Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 12, 2024

5,252 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.07/cwt -7.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,657/hd at 714 lb · 31 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.30/cwt -12.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,561/hd at 693 lb · 26 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.43/cwt -1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,762/hd at 768 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,252	4,472	4,776
Feeder cattle	791	598	569
Slaughter cattle	2,052	1,801	2,518
Replacement cattle	10	—	0

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1655	1456	56	160.00–188.00	$182.40	$2,656	+3.15
1135–1865	1507	146	172.00–197.50	$191.25	$2,882	—
1295–1790	1586	189	190.00–208.00	$201.51	$3,196	-0.06
1550–1645	1607	5	207.00–210.00	$208.63	$3,353	+1.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	340.00	$340.00	$714	—
280	280	1	310.00	$310.00	$868	-15.00
370	370	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,110	+53.35
410–435	423	2	300.00–390.00	$343.67	$1,454	+86.82
505–527	518	8	275.00–360.00	$318.76	$1,651	+60.35
614	614	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,535	-28.90
652–695	669	24	212.50–263.00	$249.76	$1,671	-10.24
731–746	732	19	232.50–246.00	$245.28	$1,795	-17.67
750–788	774	8	232.00–285.00	$246.52	$1,908	+3.50
805–830	809	13	190.00–238.00	$232.98	$1,885	—
855–898	879	9	207.50–227.00	$219.43	$1,929	-29.73
945	945	8	221.00	$221.00	$2,088	-17.49
988	988	7	206.00	$206.00	$2,035	-21.71

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	378	2	220.00–265.00	$242.95	$918	—
400–427	420	4	270.00–320.00	$286.97	$1,205	—
490	490	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,176	-35.00
526	526	1	185.00	$185.00	$973	-55.00
550–585	569	5	217.00–350.00	$284.43	$1,618	—
600–626	613	12	235.00–275.00	$269.09	$1,650	+8.00
654–685	674	9	147.50–275.00	$248.96	$1,678	—
700	700	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,680	+16.55
750–795	766	7	137.50–265.00	$221.33	$1,695	-20.67
816	816	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,754	+20.02
855–892	883	6	195.00–225.00	$207.55	$1,833	—
910	910	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,048	+2.54
950	950	2	175.00–195.00	$185.00	$1,758	—
1040	1040	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,612	-15.00

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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	125.00	$125.00	$69	+105.00
60	60	1	275.00	$275.00	$165	+255.00
60–66	63	2	160.00–300.00	$233.33	$147	-166.67
62–68	65	2	120.00–360.00	$245.54	$160	-154.46
68	68	1	750.00	$750.00	$510	+250.00
70–75	73	5	900.00–1,000.00	$950.68	$694	+208.57
70–76	74	9	760.00–1,110.00	$945.90	$700	+203.79
75–78	76	6	585.00–770.00	$671.48	$510	+71.48
76	76	1	670.00	$670.00	$509	+70.00
78	78	1	530.00	$530.00	$413	-70.00
80–86	83	7	500.00–1,010.00	$855.70	$710	-133.16
80–88	84	29	835.00–1,100.00	$977.44	$821	-11.42
84	84	1	100.00	$100.00	$84	-888.86
84–86	85	6	690.00–810.00	$764.53	$650	-224.33
88	88	1	600.00	$600.00	$528	-10.00
90–95	92	5	700.00–800.00	$753.73	$693	-13.03
90–95	92	13	860.00–980.00	$943.10	$868	+176.34
90–98	95	7	690.00–975.00	$848.12	$806	+243.26
95	95	1	460.00	$460.00	$437	-144.86
98	98	2	670.00–690.00	$680.00	$666	+75.14
100	100	2	875.00–885.00	$880.00	$880	+280.00
102	102	1	890.00	$890.00	$908	+290.00
100–108	103	6	870.00–925.00	$898.77	$926	+92.73
100–105	104	4	600.00–875.00	$783.09	$814	-22.95
105	105	1	660.00	$660.00	$693	-146.04
110–114	112	2	710.00	$710.00	$795	-14.44
120	120	2	700.00–710.00	$705.00	$846	-19.44
1183–1440	1275	8	171.00–183.00	$178.04	$2,270	—
1112–1584	1368	10	183.00–202.50	$191.89	$2,625	-0.55
1195–1655	1397	26	180.00–190.00	$185.39	$2,590	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	240.00	$240.00	$528	—
250–294	276	10	245.00–320.00	$287.09	$792	—
320–340	327	5	265.00–282.50	$276.31	$904	+9.86
356 fancy	356	4	245.00	$245.00	$872	—
363–390	374	8	240.00–265.00	$254.67	$952	+49.67
400–434	417	2	190.00–240.00	$213.98	$892	-22.09
470–480	473	3	220.00–235.00	$229.93	$1,088	-20.89
510–525	518	4	200.00–245.00	$227.60	$1,179	-14.56
560–598	584	10	207.00–250.00	$226.53	$1,323	-4.93
613–635	618	6	230.00–237.00	$234.63	$1,450	+7.10
690–695	693	26	223.00–228.00	$225.30	$1,561	-12.12
701–738	714	31	227.00–235.00	$232.07	$1,657	-7.35
758–785	768	25	224.00–234.00	$229.43	$1,762	-1.85
800	800	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,600	-35.00
915	915	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,556	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	230.00	$230.00	$391	—
330–335	331	7	190.00–230.00	$212.84	$705	-37.16
360–395	375	6	190.00–225.00	$206.56	$775	-24.27
410–435	423	7	185.00–230.00	$211.70	$895	-28.23
450–490	478	5	225.00–235.00	$229.90	$1,099	—
510–535	518	7	155.00–202.00	$192.48	$997	-23.89
555–592	576	10	170.00–235.00	$203.29	$1,171	—
600	600	3	217.00	$217.00	$1,302	—
675	675	2	185.00–220.00	$202.50	$1,367	-0.09
705	705	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,480	—
765–785	773	3	107.00–210.00	$167.36	$1,294	-35.98
810–845	822	3	165.00–200.00	$188.00	$1,545	-20.34
855–880	871	6	197.00–220.00	$208.62	$1,817	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	3	50.00–70.00	$63.33	$38	-11.51
60–68	64	3	100.00–300.00	$194.17	$124	+14.69
60–68	65	7	50.00–525.00	$246.13	$160	-153.87
62–66	65	3	300.00–370.00	$330.21	$215	-69.79
65	65	1	860.00	$860.00	$559	+460.00
70	70	1	400.00	$400.00	$280	+87.50
70	70	1	250.00	$250.00	$175	-62.50
70–75	72	7	100.00–600.00	$263.66	$190	+188.32
70–78	74	2	100.00–200.00	$147.30	$109	-481.35
70–78	74	12	450.00–650.00	$552.43	$409	-76.22
70–78	74	19	600.00–725.00	$673.02	$498	+44.37
70–78	75	10	880.00–1,050.00	$970.42	$728	+145.42
70–78	75	13	350.00–575.00	$464.82	$349	-360.18
75	75	1	760.00	$760.00	$570	-65.00
76	76	1	610.00	$610.00	$464	-215.00
80–85	82	10	900.00–1,000.00	$940.18	$771	+484.58
80–88	83	15	300.00–660.00	$461.53	$383	+5.93
80–88	83	39	840.00–1,125.00	$1,018.23	$845	+562.63
80–88	84	72	600.00–775.00	$673.58	$566	+3.37
80–86	84	37	500.00–710.00	$614.76	$516	-55.45
90–98	92	4	510.00–910.00	$712.99	$656	-233.97
90–98	92	38	725.00–1,010.00	$944.65	$869	-2.31
90–98	93	85	585.00–775.00	$637.38	$593	-309.58
90–98	93	93	475.00–675.00	$601.40	$559	-345.56
90–95	93	30	740.00–985.00	$900.62	$838	-46.34
90–96	93	18	430.00–650.00	$541.47	$504	-405.49
95	95	1	250.00	$250.00	$238	+150.00
95	95	2	585.00–650.00	$617.50	$587	+517.50
100–105	102	13	375.00–635.00	$531.91	$543	+271.25
100–108	102	34	675.00–900.00	$849.92	$867	+589.26
100–108	102	50	535.00–725.00	$604.33	$616	+343.67
100–108	102	28	820.00–960.00	$907.01	$925	+646.35
100–105	103	9	825.00–850.00	$832.77	$858	+197.73
100–108	103	103	425.00–650.00	$597.68	$616	-37.36
105	105	1	700.00	$700.00	$735	+57.50
110–115	112	30	450.00–640.00	$589.29	$660	-39.06
110–115	112	19	725.00–825.00	$785.24	$879	+156.89
110–115	112	5	470.00–510.00	$492.82	$552	-135.53
110–115	112	21	525.00–675.00	$583.14	$653	-45.21
110–115	114	7	725.00–830.00	$804.81	$917	+287.14
115	115	1	210.00	$210.00	$242	-307.67
120–125	120	15	500.00–785.00	$667.27	$801	+267.27
120	120	3	510.00–560.00	$531.67	$638	+131.67
120	120	1	560.00	$560.00	$672	+160.00
120–124	122	2	540.00–550.00	$544.92	$665	+8.97
120–125	123	2	750.00–760.00	$755.10	$929	+219.15

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	300.00	$300.00	$600	—
245 fancy	245	1	295.00	$295.00	$723	—
250–276	259	4	285.00–315.00	$299.58	$776	+36.50
275 fancy	275	1	275.00	$275.00	$756	—
303–344	322	17	215.00–315.00	$280.62	$904	-30.50
350–385	367	9	272.50–315.00	$287.56	$1,055	+10.22
399 fancy	399	5	305.00	$305.00	$1,217	—
404–442	415	4	205.00–255.00	$241.60	$1,003	—
455–490	475	4	235.00–335.00	$279.09	$1,326	+14.99
495 fancy	495	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,460	—
500–520	515	6	230.00–285.00	$253.89	$1,308	-8.45
550–575	560	3	217.00–265.00	$248.57	$1,392	+46.07
610–628	617	4	200.00–240.00	$214.98	$1,326	-40.90
660–678	669	2	155.00–194.00	$174.24	$1,166	+14.24
748	748	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,159	—
750	750	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,688	—
868	868	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,194	-57.50
920	920	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,357	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	2	240.00–260.00	$249.54	$681	+111.00
315	315	3	190.00–245.00	$208.33	$656	-99.21
410–420	413	3	215.00–330.00	$268.83	$1,110	+3.67
480–497	491	3	240.00–255.00	$244.88	$1,202	-11.58
505–545	519	4	125.00–305.00	$217.60	$1,129	—
605–640	623	2	215.00–240.00	$227.15	$1,415	+5.88
730	730	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,095	—
860	860	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,548	—
940	940	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,448	+2.00

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
281–293	287	6	110.00–165.00	$136.93	$393	—
316–320	317	4	130.00–150.00	$135.05	$428	+30.05
460	460	1	185.00	$185.00	$851	—
745	745	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,080	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
978–1975	1517	75-80%	63	122.00–151.00	$137.37	$2,084	—
1500–1750	1582	75-80%	11	116.00–125.00	$120.63	$1,908	—
1410–1990	1678	75-80%	24	140.00–150.00	$143.66	$2,411	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1395	1231	80-85%	10	130.00–149.00	$134.25	$1,653	+1.52
900–1695	1342	80-85%	62	120.00–146.00	$126.08	$1,692	—
1355–1660	1450	80-85%	20	107.50–117.50	$112.57	$1,632	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1330	1066	85-90%	12	118.00–154.00	$130.75	$1,394	—
884–1390	1157	85-90%	38	92.00–136.00	$114.75	$1,328	-16.01
865–1395	1168	85-90%	26	75.00–107.50	$102.37	$1,196	-28.39

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1615–1740	1695	65-75%	3	142.00	$142.00	$2,407	+3.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1355	1114	7	137.50–150.00	$145.31	$1,619	—
1010–2385	1529	57	147.00–186.00	$166.33	$2,543	—
1275–1930	1557	11	172.00–204.00	$189.69	$2,953	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795–1060	912	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	100.00–134.00	$117.68	$1,073
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,330

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,006
885–1120	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	92.00–117.00	$106.87	$1,074

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,672

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	200.00	$200.00	$560	—
345	345	1	185.00	$185.00	$638	—
355	355	1	165.00	$165.00	$586	-55.00
440	440	1	165.00	$165.00	$726	—
480–490	487	5	140.00–210.00	$158.02	$770	-36.98
530	530	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,166	—
580	580	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,276	+95.00
650–671	666	4	215.00–220.00	$218.78	$1,457	+71.93
705	705	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,058	—
860	860	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,634	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	368	2	170.00–175.00	$172.55	$635	—
465–490	477	5	175.00–190.00	$185.10	$883	—
532	532	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,011	—
645	645	2	135.00	$135.00	$871	—
660–690	675	2	185.00–205.00	$195.22	$1,318	—
835	835	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,586	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	1	210.00	$210.00	$815	—
468	468	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,147	—
552	552	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,297	+20.00
754	754	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,150	—
876	876	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,445	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1705	1538	2	179.00–183.00	$180.78	$2,780	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1460	1351	6	184.00–193.00	$187.47	$2,533	—
1154–1820	1441	17	162.00–178.00	$170.98	$2,464	—
1125–1760	1526	36	164.00–188.00	$181.37	$2,768	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	280.00	$280.00	$602	—
390	390	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,092	—
405–420	413	2	265.00–300.00	$282.18	$1,165	—
460–465	463	2	270.00–285.00	$277.46	$1,285	—
600	600	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,620	—
655–670	663	2	235.00–255.00	$245.11	$1,625	—
755–780	768	2	195.00–200.00	$197.46	$1,516	—
910–925	918	3	152.00–215.00	$175.50	$1,611	—
985	985	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,438	—
1030–1040	1035	2	154.00–155.00	$154.50	$1,599	—
1070	1070	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,033	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	165.00	$165.00	$701	—
465–490	478	2	210.00–230.00	$219.74	$1,050	—
585	585	1	145.00	$145.00	$848	—
615–617	616	3	200.00–205.00	$201.66	$1,242	—
765	765	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,568	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412–438	421	3	180.00–205.00	$188.68	$794	—
826	826	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,280	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1420	1191	6	137.50–148.00	$144.91	$1,726	—
1205–1995	1556	7	157.00–167.00	$163.21	$2,540	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1450	1122	85-90%	11	100.00–110.00	$105.62	$1,185	—
862–1425	1179	85-90%	23	85.00–123.00	$112.19	$1,323	+16.35
878–1635	1253	85-90%	82	91.00–137.00	$115.54	$1,448	-10.81
845–1405	1257	85-90%	12	130.00–139.00	$133.95	$1,684	+7.60
1004–1830	1476	80-85%	75	112.00–139.00	$130.17	$1,921	+4.30
1405–1695	1517	80-85%	6	110.00–118.00	$115.22	$1,748	—
1430–1635	1517	80-85%	9	107.00–128.00	$122.32	$1,856	—
1452–1684	1566	80-85%	12	140.00–146.50	$142.70	$2,235	—
1402–1985	1673	75-80%	40	130.00–152.00	$142.39	$2,382	-4.05
1675–1855	1765	75-80%	2	150.00–151.00	$150.53	$2,657	+28.33
1615–1975	1774	75-80%	8	130.00–139.00	$136.96	$2,430	+14.76
1710–1965	1819	65-75%	6	137.00–145.00	$141.23	$2,569	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1304	1253	4	133.00–145.00	$141.42	$1,772	-16.45
1170–1510	1378	8	146.00–157.00	$152.66	$2,104	—
1352–1788	1499	3	152.00–164.00	$156.00	$2,338	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	240.00	$240.00	$648	—
392	392	2	197.50–200.00	$198.75	$779	—
550	550	1	135.00	$135.00	$742	—
875	875	1	92.00	$92.00	$805	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1605	1283	6	134.00–160.00	$151.39	$1,942	—
1310–1686	1512	7	160.00–172.00	$165.38	$2,501	—
1320–1725	1534	16	153.00–178.00	$168.21	$2,580	—
1702–1730	1709	4	176.00–178.00	$176.51	$3,017	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	155.00	$155.00	$666	—
575–585	580	2	140.00–165.00	$152.61	$885	—
635	635	1	155.00	$155.00	$984	-7.00
695	695	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,182	—
780	780	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,342	—
805–835	820	2	170.00–180.00	$174.91	$1,434	—
955	955	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,432	—

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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.