Name: Eighty Four livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 110lb slaughter cow deleted

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $112.21/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$112.21

6 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$5.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs PA average

−20.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	581	114.00	662	4thin
Medium and Large 1	528	108.63	574	2thin

One grade step is worth $5.37/cwt here — about $89 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

112.21

—

PA average1 barns · 6 hd

112.21

+0.00

National average163 barns · 10,868 hd

132.48

−20.27

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	1,682	91.40	1,537	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	66.64	935	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,311	60.03	787	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,206	52.58	634	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	138.80/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 2	87	98.75/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	85	64.36/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	73	19.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	84	155.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	78	95.25/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	52.58/cwt	46.00–57.00	634	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	66.86/cwt	65.00–68.00	885	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	54.35/cwt	52.00–56.00	685	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	67.60/cwt	64.00–70.00	928	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	971	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	60.08/cwt	55.00–66.00	794	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	143.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	138.44/cwt	126.00–145.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	127.04/cwt	125.00–129.00	349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	108.63/cwt	103.00–114.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	113.66/cwt	110.00–117.50	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	632	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	226	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	83.73/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,172	4
Bulls	—	—	1,881	100.67/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,894	4
Bulls	—	—	2,015	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,713	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	80	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	110	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	83	69.15/cwt	50.00–87.50	57	3
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	90	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	45	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	88.51/cwt	80.00–97.50	81	5
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	88.75/cwt	77.50–110.00	75	4
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	100	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	155.00/cwt	130.00–180.00	132	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	58	1
Heifers	Number 2	100–110	100	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	66	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	70	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	53	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	70	120.00/cwt	95.00–145.00	84	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	90	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	408	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	315	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	217	2
Bulls	Large 3	600–650	600	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	435	1
Bulls	Large 3	350–400	395	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	316	2
Heifers	Large 3	300–350	315	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	165	2
Heifers	Large 3	350–400	390	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	190	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	80	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	70	19.00/cwt	15.00–23.00	13	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	90	173.33/cwt	160.00–185.00	156	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	127.50/cwt	80.00–175.00	96	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	124.12/cwt	102.50–135.00	115	5
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	101	127.16/cwt	115.00–135.00	128	7
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	70	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	105	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	200	1

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 Aug 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 61Last week 89Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 77Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 69Last week 73Year ago 0

Correction: 110lb slaughter cow deleted

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,206	46.00–57.00	52.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,323	65.00–68.00	66.86
5	—	1,261	52.00–56.00	54.35
19	—	1,321	55.00–66.00	60.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,373	64.00–70.00	67.60
1	—	1,645	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	80.00–86.00	83.73
4	—	1,881	96.00–106.00	100.67
1	—	2,015	85.00	85.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	160.00–162.00	160.99
3	300–350	317	140.00–150.00	143.16
1	350–400	390	130.00	130.00
3	450–500	463	126.00–145.00	138.44
1	500–550	540	110.00	110.00
1	550–600	585	100.00	100.00
2	600–650	615	110.00–117.50	113.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	103.00	103.00
1	700–750	735	86.00	86.00
1	900–950	900	76.00	76.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	80.00	80.00
1	600–650	600	72.50	72.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	125.00–129.00	127.04
1	300–350	320	127.50	127.50
3	450–500	460	132.50	132.50
2	500–550	528	103.00–114.00	108.63
1	700–750	740	107.00	107.00
1	750–800	780	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	112.50	112.50
2	300–350	305	106.00	106.00
4	550–600	581	114.00	114.00
1	600–650	635	100.00	100.00
2	750–800	780	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	52.50	52.50
2	350–400	390	45.00	45.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	129.00	129.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	107.50	107.50
2	250–300	255	85.00	85.00
1	350–400	370	85.00	85.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	150.00	150.00
1	80–90	80	137.50	137.50
1	90–100	90	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	50.00–87.50	69.15
1	90–100	90	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	77.50	77.50
4	80–90	85	77.50–110.00	88.75
5	90–100	92	80.00–97.50	88.51
1	100–110	105	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	130.00–180.00	155.00
1	90–100	95	210.00	210.00
1	100–110	100	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	70	15.00–23.00	19.00
1	80–90	80	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	90–100	93	102.50–135.00	124.12
7	100–110	101	115.00–135.00	127.16
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	75.00	75.00
1	100–110	100	66.00	66.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	70	95.00–145.00	120.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	80.00–175.00	127.50
3	90–100	90	160.00–185.00	173.33

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

84 Livestock Auction - Eighty Four, PA

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves