Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 7, 2024

4,073 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,073	5,708	4,591
Feeder cattle	133	1,231	810
Slaughter cattle	1,973	2,420	1,982

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1810	1351	6	154.00–161.00	$158.01	$2,135	-10.27
1025–1950	1444	34	127.00–183.00	$165.84	$2,395	—
1200–1780	1520	21	177.00–182.50	$180.66	$2,746	-1.35
1164–1864	1541	133	174.00–194.50	$187.57	$2,890	-0.07
1224–1852	1588	174	183.00–210.00	$195.37	$3,102	—
1585–1760	1673	3	202.00–203.00	$202.65	$3,390	-3.38
1715–1780	1748	2	200.00–205.00	$202.45	$3,539	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	3	195.00	$195.00	$677	-90.00
449	449	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,055	-46.28
472–484	478	4	260.00–270.00	$264.94	$1,266	-17.40
570	570	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,454	-27.01
600	600	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,290	-89.37
717–736	723	3	185.00–250.00	$227.95	$1,648	-36.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,023	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50–55	53	2	5.00–60.00	$33.81	$18	-986.67
60	60	1	225.00	$225.00	$135	-795.48
60–65	63	4	5.00–30.00	$14.00	$9	-1,006.48
62–65	64	2	850.00–950.00	$901.18	$577	-119.30
70–75	73	2	100.00–275.00	$184.48	$135	-761.82
70–76	73	6	185.00–680.00	$521.82	$381	-424.48
70–75	73	2	700.00–750.00	$725.86	$530	-220.44
70–78	74	7	400.00–780.00	$570.80	$422	-375.50
70–78	74	12	800.00–990.00	$906.02	$670	-40.28
80–88	82	9	475.00–790.00	$624.77	$512	-127.02
80–85	83	2	150.00–250.00	$198.48	$165	-553.31
80–88	83	35	850.00–1,025.00	$923.07	$766	+171.28
80–85	84	10	500.00–810.00	$739.83	$621	-3.35
85	85	1	30.00	$30.00	$26	-713.18
90–98	93	37	800.00–935.00	$866.35	$806	+4.54
90–95	93	9	700.00–825.00	$744.82	$693	-116.99
90–96	94	4	550.00–770.00	$671.82	$632	-189.99
95	95	1	200.00	$200.00	$190	-162.50
100	100	1	650.00	$650.00	$650	-184.71
100–105	102	15	775.00–850.00	$819.75	$836	-14.96
100–105	103	7	685.00–790.00	$742.16	$764	+39.12
110	110	1	675.00	$675.00	$742	-92.50
110–115	112	9	700.00–740.00	$713.25	$799	+229.79
110–115	113	2	700.00–750.00	$724.44	$819	+240.98
110–119	114	4	125.00–610.00	$364.19	$415	-119.27
120	120	1	635.00	$635.00	$762	+151.54
130	130	1	410.00	$410.00	$533	-73.46
1050–1550	1191	11	149.00–182.00	$174.60	$2,079	—
1185–1430	1323	4	170.00–172.50	$170.60	$2,257	—
1162–1645	1392	21	181.00–205.00	$187.55	$2,611	+5.87
1082–1680	1418	29	175.00–187.50	$179.58	$2,546	—
1360–1590	1468	4	193.00–198.00	$194.90	$2,861	+7.75

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
242	242	1	240.00	$240.00	$581	—
278	278	1	225.00	$225.00	$626	+20.00
399	399	2	225.00	$225.00	$898	+1.09
409–442	420	3	190.00–200.00	$196.49	$825	-22.89
457–496	478	8	170.00–215.00	$184.03	$880	-14.49
512	512	1	160.00	$160.00	$819	-57.13
630	630	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,040	-42.50
796	796	2	172.50	$172.50	$1,373	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
64	64	1	1,070.00	$1,070.00	$685	+996.68
65	65	2	50.00–100.00	$75.00	$49	+1.68
64–68	66	2	350.00–370.00	$360.30	$238	-19.70
70	70	1	125.00	$125.00	$88	-315.00
70–72	70	10	10.00–230.00	$63.68	$45	-376.32
70–76	73	6	150.00–390.00	$278.14	$203	-655.60
70–78	74	6	300.00–490.00	$394.49	$292	-539.25
70–78	74	22	510.00–650.00	$571.72	$423	-362.02
70–78	75	7	575.00–980.00	$855.21	$641	+344.26
75–78	76	3	700.00–770.00	$732.17	$556	+221.22
80–85	81	5	25.00–110.00	$71.73	$58	-368.27
80–88	83	15	175.00–500.00	$305.08	$253	+195.89
80–88	84	21	800.00–1,060.00	$937.29	$787	+705.42
80–86	84	16	400.00–525.00	$472.49	$397	+240.62
80–88	84	99	450.00–635.00	$552.14	$464	+320.27
80–86	84	7	600.00–875.00	$764.62	$642	+532.75
80–89	84	5	20.00–260.00	$93.73	$79	-138.14
90–98	93	48	600.00–960.00	$880.68	$819	+2.35
90–98	93	145	500.00–625.00	$545.66	$507	-332.67
90–95	94	6	300.00–390.00	$316.43	$297	+48.98
90–98	94	42	350.00–500.00	$458.54	$431	+191.09
90–95	94	5	30.00–125.00	$64.63	$61	-202.82
90–98	94	11	625.00–850.00	$773.03	$727	+505.58
100	100	4	150.00–360.00	$240.00	$240	-272.74
100–105	102	19	800.00–850.00	$826.61	$843	+313.87
100–108	103	16	670.00–780.00	$735.72	$758	+222.98
100–108	103	113	460.00–625.00	$527.60	$543	+14.86
100–108	103	35	350.00–490.00	$464.46	$478	-48.28
105	105	1	100.00	$100.00	$105	-602.11
110	110	2	50.00	$50.00	$55	+25.00
110	110	2	550.00–600.00	$575.00	$632	+550.00
110–115	111	7	700.00–775.00	$737.05	$818	-47.24
110–116	111	35	460.00–585.00	$516.34	$573	-267.95
110–118	112	13	720.00–785.00	$748.28	$838	+259.71
110–118	113	18	350.00–490.00	$464.49	$525	+69.43
120–125	121	6	400.00–510.00	$475.31	$575	+55.14
120–125	122	3	650.00–735.00	$689.93	$842	+264.10
120–126	123	4	410.00–460.00	$422.65	$520	-3.18
125	125	1	200.00	$200.00	$250	-225.83

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	240.00	$240.00	$696	-20.00
344	344	2	257.51	$257.51	$886	—
374	374	1	190.00	$190.00	$711	-70.22
464	464	1	125.00	$125.00	$580	-111.65
552	552	3	175.00	$175.00	$966	-70.29
782	782	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,017	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910	910	85-90%	1	68.00	$68.00	$619	—
800–1350	1118	85-90%	31	95.00–131.00	$112.04	$1,253	+6.28
890–1570	1148	85-90%	5	86.00–95.00	$90.71	$1,041	-15.05

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1622	1333	80-85%	21	110.00–124.00	$116.82	$1,557	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1860	1606	75-80%	9	122.00–136.00	$127.15	$2,042	—
1608–1664	1636	75-80%	2	132.00–145.00	$138.61	$2,268	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1550	1290	11	135.00–145.00	$139.47	$1,799	—
970–2100	1498	22	110.00–159.00	$144.04	$2,158	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1810	1521	4	176.00–183.00	$178.72	$2,718	—
1505–1775	1682	5	163.00–170.00	$166.54	$2,801	—
1860–2205	2043	3	140.00–149.00	$145.26	$2,968	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1585	1585	1	177.00	$177.00	$2,805	—
1670	1670	1	179.00	$179.00	$2,989	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1645	1463	5	148.00–186.00	$159.22	$2,329	-3.61
1190–1705	1489	11	140.00–179.00	$157.34	$2,343	-5.49
1845	1845	1	169.00	$169.00	$3,118	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528	528	1	165.00	$165.00	$871	—
668	668	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,202	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1068–1350	1209	2	160.00–175.00	$168.37	$2,036	—
1040–1975	1405	9	140.00–158.00	$147.19	$2,068	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1530	1195	85-90%	40	78.00–98.00	$88.02	$1,052	-3.99
940–1504	1266	85-90%	13	112.50–127.50	$118.57	$1,501	—
895–1560	1276	85-90%	77	66.00–108.00	$94.18	$1,202	—
910–1594	1282	85-90%	137	94.00–119.00	$104.97	$1,346	—
1185–1660	1430	80-85%	9	126.00–142.50	$132.86	$1,900	+7.56
1135–1750	1477	80-85%	76	96.00–119.00	$109.97	$1,624	+1.88
1200–1615	1485	80-85%	28	84.00–109.00	$100.88	$1,498	-15.21
1070–1988	1509	80-85%	122	100.00–128.00	$118.75	$1,792	—
1515–1815	1656	75-80%	12	115.00–119.00	$116.89	$1,936	—
1425–2115	1717	75-80%	66	100.00–130.00	$124.03	$2,130	-0.17
1700–1920	1811	75-80%	7	130.00–136.00	$131.73	$2,386	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406	406	1	195.00	$195.00	$792	—
468	468	1	180.00	$180.00	$842	—
592	592	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,125	—
600	600	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,020	+35.00
786	786	1	117.50	$117.50	$924	—
806	806	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,068	—
1010	1010	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,793	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1118–1636	1377	4	151.00–160.00	$155.10	$2,136	—
1400–1695	1548	2	135.00–150.00	$141.79	$2,195	-12.76

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1722	1328	13	118.00–161.00	$138.60	$1,841	—
1342–1762	1587	7	154.00–163.00	$156.62	$2,486	—
1325–1780	1605	10	151.00–168.00	$157.00	$2,520	—
1940–1995	1968	2	145.00–148.00	$146.48	$2,883	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
579	579	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,013	+28.33
636	636	1	135.00	$135.00	$859	—

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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.