Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Pennsylvania reported 247 priced lines covering 2,818 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle, feeder dairy calves. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 735 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,950 head. replacement cattle receipts at 0 head. feeder dairy calves receipts at 1,786 head.

Mon Mar 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 735Last week 309Year ago 591

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,950Last week 3,014Year ago 2,870

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 0Year ago 20

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 1,786Last week 1,823Year ago 1,649

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	957	117.00	117.00
31	—	480	100.00–195.00	174.17
7	—	231	160.00–170.00	162.04
6	—	778	82.00–130.00	117.07
1	—	195	170.00	170.00
8	—	628	105.00–175.00	159.06
3	—	372	120.00–140.00	133.46
3	—	275	115.00–160.00	140.97
2	—	703	115.00–145.00	129.95
4	—	881	130.00	130.00
25	—	426	145.00–195.00	172.90
4	—	520	60.00–180.00	130.91
1	—	935	130.00	130.00
16	—	315	122.00–210.00	187.15
3	—	651	140.00	140.00
1	—	130	120.00	120.00
8	—	567	87.00–165.00	147.94
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	302	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	190.00	190.00
2	—	418	185.00–190.00	187.60
15	—	526	127.00–230.00	184.06
10	—	571	132.00–195.00	171.49
6	—	668	127.00–162.50	139.49
4	—	720	145.00–200.00	162.63
1	—	895	107.00	107.00
4	—	616	160.00–200.00	169.82
3	—	476	225.00	225.00
2	—	204	187.50	187.50
2	—	905	125.00	125.00
5	—	832	135.00–200.00	156.99
1	—	765	150.00	150.00
2	—	324	142.50–155.00	148.63
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	814	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	477	167.50–225.00	205.89
2	—	629	105.00–170.00	136.65
5	—	376	200.00–215.00	211.98
5	—	691	177.00–195.00	184.21
6	—	529	157.00–215.00	189.60
3	—	407	172.00–220.00	197.43
2	—	1,085	125.00	125.00
1	—	755	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,385	116.00	116.00
4	—	563	140.00–205.00	165.52
1	—	955	117.00	117.00
1	—	885	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	482	110.00–230.00	202.02
14	—	556	100.00–195.00	173.85
8	—	641	125.00–185.00	160.95
9	—	427	130.00–200.00	173.42
13	—	277	210.00–225.00	214.51
2	—	1,110	112.00–122.00	117.00
1	—	695	195.00	195.00
8	—	377	126.00–230.00	172.25
2	—	305	140.00–200.00	170.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	110.00	110.00
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
2	—	133	35.00–90.00	63.02
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	170.00–180.00	173.33
3	—	420	95.00–115.00	107.37
5	—	187	150.00–157.50	156.23
6	—	217	125.00–160.00	152.91
1	—	546	115.00	115.00
1	—	270	120.00	120.00
1	—	132	120.00	120.00
1	—	482	91.00	91.00
1	—	858	125.00	125.00
2	—	594	107.00–120.00	113.54
1	—	365	70.00	70.00
2	—	755	107.00–110.00	108.49
2	—	633	110.00	110.00
1	—	835	115.00	115.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	55.00–112.00	82.86
1	—	610	85.00	85.00
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
2	—	878	110.00–120.00	114.90
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
2	—	770	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,052	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	784	195.00–215.00	208.31
6	—	532	165.00–210.00	197.14
7	—	630	170.00–215.00	197.11
1	—	330	230.00	230.00
2	—	986	120.00–165.00	142.41
1	—	405	205.00	205.00
3	—	708	210.00	210.00
1	—	925	165.00	165.00
1	—	808	160.00	160.00
12	—	564	160.00–260.00	229.05
3	—	458	175.00–205.00	194.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	165.00–200.00	182.99
13	—	578	165.00–255.00	224.77
29	—	514	180.00–215.00	204.40
1	—	272	160.00	160.00
20	—	464	175.00–260.00	235.19
13	—	420	130.00–250.00	225.77
3	—	763	135.00–152.00	146.28
3	—	812	122.00–140.00	132.32
7	—	348	250.00	250.00
21	—	633	160.00–205.00	196.02
2	—	727	170.00	170.00
3	—	655	145.00	145.00
1	—	960	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	70.00	70.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,872	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,414	71.00	71.00
23	—	1,630	90.00–120.00	106.97
6	—	1,578	87.50–114.00	103.43
4	—	1,800	118.00–123.00	121.13
Bulls — Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,290	113.00–125.00	119.34
15	—	1,278	91.00–111.00	103.33
11	—	1,393	110.00–120.00	115.05
25	—	1,589	118.00–145.00	131.86
3	—	2,067	112.00–119.00	115.12
10	—	1,139	104.00–112.00	106.93
9	—	1,544	119.00–130.00	123.01
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	120.00–130.00	124.71
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,460	138.00–145.00	141.28
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	123.00	123.00
2	—	1,160	94.00–105.00	101.14
12	—	1,245	90.00–121.00	109.66
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,468	118.00–123.00	120.31
33	—	1,447	120.00–144.00	132.75
Dairy Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	950	98.00–102.00	100.21
7	—	932	107.00–110.00	109.45
Dairy Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,330	129.00–133.00	130.78
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,349	80.00–121.00	103.67
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	128.00–134.00	131.06
Dairy Heifers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	127.50	127.50
Dairy Heifers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,274	114.00–115.00	114.13
9	—	1,054	94.00–111.00	100.79
2	—	1,075	91.00	91.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,338	112.00–138.00	123.50
Steers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,538	172.00–178.00	174.41
2	—	1,680	160.00–164.00	161.96
97	—	1,610	163.00–174.00	168.57
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,551	159.00–170.00	164.02
1	—	1,695	160.00	160.00
Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,446	135.00–150.00	145.46
3	—	1,298	151.00–152.00	151.36
Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,548	152.00–165.00	160.44
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,464	130.00–165.00	158.26
5	—	1,403	150.00–154.00	152.28
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,310	110.00–152.00	141.12
Heifers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,524	156.00–164.00	159.89
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,402	156.00–165.50	159.46
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,227	102.00–143.00	125.01
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,291	138.00–159.00	152.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,331	72.00–97.00	81.90
73	—	1,238	30.00–78.00	67.84
48	—	1,124	32.00–70.00	61.24
20	—	1,193	30.00–62.00	53.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	1,716	85.00–105.00	97.34
6	—	1,669	76.00–80.50	78.34
38	—	1,641	70.00–87.50	82.97
126	—	1,621	78.00–96.00	89.38
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,703	94.00–104.00	98.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,415	84.00–104.00	88.12
22	—	1,319	69.00–77.00	74.01
7	—	1,491	70.00–72.00	70.93
123	—	1,401	71.00–89.00	79.93
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,294	31.00	31.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	55	10.00	10.00
1	—	115	65.00	65.00
3	—	82	5.00–12.00	9.72
2	—	100	5.00–25.00	15.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	73	10.00–120.00	55.21
2	—	100	125.00–150.00	137.50
11	—	92	30.00–150.00	90.49
10	—	82	25.00–80.00	63.15
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	325.00	325.00
1	—	80	410.00	410.00
1	—	70	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	140	320.00	320.00
2	—	73	275.00–475.00	378.45
17	—	93	350.00–480.00	436.52
2	—	123	385.00–395.00	389.90
5	—	83	475.00–520.00	495.24
4	—	114	380.00–425.00	407.25
13	—	103	350.00–470.00	420.94
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	94	110.00–235.00	143.86
8	—	102	100.00–170.00	139.45
3	—	82	130.00–230.00	178.78
4	—	112	125.00–235.00	166.93
Heifers — Number 2 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	360.00	360.00
5	—	93	300.00–395.00	347.58
2	—	110	350.00	350.00
2	—	73	200.00–285.00	243.97
4	—	105	325.00–400.00	350.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	25.00	25.00
2	—	103	25.00–50.00	37.80
4	—	94	25.00–50.00	32.58
2	—	75	20.00–25.00	22.50
1	—	65	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	250.00	250.00
2	—	73	210.00–225.00	217.24
1	—	170	125.00	125.00
1	—	135	190.00	190.00
1	—	100	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	121	360.00–410.00	389.06
11	—	82	425.00–500.00	459.48
31	—	102	390.00–510.00	449.31
21	—	91	350.00–520.00	450.09
10	—	113	360.00–460.00	409.35
1	—	68	235.00	235.00
3	—	130	350.00–375.00	366.67
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	180.00	180.00
1	—	110	265.00	265.00
1	—	100	440.00	440.00
1	—	85	350.00	350.00
1	—	130	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	10.00	10.00
2	—	65	5.00–80.00	42.79
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	93	235.00–380.00	308.63
72	—	112	270.00–325.00	286.54
3	—	75	275.00–370.00	311.60
1	—	320	320.00	320.00
30	—	84	260.00–390.00	299.77
2	—	130	250.00–265.00	257.50
21	—	122	225.00–305.00	270.34
110	—	103	240.00–350.00	300.91
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	74	10.00–100.00	49.66
2	—	65	10.00–15.00	12.50
14	—	101	20.00–150.00	98.71
3	—	110	130.00–200.00	176.67
8	—	85	5.00–130.00	55.40
9	—	93	40.00–120.00	110.94
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	102	200.00–300.00	268.92
1	—	130	225.00	225.00
10	—	74	180.00–285.00	233.15
6	—	122	200.00–285.00	246.34
24	—	84	200.00–300.00	264.18
59	—	93	175.00–300.00	269.05
1	—	65	200.00	200.00
34	—	113	240.00–285.00	264.74
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	73	60.00–190.00	114.61
1	—	65	50.00	50.00
2	—	133	110.00–150.00	129.62
10	—	102	170.00–235.00	210.57
26	—	110	140.00–250.00	238.67
18	—	83	75.00–300.00	210.96
73	—	94	80.00–300.00	251.81
1	—	120	110.00	110.00

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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