Sale reports / Pennsylvania / New Holland Sale Stables / 2019-12-02

New Holland Sale Stables

Slaughter Cattle · New Holland, Pennsylvania · Mon, Dec 2
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1908
Receipts
1,165 head
146 vs last sale 1,311 1,165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no comparison on slaughter steers or heifers due to reporter absence last week. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower on good demand. No comparison on slaughter bulls due to reporter absence last week. Offerings included 167 slaughter steers, 196 slaughter heifers, 394 slaughter cows, 78 slaughter bulls, 330 miscellaneous cattle, and 721 dairy feeder calves.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,38077.781,07331
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,70853.7491872
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,43350.18719103
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,23540.3349892
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,333115.871,5453thin
HeifersSelectHigh1,321113.221,4956thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,304111.171,4505thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,578120.561,9023thin
SteersSelectAverage1,375118.291,6279thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,474117.661,73568

Every lot, as filed

23 lots · USDA AMS · New Holland Livestock Cattle Auction (Monday) - New Holland, PA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41443.64/cwt40.00–47.0061731
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71347.70/cwt42.00–52.0081725
CowsLean 85-90%1,13530.36/cwt30.00–32.0034513
CowsBoner 80-85%1,51356.49/cwt55.00–60.0085522
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,79963.44/cwt62.00–67.001,1414
CowsLean 85-90%1,30149.78/cwt47.00–52.0064810
CowsLean 85-90%1,24542.95/cwt41.00–46.0053540
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40951.45/cwt48.00–54.5072550
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,69656.35/cwt53.00–60.0095643
CowsLean 85-90%1,24437.92/cwt34.00–40.0047229
SteersChoice1,483114.13/cwt112.00–116.001,69310
BullsNon-Traditional1,35576.22/cwt72.00–84.001,03312
BullsNon-Traditional1,34892.34/cwt88.00–96.001,2455
BullsNon-Traditional1,535138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,1181
BullsNon-Traditional1,40468.98/cwt62.00–74.0096813
SteersSelect1,423108.08/cwt107.00–110.001,5385
SteersChoiceNon-Traditional1,473118.27/cwt100.00–130.001,74258
SteersSelectNon-Traditional1,315131.06/cwt116.00–140.001,7234
SteersChoice and Prime1,578120.56/cwt118.00–126.001,9023
HeifersChoice1,304111.17/cwt109.00–112.001,4505
HeifersSelectNon-Traditional1,363122.73/cwt121.00–125.001,6733
HeifersSelect1,278103.71/cwt100.00–106.001,3253
HeifersChoice and Prime1,333115.87/cwt114.00–117.001,5453

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.