Name: Eighty Four livestock auction prices — 2019-12-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-30

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.73/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$124.73

18 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$19.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.57

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	423	125.83	532	17thin
Medium and Large 2	490	106.00	519	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.83/cwt here — about $13 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

124.73

—

PA average3 barns · 158 hd

120.16

+4.57

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,361	71.08	967	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,430	80.00	1,144	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	63.55	928	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,412	58.28	823	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,311	51.69	678	14

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Replacements	99	113.06/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 1	102	75.77/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 2	93	46.99/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	83	28.30/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	74	10.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Replacements	105	85.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	90	35.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	75	20.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

46 lots · USDA AMS · 84 Livestock Auction - Eighty Four, PA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	637	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	25.00/cwt	20.00–30.00	21	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	32.50/cwt	30.00–35.00	29	2
Bulls	ReplacementsBeef Cross	—	85	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	94	1
Bulls	ReplacementsBeef Cross	—	110	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	140	1
Bulls	ReplacementsBeef Cross	—	94	122.40/cwt	110.00–130.00	115	4
Bulls	ReplacementsBeef Cross	—	103	104.94/cwt	40.00–165.00	108	6
Bulls	Utility	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	32	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Heifers	ReplacementsBeef Cross	—	105	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	89	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	87.36/cwt	80.00–95.00	356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	99.78/cwt	92.50–103.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	27.41/cwt	25.00–30.00	20	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	43.97/cwt	35.00–60.00	40	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	63	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	77.50/cwt	60.00–88.00	79	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	75.83/cwt	70.00–80.00	72	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	72	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,430	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,144	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,323	53.12/cwt	49.00–56.00	703	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,273	43.80/cwt	42.00–46.00	558	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,313	57.07/cwt	55.00–59.00	749	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	64.37/cwt	61.00–66.00	901	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,683	58.45/cwt	57.00–60.00	984	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	986	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,437	58.23/cwt	54.00–60.00	837	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	54.99/cwt	53.00–57.00	717	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	61.93/cwt	61.00–63.00	826	2
Bulls	—	—	1,214	65.13/cwt	61.00–68.00	791	6
Bulls	—	—	1,581	80.00/cwt	68.00–87.00	1,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	126.76/cwt	124.00–128.00	524	8

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Pennsylvania auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

84 Livestock Auction - Eighty Four, PA

Mon Dec 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 99Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	91.00	91.00
1	—	615	85.00	85.00
2	—	408	80.00–95.00	87.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	102.50	102.50
1	—	385	90.00	90.00
3	—	710	94.00	94.00
5	—	482	92.50–103.00	99.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	71.00	71.00
1	—	490	85.00	85.00
1	—	750	89.00	89.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
2	—	333	120.00–122.00	121.01
3	—	383	125.00	125.00
3	—	500	131.00	131.00
8	—	413	124.00–128.00	126.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	106.00	106.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	20.00–30.00	25.00
2	—	90	30.00–35.00	32.50
2	—	73	25.00–30.00	27.41
Bulls — Replacements · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	110.00	110.00
1	—	110	127.50	127.50
4	—	94	110.00–130.00	122.40
6	—	103	40.00–165.00	104.94
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
3	—	72	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	91	35.00–60.00	43.97
2	—	105	60.00	60.00
2	—	85	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	102	60.00–88.00	77.50
3	—	95	70.00–80.00	75.83
1	—	120	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	35.00	35.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Replacements · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	80.00	80.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,323	49.00–56.00	53.12
3	—	1,273	42.00–46.00	43.80
2	—	1,313	55.00–59.00	57.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,399	61.00–66.00	64.37
2	—	1,683	57.00–60.00	58.45
1	—	1,450	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,437	54.00–60.00	58.23
2	—	1,303	53.00–57.00	54.99
2	—	1,333	61.00–63.00	61.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,214	61.00–68.00	65.13
4	—	1,581	68.00–87.00	80.00

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