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Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 26, 2026

416 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 416

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 1 100.00 $100.00 $68 -126.32
76 76 1 300.00 $300.00 $228 -1,352.58
80 80 2 300.00–500.00 $400.00 $320 -176.50
84–88 86 4 710.00–790.00 $759.94 $654 -505.10
94–96 95 2 180.00–575.00 $379.58 $361 -1,046.68
90–98 96 5 700.00–800.00 $752.97 $723 -673.29
100–106 102 3 730.00–780.00 $756.14 $771 -592.78
112 112 1 710.00 $710.00 $795 -627.50

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
56 56 1 500.00 $500.00 $280 +154.76
62 62 1 500.00 $500.00 $310 -300.00
70 70 1 800.00 $800.00 $560 -875.00
70–78 74 4 1,320.00–1,500.00 $1,427.57 $1,056 +453.79
74 74 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 $740 +26.22
76–78 77 5 1,600.00–1,780.00 $1,695.94 $1,306 +1,571.94
80–88 84 10 1,210.00–1,525.00 $1,436.51 $1,207 +290.39
80–88 85 8 1,000.00–1,170.00 $1,103.69 $938 -42.43
80–88 85 17 1,530.00–1,790.00 $1,689.50 $1,436 +543.38
84–88 86 13 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,281.28 $1,102 +135.16
86 86 1 800.00 $800.00 $688 -346.12
88 88 1 950.00 $950.00 $836 -196.12
90–94 92 2 500.00–625.00 $563.86 $519 -1,044.82
90–98 92 27 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,251.08 $1,151 -357.60
90–98 94 20 1,520.00–1,740.00 $1,617.88 $1,521 +170.01
90–98 95 27 1,000.00–1,190.00 $1,127.15 $1,071 +325.19
92–98 95 8 1,450.00–1,520.00 $1,491.16 $1,417 +689.20
100 100 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 $1,200 +75.00
102 102 2 1,500.00–1,510.00 $1,505.00 $1,535 +317.06
100–108 104 48 1,050.00–1,180.00 $1,126.19 $1,171 -270.50
100–108 104 20 1,300.00–1,520.00 $1,429.39 $1,487 +32.70
104–106 105 2 600.00–725.00 $663.10 $696 -733.59
110–114 112 4 1,320.00–1,390.00 $1,362.41 $1,526 +11.31
110–118 113 16 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,088.99 $1,231 +29.38
114 114 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00 $1,208 -249.12
118 118 1 1,270.00 $1,270.00 $1,499 +270.00
120 120 3 1,260.00–1,300.00 $1,283.33 $1,540 +283.33

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,200

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1124–1450 1287 2 207.50–215.00 $210.78 $2,713

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1378 1104 85-90% 19 119.00–142.00 $129.92 $1,434
1038–1364 1170 85-90% 9 143.00–150.00 $146.73 $1,717
936–1564 1274 85-90% 12 94.00–118.00 $106.59 $1,358 -34.04
1130–1636 1441 80-85% 7 149.00–154.00 $152.16 $2,193
1146–1820 1456 80-85% 53 124.00–145.00 $132.06 $1,923
1090–1780 1460 80-85% 8 110.00–123.00 $116.08 $1,695
1472–2108 1757 75-80% 30 141.00–157.00 $150.76 $2,649 +3.18
1418–2118 1800 75-80% 3 158.00–162.00 $159.40 $2,869
1646–2130 1839 75-80% 8 126.00–140.00 $135.27 $2,488 -18.39

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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.