Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 21, 2024

3,846 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $217.75/cwt +11.79 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 378 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,846	4,803	4,197
Feeder cattle	126	884	423
Slaughter cattle	2,107	2,316	2,107

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1365	1283	2	180.00	$180.00	$2,309	—
1065–1780	1348	9	175.00–185.00	$178.31	$2,404	+17.61
1165–1660	1406	6	150.00–157.50	$154.27	$2,169	—
1180–1855	1439	39	134.00–180.00	$170.80	$2,458	—
1185–1785	1499	146	175.00–195.00	$188.26	$2,822	—
1290–1780	1599	215	184.00–205.00	$196.73	$3,146	—
1430–1800	1632	26	206.00–216.00	$208.82	$3,408	+6.24
1800–1885	1826	12	185.00–195.00	$191.07	$3,489	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,192	-28.33
554	554	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,191	-28.82

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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	5.00–25.00	$14.52	$8	-65.48
60	60	1	425.00	$425.00	$255	+345.00
60–68	65	5	600.00–740.00	$684.20	$445	+522.88
65	65	3	25.00–100.00	$75.00	$49	-86.32
66	66	1	980.00	$980.00	$647	+818.68
68	68	2	300.00–400.00	$350.00	$238	+188.68
70–75	72	5	300.00–420.00	$359.89	$259	+59.89
70–75	73	3	675.00–725.00	$690.91	$504	+333.90
70–75	74	6	100.00–200.00	$129.49	$96	+15.95
70–78	74	16	875.00–1,100.00	$957.74	$709	+844.20
80–86	83	2	175.00–580.00	$384.82	$319	-216.54
80–86	83	8	450.00–780.00	$573.74	$476	-27.62
80–88	84	42	800.00–1,035.00	$934.69	$785	+20.27
80–88	85	9	600.00–875.00	$747.65	$636	-166.77
85	85	1	25.00	$25.00	$21	-889.42
90–96	92	37	810.00–975.00	$898.17	$826	+315.44
90–95	93	8	585.00–760.00	$698.22	$649	-171.71
90–96	94	9	700.00–850.00	$777.02	$730	+28.73
90–95	94	4	350.00–590.00	$440.74	$414	-307.55
100–105	101	17	820.00–875.00	$845.54	$854	+29.35
100–106	102	3	700.00–760.00	$737.12	$752	-79.07
100–108	104	6	535.00–610.00	$558.96	$581	-174.80
105	105	1	275.00	$275.00	$289	-458.76
110	110	2	760.00–775.00	$767.50	$844	+33.37
110–115	113	9	600.00–775.00	$728.13	$823	-6.00
120	120	1	200.00	$200.00	$240	-500.00
120	120	2	475.00–600.00	$537.50	$645	-162.50
120–125	123	2	400.00–660.00	$527.35	$649	-172.65
1170–1310	1243	3	182.50–184.00	$183.00	$2,275	—
1050–1455	1284	27	114.00–181.00	$159.67	$2,050	+0.73
1240–1405	1354	8	175.00–179.00	$177.46	$2,403	+49.84
1156–1640	1369	14	180.00–197.00	$188.67	$2,583	+61.05
1120–1698	1382	18	174.00–187.00	$181.02	$2,502	+53.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292	292	1	195.00	$195.00	$569	-50.00
353–398	378	10	205.00–225.00	$217.75	$823	+11.79
436	436	4	220.00	$220.00	$959	-3.07
456–499	480	9	200.00–220.00	$215.57	$1,035	-28.30
504	504	1	182.50	$182.50	$920	-19.61
554–576	566	4	165.00–205.00	$186.94	$1,058	+7.06
732	732	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,318	+3.94
872	872	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,395	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50	50	1	5.00	$5.00	$2	±0.00
60–65	63	3	200.00–350.00	$264.47	$167	+201.35
65	65	4	25.00–55.00	$42.50	$28	-20.62
64–68	66	2	500.00	$500.00	$330	+394.96
66–68	67	2	30.00–40.00	$35.07	$23	-69.97
68	68	1	520.00	$520.00	$354	+414.96
68	68	1	460.00	$460.00	$313	+354.96
68	68	2	600.00–730.00	$665.00	$452	+559.96
70–72	72	4	60.00–100.00	$71.33	$51	-15.39
70–75	73	2	475.00–525.00	$499.14	$364	-359.13
70–78	74	17	475.00–1,075.00	$920.62	$681	+664.51
70–76	74	4	300.00–475.00	$365.47	$270	+109.36
70–78	74	25	475.00–635.00	$574.39	$425	+318.28
74	74	1	490.00	$490.00	$363	+233.89
74–76	75	5	600.00–780.00	$656.48	$492	+163.92
80–85	82	3	50.00–75.00	$66.33	$54	-679.65
80–85	83	22	610.00–710.00	$643.67	$534	+205.69
80–85	83	7	450.00–525.00	$495.35	$411	+57.37
80–88	84	106	500.00–675.00	$605.25	$508	-270.63
80–88	84	39	820.00–1,050.00	$955.14	$802	+79.26
82–85	84	3	250.00–370.00	$322.67	$271	-553.21
90	90	1	85.00	$85.00	$76	+10.00
90–95	92	8	600.00–875.00	$732.01	$673	+646.68
90–98	93	19	450.00–540.00	$497.79	$463	-250.69
90–98	93	50	800.00–985.00	$889.89	$828	+141.41
90–95	93	2	15.00–425.00	$214.46	$199	-534.02
90–98	93	158	400.00–650.00	$578.84	$538	-169.64
90–95	94	4	250.00–400.00	$330.41	$311	-218.88
100	100	1	125.00	$125.00	$125	-694.39
100–108	102	124	385.00–725.00	$554.26	$565	-265.13
100–106	102	41	785.00–885.00	$843.30	$860	+23.91
100–108	102	11	600.00–790.00	$731.36	$746	-88.03
102	102	1	310.00	$310.00	$316	-509.39
100–106	103	8	430.00–535.00	$506.06	$521	+292.75
110–115	111	13	750.00–835.00	$796.34	$884	+66.46
110–112	111	2	680.00–720.00	$700.18	$777	-29.70
110–118	112	29	475.00–675.00	$539.43	$604	-223.78
110–115	113	9	460.00–550.00	$518.82	$586	+71.29
115	115	1	285.00	$285.00	$328	+210.00
115	115	1	375.00	$375.00	$431	+300.00
120	120	5	710.00–785.00	$743.00	$892	+246.75
120–125	121	4	425.00–475.00	$458.92	$555	-37.33
120–125	122	8	435.00–520.00	$477.85	$583	+54.87

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–382	366	5	175.00–235.00	$210.60	$771	-52.35
483	483	2	192.50	$192.50	$930	-62.23
501–514	504	4	195.00–240.00	$206.47	$1,041	-78.53
612	612	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,040	-63.55
699	699	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,223	—
718	718	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,149	—
984	984	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,550	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
888	888	85-90%	1	91.00	$91.00	$808	—
885–1390	1196	85-90%	27	86.00–120.00	$108.41	$1,297	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1850	1555	75-80%	25	119.00–137.00	$126.69	$1,970	-8.88

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1710	1368	80-85%	19	110.00–138.00	$119.41	$1,634	+11.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–2015	1357	7	125.00–138.00	$130.86	$1,776	—
1060–2355	1722	25	130.00–165.00	$152.20	$2,621	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–2280	1564	8	165.00–176.00	$168.88	$2,641	—
1310–1820	1640	4	181.00–196.00	$187.77	$3,079	—
1260–2160	1682	11	157.00–163.00	$160.17	$2,694	-19.12

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1480	1362	5	128.00–182.00	$155.53	$2,118	—
1525–1750	1638	2	158.00–187.00	$171.50	$2,809	-11.50

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	210.00	$210.00	$756	+42.86
544	544	1	182.50	$182.50	$993	+17.50
604–610	607	2	170.00–187.50	$178.79	$1,085	—
798	798	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,317	—
820	820	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,046	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1625	1433	5	148.00–172.00	$160.31	$2,297	—
1258–1880	1614	20	165.00–193.00	$183.89	$2,968	—
1445–1948	1684	7	150.00–183.00	$163.00	$2,745	—
1790–1805	1798	2	178.00–184.00	$180.99	$3,254	—
1845	1845	1	156.00	$156.00	$2,878	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	1	165.00	$165.00	$630	—
404	404	2	225.00	$225.00	$909	+43.11
490–496	493	2	197.50–205.00	$201.23	$992	—
575	575	2	202.50	$202.50	$1,164	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1375	1208	6	155.00–160.00	$157.88	$1,907	—
1008–2565	1694	11	122.00–158.00	$138.39	$2,344	—
1725	1725	1	147.00	$147.00	$2,536	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1485	1180	85-90%	20	47.50–96.00	$88.93	$1,049	-0.69
925–1390	1200	85-90%	36	80.00–110.00	$94.24	$1,131	—
720–1660	1285	85-90%	140	62.00–124.00	$103.26	$1,327	-7.81
1035–1655	1289	85-90%	24	110.00–127.00	$115.14	$1,484	+4.07
1405–1615	1460	80-85%	10	100.00–110.00	$106.24	$1,551	-6.19
1145–1660	1483	80-85%	12	126.00–130.00	$127.71	$1,894	+8.39
1130–1720	1494	80-85%	44	110.00–118.00	$114.12	$1,705	-5.20
980–2014	1528	80-85%	147	76.00–129.00	$119.27	$1,822	+15.69
1395–1900	1632	75-80%	25	125.00–128.50	$126.43	$2,063	-6.54
1164–2130	1716	75-80%	59	120.00–1,120.00	$146.43	$2,513	+20.56
1535–2055	1849	75-80%	9	130.00–149.00	$135.23	$2,500	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1345	1231	5	145.00–160.00	$154.57	$1,903	—
1163–1410	1276	8	131.00–149.00	$140.54	$1,793	—
1360	1360	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,904	-4.56
1155–1605	1379	12	125.00–149.00	$137.94	$1,902	-6.62

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	2	210.00–215.00	$212.50	$769	-31.79
428	428	2	165.00–185.00	$175.00	$749	-75.00
530	530	1	145.00	$145.00	$768	—
660	660	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,155	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1700	1383	19	118.00–158.00	$141.26	$1,954	—
1244–1745	1512	9	149.00–170.00	$155.62	$2,353	—
1600	1600	1	169.00	$169.00	$2,704	+22.40
1380–1840	1618	14	146.00–166.00	$155.40	$2,514	+8.80

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354	354	1	205.00	$205.00	$726	—
602	602	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,038	—
696	696	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,114	—

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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.