Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 5, 2024

4,472 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $278.90/cwt +31.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,696/hd at 608 lb · 19 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $262.95/cwt +29.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,875/hd at 713 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.82/cwt +29.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,199/hd at 478 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,472	4,765	4,343
Feeder cattle	598	646	155
Slaughter cattle	1,801	2,027	2,210

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1122–1750	1459	22	171.00–189.00	$179.25	$2,615	—
1140–1860	1493	133	175.00–205.00	$193.49	$2,889	—
1252–1770	1575	162	186.00–210.00	$201.57	$3,175	-2.55
1485–1680	1599	7	200.00–209.00	$203.04	$3,247	-1.08
1535–1665	1600	3	206.00–208.00	$206.64	$3,306	—
1725–1885	1809	4	196.00–204.00	$198.80	$3,596	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	325.00	$325.00	$878	+20.00
350–390	363	3	222.50–290.00	$246.65	$895	-35.80
400–447	427	6	220.00–280.00	$256.85	$1,097	-33.15
485	485	5	290.00	$290.00	$1,406	+0.99
512–540	528	6	250.00–275.00	$258.41	$1,364	-6.02
555–577	567	10	265.00–280.00	$270.98	$1,536	+0.24
600–635	608	19	270.00–285.00	$278.90	$1,696	+31.91
658	658	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,711	—
703–745	713	17	255.00–270.00	$262.95	$1,875	+29.04
750–795	769	5	225.00–265.00	$243.02	$1,869	+26.90
850–858	854	6	240.00–255.00	$249.16	$2,128	+29.67
945–948	947	8	235.00–242.00	$238.49	$2,259	+43.49
960–970	964	4	186.00–245.00	$227.71	$2,195	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,301	+27.52
530	530	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,272	—
600–625	608	5	250.00–267.00	$261.09	$1,587	—
700–740	718	4	160.00–250.00	$223.45	$1,604	—
760	760	2	242.00	$242.00	$1,839	+62.00
815–820	818	2	190.00–200.00	$194.98	$1,595	—
905–935	920	2	220.00–225.00	$222.46	$2,047	—
1040	1040	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,768	—

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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	110.00	$110.00	$60	+10.00
55	55	2	20.00	$20.00	$11	-80.00
65	65	1	400.00	$400.00	$260	-380.00
65	65	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	$650	+220.00
65	65	1	20.00	$20.00	$13	-760.00
66	66	1	500.00	$500.00	$330	-280.00
70–75	72	3	500.00–525.00	$511.63	$368	+191.42
70–78	74	5	500.00–925.00	$742.11	$549	-78.36
70–78	75	11	700.00–1,175.00	$965.81	$724	+145.34
75	75	1	100.00	$100.00	$75	-720.47
76	76	1	600.00	$600.00	$456	+37.35
76	76	1	500.00	$500.00	$380	-62.65
80	80	1	300.00	$300.00	$240	-200.00
80	80	2	500.00–580.00	$540.00	$432	+40.00
80–88	83	7	525.00–1,000.00	$839.30	$697	+244.98
80–88	83	28	700.00–1,085.00	$988.86	$821	+394.54
80–88	83	8	565.00–780.00	$667.00	$554	+72.68
90	90	1	610.00	$610.00	$549	+59.85
90–96	92	12	500.00–950.00	$766.76	$705	+166.76
90–98	93	28	725.00–1,075.00	$927.19	$862	+49.51
90–95	93	4	575.00–635.00	$604.86	$563	-272.82
102	102	1	600.00	$600.00	$612	-295.39
100–106	103	3	700.00–910.00	$806.04	$830	-89.35
100–105	103	4	850.00–885.00	$865.06	$891	-30.33
110–115	113	2	700.00–750.00	$724.44	$819	-25.56
110–115	113	2	740.00–810.00	$774.22	$875	+24.22
1056–1280	1181	4	174.00–183.00	$178.28	$2,105	—
1140–1266	1211	10	179.00–180.00	$179.38	$2,172	—
1095–1645	1337	14	179.00–199.00	$188.85	$2,525	+15.42
1000–1645	1357	22	184.00–200.00	$192.44	$2,611	-1.97

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–310	306	7	265.00–270.00	$266.45	$815	+5.93
370	370	1	205.00	$205.00	$758	-43.37
400–440	414	6	205.00–245.00	$236.07	$977	-23.93
458–486	478	14	225.00–260.00	$250.82	$1,199	+29.75
515–542	526	11	230.00–249.00	$242.16	$1,274	+24.67
554–585	562	11	220.00–237.00	$231.46	$1,301	-5.23
600–620	609	6	220.00–235.00	$227.53	$1,386	-9.52
650–692	671	4	235.00–240.00	$237.42	$1,593	+3.19
700–732	712	9	235.00–245.00	$239.42	$1,705	+19.42
753–780	760	4	230.00–235.00	$231.28	$1,758	+6.28
822	822	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,932	+37.50
850–890	870	2	215.00–225.00	$219.89	$1,913	+34.89
1015	1015	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,685	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	1	250.00	$250.00	$830	+20.00
358–378	372	6	200.00–265.00	$230.83	$859	+18.18
436–442	439	2	230.00–250.00	$239.93	$1,053	+56.33
505–540	524	4	210.00–220.00	$216.37	$1,134	+22.03
655–680	663	7	152.00–225.00	$202.59	$1,343	+5.58
792–795	793	3	200.00–210.00	$203.34	$1,612	—
812–815	813	3	205.00–215.00	$208.34	$1,694	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
56	56	1	50.00	$50.00	$28	-29.14
60–64	62	2	70.00–80.00	$74.84	$46	-4.30
60–65	63	3	800.00–1,075.00	$971.05	$612	+891.91
60–68	64	9	10.00–200.00	$68.11	$44	-11.03
60–65	64	6	100.00–350.00	$179.48	$115	+100.34
65	65	1	400.00	$400.00	$260	+320.86
70	70	2	200.00–425.00	$312.50	$219	+242.50
70–78	73	12	100.00–500.00	$288.67	$211	-295.16
70–75	73	2	65.00–85.00	$75.34	$55	-508.49
70–75	73	4	20.00–225.00	$138.72	$101	-445.11
70–78	74	10	850.00–1,160.00	$1,018.15	$753	+434.32
70–79	74	10	510.00–600.00	$561.50	$416	-22.33
70–78	74	5	575.00–710.00	$628.65	$465	+44.82
75	75	2	725.00–925.00	$825.00	$619	+341.23
80	80	1	660.00	$660.00	$528	+610.00
80–86	83	5	375.00–535.00	$455.60	$378	-479.18
80–88	84	53	600.00–735.00	$670.21	$563	+70.69
80–88	84	21	750.00–1,125.00	$991.36	$833	+391.84
80–88	84	3	100.00–425.00	$216.15	$182	-383.37
80–88	85	17	500.00–630.00	$557.08	$474	-42.44
82–88	85	4	800.00–985.00	$877.94	$746	+278.42
85	85	1	425.00	$425.00	$361	-174.52
86	86	1	100.00	$100.00	$86	-499.52
90	90	1	400.00	$400.00	$360	+280.00
90	90	1	575.00	$575.00	$518	+455.00
90	90	1	375.00	$375.00	$338	+255.00
90–95	91	9	200.00–560.00	$445.73	$406	-526.88
90–98	93	100	535.00–710.00	$651.26	$606	+42.92
90–98	93	35	860.00–1,175.00	$946.96	$881	+338.62
90–98	93	28	500.00–685.00	$575.07	$535	-33.27
90–96	94	11	720.00–920.00	$845.51	$795	+87.10
95	95	1	100.00	$100.00	$95	-658.41
100–105	102	3	100.00–485.00	$260.66	$266	-238.70
100–108	102	20	500.00–650.00	$566.82	$578	+67.46
100–106	103	16	800.00–980.00	$889.25	$916	-22.36
100–108	103	45	550.00–710.00	$635.04	$654	-276.57
100–105	104	4	710.00–875.00	$826.12	$859	-85.49
105	105	2	575.00–710.00	$642.50	$675	-269.11
110	110	3	560.00–585.00	$576.67	$634	-265.00
110–115	111	4	710.00–760.00	$729.94	$810	+116.21
110–116	112	22	560.00–695.00	$628.35	$704	+20.06
110–115	112	10	760.00–875.00	$834.04	$934	+225.75
110–115	113	2	510.00–525.00	$517.67	$585	-312.65
120	120	1	400.00	$400.00	$480	-422.50
120–125	123	6	350.00–605.00	$535.95	$659	-6.19
124	124	1	740.00	$740.00	$918	+197.86
160	160	1	360.00	$360.00	$576	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	325.00	$325.00	$796	+5.00
270–294	285	4	245.00–290.00	$263.08	$750	-20.82
304–346	329	8	265.00–335.00	$311.12	$1,024	+9.45
358–399	389	6	200.00–300.00	$277.34	$1,079	+22.78
455–475	466	4	200.00–285.00	$264.10	$1,231	—
512–515	513	3	260.00–267.00	$262.34	$1,346	+22.34
554	554	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,122	—
600–635	608	6	250.00–260.00	$255.88	$1,556	+74.02
676	676	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,082	-2.82
700–704	701	4	150.00–230.00	$209.91	$1,471	—
885	885	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,726	—
958	958	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,332	-25.30

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	2	137.00–140.00	$138.54	$378	—
335–345	340	2	305.00–310.00	$307.54	$1,046	—
405–425	412	3	260.00–275.00	$265.16	$1,092	—
452–495	466	3	250.00–260.00	$256.46	$1,195	+22.66
602–620	611	4	215.00–230.00	$221.27	$1,352	—
765	765	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,086	-25.50
920	920	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,398	—
996	996	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,434	—
1030	1030	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,411	-20.00

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	105.00	$105.00	$362	-65.00
535	535	1	122.00	$122.00	$653	-28.00
1035	1035	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,408	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,005	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1136	1098	80-85%	2	145.00–152.00	$148.38	$1,629	—
910–1615	1220	80-85%	32	123.00–141.00	$132.73	$1,619	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1098–1590	1350	75-80%	4	148.00–157.00	$151.56	$2,046	—
1155–1880	1490	75-80%	18	126.00–148.00	$140.16	$2,088	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700	700	85-90%	1	74.00	$74.00	$518	—
1130–1255	1191	85-90%	5	126.00–136.00	$130.76	$1,557	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1805	1668	65-75%	3	138.00–141.00	$138.86	$2,316	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,040	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1028–2440	1426	25	135.00–179.00	$158.30	$2,257	-12.50

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1800	1619	8	145.00–168.00	$152.45	$2,468	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1390	1385	2	168.00–178.00	$172.98	$2,396	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	220.00	$220.00	$781	—
493	493	4	195.00	$195.00	$961	—
555	555	1	125.00	$125.00	$694	—
655–692	675	5	135.00–177.00	$146.85	$991	—
780–790	785	2	140.00–150.00	$145.03	$1,138	—
825	825	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,031	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523	523	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,229	+40.00
552	552	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,187	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1175	1163	2	166.00–180.00	$172.92	$2,011	+11.70

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,118	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1944	1470	18	162.00–194.00	$181.19	$2,663	+2.61
1155–1770	1477	7	147.00–174.00	$161.06	$2,379	-2.89
1380–1860	1633	21	166.00–202.00	$186.21	$3,041	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,094	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	100.00	$100.00	$285	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1086–1802	1377	3	135.00–157.50	$150.73	$2,076	+4.23

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1465	1196	85-90%	20	85.00–109.00	$95.84	$1,146	-3.43
915–1500	1256	85-90%	21	120.00–142.50	$126.35	$1,587	+13.17
915–1685	1287	85-90%	121	92.50–128.00	$111.02	$1,429	-2.16
995–1665	1426	80-85%	23	130.00–148.00	$137.60	$1,962	—
1338–1600	1442	80-85%	13	106.00–119.00	$114.04	$1,644	—
998–1770	1455	80-85%	116	115.00–137.50	$125.87	$1,831	-0.75
1406–1975	1696	75-80%	11	141.00–157.00	$146.44	$2,484	—
1248–2035	1704	75-80%	63	126.00–145.00	$136.28	$2,322	+0.96
1710–1750	1730	65-75%	2	137.00–140.00	$138.52	$2,396	-3.37
1705–1890	1784	75-80%	4	112.50–127.00	$122.20	$2,180	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1642	1260	19	140.00–167.50	$157.87	$1,989	+13.02
1185–1496	1339	6	145.00–153.00	$149.39	$2,000	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	1	217.50	$217.50	$748	—
680	680	1	98.00	$98.00	$666	—
794	794	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,270	—
976	976	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,464	±0.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1650	1379	13	137.00–162.00	$148.61	$2,049	—
1310–1722	1556	17	143.00–173.00	$160.08	$2,491	—
1495–1790	1641	9	164.00–174.00	$167.56	$2,750	-5.00

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–335	325	10	122.00–145.00	$132.31	$430	—
452–495	466	3	155.00–170.00	$164.69	$767	—
500	500	1	130.00	$130.00	$650	-80.58
627	627	2	162.00	$162.00	$1,016	—

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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.