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

New Holland Sale Stables

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · New Holland, Pennsylvania · Thu, Dec 12
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1909
Slaughter Cattle receipts
730 head
▼ 134 vs last sale 864▲ 730 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
532 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 619▲ 532 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Traditional slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 lower on a light test. Non-traditional slaughter steers sold 3.00-4.00 lower on a light test. Demand good for all steers due to the light run. Not enough Holstein steers for a market test. Slaughter heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower on a very light test. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-7.00 lower on light demand. Not enough comparable weight bulls last week for a market test. Graded Holstein bull calves weighing over 95 lbs sold mostly 20.00-40.00 higher while lighter calves and Utility calves traded mostly steady. Dairy heifer calves traded mostly steady. Ag Market News LLC under the USDAQSA-LMAR program graded 367 head for Thursday's sale. Offerings included 144 slaughter steers, 119 slaughter heifers, 374 slaughter cows, 38 slaughter bulls, 55 miscellaneous cattle, and 532 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
Bulls—Low1,61365.681,06017
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,67249.6583075
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32045.91606120
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,24438.2447690
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,55887.071,3573thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,40882.361,1602thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,422111.351,5833thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,218107.541,3106thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,270103.001,3082thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,652112.831,86410
SteersChoiceAverage1,513111.871,69365
SteersSelectAverage1,356105.281,4289thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110888.16/cwt19
BullsNumber 210171.36/cwt90
BullsNumber 39944.66/cwt161
BullsUtility8913.07/cwt88
HeifersNumber 110325.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 210317.90/cwt19
HeifersNumber 39413.68/cwt15
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing808.91/cwt11

Every lot, as filed

53 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
SteersChoiceNon-Traditional—1,591113.20/cwt102.00–120.001,80137
SteersChoice and PrimeHeavy Weight—1,785109.44/cwt108.00–111.001,9542
BullsUtility—705.00/cwt5.00–5.00417
BullsNumber 1—11587.00/cwt87.00–87.001007
BullsNumber 1—10597.00/cwt97.00–97.001028
BullsNumber 2—12565.00/cwt65.00–65.00815
BullsNumber 2—11585.00/cwt85.00–85.009812
BullsNumber 2—9782.84/cwt70.00–102.008023
BullsNumber 2—8828.03/cwt20.00–30.002524
SteersChoice and Prime—1,619113.68/cwt113.00–115.001,8408
Dairy SteersChoice—1,40882.36/cwt80.00–84.501,1602
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime—1,55887.07/cwt85.00–88.001,3573
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—8512.00/cwt12.00–12.00103
HeifersNumber 2—11018.57/cwt15.00–20.00207
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,422111.35/cwt110.00–112.001,5833
HeifersSelect—1,270103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,3082
SteersSelect—1,356105.28/cwt102.00–108.001,4289
SteersChoice—1,410110.12/cwt108.00–112.001,55328
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—9012.33/cwt10.00–15.00113
HeifersNumber 1—9525.00/cwt25.00–25.00241
HeifersNumber 1—11025.00/cwt25.00–25.00281
HeifersNumber 3—10214.02/cwt10.00–15.00145
HeifersNumber 3—8512.00/cwt12.00–12.00103
HeifersNumber 3—9314.15/cwt12.00–15.00137
HeifersChoice—1,218107.54/cwt105.00–109.001,3106
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—705.00/cwt5.00–5.0045
HeifersNumber 2—12015.00/cwt15.00–15.00182
HeifersNumber 2—8518.33/cwt15.00–20.00163
HeifersNumber 2—9318.39/cwt15.00–25.00173
HeifersNumber 2—10317.50/cwt15.00–20.00184
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,67041.45/cwt35.00–46.0069213
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,79553.82/cwt53.00–56.5096620
CowsLean 85-90%—1,17130.57/cwt28.00–32.003587
CowsLean 85-90%—1,34745.83/cwt44.00–49.0061711
CowsLean 85-90%—1,17035.43/cwt33.00–37.5041534
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,61450.21/cwt47.00–52.5081042
BullsUtility—11015.00/cwt15.00–15.001713
BullsUtility—9515.00/cwt15.00–15.001428
CowsLean 85-90%—1,29339.97/cwt38.00–43.0051738
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,34252.11/cwt51.00–55.0069915
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,35447.85/cwt46.00–50.5064848
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,28642.65/cwt39.00–45.5054857
BullsNumber 1—9575.00/cwt75.00–75.00713
Bulls——1,64963.45/cwt56.00–69.001,04611
BullsNumber 3—7015.00/cwt15.00–15.00117
BullsNumber 3—8529.53/cwt25.00–30.002532
BullsNumber 3—11574.29/cwt70.00–80.008556
BullsNumber 3—9530.00/cwt30.00–30.002966
BullsNumber 1—12665.00/cwt65.00–65.00821
BullsUtility—8515.00/cwt15.00–15.001330
Bulls——1,61884.04/cwt80.00–88.001,3602
Bulls——1,51362.62/cwt60.00–65.009474
BullsNumber 2—10596.14/cwt95.00–97.0010126

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.