Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 23, 2024

4,562 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,562	4,828	3,213
Feeder cattle	193	838	235
Slaughter cattle	2,175	1,959	2,394

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1806	1352	65	134.00–183.00	$174.01	$2,353	-2.24
1240–1864	1491	154	174.00–193.00	$186.63	$2,783	+0.85
1328–1810	1619	185	186.00–205.00	$194.47	$3,148	+1.50
1560–1760	1664	5	207.50–219.00	$212.69	$3,539	—
1730	1730	1	180.00	$180.00	$3,114	-31.99
1705–1890	1792	17	180.00–192.00	$186.57	$3,343	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	195.00	$195.00	$722	-82.24
478	478	1	195.00	$195.00	$932	-83.21
510	510	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,122	-39.53
636	636	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,463	-0.64
676	676	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,014	-86.20
834	834	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,585	+10.00
952	952	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,547	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467	467	3	180.00	$180.00	$841	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
56	56	1	160.00	$160.00	$90	+10.00
60	60	1	90.00	$90.00	$54	-302.00
68	68	2	300.00–360.00	$330.00	$224	+155.00
70	70	1	575.00	$575.00	$402	-115.00
72–75	73	3	535.00–580.00	$558.01	$407	-73.81
70–78	74	7	650.00–860.00	$777.93	$576	+146.11
70–78	74	13	800.00–930.00	$879.83	$651	+248.01
78	78	1	380.00	$380.00	$296	+42.50
80–85	83	2	610.00–675.00	$641.52	$532	+234.70
80–86	83	10	725.00–950.00	$841.46	$698	+434.64
80–85	84	8	675.00–785.00	$741.94	$623	-53.79
80–88	84	24	800.00–985.00	$895.43	$752	+99.70
90–96	92	17	550.00–875.00	$758.41	$698	-108.50
90–96	93	18	785.00–950.00	$851.05	$791	+80.23
90–95	93	5	425.00–775.00	$587.53	$546	-183.29
90–96	94	9	700.00–885.00	$806.78	$758	+35.96
100	100	2	485.00–500.00	$492.50	$492	-230.63
100	100	6	700.00–760.00	$736.67	$737	+13.54
100–108	102	11	700.00–785.00	$758.64	$774	+35.51
100–105	103	3	750.00–800.00	$769.52	$793	+128.67
110	110	2	660.00–785.00	$722.50	$795	+63.34
110	110	2	700.00–750.00	$725.00	$798	+65.84
110–115	111	11	625.00–750.00	$702.15	$779	+42.99
120	120	1	630.00	$630.00	$756	-142.50
120	120	1	410.00	$410.00	$492	-362.50
1150–1570	1324	19	124.00–181.00	$166.48	$2,204	—
1365	1365	1	176.00	$176.00	$2,402	-6.82
1112–1830	1405	37	180.00–188.00	$183.56	$2,579	-4.36
1212–1680	1482	9	188.00–196.00	$193.16	$2,863	—
1870	1870	1	169.00	$169.00	$3,160	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	1	175.00	$175.00	$570	-74.36
386	386	1	225.00	$225.00	$868	-15.24
416 thin fleshed	416	3	235.00	$235.00	$978	—
468	468	1	165.00	$165.00	$772	-63.41
506–540	518	5	200.00–230.00	$217.89	$1,129	-12.50
584	584	1	152.50	$152.50	$891	-80.22
608	608	2	167.50	$167.50	$1,018	-57.60
681–685	683	4	152.50–175.00	$163.72	$1,118	-52.43
748	748	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,459	-8.03
752–791	768	5	195.00	$195.00	$1,498	—
823–844	830	3	165.00–190.00	$181.53	$1,507	-19.02
867–888	874	3	150.00–190.00	$176.45	$1,542	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
42	42	1	150.00	$150.00	$63	—
55	55	1	225.00	$225.00	$124	+140.00
60	60	1	150.00	$150.00	$90	-550.00
60–64	62	2	70.00–90.00	$79.68	$49	-18.16
60–68	65	4	5.00–340.00	$100.64	$65	+2.80
64–68	66	7	200.00–380.00	$307.87	$203	+210.03
68	68	1	400.00	$400.00	$272	+302.16
68	68	2	800.00–840.00	$820.00	$558	+722.16
70	70	1	105.00	$105.00	$74	-51.72
70	70	1	200.00	$200.00	$140	+43.28
70–78	73	9	250.00–370.00	$306.40	$224	+149.68
70–75	74	6	5.00–320.00	$101.28	$75	-230.07
70–78	74	14	300.00–500.00	$423.22	$313	+91.87
70–78	74	2	90.00–130.00	$108.92	$81	-222.43
74–75	75	3	875.00–960.00	$903.08	$677	+445.29
75	75	2	725.00–750.00	$737.50	$553	+279.71
70–78	76	17	425.00–575.00	$497.95	$378	+40.16
76	76	1	500.00	$500.00	$380	+42.21
80	80	1	150.00	$150.00	$120	-30.25
80–82	81	3	50.00–125.00	$91.32	$74	-88.93
80–86	82	17	175.00–390.00	$302.64	$248	+36.93
82	82	1	130.00	$130.00	$107	-135.71
80–88	83	29	375.00–500.00	$450.99	$374	-44.22
80–85	83	13	350.00–850.00	$615.02	$510	+119.81
80–88	84	66	400.00–580.00	$530.32	$445	-15.57
80–88	84	29	825.00–1,070.00	$949.55	$798	+403.66
85	85	1	50.00	$50.00	$42	-495.89
88	88	1	400.00	$400.00	$352	+110.00
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00	$90	-190.00
90–98	93	45	350.00–530.00	$447.32	$416	-86.98
90–98	93	43	750.00–1,025.00	$863.01	$803	+328.71
90–98	94	121	375.00–650.00	$515.99	$485	-178.58
90–98	94	19	250.00–800.00	$655.81	$616	-38.76
92–98	95	5	260.00–390.00	$314.59	$299	-379.98
95	95	1	160.00	$160.00	$152	-534.57
100–105	102	34	600.00–860.00	$783.78	$799	+504.61
100–108	102	29	350.00–535.00	$445.06	$454	+165.89
100–106	102	9	100.00–385.00	$300.75	$307	+21.58
100–108	103	125	375.00–560.00	$511.78	$527	-200.84
100–108	104	16	500.00–810.00	$697.10	$725	-15.52
105	105	1	250.00	$250.00	$262	+37.50
110	110	1	660.00	$660.00	$726	-52.28
110–115	111	15	650.00–785.00	$736.36	$817	+24.08
110–115	112	3	360.00–380.00	$371.65	$416	-360.60
110–118	112	47	400.00–685.00	$509.11	$570	-223.14
110–116	112	21	300.00–520.00	$442.07	$495	-290.18
110–115	113	2	100.00–250.00	$173.33	$196	-340.89
110–115	113	7	425.00–740.00	$659.81	$746	+145.59
120	120	2	125.00–150.00	$137.50	$165	-255.00
120	120	3	525.00–680.00	$618.33	$742	+225.83
120–125	122	8	675.00–735.00	$693.62	$846	-47.50
120–125	122	9	375.00–660.00	$457.67	$558	-283.45
120–125	123	3	425.00–450.00	$436.82	$537	-304.30
135	135	1	625.00	$625.00	$844	-116.12

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284	284	1	145.00	$145.00	$412	-75.00
304	304	1	220.00	$220.00	$669	-80.13
398	398	1	245.00	$245.00	$975	+0.53
420–446	430	4	180.00–250.00	$222.98	$959	-36.95
455–472	464	7	160.00–215.00	$194.47	$902	-60.70
503–518	508	3	145.00–197.50	$179.66	$913	-63.08
646	646	1	150.00	$150.00	$969	-83.62
694	694	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,024	±0.00
742–746	744	3	127.50–195.00	$156.68	$1,166	-35.92
792–799	797	3	157.50–162.00	$160.51	$1,279	-5.69
826–832	829	2	145.00–157.50	$151.27	$1,254	-22.31
896	896	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,460	+10.59
902–932	917	2	147.50–160.00	$153.65	$1,409	-0.35

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1220	1002	85-90%	3	80.00–90.00	$86.60	$868	—
865–1290	1136	85-90%	5	120.00	$120.00	$1,363	+19.27
844–1430	1180	85-90%	31	89.00–122.00	$107.81	$1,272	-15.05

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1365	1245	80-85%	3	125.00–132.00	$128.16	$1,596	—
1080–1708	1371	80-85%	25	113.00–125.00	$118.45	$1,624	+2.39

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1705	1525	75-80%	3	135.00–145.00	$139.13	$2,122	—
920–2070	1603	75-80%	16	118.00–140.00	$127.09	$2,037	-6.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
996–2115	1483	28	132.00–175.00	$151.96	$2,254	—
1180–1935	1593	3	181.00–185.00	$183.38	$2,921	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1825	1337	11	136.00–176.00	$159.99	$2,139	-18.06
1384–1404	1397	3	183.00–184.00	$183.67	$2,566	—
1360–1640	1496	5	179.00–189.00	$182.60	$2,732	—
1760	1760	1	173.00	$173.00	$3,045	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312	312	1	195.00	$195.00	$608	—
364–388	380	3	175.00–232.50	$214.14	$814	-0.73
460–484	472	2	150.00–165.00	$157.69	$744	-77.31
516	516	1	185.00	$185.00	$955	+0.12
554	554	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,053	—
742	742	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,280	-46.03

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1750	1407	26	144.00–182.00	$165.57	$2,330	-10.09
1235–1605	1453	12	168.00–186.00	$176.08	$2,558	-5.51
1422–1805	1553	12	182.00–190.00	$185.03	$2,874	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	1	160.00	$160.00	$550	—
350–370	360	2	170.00–177.50	$173.65	$625	—
644	644	1	147.50	$147.50	$950	-52.50
820	820	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,292	-12.50
856	856	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,327	—
902	902	2	187.50	$187.50	$1,691	+17.50
992	992	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,736	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–2105	1661	15	120.00–161.00	$140.33	$2,331	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1355	1167	85-90%	15	111.00–127.50	$116.73	$1,362	—
745–1395	1192	85-90%	29	80.00–92.50	$88.50	$1,055	—
805–1440	1215	85-90%	26	80.00–100.00	$94.68	$1,150	-20.04
826–1606	1260	85-90%	167	85.00–124.00	$103.88	$1,309	+3.27
1405–1595	1484	80-85%	13	95.00–98.00	$96.33	$1,430	-8.26
1125–1780	1491	80-85%	50	120.00–143.00	$125.11	$1,865	+20.52
1255–1680	1499	80-85%	34	95.00–107.50	$102.34	$1,534	-2.25
1104–2050	1527	80-85%	146	88.00–127.00	$116.07	$1,772	+11.27
1645–1910	1744	75-80%	10	110.00–117.50	$114.04	$1,989	—
1396–2070	1754	75-80%	77	118.00–132.00	$125.85	$2,207	-0.74
1720–2000	1823	75-80%	10	129.00–135.00	$131.45	$2,396	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1350	1217	5	121.00–159.00	$142.64	$1,736	—
1186–1755	1485	13	148.00–160.00	$153.27	$2,276	—
1128–1726	1512	5	161.00–164.00	$161.96	$2,449	+5.09
1840	1840	1	141.00	$141.00	$2,594	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
256–258	257	2	170.00–190.00	$180.04	$463	—
322	322	1	200.00	$200.00	$644	—
406–440	422	4	125.00–175.00	$156.63	$661	—
486	486	1	145.00	$145.00	$705	—
612	612	1	157.50	$157.50	$964	—
736–748	742	3	122.50–152.50	$141.67	$1,051	—
780–786	783	2	127.50–136.00	$131.73	$1,031	—
844	844	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,156	-17.87
854–880	867	2	140.00–147.50	$143.69	$1,246	—
988–994	992	3	155.00–163.00	$159.68	$1,584	-7.82

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1660	1373	5	127.00–148.00	$139.34	$1,913	-7.70
1330–1760	1568	22	145.00–165.00	$156.29	$2,451	-9.97
1725–1835	1793	3	151.00–157.00	$154.29	$2,766	—
1800	1800	1	157.00	$157.00	$2,826	-0.79
1855	1855	1	127.00	$127.00	$2,356	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–359	356	3	175.00–182.50	$177.46	$632	-0.04
518	518	1	125.00	$125.00	$648	-35.00

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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.