Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Pennsylvania reported 240 priced lines covering 3,479 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, feeder dairy calves. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 982 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 3,047 head. feeder dairy calves receipts at 1,813 head.

Mon Mar 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 982Last week 56Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3,047Last week 3,046Year ago 2,267

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 1,813Last week 2,306Year ago 1,550

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	442	80.00	80.00
1	—	510	79.00	79.00
8	—	617	81.00–87.00	83.97
4	—	688	72.00	72.00
4	—	479	65.00–83.00	74.25
1	—	1,095	73.00	73.00
9	—	713	74.00–81.00	76.88
13	—	562	88.00–90.00	89.08
2	—	845	79.00	79.00
1	—	885	45.00	45.00
1	—	295	67.00	67.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	70.00	70.00
1	—	365	60.00	60.00
1	—	285	100.00	100.00
1	—	890	71.00	71.00
1	—	590	55.00	55.00
1	—	810	71.00	71.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	50.00	50.00
2	—	260	80.00–92.00	85.77
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
18	—	670	111.00–120.00	117.66
18	—	365	127.50–136.00	133.60
19	—	526	115.00–126.00	123.64
23	—	569	122.00–126.00	124.53
24	—	462	115.00–132.50	125.33
11	—	823	112.00–116.00	114.58
2	—	767	109.00	109.00
3	—	873	95.00	95.00
23	—	633	109.00–119.00	115.90
20	—	427	102.50–132.00	126.02
3	—	296	127.00	127.00
4	—	731	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	82.00–110.00	95.93
1	—	250	125.00	125.00
1	—	550	97.00	97.00
2	—	370	95.00–112.50	103.63
7	—	316	110.00–132.50	125.52
3	—	633	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	633	131.00–133.00	131.65
7	—	523	136.00–142.00	137.79
2	—	315	130.00–142.50	136.15
9	—	815	91.00–105.00	95.88
4	—	676	123.00–129.00	125.92
13	—	440	129.00–153.00	140.76
14	—	576	128.00–136.00	131.83
3	—	267	147.50–165.00	158.88
1	—	1,080	85.00	85.00
7	—	491	121.00–142.00	139.19
4	—	866	92.00–107.00	103.12
19	—	377	135.00–165.00	154.09
2	—	762	112.00	112.00
2	—	218	127.00–150.00	138.90
2	—	745	99.00–115.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	86.00	86.00
1	—	670	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	92.00	92.00
2	—	540	69.00–72.00	70.51
1	—	495	82.00	82.00
1	—	420	72.00	72.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	79.00	79.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	395	126.00	126.00
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
1	—	675	97.50	97.50
1	—	275	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,050	75.00	75.00
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
3	—	443	155.00	155.00
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
1	—	610	74.00	74.00
2	—	262	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	428	155.00–170.00	163.18
17	—	470	130.00–169.00	164.48
3	—	965	103.00	103.00
5	—	324	160.00–170.00	164.84
28	—	511	132.50–168.00	158.77
32	—	581	120.00–160.00	150.36
37	—	724	111.00–128.25	126.00
8	—	611	135.00–148.00	143.60
30	—	804	107.50–120.00	119.03
10	—	378	150.00–162.50	158.79
21	—	766	119.00–130.00	124.67
32	—	871	112.00–116.00	114.72
35	—	677	130.00–137.00	134.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	1,616	51.00–69.00	56.91
37	—	1,592	45.00–56.00	50.77
51	—	1,731	61.00–72.50	67.04
137	—	1,643	55.50–72.00	61.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,383	57.00–70.50	61.26
20	—	1,396	40.00–47.00	44.39
173	—	1,383	50.00–73.00	57.55
122	—	1,386	45.00–66.00	50.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,269	38.00–63.00	50.04
36	—	1,307	32.00–41.00	36.85
123	—	1,251	20.00–49.50	42.20
19	—	1,199	50.00–64.00	54.86
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,799	63.00–72.00	67.99
Heifers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	106.00	106.00
5	—	1,408	111.00–114.00	112.31
Heifers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,391	102.00–109.50	107.38
17	—	1,369	106.00–112.00	109.87
2	—	1,432	112.00–113.00	112.50
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,304	97.00–105.00	101.35
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,339	107.00–110.00	108.84
29	—	1,329	100.00–111.00	104.94
4	—	1,509	93.00–100.00	96.75
Steers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,530	113.00–122.00	117.64
8	—	1,513	107.00–114.50	110.49
8	—	1,564	122.00–127.00	124.68
Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,509	112.00–121.00	117.01
55	—	1,523	108.00–115.00	111.74
8	—	1,491	100.00–107.00	103.70
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,517	111.00–119.00	114.66
8	—	1,557	114.00–121.00	116.33
Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,479	106.00–110.00	107.72
2	—	1,255	90.00–92.00	91.06
6	—	1,273	98.00–103.00	101.35
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,327	92.00–108.00	99.54
5	—	1,330	100.00–108.00	103.55
1	—	1,200	89.00	89.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,469	108.50–114.00	111.63
20	—	1,452	100.00–106.00	102.67
99	—	1,437	104.00–113.50	108.12
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	72.00–78.00	74.80
22	—	1,520	80.00–94.00	85.58
12	—	1,533	86.00–93.00	90.29
Dairy Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	84.00–86.00	84.67
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,304	68.00–79.00	73.64
5	—	1,309	64.00–73.00	68.52
1	—	1,610	83.00	83.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,540	89.00–103.00	93.42
1	—	1,495	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	89.00–91.00	90.03
3	—	1,628	92.00–97.00	95.04
Dairy Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	68.00–71.00	69.52
6	—	1,098	74.00–77.00	76.15
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,442	87.00–96.00	91.04
Dairy Heifers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,377	83.00–86.00	83.59
1	—	1,160	71.00	71.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	80.00–85.00	83.05
1	—	1,305	78.00	78.00
21	—	1,389	66.00–94.00	78.21
Dairy Heifers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	988	73.00–86.00	76.10
16	—	1,131	69.00–72.50	71.43
4	—	1,060	67.00–68.00	67.77
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	91.00	91.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,288	70.00–78.00	74.05
3	—	1,378	63.00–65.00	63.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,711	48.00–75.00	63.20
16	—	1,802	68.50–105.00	85.43
13	—	1,562	78.00–89.50	82.21
2	—	1,368	89.00–92.00	90.57
4	—	1,614	89.00–96.00	93.35
16	—	1,366	65.00–80.00	75.12
Bulls — Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,474	108.00–114.00	111.00
15	—	1,312	87.00–94.00	91.67
20	—	1,502	81.00–88.00	84.57
8	—	1,652	93.00–99.00	95.42
17	—	1,360	96.00–104.00	99.78
22	—	1,182	72.00–82.00	76.15

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	73	10.00–25.00	12.94
3	—	65	5.00–15.00	10.00
3	—	103	10.00–15.00	13.39
10	—	83	10.00–25.00	14.00
2	—	93	10.00–15.00	12.43
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	102	185.00–240.00	208.74
1	—	66	95.00	95.00
3	—	112	155.00–215.00	193.43
4	—	73	175.00–250.00	224.48
13	—	83	150.00–240.00	192.05
16	—	93	135.00–255.00	206.92
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	116	40.00–70.00	60.34
1	—	70	15.00	15.00
8	—	102	15.00–50.00	28.33
11	—	93	15.00–40.00	25.88
1	—	140	40.00	40.00
6	—	81	10.00–40.00	17.87
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	65	70.00–100.00	85.00
2	—	103	120.00–155.00	137.07
1	—	175	165.00	165.00
2	—	75	135.00–140.00	137.50
3	—	83	125.00–175.00	153.90
3	—	93	120.00–185.00	140.89
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	92	27.50–52.00	49.48
25	—	83	20.00–40.00	26.43
8	—	72	20.00–30.00	21.30
6	—	103	40.00–72.00	66.84
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	30.00	30.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	60.00	60.00
68	—	93	70.00–130.00	106.61
83	—	103	80.00–140.00	109.02
13	—	122	75.00–120.00	97.51
27	—	85	70.00–115.00	98.57
53	—	112	80.00–140.00	109.35
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	190.00	190.00
1	—	135	190.00	190.00
8	—	82	190.00–245.00	223.91
22	—	101	185.00–250.00	219.56
11	—	111	180.00–260.00	210.34
1	—	140	195.00	195.00
2	—	123	155.00–165.00	160.10
28	—	93	150.00–260.00	210.10
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	92	10.00–87.00	58.52
28	—	82	5.00–97.00	50.14
1	—	120	15.00	15.00
1	—	50	10.00	10.00
14	—	103	15.00–90.00	51.71
2	—	113	15.00–22.00	18.58
3	—	64	5.00–10.00	6.70
20	—	74	10.00–42.00	30.07
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	5.00	5.00
2	—	74	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	35.00	35.00
1	—	105	37.00	37.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	103	50.00–115.00	87.96
3	—	75	50.00	50.00
2	—	133	85.00–90.00	87.55
3	—	122	50.00–90.00	68.63
49	—	115	55.00–107.00	98.58
1	—	65	70.00	70.00
76	—	93	50.00–115.00	75.13
28	—	84	35.00–95.00	64.51
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	165.00–170.00	167.56
7	—	94	140.00–185.00	165.57
6	—	83	135.00–210.00	161.85
10	—	103	150.00–190.00	167.98
4	—	74	150.00–205.00	174.49
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	130	60.00	60.00
33	—	111	35.00–85.00	73.98
57	—	83	25.00–102.00	53.51
2	—	123	47.00–50.00	48.47
107	—	95	20.00–97.00	74.40
18	—	106	25.00–95.00	66.63
9	—	73	15.00–45.00	29.86

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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