Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 28, 2024

4,638 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.76/cwt ≈ $1,255/hd at 579 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $215.56/cwt -0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,020/hd at 473 lb · 30 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $214.37/cwt -5.63 vs last sale · ≈ $913/hd at 426 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,638	3,846	5,342
Feeder cattle	701	126	1,367
Slaughter cattle	2,263	2,107	2,040

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1027–1685	1358	30	127.00–187.50	$165.11	$2,242	—
1115–1895	1454	12	160.00–170.00	$165.65	$2,409	—
1095–1695	1456	15	172.50–182.50	$178.32	$2,596	—
1145–1890	1475	4	122.50–135.00	$128.74	$1,899	-59.52
1205–1860	1491	137	173.00–194.00	$187.99	$2,803	-0.27
1540	1540	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,926	—
1342–1980	1599	237	186.00–205.50	$197.42	$3,157	+0.69
1365–1730	1599	30	200.00–212.50	$205.60	$3,288	+8.87
1330–1860	1661	41	191.00–194.00	$193.13	$3,208	—
1630–1845	1763	4	187.00–194.00	$190.14	$3,352	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	10	285.00	$285.00	$1,271	—
461–498	474	12	265.00–277.50	$271.53	$1,287	—
488	488	10	283.00	$283.00	$1,381	—
523–545	532	8	250.00–265.00	$260.57	$1,386	+35.57
557–576	564	11	250.00–272.50	$265.53	$1,498	+50.53
605–636	616	18	255.00–282.50	$271.83	$1,674	—
656–691	678	21	227.50–262.00	$247.96	$1,681	—
702–721	717	11	216.00–245.00	$234.93	$1,684	—
761–784	766	17	210.00–238.00	$227.54	$1,743	—
998	998	3	187.00	$187.00	$1,866	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366	366	3	245.00	$245.00	$897	—
430	430	2	252.50	$252.50	$1,086	—
458–485	467	6	225.00–260.00	$247.88	$1,158	—
600–625	615	5	230.00–250.00	$242.20	$1,490	—
651	651	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,465	—
701–727	711	5	187.50–190.00	$188.98	$1,344	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
58	58	1	600.00	$600.00	$348	+175.00
60–68	63	3	820.00–990.00	$916.60	$577	+232.40
60–65	63	7	5.00–40.00	$19.03	$12	-665.17
64–68	66	3	660.00–780.00	$712.93	$471	-267.07
70	70	2	300.00–330.00	$315.00	$220	-35.00
70–75	71	5	20.00–225.00	$138.24	$98	-221.65
70–75	73	2	875.00	$875.00	$639	+184.09
70–78	74	14	525.00–1,025.00	$937.95	$694	+808.46
75–78	76	3	580.00–675.00	$617.83	$470	+488.34
80–85	81	5	400.00–875.00	$667.81	$541	+282.99
80–88	82	32	860.00–1,035.00	$938.71	$770	+553.89
80–88	84	7	730.00–825.00	$786.76	$661	-147.93
80–88	85	13	625.00–700.00	$656.80	$558	-90.85
85	85	2	200.00–250.00	$225.00	$191	-522.65
90–96	92	26	800.00–975.00	$889.36	$818	-8.81
90–98	93	8	535.00–690.00	$632.70	$588	-65.52
90–95	93	18	750.00–885.00	$815.99	$759	+117.77
95	95	2	250.00–760.00	$505.00	$480	-272.02
100–105	102	6	510.00–630.00	$581.39	$593	-155.73
100–105	102	16	725.00–970.00	$795.54	$811	+58.42
100–106	103	10	770.00–860.00	$818.26	$843	+259.30
100–105	103	3	200.00–325.00	$242.34	$250	-316.62
110	110	2	775.00–810.00	$792.50	$872	+25.00
110–115	110	11	650.00–750.00	$706.58	$777	-60.92
110–115	113	2	250.00–325.00	$286.67	$324	-441.46
124	124	1	680.00	$680.00	$843	+152.65
1185	1185	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,422	—
1095–1285	1198	6	128.00–169.00	$153.59	$1,840	—
1105–1645	1361	21	177.50–189.00	$184.57	$2,512	+7.11
1150–1595	1366	19	140.00–190.00	$174.15	$2,379	-14.52
1360–1515	1461	7	190.00–191.00	$190.44	$2,782	—
1310–1845	1490	4	160.00–170.00	$167.40	$2,494	—
1335–1720	1515	4	152.50–158.00	$155.35	$2,354	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–288	279	15	185.00–240.00	$205.55	$573	+10.55
352–397	375	23	190.00–230.00	$214.76	$805	-2.99
404–446	426	25	175.00–242.50	$214.37	$913	-5.63
458–498	473	30	175.00–240.00	$215.56	$1,020	-0.01
507–547	522	11	180.00–220.00	$203.56	$1,063	+21.06
558–582	571	10	190.00–205.00	$200.52	$1,145	+13.58

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	212.50	$212.50	$829	—
425–447	434	9	207.50–232.50	$222.52	$966	—
457–497	478	15	200.00–220.00	$209.32	$1,001	—
507–540	529	9	200.00–220.00	$211.20	$1,117	—
561–597	579	30	200.00–230.00	$216.76	$1,255	—
602–624	612	11	215.00–244.00	$228.44	$1,398	—
665	665	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,396	—
730	730	2	187.50	$187.50	$1,369	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60–66	63	6	75.00–120.00	$98.87	$62	-165.60
60–65	63	3	120.00–300.00	$204.21	$129	-60.26
65	65	1	775.00	$775.00	$504	+732.50
68	68	1	60.00	$60.00	$41	-460.00
68	68	1	510.00	$510.00	$347	-10.00
70–75	72	13	820.00–1,000.00	$911.19	$656	+839.86
70–75	72	5	150.00–375.00	$286.53	$206	+215.20
70–75	73	2	710.00–775.00	$741.38	$541	+242.24
70–78	73	11	350.00–500.00	$446.59	$326	-52.55
70–75	73	6	60.00–200.00	$106.49	$78	-392.65
70–78	74	39	425.00–735.00	$602.29	$446	-318.33
75–78	77	2	35.00–110.00	$73.24	$56	-583.24
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	$160	+133.67
80–86	82	6	75.00–130.00	$98.58	$81	+32.25
80–86	82	7	135.00–500.00	$286.30	$235	+219.97
80–88	83	107	200.00–710.00	$632.15	$525	-11.52
80–88	83	44	710.00–1,060.00	$943.39	$783	+299.72
80–88	83	17	425.00–600.00	$494.16	$410	-149.51
80–88	84	6	700.00–800.00	$727.50	$611	+122.25
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00	$90	+15.00
90–98	93	197	485.00–675.00	$596.04	$554	+98.25
90–96	93	2	50.00–150.00	$101.61	$94	-396.18
90–98	93	4	150.00–300.00	$222.45	$207	-275.34
90–98	93	59	700.00–975.00	$887.41	$825	+389.62
90–98	94	15	680.00–825.00	$756.98	$712	+426.57
90–96	94	17	375.00–560.00	$497.20	$467	+166.79
100	100	1	85.00	$85.00	$85	-40.00
100–106	102	55	750.00–900.00	$829.59	$846	+275.33
100–108	103	143	500.00–860.00	$578.41	$596	+72.35
100–108	103	8	400.00–775.00	$507.58	$523	+1.52
100–108	103	17	660.00–790.00	$735.70	$758	+229.64
100–105	104	4	200.00–300.00	$249.21	$259	-256.85
110–115	112	9	725.00–780.00	$759.30	$850	+219.87
110–115	112	16	700.00–825.00	$760.55	$852	+221.12
110–118	112	56	510.00–600.00	$550.94	$617	+11.51
112	112	1	470.00	$470.00	$526	-69.43
110–115	113	2	250.00–375.00	$313.89	$355	-204.93
120–125	121	5	650.00–720.00	$697.60	$844	+238.68
120–125	122	9	425.00–530.00	$483.33	$590	+5.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
257–290	274	4	280.00–300.00	$289.40	$793	—
336	336	3	307.50	$307.50	$1,033	—
386	386	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,081	+69.40
405–427	416	15	252.50–265.00	$259.09	$1,078	—
518–535	526	13	227.50–268.00	$248.64	$1,308	+42.17
560–581	568	15	227.50–255.00	$240.04	$1,363	—
655	655	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,408	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	286	10	215.00–293.00	$256.78	$734	—
465–495	476	8	227.50–242.50	$233.85	$1,113	—
556–565	560	5	200.00–215.00	$208.94	$1,170	—
608–637	625	6	150.00–220.00	$188.62	$1,179	—
673	673	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,279	—
730–745	738	4	175.00–200.00	$187.37	$1,383	—
775	775	3	187.50	$187.50	$1,453	—
915	915	3	134.00	$134.00	$1,226	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451–467	457	5	185.00–190.00	$187.96	$859	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525–1595	1560	75-80%	2	115.00–117.00	$116.02	$1,810	-10.67
1100–1955	1580	75-80%	25	120.00–133.00	$125.91	$1,989	-0.78
1300–1995	1613	75-80%	3	134.00–143.00	$138.52	$2,234	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
968–1705	1459	80-85%	18	113.00–128.00	$122.47	$1,787	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
922–1426	1185	85-90%	12	105.00–138.00	$117.15	$1,388	+8.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1815	1273	10	137.50–148.00	$143.99	$1,833	—
1380–1405	1393	2	150.00–156.00	$152.97	$2,131	—
1010–2225	1502	32	128.00–171.00	$154.16	$2,315	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1745	1568	4	173.00–189.00	$180.51	$2,830	+11.63
1505–1715	1646	5	190.00–202.50	$196.76	$3,239	+8.99
1235–1875	1682	9	162.00–172.50	$167.11	$2,811	+6.94
1940–2390	2143	3	135.00–159.00	$146.49	$3,139	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1705	1483	5	158.00–177.00	$167.42	$2,483	—
1455–1625	1553	3	178.00–184.00	$181.45	$2,818	—
1376–1730	1618	4	160.00–178.00	$169.66	$2,745	-1.84

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1750	1505	19	147.00–182.00	$167.88	$2,527	—
1316–1826	1571	6	170.00–178.00	$173.49	$2,726	—
1352–1932	1642	10	154.00–189.00	$165.70	$2,721	-18.19
1715–1955	1800	4	150.00–183.00	$172.10	$3,098	—
1865	1865	1	173.00	$173.00	$3,226	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
719	719	5	235.00	$235.00	$1,690	—
805	805	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,530	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1490	1293	8	137.50–146.00	$139.92	$1,809	—
970–1690	1330	2	130.00–135.00	$133.18	$1,771	—
1185–1680	1393	3	158.00–162.50	$160.53	$2,236	—
1295–1780	1520	3	142.00–148.00	$145.48	$2,211	—
2030	2030	1	167.00	$167.00	$3,390	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1570	1207	85-90%	21	80.00–88.00	$84.40	$1,019	-9.84
924–1682	1248	85-90%	69	84.00–99.00	$92.46	$1,154	—
1005–1565	1256	85-90%	15	110.00–117.50	$112.56	$1,414	+9.30
970–1775	1313	85-90%	177	76.00–127.00	$103.23	$1,355	—
1208–1734	1397	75-80%	7	136.00–158.00	$145.71	$2,036	—
1146–1680	1467	80-85%	35	120.00–137.00	$124.11	$1,821	+17.87
1420–1530	1478	80-85%	6	90.00–98.00	$94.43	$1,396	-33.28
1035–1960	1511	80-85%	152	84.00–130.00	$116.08	$1,754	-3.19
1376–1796	1520	80-85%	39	100.00–109.00	$104.98	$1,596	-14.29
1220–2285	1713	75-80%	49	110.00–129.50	$123.18	$2,110	-23.25
1165–2228	1719	75-80%	71	120.00–142.50	$128.45	$2,208	-17.98

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1405	1293	4	125.00–137.50	$131.74	$1,703	-8.80
1040–1620	1314	4	147.50–158.00	$152.42	$2,003	—
1327–1452	1390	6	152.00–156.00	$153.91	$2,139	+15.97

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420	1420	1	122.50	$122.50	$1,740	—
1065–1834	1483	14	120.00–168.00	$147.10	$2,181	—
1465–1820	1598	12	150.00–157.50	$155.21	$2,480	—
1180–1790	1642	7	162.00–174.00	$168.09	$2,760	+12.69
1264–2045	1738	7	135.00–165.00	$153.10	$2,661	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885	885	2	147.50	$147.50	$1,305	—
925	925	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,341	—

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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.