Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 23, 2024

2,980 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,980	4,455	4,552
Feeder cattle	83	165	598
Slaughter cattle	1,404	2,271	2,457

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1216–1706	1344	15	159.00–185.00	$175.27	$2,356	—
1255–1905	1498	3	171.00–180.00	$174.09	$2,608	—
1310–1685	1502	10	185.00–195.00	$190.15	$2,856	-2.62
1315–1925	1538	53	180.00–206.00	$202.03	$3,107	+9.26
1435–1745	1596	14	207.00–209.00	$208.23	$3,323	—
1525–1840	1679	21	217.00–233.00	$220.50	$3,702	+8.33
1430–2055	1698	118	199.00–229.00	$212.72	$3,612	+0.55

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	230.00	$230.00	$644	—
442	442	1	205.00	$205.00	$906	—
502	502	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,104	+105.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,115	—
636	636	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,463	-20.00

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
66–68	67	2	380.00–790.00	$588.06	$394	+418.57
68	68	1	310.00	$310.00	$211	+35.00
70–78	73	5	800.00–890.00	$829.84	$606	+8.86
70–76	74	3	670.00–690.00	$679.73	$503	-257.19
70–78	74	13	410.00–850.00	$633.56	$469	-303.36
70–78	75	3	300.00–540.00	$431.07	$323	-118.93
80–85	81	6	400.00–750.00	$555.39	$450	-424.64
80–86	83	9	370.00–1,000.00	$770.25	$639	-209.78
80–88	84	17	930.00–1,050.00	$990.23	$832	+109.76
80–86	84	15	600.00–740.00	$675.20	$567	-205.27
90	90	2	800.00–825.00	$812.50	$731	-98.94
90–98	92	33	840.00–1,020.00	$926.85	$853	+15.41
90–95	93	2	650.00–675.00	$662.16	$616	-249.28
90–96	93	7	620.00–800.00	$708.69	$659	-202.75
100–104	101	5	635.00–700.00	$669.09	$676	+59.09
100–105	102	9	360.00–810.00	$702.53	$717	-131.05
100–106	103	23	775.00–900.00	$853.95	$880	+76.90
110–115	112	3	500.00–550.00	$524.78	$588	+24.78
110–115	113	7	700.00–800.00	$755.92	$854	+55.92
1336–1382	1359	2	207.00–209.00	$207.98	$2,826	—
1134–1560	1378	8	175.00–188.00	$182.05	$2,509	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
223	223	2	232.50	$232.50	$518	—
272	272	1	217.50	$217.50	$592	+2.50
478	478	1	200.00	$200.00	$956	+1.19
572	572	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,144	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
62–66	64	3	140.00–190.00	$160.52	$103	+11.77
66	66	1	310.00	$310.00	$205	-220.00
66–68	67	2	200.00–270.00	$235.52	$158	-294.48
74	74	1	500.00	$500.00	$370	-197.91
70–76	75	10	600.00–775.00	$714.79	$536	+107.23
72–78	75	4	85.00–310.00	$183.60	$138	-423.96
74–78	76	2	360.00–480.00	$418.42	$318	-189.14
76	76	1	400.00	$400.00	$304	-207.56
80–85	82	3	430.00–500.00	$468.47	$384	+238.47
80–86	83	22	950.00–1,075.00	$1,015.72	$843	+21.50
80–88	84	53	600.00–800.00	$720.41	$605	+213.90
80–88	84	7	650.00–925.00	$809.21	$680	+302.70
84	84	1	360.00	$360.00	$302	-146.51
80–85	85	12	570.00–760.00	$695.52	$591	+5.01
90–95	92	3	50.00–150.00	$99.09	$91	-359.20
90–98	93	37	870.00–1,040.00	$942.28	$876	+483.99
90–95	93	21	450.00–700.00	$599.91	$558	+141.62
90–95	93	7	310.00–585.00	$525.68	$489	+67.39
90–98	94	95	600.00–785.00	$710.79	$668	+94.09
90–96	94	11	680.00–950.00	$817.68	$769	+200.98
100–105	102	25	550.00–700.00	$641.26	$654	-127.32
100–108	102	79	600.00–760.00	$687.76	$702	-80.82
100–106	103	42	835.00–950.00	$876.72	$903	+233.29
100–105	103	6	550.00–585.00	$564.02	$581	-79.41
100–108	104	2	200.00–250.00	$225.96	$235	-417.47
100–106	104	5	730.00–875.00	$814.66	$847	+171.23
110–118	112	36	560.00–730.00	$645.52	$723	+51.19
110–118	113	9	740.00–830.00	$779.45	$881	+185.12
110–115	113	11	700.00–860.00	$776.34	$877	+182.01
110–118	114	10	450.00–630.00	$551.96	$629	-42.37
120–125	121	4	510.00–560.00	$538.71	$652	-21.13
120–125	122	3	650.00–725.00	$691.10	$843	+172.60
120–125	122	6	510.00–630.00	$562.68	$686	+44.18
130–135	133	2	610.00–700.00	$654.15	$870	+154.15

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
466–488	477	2	130.00–175.00	$153.02	$730	—
602–614	608	2	147.50–175.00	$161.39	$981	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	1	275.00	$275.00	$886	+65.00
700	700	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,540	—
898	898	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,572	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
918–1730	1403	80-85%	9	110.00–128.00	$122.48	$1,718	+12.14

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1330	1236	85-90%	5	106.00–117.00	$112.03	$1,385	—
1595	1595	85-90%	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,579	+5.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1466–1776	1617	75-80%	6	121.00–134.00	$126.92	$2,052	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1980	1484	17	143.00–187.50	$169.08	$2,509	+24.76
1035–2000	1512	7	147.50–162.00	$154.73	$2,340	—
1310–2200	1550	11	176.00–203.00	$190.87	$2,958	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–378	367	2	190.00–200.00	$194.85	$715	+4.85
446	446	1	205.00	$205.00	$914	—
528	528	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,030	—
742	742	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,373	+40.00
948	948	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,493	—
992	992	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,488	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1185	1153	2	130.00–140.00	$135.14	$1,558	—
1548–1550	1549	4	185.00–187.50	$185.63	$2,875	—
1590	1590	1	192.50	$192.50	$3,061	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1305	1223	3	127.00–133.00	$130.54	$1,597	—
1355–1525	1463	3	144.00–145.00	$144.66	$2,116	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1340	1123	85-90%	11	88.00–95.00	$91.12	$1,023	—
970–1475	1252	85-90%	20	90.00–104.00	$96.58	$1,209	+6.30
814–1610	1283	85-90%	90	92.00–113.00	$105.11	$1,349	+14.83
1075–1480	1287	85-90%	33	112.00–122.00	$116.89	$1,504	+8.17
1385–1815	1525	80-85%	29	100.00–109.00	$106.08	$1,618	—
1248–1870	1547	80-85%	120	109.00–123.00	$115.18	$1,782	—
1415–1755	1575	80-85%	49	120.00–128.00	$122.14	$1,924	+5.71
1550–1960	1772	75-80%	19	110.00–119.00	$115.74	$2,051	+2.63
1314–2215	1807	75-80%	68	116.00–128.00	$122.16	$2,207	+17.10
1770–1885	1828	75-80%	2	128.00	$128.00	$2,340	+22.94

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1225	1158	6	140.00–150.00	$143.22	$1,658	—
1046–1394	1193	3	151.00–157.00	$154.34	$1,841	—
1028–1652	1424	5	163.00–168.00	$164.63	$2,344	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620–636	628	2	145.00–147.50	$146.27	$919	—
744	744	1	130.00	$130.00	$967	-15.00
1060	1060	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,420	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
276	276	1	150.00	$150.00	$414	-89.86
332	332	2	227.50	$227.50	$755	-7.50
372	372	1	180.00	$180.00	$670	—
550–594	579	3	142.50–160.00	$154.46	$894	—
878	878	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,247	—
1040	1040	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,550	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1436–1438	1437	2	160.00	$160.00	$2,299	—
1400–1526	1463	2	173.00–179.00	$175.87	$2,573	+19.31
1460–1500	1483	3	155.00–165.00	$160.01	$2,373	+3.45

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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.