324	—
700	700	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,204	-23.00
770	770	2	167.50	$167.50	$1,290	—
865	865	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,427	—
1015	1015	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,594	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	170.00	$170.00	$544	-10.00
510	510	1	150.00	$150.00	$765	-3.50

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	165.00	$165.00	$693	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1038–1810	1544	75-80%	46	124.00–142.00	$135.44	$2,091	—
1600–1795	1674	75-80%	8	119.00–129.00	$123.98	$2,075	—
1498–1940	1699	75-80%	30	140.00–153.00	$142.86	$2,427	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1405	1318	80-85%	7	130.00–137.00	$132.74	$1,750	-0.08
1130–1750	1464	80-85%	50	117.00–136.00	$124.43	$1,822	+8.87
1335–1675	1502	80-85%	15	115.00–119.00	$116.92	$1,756	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1410	1220	85-90%	24	100.00–109.00	$105.27	$1,284	-6.37
820–1500	1316	85-90%	40	86.00–118.00	$111.83	$1,472	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1880	1532	65-75%	7	138.00–144.00	$140.84	$2,158	+4.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1610	1364	7	151.00–162.50	$156.87	$2,140	—
1030–2110	1432	30	147.50–182.50	$170.80	$2,446	+10.02
1315–1985	1556	9	185.00–190.00	$186.38	$2,900	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1645	1436	7	118.00–186.00	$152.72	$2,193	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–2205	1683	3	170.00–180.00	$175.27	$2,950	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1002–1392	1157	3	159.00–163.00	$161.22	$1,865	—
1400	1400	1	179.00	$179.00	$2,506	-5.90
1118–1696	1404	4	181.00–195.00	$191.47	$2,688	+6.57
1210–1605	1419	12	174.00–187.00	$179.82	$2,552	-5.08

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	2	167.50	$167.50	$747	-32.50
454	454	1	217.50	$217.50	$987	—
534	534	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,041	—
614	614	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,074	—
868	868	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,562	—
920	920	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,265	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1775	1464	28	170.00–191.00	$178.58	$2,614	—
1180–1820	1488	12	152.00–173.00	$163.95	$2,440	—
1203–1888	1597	41	180.00–195.00	$186.78	$2,983	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346–348	347	2	200.00–235.00	$217.45	$755	—
362	362	1	205.00	$205.00	$742	—
535	535	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,150	+60.00
555	555	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,415	+60.00
640	640	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,088	—
1012	1012	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,872	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1600	1388	5	140.00–152.00	$146.50	$2,033	—
1375–1680	1499	8	149.00–161.00	$156.00	$2,338	—
1540–2000	1730	3	172.50–184.00	$180.59	$3,124	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1425	1161	85-90%	13	94.00–104.00	$99.27	$1,153	—
880–1480	1245	85-90%	25	66.00–114.00	$103.01	$1,282	-19.92
942–1655	1264	85-90%	63	91.00–128.00	$113.18	$1,431	—
1210–1425	1321	85-90%	12	120.00–136.00	$128.86	$1,702	+20.49
965–1824	1458	80-85%	65	113.00–137.00	$126.62	$1,846	+4.66
1425–1595	1489	80-85%	14	112.00–122.00	$117.00	$1,742	+2.42
1430–1690	1537	80-85%	10	135.00–145.00	$138.86	$2,134	+4.67
1545–1745	1645	65-75%	4	138.00–142.00	$139.97	$2,303	—
1354–2060	1700	75-80%	25	128.00–142.00	$135.32	$2,300	—
1394–1940	1724	75-80%	12	137.00–146.00	$141.89	$2,446	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1148–1370	1242	10	120.00–164.00	$136.50	$1,695	—
1060–1542	1259	10	132.00–157.00	$144.85	$1,824	—
1518–1826	1667	5	154.00–165.00	$160.07	$2,668	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
976	976	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,464	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1106–1705	1538	27	154.00–175.00	$167.50	$2,576	+19.02
1580–1745	1623	4	166.00–180.00	$172.56	$2,801	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–394	378	2	185.00–190.00	$187.61	$709	—
503–535	509	7	200.00–215.00	$210.58	$1,072	+33.58
574–594	584	2	185.00–205.00	$195.17	$1,140	—
790	790	4	185.00	$185.00	$1,462	—
911	911	4	189.00	$189.00	$1,722	—

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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.