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Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 9, 2026

4,709 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,709 4,321 4,065
Slaughter cattle 2,646 2,288 2,310

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1925 1495 14 207.50–218.00 $215.07 $3,215 —
1120–1905 1523 97 200.00–233.00 $224.29 $3,416 —
1520–1655 1602 3 257.00–265.00 $261.25 $4,185 —
1210–1915 1645 364 220.00–249.50 $238.47 $3,923 -0.94
1375–1855 1648 86 227.00–253.00 $242.52 $3,997 +3.11
1818–1912 1861 7 211.00–228.00 $218.97 $4,075 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 2 1,200.00–1,750.00 $1,475.00 $811 -623.00
60–65 64 5 1,400.00–2,200.00 $1,968.75 $1,260 -129.25
62–68 65 2 300.00–525.00 $407.31 $265 -1,392.69
65 65 2 150.00–500.00 $325.00 $211 -1,475.00
65 65 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 $666 -775.00
70 70 1 500.00 $500.00 $350 -1,555.52
70–75 73 11 1,950.00–2,225.00 $2,094.25 $1,529 +38.73
70–76 73 4 375.00–550.00 $479.38 $350 -1,576.14
75 75 3 600.00–1,050.00 $883.33 $662 -116.67
78 78 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 $1,170 +500.00
80–85 82 10 700.00–1,900.00 $1,426.52 $1,170 -682.44
80–86 82 12 750.00–1,100.00 $998.42 $819 -1,110.54
80–88 83 27 1,800.00–2,275.00 $2,093.89 $1,738 +1,642.37
82–85 84 2 600.00–700.00 $650.90 $547 -281.32
90–98 92 30 1,600.00–2,070.00 $1,842.44 $1,695 +1,020.37
90–95 92 5 1,050.00–1,100.00 $1,075.00 $989 +252.93
90–95 93 4 500.00–850.00 $698.79 $650 -1,215.97
90–95 93 2 1,050.00–1,375.00 $1,216.89 $1,132 -697.87
100 100 5 1,300.00–1,775.00 $1,635.00 $1,635 +1,149.11
100–105 102 5 800.00–1,050.00 $951.23 $970 +44.41
100–108 102 14 1,500.00–2,010.00 $1,705.85 $1,740 +799.03
105 105 1 650.00 $650.00 $682 -887.14
115 115 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 $1,495 ±0.00
995–1735 1346 15 206.00–222.50 $216.17 $2,910 -2.07
1185–1880 1442 66 217.00–237.50 $229.44 $3,309 -3.27
1280–1698 1535 47 224.00–246.00 $239.95 $3,683 +3.16

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
56 56 1 400.00 $400.00 $224 -600.00
60 60 1 300.00 $300.00 $180 -700.00
60–65 63 2 300.00–500.00 $404.00 $255 -1,721.87
60–68 64 7 325.00–500.00 $408.11 $261 -1,717.76
65 65 2 2,150.00–2,200.00 $2,175.00 $1,414 +2,025.00
65 65 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 $682 +900.00
70–75 72 8 950.00–1,400.00 $1,152.61 $830 +80.68
70–75 72 5 100.00–400.00 $243.75 $176 -828.18
70–75 73 12 1,200.00–1,750.00 $1,590.37 $1,161 +1,335.26
70–78 74 5 450.00–1,000.00 $799.59 $592 -1,321.52
74 74 1 300.00 $300.00 $222 -1,821.11
70–78 75 14 1,800.00–2,325.00 $2,052.31 $1,539 +319.06
74–75 75 3 1,500.00–1,775.00 $1,625.11 $1,219 -108.14
80 80 1 400.00 $400.00 $320 -179.17
80 80 2 450.00–500.00 $475.00 $380 -104.17
80–85 83 49 1,350.00–1,800.00 $1,642.11 $1,363 +1,062.94
80–88 84 15 1,400.00–1,700.00 $1,553.02 $1,305 -63.57
80–86 84 6 500.00–1,150.00 $900.99 $757 -715.60
80–88 84 42 1,650.00–2,350.00 $2,049.20 $1,721 +432.61
80–88 85 22 1,075.00–1,630.00 $1,391.75 $1,183 -224.84
85 85 1 300.00 $300.00 $255 -1,316.59
90–98 92 12 1,250.00–1,725.00 $1,486.83 $1,368 -66.42
90–98 93 47 850.00–1,670.00 $1,341.30 $1,247 -211.95
90–98 93 145 1,375.00–1,785.00 $1,596.63 $1,485 +43.38
90–98 93 67 1,500.00–2,125.00 $1,925.37 $1,791 +372.12
92–96 94 4 600.00–1,200.00 $935.28 $879 -323.62
96 96 1 750.00 $750.00 $720 -508.90
100 100 1 800.00 $800.00 $800 -50.00
100–105 101 5 1,500.00–1,800.00 $1,673.32 $1,690 +215.76
100–108 102 124 1,300.00–1,725.00 $1,516.68 $1,547 +59.12
100–105 102 11 1,025.00–1,440.00 $1,243.73 $1,269 -213.83
102 102 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 $1,224 -257.56
100–106 103 47 1,600.00–1,950.00 $1,789.03 $1,843 -24.37
110–118 112 42 1,300.00–1,650.00 $1,435.55 $1,608 -242.41
110–116 113 16 1,350.00–1,740.00 $1,569.31 $1,773 +1,093.75
115 115 3 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,100.00 $1,265 -443.87
120–125 121 7 1,435.00–1,575.00 $1,504.67 $1,821 +17.44
120–125 122 15 1,100.00–1,450.00 $1,270.36 $1,550 -216.87
130 130 2 1,350.00–1,375.00 $1,362.50 $1,771 +275.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1294–2260 1544 75-80% 19 147.50–172.00 $161.36 $2,491 -4.14
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1038 1038 80-85% 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,765 —
1032–1506 1255 80-85% 17 140.00–180.00 $154.66 $1,941 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1016–1600 1197 85-90% 16 120.00–173.00 $143.35 $1,716 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–2425 1410 11 160.00–185.00 $174.48 $2,460 —
1065–2430 1651 39 183.00–232.50 $206.92 $3,416 —
1080–2225 1733 8 208.00–264.00 $236.17 $4,093 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1745 1608 9 219.00–229.00 $224.15 $3,604 —
1505–1925 1678 8 205.00–215.00 $209.70 $3,519 —
1565–1743 1684 3 197.50–200.00 $198.27 $3,339 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1256–1300 1278 2 169.00–171.00 $169.98 $2,172 —
1280–2412 1751 24 177.50–206.00 $191.92 $3,361 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1730 1308 85-90% 38 95.00–112.50 $102.73 $1,344 +10.47
955–1650 1326 85-90% 70 110.00–128.00 $117.38 $1,556 +25.12
1090–1580 1358 80-85% 6 166.00–177.00 $171.07 $2,323 +59.39
860–1875 1373 85-90% 213 120.00–145.00 $132.90 $1,825 +21.22
1005–1850 1378 85-90% 26 140.00–156.00 $145.65 $2,007 +33.97
1295–1530 1450 80-85% 3 135.00–138.00 $136.05 $1,973 -6.91
1058–1885 1470 80-85% 205 140.00–164.00 $150.67 $2,215 +7.71
1414–2082 1674 75-80% 28 165.00–181.00 $173.44 $2,903 —
1400–2095 1721 75-80% 138 147.00–174.00 $161.48 $2,779 -6.12
1660–1954 1815 75-80% 6 136.00–148.00 $143.14 $2,598 +2.31

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1520 1316 10 167.50–182.50 $175.24 $2,306 —
1070–1620 1334 37 174.00–204.00 $194.61 $2,596 —
1050–1634 1383 14 185.00–215.00 $194.83 $2,694 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1755 1522 14 196.00–210.50 $204.82 $3,117 —
1160–1910 1598 8 170.00–191.00 $178.09 $2,846 —
1625–1670 1648 2 210.00–211.00 $210.49 $3,469 —

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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.