Sale reports / Pennsylvania / New Holland Sale Stables / 2020-08-27

New Holland Sale Stables

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · New Holland, Pennsylvania · Thu, Aug 27
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1909
Slaughter Cattle receipts
547 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 638▼ 36 vs year ago 583 · −6.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
529 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 522▼ 38 vs year ago 567 · −6.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter Steers sold steady to 4.00 higher on moderate demand. Dairy Steers sold steady to 1.50 higher on a light test this and last week. Slaughter heifers were too lightly tested this week to develop an accurate market trend, but they traded weak on limited sales. No comparison is available for Dairy Heifers this week. Breaking and boning Slaughter Cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, with lean cows selling steady but with a weak undertone. No comparison for Slaughter Bulls, but they sold steady on comparable sales. Demand overall was moderate, with moderate offerings and buyer attendance. Feeder Dairy Bull calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder Dairy Heifer calves sold weak compared to a light test last week. Buyer attendance was moderate for the feeder dairy calf sale. Offerings included 152 slaughter steers, 69 slaughter heifers, 298 slaughter cows, 25 slaughter bulls, 3 miscellaneous cattle, and 529 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—High1,46787.461,28315
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,62364.441,04674
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,38962.2886559
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21154.0265454
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,38181.521,1264thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,35575.211,0197thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,53486.021,32010
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,52777.871,18915
HeifersChoiceAverage1,20085.721,0298thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,22072.818884thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,463117.541,72038
SteersChoiceAverage1,367109.041,49045
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,320104.041,37411

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197163.38/cwt53
BullsNumber 29291.71/cwt37
BullsNumber 38848.36/cwt33
BullsUtility8520.52/cwt41
HeifersNumber 192159.97/cwt19
HeifersNumber 28392.50/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8221.47/cwt7

Every lot, as filed

72 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
HeifersUtility/Non-TubingBeef Cross—8345.15/cwt40.00–50.00372
HeifersNumber 2—9025.00/cwt25.00–25.00231
BullsUtility—8317.30/cwt5.00–30.001413
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross—13095.00/cwt95.00–95.001241
BullsNumber 2—11580.00/cwt80.00–80.00921
BullsUtility—10325.37/cwt10.00–40.00262
BullsNumber 3—9247.82/cwt40.00–60.00449
Bulls——1,700101.97/cwt97.00–110.001,7333
BullsNumber 1—101130.43/cwt122.00–140.001326
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—72226.28/cwt210.00–260.001633
HeifersNumber 1—10447.47/cwt30.00–55.00494
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross—75160.00/cwt160.00–160.001201
HeifersChoice—1,20085.72/cwt83.00–87.001,0298
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—90250.00/cwt250.00–250.002252
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—7510.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,22072.81/cwt70.00–76.008884
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,39868.06/cwt67.50–69.009517
CowsLean 85-90%—1,16848.94/cwt46.00–51.0057217
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,37958.73/cwt57.00–61.0081026
CowsLean 85-90%—1,21354.51/cwt52.00–57.0066122
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,39764.27/cwt62.00–67.0089826
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,55659.10/cwt56.00–62.5092023
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,68768.32/cwt67.50–70.501,15323
BullsUtility—9225.04/cwt5.00–50.002314
BullsNumber 3—10037.50/cwt25.00–50.00382
BullsNumber 2—7587.50/cwt85.00–90.00662
BullsUtility—7315.00/cwt5.00–35.00117
BullsNumber 3—8450.18/cwt35.00–75.004210
Bulls——1,26676.21/cwt75.00–78.009655
BullsNumber 1—85102.86/cwt95.00–115.00877
BullsUtilityBeef Cross—7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsNumber 3—11349.85/cwt40.00–60.00563
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,38181.52/cwt79.00–83.501,1264
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice—1,35575.21/cwt74.00–77.001,0197
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—10015.00/cwt15.00–15.00151
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—655.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
HeifersNumber 1—11344.67/cwt30.00–60.00502
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—103252.93/cwt235.00–270.002612
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—83249.02/cwt200.00–315.002074
HeifersUtility/Non-TubingBeef Cross—10025.00/cwt25.00–25.00251
HeifersNumber 1—8339.70/cwt30.00–50.00332
BullsNumber 1—121109.32/cwt100.00–117.001325
BullsUtility—655.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—94235.77/cwt210.00–255.002228
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross—105127.00/cwt127.00–127.001331
BullsNumber 1—111125.79/cwt120.00–135.001405
BullsUtility—11040.00/cwt40.00–40.00441
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—84252.02/cwt220.00–280.002125
BullsNumber 2—9293.00/cwt80.00–105.008615
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—65260.00/cwt260.00–260.001691
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—120235.00/cwt235.00–235.002821
BullsNumber 3Beef Cross—95110.00/cwt110.00–110.001051
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—103242.56/cwt240.00–245.002502
BullsNumber 2—8482.63/cwt70.00–95.006910
BullsNumber 3—7432.72/cwt20.00–50.00247
BullsUtilityBeef Cross—9550.00/cwt50.00–50.00481
BullsNumber 1—93112.80/cwt100.00–130.0010510
Bulls——1,51189.28/cwt86.00–93.001,3497
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—115230.00/cwt230.00–230.002651
BullsNumber 3Beef Cross—70100.00/cwt100.00–100.00701
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—73248.28/cwt200.00–300.001812
BullsNumber 2—10099.29/cwt85.00–110.00997
SteersSelect and ChoiceNon-Traditional—1,363106.15/cwt105.00–107.001,4475
SteersChoiceNon-Traditional—1,422110.17/cwt108.00–113.001,56726
SteersSelect and Choice—1,285102.28/cwt98.00–104.001,3146
SteersChoice—1,291107.50/cwt105.00–112.001,38819
SteersChoice and PrimeNon-Traditional—1,457117.54/cwt114.00–120.501,71333
SteersChoice and Prime—1,502117.55/cwt115.00–120.501,7665
CowsLean 85-90%—1,25759.05/cwt58.00–61.0074215
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,62665.63/cwt63.00–67.001,06728
Dairy SteersChoice—1,53486.02/cwt83.00–88.001,32010
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,52777.87/cwt74.00–80.001,18915

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.