Name: Eighty Four livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.16/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$240.16

40 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,318

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$28.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.39

vs PA average

−36.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	245.84	1,355	32
Medium and Large 2	539	217.43	1,172	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.41/cwt here — about $183 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale40 hd

240.16

—

PA average3 barns · 73 hd

231.77

+8.39

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−36.01

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
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,416	106.65	1,510	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,418	94.11	1,334	9thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	86.52	966	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	107	649.11/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 2	91	529.39/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	75	247.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	83	815.00/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	78.50/cwt	78.00–79.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	646	225.64/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,249	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	222.30/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,154	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	302	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	212.56/cwt	202.50–222.50	1,188	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	200.78/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,241	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	260.01/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,069	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	241.05/cwt	227.50–247.00	1,514	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	222.31/cwt	217.50–230.00	805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	206.16/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	212.79/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,043	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	197.76/cwt	190.00–205.00	718	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	80	490.00/cwt	450.00–530.00	392	2
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	540.49/cwt	520.00–560.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	234.99/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,097	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	244.90/cwt	237.50–252.00	1,501	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	876	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	80	810.00/cwt	790.00–830.00	648	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,373	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	90	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	711	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	120	543.33/cwt	530.00–560.00	652	3
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	569.89/cwt	550.00–590.00	644	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	815.00/cwt	790.00–840.00	693	2
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	65	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	68	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	105	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	599	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	85	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	332	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	70	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	588	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	844.88/cwt	840.00–850.00	870	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	87.07/cwt	85.00–89.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	323	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	610	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	216.22/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	265.89/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,372	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	213.40/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,453	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	249.24/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,358	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	231.26/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,124	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	237.14/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,345	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	253.09/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,091	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	249.37/cwt	242.50–258.00	1,454	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	230.70/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,216	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	432	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,274	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	111.04/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,641	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	102.74/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,398	9
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	558.04/cwt	540.00–575.00	519	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	94.11/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,334	9
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	425	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 79Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 44Year ago 54

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 27Last week 28Year ago 29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	78.00–79.00	78.50
2	—	1,373	94.00	94.00
2	—	843	85.00–89.00	87.07
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,478	108.00–114.00	111.04
9	—	1,361	99.00–106.00	102.74
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,418	92.00–97.00	94.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	190.00–205.00	197.76
2	450–500	475	200.00	200.00
5	500–550	543	230.00	230.00
3	550–600	573	230.00	230.00
4	600–650	646	220.00–227.50	225.64
1	700–750	710	170.00	170.00
2	900–950	930	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	235.00	235.00
1	300–350	310	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	516	262.50–272.50	265.89
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
8	600–650	613	237.50–252.00	244.90
11	650–700	681	205.00–215.00	213.40
2	700–750	715	212.50–220.00	216.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	610	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	302	200.00	200.00
8	350–400	362	217.50–230.00	222.31
1	400–450	430	220.00	220.00
7	450–500	490	200.00–222.50	212.79
4	500–550	519	215.00–230.00	222.30
4	550–600	559	202.50–222.50	212.56
6	600–650	618	199.00–210.00	200.78
5	650–700	688	190.00–210.00	206.16
1	700–750	740	187.50	187.50
1	750–800	755	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	232.00	232.00
2	350–400	390	245.00	245.00
4	400–450	431	240.00–257.50	253.09
10	450–500	486	230.00–242.50	231.26
23	500–550	545	240.00–254.00	249.24
9	550–600	567	227.50–242.50	237.14
22	600–650	628	227.50–247.00	241.05
10	650–700	662	235.00	235.00
5	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	685	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	365	240.00	240.00
6	400–450	411	250.00–265.00	260.01
7	450–500	467	220.00–237.50	234.99
7	500–550	527	225.00–240.00	230.70
17	550–600	583	242.50–258.00	249.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	370	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	432	295.00	295.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	80	450.00–530.00	490.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	500.00	500.00
3	90–100	93	540.00–575.00	558.04
2	100–110	103	520.00–560.00	540.49
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	80	790.00–830.00	810.00
2	100–110	103	840.00–850.00	844.88
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	105	570.00	570.00
4	110–120	113	550.00–590.00	569.89
3	120–130	120	530.00–560.00	543.33
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	840.00	840.00
2	80–90	85	790.00–840.00	815.00
1	90–100	90	790.00	790.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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