Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Pennsylvania reported 253 priced lines covering 3,274 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle, feeder dairy calves. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 816 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,054 head. replacement cattle receipts at 12 head. feeder dairy calves receipts at 1,854 head.

Mon Oct 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 816Last week 1,359Year ago 901

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,054Last week 2,751Year ago 3,293

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 1,854Last week 2,629Year ago 1,924

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	110.00–116.00	113.03
2	—	1,052	112.00	112.00
1	—	1,100	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	112.00	112.00
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
3	—	775	67.00–82.00	72.90
4	—	680	95.00–120.00	101.25
4	—	529	57.00–122.00	96.12
2	—	480	55.00–102.00	78.50
2	—	740	65.00–115.00	90.17
3	—	1,038	80.00	80.00
2	—	325	65.00–105.00	83.77
5	—	381	55.00–120.00	106.43
1	—	930	97.00	97.00
5	—	423	42.00–117.00	91.98
1	—	970	92.00	92.00
4	—	835	90.00–127.00	111.68
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	85.00–87.00	86.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	867	115.00	115.00
4	—	371	133.00–149.00	140.55
9	—	412	129.00–145.00	137.34
2	—	812	145.00	145.00
8	—	774	117.00–132.00	127.13
21	—	517	119.00–140.00	129.91
3	—	975	112.00–122.00	118.72
2	—	317	133.00	133.00
9	—	733	130.00–146.00	138.63
4	—	489	124.00–137.00	130.27
3	—	912	130.00–132.00	130.66
9	—	626	110.00–140.00	135.85
2	—	560	137.00–140.00	138.51
5	—	656	100.00–139.00	115.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	652	152.00	152.00
1	—	755	157.00	157.00
1	—	510	155.00	155.00
5	—	620	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,690	45.00	45.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	50.00–75.00	62.22
13	—	389	62.00–115.00	100.01
2	—	800	102.00	102.00
12	—	322	60.00–110.00	96.43
1	—	240	95.00	95.00
6	—	715	40.00–98.00	78.53
13	—	513	50.00–100.00	81.19
14	—	683	50.00–90.00	73.70
17	—	429	55.00–110.00	91.02
6	—	614	92.00–102.00	94.41
22	—	572	67.00–102.00	86.55
3	—	274	100.00–102.00	100.69
10	—	483	92.00–105.00	100.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	97.00–125.00	112.86
32	—	474	75.00–125.00	111.32
2	—	265	110.00–125.00	117.78
2	—	710	85.00–100.00	92.61
5	—	829	81.00–100.00	88.10
3	—	755	95.00–120.00	111.67
17	—	427	70.00–122.00	105.06
2	—	658	98.00–127.00	112.67
12	—	522	79.00–121.00	100.77
4	—	860	72.00–77.00	73.28
18	—	374	72.00–120.00	106.31
8	—	629	82.00–125.00	104.27
13	—	564	87.00–108.00	102.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
2	—	512	100.00	100.00
2	—	460	92.00–100.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	102.50–117.50	110.78
1	—	645	80.00	80.00
2	—	325	83.00–117.50	100.25
4	—	488	90.00	90.00
2	—	420	110.00	110.00
3	—	825	86.00	86.00
2	—	738	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	80.00–81.00	80.50
2	—	295	105.00	105.00
7	—	532	68.00–117.00	104.87
1	—	370	60.00	60.00
10	—	733	77.00–91.00	85.80
3	—	680	72.00–97.00	88.48
1	—	750	92.00	92.00
6	—	579	80.00–120.00	111.66
2	—	470	85.00–92.00	88.54
2	—	803	65.00–87.00	75.97
1	—	315	65.00	65.00
1	—	220	155.00	155.00
1	—	890	86.00	86.00
3	—	407	70.00–87.00	75.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	533	97.00–125.00	116.04
2	—	320	117.00–127.00	121.69
3	—	285	117.00–122.00	118.55
3	—	573	97.00	97.00
4	—	369	110.00–117.00	114.44
7	—	426	95.00–120.00	110.03
9	—	482	105.00–137.00	125.43
5	—	678	92.50–107.00	101.30
1	—	815	101.00	101.00
2	—	605	100.00	100.00
7	—	714	96.00–110.00	99.26
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	57.00	57.00
1	—	345	69.00	69.00
1	—	625	65.00	65.00
2	—	485	52.00	52.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	112.00	112.00
3	—	513	120.00–130.00	126.49
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	50.00	50.00
2	—	825	47.00–67.00	56.82
4	—	436	42.00–47.00	43.19
3	—	623	40.00–50.00	46.55
4	—	520	42.00–57.00	49.68
10	—	313	70.00–81.00	76.02
2	—	740	50.00–60.00	54.97
7	—	751	67.00	67.00
4	—	280	50.00–62.00	53.16
4	—	491	52.00–61.00	58.85
1	—	1,225	62.00	62.00
3	—	985	64.00	64.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	256	82.00	82.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	45.00	45.00
1	—	560	45.00	45.00
1	—	445	35.00	35.00
1	—	740	40.00	40.00
3	—	752	35.00	35.00
1	—	345	32.00	32.00
1	—	1,125	30.00	30.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,667	55.00–68.00	57.88
57	—	1,468	41.00–55.50	47.07
154	—	1,593	47.50–66.00	53.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,213	21.00–44.50	40.54
80	—	1,222	20.00–48.50	43.22
32	—	1,352	47.00–54.00	49.73
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,809	56.00–61.50	58.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
158	—	1,374	39.00–58.00	51.52
86	—	1,298	40.00–49.50	45.23
50	—	1,372	51.50–63.00	56.82
Steers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,564	106.00–120.00	113.21
2	—	1,515	115.00–117.00	116.04
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,467	104.00	104.00
13	—	1,502	109.50–118.00	112.78
9	—	1,611	109.00–116.00	111.09
Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,523	96.00–102.00	99.65
79	—	1,490	101.00–115.00	107.46
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,324	84.00–111.00	95.73
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,420	95.00–113.00	105.23
15	—	1,347	95.00–99.00	97.85
Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,443	90.00–100.00	94.59
Heifers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,312	100.00–110.00	104.31
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,281	94.00–105.50	102.15
2	—	1,407	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,353	100.00–114.00	107.07
Heifers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,244	84.00–95.00	89.15
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,216	87.00–98.00	92.37
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,231	95.00–110.00	99.60
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,128	68.00–69.00	68.76
Dairy Heifers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,203	64.00–79.00	71.08
Dairy Heifers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,041	62.00–70.00	65.80
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,420	62.00–81.00	74.97
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,541	81.00–87.00	81.98
24	—	1,487	69.00–89.50	78.99
Dairy Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,194	71.00–76.00	73.75
2	—	1,658	78.00–81.00	79.38
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,616	79.00–86.00	81.88
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,434	64.00–73.00	68.55
Dairy Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,292	66.00–71.00	68.21
Bulls — Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,052	63.00–69.00	66.30
25	—	1,441	92.00–110.00	100.60
7	—	1,379	80.00–86.00	84.30
23	—	1,252	72.00–84.00	78.07
4	—	1,070	70.00–72.00	70.99
8	—	1,523	111.00–115.00	112.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	70.00–81.00	75.37
10	—	1,224	61.00–69.00	64.96
13	—	1,510	71.00–82.00	77.38
8	—	1,541	88.00–108.00	94.26
5	—	1,814	85.00–97.50	89.53
10	—	1,629	54.00–112.00	79.99
Bulls — Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	896	118.00–133.00	127.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	910	35.00–45.00	40.29
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,324	47.00–58.00	53.26

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	73	10.00–75.00	25.98
54	—	83	10.00–80.00	54.89
115	—	94	10.00–85.00	54.86
4	—	121	15.00–60.00	36.49
56	—	105	25.00–80.00	57.95
19	—	111	30.00–75.00	41.56
4	—	63	7.00–60.00	21.80
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	110	15.00–85.00	50.00
5	—	82	15.00–140.00	62.38
4	—	94	50.00–140.00	92.07
2	—	105	90.00–140.00	115.00
3	—	73	75.00–155.00	126.14
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	10.00	10.00
2	—	85	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	92	5.00–55.00	22.39
17	—	64	5.00–20.00	6.28
28	—	102	5.00–49.00	29.59
37	—	73	5.00–35.00	9.95
2	—	120	15.00	15.00
60	—	82	10.00–40.00	19.27
9	—	111	5.00–30.00	15.17
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	74	60.00–117.00	97.68
41	—	112	80.00–132.00	104.94
29	—	84	55.00–115.00	98.74
9	—	123	65.00–115.00	91.40
95	—	103	75.00–145.00	115.26
63	—	94	60.00–140.00	108.54
2	—	130	80.00–85.00	82.50
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	135	140.00	140.00
20	—	102	80.00–210.00	150.02
21	—	93	100.00–230.00	163.90
1	—	75	175.00	175.00
2	—	120	125.00–175.00	150.00
8	—	113	100.00–180.00	139.78
8	—	84	100.00–240.00	168.69
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	93	45.00–110.00	82.89
1	—	130	65.00	65.00
23	—	84	20.00–100.00	79.04
76	—	102	55.00–120.00	101.15
12	—	75	40.00–100.00	58.28
53	—	114	55.00–120.00	95.27
4	—	120	30.00–115.00	68.75
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	104	75.00–200.00	140.85
2	—	70	40.00–170.00	105.00
7	—	111	60.00–180.00	138.97
9	—	84	35.00–210.00	148.84
9	—	94	75.00–200.00	132.94
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	12.00–17.00	14.58
2	—	60	5.00	5.00
3	—	73	7.00–10.00	9.05
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	70.00–150.00	110.00
1	—	130	95.00	95.00
9	—	92	75.00–225.00	152.43
1	—	155	110.00	110.00
5	—	83	80.00–200.00	163.58
1	—	120	145.00	145.00
3	—	73	75.00–150.00	102.27
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	102	10.00–35.00	20.83
6	—	73	10.00–20.00	13.69
11	—	84	10.00–25.00	13.25
2	—	120	20.00–57.50	38.75
2	—	110	10.00–30.00	20.00
21	—	94	10.00–40.00	21.21
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	81	50.00–150.00	99.69
2	—	95	30.00–75.00	52.50
5	—	75	40.00–150.00	99.00
1	—	100	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	5.00	5.00
11	—	73	5.00–15.00	11.45
18	—	83	5.00–20.00	16.27
7	—	103	5.00–25.00	22.10
19	—	93	10.00–37.50	21.66
Heifers — Number 2 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	71	5.00–7.00	5.49

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.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Pennsylvania barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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