Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Pennsylvania reported 243 priced lines covering 2,428 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, feeder dairy calves. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,224 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,002 head. feeder dairy calves receipts at 1,667 head.

Mon Sep 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,224Last week 1,110Year ago 1,751

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,002Last week 2,395Year ago 2,752

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 1,667Last week 1,722Year ago 2,462

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	626	112.00–142.50	134.51
20	—	756	110.00–145.00	134.43
25	—	433	130.00–162.00	149.28
1	—	225	185.00	185.00
8	—	573	112.00–140.00	127.35
1	—	850	125.00	125.00
8	—	275	125.00–185.00	163.60
7	—	669	117.00–145.00	132.43
36	—	531	116.00–160.00	138.59
14	—	713	120.00–142.50	137.73
20	—	321	122.50–195.00	150.58
32	—	373	137.50–172.00	150.88
4	—	819	117.50–130.00	124.93
53	—	474	125.00–170.00	148.89
2	—	940	122.50–132.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	132.50–150.00	141.41
6	—	687	90.00–105.00	92.48
8	—	722	90.00–120.00	100.01
3	—	423	127.00–135.00	129.69
7	—	612	90.00–102.50	98.88
6	—	583	85.00–117.50	107.89
3	—	462	115.00–130.00	121.66
16	—	383	100.00–155.00	132.90
4	—	311	130.00–142.50	138.84
3	—	778	100.00–122.00	113.21
3	—	530	117.50–125.00	120.87
2	—	184	100.00–105.00	102.55
1	—	875	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	476	112.50–125.00	119.04
1	—	324	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	386	142.00–157.00	151.02
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	532	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	100.00	100.00
11	—	426	122.50–175.00	152.70
1	—	340	162.50	162.50
2	—	1,138	115.00–120.00	117.52
1	—	895	115.00	115.00
9	—	474	125.00–165.00	150.40
1	—	1,405	135.00	135.00
1	—	780	147.00	147.00
3	—	620	105.00–122.50	116.48
4	—	724	120.00–145.00	138.74
2	—	675	108.00–130.00	119.00
7	—	519	140.00–145.00	140.69
9	—	375	100.00–175.00	141.12
1	—	1,000	125.00	125.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	90.00	90.00
1	—	418	107.50	107.50
3	—	565	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	516	145.00–190.00	164.22
21	—	570	140.00–210.00	166.79
1	—	960	122.50	122.50
2	—	663	140.00	140.00
9	—	421	160.00–205.00	191.44
10	—	768	152.50–175.00	168.41
13	—	717	135.00–175.00	158.19
18	—	627	122.50–162.50	144.51
23	—	473	147.50–200.00	183.11
9	—	829	170.00	170.00
6	—	355	187.00–191.00	188.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	105.00	105.00
1	—	788	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	237	150.00–215.00	205.39
22	—	518	140.00–172.50	155.50
2	—	714	105.00–127.50	116.07
1	—	905	127.00	127.00
15	—	612	98.00–160.00	137.64
39	—	480	134.00–195.00	156.84
7	—	341	160.00–210.00	168.47
4	—	665	112.00–152.50	130.13
32	—	432	135.00–180.00	163.02
14	—	578	123.00–162.50	142.99
1	—	280	210.00	210.00
35	—	383	152.50–205.00	176.86
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	687	122.50	122.50
2	—	706	115.00	115.00
1	—	588	127.00	127.00
1	—	638	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	155.00	155.00
2	—	480	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	488	140.00–170.00	159.20
1	—	300	187.00	187.00
2	—	360	140.00–145.00	142.50
2	—	273	130.00–132.50	131.35
7	—	432	90.00–130.00	99.28
2	—	603	87.00–107.00	96.96
1	—	1,075	92.00	92.00
6	—	684	70.00–120.00	84.82
2	—	585	112.00	112.00
1	—	530	102.00	102.00
1	—	880	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	72.00	72.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	95.00–100.00	97.51
2	—	282	105.00–135.00	119.79
2	—	984	107.50	107.50
6	—	476	62.00–85.00	80.49
6	—	323	80.00–135.00	114.57
2	—	1,081	95.00	95.00
6	—	379	60.00–122.50	111.01
3	—	406	80.00–122.50	102.43
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	60.00	60.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,005	102.00–110.00	106.02
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
1	—	725	102.00	102.00
1	—	485	75.00	75.00
1	—	930	83.00	83.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	70.00	70.00
1	—	580	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,252	44.00–62.00	56.46
69	—	1,243	50.00–74.00	66.47
52	—	1,229	13.00–68.00	58.88
18	—	1,278	69.00–91.00	76.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,461	81.00–94.00	84.55
27	—	1,467	62.00–75.00	70.86
103	—	1,388	63.00–86.00	76.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,561	66.00–80.00	73.85
33	—	1,648	86.00–99.00	89.32
83	—	1,638	74.00–90.00	83.48
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,617	87.00–89.00	88.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	101.00–106.00	103.06
1	—	1,830	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,145	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,668	80.00–87.00	83.47
3	—	1,871	108.00–118.00	113.07
1	—	1,330	127.00	127.00
5	—	1,931	104.00–116.00	111.80
20	—	1,583	77.00–109.00	98.01
Bulls — Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,548	110.00–129.00	121.09
8	—	1,273	103.00–117.00	111.90
18	—	1,268	90.00–112.00	102.41
7	—	1,485	108.00–117.00	113.67
3	—	2,058	118.00–122.00	120.67
14	—	1,500	130.00–157.00	142.73
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	100.00–105.00	102.42
7	—	1,351	77.00–115.00	102.94
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,505	103.00–138.00	120.96
6	—	1,583	96.00–118.00	112.34
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,488	122.00–135.00	129.51
9	—	1,666	117.00–126.00	121.26
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,481	92.00–124.00	106.72
1	—	1,310	103.00	103.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,581	117.00–120.00	118.14
1	—	1,465	109.00	109.00
Dairy Heifers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	106.00	106.00
4	—	1,154	95.00–103.00	99.22
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	102.00–105.00	103.48
Steers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,485	151.00–153.50	152.94
17	—	1,565	162.00–168.00	164.63
60	—	1,570	150.00–163.00	158.43
Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,362	147.00–154.00	149.04
12	—	1,383	130.00–146.00	139.36
Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,496	157.00–161.00	159.15
5	—	1,504	136.00–148.00	143.87
60	—	1,452	148.00–158.00	152.61
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	123.00–128.00	125.51
13	—	1,293	122.00–139.00	132.90
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,527	151.00–159.00	155.13
7	—	1,460	149.00–155.50	151.84
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	159.00	159.00
3	—	1,385	135.00–141.00	138.05
40	—	1,369	134.00–154.00	145.76
Heifers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,368	143.00–149.00	145.78
3	—	1,338	151.00–154.50	153.12
Heifers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,278	124.00–135.00	132.86
2	—	1,335	144.00–146.00	144.97
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,188	90.00–123.00	109.73
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,333	144.00–154.00	150.00
6	—	1,403	143.00–149.00	145.34
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,261	129.00–152.00	139.58

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	130	265.00	265.00
2	—	93	150.00	150.00
3	—	73	135.00–190.00	166.48
3	—	105	200.00–235.00	215.00
1	—	110	250.00	250.00
3	—	85	225.00–250.00	236.67
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	130	220.00	220.00
2	—	76	150.00–300.00	224.50
1	—	145	255.00	255.00
30	—	93	240.00–320.00	283.19
9	—	111	210.00–330.00	284.48
2	—	123	230.00–235.00	232.55
12	—	82	290.00–400.00	343.13
25	—	102	220.00–350.00	285.37
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	84	60.00–147.00	127.53
3	—	120	130.00	130.00
24	—	103	95.00–155.00	135.53
12	—	111	120.00–145.00	135.83
11	—	74	50.00–150.00	109.59
50	—	93	85.00–155.00	132.96
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	73	100.00–155.00	128.30
1	—	105	130.00	130.00
1	—	60	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	290.00	290.00
1	—	120	240.00	240.00
1	—	80	220.00	220.00
3	—	93	150.00–240.00	203.04
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	102	130.00–167.00	148.17
2	—	130	120.00–130.00	125.00
24	—	112	115.00–175.00	143.14
55	—	92	100.00–160.00	145.70
31	—	84	110.00–155.00	142.37
10	—	122	115.00–165.00	139.44
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	91	10.00–140.00	50.31
5	—	103	10.00–60.00	27.18
10	—	82	15.00–125.00	73.63
8	—	72	10.00–17.00	14.63
7	—	63	5.00–10.00	5.74
1	—	115	35.00	35.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	105	110.00–130.00	124.76
31	—	83	35.00–147.00	128.79
47	—	94	40.00–145.00	125.54
2	—	113	100.00–110.00	105.11
25	—	72	10.00–65.00	50.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	104	220.00–250.00	235.24
3	—	112	245.00–270.00	254.85
12	—	92	235.00–305.00	269.81
3	—	75	125.00–235.00	192.16
8	—	83	135.00–315.00	235.35
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	123	10.00–25.00	17.35
1	—	105	12.00	12.00
2	—	90	12.00–20.00	16.00
5	—	74	10.00–25.00	13.45
8	—	82	15.00–35.00	18.27
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	30.00	30.00
7	—	92	30.00–40.00	32.95
7	—	84	15.00–60.00	26.55
2	—	100	25.00–40.00	32.50
2	—	120	35.00–40.00	37.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	100.00	100.00
1	—	120	180.00	180.00
1	—	85	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	115.00	115.00
3	—	83	140.00–190.00	163.80
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	64	5.00–7.00	5.51
1	—	90	12.00	12.00

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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