Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 9, 2024

5,247 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $183.53/cwt -30.67 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 481 lb · 21 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $176.74/cwt -41.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,025/hd at 580 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $185.50/cwt -12.43 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 519 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,247	4,777	4,552
Feeder cattle	542	669	598
Slaughter cattle	2,601	2,202	2,457

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1690	1408	52	143.00–184.00	$175.41	$2,470	+0.54
1225–1660	1421	5	170.00–172.50	$170.43	$2,422	-4.44
1215–1885	1530	172	171.00–196.00	$188.72	$2,887	-3.46
1438–1750	1555	12	196.50–199.00	$197.75	$3,075	—
1335–1895	1627	226	180.00–206.00	$196.81	$3,202	+1.26
1565–1880	1699	25	200.00–215.00	$207.12	$3,519	-4.73

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404	404	1	192.50	$192.50	$778	-162.50
459–462	459	8	175.00–295.00	$279.91	$1,285	-41.51
510–542	535	9	265.00	$265.00	$1,418	-43.02
622–646	626	11	185.00–282.00	$267.56	$1,675	-15.43
652–664	660	9	220.00–245.00	$237.30	$1,566	-39.15
803–848	831	12	210.00–225.00	$216.92	$1,803	—
890	890	2	207.00	$207.00	$1,842	+4.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	4	175.00	$175.00	$564	—
376	376	1	145.00	$145.00	$545	—
457–492	466	4	105.00–185.00	$163.87	$764	-93.47
500–530	517	4	130.00–185.00	$168.58	$872	-111.14
600	600	3	235.00–240.00	$236.67	$1,420	—
665–690	673	4	145.00–200.00	$183.71	$1,236	-51.29
700–740	725	3	140.00–190.00	$173.91	$1,261	—
758	758	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,004	-107.50
998	998	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,622	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
64	64	1	800.00	$800.00	$512	-93.18
65	65	2	40.00–75.00	$57.50	$37	-835.68
70–76	72	13	800.00–1,000.00	$891.51	$642	-1.67
70–75	73	6	60.00–200.00	$117.13	$86	-776.05
70–75	73	2	425.00–450.00	$437.07	$319	-456.11
75	75	1	650.00	$650.00	$488	+175.00
80–85	82	7	500.00–775.00	$654.13	$536	-178.47
80–86	83	10	500.00–770.00	$605.32	$502	-227.28
80–88	84	38	700.00–1,060.00	$960.65	$807	+19.94
85	85	2	400.00	$400.00	$340	-150.00
90	90	1	425.00	$425.00	$382	-157.00
90–96	92	45	800.00–985.00	$907.23	$835	+17.78
90–98	94	6	525.00–710.00	$628.26	$591	-245.05
95	95	2	600.00–700.00	$650.00	$618	-223.31
100	100	1	675.00	$675.00	$675	+84.84
100–105	101	19	750.00–935.00	$853.37	$862	+263.21
100–108	104	3	500.00–650.00	$571.88	$595	-246.04
110–115	113	2	635.00–650.00	$642.67	$726	-78.39
110–115	114	4	700.00–730.00	$718.68	$819	-2.38
1226–1540	1389	9	171.00–187.00	$178.79	$2,483	-20.71
1285–1960	1454	19	178.00–201.00	$189.35	$2,753	—
1455–1515	1495	3	205.00–206.00	$205.32	$3,070	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
279	279	2	210.00	$210.00	$586	-37.37
385–390	388	2	160.00–175.00	$167.55	$650	-45.55
460–495	481	21	165.00–192.00	$183.53	$883	-30.67
505–540	519	12	170.00–240.00	$185.50	$963	-12.43
563–598	580	18	165.00–185.00	$176.74	$1,025	-41.97
600–640	624	8	150.00–220.00	$162.44	$1,014	—
900–945	926	4	120.00–130.00	$124.98	$1,157	—
957	957	2	197.50	$197.50	$1,890	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	2	215.00–220.00	$217.60	$681	-49.34
365–380	373	2	205.00–215.00	$210.10	$784	-32.17
400–425	413	2	200.00–205.00	$202.58	$837	-32.90
465	465	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,023	-39.73
565–595	589	5	195.00–200.00	$199.04	$1,172	-39.48

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	1	40.00	$40.00	$26	+9.73
65	65	1	350.00	$350.00	$228	+319.73
65	65	1	500.00	$500.00	$325	+469.73
70–75	73	8	580.00–800.00	$681.28	$497	-318.96
70–78	74	19	75.00–460.00	$311.35	$230	-688.89
70–78	74	10	400.00–735.00	$569.17	$421	-431.07
70–78	75	13	525.00–725.00	$650.27	$488	+32.77
75–78	76	6	710.00–1,000.00	$889.80	$676	+272.30
80–88	83	32	900.00–1,060.00	$994.37	$825	+141.68
80–86	83	11	300.00–490.00	$421.78	$350	-430.91
80–88	83	24	300.00–685.00	$539.21	$448	-313.48
82–85	83	4	610.00–825.00	$733.83	$609	-118.86
80–88	84	73	600.00–775.00	$678.88	$570	-280.50
90	90	1	420.00	$420.00	$378	-495.10
90–98	92	107	575.00–735.00	$662.25	$609	-252.85
90–98	93	64	750.00–1,000.00	$925.07	$860	+47.10
90–95	93	8	700.00–885.00	$820.00	$763	-57.97
90–98	94	12	150.00–600.00	$441.56	$415	-436.41
90–98	94	48	500.00–685.00	$605.88	$570	-272.09
95	95	2	135.00–275.00	$205.00	$195	+105.00
100–108	102	99	575.00–670.00	$623.06	$636	-214.60
100–108	102	47	690.00–925.00	$843.29	$860	+5.63
100–106	103	21	500.00–600.00	$557.29	$574	-228.50
102–105	104	3	475.00–490.00	$484.94	$504	-300.85
100–108	105	4	510.00–640.00	$596.38	$626	-189.41
110	110	1	510.00	$510.00	$561	-227.50
110–118	112	43	550.00–645.00	$601.68	$674	+10.67
110–116	113	16	690.00–810.00	$769.14	$869	+178.13
110–116	114	10	375.00–580.00	$489.75	$558	+152.25
116–118	117	2	490.00–580.00	$535.38	$626	+197.88
120	120	1	575.00	$575.00	$690	-132.16
120–127	122	7	600.00–725.00	$690.81	$843	+203.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535–545	539	5	170.00–180.00	$175.96	$948	-39.04
565–589	584	5	145.00–160.00	$147.90	$864	—
620	620	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,147	—
685	685	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,096	—
700–718	712	3	112.00–127.00	$122.08	$869	-19.09
760–775	768	2	150.00–165.00	$157.57	$1,210	—
855–870	860	3	130.00–145.00	$135.06	$1,162	-17.94

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–312	308	3	205.00–230.00	$213.12	$656	-46.65
372	372	2	240.00	$240.00	$893	-46.37
432–438	435	4	230.00–235.00	$232.48	$1,011	-62.52
566	566	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,132	-35.00
624–640	631	9	190.00–200.00	$195.49	$1,234	-53.23
780–794	787	2	117.50–120.00	$118.74	$934	-101.26

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1630	1365	80-85%	37	100.00–116.00	$108.50	$1,481	—
1415–1535	1462	80-85%	3	112.00–116.00	$113.95	$1,666	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1190	959	85-90%	4	112.00–118.00	$115.07	$1,104	—
880–1370	1171	85-90%	20	80.00–108.00	$99.81	$1,169	+1.38
1015–1290	1172	85-90%	5	87.50–94.00	$91.12	$1,068	-7.31

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1885	1663	75-80%	20	111.00–124.00	$115.71	$1,924	—
1555–1935	1753	75-80%	3	123.00–129.00	$124.77	$2,187	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–2690	1470	24	120.00–146.00	$136.47	$2,006	—
1055–2120	1633	16	150.00–195.00	$163.82	$2,675	—
1045–2187	1693	32	126.00–162.50	$144.88	$2,453	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284	284	1	190.00	$190.00	$540	—
398	398	1	175.00	$175.00	$696	—
419–424	422	4	150.00–157.50	$153.73	$649	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1730	1625	3	172.00–179.00	$175.19	$2,847	—
1660–1730	1700	3	180.00–183.00	$181.01	$3,077	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1273–1605	1385	4	175.00–184.00	$180.58	$2,501	—
1295–1555	1462	3	174.00–179.00	$175.83	$2,571	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1750	1595	3	132.00–143.00	$138.14	$2,203	—
1000–2275	1664	14	118.00–153.00	$136.48	$2,271	-0.51
1780–1995	1855	3	140.00–150.00	$144.55	$2,681	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1350	1200	85-90%	11	70.00–88.00	$79.49	$954	-5.10
1165–1525	1293	85-90%	13	105.00–119.00	$110.72	$1,432	+0.90
832–1756	1320	85-90%	99	71.00–98.00	$85.84	$1,133	-11.17
952–1760	1350	85-90%	150	85.00–110.00	$97.80	$1,320	—
1146–1730	1498	80-85%	29	112.00–133.00	$116.23	$1,741	—
1415–1665	1535	80-85%	40	90.00–104.00	$98.27	$1,508	-22.33
1445–1675	1546	80-85%	5	84.00–88.00	$86.14	$1,332	-34.46
1205–2002	1593	80-85%	136	100.00–116.00	$108.60	$1,730	—
1385–1885	1701	75-80%	5	122.00–127.00	$124.00	$2,109	+16.10
1510–2145	1800	75-80%	73	104.00–120.00	$115.73	$2,083	—
1620–2035	1821	75-80%	17	100.00–113.00	$107.37	$1,955	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1338–1560	1417	4	131.00–144.00	$138.99	$1,969	-2.72
1216–1714	1441	7	144.00–152.00	$147.14	$2,120	+5.43

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	1	240.00	$240.00	$667	—
448	448	1	180.00	$180.00	$806	—
506–510	508	2	150.00–180.00	$165.06	$839	—
576–598	587	2	155.00–170.00	$162.64	$955	—
974–976	975	2	117.50–124.00	$120.75	$1,177	-29.25

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1670	1469	8	151.00–161.00	$157.92	$2,320	+14.00
1248–1820	1486	21	144.00–175.00	$152.82	$2,271	+8.90
1466–1798	1625	6	151.00–164.00	$157.72	$2,563	-19.28

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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.