Sale reports / Pennsylvania / New Holland Sale Stables / 2020-02-20

New Holland Sale Stables

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · New Holland, Pennsylvania · Thu, Feb 20
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1909
Slaughter Cattle receipts
693 head
89 vs last sale 604 693 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
499 head
50 vs last sale 449 499 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers, heifers, and dairy steers sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher on another light test. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not tested due to reporter absence. Graded feeder Holstein bull calves weighing over 90 lbs traded sharply lower, mostly 75.00-125.00 lower, while lighter calves and Utility calves sold steady to 30.00 lower. Feeder dairy heifer calves sold mostly steady on another light test. Ag Market News LLC under the USDAQSA-LMAR program graded 352 head for Thursday's sale. Offerings included 111 slaughter steers, 77 slaughter heifers, 458 slaughter cows, 16 slaughter bulls, 31 miscellaneous cattle, and 499 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
BullsAverage1,60583.001,3321thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,68469.061,16394
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,45563.02917128
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,32954.26721128
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,59388.911,4165thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,48081.111,2004thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,444117.121,69110
HeifersChoiceAverage1,368112.561,5405thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,250106.101,3262thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,550119.711,85627
SteersChoiceAverage1,479115.851,71324
SteersSelectAverage1,370110.641,51614

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 111054.44/cwt36
BullsNumber 210244.46/cwt102
BullsNumber 310118.16/cwt142
BullsUtility9312.44/cwt54
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing829.85/cwt13

Every lot, as filed

42 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
SteersSelectNon-Traditional1,374110.74/cwt107.00–114.001,52211
SteersChoice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,539119.94/cwt118.00–122.001,84621
SteersChoiceNon-Traditional1,500115.80/cwt114.00–118.001,73714
HeifersSelectNon-Traditional1,250106.10/cwt104.00–108.001,3262
HeifersChoice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,444117.12/cwt116.00–119.001,69110
HeifersChoiceNon-Traditional1,368112.56/cwt110.00–115.001,5405
BullsNon-Traditional1,60583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,3321
BullsNumber 110550.00/cwt50.00–50.005310
BullsNumber 37610.00/cwt10.00–10.0085
BullsNumber 210546.00/cwt45.00–47.004845
BullsNumber 29542.83/cwt42.00–45.004141
BullsNumber 211547.00/cwt47.00–47.00549
BullsUtility758.00/cwt8.00–8.0069
CowsBoner 80-85%1,62470.47/cwt68.00–72.501,14414
BullsNumber 39517.00/cwt17.00–17.001657
BullsNumber 38515.00/cwt15.00–15.001321
BullsNumber 212540.00/cwt40.00–40.00504
BullsNumber 28542.00/cwt42.00–42.00363
BullsNumber 111555.00/cwt55.00–55.006313
CowsLean 85-90%1,34058.93/cwt56.00–63.0079048
CowsLean 85-90%1,17343.64/cwt38.00–48.0051220
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55763.26/cwt59.00–65.5098523
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,80075.19/cwt73.50–77.001,35314
CowsBoner 80-85%1,47965.10/cwt63.00–68.0096357
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38959.12/cwt55.00–63.0082157
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing738.00/cwt8.00–8.0066
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8510.00/cwt10.00–10.0095
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing10315.00/cwt15.00–15.00152
CowsLean 85-90%1,47364.83/cwt63.00–66.009556
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,70769.90/cwt66.50–73.501,19357
CowsLean 85-90%1,36152.86/cwt48.00–59.5071954
Dairy SteersSelect1,48081.11/cwt76.50–84.001,2004
Dairy SteersChoice1,59388.91/cwt86.00–90.001,4165
SteersSelect1,357110.29/cwt107.00–114.001,4973
SteersChoice and Prime1,590118.91/cwt118.00–120.001,8916
SteersChoice1,449115.91/cwt115.00–117.001,68010
BullsNumber 311521.10/cwt15.00–25.002459
BullsNumber 19555.00/cwt55.00–55.00527
BullsNumber 112560.00/cwt60.00–60.00756
BullsUtility11015.00/cwt15.00–15.001715
BullsUtility9515.00/cwt15.00–15.001415
BullsUtility8510.00/cwt10.00–10.00915

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.