Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 19, 2024

4,837 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $225.20/cwt +5.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,939/hd at 861 lb · 22 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $244.25/cwt -2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,915/hd at 784 lb · 11 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $244.25/cwt -1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,822/hd at 746 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,837	5,252	5,191
Feeder cattle	428	791	504
Slaughter cattle	2,337	2,052	2,543
Replacement cattle	—	10	—

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1765	1341	20	141.00–187.00	$174.40	$2,339	—
1210–1860	1515	124	175.00–201.00	$192.81	$2,921	+1.56
1500–1610	1574	4	199.00–203.00	$200.72	$3,159	-0.79
1475–1690	1583	8	200.00–212.50	$205.12	$3,247	+3.61
1245–1800	1600	192	190.00–209.00	$201.36	$3,222	-7.27
1770–1880	1831	7	164.00–188.00	$179.33	$3,284	—
1865–1945	1893	3	184.00–187.50	$185.81	$3,517	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–342	331	2	250.00–270.00	$259.67	$860	—
400–445	423	2	200.00–225.00	$211.83	$896	-131.84
455–491	482	4	265.00–267.50	$266.91	$1,287	—
530–545	538	3	182.00–260.00	$224.65	$1,209	-94.11
555–590	567	3	200.00–240.00	$226.12	$1,282	—
635	635	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,381	-32.50
663–670	664	7	187.50–232.00	$223.33	$1,483	-26.43
746	746	10	244.25	$244.25	$1,822	-1.03
784	784	11	244.25	$244.25	$1,915	-2.27
825	825	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,840	-9.98
856–866	861	22	192.00–227.50	$225.20	$1,939	+5.77
911	911	7	213.00	$213.00	$1,940	-8.00
998	998	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,871	-18.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	260.00	$260.00	$780	—
410	410	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,046	-31.97
489	489	4	175.00	$175.00	$856	-65.00
616	616	2	155.00	$155.00	$955	-114.09
660	660	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,353	-43.96
760–770	766	5	187.50–236.00	$210.35	$1,611	-10.98
875	875	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,881	+7.45
1045	1045	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,797	+17.00

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	1	175.00	$175.00	$105	-100.00
60–65	61	4	200.00–800.00	$437.24	$267	+162.24
65	65	1	110.00	$110.00	$72	-135.54
65	65	1	150.00	$150.00	$98	-95.54
62–68	66	5	900.00–980.00	$933.74	$616	+688.20
70	70	3	50.00–100.00	$66.67	$47	-683.33
70	70	1	325.00	$325.00	$228	-425.00
70–75	72	4	300.00–740.00	$441.31	$318	-509.37
70–78	74	8	900.00–1,075.00	$984.77	$729	+38.87
70–78	74	7	300.00–925.00	$731.49	$541	-214.41
72–75	74	2	610.00–770.00	$688.37	$509	-257.53
75	75	1	300.00	$300.00	$225	-645.90
74–78	76	2	600.00–620.00	$610.26	$464	-61.22
80–85	82	11	650.00–885.00	$814.88	$668	-40.82
80–86	83	7	500.00–750.00	$668.04	$554	-187.66
80–88	84	9	650.00–950.00	$853.43	$717	-124.01
80–88	84	27	900.00–1,050.00	$980.59	$824	+3.15
90–98	93	21	785.00–985.00	$909.38	$846	-33.72
90–95	94	9	425.00–900.00	$784.17	$737	-63.95
90–95	94	4	550.00–875.00	$723.53	$680	-124.59
100	100	2	680.00–700.00	$690.00	$690	-190.00
100–105	103	6	740.00–820.00	$776.75	$800	-122.02
100–105	103	3	850.00–1,000.00	$912.30	$940	+13.53
112	112	2	740.00–750.00	$745.00	$834	+35.00
145	145	1	150.00	$150.00	$218	-555.00
1132–1725	1352	31	177.00–195.00	$188.99	$2,555	-2.90
1085–1495	1364	9	150.00–185.00	$176.52	$2,408	-15.37
1400–1430	1415	2	199.00–207.50	$203.20	$2,875	—
1150–1670	1421	17	183.00–200.00	$194.33	$2,761	—
1425–1555	1508	3	185.00	$185.00	$2,790	—
1775–1785	1780	2	177.50–180.00	$178.75	$3,182	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–284	282	2	220.00–295.00	$257.77	$727	—
305–332	324	4	185.00–237.50	$204.32	$662	-8.52
380	380	1	215.00	$215.00	$817	+8.44
404	404	6	260.00	$260.00	$1,050	+48.30
477–498	484	3	225.00–235.00	$228.43	$1,106	-1.47
550–580	562	4	150.00–240.00	$182.48	$1,026	-20.81
675	675	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,350	-2.50
781	781	3	214.00	$214.00	$1,671	+46.64

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	2	290.00	$290.00	$594	+50.00
265–290	278	2	222.50–240.00	$230.86	$642	-56.23
320	320	1	210.00	$210.00	$672	-66.31
405	405	1	215.00	$215.00	$871	+1.02
725	725	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,341	-47.07
827	827	4	188.00	$188.00	$1,555	-12.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
52	52	1	90.00	$90.00	$47	+26.67
60–65	62	3	150.00–575.00	$339.86	$211	+145.69
60–68	65	11	20.00–410.00	$161.78	$105	-84.35
62–68	65	3	85.00–130.00	$111.51	$72	-134.62
65	65	1	300.00	$300.00	$195	+53.87
65	65	1	825.00	$825.00	$536	+578.87
66	66	1	580.00	$580.00	$383	+333.87
70	70	1	175.00	$175.00	$122	-75.00
72	72	1	150.00	$150.00	$108	-113.66
70–76	73	4	750.00–1,150.00	$882.56	$644	+735.26
70–76	73	11	50.00–390.00	$210.26	$153	+62.96
70–78	73	11	200.00–550.00	$414.10	$302	+266.80
70–78	73	4	840.00–1,000.00	$941.72	$687	+794.42
70–78	74	15	400.00–650.00	$527.41	$390	+380.11
72–78	75	4	375.00–500.00	$458.49	$344	-6.33
75–78	77	8	580.00–725.00	$626.88	$483	+16.88
80	80	1	625.00	$625.00	$500	-315.18
80–85	82	6	50.00–350.00	$176.12	$144	-764.06
80–88	83	23	425.00–635.00	$527.39	$438	-490.84
80–86	83	32	900.00–1,075.00	$988.05	$820	-30.18
80–88	84	10	125.00–600.00	$410.08	$344	-263.50
80–88	84	69	400.00–750.00	$609.41	$512	-64.17
80–85	84	6	825.00–925.00	$855.15	$718	+181.57
84	84	1	310.00	$310.00	$260	-363.58
85	85	1	125.00	$125.00	$106	-548.58
85–88	86	3	275.00–520.00	$432.80	$372	-240.78
90	90	1	210.00	$210.00	$189	-502.99
90–98	92	92	500.00–700.00	$590.97	$544	-122.02
90–98	92	35	860.00–1,035.00	$933.88	$859	+220.89
90–98	93	9	200.00–500.00	$382.92	$356	-158.55
90–98	93	56	300.00–635.00	$535.47	$498	-6.00
90–95	94	14	525.00–875.00	$794.19	$747	+252.72
92–98	95	5	450.00–640.00	$559.45	$531	-58.05
95	95	3	100.00–200.00	$166.67	$158	-450.83
100	100	1	225.00	$225.00	$225	-682.01
100	100	1	300.00	$300.00	$300	-607.01
100–105	102	15	775.00–910.00	$849.40	$866	-57.61
100–106	102	19	700.00–860.00	$811.47	$828	-95.54
100–108	102	77	500.00–625.00	$568.82	$580	-338.19
100–105	103	3	275.00–550.00	$372.18	$383	-460.59
100–108	103	38	485.00–625.00	$559.30	$576	-273.47
105	105	1	750.00	$750.00	$788	+50.00
110	110	2	800.00–825.00	$812.50	$894	+319.68
110–115	112	19	535.00–675.00	$573.09	$642	+80.27
110–118	112	7	300.00–580.00	$489.42	$548	-3.40
110–115	113	8	550.00–785.00	$711.57	$804	+218.75
120	120	1	200.00	$200.00	$240	-360.00
120	120	1	200.00	$200.00	$240	-360.00
120–125	121	4	375.00–560.00	$446.29	$540	-113.71
120–125	121	7	450.00–560.00	$511.07	$618	-48.93
125	125	1	725.00	$725.00	$906	-30.10
135	135	1	400.00	$400.00	$540	-355.10

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	310.00	$310.00	$620	+10.00
278–295	287	2	280.00–300.00	$289.70	$831	-9.88
310–334	322	2	235.00–242.50	$238.61	$768	-42.01
372–395	386	3	230.00–315.00	$274.18	$1,058	-13.38
418	418	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,045	+8.40
478–485	482	2	235.00–270.00	$252.37	$1,216	-26.72
542	542	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,247	-23.89
564	564	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,325	-13.57
605–645	625	2	204.00–205.00	$204.52	$1,278	-10.46
874–875	874	3	160.00–184.00	$168.01	$1,468	+30.51

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394	394	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,024	—
422	422	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,055	—
460–484	469	3	177.50–215.00	$201.04	$943	—
632	632	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,201	—
806	806	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,169	—
876	876	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,336	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,004	-22.60
635	635	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,080	-57.15
690	690	2	201.00	$201.00	$1,387	—
715	715	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,430	+50.00
750	750	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,140	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	160.00	$160.00	$792	-25.00
775	775	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,162	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250	1250	80-85%	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,875	—
1260	1260	80-85%	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,386	—
862–1745	1290	80-85%	40	121.00–148.00	$137.16	$1,769	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1640	1091	85-90%	32	90.00–134.00	$114.73	$1,252	-16.02
875–1305	1110	85-90%	3	85.00–88.00	$87.04	$966	—
980–1450	1277	85-90%	3	124.00–127.00	$125.50	$1,603	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1775	1469	75-80%	30	132.00–155.00	$143.62	$2,110	—
1440–1660	1550	75-80%	2	129.00–130.00	$129.46	$2,007	+8.83

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1795	1535	65-75%	3	140.00–146.00	$142.92	$2,194	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1500	1373	7	147.50–167.50	$158.72	$2,179	—
1385–1770	1509	5	182.50–197.00	$187.61	$2,831	+21.28
1030–2190	1527	50	150.00–180.00	$168.78	$2,577	+2.45

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–2180	1683	13	138.00–179.00	$166.47	$2,802	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165	1165	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,876	—
1255–1425	1340	2	184.00–189.00	$186.66	$2,501	—
1145–1703	1477	9	159.00–183.00	$177.50	$2,622	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	2	205.00	$205.00	$851	+40.00
690	690	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,104	-58.78
750–782	771	3	160.00–162.00	$161.35	$1,244	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	1	180.00	$180.00	$677	-30.00
410	410	2	150.00–202.50	$176.25	$723	—
696	696	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,044	—
752	752	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,278	+17.50

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1690	1396	6	150.00–166.00	$156.48	$2,184	—
1235–1860	1486	30	160.00–190.00	$180.29	$2,679	—
1455–1878	1581	19	181.00–195.00	$189.51	$2,996	—
1700–1845	1773	2	177.50–182.00	$179.66	$3,185	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,261	-17.46
760	760	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,558	+7.54
850	850	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,700	—
1000	1000	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,820	+27.50

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1465	1349	4	145.00–157.00	$150.67	$2,033	—
1012–1910	1359	16	135.00–167.50	$159.85	$2,172	—
1395–2240	1827	6	171.00–176.00	$173.78	$3,175	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1400	1192	85-90%	11	100.00–110.00	$107.06	$1,276	-5.13
910–1540	1219	85-90%	33	75.00–118.00	$105.24	$1,283	—
905–1428	1249	85-90%	17	122.50–137.50	$131.21	$1,639	—
865–1670	1283	85-90%	128	98.00–138.00	$116.66	$1,497	-17.29
1075–1730	1440	80-85%	152	114.00–144.00	$129.20	$1,860	—
1206–1670	1462	80-85%	30	138.00–157.50	$144.57	$2,114	+14.40
1415–1560	1488	80-85%	8	115.00–118.00	$116.70	$1,736	-13.47
1325–1655	1489	80-85%	28	105.00–129.00	$122.05	$1,817	-8.12
1355–1930	1703	65-75%	3	147.00–154.00	$149.21	$2,541	—
1280–2080	1725	75-80%	77	132.50–148.00	$142.61	$2,460	—
1524–2070	1786	75-80%	8	148.00–156.00	$150.92	$2,695	+13.96
1700–1960	1799	75-80%	4	137.00–139.00	$137.96	$2,482	+1.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–292	286	2	210.00–227.50	$218.93	$626	-21.07
327	327	2	227.50	$227.50	$744	—
516	516	1	162.50	$162.50	$838	—
558–580	568	3	130.00–162.50	$146.46	$832	+11.46
650–670	660	2	167.50–170.00	$168.77	$1,114	—
726–748	737	2	155.00–162.50	$158.69	$1,170	—
780	780	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,150	—
818–836	827	3	154.00–165.00	$158.64	$1,312	—
886	886	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,409	+67.00
942	942	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,432	—
960–984	972	2	159.00–162.00	$160.52	$1,560	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1785	1452	15	139.00–165.00	$151.12	$2,194	—
1240–1780	1580	15	161.00–178.00	$171.06	$2,703	—
1305–1905	1598	28	154.00–176.00	$164.24	$2,625	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	220.00	$220.00	$748	—
350	350	1	242.50	$242.50	$849	—
414	414	1	180.00	$180.00	$745	+25.00
566	566	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,019	+27.39

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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.