Name: Eighty Four livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $208.87/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$208.87

16 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$29.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.93

vs PA average

−55.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	214.38	1,216	13thin
Medium and Large 2	538	185.00	995	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.38/cwt here — about $220 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale16 hd

208.87

—

PA average4 barns · 145 hd

209.80

−0.93

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−55.09

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	—	High	1,663	144.75	2,407	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	116.72	1,493	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,721	114.90	1,977	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,098	94.47	1,038	14

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2	350–400	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	238.32/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,578	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	205.26/cwt	190.00–222.00	1,611	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	787	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	215.16/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,229	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	207.19/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,293	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	192.25/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,273	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	221.69/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	206.65/cwt	200.00–210.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	251.38/cwt	220.00–262.50	1,187	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	220.00/cwt	215.00–225.00	858	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,417	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	97.53/cwt	85.00–108.00	1,136	9
Bulls	—	—	1,485	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,539	1
Bulls	—	—	1,683	141.83/cwt	135.00–154.00	2,387	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,753	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	116.00/cwt	103.00–126.00	1,509	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	855	100.01/cwt	99.00–101.00	855	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	132.70/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,882	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	802	72.28/cwt	70.00–75.00	580	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	112.88/cwt	105.00–120.00	2,026	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	244.56/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,132	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	221.71/cwt	200.00–232.50	1,053	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	249.46/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,095	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	254.21/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,462	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	210.87/cwt	200.00–240.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	180.04/cwt	175.00–190.00	760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	199.93/cwt	190.00–210.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	178.35/cwt	175.00–180.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	654	192.17/cwt	180.00–208.00	1,257	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	473	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,218	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	198.51/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	651	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,367	3

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 Apr 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 302Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 41Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	187.50	187.50
1	350–400	370	200.00	200.00
5	650–700	654	180.00–208.00	192.17
2	750–800	787	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	260.00	260.00
10	450–500	472	220.00–262.50	251.38
3	500–550	526	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	560	205.00	205.00
3	600–650	643	215.00–235.00	221.69
12	650–700	662	220.00–265.00	238.32
11	750–800	785	190.00–222.00	205.26
2	800–850	825	197.00–200.00	198.51
1	900–950	930	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	227.50	227.50
3	300–350	333	200.00–210.00	206.65
4	350–400	390	215.00–225.00	220.00
1	400–450	410	215.00	215.00
5	450–500	475	200.00–232.50	221.71
1	500–550	520	205.00	205.00
12	550–600	571	210.00–219.00	215.16
11	600–650	624	190.00–216.00	207.19
4	650–700	662	190.00–193.00	192.25
2	700–750	722	197.50	197.50
3	800–850	835	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	190.00	190.00
3	350–400	378	175.00–180.00	178.35
4	400–450	422	175.00–190.00	180.04
1	450–500	490	170.00	170.00
1	500–550	500	165.00	165.00
2	550–600	557	195.00	195.00
1	600–650	645	182.50	182.50
2	650–700	657	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	350	220.00	220.00
9	400–450	439	230.00–255.00	249.46
13	450–500	463	240.00–250.00	244.56
7	550–600	575	250.00–260.00	254.21
1	650–700	660	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	790	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	180.00	180.00
4	300–350	317	200.00–240.00	210.87
2	350–400	378	190.00–210.00	199.93
3	400–450	428	205.00	205.00
2	500–550	500	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	595	177.50	177.50
3	600–650	608	200.00	200.00
3	650–700	651	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	114.00	114.00
9	—	1,165	85.00–108.00	97.53
3	—	802	70.00–75.00	72.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	123.00	123.00
4	—	1,795	105.00–120.00	112.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,301	103.00–126.00	116.00
2	—	855	99.00–101.00	100.01
3	—	1,418	131.00–135.00	132.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	171.00	171.00
9	—	1,683	135.00–154.00	141.83

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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