Pennsylvania cattle auction prices

Name: Pennsylvania feeder cattle auction prices
Creator: Cattle Auction Prices

4 sales at 3 USDA-reported barns from Oct 16 to October 22, 2026. Statewide prices combine every barn, weighted by head.

Steers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of December 16, 2024): $218.75/cwt
4-week average: $231.88
13-week average: $235.51
4-week vs 13-week: −1.5%

52-wk low $187.00high $275.00

Sales in 6 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Rising

Latest (week of December 2, 2024): $252.50/cwt
4-week average: $252.50
13-week average: $240.22
4-week vs 13-week: +5.1%

52-wk low $170.00high $252.50

Sales in 2 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of December 2, 2024): $205.00/cwt
4-week average: $205.00
13-week average: $168.00
4-week vs 13-week: +22.0%

52-wk low $92.00high $255.00

Sales in 3 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Every sale this week

$/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2, head-weighted. 13-week trend = that barn's 4-week vs 13-week average for 500–599 lb steers. Barns tagged unweaned sold mostly unweaned calves over the last 13 weeks, so their prices are unweaned lots; statewide trends use regular lots only. Rows tagged special or graded are a barn's special sales. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Click a column to sort.
Barn	Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	13-week trend
New Holland Livestock, New Holland	Thu Oct 22	731	—	—	—	—
Middleburg Livestock Auction, Middleburg	Tue Oct 20	202	—	—	—	—
New Holland Livestock, New Holland	Mon Oct 19	1,193	—	—	—	—
Greencastle Livestock Auction, Greencastle	Mon Oct 19	612	—	—	—	—

Statewide, last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Statewide price history

Weekly average $/cwt

All Pennsylvania barns

Greencastle Livestock Auction, Greencastle · Dec 30
Middleburg Livestock Auction, Middleburg · Sep 10
New Holland Livestock, New Holland · Oct 22

Source: USDA AMS Market News auction reports for 3 Pennsylvania barns. Barns that hold more than one sale a week count every sale.