Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 27, 2025

4,434 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,434	2,258	3,406
Slaughter cattle	2,458	1,335	2,053

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1610	1374	9	177.50–188.00	$183.38	$2,520	-7.74
1220–1778	1483	53	190.00–199.00	$195.21	$2,895	—
1310–1780	1487	30	200.00–209.00	$203.32	$3,023	—
1245–2010	1615	193	199.00–215.00	$209.77	$3,388	-4.28
1475–1940	1652	10	200.00–204.00	$202.25	$3,341	-14.59
1468–1880	1653	38	216.00–218.50	$216.69	$3,582	-0.15
1275–1885	1668	164	208.00–224.00	$216.33	$3,608	-0.51
1750	1750	1	227.00	$227.00	$3,972	—
1720–1890	1805	2	192.00–201.00	$196.29	$3,543	-2.71

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	1	850.00	$850.00	$510	-124.32
60–62	61	2	900.00–1,075.00	$986.07	$602	+11.75
70–78	74	7	500.00–750.00	$639.11	$473	-335.21
70–78	74	14	890.00–1,075.00	$996.25	$737	+21.93
75	75	1	950.00	$950.00	$712	-24.32
74–78	76	3	470.00–530.00	$490.53	$373	-483.79
82	82	1	550.00	$550.00	$451	-351.63
80–88	83	10	525.00–780.00	$628.37	$522	-392.03
80–86	83	5	780.00–985.00	$928.62	$771	-91.78
80–88	84	46	840.00–1,150.00	$1,021.24	$858	+0.84
90–98	92	11	510.00–650.00	$583.44	$537	-279.40
90–95	92	7	825.00–975.00	$894.81	$823	+31.97
90–98	93	38	860.00–1,085.00	$1,005.51	$935	+142.67
96–98	97	2	500.00	$500.00	$485	-362.84
100	100	6	410.00–630.00	$566.67	$567	-357.51
100–105	102	20	875.00–1,010.00	$931.41	$950	+7.23
106	106	1	780.00	$780.00	$827	+278.78
112	112	1	800.00	$800.00	$896	-32.42
110–115	113	4	785.00–885.00	$833.28	$942	+0.86
120–125	123	2	700.00–800.00	$748.98	$921	-83.44
130	130	1	700.00	$700.00	$910	-132.42
1040–1440	1308	6	182.50–190.00	$184.57	$2,414	-8.90
1315	1315	1	199.00	$199.00	$2,617	+5.53
1070–1695	1382	49	191.00–212.00	$206.71	$2,857	—
1216–1700	1474	25	200.00–219.00	$210.57	$3,104	-1.34

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
68	68	1	540.00	$540.00	$367	-283.18
70–78	74	8	1,000.00–1,110.00	$1,061.78	$786	+238.60
70–78	74	5	400.00–585.00	$493.48	$365	-329.70
70–78	74	8	500.00–685.00	$612.64	$453	-210.54
70–78	75	8	600.00–735.00	$691.69	$519	-131.49
75–78	76	3	780.00–825.00	$801.38	$609	-21.80
80–86	82	12	690.00–1,050.00	$935.81	$767	+112.63
80–88	83	3	500.00–680.00	$592.80	$492	-230.38
80–88	84	7	400.00–600.00	$485.82	$408	-551.90
80–88	84	27	500.00–775.00	$629.66	$529	-408.06
80–88	84	32	820.00–1,175.00	$1,068.90	$898	+31.18
80–89	85	36	610.00–835.00	$726.50	$618	+209.83
85	85	2	200.00–275.00	$237.50	$202	-279.17
90	90	1	680.00	$680.00	$612	+580.00
90–98	93	40	500.00–735.00	$636.18	$592	-232.50
90–98	93	45	840.00–1,100.00	$992.38	$923	+123.70
90–95	93	13	700.00–975.00	$846.68	$787	-22.00
90–98	93	10	225.00–525.00	$445.36	$414	-423.32
90–98	93	139	600.00–800.00	$700.45	$651	-168.23
95	95	3	300.00	$300.00	$285	-125.00
100–106	101	7	430.00–585.00	$505.07	$510	-73.99
100–108	102	25	500.00–685.00	$602.92	$615	-336.41
100–105	103	7	785.00–885.00	$832.61	$858	-106.72
100–108	103	128	600.00–750.00	$674.03	$694	-265.30
100–108	103	52	800.00–1,010.00	$943.56	$972	+4.23
104	104	1	400.00	$400.00	$416	-535.00
110	110	1	620.00	$620.00	$682	-237.78
110–114	111	5	760.00–790.00	$777.91	$863	-79.87
110–118	112	13	500.00–660.00	$602.12	$674	-18.40
110–118	112	47	575.00–685.00	$647.53	$725	+27.01
110–115	113	13	810.00–925.00	$867.35	$980	+246.83
120	120	1	580.00	$580.00	$696	-12.73
120–125	123	8	560.00–625.00	$591.81	$728	-0.92

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1058–2020	1629	75-80%	19	132.00–145.00	$138.26	$2,252	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1310	1293	80-85%	3	143.00–144.00	$143.33	$1,853	—
1048–1595	1307	80-85%	14	115.00–138.00	$128.79	$1,683	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
978–1590	1143	85-90%	10	109.00–130.00	$118.73	$1,357	—
1055–1295	1185	85-90%	3	135.00–143.00	$138.76	$1,644	+7.16
1290	1290	85-90%	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,419	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–2255	1622	6	158.00–162.00	$160.31	$2,600	—
1405–2348	1707	24	152.00–177.50	$164.91	$2,815	—
1340–2280	1720	19	160.00–202.00	$177.82	$3,059	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1590	1400	5	170.00–175.00	$172.54	$2,416	—
1250–1568	1448	5	187.50–196.00	$192.58	$2,789	—
1530–1560	1545	2	204.00–207.00	$205.51	$3,175	-6.79
1415–1773	1618	19	194.00–212.50	$206.53	$3,342	—
1565–1780	1697	3	190.00–197.50	$194.68	$3,304	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1310	1250	2	137.00–140.00	$138.43	$1,730	—
1285–1860	1553	7	155.00–169.00	$163.33	$2,537	—
1350–2130	1780	5	170.00–180.00	$176.36	$3,139	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1590	1226	85-90%	29	80.00–108.00	$99.98	$1,226	-27.37
900–1620	1256	85-90%	72	100.00–119.00	$111.01	$1,394	+5.74
950–1595	1269	85-90%	38	121.00–143.00	$133.07	$1,689	+14.97
800–1710	1297	85-90%	162	98.00–129.00	$115.29	$1,495	-2.81
972–1690	1498	80-85%	44	132.00–149.00	$139.25	$2,086	+25.83
1415–1650	1504	80-85%	17	110.00–119.00	$115.52	$1,737	-6.71
1320–1975	1520	80-85%	95	108.00–129.00	$122.34	$1,860	+0.11
972–1988	1539	80-85%	230	115.00–139.00	$126.75	$1,951	-3.94
1220–2125	1740	75-80%	145	128.00–139.00	$134.83	$2,346	+4.36
1700–2130	1829	75-80%	8	124.00–128.00	$125.86	$2,302	-15.93
1545–2090	1850	75-80%	41	136.00–144.50	$141.57	$2,619	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1560	1453	8	162.50–169.00	$165.89	$2,410	—
1196–1682	1456	5	171.00–174.00	$171.97	$2,504	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1495	1313	3	150.00–153.00	$151.29	$1,986	—
1345–1790	1620	6	160.00–175.00	$168.61	$2,731	-1.07
1544–1716	1654	4	177.00–180.00	$178.53	$2,953	—
1810–1865	1830	3	161.00–164.00	$162.33	$2,971	—

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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.