Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 30, 2024

5,708 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $282.34/cwt +87.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,335/hd at 473 lb · 59 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.23/cwt +17.23 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 378 lb · 40 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.01/cwt +17.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,220/hd at 519 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,708	4,562	4,681
Feeder cattle	1,231	193	1,697
Slaughter cattle	2,420	2,175	2,230

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1655	1364	65	134.00–183.00	$168.28	$2,295	-5.73
1355–1730	1514	9	181.00–183.00	$182.01	$2,756	—
1200–1888	1527	190	170.00–195.00	$187.64	$2,865	—
1420–1825	1632	133	184.00–203.00	$195.37	$3,188	+0.90
1465–1755	1642	15	193.00–196.00	$193.39	$3,175	-1.08
1585–1785	1662	5	205.00–207.50	$206.03	$3,424	-6.66
1870	1870	1	178.00	$178.00	$3,329	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–336	335	4	275.00–295.00	$290.07	$972	—
338	338	8	285.00	$285.00	$963	—
403–435	418	16	240.00–280.00	$269.75	$1,128	—
411–434	423	18	280.00–282.50	$281.28	$1,190	—
453–492	473	59	250.00–297.50	$282.34	$1,335	+87.34
506–548	519	35	255.00–310.00	$296.11	$1,537	+76.11
560–590	573	13	270.00–295.00	$282.01	$1,616	—
611–648	634	28	280.00–330.00	$304.37	$1,930	+74.37
707–732	721	17	250.00–270.00	$264.46	$1,907	—
765–780	773	4	265.00–275.00	$270.05	$2,087	—
811–833	818	14	182.50–265.00	$245.98	$2,012	+55.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	3	260.00	$260.00	$663	—
392	392	2	170.00	$170.00	$666	—
402–447	410	11	255.00	$255.00	$1,046	—
461–497	478	12	175.00–265.00	$221.56	$1,059	—
525–527	526	4	230.00–255.00	$242.52	$1,276	—
550–595	570	9	255.00–275.00	$263.45	$1,502	—
615–630	619	7	290.00–295.00	$291.45	$1,804	—
798	798	4	205.00	$205.00	$1,636	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
62–64	63	2	990.00–1,050.00	$1,020.48	$643	+930.48
68	68	1	750.00	$750.00	$510	+420.00
70	70	2	225.00–400.00	$312.50	$219	-262.50
70–75	72	3	200.00–300.00	$251.16	$181	-306.85
70–76	74	10	825.00–1,050.00	$946.30	$700	+66.47
74–78	76	7	575.00–860.00	$711.44	$541	-168.39
80–86	83	10	600.00–900.00	$751.79	$624	-89.67
80–88	83	54	820.00–1,050.00	$948.93	$788	+107.47
80–85	84	8	500.00–900.00	$743.18	$624	+1.24
90–95	91	9	585.00–800.00	$720.65	$656	-37.76
90–98	92	11	510.00–875.00	$739.54	$680	-18.87
90–98	93	30	800.00–940.00	$861.81	$801	+10.76
95	95	2	250.00–475.00	$362.50	$344	-444.28
100–105	101	6	800.00–940.00	$834.71	$843	+98.04
100–105	104	4	660.00–735.00	$703.04	$731	-66.48
100–108	104	11	675.00–795.00	$762.94	$793	-6.58
110	110	2	750.00–785.00	$767.50	$844	+42.50
110–115	113	3	475.00–500.00	$483.46	$546	-218.69
1095–1395	1245	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,930	—
1140–1520	1298	29	106.00–180.00	$160.20	$2,079	—
1164–1665	1365	21	170.00–188.00	$181.68	$2,480	+5.68
1202–1690	1483	18	183.00–195.00	$187.15	$2,775	-6.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–293	289	9	212.50–220.00	$218.41	$631	—
315–347	339	11	200.00–250.00	$219.78	$745	+44.78
372	372	18	240.00	$240.00	$893	+15.00
367–390	382	22	235.00–270.00	$244.05	$932	+19.05
400–425	408	15	230.00–240.00	$235.62	$961	—
412–443	425	21	240.00–244.00	$242.21	$1,029	—
460–494	473	23	225.00–240.00	$235.12	$1,112	+70.12
501–535	519	39	227.50–245.00	$235.01	$1,220	+17.12
555–595	578	30	215.00–235.00	$224.99	$1,300	+72.49
612–638	627	10	212.50–225.00	$218.60	$1,371	+51.10
660–687	676	8	175.00–230.00	$209.06	$1,413	+45.34
715	715	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,394	±0.00
780	780	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,443	-10.00
950–965	961	7	192.50–195.00	$194.29	$1,867	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	3	205.00	$205.00	$574	—
343	343	3	210.00	$210.00	$720	—
353–392	381	14	210.00–227.50	$223.91	$853	—
405–442	422	30	200.00–230.00	$219.38	$926	—
452–495	481	13	180.00–215.00	$198.52	$955	—
500–541	515	24	200.00–225.00	$217.13	$1,118	—
577	577	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,096	—
628	628	3	207.50	$207.50	$1,303	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451–482	463	5	160.00–197.50	$183.98	$852	—
510	510	1	170.00	$170.00	$867	—
622–642	631	6	147.50–182.50	$174.27	$1,100	—
708	708	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,239	—
752	752	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,090	—
858–874	867	6	145.00–177.50	$163.33	$1,416	—

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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	5.00	$5.00	$3	-220.00
60–68	65	8	10.00–200.00	$73.32	$48	-27.32
64–66	65	2	870.00–1,000.00	$934.00	$607	+833.36
66	66	1	380.00	$380.00	$251	+72.13
66–68	67	3	300.00–370.00	$323.56	$217	+15.69
68	68	1	60.00	$60.00	$41	-760.00
68	68	1	440.00	$440.00	$299	-380.00
70–75	72	11	10.00–200.00	$58.80	$42	-247.60
70–78	74	7	860.00–1,035.00	$933.74	$691	+832.46
70–76	74	3	100.00–130.00	$113.35	$84	+12.07
70–78	74	16	310.00–490.00	$392.99	$291	+291.71
70–78	75	7	200.00–360.00	$314.70	$236	-588.38
70–78	75	22	450.00–570.00	$510.95	$383	-392.13
74–76	75	2	320.00–490.00	$406.13	$305	-496.95
75–78	77	2	680.00–725.00	$702.06	$541	+204.11
80	80	2	300.00–580.00	$440.00	$352	+290.00
80–88	83	85	400.00–700.00	$532.19	$442	+81.20
80–88	83	24	300.00–490.00	$429.24	$356	-21.75
80–85	83	9	10.00–310.00	$109.19	$91	-341.80
80–88	84	23	820.00–1,050.00	$957.50	$804	+7.95
80–88	84	12	125.00–390.00	$231.87	$195	-717.68
85	85	1	875.00	$875.00	$744	+825.00
84–88	86	5	410.00–760.00	$657.68	$566	+607.68
88	88	1	90.00	$90.00	$79	-310.00
90–95	92	5	50.00–200.00	$117.45	$108	-329.87
90–98	93	40	800.00–950.00	$878.33	$817	+431.01
90–98	93	6	600.00–810.00	$747.30	$695	+299.98
90–96	93	39	300.00–490.00	$426.92	$397	-20.40
90–98	93	115	425.00–575.00	$518.57	$482	+71.25
90–96	94	7	125.00–380.00	$267.45	$251	-388.36
98	98	1	520.00	$520.00	$510	+205.41
98	98	1	150.00	$150.00	$147	-164.59
100–108	103	99	435.00–560.00	$512.74	$528	+0.96
100–108	103	27	325.00–490.00	$416.33	$429	-95.45
100–105	103	8	150.00–390.00	$218.10	$225	-293.68
100–105	103	32	790.00–875.00	$828.77	$854	+316.99
100–108	104	11	300.00–785.00	$702.11	$730	+5.01
110	110	1	25.00	$25.00	$28	-635.00
110–115	111	7	750.00–810.00	$784.29	$871	+47.93
110–116	112	39	400.00–550.00	$488.57	$547	-20.54
110–116	112	16	600.00–785.00	$734.11	$822	+225.00
110–115	113	14	300.00–450.00	$395.06	$446	+221.73
120	120	1	250.00	$250.00	$300	-368.33
120	120	3	640.00–785.00	$733.33	$880	+115.00
120–122	121	3	400.00–450.00	$420.17	$508	-198.16
120–125	122	17	375.00–510.00	$425.83	$520	-267.79

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	260.00	$260.00	$715	+115.00
361–392	375	20	220.00–275.00	$260.22	$976	+15.22
416–447	438	22	245.00–285.00	$262.25	$1,149	+39.27
450–465	458	6	230.00–255.00	$236.65	$1,084	+42.18
505–538	518	34	210.00–260.00	$245.69	$1,273	+66.03
550–595	565	28	225.00–260.00	$245.29	$1,386	—
607–632	625	7	235.00	$235.00	$1,469	+85.00
651–682	666	11	215.00–240.00	$226.47	$1,508	+78.97
740	740	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,628	+63.32
805	805	4	177.50	$177.50	$1,429	+26.23
860–868	864	2	145.00–177.50	$161.33	$1,394	-1.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	3	230.00	$230.00	$651	—
357–368	364	5	185.00–205.00	$192.85	$702	—
400–440	422	10	205.00–220.00	$215.47	$909	—
474–480	475	11	210.00–215.00	$210.46	$1,000	—
528–540	533	5	130.00–185.00	$162.70	$867	—
574	574	1	145.00	$145.00	$832	—
674–680	677	2	140.00–147.50	$143.73	$973	—
826	826	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,156	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490–495	493	2	100.00–105.00	$102.51	$505	—
515–540	532	3	100.00–110.00	$104.92	$558	—
550–595	574	9	100.00–117.00	$112.55	$646	—
600–645	625	10	100.00–115.00	$108.02	$675	—
650–670	655	4	110.00–112.00	$110.50	$724	—
715–740	728	2	115.00–117.00	$116.02	$845	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1250	1179	80-85%	4	121.00–127.50	$124.94	$1,473	—
1130–1662	1366	80-85%	31	106.00–122.00	$116.13	$1,586	-2.32
1625	1625	80-85%	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,788	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1415	1145	85-90%	29	76.00–124.00	$105.76	$1,211	-14.24
1210–1415	1303	85-90%	5	105.00–107.00	$106.20	$1,384	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1815	1385	75-80%	4	130.00–141.00	$132.72	$1,838	—
1185–1969	1554	75-80%	30	116.00–130.00	$123.86	$1,925	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1760	1534	6	167.50–170.00	$168.21	$2,580	—
1090–2236	1670	37	134.00–177.50	$156.61	$2,615	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1950	1419	8	141.00–148.00	$145.34	$2,062	—
1070–2045	1639	20	170.00–187.50	$178.77	$2,930	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1680	1429	9	117.00–180.00	$153.29	$2,191	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	1	145.00	$145.00	$577	-69.14
548	548	2	155.00	$155.00	$849	-30.00
556	556	1	130.00	$130.00	$723	-60.00
626	626	1	110.00	$110.00	$689	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1780	1497	16	112.00–180.00	$162.83	$2,438	—
1265–1650	1505	12	174.00–191.00	$179.62	$2,703	—
1405–1730	1615	7	180.00–194.00	$184.53	$2,980	—
1925	1925	1	164.00	$164.00	$3,157	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,241	—
846	846	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,142	-22.50
850	850	2	132.50	$132.50	$1,126	-22.50

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–2235	1455	6	125.00–146.00	$135.85	$1,977	—
1025–1920	1471	13	139.00–163.00	$150.36	$2,212	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1285	1194	85-90%	8	89.00–96.00	$92.01	$1,099	+3.51
840–1555	1241	85-90%	68	74.00–103.00	$90.58	$1,124	-4.10
940–1708	1314	85-90%	195	74.00–115.00	$101.50	$1,334	—
1275–1585	1397	85-90%	12	111.00–124.00	$113.37	$1,584	—
1150–1660	1449	80-85%	22	120.00–134.00	$125.30	$1,816	—
1400–1625	1475	80-85%	9	107.00–109.00	$108.09	$1,594	+11.76
1060–1902	1493	80-85%	121	90.00–124.50	$116.09	$1,733	-9.02
1300–1850	1565	80-85%	27	108.00–117.00	$112.36	$1,758	—
1100–1885	1620	75-80%	11	125.00–136.00	$130.74	$2,118	—
1155–2100	1721	75-80%	90	110.00–137.00	$124.20	$2,137	+10.16
1705–1815	1763	75-80%	4	115.00–121.00	$118.52	$2,090	-7.33

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1204–1600	1414	7	128.00–149.00	$141.55	$2,002	—
1210–1690	1424	12	122.00–141.00	$131.82	$1,877	—
1496–1600	1548	2	153.00–156.00	$154.55	$2,392	—
1855	1855	1	127.00	$127.00	$2,356	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–394	383	2	115.00–120.00	$117.43	$450	—
622	622	1	135.00	$135.00	$840	-22.50
686	686	1	130.00	$130.00	$892	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1805	1424	25	118.00–163.00	$143.45	$2,043	—
1408–1653	1516	6	152.00–158.00	$155.13	$2,352	—
1300–1780	1548	20	138.00–164.00	$152.86	$2,366	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	1	150.00	$150.00	$564	-27.46
416–418	417	4	102.50–160.00	$131.32	$548	—
500–538	519	2	135.00–150.00	$142.23	$738	+17.23
550	550	3	140.00–150.00	$146.67	$807	—
654	654	5	165.00	$165.00	$1,079	—
886	886	6	157.50	$157.50	$1,395	—

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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.