Sale reports / Pennsylvania / New Holland Sale Stables / 2020-02-27

New Holland Sale Stables

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · New Holland, Pennsylvania · Thu, Feb 27
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1909
Slaughter Cattle receipts
700 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 693▲ 700 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
430 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 499▲ 430 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 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady compared to a light test. Graded feeder Holstein bull calves sold mostly 30.00-50.00 higher on a lighter supply. Feeder dairy heifer calves sold mostly steady on another light test. Ag Market News LLC under the USDAQSA-LMAR program graded 248 head for Thursday's sale. Offerings included 130 slaughter steers, 97 slaughter heifers, 428 slaughter cows, 31 slaughter bulls, 14 miscellaneous cattle, and 430 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—Average1,56380.521,25915
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,71969.521,19585
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,51663.99970121
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,33554.08722101
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,46485.391,2504thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,48279.221,17411
HeifersChoiceAverage1,344111.651,50017
HeifersSelectAverage1,130106.741,2064thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,521117.471,78715
SteersChoiceAverage1,495114.761,71542
SteersSelectAverage1,335111.171,48420
SteersStandardHigh1,223111.161,3592thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 210179.37/cwt55
BullsNumber 310075.94/cwt108
BullsNumber 110775.00/cwt17
BullsUtility9248.21/cwt53
HeifersNumber 110329.13/cwt6
HeifersNumber 29520.00/cwt3
HeifersNumber 3818.35/cwt9
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing747.20/cwt10

Every lot, as filed

55 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
SteersStandard—1,223111.16/cwt107.00–116.001,3592
Dairy SteersChoice—1,46485.39/cwt85.00–86.501,2504
Dairy SteersSelect—1,48279.22/cwt76.00–81.001,17411
BullsNumber 1—9875.00/cwt75.00–75.00742
BullsNumber 1—11575.00/cwt75.00–75.00865
BullsNumber 1—10575.00/cwt75.00–75.007910
BullsNumber 2—8020.00/cwt20.00–20.00161
BullsNumber 2—11575.00/cwt75.00–75.00867
BullsNumber 2—10577.45/cwt75.00–80.008122
BullsNumber 2—9584.66/cwt80.00–90.008025
BullsNumber 3—8565.26/cwt30.00–67.005521
BullsNumber 3—11569.46/cwt67.00–70.008039
BullsNumber 3—9585.88/cwt85.00–88.008248
BullsUtility—725.00/cwt5.00–5.0043
BullsUtility—11027.00/cwt27.00–27.00308
BullsUtility—8547.00/cwt47.00–47.004020
BullsUtility—9562.91/cwt62.00–67.006022
HeifersNumber 1—8035.00/cwt35.00–35.00281
HeifersNumber 1—9530.00/cwt30.00–30.00291
HeifersNumber 1—11525.00/cwt25.00–25.00291
HeifersNumber 1—12035.00/cwt35.00–35.00421
HeifersNumber 1—10324.88/cwt20.00–30.00262
HeifersNumber 2—8520.00/cwt20.00–20.00171
HeifersNumber 2—10020.00/cwt20.00–20.00202
Bulls—Heavy Weight—2,38075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,7851
Bulls—Non-Traditional—1,23772.11/cwt69.00–76.008923
Bulls—Non-Traditional—1,57883.32/cwt78.00–93.001,31511
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—705.00/cwt5.00–5.0048
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—9217.00/cwt17.00–17.00161
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—8815.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
HeifersNumber 3—736.03/cwt5.00–10.0045
HeifersNumber 3—8510.00/cwt10.00–10.0092
HeifersNumber 3—10015.00/cwt15.00–15.00151
HeifersNumber 3—9510.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
SteersSelectNon-Traditional—1,340109.95/cwt108.00–113.001,47311
SteersSelectNon-Traditional—1,315113.16/cwt112.00–115.001,4887
SteersSelect—1,373110.89/cwt110.00–112.001,5232
SteersChoice and PrimeNon-Traditional—1,518117.60/cwt117.00–119.001,78510
SteersChoice and Prime—1,527117.20/cwt117.00–118.001,7905
SteersChoiceNon-Traditional—1,480114.71/cwt113.00–116.001,69819
SteersChoiceNon-Traditional—1,472116.98/cwt115.00–118.001,7227
SteersChoice—1,546113.36/cwt112.00–115.501,75312
SteersChoice—1,451115.27/cwt115.00–116.001,6734
HeifersSelectNon-Traditional—1,130106.74/cwt106.00–107.001,2064
HeifersChoiceNon-Traditional—1,331111.33/cwt108.00–112.001,48215
HeifersChoiceNon-Traditional—1,440114.06/cwt113.00–115.001,6422
CowsLean 85-90%—1,38358.44/cwt56.00–63.0080845
CowsLean 85-90%—1,32752.15/cwt48.00–56.0069242
CowsLean 85-90%—1,20445.89/cwt42.00–48.0055314
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,70569.99/cwt68.00–74.001,19345
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,68063.89/cwt60.50–67.501,07322
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,80375.21/cwt73.00–78.501,35618
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,54665.71/cwt63.00–69.001,01658
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,44259.36/cwt55.00–63.0085647
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,62271.34/cwt68.00–75.001,15716

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.