Name: New Holland Sale Stables livestock auction prices — 2023-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Dairy steers sold strong on a light comparison. Slaughter heifers sold steady. No comparison on slaughter cows. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. No comparison on feeder dairy calves due to limited reporter availability.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,713	99.32	1,701	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,475	87.07	1,284	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,283	71.55	918	36
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,265	132.26	1,673	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,518	134.23	2,037	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,444	187.41	2,706	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,336	169.76	2,268	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,623	193.43	3,139	53
Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	177.60	2,626	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,251	166.53	2,083	4thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,533	94.18/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,444	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,493	86.27/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,288	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	78.13/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,052	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,739	100.88/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,754	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	96.20/cwt	95.00–97.50	1,597	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	77.34/cwt	75.00–81.00	994	14
Steers	SelectNon-Traditional	—	1,251	166.53/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,083	4
Steers	ChoiceNon-Traditional	—	1,512	178.43/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,698	8
Steers	ChoiceNon-Traditional	—	1,210	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,069	1
Dairy Heifers	ChoiceNon-Traditional	—	1,265	132.26/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,673	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,630	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,266	1
Dairy Steers	ChoiceNon-Traditional	—	1,480	132.64/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,963	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,286	70.59/cwt	67.00–74.00	908	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	62.02/cwt	58.00–66.00	791	7
Heifers	Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional	—	1,444	187.41/cwt	184.50–193.00	2,706	8
Heifers	ChoiceNon-Traditional	—	1,336	169.76/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,268	7
Steers	Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional	—	1,629	194.20/cwt	188.00–199.50	3,164	48
Steers	Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional	—	1,565	186.01/cwt	184.00–187.00	2,911	5

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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

New Holland Livestock Cattle Auction (Thursday) - New Holland, PA

Thu Sep 28, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Receipts 491Last week 584Year ago 483

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,533	91.00–96.00	94.18
13	—	1,493	84.00–89.00	86.27
6	—	1,347	76.00–82.00	78.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,739	98.00–103.00	100.88
6	—	1,660	95.00–97.50	96.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,285	75.00–81.00	77.34
15	—	1,286	67.00–74.00	70.59
7	—	1,275	58.00–66.00	62.02
Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,251	164.00–172.00	166.53
Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,512	175.00–182.00	178.43
1	—	1,210	171.00	171.00
Steers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,629	188.00–199.50	194.20
5	—	1,565	184.00–187.00	186.01
Dairy Heifers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	131.00–133.00	132.26
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	139.00	139.00
Dairy Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	129.00–135.00	132.64
Heifers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,444	184.50–193.00	187.41
Heifers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,336	165.00–176.00	169.76

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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