Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Pennsylvania reported 247 priced lines covering 2,090 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, feeder dairy calves. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 449 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,772 head. feeder dairy calves receipts at 2,061 head.

Mon Jan 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 642Year ago 147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,772Last week 2,810Year ago 1,515

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 2,061Last week 1,947Year ago 1,659

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	94	65.00–142.00	133.39
4	—	114	105.00–150.00	115.88
31	—	84	20.00–195.00	143.17
1	—	66	20.00	20.00
6	—	75	30.00–115.00	88.51
40	—	108	40.00–155.00	129.82
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	76	65.00–110.00	95.05
16	—	113	115.00–160.00	141.80
37	—	92	100.00–160.00	142.97
31	—	102	105.00–180.00	140.77
14	—	83	65.00–205.00	134.02
2	—	123	140.00–180.00	159.84
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	135.00–190.00	163.24
6	—	73	110.00–160.00	144.71
4	—	85	125.00–160.00	138.75
2	—	103	100.00–145.00	123.05
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	175.00	175.00
2	—	75	235.00–240.00	237.50
2	—	105	285.00–330.00	307.50
4	—	84	200.00–320.00	255.67
4	—	91	200.00–370.00	289.86
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	120.00–210.00	163.45
1	—	115	210.00	210.00
2	—	95	240.00–280.00	260.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	360.00	360.00
1	—	130	285.00	285.00
18	—	94	245.00–410.00	331.06
1	—	290	290.00	290.00
7	—	84	325.00–440.00	374.74
8	—	111	295.00–385.00	342.23
11	—	103	320.00–395.00	371.81
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	115	20.00–50.00	30.00
2	—	123	20.00–40.00	29.80
13	—	103	5.00–160.00	83.81
11	—	62	5.00–35.00	10.37
8	—	73	5.00–45.00	19.85
18	—	83	10.00–120.00	89.25
24	—	92	10.00–152.00	78.16
1	—	55	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
1	—	105	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	103	130.00–210.00	167.64
10	—	121	130.00–160.00	142.03
22	—	85	130.00–175.00	159.10
31	—	111	130.00–210.00	158.74
38	—	93	130.00–200.00	166.15
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	105	110.00–210.00	170.00
1	—	65	150.00	150.00
4	—	83	130.00–175.00	144.02
1	—	110	80.00	80.00
1	—	120	100.00	100.00
5	—	75	50.00–230.00	129.00
1	—	155	150.00	150.00
3	—	90	110.00–160.00	135.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	25.00	25.00
6	—	103	15.00–190.00	56.56
1	—	110	30.00	30.00
7	—	94	15.00–50.00	24.06
5	—	82	15.00–25.00	19.10
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	75	10.00	10.00
5	—	93	15.00–20.00	16.02
11	—	81	10.00–15.00	12.29
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	120.00	120.00
1	—	100	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	55	5.00	5.00
1	—	85	10.00	10.00
3	—	62	5.00–10.00	6.62
2	—	70	5.00–10.00	7.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	102	245.00–340.00	282.00
5	—	84	155.00–350.00	253.09
3	—	113	275.00–280.00	278.31
2	—	75	260.00	260.00
15	—	91	250.00–380.00	304.10
1	—	125	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	71	20.00–75.00	51.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,590	92.00–108.00	101.64
9	—	1,565	114.00–126.00	120.69
Dairy Heifers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,128	104.00–112.00	107.54
29	—	1,106	94.00–103.00	98.00
12	—	1,152	90.00–95.00	92.45
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,321	85.00–90.00	87.58
1	—	1,370	107.00	107.00
9	—	1,293	91.00–105.00	97.71
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,551	96.00–128.00	117.00
4	—	1,476	99.00–109.00	105.50
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	109.00	109.00
Steers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,668	169.00–176.00	172.01
4	—	1,818	156.00–160.00	157.77
37	—	1,698	156.00–171.00	166.59
Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	152.00	152.00
3	—	1,372	110.00–122.00	117.23
9	—	1,437	116.00–147.00	133.00
Steers — Standard · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	110.00–113.00	111.64
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,371	124.00–141.00	135.57
2	—	1,248	110.00–128.00	119.45
2	—	1,270	143.00–151.00	147.09
Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,520	137.00–152.00	148.76
33	—	1,532	144.00–162.00	156.88
9	—	1,573	161.00–166.00	163.34
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,448	138.00–159.00	149.54
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,612	154.00–167.00	159.10
1	—	1,670	159.00	159.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,418	79.00–99.00	88.17
3	—	1,368	95.00–109.00	101.14
1	—	895	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,250	70.00	70.00
8	—	1,767	88.00–101.00	95.66
2	—	1,503	108.00–138.00	123.27
1	—	2,200	112.00	112.00
6	—	1,517	114.00–124.00	118.58
Bulls — Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,434	91.00–104.00	95.97
13	—	1,218	85.00–98.00	90.97
12	—	1,374	101.00–119.00	111.23
2	—	2,160	90.00–109.00	99.06
1	—	2,875	73.00	73.00
6	—	1,450	121.00–139.00	128.35
4	—	1,661	107.00–116.00	111.37
11	—	1,319	97.00–109.00	102.27
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,155	96.00	96.00
1	—	2,220	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	105.00–112.00	108.58
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,317	81.00–112.00	100.07
Dairy Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	91.00–117.00	102.45
3	—	1,612	132.00–137.00	133.67
Dairy Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,198	87.00–97.00	93.01
2	—	1,090	114.00–118.00	115.85
6	—	1,203	92.00–114.00	100.73
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,614	127.00–137.00	131.53
2	—	1,543	139.00–143.00	141.14
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,469	108.00–130.00	121.12
Heifers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	120.00–138.00	127.56
4	—	1,499	145.00–151.00	147.76
Heifers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	90.00–106.00	98.08
Heifers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,526	100.00–117.00	104.20
4	—	1,331	137.00–144.00	141.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,289	125.00–151.00	140.51
1	—	1,490	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	149.00–150.00	149.53
9	—	1,393	150.00–155.50	152.40
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,205	100.00–129.00	113.03
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,707	75.00–90.00	80.44
1	—	2,020	99.00	99.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,714	78.00–93.00	82.71
110	—	1,664	70.00–84.00	76.25
29	—	1,647	60.00–70.00	65.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,323	67.00–79.00	71.70
77	—	1,190	10.00–60.00	53.41
31	—	1,129	30.00–52.00	44.70
86	—	1,272	52.00–69.00	63.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,390	61.00–80.00	69.31
40	—	1,377	73.00–88.00	78.18
21	—	1,374	57.00–65.00	62.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	546	140.00	140.00
2	—	709	130.00	130.00
2	—	811	127.50	127.50
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
5	—	559	140.00–145.00	142.00
4	—	382	142.50–170.00	161.78
10	—	456	145.00–152.00	148.24
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
1	—	900	109.00	109.00
3	—	422	135.00–155.00	141.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	87.00–137.00	112.10
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
5	—	389	82.00–140.00	93.77
1	—	415	95.00	95.00
2	—	265	152.00	152.00
2	—	718	107.00–115.00	110.90
3	—	675	85.00–130.00	99.67
1	—	830	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	80.00	80.00
1	—	590	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	80.00–92.00	89.71
1	—	460	122.00	122.00
1	—	660	95.00	95.00
6	—	780	77.00–140.00	104.50
5	—	265	115.00–135.00	125.66
1	—	955	117.00	117.00
4	—	831	77.00–110.00	86.56
4	—	581	95.00–112.00	104.69
5	—	717	85.00–130.00	114.79
9	—	372	72.00–130.00	89.85
4	—	521	75.00–128.00	97.28
3	—	326	135.00–137.00	136.38
1	—	875	105.00	105.00
11	—	429	92.00–132.00	122.74
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	229	140.00–145.00	142.69
9	—	428	115.00–137.00	132.85
4	—	380	115.00–150.00	138.67
1	—	1,075	106.00	106.00
8	—	475	105.00–145.00	130.18
4	—	1,012	84.00–125.00	114.62
3	—	615	120.00–132.50	128.20
16	—	582	125.00–140.00	132.61
1	—	276	145.00	145.00
16	—	521	115.00–142.00	135.05
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
4	—	880	115.00–127.00	123.48
4	—	321	120.00–140.00	133.83
1	—	655	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	531	130.00–145.00	139.36
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	235	132.50–135.00	134.82
6	—	569	89.00–102.50	95.75
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
1	—	320	137.50	137.50
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	855	90.00	90.00
2	—	470	75.00–85.00	80.02
3	—	973	72.00–112.00	95.42
3	—	422	80.00–125.00	109.53
1	—	830	112.00	112.00
1	—	655	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,068	95.00	95.00
3	—	531	80.00–95.00	87.28
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	40.00	40.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	75.00	75.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	115.00	115.00
1	—	500	90.00	90.00
1	—	675	72.00	72.00
1	—	750	107.00	107.00
1	—	620	65.00	65.00
3	—	748	110.00	110.00
2	—	130	15.00–60.00	36.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	135.00–150.00	139.91
3	—	507	130.00–149.00	142.50
3	—	416	145.00	145.00
3	—	675	132.00–140.00	137.35
5	—	615	125.00–165.00	153.94
2	—	925	132.00	132.00
6	—	765	118.00–155.00	143.88
5	—	870	122.50–130.00	127.03
1	—	845	142.00	142.00
1	—	475	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	100.00–112.00	107.32
1	—	445	142.00	142.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
10	—	770	80.00–130.00	120.06
2	—	460	80.00–145.00	112.15
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
4	—	804	120.00–140.00	132.47
8	—	715	70.00–130.00	107.81
4	—	385	135.00–145.00	137.47
3	—	527	110.00–130.00	123.54
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	145.00	145.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	87.00	87.00

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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