Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Pennsylvania reported 262 priced lines covering 3,554 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, feeder dairy calves. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,665 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,639 head. feeder dairy calves receipts at 2,053 head.

Mon Oct 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,665Last week 1,751Year ago 2,386

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,639Last week 2,752Year ago 3,111

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 2,053Last week 2,462Year ago 2,490

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	123.00–126.00	124.31
4	—	381	136.00	136.00
6	—	613	100.00–126.00	121.72
25	—	535	116.00–132.00	130.24
9	—	481	116.00–131.00	127.60
11	—	416	100.00–132.00	126.01
1	—	333	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	100.00	100.00
2	—	580	95.00	95.00
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	777	122.00	122.00
3	—	902	125.00	125.00
7	—	884	110.00–117.50	116.09
7	—	739	117.00–125.00	118.12
22	—	658	107.50–133.00	126.88
8	—	614	111.00–122.00	117.91
15	—	367	120.00–135.00	127.47
6	—	810	126.00	126.00
37	—	516	115.00–138.00	125.91
29	—	419	117.50–135.00	125.43
9	—	576	116.00–122.00	119.75
35	—	463	117.50–135.00	126.60
10	—	327	122.50–130.00	125.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	539	97.50–115.00	110.98
13	—	465	105.00–115.00	112.05
5	—	624	90.00–110.00	103.35
8	—	560	97.00–115.00	104.84
6	—	333	108.00–117.00	111.21
18	—	433	92.00–115.00	100.92
2	—	830	105.00–110.00	107.52
8	—	385	105.00–117.50	107.72
10	—	726	95.00–115.00	101.90
7	—	669	90.00–115.00	105.26
3	—	998	90.00	90.00
3	—	780	107.00–112.00	110.30
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	524	119.00–127.00	125.80
17	—	483	122.00–128.00	126.93
12	—	571	127.00	127.00
2	—	370	132.00	132.00
8	—	434	126.00–138.00	132.01
10	—	615	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	115.00	115.00
6	—	731	120.00–122.00	121.66
10	—	665	124.00–130.00	127.60
6	—	882	115.00–120.00	116.99
3	—	781	110.00–125.00	114.86
2	—	540	112.00–115.00	113.51
6	—	358	117.00–120.00	117.55
7	—	412	119.00–130.00	122.89
6	—	821	115.00–122.00	118.15
1	—	955	116.00	116.00
6	—	638	115.00–125.00	119.95
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
3	—	337	117.00–130.00	124.66
1	—	470	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	162.50	162.50
3	—	642	125.00	125.00
4	—	390	160.00	160.00
13	—	586	126.00–136.00	133.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	162.00	162.00
3	—	482	165.00	165.00
1	—	770	162.00	162.00
6	—	429	160.00–187.00	168.86
6	—	540	160.00–166.00	165.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	865	125.00–137.00	129.21
8	—	1,009	95.00–113.00	106.21
14	—	467	130.00–151.00	141.28
39	—	733	136.00–145.00	139.46
30	—	763	113.00–140.00	135.16
25	—	672	120.00–150.00	132.61
4	—	334	135.00–145.00	142.57
8	—	902	121.00	121.00
5	—	439	135.00–167.50	149.67
19	—	516	125.00–160.00	145.21
29	—	575	120.00–152.00	138.09
35	—	613	127.00–153.00	135.43
9	—	373	135.00–164.00	156.32
7	—	836	125.00–134.00	132.70
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,059	110.00–115.00	111.02
1	—	1,005	112.00	112.00
3	—	873	107.00	107.00
3	—	617	120.00	120.00
6	—	568	122.50–131.00	128.08
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	573	128.00–139.00	136.39
7	—	439	163.00	163.00
8	—	660	126.00	126.00
18	—	533	127.50–139.00	136.51
22	—	619	118.00–136.00	132.00
17	—	491	142.00–155.00	148.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	467	125.00–150.00	137.03
1	—	310	127.50	127.50
4	—	363	130.00–132.50	131.24
21	—	564	122.50–160.00	130.84
14	—	659	110.00–120.00	116.90
3	—	722	110.00–150.00	124.59
47	—	513	110.00–145.00	137.61
9	—	612	110.00–126.00	119.01
22	—	416	127.00–140.00	133.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	105.00	105.00
4	—	359	112.50–117.00	114.88
2	—	503	100.00	100.00
2	—	623	100.00	100.00
1	—	870	115.00	115.00
5	—	475	110.00–119.00	114.83
2	—	550	110.00	110.00
2	—	407	115.00–122.50	118.74
3	—	327	115.00–122.00	119.15
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	92.00	92.00
2	—	802	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	77.50	77.50
3	—	438	75.00–87.00	83.07
3	—	385	77.00–80.00	79.00
2	—	600	75.00–80.00	77.50
3	—	588	75.00	75.00
3	—	325	75.00–82.50	79.18
1	—	650	62.50	62.50
8	—	739	82.00–87.00	85.16
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	820	72.00	72.00
1	—	705	70.00	70.00
1	—	505	82.00	82.00
1	—	760	77.00	77.00
2	—	420	70.00–75.00	72.53
1	—	360	77.00	77.00
2	—	478	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,299	62.50–69.00	66.16
1	—	1,135	99.00	99.00
15	—	1,750	78.00–100.00	87.36
15	—	1,569	70.00–91.00	76.92
2	—	1,738	81.00	81.00
9	—	1,807	96.00–106.00	101.53
2	—	1,578	71.00–74.00	72.87
6	—	1,642	91.00–101.50	96.10
6	—	1,605	80.00–86.00	82.70
Bulls — Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,238	80.00–94.00	87.20
11	—	1,449	117.00–134.00	125.60
20	—	1,478	95.00–114.00	101.92
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,535	95.00–97.00	96.01
26	—	1,569	94.00–113.50	107.44
11	—	1,457	102.00–110.00	105.60
Dairy Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,190	72.00–82.00	78.17
2	—	1,068	69.00–72.00	70.70
2	—	1,193	80.00–81.00	80.58
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,369	81.00–106.00	90.64
Dairy Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,257	82.00–88.00	83.91
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,390	71.00–77.00	73.47
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,161	86.00–96.00	90.02
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,154	84.00	84.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,474	93.00–99.00	95.52
2	—	1,493	109.50–113.00	111.12
2	—	1,673	95.00–96.00	95.49
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,355	71.00–97.00	85.03
Dairy Heifers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,187	80.00	80.00
32	—	1,129	80.00–88.00	82.96
Dairy Heifers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,065	73.00–80.00	76.24
6	—	1,064	65.00–71.00	69.23
Steers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,494	130.00–136.00	133.04
20	—	1,583	147.00–155.00	148.94
69	—	1,542	136.00–145.00	140.83
Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,445	130.00–132.00	130.46
52	—	1,427	120.00–129.00	124.73
9	—	1,396	117.00–123.00	119.79
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,369	115.00–134.00	123.22
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,307	115.00–122.00	118.76
Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	82.00–89.00	84.53
10	—	1,391	101.00–115.00	107.75
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,488	128.00–144.00	135.21
Heifers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	74.00–80.00	77.26
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,187	75.00–114.00	104.04
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,258	113.00–125.00	120.33
Heifers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,221	111.00–121.50	118.73
Heifers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,390	123.00–130.00	126.13
2	—	1,493	130.50–131.00	130.78
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,405	126.00–132.00	129.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
256	—	1,294	40.00–55.50	49.62
90	—	1,196	9.00–49.00	40.35
60	—	1,335	50.00–66.50	53.46
19	—	1,337	35.00–42.00	37.26
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,732	60.00–79.50	69.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,632	67.00–69.50	68.15
77	—	1,701	53.00–77.50	69.20
12	—	1,772	65.00–79.00	75.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,524	58.00–81.50	65.09
152	—	1,435	47.00–69.50	59.09
44	—	1,369	42.00–58.50	54.58

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	17.50–95.00	56.25
2	—	73	30.00–100.00	63.56
3	—	82	15.00–30.00	20.00
3	—	92	15.00–100.00	44.98
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	120.00	120.00
1	—	100	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	84	155.00–255.00	212.43
1	—	74	190.00	190.00
1	—	120	210.00	210.00
15	—	93	160.00–275.00	201.05
10	—	102	155.00–275.00	219.68
4	—	113	165.00–205.00	186.39
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	72	5.00–10.00	8.96
8	—	65	5.00–10.00	7.13
3	—	92	15.00–25.00	21.73
8	—	83	10.00–15.00	12.14
1	—	105	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	74	10.00	10.00
2	—	105	30.00	30.00
7	—	92	15.00	15.00
1	—	115	40.00	40.00
13	—	82	12.00	12.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	135.00–150.00	141.67
1	—	70	110.00	110.00
2	—	113	80.00–130.00	105.56
4	—	91	100.00–145.00	125.89
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	30.00–35.00	32.50
2	—	85	20.00–25.00	22.50
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	114	195.00–265.00	234.49
13	—	83	150.00–290.00	235.56
28	—	102	185.00–300.00	251.41
2	—	70	220.00–255.00	237.50
21	—	93	180.00–280.00	247.30
5	—	121	170.00–235.00	211.18
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	101	130.00–240.00	174.79
15	—	83	135.00–240.00	187.47
3	—	113	160.00–225.00	197.94
16	—	93	130.00–245.00	184.65
7	—	74	125.00–175.00	154.52
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	190.00	190.00
1	—	85	150.00	150.00
1	—	100	220.00	220.00
1	—	115	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	75.00–115.00	95.54
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	10.00	10.00
2	—	70	10.00	10.00
1	—	80	15.00	15.00
1	—	135	25.00	25.00
3	—	65	5.00	5.00
1	—	56	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	94	75.00–135.00	107.41
20	—	85	45.00–125.00	83.94
4	—	75	50.00–160.00	129.73
64	—	102	100.00–145.00	115.02
42	—	112	100.00–140.00	113.98
1	—	130	100.00	100.00
14	—	122	95.00–130.00	115.15
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	102	15.00–80.00	52.91
22	—	73	5.00–20.00	12.94
20	—	83	15.00–32.00	25.15
10	—	64	5.00–10.00	5.51
20	—	91	5.00–40.00	31.99
Bulls — Utility · Brown Swiss$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	45.00	45.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	121	70.00–100.00	82.80
38	—	84	25.00–85.00	69.16
3	—	73	30.00–65.00	41.14
66	—	103	70.00–138.00	112.34
38	—	114	70.00–122.00	112.03
57	—	92	55.00–132.00	88.83
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	105	20.00–130.00	88.81
87	—	94	30.00–100.00	84.94
22	—	74	12.50–50.00	39.48
60	—	83	12.50–60.00	39.91
6	—	112	30.00–97.50	52.32

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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