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New Holland Sale Stables

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · New Holland, Pennsylvania · Thu, May 1
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1909
Slaughter Cattle receipts
373 head
81 vs last sale 454 26 vs year ago 347 · +7.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
538 head
25 vs last sale 513 55 vs year ago 483 · +11.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady on a light comparison. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold firm. No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sale. Feeder dairy calves sold unevenly steady. Buyer demand was good to moderate on a heavy to moderate 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
BullsAverage1,637180.102,9485thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,350148.001,9981thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,810151.822,74718
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,524142.832,17665
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,245136.751,70227
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,145173.181,9833thin
SteersChoice and PrimeHigh1,641216.183,54772
SteersChoiceHigh1,500210.683,16012

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1991,008.67/cwt148
BullsNumber 297918.34/cwt35
HeifersNumber 2891,264.70/cwt8
HeifersNumber 1921,211.27/cwt36

Every lot, as filed

43 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 290–10093817.89/cwt760.00–850.0076110
BullsNumber 190–10092918.06/cwt860.00–960.0084531
HeifersNumber 190–10090816.67/cwt750.00–850.007353
BullsNumber 2100–110103742.88/cwt675.00–775.007657
SteersChoice1,515212.45/cwt211.00–215.003,2195
Bulls1,533186.59/cwt186.00–187.002,8603
Bulls1,793170.36/cwt165.00–175.003,0552
SteersChoice1,489209.42/cwt208.00–210.003,1187
CowsLean 85-90%1,350148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,9981
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,513144.91/cwt140.00–149.002,19228
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,250124.40/cwt120.00–128.001,5555
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,590153.53/cwt150.00–157.002,44115
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,426124.76/cwt120.00–127.501,7794
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,830155.30/cwt152.00–158.002,84212
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,251144.22/cwt142.00–149.001,80410
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,237135.66/cwt130.00–140.001,67812
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,769144.85/cwt142.00–149.002,5626
SteersChoice and Prime1,648221.13/cwt220.00–223.003,64414
SteersChoice and Prime1,611215.09/cwt211.00–219.003,46551
SteersChoice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,843214.27/cwt210.00–218.003,9497
Dairy SteersSelect1,145173.18/cwt167.50–178.001,9833
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,507134.70/cwt130.00–139.002,03018
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross90–100951,255.00/cwt1,200.00–1,300.001,1927
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–100901,399.17/cwt1,375.00–1,410.001,2596
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross100–1101041,100.96/cwt1,075.00–1,125.001,1454
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross120–1301211,023.01/cwt975.00–1,075.001,2387
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross70–80701,437.50/cwt1,425.00–1,450.001,0062
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101031,194.91/cwt1,175.00–1,225.001,2318
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross90–100941,251.60/cwt1,225.00–1,260.001,1774
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–100911,347.03/cwt1,285.00–1,375.001,22613
HeifersNumber 1110–120110775.00/cwt750.00–800.008532
HeifersNumber 180–9080600.00/cwt550.00–650.004802
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90841,429.04/cwt1,375.00–1,475.001,2008
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110–1201121,100.70/cwt1,060.00–1,160.001,2338
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101021,200.25/cwt1,150.00–1,250.001,22427
BullsNumber 180–9083983.76/cwt925.00–1,025.0081717
BullsNumber 1100–110102847.94/cwt800.00–885.0086525
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross80–90831,277.80/cwt1,250.00–1,325.001,0614
BullsNumber 1120–130121751.98/cwt710.00–800.009108
BullsNumber 1110–120111789.51/cwt750.00–840.0087611
BullsNumber 2120–130120670.00/cwt655.00–685.008042
BullsNumber 280–9082846.77/cwt800.00–900.006945
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–90851,410.00/cwt1,375.00–1,475.001,1996

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.