Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 2, 2024

4,777 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $282.99/cwt ≈ $1,763/hd at 623 lb · 26 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.74/cwt ≈ $1,473/hd at 630 lb · 23 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $261.47/cwt ≈ $1,872/hd at 716 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,777	2,056	3,893
Feeder cattle	669	—	615
Slaughter cattle	2,202	1,115	1,789

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1690	1412	21	170.00–179.00	$174.87	$2,469	—
1285–2060	1530	146	180.00–200.00	$192.18	$2,940	+0.18
1280–1770	1538	20	184.00–189.00	$186.68	$2,871	-5.32
1385–1855	1605	174	190.00–210.00	$202.45	$3,249	+5.97
1495–1818	1633	21	190.00–199.00	$195.55	$3,193	-7.03
1575–1880	1687	16	202.00–219.00	$211.85	$3,574	—
1830–1905	1862	4	170.00–180.00	$177.44	$3,304	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377–385	381	4	320.00–330.00	$325.05	$1,238	—
436	436	5	355.00	$355.00	$1,548	—
472–491	483	20	280.00–337.50	$321.42	$1,552	—
506–536	521	17	245.00–340.00	$308.02	$1,605	—
565–593	577	20	245.00–325.00	$299.50	$1,728	—
607–641	623	26	240.00–315.00	$282.99	$1,763	—
659–693	675	16	260.00–288.00	$276.45	$1,866	—
701–740	716	23	250.00–275.00	$261.47	$1,872	—
762–782	772	4	247.00–252.50	$249.79	$1,928	—
874	874	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,770	—
920	920	4	227.50	$227.50	$2,093	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	1	195.00	$195.00	$870	—
457–472	466	11	230.00–285.00	$257.34	$1,199	—
527–547	537	4	265.00–295.00	$279.72	$1,502	—
552–570	561	4	265.00–285.00	$274.84	$1,542	—
685	685	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,610	—
785	785	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,884	—
1100	1100	2	172.50	$172.50	$1,898	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70–75	73	3	825.00–925.00	$893.18	$652	+45.45
70–75	73	2	350.00–450.00	$401.72	$293	-446.01
70–75	73	3	175.00–325.00	$231.25	$169	-616.48
70–75	74	7	700.00–860.00	$798.80	$591	-48.93
75	75	1	475.00	$475.00	$356	+75.00
80–85	81	5	500.00–625.00	$565.74	$458	+5.74
80–85	83	9	710.00–975.00	$832.60	$691	-120.30
80–85	84	21	825.00–1,000.00	$940.71	$790	-12.19
85	85	2	525.00–575.00	$550.00	$468	-392.50
90	90	1	625.00	$625.00	$562	-276.98
90	90	5	525.00–625.00	$582.00	$524	-319.98
90–95	92	33	725.00–960.00	$889.45	$818	-12.53
90–95	93	4	775.00–950.00	$873.31	$812	+274.80
100–105	102	3	525.00–645.00	$590.16	$602	-237.24
100–105	103	22	710.00–875.00	$817.92	$842	-9.48
105	105	1	800.00	$800.00	$840	+25.00
110	110	2	720.00–750.00	$735.00	$808	+410.00
110–115	113	4	650.00–775.00	$721.06	$815	+0.84
120	120	1	675.00	$675.00	$810	-45.22
120–125	123	4	525.00–725.00	$651.94	$802	-68.28
1130–1528	1294	16	175.00–185.00	$178.91	$2,315	—
1160–1706	1348	36	176.00–192.00	$185.10	$2,495	+0.66
1345–1550	1395	7	199.00–200.00	$199.50	$2,783	—
1265–1780	1438	28	183.00–200.00	$192.22	$2,764	-1.45

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–347	333	7	225.00–287.50	$266.94	$889	—
368–393	381	10	215.00–255.00	$242.27	$923	—
416–449	432	20	205.00–267.50	$235.48	$1,017	—
455–490	466	11	255.00–265.00	$259.73	$1,210	—
502–540	513	18	245.00–257.50	$253.64	$1,301	—
550–596	579	21	205.00–252.50	$238.52	$1,381	—
608–644	630	23	210.00–237.50	$233.74	$1,473	—
665	665	6	227.50	$227.50	$1,513	—
747	747	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,606	—
756–776	766	10	195.00–222.50	$215.82	$1,653	—
842	842	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,894	—
876	876	5	217.50	$217.50	$1,905	—
903	903	4	207.50	$207.50	$1,874	—
954	954	2	227.50	$227.50	$2,170	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
276–280	278	4	230.00–265.00	$247.37	$688	—
355–374	361	3	200.00–220.00	$213.10	$769	—
436–444	438	5	200.00–205.00	$203.99	$893	—
470–493	486	8	200.00–225.00	$214.20	$1,041	—
500–530	512	5	195.00–200.00	$197.93	$1,013	—
562–577	572	3	175.00–240.00	$218.71	$1,251	—
660–685	677	3	200.00–210.00	$203.25	$1,376	—
770	770	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,424	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60–65	62	3	10.00–40.00	$30.27	$19	+0.27
70–75	72	3	110.00–150.00	$136.05	$98	-810.71
70–75	74	7	950.00–1,075.00	$1,000.24	$740	+484.02
75	75	3	250.00–685.00	$411.67	$309	-238.33
75	75	4	875.00–900.00	$887.50	$666	+237.50
75	75	4	475.00–700.00	$587.50	$441	-62.50
75	75	2	550.00–685.00	$617.50	$463	-32.50
80–85	83	28	525.00–710.00	$646.41	$537	-331.80
80–85	83	6	250.00–400.00	$309.09	$257	-669.12
80–85	83	8	775.00–900.00	$852.69	$708	-125.52
80–85	84	24	625.00–750.00	$703.90	$591	-274.31
80–85	84	12	875.00–1,000.00	$959.38	$806	-18.83
90–95	92	36	850.00–985.00	$915.10	$842	+234.98
90–95	93	3	350.00–450.00	$383.93	$357	-507.23
90–95	93	30	500.00–700.00	$611.17	$568	-279.99
90–95	93	88	585.00–710.00	$652.12	$606	-239.04
90–95	93	4	825.00–950.00	$877.97	$817	-13.19
95	95	1	100.00	$100.00	$95	-675.00
100–105	101	15	500.00–835.00	$576.62	$582	-160.88
100–105	101	85	550.00–660.00	$615.62	$622	-121.88
100–105	102	37	735.00–910.00	$837.66	$854	+7.45
100–105	103	4	750.00–850.00	$785.79	$809	-44.42
110	110	2	725.00–750.00	$737.50	$811	+174.48
110–118	111	34	660.00–835.00	$763.67	$848	+200.65
110–115	111	10	485.00–630.00	$558.67	$620	-4.35
110–115	112	31	510.00–640.00	$591.01	$662	+27.99
115	115	2	325.00–350.00	$337.50	$388	-297.50
115	115	1	150.00	$150.00	$172	-485.00
120–125	121	8	675.00–755.00	$707.16	$856	-17.84
120–125	123	5	460.00–520.00	$486.83	$599	-12.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–334	331	2	235.00–285.00	$259.77	$860	—
350–365	359	7	265.00–305.00	$286.37	$1,028	—
445	445	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,313	—
450–490	467	10	270.00–275.00	$272.06	$1,271	—
500–514	510	7	265.00–280.00	$269.20	$1,373	—
570	570	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,340	—
600–645	629	20	210.00–265.00	$248.72	$1,564	—
770	770	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,694	—
812–840	826	4	190.00–202.50	$196.14	$1,620	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–328	309	3	190.00–230.00	$215.45	$666	—
350–392	377	10	220.00–270.00	$252.52	$952	—
445	445	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,179	—
476	476	6	260.00	$260.00	$1,238	—
530	530	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,140	—
718–736	727	2	135.00–147.50	$141.17	$1,026	—
878	878	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,343	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1790	1526	75-80%	5	121.00–128.00	$123.29	$1,881	—
1240–2055	1601	75-80%	22	111.00–124.00	$117.03	$1,874	—
1705	1705	75-80%	1	102.50	$102.50	$1,748	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1284–1326	1305	80-85%	2	119.00–120.00	$119.49	$1,559	—
1122–1450	1318	80-85%	12	104.00–116.00	$110.81	$1,460	—
1295–1585	1440	80-85%	2	101.00–103.00	$101.90	$1,467	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1032–1415	1190	85-90%	9	92.00–104.00	$98.43	$1,171	—
1120–1270	1199	85-90%	5	82.50–88.00	$84.46	$1,013	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1885	1521	5	172.50–187.50	$178.21	$2,711	—
1290–2210	1801	19	135.00–179.00	$152.55	$2,747	—
1415–2505	1984	5	139.00–147.50	$144.18	$2,861	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095	1095	3	152.50	$152.50	$1,670	—
1270–1762	1475	3	183.00–191.00	$186.09	$2,745	—
1835–1950	1893	2	162.50–167.50	$164.92	$3,122	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1535	1428	7	153.00–164.00	$159.17	$2,273	—
1195–1785	1516	17	170.00–184.00	$177.59	$2,692	—
1462–1870	1618	13	182.00–190.00	$185.96	$3,009	+0.38

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1970	1607	16	129.00–160.00	$150.58	$2,420	—
1460–1730	1613	8	162.00–172.50	$168.85	$2,724	—
1215–2172	1664	3	128.00–145.00	$136.99	$2,280	-1.85

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1395	1230	85-90%	16	80.00–89.00	$84.59	$1,040	—
1125–1390	1273	85-90%	11	107.00–114.00	$109.82	$1,398	+25.19
845–1660	1309	85-90%	135	84.00–109.00	$97.01	$1,270	—
880–1730	1341	85-90%	65	70.00–99.00	$86.05	$1,154	—
1400–1690	1500	80-85%	21	88.00–99.00	$95.14	$1,427	-14.91
1230–1850	1508	80-85%	158	103.00–119.00	$111.79	$1,686	+1.74
1248–1685	1512	80-85%	62	90.00–109.00	$102.76	$1,554	-7.29
1345–1660	1541	80-85%	15	118.00–125.00	$120.60	$1,858	+21.64
1370–1950	1735	75-80%	27	100.00–112.50	$107.90	$1,872	—
1510–2100	1770	75-80%	112	108.00–121.00	$116.71	$2,066	-0.07
1455–2140	1797	75-80%	16	120.00–126.00	$122.85	$2,208	-0.78

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1616	1353	6	149.00–154.00	$151.26	$2,047	—
1388–1482	1445	3	139.00–144.00	$141.71	$2,048	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830	830	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,307	—
916	916	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,443	—
962	962	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,443	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	210.00	$210.00	$724	—
420–434	425	8	195.00–202.50	$197.21	$838	—
461	461	3	180.00	$180.00	$830	—
565	565	2	160.00	$160.00	$904	—
755–798	788	12	162.50–172.50	$167.87	$1,323	—
852	852	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,257	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1700	1453	11	138.00–150.00	$143.92	$2,091	—
1340–1780	1546	7	155.00–163.00	$157.68	$2,438	-2.82
1640	1640	1	177.00	$177.00	$2,903	—
1800–1855	1830	3	150.00–156.00	$152.03	$2,782	—
1825–1950	1895	3	145.00–147.00	$146.33	$2,773	—

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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.