Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Pennsylvania reported 267 priced lines covering 3,150 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, feeder dairy calves. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 809 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,772 head. feeder dairy calves receipts at 1,987 head.

Mon Apr 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 809Last week 82Year ago 888

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,772Last week 2,053Year ago 1,403

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 1,987Last week 1,722Year ago 1,810

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
1	—	225	175.00	175.00
13	—	615	98.00–132.00	125.71
2	—	433	130.00–142.00	135.90
1	—	865	87.00	87.00
4	—	768	105.00–120.00	112.50
3	—	467	140.00–157.00	146.75
3	—	378	142.00–150.00	144.61
2	—	913	100.00–115.00	107.56
12	—	525	132.00–145.00	138.50
4	—	595	118.00–135.00	126.46
3	—	670	124.00–130.00	126.06
1	—	830	102.00	102.00
1	—	955	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,170	78.00	78.00
2	—	313	157.00–165.00	160.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
1	—	730	84.00	84.00
2	—	318	135.00–140.00	137.36
2	—	832	100.00	100.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	137.00	137.00
4	—	470	125.00–137.00	131.15
6	—	585	120.00–122.50	121.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	152.00–160.00	153.92
3	—	457	160.00–177.00	165.83
7	—	385	167.00–180.00	178.24
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	80.00	80.00
1	—	380	75.00	75.00
2	—	538	78.00	78.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	407	145.00	145.00
3	—	343	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	477	135.00–149.00	143.21
10	—	733	115.00–131.00	127.97
4	—	750	120.00	120.00
21	—	670	115.00–131.00	123.40
31	—	586	127.00–130.00	129.21
1	—	905	100.00	100.00
14	—	536	120.00–137.00	129.82
4	—	335	140.00	140.00
4	—	880	97.00–110.00	103.49
9	—	381	140.00–155.00	148.47
20	—	426	135.00–155.00	142.94
8	—	617	117.00–130.00	125.91
2	—	835	100.00	100.00
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	105.00–115.00	109.84
8	—	419	100.00–132.50	124.33
1	—	825	97.00	97.00
4	—	378	105.00–135.00	119.46
7	—	523	95.00–123.00	109.59
4	—	572	105.00–127.00	115.43
1	—	795	80.00	80.00
6	—	474	120.00–125.00	124.16
3	—	730	107.00–110.00	109.00
2	—	653	107.00–110.00	108.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	150.00–160.00	156.97
1	—	525	165.00	165.00
6	—	568	146.00	146.00
8	—	444	152.00–167.00	154.13
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	77.00	77.00
1	—	1,015	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	150.00–155.00	152.50
4	—	601	175.00	175.00
4	—	546	186.00	186.00
18	—	486	179.00–187.00	184.41
5	—	426	179.00–190.00	184.86
20	—	679	165.00–172.00	166.97
28	—	379	185.00–195.00	188.43
3	—	861	142.00–145.00	143.00
19	—	716	155.00–160.00	156.17
8	—	567	175.00–182.00	179.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	386	155.00	155.00
3	—	468	152.00–165.00	160.79
4	—	862	120.00–127.00	121.75
2	—	990	123.00	123.00
16	—	720	125.00–142.00	134.27
10	—	823	130.00–145.00	135.00
35	—	774	127.00–140.00	134.71
2	—	920	115.00	115.00
2	—	440	140.00–155.00	147.50
1	—	335	167.00	167.00
16	—	675	137.00–155.00	141.10
16	—	512	160.00–177.00	171.75
7	—	629	142.00–157.00	149.74
6	—	564	140.00–155.00	148.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	115.00–132.50	127.43
1	—	590	90.00	90.00
4	—	823	110.00–125.00	116.22
14	—	628	130.00–140.00	137.15
10	—	485	130.00–140.00	139.04
1	—	925	107.00	107.00
1	—	895	107.00	107.00
2	—	523	140.00	140.00
2	—	725	122.00–127.00	124.47
6	—	770	117.00–122.00	120.31
7	—	670	110.00–135.00	120.16
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,155	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,095	112.00	112.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	74.00	74.00
2	—	340	90.00–107.50	98.75
1	—	570	75.00	75.00
1	—	660	74.00	74.00
4	—	382	85.00	85.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	80.00	80.00
1	—	570	62.00	62.00
1	—	510	65.00	65.00
1	—	360	85.00	85.00
1	—	330	70.00	70.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	111	50.00–150.00	130.95
15	—	74	10.00–60.00	44.23
52	—	83	25.00–160.00	108.52
1	—	65	65.00	65.00
70	—	94	45.00–140.00	120.17
5	—	121	90.00–130.00	117.11
32	—	105	30.00–140.00	109.08
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	15.00	15.00
1	—	60	10.00	10.00
3	—	90	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	112	110.00–195.00	157.91
93	—	93	110.00–190.00	151.21
49	—	85	100.00–190.00	148.95
88	—	103	110.00–195.00	156.71
7	—	121	130.00–165.00	157.92
1	—	135	150.00	150.00
7	—	74	130.00–195.00	152.36
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	63	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	73	5.00–50.00	23.63
1	—	130	50.00	50.00
8	—	64	5.00–30.00	11.82
2	—	120	50.00	50.00
3	—	113	35.00–60.00	46.69
12	—	102	10.00–100.00	60.18
32	—	83	5.00–112.00	64.75
20	—	93	5.00–100.00	72.61
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	74	50.00–130.00	89.25
36	—	113	85.00–175.00	150.29
6	—	120	130.00–150.00	142.50
66	—	102	90.00–175.00	151.80
31	—	83	70.00–177.00	117.21
1	—	134	130.00	130.00
1	—	140	110.00	110.00
53	—	93	75.00–180.00	138.72
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	130	230.00	230.00
24	—	92	180.00–350.00	259.86
3	—	77	180.00–310.00	227.27
5	—	113	220.00–330.00	258.16
3	—	122	165.00–250.00	204.34
24	—	103	180.00–330.00	270.71
22	—	84	140.00–355.00	265.94
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	70.00	70.00
2	—	103	110.00–120.00	115.12
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	84	220.00–325.00	293.92
4	—	74	130.00–180.00	152.03
2	—	123	160.00–280.00	218.78
4	—	111	145.00–290.00	205.62
1	—	65	150.00	150.00
6	—	102	140.00–280.00	206.72
2	—	90	192.00–225.00	208.50
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	82	10.00–15.00	11.73
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
4	—	71	10.00–15.00	11.23
2	—	90	5.00–10.00	7.50
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	83	25.00	25.00
1	—	75	20.00	20.00
1	—	95	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	83	25.00–65.00	52.10
1	—	150	125.00	125.00
13	—	93	15.00–170.00	58.86
7	—	101	55.00–75.00	60.67
2	—	73	15.00–80.00	46.38
1	—	110	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	103	120.00–250.00	173.71
4	—	95	140.00–235.00	168.75
1	—	120	150.00	150.00
2	—	115	135.00–155.00	145.00
2	—	83	210.00–225.00	217.73
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	135	205.00	205.00
5	—	76	200.00–255.00	238.88
3	—	65	55.00–195.00	142.88
15	—	93	210.00–320.00	256.42
8	—	103	170.00–300.00	230.12
10	—	84	190.00–305.00	247.84
1	—	115	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	73	10.00–45.00	25.85
2	—	66	5.00–40.00	22.37
18	—	92	30.00–50.00	31.69
17	—	83	10.00–60.00	27.98
8	—	102	40.00–60.00	47.54
1	—	136	55.00	55.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	82	75.00–160.00	116.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,261	81.00–89.00	85.86
5	—	1,113	63.00–90.00	78.95
24	—	1,551	75.00–108.00	94.47
3	—	1,467	94.00–103.00	97.87
16	—	1,394	74.50–91.00	84.44
9	—	1,296	74.00–79.00	76.90
20	—	1,511	88.00–122.00	113.96
3	—	1,157	81.00–86.00	83.25
6	—	1,221	67.00–77.00	70.04
4	—	1,210	95.00–102.00	97.58
Dairy Heifers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	80.00–81.00	80.38
3	—	1,077	84.00–87.00	84.81
3	—	827	76.00–79.00	77.76
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	68.00–71.00	69.54
10	—	1,226	69.00–84.00	76.58
6	—	1,057	79.00–80.00	79.48
Dairy Heifers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,284	83.00–90.00	85.28
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	95.00	95.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,471	79.00–94.00	85.70
3	—	1,445	92.00–95.00	93.44
2	—	1,283	81.00	81.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	86.00	86.00
16	—	1,379	91.00–111.50	107.20
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,456	108.00–119.00	113.42
15	—	1,500	117.00–121.00	117.75
12	—	1,505	102.00–108.00	105.97
Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,209	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,395	98.00–99.00	98.54
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,560	117.00–124.00	120.52
7	—	1,546	117.00–122.50	120.71
16	—	1,532	113.00–121.50	116.38
4	—	1,768	109.00–114.50	111.83
Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,518	114.50–120.00	117.35
73	—	1,512	109.00–119.00	113.44
9	—	1,535	103.00–113.00	108.14
Steers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,588	115.00–122.00	118.38
36	—	1,577	121.00–128.00	123.98
15	—	1,695	110.00–115.00	112.89
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,117	67.00–71.00	69.86
1	—	1,375	83.50	83.50
2	—	1,395	70.00–80.00	75.47
Dairy Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	81.00–88.00	84.51
3	—	1,268	93.00–96.00	95.25
Dairy Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,558	84.00–87.00	85.43
3	—	1,530	97.00	97.00
5	—	1,279	89.00–93.00	90.25
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	118.00–119.00	118.49
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,712	75.00–78.00	76.41
8	—	1,473	89.00–94.00	91.98
16	—	1,500	80.00–91.00	84.70
Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,063	70.00–76.00	73.99
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,494	93.00–105.00	97.42
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	77.50–90.00	84.23
Heifers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,387	101.00–105.00	103.21
2	—	1,418	109.50–113.00	111.34
34	—	1,350	104.00–115.50	110.66
Heifers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,435	111.00–114.50	112.34
2	—	1,458	115.00–119.50	117.18
Heifers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,350	105.00–109.00	107.58
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,410	115.00–121.00	117.47
3	—	1,347	112.50–113.00	112.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,314	48.00–67.00	55.07
82	—	1,341	60.00–82.00	65.71
149	—	1,393	52.00–78.00	62.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,177	24.00–49.00	42.40
36	—	1,220	54.00–64.50	58.00
16	—	1,243	35.00–41.00	39.05
89	—	1,249	43.00–71.00	52.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,624	46.50–62.50	58.74
90	—	1,650	63.00–73.50	68.74
110	—	1,652	56.50–79.00	64.71
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,715	65.00–78.00	69.73

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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