Sale reports / Pennsylvania / New Holland Sale Stables / 2023-08-14

New Holland Sale Stables

Slaughter Cattle · New Holland, Pennsylvania · Mon, Aug 14
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1908
Receipts
1,049 head
313 vs last sale 736 28 vs year ago 1,021 · +2.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter dairy steers sold strong. Heifers sold strong with no comparison on dairy heifers. All classes of slaughter cows sold strong. No comparison on feeder dairy calves due to limited reporter availability. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate to heavy supply.

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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,648116.871,92539
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,415106.291,50417
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,32087.301,15337
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,576153.492,4198thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,548149.342,3128thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,284180.782,3215thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,227170.402,0915thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,577198.203,12652
SteersChoiceAverage1,519190.612,89563
SteersSelectAverage1,363182.352,48531
SteersStandardAverage1,272175.392,23110

Every lot, as filed

18 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%1,493104.35/cwt103.00–107.001,5588
CowsBoner 80-85%1,309110.30/cwt108.00–114.001,4447
CowsBoner 80-85%1,473100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4732
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,644113.94/cwt111.00–117.501,87312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,637122.45/cwt120.00–126.002,00519
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,678107.99/cwt106.00–110.001,8128
SteersChoiceNon-Traditional1,519190.61/cwt186.00–194.002,89563
SteersChoice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,577198.20/cwt195.00–202.003,12652
SteersSelectNon-Traditional1,363182.35/cwt178.00–185.002,48531
SteersStandardNon-Traditional1,272175.39/cwt169.00–179.002,23110
Dairy SteersSelect1,548149.34/cwt148.00–153.002,3128
Dairy SteersChoice1,576153.49/cwt152.00–156.002,4198
CowsLean 85-90%1,28684.12/cwt82.00–87.001,08212
CowsLean 85-90%1,32076.29/cwt72.00–79.001,0078
CowsLean 85-90%1,39391.65/cwt89.00–94.001,2778
CowsLean 85-90%1,30297.47/cwt95.00–101.001,2699
HeifersSelect1,227170.40/cwt167.00–175.002,0915
HeifersChoice1,284180.78/cwt177.00–184.002,3215

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.