Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 30, 2024

5,391 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.72/cwt ≈ $1,314/hd at 524 lb · 55 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $287.07/cwt ≈ $1,504/hd at 524 lb · 23 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $247.53/cwt ≈ $1,787/hd at 722 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,391	2,980	3,608
Feeder cattle	829	83	659
Slaughter cattle	2,351	1,404	1,855

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1076–1670	1408	28	170.00–190.00	$181.99	$2,562	—
1105–1865	1578	233	181.00–206.00	$196.29	$3,097	-11.94
1410–1775	1623	16	200.00–219.00	$208.59	$3,385	—
1338–1885	1637	146	190.00–212.50	$203.80	$3,336	—
1840–1880	1853	3	186.00–187.00	$186.66	$3,459	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	285.00	$285.00	$741	—
318	318	1	270.00	$270.00	$859	—
480	480	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,320	—
509–534	524	23	275.00–300.00	$287.07	$1,504	—
558–598	574	16	260.00–295.00	$282.98	$1,624	—
600–645	611	16	240.00–285.00	$268.54	$1,641	+38.54
654–695	676	16	230.00–265.00	$254.64	$1,721	—
712–732	722	23	245.00–252.00	$247.53	$1,787	—
758–799	784	11	235.00–239.00	$237.59	$1,863	—
824–837	832	15	230.00–239.00	$237.26	$1,974	—
860–892	873	5	230.00–235.00	$232.96	$2,034	—
926	926	3	222.00	$222.00	$2,056	—
951	951	7	228.00	$228.00	$2,168	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	3	295.00	$295.00	$879	+65.00
313–317	315	5	250.00–310.00	$285.82	$900	—
351–376	365	7	285.00–310.00	$295.30	$1,078	—
422	422	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,013	+35.00
430	430	2	200.00	$200.00	$860	-5.00
510–547	527	6	245.00–265.00	$256.43	$1,351	+36.43
550–570	562	11	215.00–245.00	$236.11	$1,327	—
627–642	637	7	190.00–240.00	$221.39	$1,410	—
701–702	701	6	215.00–227.50	$223.33	$1,566	—
838–847	841	6	190.00–216.00	$207.27	$1,743	—
887	887	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,863	—
945	945	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,843	—
980	980	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,960	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	1	125.00	$125.00	$69	-463.06
65	65	1	100.00	$100.00	$65	-488.06
70	70	4	125.00–200.00	$150.00	$105	-160.00
70–75	73	5	480.00–850.00	$718.77	$525	-111.07
72–78	75	4	825.00–950.00	$908.21	$681	+477.14
72–78	75	2	300.00–380.00	$341.60	$256	-89.47
75	75	1	525.00	$525.00	$394	+93.93
80–86	83	10	300.00–850.00	$709.06	$589	-61.19
80–88	83	5	350.00–500.00	$412.99	$343	-357.26
80–85	83	2	200.00	$200.00	$166	-570.25
80–88	84	21	800.00–1,100.00	$963.34	$809	-26.89
80–88	84	3	600.00–775.00	$682.51	$573	-307.72
90–98	93	34	840.00–1,000.00	$925.55	$861	+216.86
90–98	93	9	400.00–710.00	$531.58	$494	-177.11
90–95	94	4	525.00–600.00	$553.17	$520	-155.52
92–95	95	7	500.00–800.00	$730.09	$694	+21.40
100	100	1	400.00	$400.00	$400	-269.09
100–108	103	18	750.00–925.00	$857.96	$884	+4.01
100–108	104	3	600.00–725.00	$645.13	$671	-208.82
104	104	1	600.00	$600.00	$624	-253.95
110	110	1	460.00	$460.00	$506	-64.78
110	110	1	540.00	$540.00	$594	+15.22
110–115	112	7	650.00–860.00	$761.94	$853	+237.16
120	120	1	720.00	$720.00	$864	-35.92
125	125	1	750.00	$750.00	$938	-5.92
1090–1560	1333	29	182.00–190.00	$185.45	$2,472	—
1068–1472	1334	3	175.00–178.00	$176.47	$2,354	—
1320–1670	1423	5	192.00–198.00	$195.34	$2,780	—
1300–1755	1499	25	190.00–207.00	$200.02	$2,998	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–393	388	7	270.00–275.00	$273.62	$1,062	—
406–422	412	5	260.00–275.00	$266.14	$1,096	—
485–486	486	9	250.00–265.00	$260.01	$1,264	—
510–540	524	55	220.00–260.00	$250.72	$1,314	—
566	566	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,415	—
625–645	637	5	230.00–237.00	$232.75	$1,483	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	1	175.00	$175.00	$581	—
363–372	365	5	175.00–260.00	$242.66	$886	—
418–449	440	13	210.00–250.00	$242.83	$1,068	—
465–485	477	10	215.00–235.00	$228.06	$1,088	+28.06
497	497	4	215.00	$215.00	$1,069	+15.00
502–538	515	5	200.00–210.00	$204.73	$1,054	—
575–590	581	5	175.00–195.00	$183.07	$1,064	-16.93
618–640	633	3	165.00–200.00	$176.40	$1,117	—
786	786	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,238	—
894–898	896	2	152.50–157.50	$155.01	$1,389	—
934	934	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,424	—
1008	1008	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,739	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
66–68	67	2	700.00	$700.00	$469	+464.48
70–76	73	6	850.00–1,075.00	$968.46	$707	+468.46
70–75	73	2	400.00–450.00	$424.14	$310	-75.86
70–76	74	3	650.00–800.00	$725.34	$537	+225.34
70–78	74	7	340.00–575.00	$431.59	$319	-68.41
70–78	75	9	500.00–750.00	$636.07	$477	-78.72
72–78	75	3	200.00–260.00	$220.89	$166	-493.90
76–78	77	2	700.00–720.00	$710.13	$547	+291.71
80–85	82	5	100.00–200.00	$156.25	$128	-312.22
80–88	83	9	660.00–875.00	$786.36	$653	-229.36
80–88	84	59	610.00–785.00	$712.57	$599	-96.64
80–88	84	19	800.00–1,125.00	$979.49	$823	+170.28
80–86	84	9	375.00–550.00	$456.38	$383	-352.83
80–88	85	16	500.00–700.00	$600.56	$510	-94.96
90–98	92	47	810.00–1,025.00	$941.56	$866	+842.47
90–95	93	2	650.00–700.00	$674.32	$627	+148.64
90–96	93	14	380.00–585.00	$461.22	$429	-64.46
90–95	93	3	205.00–300.00	$251.70	$234	-273.98
90–98	93	114	585.00–775.00	$679.00	$631	+153.32
90–96	93	39	475.00–675.00	$585.32	$544	+59.64
90–98	94	21	600.00–850.00	$764.33	$718	-53.35
100–105	101	7	350.00–425.00	$389.39	$393	-298.37
100–105	101	12	600.00–875.00	$771.45	$779	+83.69
100–106	102	41	450.00–665.00	$578.23	$590	-109.53
100–108	103	108	575.00–735.00	$646.54	$666	+82.52
100–108	103	54	825.00–935.00	$872.23	$898	+308.21
110–115	112	3	440.00–450.00	$446.68	$500	-198.84
110–115	112	15	435.00–610.00	$544.72	$610	-100.80
110–115	112	21	725.00–875.00	$802.97	$899	+157.45
110–118	113	52	560.00–685.00	$630.47	$712	-148.98
110–118	113	10	600.00–790.00	$695.95	$786	-83.50
120	120	1	680.00	$680.00	$816	+141.29
120–125	121	11	460.00–610.00	$539.70	$653	+0.99
120–125	123	4	650.00–750.00	$706.38	$869	+15.28
124	124	1	580.00	$580.00	$719	-111.10
130	130	1	410.00	$410.00	$533	-244.15

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258	258	1	255.00	$255.00	$658	—
310	310	1	255.00	$255.00	$790	-20.00
374–394	390	5	240.00–270.00	$245.75	$958	—
447–448	447	6	240.00–290.00	$281.65	$1,259	—
474–498	483	9	210.00–282.50	$261.48	$1,263	—
520	520	3	252.50	$252.50	$1,313	—
552–590	569	20	212.50–275.00	$250.53	$1,426	—
640–646	642	4	205.00–242.50	$233.06	$1,496	—
655–696	673	16	215.00–252.50	$234.92	$1,581	—
726	726	5	221.00	$221.00	$1,604	+1.00
773	773	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,623	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	275.00	$275.00	$811	—
502	502	1	190.00	$190.00	$954	—
724	724	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,231	—
788–798	793	2	147.50–157.50	$152.53	$1,210	—
820	820	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,394	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
966–1500	1264	80-85%	19	112.00–125.00	$119.82	$1,515	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
894	894	85-90%	1	100.00	$100.00	$894	—
1055	1055	85-90%	1	87.50	$87.50	$923	—
960–1350	1120	85-90%	12	106.00–115.00	$111.37	$1,247	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1224–2048	1691	75-80%	9	129.00–147.00	$137.16	$2,319	—
1790–1945	1868	75-80%	2	132.00–133.00	$132.52	$2,475	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–2010	1444	9	135.00–157.00	$148.56	$2,145	—
1495–1798	1633	6	162.50–195.00	$179.21	$2,926	—
1295–2236	1721	17	143.00–177.50	$158.35	$2,725	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1466–1582	1507	3	172.00–178.00	$175.58	$2,646	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487	487	2	155.00	$155.00	$755	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
496	496	8	210.00	$210.00	$1,042	—
545	545	5	215.00	$215.00	$1,172	—
610–635	625	5	185.00–190.00	$186.95	$1,168	—
906	906	3	202.50	$202.50	$1,835	—
1055	1055	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,952	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1700	1456	6	166.00–170.00	$167.60	$2,440	—
1288–1860	1584	7	172.00–192.50	$182.97	$2,898	-9.53
1700	1700	1	180.00	$180.00	$3,060	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1584	1584	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,901	—
1390–1920	1633	5	125.00–151.00	$141.37	$2,309	—
2020–2045	2033	2	152.50–162.50	$157.53	$3,203	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1535	1262	85-90%	36	85.00–107.50	$96.85	$1,222	+0.27
1140–1385	1292	85-90%	10	90.00–98.00	$93.45	$1,207	-23.44
1014–1650	1299	85-90%	24	105.00–130.00	$116.43	$1,512	-0.46
886–1782	1313	85-90%	120	99.00–119.00	$107.94	$1,417	—
1450–1530	1490	80-85%	3	90.00–95.00	$92.48	$1,378	—
1200–1932	1527	80-85%	177	105.00–128.00	$115.51	$1,764	+9.43
1184–1705	1543	80-85%	64	119.00–140.00	$121.88	$1,881	+6.70
1250–2016	1575	80-85%	27	100.00–111.00	$105.49	$1,661	-16.65
1410–1955	1721	75-80%	124	112.00–129.00	$122.13	$2,102	—
1700–2130	1865	75-80%	20	120.00–129.00	$122.74	$2,289	—
1638–1965	1872	75-80%	4	115.00–118.00	$116.65	$2,184	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1645	1366	9	150.00–160.00	$155.46	$2,124	—
1410–1640	1495	6	161.00–168.00	$163.27	$2,441	—
1188–1912	1523	5	147.00–160.00	$154.55	$2,354	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294	294	1	265.00	$265.00	$779	—
338	338	1	260.00	$260.00	$879	—
374	374	1	235.00	$235.00	$879	—
404–434	419	2	245.00–265.00	$255.36	$1,070	—
528	528	1	150.00	$150.00	$792	—
674	674	1	140.00	$140.00	$944	—
944	944	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,454	—
988–992	990	2	130.00–150.00	$140.02	$1,386	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1234–1855	1456	10	150.00–167.00	$161.43	$2,350	-14.44
1460–1885	1616	11	162.00–184.00	$171.74	$2,775	—
1635	1635	2	200.00	$200.00	$3,270	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302	302	1	240.00	$240.00	$725	+12.50
554–566	563	4	142.50–205.00	$157.88	$889	+3.42
618	618	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,143	—
802–826	818	6	147.50–175.00	$166.01	$1,358	—
935	935	3	157.00	$157.00	$1,468	—
984–998	991	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,635	—

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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.