Sale reports / Pennsylvania / New Holland Sale Stables / 2023-08-24

New Holland Sale Stables

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · New Holland, Pennsylvania · Thu, Aug 24
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1909
Slaughter Cattle receipts
639 head
107 vs last sale 532 0 vs year ago 639 · +0.0%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
603 head
64 vs last sale 539 102 vs year ago 501 · +20.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold weak. Dairy steers sold steady. No comparison on dairy heifers or heifers. Slaughter Breaker cows sold steady; Boner and Lean cows sold strong. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold weak. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder dairy 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
BullsHigh1,650130.012,1463thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,633106.911,74642
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,43394.851,35956
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,23687.021,07553
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,689143.842,4295thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,515133.502,0232thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,477169.372,5023thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,601186.422,98566
SteersChoiceLow1,461173.962,54234
SteersSelectHigh1,419149.462,12110

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198379.15/cwt79
BullsNumber 2103234.79/cwt32
BullsNumber 3100143.87/cwt12
BullsUtility855.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 194462.59/cwt11

Every lot, as filed

54 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,20887.86/cwt84.00–90.001,06124
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49293.65/cwt91.00–95.001,3975
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,523100.09/cwt97.00–102.001,5244
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,674113.73/cwt111.00–117.001,90412
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,665107.47/cwt104.00–110.001,78921
SteersChoice and Prime1,567185.79/cwt180.50–189.002,91119
SteersChoice1,339164.62/cwt161.00–167.002,2044
SteersSelectNon-Traditional1,340161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,1571
HeifersChoice and Prime1,477169.37/cwt165.00–174.002,5023
CowsLean 85-90%1,15565.61/cwt62.00–72.007582
CowsLean 85-90%1,23580.18/cwt77.00–83.0099012
SteersChoice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,654192.78/cwt191.00–195.003,1897
SteersChoice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,605185.08/cwt180.00–190.002,97137
SteersChoiceNon-Traditional1,486175.25/cwt171.00–179.002,60421
SteersSelectNon-Traditional1,152142.42/cwt140.00–144.001,6413
SteersSelect1,563149.50/cwt149.50–149.502,3372
SteersChoice and Prime1,650192.00/cwt192.00–192.003,1683
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,689143.84/cwt139.00–149.002,4295
Dairy SteersChoice1,515133.50/cwt133.00–134.002,0232
SteersChoice1,457175.12/cwt171.00–179.002,5519
SteersSelectNon-Traditional1,568151.83/cwt148.00–156.002,3814
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43883.66/cwt80.00–86.001,2036
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35790.89/cwt88.00–92.001,23316
CowsBoner 80-85%1,479103.84/cwt102.00–108.001,5369
CowsBoner 80-85%1,46496.83/cwt94.00–100.001,41825
BullsNon-Traditional2,135151.00/cwt151.00–151.003,2241
BullsNon-Traditional1,408119.52/cwt119.00–120.001,6832
BullsNumber 295245.00/cwt225.00–260.002336
BullsNumber 2125200.00/cwt200.00–200.002502
BullsNumber 275200.00/cwt200.00–200.001502
BullsNumber 1112299.63/cwt275.00–315.003366
BullsNumber 3113137.22/cwt125.00–150.001554
BullsNumber 3103159.39/cwt135.00–185.001644
BullsNumber 170312.50/cwt300.00–325.002194
BullsNumber 1103292.14/cwt270.00–325.0030122
BullsNumber 193291.41/cwt275.00–330.0027122
BullsUtility855.00/cwt5.00–5.0042
BullsNumber 2102236.15/cwt200.00–260.0024112
BullsNumber 2111240.95/cwt225.00–260.0026710
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross85580.00/cwt550.00–610.004932
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross125560.00/cwt560.00–560.007001
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100575.00/cwt575.00–575.005751
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross75510.00/cwt510.00–510.003831
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross93566.07/cwt500.00–600.005263
BullsNumber 183325.76/cwt300.00–350.002704
HeifersNumber 1100175.00/cwt175.00–175.001751
HeifersNumber 193205.14/cwt200.00–210.001912
BullsNumber 385135.00/cwt100.00–170.001154
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross113589.06/cwt550.00–630.006664
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross120578.33/cwt540.00–600.006943
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross82639.39/cwt610.00–675.005243
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross93651.89/cwt630.00–675.006062
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross102605.66/cwt550.00–650.006189
CowsLean 85-90%1,29294.01/cwt91.00–97.001,21515

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.