Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Pennsylvania reported 245 priced lines covering 1,718 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle, feeder dairy calves. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 695 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,728 head. replacement cattle receipts at 5 head. feeder dairy calves receipts at 1,666 head.

Mon Apr 19, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Feeder CattleReceipts 695Last week 590Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,728Last week 3,179Year ago 1,806

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 1,666Last week 1,728Year ago 872

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	570	140.00–152.00	148.42
8	—	975	112.00–128.00	123.28
13	—	769	116.00–137.00	132.92
19	—	375	150.00–160.00	155.48
8	—	654	130.00–146.00	143.94
2	—	1,102	119.00	119.00
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
5	—	437	155.00–162.00	158.39
10	—	634	142.00–156.00	150.81
5	—	329	142.00–162.00	157.38
11	—	1,026	112.00–122.00	118.09
18	—	470	139.00–165.00	155.36
9	—	726	118.00–150.00	135.19
10	—	878	120.00–145.00	131.91
3	—	915	89.00–135.00	119.83
19	—	526	129.00–165.00	145.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	827	110.00–122.00	119.34
3	—	725	112.00–115.00	113.01
5	—	778	100.00–115.00	109.34
1	—	960	97.00	97.00
4	—	524	110.00–132.00	123.31
5	—	467	117.00–135.00	124.90
4	—	920	92.00–100.00	98.03
3	—	868	100.00–105.00	102.31
1	—	440	112.00	112.00
11	—	615	100.00–120.00	113.60
10	—	557	112.00–134.00	130.83
4	—	279	132.00–137.00	135.68
7	—	671	112.00–125.00	117.88
4	—	379	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,005	92.00	92.00
2	—	320	120.00–127.00	123.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	865	116.00–122.00	119.99
2	—	775	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	567	174.00–180.00	176.06
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
3	—	525	180.00	180.00
1	—	665	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	142.00	142.00
2	—	630	142.00–145.00	143.50
3	—	708	100.00	100.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	125.00–127.00	125.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	683	105.00–127.00	120.04
5	—	325	127.00–135.00	132.34
18	—	560	122.00–140.00	126.07
8	—	375	117.00–135.00	125.47
4	—	819	102.00–122.00	106.98
23	—	524	113.00–135.00	126.23
1	—	1,100	110.00	110.00
8	—	624	115.00–137.00	130.17
24	—	478	118.00–135.00	127.16
2	—	958	100.00–105.00	102.49
10	—	429	120.00–125.00	123.12
2	—	850	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	107.00	107.00
3	—	713	87.00	87.00
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	339	135.00–140.00	136.35
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	152.00	152.00
2	—	735	130.00	130.00
3	—	475	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	95.00	95.00
1	—	705	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	112.00	112.00
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
1	—	565	117.00	117.00
2	—	432	117.00	117.00
2	—	518	112.00–115.00	113.55
6	—	382	100.00	100.00
1	—	895	110.00	110.00
3	—	280	92.00	92.00
2	—	492	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	110.00	110.00
2	—	713	117.00–118.00	117.51
3	—	827	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	132.00–151.00	138.37
4	—	286	165.00–172.00	166.53
1	—	1,050	101.00	101.00
2	—	908	112.00	112.00
5	—	362	140.00–157.00	143.38
6	—	513	125.00–138.00	130.59
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
4	—	304	172.50	172.50
1	—	685	135.00	135.00
1	—	825	125.00	125.00
5	—	616	120.00–134.00	129.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	468	100.00–140.00	123.54
2	—	708	95.00–97.00	95.99
1	—	685	102.00	102.00
7	—	338	150.00	150.00
6	—	370	100.00–127.00	115.47
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
2	—	425	110.00–125.00	117.50
4	—	229	95.00–160.00	144.02
2	—	518	107.00	107.00
1	—	795	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	80.00	80.00
1	—	705	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	90.00	90.00
3	—	720	82.00	82.00
3	—	780	67.00	67.00
2	—	642	75.00	75.00
2	—	178	50.00	50.00
2	—	458	70.00–72.00	70.98
1	—	955	67.00	67.00
1	—	280	70.00	70.00
1	—	825	95.00	95.00
1	—	430	65.00	65.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	85.00	85.00
4	—	619	75.00	75.00
2	—	533	75.00–87.00	81.03
1	—	800	80.00	80.00
1	—	295	75.00	75.00
1	—	305	70.00	70.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	93	40.00–180.00	139.52
1	—	120	15.00	15.00
2	—	65	45.00–80.00	62.50
12	—	84	25.00–165.00	105.85
5	—	113	70.00–145.00	120.62
12	—	73	30.00–115.00	78.30
12	—	103	50.00–175.00	138.62
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	270.00	270.00
2	—	93	180.00–190.00	184.86
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	103	125.00–280.00	218.27
5	—	76	145.00–215.00	169.62
25	—	84	150.00–215.00	187.50
33	—	94	165.00–265.00	213.57
11	—	121	170.00–250.00	213.73
22	—	113	155.00–270.00	216.26
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	5.00	5.00
3	—	103	75.00–100.00	83.06
6	—	81	5.00–95.00	34.69
2	—	73	5.00–20.00	12.24
5	—	91	10.00–85.00	35.55
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	102	320.00–400.00	351.99
12	—	92	240.00–405.00	347.83
5	—	114	210.00–380.00	295.26
1	—	75	235.00	235.00
1	—	120	340.00	340.00
8	—	84	270.00–400.00	331.74
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	122	135.00–195.00	158.11
33	—	93	140.00–230.00	188.97
21	—	104	140.00–245.00	185.27
9	—	84	125.00–190.00	163.52
1	—	130	200.00	200.00
5	—	75	85.00–175.00	147.16
20	—	113	125.00–230.00	183.77
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	61	6.00–10.00	7.97
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	320.00	320.00
10	—	103	225.00–355.00	316.02
5	—	113	185.00–375.00	330.41
5	—	95	265.00–295.00	281.03
1	—	72	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	55.00	55.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	265.00	265.00
2	—	104	285.00–295.00	290.00
1	—	75	170.00	170.00
1	—	80	225.00	225.00
1	—	135	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	30.00	30.00
1	—	76	15.00	15.00
2	—	83	15.00–55.00	34.39
4	—	92	20.00–75.00	50.18
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	285.00	285.00
6	—	85	180.00–320.00	256.86
4	—	102	250.00–335.00	293.16
2	—	73	195.00–240.00	216.58
12	—	93	180.00–340.00	281.18
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	94	40.00–115.00	73.23
5	—	84	50.00–95.00	66.05
1	—	75	25.00	25.00
2	—	100	90.00–105.00	97.50
Heifers — Number 2 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	20.00	20.00
1	—	68	15.00	15.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	63.00	63.00
8	—	1,101	73.00–78.00	74.71
Dairy Heifers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,014	72.00–76.00	73.85
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,412	93.00–95.00	94.05
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	91.00	91.00
15	—	1,490	79.00–94.00	85.40
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	81.00	81.00
9	—	1,479	82.50–97.00	89.69
1	—	1,475	97.50	97.50
Dairy Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	92.00	92.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,308	76.00–80.00	78.58
Dairy Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	70.00	70.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,494	91.00–105.00	98.22
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,462	119.00–123.50	121.57
46	—	1,410	115.00–125.00	119.62
3	—	1,435	107.00–112.00	109.67
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,281	103.00–117.00	107.78
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,545	119.00–123.00	121.17
14	—	1,537	123.50–128.00	125.29
1	—	1,472	131.00	131.00
22	—	1,536	122.00–129.00	125.25
2	—	1,538	118.00	118.00
Steers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,560	122.50–126.00	123.63
5	—	1,631	118.00–121.50	120.50
Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,550	121.00–124.00	122.22
10	—	1,557	115.00–120.50	118.83
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	118.50	118.50
Bulls — Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	111.00–114.00	112.31
8	—	1,174	80.00–91.00	86.95
3	—	1,113	64.00–78.00	70.13
2	—	1,230	92.00	92.00
9	—	1,458	95.00–110.00	101.21
4	—	1,654	99.50–106.00	100.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,830	88.00–113.00	99.49
5	—	1,819	96.00–99.00	97.98
15	—	1,691	78.00–110.00	93.17
6	—	1,112	61.00–72.00	68.03
13	—	1,403	70.00–89.00	83.85
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,247	103.00–120.50	114.85
1	—	1,215	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,361	114.00–119.00	116.15
16	—	1,415	119.00–125.50	121.63
1	—	1,360	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,158	90.00–112.00	102.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,265	59.00–71.00	62.81
72	—	1,234	48.00–67.00	55.17
27	—	1,111	16.00–49.00	36.93
6	—	945	32.00–41.00	36.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,370	57.00–76.00	65.27
33	—	1,374	66.00–81.00	71.54
15	—	1,329	55.00–65.00	60.45
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,593	67.00–76.00	71.66
1	—	1,076	81.00	81.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,684	67.00–79.50	73.87
4	—	1,625	50.00–62.00	56.55
43	—	1,586	59.00–83.00	66.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,043	60.00–63.00	60.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,052	65.00	65.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Pennsylvania barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line