Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Pennsylvania reported 273 priced lines covering 2,125 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, feeder dairy calves. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 654 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,464 head. feeder dairy calves receipts at 1,231 head.

Mon May 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 654Last week 807Year ago 343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,464Last week 2,720Year ago 2,532

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 1,231Last week 1,750Year ago 1,831

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	368	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	772	135.00–155.00	144.17
12	—	728	150.00–165.00	157.82
2	—	426	150.00–155.00	152.54
7	—	693	147.50–190.00	172.26
5	—	867	130.00–135.00	132.20
2	—	473	182.00–192.00	187.03
5	—	527	165.00–225.00	190.64
4	—	614	200.00–210.00	204.99
2	—	805	122.00–125.00	123.50
7	—	568	130.00–230.00	182.02
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	606	141.00	141.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	117.50	117.50
1	—	408	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	145.00–165.00	158.53
6	—	385	165.00–210.00	187.92
2	—	940	125.00–130.00	127.50
3	—	830	115.00–125.00	118.39
4	—	628	110.00–140.00	121.77
4	—	428	140.00–190.00	163.54
8	—	577	130.00–150.00	137.59
4	—	276	145.00–165.00	154.86
2	—	510	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,305	92.00–97.00	94.50
5	—	780	97.00–140.00	129.61
5	—	668	120.00–170.00	144.51
3	—	873	125.00	125.00
2	—	720	115.00–130.00	122.29
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	107.00	107.00
2	—	428	67.00–112.00	88.58
1	—	720	55.00	55.00
2	—	778	65.00–75.00	69.95
3	—	328	117.00–125.00	122.52
3	—	277	100.00–107.00	102.19
2	—	683	80.00–105.00	92.55
1	—	615	65.00	65.00
1	—	565	65.00	65.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	312	120.00–142.50	132.00
3	—	509	100.00–135.00	114.26
2	—	820	71.00–107.00	89.22
2	—	1,094	89.00	89.00
2	—	931	105.00–109.00	107.00
2	—	625	70.00–112.50	90.55
7	—	1,029	90.00–108.00	102.63
9	—	224	122.50–145.00	141.38
9	—	574	78.00–165.00	106.98
3	—	961	97.00–110.00	105.60
2	—	295	85.00–120.00	102.50
1	—	180	132.50	132.50
4	—	384	97.00–135.00	113.70
3	—	708	90.00–140.00	123.18
1	—	1,158	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,330	90.00	90.00
3	—	677	120.00–130.00	126.70
2	—	778	85.00–96.00	90.52
7	—	424	82.00–127.50	104.99
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	90.00	90.00
2	—	318	75.00–90.00	82.91
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	327	142.50	142.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	554	97.50	97.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	97.00	97.00
2	—	2	205.00	205.00
3	—	275	155.00–235.00	186.03
3	—	727	107.00–140.00	128.17
1	—	145	200.00	200.00
2	—	425	160.00–170.00	164.82
2	—	350	147.50–160.00	153.75
3	—	478	157.50–190.00	168.50
2	—	670	141.00–150.00	145.43
2	—	241	170.00–205.00	187.43
6	—	518	157.50–190.00	165.64
15	—	575	125.00–155.00	143.42
1	—	795	125.00	125.00
1	—	855	110.00	110.00
1	—	935	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	208	77.00–90.00	86.63
3	—	521	80.00	80.00
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
3	—	758	70.00–72.00	71.33
2	—	588	50.00–70.00	59.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	460	112.00–132.50	125.16
5	—	716	108.00	108.00
2	—	368	131.00–137.00	133.86
2	—	1,075	80.00–95.00	87.36
4	—	420	120.00–137.50	131.90
2	—	335	115.00–122.50	118.81
3	—	883	90.00	90.00
2	—	805	85.00–112.00	98.58
5	—	563	85.00–110.00	97.23
5	—	520	92.00–135.00	117.33
2	—	930	77.00–80.00	78.48
1	—	130	220.00	220.00
5	—	620	110.00–140.00	123.36
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	581	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	120.00–132.00	126.85
5	—	704	85.00–92.00	90.57
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
7	—	464	92.00–155.00	121.77
1	—	380	92.00	92.00
14	—	667	85.00–120.00	110.93
9	—	331	100.00–137.50	122.78
5	—	566	87.00–125.00	105.48
1	—	765	77.00	77.00
5	—	521	85.00–120.00	98.42
1	—	1,050	90.00	90.00
5	—	623	80.00–90.00	87.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	100.00–113.00	106.55
4	—	475	140.00–200.00	184.27
4	—	180	165.00–205.00	192.16
5	—	880	100.00–126.00	112.82
1	—	205	155.00	155.00
4	—	428	135.00–150.00	145.09
17	—	720	105.00–170.00	131.74
20	—	679	105.00–140.00	130.45
18	—	815	115.00–145.00	131.20
15	—	763	90.00–135.00	125.93
16	—	530	122.50–180.00	139.26
15	—	579	119.00–141.00	128.54
2	—	363	137.00–137.50	137.24
18	—	616	122.00–150.00	134.95
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	97.50	97.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	492	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	826	126.00	126.00
Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	72.00–82.00	76.99
1	—	1,125	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,310	87.00–90.00	88.51
2	—	1,428	82.00–95.00	88.58
1	—	1,050	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,615	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,495	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,261	86.00–119.00	103.91
7	—	1,813	106.00–122.00	115.49
3	—	1,583	105.00–113.00	109.16
1	—	1,570	116.00	116.00
2	—	1,883	120.00–130.00	124.29
2	—	1,930	84.00–98.50	92.21
3	—	697	86.00–88.00	86.71
3	—	1,063	63.00–75.00	69.91
Bulls — Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,491	122.00–145.00	131.65
4	—	1,675	116.00–126.00	119.13
12	—	1,274	96.00–109.00	105.71
11	—	1,337	108.00–125.00	114.69
11	—	1,027	82.00–107.00	94.46
9	—	1,039	89.00–105.00	98.75
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,489	115.00–128.00	122.24
7	—	1,525	130.00–134.00	132.91
6	—	1,613	125.00–129.00	127.84
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,303	80.00–108.00	95.29
1	—	1,355	93.00	93.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,445	102.00–126.00	113.99
1	—	1,295	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,520	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,037	81.00–94.00	88.53
5	—	1,113	96.00–99.00	97.86
Dairy Heifers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,106	81.00–90.00	85.58
23	—	1,055	90.00–101.00	95.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,536	123.00	123.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,301	101.00–120.00	110.59
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	74.00–83.00	78.51
2	—	1,138	118.00–124.00	121.24
6	—	1,314	72.00–108.00	99.02
Dairy Heifers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	103.00–104.00	103.53
5	—	1,313	96.00–101.00	99.66
Dairy Heifers — Standard · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	941	89.00–102.00	94.19
Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,515	134.00–142.00	138.85
5	—	1,548	141.00–144.00	142.37
6	—	1,553	120.00–131.00	125.86
Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,280	122.00–139.50	129.34
1	—	815	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,420	131.00	131.00
Steers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	132.00–137.00	134.36
65	—	1,623	138.00–144.00	141.20
5	—	1,649	145.00–152.00	148.64
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,463	127.00–145.00	138.23
10	—	1,561	143.00–146.00	144.52
2	—	1,655	130.00–132.00	130.97
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,084	107.50–124.00	116.52
1	—	1,500	127.00	127.00
12	—	1,307	100.00–135.00	123.63
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,552	140.00–152.00	145.02
26	—	1,594	138.00–147.00	143.09
11	—	1,572	148.00–153.00	150.09
Heifers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	114.00	114.00
5	—	1,378	125.00–138.00	134.25
Heifers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,563	139.50–142.00	140.72
9	—	1,478	135.00–139.50	138.18
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	133.00–134.00	133.54
14	—	1,334	125.00–140.00	131.72
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,482	139.00–147.00	141.81
5	—	1,426	138.00–143.00	139.04
Heifers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	984	96.00–98.00	96.74
3	—	1,097	82.00–91.00	85.36
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,182	107.00–125.00	116.16
1	—	1,520	114.00	114.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,162	55.00–70.00	61.50
56	—	1,188	52.00–85.00	69.28
26	—	1,272	71.00–92.00	81.25
30	—	1,181	10.00–83.00	60.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,369	70.00–76.00	73.35
42	—	1,426	83.00–104.00	91.62
79	—	1,343	69.00–91.00	83.40
11	—	1,391	77.00–83.00	80.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,615	72.00–101.00	92.88
6	—	1,488	85.00–88.50	86.62
33	—	1,648	84.00–94.00	91.39
22	—	1,625	87.00–109.00	100.53
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,701	87.00–108.00	95.11

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	94	45.00–170.00	99.41
1	—	78	30.00	30.00
1	—	100	75.00	75.00
8	—	83	40.00–170.00	105.20
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	84	90.00–130.00	106.01
1	—	65	70.00	70.00
7	—	95	120.00–200.00	162.24
4	—	103	105.00–140.00	121.03
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	75	12.00–20.00	16.68
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	170.00	170.00
2	—	85	140.00–200.00	170.00
1	—	100	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	84	150.00–300.00	228.15
1	—	125	260.00	260.00
1	—	135	215.00	215.00
17	—	93	165.00–310.00	249.42
10	—	101	205.00–310.00	239.76
5	—	112	220.00–290.00	245.36
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	94	50.00–290.00	181.38
2	—	106	55.00–290.00	171.94
1	—	66	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	50	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	155.00	155.00
1	—	75	135.00	135.00
2	—	63	140.00–155.00	147.20
2	—	93	150.00–200.00	175.68
2	—	113	140.00–210.00	175.78
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	135	230.00	230.00
7	—	93	195.00–350.00	278.58
10	—	113	245.00–350.00	283.44
3	—	120	230.00–270.00	250.00
1	—	65	190.00	190.00
2	—	85	260.00–300.00	280.00
17	—	102	200.00–335.00	280.99
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	25.00	25.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	210.00	210.00
1	—	85	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	76	110.00–135.00	125.13
30	—	111	105.00–175.00	144.95
54	—	94	105.00–195.00	145.04
71	—	103	105.00–177.00	142.96
9	—	122	105.00–150.00	136.72
23	—	84	100.00–175.00	135.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	112	15.00–35.00	23.28
6	—	102	15.00–85.00	54.34
12	—	83	10.00–40.00	28.94
4	—	74	15.00–70.00	30.59
9	—	93	10.00–82.00	47.75
2	—	66	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	74	55.00–115.00	75.18
2	—	120	70.00–100.00	85.00
24	—	102	85.00–170.00	131.34
13	—	112	85.00–160.00	130.26
13	—	85	70.00–140.00	110.13
21	—	92	70.00–165.00	118.88
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	84	25.00–107.00	88.20
26	—	107	50.00–147.00	129.28
4	—	74	40.00–72.00	58.27
1	—	55	55.00	55.00
43	—	96	25.00–135.00	130.30
1	—	125	50.00	50.00

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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