Sale reports / Pennsylvania / New Holland Sale Stables / 2020-12-17

New Holland Sale Stables

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · New Holland, Pennsylvania · Thu, Dec 17
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1909
Slaughter Cattle receipts
289 head
294 vs last sale 583 354 vs year ago 643 · 55.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
161 head
395 vs last sale 556 378 vs year ago 539 · 70.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This report will not be published Thursday, 12/24/20 due to Federal Holiday

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a light supply for the slaughter cattle sale. Feeder dairy calves sold strong. Buyer demand was moderate to good on a light supply for the feeder dairy calf sale.

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
BullsAverage1,18561.607303thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,73850.8888435
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,39049.1268335
CowsLean 85-90%High1,30346.6860830
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,59068.001,0812thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,18754.526473thin
SteersChoice and PrimeLow1,549110.991,71918
SteersChoiceAverage1,494108.661,62415

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199144.80/cwt72
BullsNumber 29081.47/cwt32
BullsNumber 39142.32/cwt15
BullsUtility8611.39/cwt18
HeifersNumber 2108177.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 194142.73/cwt12
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8210.00/cwt3

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
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross120200.00/cwt200.00–200.002401
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross90175.00/cwt175.00–175.001581
BullsNumber 112382.24/cwt70.00–95.001012
BullsNumber 39344.39/cwt30.00–50.00418
BullsNumber 311040.00/cwt40.00–40.00441
BullsNumber 310030.00/cwt30.00–30.00301
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross103260.24/cwt250.00–270.002682
HeifersNumber 19318.21/cwt10.00–25.00173
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross103265.00/cwt240.00–290.002734
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross85200.00/cwt200.00–200.001701
BullsUtility9313.21/cwt10.00–20.00123
BullsNumber 29380.74/cwt60.00–95.007512
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross75280.00/cwt280.00–280.002101
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8210.00/cwt10.00–10.0083
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross85285.00/cwt250.00–320.002422
BullsNumber 28366.16/cwt55.00–90.005515
BullsNumber 1101130.40/cwt110.00–155.0013223
BullsNumber 210281.89/cwt75.00–95.00843
SteersChoiceNon-Traditional1,547108.41/cwt105.00–111.001,6776
BullsNumber 38341.93/cwt30.00–50.00355
Dairy HeifersChoice1,59068.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0812
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross85285.00/cwt275.00–300.002423
SteersChoice1,411107.78/cwt106.00–109.501,5215
HeifersNumber 18510.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
SteersChoice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,690106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,7912
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross125180.00/cwt180.00–180.002251
SteersChoice and Prime1,600116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,8561
HeifersNumber 110027.50/cwt25.00–30.00282
SteersChoiceNon-Traditional1,638112.76/cwt112.00–113.501,8472
BullsNumber 1111127.18/cwt115.00–155.0014116
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,85756.40/cwt54.00–57.501,0475
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross93251.35/cwt210.00–295.002342
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,73852.41/cwt49.50–55.0091116
SteersChoice1,195113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,3501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37954.78/cwt53.50–56.507555
Bulls1,18561.60/cwt59.00–64.007303
CowsLean 85-90%1,32349.63/cwt47.00–52.0065712
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90287.50/cwt285.00–290.002592
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,69647.17/cwt44.00–49.0080014
SteersChoice and Prime1,558111.46/cwt109.00–114.001,7374
CowsLean 85-90%1,34842.33/cwt41.00–44.005719
Dairy HeifersSelect1,18754.52/cwt51.00–58.006473
SteersChoice1,605102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,6371
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36146.60/cwt44.00–49.0063416
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42749.97/cwt48.00–52.0071314
SteersChoice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,515111.27/cwt109.00–114.001,68611
CowsLean 85-90%1,23247.09/cwt45.00–48.005809
BullsNumber 193120.56/cwt100.00–140.0011214
BullsNumber 184109.91/cwt95.00–135.00927
BullsUtility10211.72/cwt10.00–15.00123
BullsUtility11010.00/cwt10.00–10.00111
BullsUtility7411.69/cwt5.00–20.0096
BullsUtility8110.00/cwt10.00–10.0085

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.