Sale reports / Pennsylvania / New Holland Sale Stables / 2020-03-05

New Holland Sale Stables

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · New Holland, Pennsylvania · Thu, Mar 5
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1909
Slaughter Cattle receipts
656 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 700▲ 656 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
496 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 430▲ 496 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and dairy steers sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Not enough slaughter heifers for a market test. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Graded feeder Holstein bull calves weighing over 90 lbs sold 20.00-40.00 higher while lighter calves traded 10.00-20.00 higher. Feeder dairy heifer calves sold mostly steady on another light test. Ag Market News LLC under the USDAQSA-LMAR program graded 342 head for Thursday's sale. Offerings included 142 slaughter steers, 85 slaughter heifers, 396 slaughter cows, 25 slaughter bulls, 8 miscellaneous cattle, and 496 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—Average1,57375.651,19012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,71564.761,11156
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,52258.61892116
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,34750.67683103
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,45884.931,2382thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,35675.411,02313
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,552114.721,78023
SteersChoiceAverage1,518111.831,69753
SteersSelectAverage1,438107.461,54510

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 2103115.29/cwt102
BullsNumber 1109113.57/cwt23
BullsNumber 39992.36/cwt140
BullsUtility9035.51/cwt59
HeifersNumber 18822.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 29017.66/cwt13
HeifersNumber 38211.25/cwt12
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing727.85/cwt13

Every lot, as filed

50 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
HeifersNumber 2—8317.42/cwt15.00–20.00144
HeifersNumber 2—10320.00/cwt20.00–20.00212
CowsLean 85-90%—1,19443.03/cwt38.00–47.0051417
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,72965.50/cwt63.00–68.501,13238
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—555.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—9415.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,48854.64/cwt53.00–58.0081342
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,52160.14/cwt57.00–63.5091563
CowsLean 85-90%—1,41355.59/cwt52.00–60.0078535
CowsLean 85-90%—1,35349.85/cwt46.00–53.5067451
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,83269.64/cwt68.00–71.501,2765
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,63160.70/cwt59.00–62.5099013
BullsNumber 3—95113.21/cwt105.00–125.0010856
BullsUtility—7310.00/cwt10.00–10.00710
BullsUtility—8515.00/cwt15.00–15.001322
BullsNumber 2—105121.29/cwt115.00–130.0012742
BullsNumber 3—7520.00/cwt20.00–20.00154
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,65765.02/cwt64.00–66.501,07711
BullsNumber 1—96130.00/cwt130.00–130.001255
BullsNumber 1—105130.00/cwt130.00–130.001377
BullsNumber 1—11597.00/cwt97.00–97.001128
BullsNumber 2—12590.00/cwt90.00–90.001135
BullsNumber 2—8892.75/cwt50.00–100.008213
BullsNumber 3—115106.67/cwt100.00–110.0012348
Bulls—Heavy Weight—2,15571.28/cwt68.00–75.001,5362
Bulls—Non-Traditional—1,62384.32/cwt82.00–90.001,3693
Bulls—Non-Traditional—1,38673.19/cwt71.00–76.501,0147
SteersChoice and PrimeNon-Traditional—1,555114.86/cwt114.00–116.001,78615
SteersSelectNon-Traditional—1,460107.37/cwt106.00–108.001,5684
SteersSelectNon-Traditional—1,423107.52/cwt105.00–113.001,5306
SteersChoiceNon-Traditional—1,491112.32/cwt110.00–114.001,67520
BullsUtility—11035.00/cwt35.00–35.003911
BullsUtility—9580.00/cwt80.00–80.007616
BullsNumber 3—8543.44/cwt40.00–50.003732
BullsNumber 2—115100.00/cwt100.00–100.0011515
BullsNumber 2—98130.00/cwt130.00–130.0012727
BullsNumber 1—12592.00/cwt92.00–92.001153
Dairy SteersSelect—1,35675.41/cwt74.00–79.001,02313
HeifersNumber 2—9317.48/cwt15.00–20.00166
HeifersNumber 3—9515.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
HeifersNumber 3—7310.00/cwt10.00–10.0073
SteersChoice—1,534111.54/cwt109.00–113.501,71133
SteersChoice and Prime—1,545114.45/cwt113.50–115.001,7688
Dairy SteersChoice—1,45884.93/cwt83.00–87.001,2382
HeifersNumber 1—8520.00/cwt20.00–20.00171
HeifersNumber 1—9025.00/cwt25.00–25.00231
HeifersNumber 3—8311.25/cwt10.00–15.0098
HeifersNumber 2—7515.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—635.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—738.00/cwt8.00–8.0069

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.