Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 2, 2024

1,599 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $261.27/cwt +8.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,353/hd at 518 lb · 41 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.34/cwt ≈ $959/hd at 418 lb · 39 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $271.54/cwt +5.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,168/hd at 430 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,599	3,480	3,189
Feeder cattle	851	214	732
Slaughter cattle	603	2,039	1,054

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,030	—
404–447	430	39	250.00–290.00	$271.54	$1,168	+5.45
453–488	470	18	250.00–280.00	$269.92	$1,269	+39.92
506–533	518	41	245.00–275.00	$261.27	$1,353	+8.77
558–593	582	31	237.50–265.00	$252.81	$1,471	+52.81
606–645	611	17	217.50–245.00	$238.09	$1,455	—
655–658	657	19	242.50–245.00	$244.21	$1,604	—
706	706	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,588	—
780–786	784	5	212.50–217.50	$214.49	$1,682	—
872	872	7	210.00	$210.00	$1,831	+23.69
907–912	910	11	190.00–210.00	$202.75	$1,845	—
1078–1090	1085	11	178.00–185.00	$181.16	$1,966	—
1117	1117	6	178.00	$178.00	$1,988	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1705	1490	12	150.00–184.00	$177.62	$2,647	-2.84
1235–1715	1500	27	163.00–193.00	$186.34	$2,795	-7.32
1415–1695	1548	11	190.00–198.00	$195.36	$3,024	+1.70
1445–1655	1584	4	200.00–210.00	$204.12	$3,233	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	3	215.00	$215.00	$845	—
480–485	483	4	205.00–210.00	$207.51	$1,002	—
512–520	517	6	205.00–210.00	$206.65	$1,068	—
560–578	572	8	185.00–205.00	$192.42	$1,101	—
615–647	633	7	192.50–195.00	$193.54	$1,225	—
655–658	657	7	185.00–202.50	$196.79	$1,293	—
776–785	778	4	150.00–205.00	$163.87	$1,275	—
940	940	2	173.00	$173.00	$1,626	—
1022	1022	6	171.00	$171.00	$1,748	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321–340	333	9	235.00–240.00	$237.27	$790	-10.23
355–390	378	11	215.00–245.00	$229.93	$869	+9.54
400–445	418	39	210.00–240.00	$229.34	$959	—
450–468	457	27	215.00–235.00	$224.78	$1,027	—
525–547	534	25	215.00–230.00	$224.87	$1,201	—
550–595	577	13	220.00–230.00	$224.24	$1,294	+34.24
615–633	627	6	210.00–220.00	$213.27	$1,337	—
650–670	659	10	195.00–220.00	$213.09	$1,404	—
705–723	717	6	195.00–210.00	$199.92	$1,433	—
763–780	772	24	197.50–200.00	$197.71	$1,526	—
859	859	4	171.00	$171.00	$1,469	—
909	909	7	172.00	$172.00	$1,563	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352	352	2	210.00	$210.00	$739	-21.69
411–432	424	14	200.00–230.00	$213.36	$905	—
490	490	2	175.00	$175.00	$858	—
520–547	534	4	195.00	$195.00	$1,041	-20.00
622	622	2	203.00	$203.00	$1,263	—
711	711	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,315	+4.93
790	790	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,422	—
890	890	2	162.50	$162.50	$1,446	-6.18
920	920	2	149.00	$149.00	$1,371	-11.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	1	325.00	$325.00	$179	+75.00
65	65	1	275.00	$275.00	$179	+92.49
70	70	1	550.00	$550.00	$385	+400.00
70	70	1	625.00	$625.00	$438	+475.00
75	75	1	750.00	$750.00	$562	+173.95
75	75	1	500.00	$500.00	$375	-76.05
80	80	1	400.00	$400.00	$320	-423.00
80	80	1	350.00	$350.00	$280	-473.00
85	85	2	775.00–825.00	$800.00	$680	-51.14
90	90	1	350.00	$350.00	$315	-452.16
90	90	1	675.00	$675.00	$608	-127.16
90	90	1	150.00	$150.00	$135	-652.16
90–95	93	4	625.00–735.00	$690.74	$642	-28.83
100–105	103	2	600.00–750.00	$673.17	$693	-60.14
105	105	1	560.00	$560.00	$588	+460.00
115	115	1	700.00	$700.00	$805	+150.00
1210–1225	1218	2	185.00–186.00	$185.50	$2,259	—
1185–1255	1222	3	162.00–164.00	$162.68	$1,988	—
1220–1525	1395	3	165.00–182.00	$172.36	$2,404	-8.11

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	1	225.00	$225.00	$135	+50.00
65	65	1	150.00	$150.00	$98	+47.50
65	65	1	700.00	$700.00	$455	+597.50
70	70	2	425.00–725.00	$575.00	$402	+400.00
75	75	1	125.00	$125.00	$94	+11.04
75	75	1	185.00	$185.00	$139	+71.04
75	75	1	435.00	$435.00	$326	+321.04
75	75	1	185.00	$185.00	$139	+71.04
80	80	1	550.00	$550.00	$440	+20.00
80–85	82	3	225.00–475.00	$363.98	$298	+22.73
80–85	83	7	500.00–600.00	$554.18	$460	+118.90
85	85	4	510.00–550.00	$536.25	$456	+50.52
85	85	3	425.00–800.00	$616.67	$524	+130.94
85	85	1	800.00	$800.00	$680	+314.27
90	90	1	135.00	$135.00	$122	+25.00
90–95	91	4	625.00–850.00	$768.84	$700	+658.84
90–95	93	15	475.00–560.00	$526.34	$489	+45.06
90–95	93	2	325.00–400.00	$363.51	$338	-117.77
95	95	1	450.00	$450.00	$428	+325.00
95	95	3	450.00–510.00	$473.33	$450	+348.33
100	100	1	425.00	$425.00	$425	+225.00
100	100	2	250.00–675.00	$462.50	$462	+262.50
100	100	1	200.00	$200.00	$200	±0.00
100–105	103	6	500.00–535.00	$516.42	$532	+64.55
100–105	103	9	450.00–550.00	$512.38	$528	+60.51
105	105	3	685.00–750.00	$728.33	$765	+329.34
105	105	1	485.00	$485.00	$509	+86.01
110	110	2	650.00–675.00	$662.50	$729	+254.32
110	110	1	500.00	$500.00	$550	+91.82
110–115	111	8	485.00–550.00	$508.17	$564	+99.99
120	120	1	660.00	$660.00	$792	+343.33
130	130	1	410.00	$410.00	$533	+275.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	4	225.00	$225.00	$756	-5.79
362–382	371	7	225.00–250.00	$235.68	$874	-4.52
423–447	435	11	225.00–265.00	$243.08	$1,057	+11.09
465–492	479	15	205.00–222.50	$213.98	$1,025	—
521–526	524	7	240.00–250.00	$244.26	$1,280	+14.26
635–645	642	3	205.00–210.00	$206.65	$1,327	—
885	885	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,566	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	105.00	$105.00	$378	-135.00
448	448	3	175.00	$175.00	$784	-37.34
455–490	472	8	185.00–225.00	$205.21	$969	+5.21
525–545	538	3	175.00–200.00	$183.13	$985	—
687	687	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,168	—
840	840	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,596	—
1000	1000	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,650	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825	825	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,172	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1140	1045	85-90%	4	100.00–120.00	$111.68	$1,167	+3.69

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1345	1261	75-80%	4	124.00–128.00	$125.48	$1,582	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1155	1143	80-85%	3	112.00–122.00	$118.05	$1,349	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540–1550	1545	65-75%	3	136.00–143.00	$139.66	$2,158	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–2030	1610	11	136.00–162.00	$150.52	$2,423	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,102	—
610	610	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,190	+35.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440	1440	1	181.00	$181.00	$2,606	+8.68
1725	1725	1	147.00	$147.00	$2,536	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1770	1559	12	171.00–181.00	$175.94	$2,743	-11.98
1485–1635	1560	2	178.00–186.00	$182.19	$2,842	-5.73

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508–517	511	6	195.00–210.00	$200.06	$1,022	—
623	623	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,153	+21.68

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	200.00	$200.00	$660	—
375	375	1	235.00	$235.00	$881	—
477	477	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,216	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1365	1234	85-90%	5	124.00–133.00	$127.35	$1,571	+24.95
1050–1495	1281	85-90%	31	86.00–110.00	$103.84	$1,330	-3.45
900–1815	1312	85-90%	36	64.00–122.00	$112.16	$1,472	—
1245–1585	1415	80-85%	2	131.00–132.00	$131.44	$1,860	—
1325–1675	1505	80-85%	11	110.00–120.00	$116.85	$1,759	-20.32
1085–1704	1511	80-85%	30	108.00–137.00	$124.22	$1,877	-12.95
1260–1695	1540	65-75%	3	131.00–137.00	$134.47	$2,071	—
1355–1850	1641	75-80%	21	124.00–134.00	$127.31	$2,089	-13.31
1495–1845	1643	75-80%	4	114.00–123.00	$118.85	$1,953	—
1655–2020	1869	75-80%	4	132.00–142.00	$137.27	$2,566	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	185.00	$185.00	$749	—
485	485	1	145.00	$145.00	$703	—
570	570	1	170.00	$170.00	$969	—
632	632	2	142.50	$142.50	$901	—
680–692	689	11	147.50–162.50	$153.64	$1,059	+10.12
705	705	1	80.00	$80.00	$564	—
772–798	789	6	140.00–155.00	$144.89	$1,143	—
818	818	4	144.00	$144.00	$1,178	—
947	947	3	144.00	$144.00	$1,364	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1475	1335	5	152.00–158.00	$154.54	$2,063	+5.99
1070–1825	1417	6	133.00–147.00	$138.38	$1,961	—
1380–1740	1480	4	162.00–164.00	$163.06	$2,413	—

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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.