Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 3, 2025

2,590 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $316.14/cwt ≈ $1,970/hd at 623 lb · 27 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.44/cwt ≈ $1,440/hd at 437 lb · 25 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $280.39/cwt ≈ $1,607/hd at 573 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,590	—	—

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1915	1485	111	182.00–198.00	$190.70	$2,832	-1.15
1410–1545	1492	9	200.00	$200.00	$2,984	—
1255–1810	1549	8	180.00–181.00	$180.11	$2,790	—
1495–1790	1599	16	195.00–204.50	$202.20	$3,233	-5.51
1510–1690	1615	8	210.00–230.00	$220.54	$3,562	+11.84
1298–1983	1621	302	190.00–208.00	$200.39	$3,248	-8.31
1415–1996	1667	113	199.00–218.00	$207.03	$3,451	—
1520–1750	1673	3	210.00	$210.00	$3,513	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	3	395.00	$395.00	$1,758	—
455–498	482	5	335.00–365.00	$355.21	$1,712	—
500–542	527	24	330.00–355.00	$340.54	$1,795	—
553–598	577	19	320.00–345.00	$329.57	$1,902	—
603–645	623	27	310.00–330.00	$316.14	$1,970	—
650–696	681	8	290.00–310.00	$302.72	$2,062	—
712–737	726	7	295.00–315.00	$303.40	$2,203	—
755–781	777	21	255.00–277.00	$270.14	$2,099	—
810–829	823	9	242.50–262.00	$255.22	$2,100	—
865–883	880	14	237.00–252.50	$246.63	$2,170	—
903–916	912	6	220.00–238.00	$232.06	$2,116	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–335	324	3	325.00–345.00	$331.90	$1,075	—
455–495	473	4	315.00–330.00	$323.74	$1,531	—
550–595	569	4	295.00–315.00	$306.36	$1,743	—
638–648	646	8	300.00–305.00	$303.76	$1,962	—
658–695	673	9	265.00–285.00	$279.31	$1,880	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60–65	63	2	160.00–350.00	$258.80	$163	-786.20
65	65	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	$715	+55.00
68	68	1	590.00	$590.00	$401	-455.00
70–75	72	6	975.00–1,230.00	$1,104.14	$795	+2.96
70–75	73	2	225.00–400.00	$315.52	$230	-785.66
72–75	74	3	700.00–950.00	$852.03	$631	-249.15
74–78	76	6	620.00–850.00	$681.42	$518	+234.23
76–78	77	2	560.00–570.00	$564.94	$435	+117.75
80	80	1	325.00	$325.00	$260	-255.00
80–85	82	11	825.00–1,110.00	$957.46	$785	+377.46
80–85	82	3	725.00–780.00	$751.36	$616	+171.36
80–88	82	27	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,159.71	$951	+579.71
88	88	1	630.00	$630.00	$554	-431.69
90–95	91	7	750.00–1,100.00	$910.75	$829	-150.94
90–95	91	11	650.00–775.00	$707.99	$644	-353.70
90–98	93	44	910.00–1,150.00	$1,056.21	$982	+24.85
100–106	102	15	960.00–1,010.00	$982.45	$1,002	+21.03
104	104	1	950.00	$950.00	$988	+400.00
112	112	1	880.00	$880.00	$986	+13.46
110–115	113	4	850.00–885.00	$867.22	$980	+337.89
1088–1775	1230	18	187.00–193.00	$190.87	$2,348	—
1264–1665	1433	35	195.00–207.00	$198.59	$2,846	-13.41
1474	1474	5	194.00	$194.00	$2,860	—
1310–1724	1563	7	199.00–208.00	$201.41	$3,148	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–347	342	6	335.00	$335.00	$1,146	—
362–385	373	7	320.00–335.00	$326.50	$1,218	—
415–448	437	25	320.00–340.00	$329.44	$1,440	—
450–487	471	11	310.00–325.00	$319.94	$1,507	—
525–540	530	10	295.00–300.00	$298.00	$1,579	—
553–595	573	25	275.00–285.00	$280.39	$1,607	—
600–633	619	11	262.50–275.00	$267.45	$1,656	—
670–674	673	6	260.00–275.00	$264.98	$1,783	—
708–733	724	11	243.00–247.50	$244.94	$1,773	—
778–791	786	10	250.00–252.50	$250.90	$1,972	—
825	825	7	230.00–247.00	$242.14	$1,998	—
853–855	854	3	217.50–220.00	$218.33	$1,865	—
922–937	930	6	227.50–230.00	$228.76	$2,127	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	480	6	265.00–285.00	$275.31	$1,321	—
515–543	531	8	270.00–285.00	$275.60	$1,463	—
552–563	558	6	245.00–265.00	$255.10	$1,423	—
635–648	642	4	240.00–242.00	$241.01	$1,547	—
650–693	672	4	245.00	$245.00	$1,646	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
54–58	56	2	110.00–190.00	$151.43	$85	+1.43
60–65	63	2	200.00–275.00	$236.00	$149	-514.00
68	68	1	170.00	$170.00	$116	+28.85
72	72	1	240.00	$240.00	$173	-580.00
70–76	73	11	600.00–750.00	$684.69	$500	+9.44
70–78	74	18	700.00–800.00	$754.75	$559	+79.50
75–76	75	4	975.00–1,150.00	$1,019.19	$764	-190.81
80	80	2	180.00–250.00	$215.00	$172	-948.87
80–86	83	25	900.00–1,260.00	$1,172.78	$973	+8.91
80–86	83	6	525.00–580.00	$551.16	$457	-612.71
80–88	84	50	700.00–850.00	$785.53	$660	+21.61
80–88	84	22	600.00–775.00	$696.46	$585	-67.46
84–86	85	2	760.00–850.00	$805.53	$685	+435.53
90–96	92	9	500.00–575.00	$551.98	$508	+53.99
90–98	93	36	925.00–1,150.00	$1,056.47	$983	+5.40
90–98	93	34	600.00–760.00	$678.71	$631	-372.36
90–98	94	129	700.00–860.00	$763.35	$718	-287.72
90–98	95	4	820.00–900.00	$863.23	$820	-187.84
95	95	2	600.00–625.00	$612.50	$582	-438.57
100–108	102	111	675.00–785.00	$736.38	$751	-242.26
100–108	102	5	500.00–580.00	$535.55	$546	-443.09
100–108	103	31	550.00–735.00	$655.48	$675	-10.57
100–107	103	38	900.00–1,085.00	$987.34	$1,017	+321.29
100–108	103	4	760.00–900.00	$849.29	$875	+183.24
110	110	2	400.00–500.00	$450.00	$495	-214.14
110–115	112	37	610.00–750.00	$678.90	$760	+14.76
110–115	112	18	875.00–975.00	$912.18	$1,022	+248.04
110–115	113	9	620.00–690.00	$665.67	$752	+1.53
110–118	116	9	700.00–860.00	$812.67	$943	+148.53
120–125	122	5	850.00–875.00	$859.02	$1,048	+266.56
120–126	123	2	640.00–650.00	$644.88	$793	+52.42
124	124	1	790.00	$790.00	$980	+200.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–420	419	6	380.00–390.00	$388.35	$1,627	—
470–485	475	3	340.00–365.00	$356.49	$1,693	—
505–545	514	6	305.00–330.00	$321.48	$1,652	—
555	555	5	310.00–315.00	$312.50	$1,734	—
600–633	614	8	285.00–300.00	$293.56	$1,802	—
652	652	5	295.00	$295.00	$1,923	—
728–735	730	4	240.00–250.00	$242.52	$1,770	—
750–782	773	7	230.00–247.50	$234.85	$1,815	—
806–835	812	5	200.00–212.50	$209.93	$1,705	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,023	—
360–385	373	4	300.00–320.00	$310.34	$1,158	—
465–498	482	4	320.00–325.00	$322.41	$1,554	—
510–533	525	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,365	—
585	585	4	257.50–260.00	$258.75	$1,514	—
618–645	630	4	250.00–265.00	$260.53	$1,641	—
655–683	672	5	262.50–270.00	$267.56	$1,798	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
948	948	85-90%	1	104.00	$104.00	$986	—
948–1370	1151	85-90%	15	108.00–157.50	$128.71	$1,481	-7.16
1062–1315	1171	85-90%	3	114.00–144.00	$133.43	$1,562	-2.44

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1254–1985	1609	75-80%	15	134.00–150.00	$142.12	$2,287	—
1640–1896	1768	75-80%	2	153.00–154.00	$153.46	$2,713	—
1825	1825	75-80%	1	131.00	$131.00	$2,391	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1094–1690	1385	80-85%	14	130.00–142.00	$136.72	$1,894	-7.60
1518–1680	1599	80-85%	2	129.00–131.00	$130.05	$2,079	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1635	1291	9	147.50–160.00	$154.07	$1,989	—
1005–1965	1473	15	175.00–212.50	$193.08	$2,844	—
1015–2434	1678	47	157.00–194.00	$176.03	$2,954	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1192	1192	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,265	—
1122–1530	1319	9	185.00–189.00	$186.89	$2,465	—
1386	1386	1	181.00	$181.00	$2,509	—
1284–1612	1462	7	191.00–195.00	$193.61	$2,831	—
1536	1536	1	200.00	$200.00	$3,072	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1795	1479	13	165.00–192.50	$185.23	$2,740	—
1412–1706	1550	5	192.00–195.00	$193.58	$3,000	-3.42

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1528	1322	8	146.00–175.00	$160.06	$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
1050–1330	1164	85-90%	8	107.50–114.00	$110.54	$1,287	—
1020–1640	1286	85-90%	29	95.00–123.00	$109.84	$1,413	-1.49
1005–1705	1333	85-90%	46	125.00–148.00	$137.63	$1,835	—
816–1935	1337	85-90%	164	104.00–135.00	$122.08	$1,632	—
1405–1580	1510	80-85%	6	107.00–117.00	$112.75	$1,703	-11.82
1044–1990	1553	80-85%	143	123.00–142.00	$133.96	$2,080	-0.40
1405–1790	1564	80-85%	31	120.00–129.00	$124.91	$1,954	-9.45
1425–1840	1608	80-85%	35	140.00–148.00	$143.42	$2,306	—
1392–2212	1786	75-80%	68	130.00–148.00	$139.30	$2,488	+3.04
1725–2065	1831	75-80%	9	125.00–133.00	$128.03	$2,344	-16.07
1700–2150	1856	75-80%	28	140.00–150.00	$143.97	$2,672	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1288–1708	1488	12	155.00–172.00	$165.78	$2,467	-12.56
1290–1780	1488	4	161.00–166.00	$163.58	$2,434	-14.76
1642	1642	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,956	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1790	1623	5	170.00–182.00	$177.11	$2,874	+7.91
1830	1830	1	171.00	$171.00	$3,129	—

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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.