Name: Eighty Four livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 165lb slaughter cow deleted

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $104.57/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$104.57

11 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$21.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs PA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	112.33	601	7thin
Medium and Large 2	546	91.00	497	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.33/cwt here — about $105 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale11 hd

104.57

—

PA average1 barns · 11 hd

104.57

+0.00

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	1,760	100.00	1,760	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	63.08	830	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,433	54.04	774	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,223	47.31	579	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,283	96.50	1,238	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	122.04/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 2	94	78.89/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	87	59.17/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	65	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	98	120.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	83	47.50/cwt	2

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	123.93/cwt	122.50–125.00	735	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,432	54.78/cwt	51.00–58.00	784	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	63.08/cwt	59.00–66.00	830	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	132.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	111.62/cwt	109.00–115.00	483	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	112.88/cwt	94.00–130.00	596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	160	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	90	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	86	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	46.70/cwt	44.00–51.00	581	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,283	96.50/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,238	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,760	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	48.45/cwt	48.00–49.00	697	2
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	100	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	58	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	80	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	48	2
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	120	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	105	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	67.46/cwt	60.00–70.00	57	4
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	78.88/cwt	75.00–95.00	73	6
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	100	2
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	128.33/cwt	105.00–150.00	128	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	108	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	133.38/cwt	120.00–147.50	124	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	80	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	88	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	81	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	110	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	118	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 Nov 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 181Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 87Year ago 100

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 39Last week 43Year ago 30

Correction: 165lb slaughter cow deleted

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	127.50	127.50
7	500–550	515	135.00	135.00
7	550–600	593	122.50–125.00	123.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	107.00	107.00
2	500–550	522	88.00	88.00
2	550–600	570	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	291	162.50	162.50
1	350–400	355	125.00	125.00
6	400–450	440	130.00–133.00	132.51
1	450–500	460	115.00	115.00
6	500–550	528	94.00–130.00	112.88
1	550–600	580	109.00	109.00
4	600–650	602	107.50	107.50
3	650–700	691	103.00	103.00
1	900–950	945	69.00	69.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	90.00	90.00
1	550–600	560	90.00	90.00
1	700–750	735	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	130.00	130.00
4	350–400	378	110.00	110.00
7	400–450	433	109.00–115.00	111.62
1	600–650	645	91.00	91.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,432	51.00–58.00	54.78
2	—	1,438	48.00–49.00	48.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	59.00–66.00	63.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	51.00	51.00
6	—	1,245	44.00–51.00	46.70
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	95.00–98.00	96.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	100.00	100.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	110.00	110.00
2	90–100	93	120.00–147.50	133.38
1	100–110	100	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	80	60.00	60.00
1	100–110	100	57.50	57.50
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	84	60.00–70.00	67.46
6	90–100	93	75.00–95.00	78.88
2	100–110	103	97.50	97.50
1	120–130	120	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–110	103	105.00	105.00
1	110–120	110	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	90	95.00	95.00
3	100–110	100	105.00–150.00	128.33
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	95	85.00	85.00

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.

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Bulls · 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

Feeder Cattle

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