Name: Eighty Four livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $284.39/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$284.39

26 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$51.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.70

vs PA average

−32.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	288.35	1,566	24
Medium and Large 2	535	236.89	1,267	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.46/cwt here — about $299 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 sale26 hd

284.39

—

PA average3 barns · 112 hd

274.69

+9.70

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−32.16

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	1,543	181.31	2,798	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,674	132.72	2,222	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,345	130.75	1,759	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	127.25	1,296	9thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,708	131.31	2,243	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,354	129.02	1,747	29
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,162	116.84	1,358	25

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	301.65/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,794	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	368.69/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,357	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	341.62/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,794	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	328.78/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	268.26/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,500	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	336.29/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,409	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	318.48/cwt	280.00–360.00	1,220	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	286.98/cwt	280.00–330.00	913	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	260.59/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	303.93/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	301.85/cwt	270.00–327.50	1,226	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	302.70/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,610	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	278.82/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	332.50/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	261.38/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	236.89/cwt	205.00–270.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	2,233	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	134.52/cwt	132.00–137.50	2,246	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	137.39/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,996	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	128.63/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,720	18
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	120.40/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,559	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,215	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	98.16/cwt	85.00–111.00	1,096	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,664	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	120.85/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,401	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	135.12/cwt	132.50–137.00	1,328	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	127.83/cwt	124.00–132.50	1,295	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,674	132.72/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,222	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,593	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	128.63/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,837	2
Bulls	—	—	1,543	181.31/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,815	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 Apr 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 385Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 62Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	320.00–340.00	332.50
19	400–450	419	330.00–357.50	336.29
3	450–500	472	287.50–312.50	303.93
14	500–550	532	297.50–305.00	302.70
10	550–600	559	265.00–272.50	268.26
5	650–700	655	270.00–281.00	278.82
2	700–750	737	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	765	240.00	240.00
5	900–950	924	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	395	237.50	237.50
7	400–450	406	270.00–327.50	301.85
4	450–500	476	235.00–275.00	261.38
2	500–550	535	205.00–270.00	236.89
3	600–650	616	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	441	297.50–310.00	301.65
2	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	342.50	342.50
8	550–600	555	307.50	307.50
1	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	755	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	823	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	368	355.00–380.00	368.69
2	400–450	420	347.50	347.50
10	450–500	483	315.00–340.00	328.78
14	500–550	525	330.00–342.50	341.62
7	600–650	603	297.50	297.50
1	700–750	735	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	318	280.00–330.00	286.98
9	350–400	383	280.00–360.00	318.48
4	450–500	487	337.50	337.50
2	500–550	528	235.00–285.00	260.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	125.00–128.00	126.49
3	—	1,670	132.00–137.50	134.52
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,453	135.00–145.00	137.39
18	—	1,337	124.00–135.00	128.63
5	—	1,295	115.00–125.00	120.40
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,117	85.00–111.00	98.16
2	—	1,305	127.00–128.00	127.51
18	—	1,159	115.00–126.00	120.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	108.00	108.00
2	—	983	132.50–137.00	135.12
6	—	1,013	124.00–132.50	127.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,674	130.00–134.00	132.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,428	127.00–130.00	128.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,543	170.00–186.00	181.31

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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