Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 16, 2024

4,828 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.41/cwt +5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,085/hd at 475 lb · 31 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.39/cwt -22.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,214/hd at 527 lb · 25 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.72/cwt +11.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,354/hd at 582 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,828	5,500	3,206
Feeder cattle	838	1,333	591
Slaughter cattle	1,959	2,142	2,485

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1665	1387	34	170.00–182.50	$176.25	$2,445	-0.59
1382–1575	1435	11	191.00–197.00	$192.58	$2,764	—
1134–1800	1495	142	172.00–191.00	$185.78	$2,777	-1.32
1345–1850	1609	182	186.00–206.00	$192.97	$3,105	-3.16
1695–1705	1700	2	210.00–214.00	$211.99	$3,604	—
1715–1810	1751	6	183.00–192.00	$187.40	$3,281	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	321	13	275.00–320.00	$302.89	$972	+34.21
355–396	381	9	235.00–310.00	$277.24	$1,056	+22.18
438	438	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,183	+17.98
450–491	473	13	252.50–317.00	$278.21	$1,316	+25.63
500–538	515	13	226.00–285.00	$259.53	$1,337	+13.99
550–590	568	20	225.00–290.00	$268.02	$1,522	+4.00
605–645	628	5	217.50–235.00	$230.64	$1,448	+0.64
670–680	674	6	212.00–245.00	$236.20	$1,592	-41.97
700–740	714	10	192.50–232.00	$223.76	$1,598	-15.64
806	806	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,451	-52.28
860–888	879	3	190.00–201.00	$197.41	$1,735	-25.21
995	995	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,791	—
1000–1003	1002	6	181.00–184.00	$182.00	$1,824	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	295.00	$295.00	$841	—
320–345	333	4	285.00–290.00	$287.41	$957	—
370–385	378	2	257.50–265.00	$261.32	$988	—
415	415	1	235.00	$235.00	$975	—
450–495	477	6	260.00–270.00	$267.62	$1,277	—
540	540	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,172	+14.16

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50	50	1	150.00	$150.00	$75	+7.78
60–65	63	4	300.00–500.00	$392.00	$247	+249.78
60–66	63	3	100.00–120.00	$106.95	$67	-35.27
65	65	3	125.00–200.00	$175.00	$114	-60.00
72	72	1	690.00	$690.00	$497	+340.86
70–75	73	3	325.00–875.00	$631.82	$461	+282.68
70–76	73	9	830.00–1,000.00	$928.62	$678	+579.48
75	75	2	275.00–400.00	$337.50	$253	-346.20
80–85	83	2	225.00–600.00	$406.82	$338	-383.22
80–86	83	6	150.00–650.00	$404.67	$336	-385.37
80–86	83	10	600.00–850.00	$743.46	$617	-46.58
80–88	84	12	680.00–850.00	$795.73	$668	+65.22
80–88	84	36	840.00–985.00	$934.61	$785	+204.10
90–96	91	35	750.00–950.00	$866.91	$789	+112.39
90–98	94	6	675.00–860.00	$770.82	$725	+10.23
90–98	94	16	200.00–860.00	$726.96	$683	-33.63
94	94	1	600.00	$600.00	$564	-160.59
100–105	102	11	400.00–790.00	$723.13	$738	-9.29
100–105	102	8	720.00–850.00	$783.63	$799	+51.21
100–105	103	2	575.00–710.00	$640.85	$660	-91.57
100–105	104	4	520.00–885.00	$718.13	$747	-14.29
110–112	111	4	525.00–750.00	$659.16	$732	-10.91
115	115	1	685.00	$685.00	$788	+14.93
120	120	2	710.00–835.00	$772.50	$927	+187.50
1110–1530	1298	17	116.00–182.50	$169.27	$2,197	—
1170–1695	1377	38	176.00–189.50	$182.82	$2,517	-2.40
1172–1625	1409	12	183.00–193.00	$187.92	$2,648	-2.11

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	252.50	$252.50	$682	—
320–340	329	8	240.00–255.00	$249.36	$820	+2.76
360–390	379	7	230.00–243.00	$240.24	$911	+2.82
410–446	441	15	220.00–240.00	$233.39	$1,029	+5.81
455–495	475	31	215.00–236.00	$228.41	$1,085	+5.76
503–545	527	25	217.50–240.00	$230.39	$1,214	-22.68
551–597	582	23	220.00–245.00	$232.72	$1,354	+11.68
615–645	632	10	220.00–230.00	$225.10	$1,423	—
650–677	671	7	187.50–225.00	$216.15	$1,450	-12.48
700–730	720	7	193.00–215.00	$203.03	$1,462	-19.97
800–825	818	5	196.00–210.00	$200.55	$1,640	-4.45
908–940	916	4	187.00–192.00	$190.72	$1,747	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
264–270	266	5	207.50–240.00	$213.96	$569	+9.91
311–335	321	4	175.00–202.50	$191.57	$615	-8.43
370–384	377	2	210.00–227.50	$218.59	$824	-9.13
405–440	417	9	195.00–240.00	$213.18	$889	+12.65
450–494	463	13	154.00–245.00	$208.90	$967	+9.88
510–545	518	8	210.00–220.00	$218.04	$1,129	+4.88
615–628	621	3	160.00–210.00	$185.11	$1,150	—
650–664	657	2	167.50–200.00	$183.92	$1,208	-32.35

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	1	85.00	$85.00	$47	-25.51
60	60	1	700.00	$700.00	$420	+400.00
60–66	64	6	55.00–125.00	$97.84	$63	-27.16
60–68	64	2	225.00–340.00	$286.09	$183	+161.09
70–75	73	13	20.00–325.00	$156.72	$114	+9.54
70–76	73	8	700.00–1,035.00	$902.33	$659	+755.15
70–78	74	18	125.00–475.00	$331.35	$245	-165.09
70–78	74	8	300.00–550.00	$458.53	$339	-37.91
70–78	75	14	400.00–550.00	$457.79	$343	-417.21
75	75	3	500.00–975.00	$658.33	$494	-216.67
75	75	1	200.00	$200.00	$150	-675.00
80–82	81	2	160.00–200.00	$180.25	$146	-557.75
80–85	82	11	110.00–525.00	$265.71	$218	-472.29
80–88	83	48	400.00–585.00	$495.21	$411	+104.60
80–88	83	4	300.00–540.00	$418.67	$347	+28.06
80–86	83	9	700.00–860.00	$776.95	$645	+386.34
80–88	84	91	375.00–650.00	$545.89	$459	-40.31
80–88	84	28	800.00–1,050.00	$942.77	$792	+356.57
90	90	2	120.00–460.00	$290.00	$261	+140.00
90–98	92	9	225.00–425.00	$338.83	$312	-37.69
90–98	92	55	750.00–985.00	$876.58	$806	+500.06
90–98	93	115	475.00–600.00	$534.30	$497	-347.34
90–98	93	44	300.00–585.00	$488.25	$454	-393.39
90–98	94	24	400.00–875.00	$694.57	$653	-67.83
98	98	1	100.00	$100.00	$98	-200.00
100–105	102	6	200.00–400.00	$279.17	$285	-269.73
100–108	102	101	475.00–810.00	$528.91	$539	-19.99
100–108	103	19	560.00–825.00	$712.62	$734	+239.54
100–106	103	32	710.00–925.00	$800.84	$825	+327.76
100–108	103	25	410.00–550.00	$482.63	$497	+9.55
105	105	2	175.00–250.00	$212.50	$223	-260.58
110–115	111	15	525.00–825.00	$712.28	$791	+182.37
110–115	111	12	425.00–510.00	$475.68	$528	-54.23
110–115	112	6	700.00–760.00	$732.25	$820	+202.34
110–116	113	53	450.00–675.00	$514.22	$581	-260.75
115	115	1	200.00	$200.00	$230	-574.97
115	115	1	350.00	$350.00	$402	-424.97
120	120	2	375.00–410.00	$392.50	$471	-59.32
120–125	121	9	400.00–520.00	$459.95	$557	+8.13
120–125	121	4	695.00–775.00	$719.74	$871	+267.92
120–125	123	2	675.00–810.00	$741.12	$912	+460.71

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	220.00	$220.00	$638	-22.82
325–343	334	2	295.00–305.00	$300.13	$1,002	+46.32
356–365	363	5	230.00–257.50	$244.47	$887	-10.50
400–443	428	16	235.00–275.00	$259.93	$1,113	+22.16
456–495	483	20	195.00–320.00	$255.17	$1,232	+16.85
501–540	518	8	180.00–275.00	$242.74	$1,257	+19.78
550–590	563	3	212.00–220.00	$217.40	$1,224	-2.23
600–635	620	11	162.50–260.00	$233.62	$1,448	+29.87
694	694	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,024	-80.11
700–740	714	4	175.00–200.00	$192.60	$1,375	+5.10
754–775	765	2	162.50–170.00	$166.20	$1,271	-18.80
820–832	826	2	162.00–185.00	$173.58	$1,434	+12.57
858–888	873	2	147.50–157.50	$152.41	$1,331	-1.83
912–922	918	3	147.50–162.00	$154.00	$1,414	-32.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	260.00	$260.00	$728	—
350–360	355	3	177.50–240.00	$217.77	$773	-7.84
400–438	423	6	210.00–247.50	$236.97	$1,002	+22.67
470	470	1	210.00	$210.00	$987	-12.36
506–547	522	12	175.00–240.00	$220.56	$1,151	+62.85
597	597	4	180.00	$180.00	$1,075	+15.00
710	710	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,065	—
770	770	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,232	+6.52
930	930	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,330	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1155	995	85-90%	2	90.00–94.00	$92.32	$919	—
855–1395	1099	85-90%	33	95.00–118.00	$109.65	$1,205	—
770–1360	1101	85-90%	10	80.00–106.00	$100.73	$1,109	—
995–1400	1150	85-90%	8	114.00–130.00	$122.86	$1,413	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
836–1645	1282	80-85%	28	115.00–131.00	$124.77	$1,600	—
1065–1590	1329	80-85%	7	132.00–139.00	$134.95	$1,793	+1.70
1325–1390	1367	80-85%	3	112.00–119.00	$116.06	$1,587	-6.92

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1214–2025	1626	75-80%	16	118.00–148.00	$133.44	$2,170	-16.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–2070	1512	9	147.00–167.50	$156.89	$2,372	—
1028–2458	1647	29	132.50–177.00	$156.46	$2,577	-6.94
1510–2035	1822	5	184.00–199.00	$189.81	$3,458	+6.85

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	380	2	210.00–220.00	$214.87	$817	-20.13
446	446	3	220.00	$220.00	$981	—
460–485	473	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,112	—
515–540	528	2	180.00–190.00	$184.88	$976	+22.38
636	636	3	197.00	$197.00	$1,253	+51.02
733–745	736	7	210.00–222.00	$218.53	$1,608	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1355	1268	8	172.00–182.00	$176.47	$2,238	—
1155–1455	1333	8	172.00–182.00	$178.05	$2,373	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1226–1564	1367	3	184.00	$184.00	$2,515	+19.61
1220–1610	1405	28	167.00–180.00	$175.66	$2,468	—
1150–1685	1472	26	164.00–189.00	$181.59	$2,673	+5.00

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258	258	1	235.00	$235.00	$606	—
438	438	1	195.00	$195.00	$854	—
490	490	1	182.50	$182.50	$894	—
526	526	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,105	-65.00
614	614	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,228	-65.61
833	833	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,416	-10.00
918	918	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,561	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1610	1558	2	137.50–140.00	$138.79	$2,162	—
1105–1835	1619	6	151.00–158.00	$154.01	$2,493	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1350	1204	85-90%	10	92.00–98.00	$95.24	$1,147	—
890–1545	1225	85-90%	13	107.50–127.00	$114.72	$1,405	+12.57
845–1642	1272	85-90%	132	78.00–114.00	$100.61	$1,280	+7.00
1080–1425	1296	85-90%	28	72.50–110.00	$101.12	$1,311	+7.51
1110–1690	1450	80-85%	20	124.00–137.50	$127.66	$1,851	+20.50
1240–1670	1472	80-85%	23	85.00–116.00	$104.59	$1,540	-2.57
1192–1795	1500	80-85%	118	100.00–126.00	$114.87	$1,723	+13.88
1410–1640	1504	80-85%	13	100.00–108.00	$104.80	$1,576	+3.81
1700–1710	1705	75-80%	2	112.50–120.00	$116.24	$1,982	-7.81
1508–2165	1762	75-80%	67	102.00–136.00	$126.59	$2,231	—
1630–2025	1791	75-80%	11	129.00–134.00	$131.33	$2,352	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1028–1634	1312	8	161.00–178.00	$165.04	$2,165	+21.24
1154–1862	1539	5	155.00–160.00	$156.87	$2,414	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568	568	1	145.00	$145.00	$824	-7.00
652	652	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,108	—
814–828	821	2	140.00–170.00	$154.87	$1,271	-10.13
916	916	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,580	+54.50
982	982	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,645	+33.50

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1680	1390	6	143.00–150.00	$147.04	$2,044	—
1296–1745	1487	25	150.00–163.00	$156.33	$2,325	+11.31
1144–1780	1592	8	162.00–173.00	$166.26	$2,647	—
1760–1885	1823	2	152.00–164.00	$157.79	$2,877	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–334	322	3	175.00–205.00	$187.84	$605	+77.84
364	364	1	177.50	$177.50	$646	+16.51
406	406	1	187.50	$187.50	$761	+11.76
462	462	1	155.00	$155.00	$716	-10.66
502	502	1	160.00	$160.00	$803	—
684	684	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,129	-3.52
726	726	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,343	—

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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.