Sale reports / Pennsylvania / New Holland Sale Stables / 2019-05-23

New Holland Sale Stables

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · New Holland, Pennsylvania · Thu, May 23
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1909
Slaughter Cattle receipts
504 head
206 vs last sale 710 504 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
402 head
53 vs last sale 455 402 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Conventional slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand good. Non-traditional steers sold mostly steady on a very light test. Not enough Holstein steers or slaughter heifers to have a market test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand good. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady on a light test. Graded Holstein bull calves traded mostly 20.00-50.00 higher. Holstein heifer calves traded mostly steady on another light test. Ag Market News LLC under the USDA-QSA-LMAR program graded 281 head for Thursday's sale. Total receipts included 126 Slaughter steers, 41 Slaughter heifers, 275 Slaughter cows, 32 slaughter bulls, 402 calves, and 30 head miscellaneous stock.

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
BullsLow1,53274.471,14124
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,64569.781,14871
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,36065.3088868
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,27658.36745120
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,59082.521,3122thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,53276.301,1698thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,446115.001,6634thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,215109.401,3294thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,513119.501,8072thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,479114.641,69657
SteersSelectHigh1,390111.881,55530

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 2110159.17/cwt58
BullsNumber 1120146.11/cwt18
BullsNumber 3105108.16/cwt128
BullsUtility9778.88/cwt66
HeifersNumber 110257.47/cwt6
HeifersNumber 29043.17/cwt8
HeifersNumber 38523.41/cwt6
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7914.23/cwt13

Every lot, as filed

56 lots · USDA AMS · New Holland Livestock Cattle Auction (Thursday) - New Holland, PA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsNumber 196140.00/cwt140.00–140.001341
BullsNumber 1114162.00/cwt162.00–162.001855
BullsNumber 1125140.00/cwt140.00–140.0017512
CowsLean 85-90%92540.00/cwt40.00–40.003701
Bulls1,87757.30/cwt55.00–64.001,0763
Bulls1,65872.48/cwt72.00–73.001,2022
Bulls1,54970.26/cwt66.00–74.001,0885
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,72960.88/cwt56.00–63.501,05311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32360.13/cwt55.00–63.0079624
CowsLean 85-90%1,24850.75/cwt49.00–52.0063316
CowsLean 85-90%1,31663.92/cwt62.00–69.0084130
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60773.56/cwt70.00–79.501,18240
CowsBoner 80-85%1,48372.38/cwt70.00–75.001,07313
Bulls1,65590.54/cwt87.00–94.001,4983
SteersSelectNon-Traditional1,365113.87/cwt110.00–117.001,55410
SteersSelectNon-Traditional1,357115.59/cwt113.50–117.001,5693
SteersSelect1,410110.06/cwt106.00–113.001,55217
SteersChoice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,525121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,8451
SteersChoice and Prime1,500118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,7701
SteersChoiceNon-Traditional1,466114.82/cwt111.00–118.001,68319
SteersChoice1,486114.55/cwt110.00–117.001,70238
HeifersSelect1,215109.40/cwt106.00–113.001,3294
HeifersChoiceNon-Traditional1,460116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,6943
HeifersChoice1,405112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,5741
CowsLean 85-90%1,27158.00/cwt53.00–61.5073773
Bulls1,38079.90/cwt76.00–84.001,1032
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33666.34/cwt64.00–69.5088631
Bulls1,37276.41/cwt75.00–80.001,0489
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67667.12/cwt64.00–69.001,12520
Dairy SteersChoice1,59082.52/cwt80.00–85.001,3122
Dairy SteersSelect1,53276.30/cwt72.00–79.501,1698
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8415.84/cwt15.00–20.00136
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0074
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9220.00/cwt20.00–20.00182
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing6510.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
HeifersNumber 39226.82/cwt15.00–35.00253
HeifersNumber 38022.50/cwt15.00–30.00182
HeifersNumber 37515.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
HeifersNumber 28446.34/cwt40.00–55.00394
HeifersNumber 29540.00/cwt35.00–45.00383
HeifersNumber 210040.00/cwt40.00–40.00401
HeifersNumber 19351.61/cwt50.00–55.00483
HeifersNumber 112060.00/cwt60.00–60.00721
HeifersNumber 111065.00/cwt65.00–65.00721
HeifersNumber 110065.00/cwt65.00–65.00651
BullsUtility9480.00/cwt80.00–80.007527
BullsUtility115100.00/cwt100.00–100.0011522
BullsUtility8470.00/cwt70.00–70.00599
BullsUtility7027.00/cwt27.00–27.00198
BullsNumber 3115117.20/cwt115.00–130.0013575
BullsNumber 394102.00/cwt100.00–110.009640
BullsNumber 38475.00/cwt75.00–75.006313
BullsNumber 2106163.36/cwt160.00–170.0017326
BullsNumber 2115155.00/cwt155.00–155.0017817
BullsNumber 298179.92/cwt177.00–185.001768
BullsNumber 2124130.00/cwt130.00–130.001617

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.