Pennsylvania Cattle Auction Prices

These are auction sale prices reported by USDA Market News; feeder cattle are quoted per hundredweight (cwt).

Pennsylvania Slaughter Steers prices

Weight	Avg wt	Head	Low	High	Avg (per cwt)
N/A	1573 lb	14	$217.00	$222.50	$218.11
N/A	1481 lb	8	$200.00	$203.00	$201.45
N/A	1602 lb	12	$224.00	$234.00	$231.64
N/A	1852 lb	1	$215.00	$215.00	$215.00
N/A	1575 lb	187	$194.00	$229.00	$221.21
N/A	1604 lb	76	$208.00	$245.00	$231.87
N/A	1601 lb	35	$212.50	$235.00	$228.90
N/A	1723 lb	7	$246.00	$254.00	$251.46
N/A	1523 lb	61	$189.00	$216.00	$207.85
N/A	1649 lb	14	$210.00	$218.00	$213.41

Pennsylvania Slaughter Heifers prices

Weight	Avg wt	Head	Low	High	Avg (per cwt)
N/A	1367 lb	3	$215.00	$216.00	$215.66
N/A	1195 lb	1	$225.00	$225.00	$225.00
N/A	1588 lb	2	$222.00	$232.50	$227.67
N/A	1421 lb	52	$191.00	$222.00	$208.90
N/A	1428 lb	25	$202.00	$226.00	$213.94
N/A	1323 lb	14	$182.00	$208.00	$199.12
N/A	1584 lb	7	$175.00	$190.00	$183.42

Pennsylvania Slaughter Bulls prices

Weight	Avg wt	Head	Low	High	Avg (per cwt)
N/A	1600 lb	31	$157.00	$210.00	$185.89
N/A	2120 lb	3	$162.00	$165.00	$162.94
N/A	1430 lb	2	$207.00	$217.50	$211.55

Pennsylvania Slaughter Cows prices

Weight	Avg wt	Head	Low	High	Avg (per cwt)
N/A	1041 lb	5	$70.00	$97.50	$88.66
N/A	1185 lb	1	$120.00	$120.00	$120.00
N/A	1755 lb	1	$130.00	$130.00	$130.00
N/A	1238 lb	15	$115.00	$145.00	$128.25
N/A	1093 lb	13	$102.50	$120.00	$110.78
N/A	1348 lb	2	$132.50	$132.50	$132.50
N/A	1460 lb	13	$137.50	$175.00	$154.01
N/A	1486 lb	5	$150.00	$187.50	$161.88
N/A	1307 lb	3	$122.00	$125.00	$122.84

Pennsylvania Slaughter Beef/Dairy Heifers prices

Weight	Avg wt	Head	Low	High	Avg (per cwt)
N/A	1405 lb	1	$185.00	$185.00	$185.00
N/A	1417 lb	3	$205.00	$205.00	$205.00
N/A	1735 lb	1	$200.00	$200.00	$200.00

Pennsylvania Slaughter Beef/Dairy Steers prices

Weight	Avg wt	Head	Low	High	Avg (per cwt)
N/A	1535 lb	3	$185.00	$192.50	$190.39
N/A	1540 lb	15	$182.00	$217.00	$203.27

Pennsylvania Slaughter Dairy Bulls prices

Weight	Avg wt	Head	Low	High	Avg (per cwt)
N/A	1404 lb	5	$147.00	$195.00	$176.78

Pennsylvania Slaughter Dairy Cows prices

Weight	Avg wt	Head	Low	High	Avg (per cwt)
N/A	1514 lb	28	$127.00	$147.50	$132.76
N/A	1357 lb	185	$72.00	$117.50	$107.42
N/A	1619 lb	5	$162.50	$177.50	$167.08
N/A	1679 lb	67	$125.00	$155.00	$137.89
N/A	1724 lb	11	$122.00	$145.00	$138.06
N/A	1459 lb	18	$90.00	$120.00	$114.17
N/A	1476 lb	180	$102.00	$137.50	$125.13
N/A	1301 lb	70	$65.00	$97.00	$85.15
N/A	1373 lb	39	$114.00	$122.50	$117.62

Pennsylvania Slaughter Dairy Heifers prices

Weight	Avg wt	Head	Low	High	Avg (per cwt)
N/A	1223 lb	9	$137.00	$180.00	$165.56
N/A	1185 lb	11	$120.00	$150.00	$137.10
N/A	1332 lb	3	$162.00	$172.00	$166.75
N/A	1440 lb	10	$165.00	$185.00	$175.10
N/A	1330 lb	2	$186.00	$186.00	$186.00
N/A	1222 lb	17	$152.00	$202.50	$183.86
N/A	1255 lb	2	$175.00	$210.00	$192.78

Pennsylvania Slaughter Dairy Steers prices

Weight	Avg wt	Head	Low	High	Avg (per cwt)
N/A	1590 lb	2	$150.00	$160.00	$155.99
N/A	1601 lb	10	$158.00	$177.50	$173.13
N/A	1596 lb	15	$177.50	$195.00	$183.21
N/A	1618 lb	2	$192.50	$208.00	$199.73

Pennsylvania Heifers prices

Weight	Avg wt	Head	Low	High	Avg (per cwt)
60-70 lb	63 lb	3	$325.00	$450.00	$383.55
60-70 lb	60 lb	1	$200.00	$200.00	$200.00
60-70 lb	60 lb	1	$100.00	$100.00	$100.00
60-70 lb	65 lb	1	$250.00	$250.00	$250.00
70-80 lb	75 lb	10	$1,200.00	$1,600.00	$1,401.04
70-80 lb	75 lb	4	$900.00	$1,050.00	$987.50
70-80 lb	70 lb	1	$100.00	$100.00	$100.00
70-80 lb	73 lb	8	$650.00	$1,100.00	$785.09
70-80 lb	72 lb	6	$450.00	$625.00	$504.94
80-90 lb	84 lb	31	$900.00	$1,700.00	$1,387.44
80-90 lb	82 lb	7	$900.00	$1,275.00	$1,095.22
80-90 lb	84 lb	5	$900.00	$1,150.00	$1,069.07
80-90 lb	80 lb	1	$850.00	$850.00	$850.00
90-100 lb	92 lb	6	$800.00	$1,225.00	$1,054.09
90-100 lb	92 lb	43	$1,000.00	$1,475.00	$1,312.22
90-100 lb	96 lb	2	$700.00	$825.00	$762.50
100-110 lb	105 lb	1	$450.00	$450.00	$450.00
100-110 lb	106 lb	1	$900.00	$900.00	$900.00
100-110 lb	102 lb	32	$1,110.00	$1,300.00	$1,212.63
100-110 lb	102 lb	5	$950.00	$1,150.00	$1,064.46
110-120 lb	115 lb	1	$110.00	$110.00	$110.00
110-120 lb	115 lb	1	$850.00	$850.00	$850.00
110-120 lb	112 lb	8	$1,000.00	$1,200.00	$1,136.59
120-130 lb	120 lb	2	$1,000.00	$1,050.00	$1,025.00
120-130 lb	120 lb	1	$600.00	$600.00	$600.00

Pennsylvania Bulls prices

Weight	Avg wt	Head	Low	High	Avg (per cwt)
50-60 lb	56 lb	1	$140.00	$140.00	$140.00
60-70 lb	65 lb	3	$500.00	$800.00	$633.33
60-70 lb	65 lb	4	$200.00	$450.00	$343.75
60-70 lb	65 lb	1	$550.00	$550.00	$550.00
60-70 lb	68 lb	1	$110.00	$110.00	$110.00
60-70 lb	65 lb	1	$1,200.00	$1,200.00	$1,200.00
70-80 lb	73 lb	3	$100.00	$150.00	$125.00
70-80 lb	73 lb	2	$100.00	$240.00	$167.59
70-80 lb	73 lb	10	$500.00	$850.00	$653.45
70-80 lb	75 lb	5	$1,200.00	$1,575.00	$1,345.00
70-80 lb	73 lb	9	$225.00	$550.00	$395.83
70-80 lb	74 lb	6	$900.00	$1,000.00	$933.71
70-80 lb	71 lb	4	$700.00	$1,200.00	$924.56
80-90 lb	84 lb	8	$1,000.00	$1,380.00	$1,167.04
80-90 lb	83 lb	2	$350.00	$450.00	$401.52
80-90 lb	84 lb	53	$1,200.00	$1,600.00	$1,436.89
80-90 lb	84 lb	63	$825.00	$1,150.00	$1,003.19
80-90 lb	83 lb	14	$200.00	$575.00	$407.03
80-90 lb	83 lb	35	$500.00	$1,050.00	$804.84
80-90 lb	85 lb	1	$125.00	$125.00	$125.00
90-100 lb	97 lb	2	$190.00	$300.00	$244.43
90-100 lb	93 lb	140	$825.00	$1,250.00	$996.22
90-100 lb	93 lb	49	$650.00	$960.00	$851.21
90-100 lb	90 lb	2	$500.00	$600.00	$550.00
90-100 lb	95 lb	1	$150.00	$150.00	$150.00
90-100 lb	93 lb	84	$1,150.00	$1,550.00	$1,373.50
90-100 lb	90 lb	5	$200.00	$500.00	$335.00
90-100 lb	94 lb	12	$800.00	$1,210.00	$1,058.30
100-110 lb	102 lb	104	$825.00	$1,300.00	$956.00
100-110 lb	105 lb	1	$150.00	$150.00	$150.00
100-110 lb	103 lb	35	$500.00	$900.00	$790.41
100-110 lb	100 lb	2	$300.00	$450.00	$375.00
100-110 lb	103 lb	9	$800.00	$1,190.00	$1,008.93
100-110 lb	103 lb	63	$1,100.00	$1,425.00	$1,274.82
110-120 lb	111 lb	28	$825.00	$1,200.00	$925.38
110-120 lb	112 lb	1	$1,090.00	$1,090.00	$1,090.00
110-120 lb	111 lb	11	$750.00	$890.00	$820.60
110-120 lb	110 lb	3	$325.00	$450.00	$408.33
110-120 lb	116 lb	1	$240.00	$240.00	$240.00
110-120 lb	111 lb	28	$1,090.00	$1,350.00	$1,206.93
120-130 lb	124 lb	8	$1,050.00	$1,250.00	$1,137.12
120-130 lb	120 lb	1	$700.00	$700.00	$700.00
120-130 lb	120 lb	2	$800.00	$850.00	$825.00
120-130 lb	122 lb	3	$700.00	$850.00	$792.12

Auction volume

Pennsylvania auctions reported 1,823 head this week@if ($report->receipts_week_ago), compared with 2,273 head last week@if ($report->receipts_year_ago) and 2,330 head a year ago@endif.

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Pennsylvania cattle markets

Pennsylvania cattle production is largely based on cow-calf herds and smaller diversified farms, especially in the western, central, and south-central parts of the state. Regional livestock auctions, including markets in the Lancaster County and south-central areas, are important outlets for feeder cattle and breeding stock. Spring and fall sale seasons are common, with fall marketing often following calf weaning and the end of pasture growth.

About this data

These are auction sale prices reported by USDA Market News from livestock auctions across Pennsylvania, summarized weekly. Feeder cattle are quoted per hundredweight (cwt); breeding and replacement cattle are often quoted per head or per pair. Prices move with the futures market, feed costs, and demand, so confirm current values at your local auction.

Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, report AMS_1919, published Sep 7, 2026. Original USDA report (PDF). This page is informational and is not market or investment advice.

Pennsylvania cattle price frequently asked questions

How much are feeder steers in Pennsylvania right now?

Exact prices depend on weight, frame, and quality, shown in the tables above.

Why do lighter cattle cost more per hundredweight?

Buyers usually pay a higher price per pound for lighter calves than for heavy yearlings, a pattern often called the price slide, because lighter cattle have more weight left to gain. That is why a 5-weight steer can post a higher per-cwt price than an 8-weight steer at the same auction.

How often are these cattle prices updated?

USDA Market News publishes Pennsylvania auction summaries weekly, and this page refreshes after each new report. Auction prices can change from week to week, so check the report date shown above.

Page updated Sep 18, 2026.

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