Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Pennsylvania reported 242 priced lines covering 2,002 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, feeder dairy calves. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 494 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,381 head. feeder dairy calves receipts at 1,728 head.

Mon Jul 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 494Last week 190Year ago 517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,381Last week 2,248Year ago 2,359

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 1,728Last week 2,536Year ago 2,268

Correction: 135 lb slaughter steer deleted

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	729	175.00–220.00	212.30
1	—	1,160	137.00	137.00
2	—	959	160.00–200.00	179.93
2	—	940	177.50	177.50
11	—	681	180.00–245.00	228.94
5	—	585	220.00–235.00	225.95
1	—	1,110	140.00	140.00
3	—	394	215.00	215.00
7	—	470	242.50–250.00	244.74
5	—	766	175.00–212.50	205.08
1	—	876	167.50	167.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	170.00	170.00
3	—	710	195.00	195.00
2	—	894	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,065	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	175.00	175.00
2	—	742	170.00	170.00
1	—	970	165.00	165.00
3	—	877	162.50–180.00	172.52
1	—	766	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	140.00–150.00	145.00
5	—	623	190.00–210.00	201.95
2	—	392	150.00	150.00
1	—	830	147.50	147.50
1	—	170	195.00	195.00
1	—	580	165.00	165.00
2	—	225	130.00	130.00
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
1	—	435	145.00	145.00
2	—	340	130.00–145.00	137.50
4	—	278	147.00–160.00	154.16
3	—	488	185.00–190.00	188.36
1	—	920	132.00	132.00
1	—	1,000	128.00	128.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	663	140.00–190.00	164.72
3	—	836	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	175.00	175.00
2	—	770	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	214	125.00–142.00	130.30
3	—	319	100.00–135.00	123.16
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
3	—	918	147.00	147.00
7	—	529	115.00–132.50	127.48
3	—	483	135.00	135.00
3	—	137	65.00–145.00	114.51
1	—	798	129.00	129.00
1	—	400	115.00	115.00
1	—	880	139.00	139.00
1	—	575	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	130.00	130.00
2	—	242	225.00	225.00
1	—	465	185.00	185.00
5	—	618	110.00–157.50	139.09
5	—	665	165.00	165.00
1	—	295	190.00	190.00
3	—	341	270.00	270.00
2	—	592	185.00	185.00
1	—	716	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	145.00	145.00
1	—	435	165.00	165.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	185	70.00–145.00	107.50
1	—	585	127.00	127.00
1	—	465	95.00	95.00
1	—	360	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	265.00	265.00
4	—	363	165.00–180.00	176.33
3	—	673	165.00–190.00	181.83
2	—	562	175.00	175.00
3	—	850	160.00	160.00
2	—	270	202.50	202.50
1	—	825	150.00	150.00
7	—	521	135.00–250.00	210.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	215.00–220.00	219.17
1	—	990	130.00	130.00
5	—	727	130.00–220.00	177.50
4	—	426	215.00–260.00	232.23
1	—	685	210.00	210.00
1	—	320	195.00	195.00
3	—	828	187.50	187.50
1	—	620	187.50	187.50
3	—	533	207.50–260.00	242.76
2	—	390	165.00–220.00	192.50
7	—	477	235.00–280.00	273.59
4	—	278	195.00–270.00	234.49
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	130.00	130.00
1	—	746	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	776	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
1	—	410	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,065	100.00	100.00
1	—	970	142.00	142.00
4	—	477	165.00	165.00
1	—	665	160.00	160.00
2	—	646	112.50	112.50
1	—	526	115.00	115.00
3	—	565	105.00–170.00	148.33
6	—	259	120.00–175.00	139.73
2	—	323	105.00–115.00	110.12
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	752	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	695	200.00	200.00
1	—	728	145.00	145.00
1	—	400	175.00	175.00
1	—	462	142.50	142.50
1	—	588	150.00	150.00
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	778	125.00	125.00
1	—	265	165.00	165.00
3	—	729	140.00–180.00	166.76
2	—	470	200.00	200.00
3	—	830	135.00–180.00	150.08
3	—	982	135.00–137.00	135.66
2	—	1,122	137.00	137.00
8	—	641	175.00–200.00	191.95
6	—	430	160.00–215.00	200.96
6	—	516	200.00–227.50	211.48
3	—	345	172.50–210.00	197.50
5	—	1,042	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,230	141.00	141.00
6	—	916	145.00–186.00	172.49
5	—	577	205.00–220.00	211.09
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	155.00	155.00
4	—	477	217.50	217.50
1	—	1,040	130.00	130.00
3	—	641	222.50	222.50

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	84	485.00–620.00	539.68
2	—	101	460.00–500.00	480.20
5	—	90	490.00–570.00	528.19
3	—	112	450.00–485.00	471.87
1	—	70	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	370.00	370.00
1	—	105	485.00	485.00
1	—	115	335.00	335.00
1	—	80	485.00	485.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	47.00	47.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	92	30.00–200.00	133.97
3	—	75	90.00–100.00	96.55
5	—	84	25.00–150.00	52.27
2	—	102	35.00–120.00	78.33
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	72	10.00–15.00	12.40
8	—	81	5.00–15.00	11.24
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	77	150.00–240.00	194.12
4	—	95	40.00–250.00	125.96
1	—	86	100.00	100.00
5	—	101	50.00–120.00	63.86
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	72	135.00–240.00	177.88
5	—	113	120.00–200.00	167.76
8	—	102	100.00–260.00	161.41
9	—	92	150.00–290.00	210.73
3	—	123	100.00–200.00	145.95
14	—	84	30.00–310.00	151.52
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	85	470.00–655.00	554.21
9	—	112	450.00–545.00	494.68
34	—	93	360.00–675.00	529.83
3	—	72	260.00–512.00	360.93
21	—	102	485.00–620.00	530.51
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	93	450.00–485.00	473.83
8	—	101	275.00–475.00	411.88
2	—	123	400.00–410.00	404.90
5	—	84	350.00–475.00	419.64
2	—	75	400.00–430.00	415.00
4	—	114	400.00–450.00	425.99
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	75	200.00–275.00	235.61
10	—	122	210.00–265.00	239.79
35	—	84	210.00–320.00	253.14
45	—	93	210.00–300.00	259.03
28	—	112	200.00–277.00	253.08
1	—	130	245.00	245.00
70	—	103	50.00–295.00	253.86
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	120	195.00–315.00	255.00
1	—	76	265.00	265.00
56	—	94	250.00–315.00	290.48
22	—	85	260.00–335.00	298.04
57	—	103	250.00–315.00	282.34
32	—	112	260.00–310.00	279.19
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	54	5.00	5.00
1	—	100	120.00	120.00
6	—	84	10.00–110.00	51.24
2	—	64	10.00–85.00	45.16
3	—	75	50.00–100.00	67.00
2	—	93	60.00–125.00	91.62
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	20.00	20.00
2	—	90	12.00–17.00	14.50
3	—	65	10.00	10.00
1	—	115	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	500.00	500.00
1	—	115	430.00	430.00
1	—	75	350.00	350.00
1	—	100	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	64	5.00–40.00	17.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,352	65.00–98.00	94.23
15	—	1,376	107.00–128.00	111.71
74	—	1,441	81.00–110.00	100.82
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,607	115.00–125.00	117.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,113	39.00–76.00	66.10
9	—	1,083	60.00–68.00	64.00
94	—	1,213	63.00–96.00	83.33
15	—	1,297	85.00–103.00	92.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,501	104.00–109.00	107.08
7	—	1,529	118.00–122.00	119.81
77	—	1,659	99.00–128.00	112.04
Bulls — Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	129.00–130.00	129.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,585	100.00–160.00	134.98
14	—	1,463	132.00–149.00	143.44
10	—	1,359	115.00–129.00	124.23
11	—	1,429	87.00–144.00	111.79
2	—	1,826	132.00–135.00	133.67
5	—	1,624	130.00–140.00	135.19
Heifers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,475	171.00–175.00	173.07
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,378	167.00–179.00	174.72
4	—	1,435	174.00–180.00	177.50
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,313	118.00–150.00	134.98
2	—	1,178	142.00–148.00	145.11
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,302	156.00–177.00	167.53
Heifers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	151.00	151.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	1,603	177.00–193.00	185.34
3	—	1,535	173.00–174.00	173.33
21	—	1,556	180.00–190.00	184.90
5	—	1,660	182.00–184.50	183.99
Steers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,290	137.00–143.00	140.02
4	—	1,476	155.00–162.00	159.34
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	1,471	165.00–185.00	176.58
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,392	150.00–172.00	168.04
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	154.00	154.00
Steers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,592	178.00–189.50	184.85
3	—	1,567	193.00–196.00	194.71
Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,419	167.00–170.00	168.29
15	—	1,526	172.00–178.00	174.77
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,335	124.00–145.00	135.26
Dairy Heifers — Select · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	116.00–122.00	119.02
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	153.00	153.00
2	—	1,688	147.00–151.00	148.96
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,231	110.00–119.00	114.42
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,605	150.00–161.00	157.34
16	—	1,554	141.00–163.00	147.21
1	—	1,665	155.00	155.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,551	134.00–153.00	145.82
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	143.00	143.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,372	112.00–143.00	134.03
Dairy Steers — Choice · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,221	128.00	128.00

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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