Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Pennsylvania reported 158 priced lines covering 1,730 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, feeder dairy calves. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 659 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,855 head. feeder dairy calves receipts at 1,094 head.

Mon Jan 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 659Last week 598Year ago 678

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,855Last week 2,457Year ago 2,766

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 1,094Last week 1,497Year ago 2,160

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	776	78.00–130.00	116.93
7	—	702	150.00–160.00	152.86
3	—	920	155.00	155.00
4	—	560	150.00–165.00	157.53
4	—	868	92.00–132.50	111.28
11	—	324	145.00–210.00	167.83
3	—	1,025	150.00	150.00
7	—	443	140.00–165.00	148.56
1	—	970	142.00	142.00
2	—	697	135.00	135.00
3	—	492	145.00–170.00	161.61
9	—	520	125.00–165.00	151.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	200.00	200.00
6	—	672	165.00–175.00	168.40
32	—	581	160.00–210.00	193.36
13	—	728	160.00–180.00	171.61
18	—	524	175.00–200.00	185.74
2	—	425	190.00	190.00
5	—	840	160.00	160.00
7	—	481	175.00–195.00	183.48
4	—	395	180.00–190.00	185.00
9	—	611	170.00–195.00	181.09
5	—	760	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,090	137.50	137.50
14	—	1,006	140.00–162.50	159.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	468	195.00–215.00	205.93
2	—	547	180.00	180.00
6	—	402	215.00–240.00	223.29
21	—	568	142.00–200.00	175.84
5	—	619	202.50	202.50
11	—	665	157.50–185.00	176.93
10	—	762	167.50–191.00	182.33
3	—	735	120.00–172.50	155.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	417	170.00	170.00
3	—	683	160.00	160.00
2	—	862	157.50	157.50
2	—	847	162.50	162.50
1	—	920	116.00	116.00
3	—	580	120.00–165.00	150.26
8	—	535	155.00–180.00	166.29
1	—	465	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	118.00	118.00
2	—	317	165.00	165.00
5	—	615	150.00–190.00	166.56
3	—	371	200.00	200.00
2	—	1,063	162.50	162.50
2	—	592	185.00	185.00
1	—	778	140.00	140.00
2	—	487	170.00	170.00
2	—	690	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	195.00	195.00
2	—	387	220.00	220.00
13	—	578	215.00–240.00	232.05
9	—	789	185.00–205.00	190.47
10	—	477	185.00–230.00	206.17
15	—	664	180.00–214.00	201.67
6	—	443	207.50	207.50
4	—	1,242	162.50–172.50	167.50
10	—	619	185.00–210.00	199.87
6	—	537	230.00–240.00	236.73
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	572	130.00–137.50	133.11
1	—	410	87.00	87.00
1	—	525	114.00	114.00
3	—	611	142.50	142.50
4	—	876	129.00	129.00
9	—	975	137.00–144.00	139.36
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	80.00–90.00	86.11
1	—	560	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	70.00	70.00
6	—	1,840	131.00–163.00	147.53
2	—	1,180	150.00–154.00	151.83
12	—	1,758	94.00–128.00	113.57
16	—	1,629	117.00–136.00	129.31
2	—	1,450	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,637	154.00–160.00	157.12
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,524	127.00–144.00	134.36
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	104.00–114.00	109.10
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,500	108.00–146.00	136.06
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,530	148.00–167.00	157.77
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,499	130.00–153.00	143.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,277	70.00–87.00	78.79
18	—	1,256	64.00–76.00	71.57
8	—	1,248	54.00–68.00	58.83
21	—	1,279	82.00–91.00	87.92
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,533	104.00–114.00	106.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,750	100.00–123.00	107.56
16	—	1,625	77.00–103.00	96.55
99	—	1,681	84.00–117.00	99.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	1,498	80.00–105.00	91.30
26	—	1,434	74.00–87.00	81.83
34	—	1,512	89.00–110.00	99.40
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,504	167.00–186.00	178.06
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,328	122.00–167.00	157.31
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,671	154.00–166.00	158.21
28	—	1,384	155.00–176.00	168.87
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,619	190.00–199.00	194.63
93	—	1,644	175.00–190.00	183.72
6	—	1,599	174.00–177.00	175.40
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,572	110.00–173.00	162.64
2	—	1,528	150.00–154.00	152.47
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,567	163.00–174.00	165.94
120	—	1,576	160.00–185.00	174.96

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	73	350.00–435.00	399.43
57	—	93	370.00–470.00	417.16
6	—	123	360.00–395.00	371.66
48	—	102	340.00–450.00	395.33
33	—	83	375.00–500.00	436.89
26	—	112	310.00–470.00	400.22
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	92	110.00–425.00	282.76
8	—	73	125.00–395.00	203.85
4	—	84	100.00–430.00	305.67
6	—	111	175.00–415.00	327.93
4	—	100	210.00–405.00	288.75
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	73	200.00–300.00	246.38
14	—	101	225.00–425.00	324.91
4	—	123	290.00–400.00	341.17
31	—	93	275.00–430.00	364.78
4	—	111	275.00–420.00	349.55
15	—	83	250.00–450.00	356.08
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	15.00–100.00	57.50
1	—	65	310.00	310.00
4	—	71	40.00–400.00	169.12
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	92	610.00–710.00	643.81
1	—	75	650.00	650.00
2	—	120	510.00–535.00	522.50
12	—	84	450.00–735.00	624.65
6	—	112	520.00–575.00	543.96
13	—	102	575.00–625.00	609.92
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	113	500.00–600.00	542.83
18	—	103	300.00–610.00	542.29
2	—	85	552.00–635.00	593.50
9	—	93	425.00–625.00	546.62
2	—	75	400.00–500.00	450.00
1	—	120	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	45.00	45.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	530.00	530.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	550.00	550.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	73	80.00–160.00	129.55
5	—	81	100.00–160.00	121.17
2	—	103	140.00–180.00	159.51
1	—	90	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	123	435.00–500.00	468.16
3	—	102	575.00–600.00	583.20
10	—	93	475.00–625.00	552.05
2	—	110	560.00–575.00	567.50
8	—	84	575.00–735.00	633.25
1	—	75	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	500.00–550.00	524.44
2	—	73	475.00	475.00
5	—	84	375.00–550.00	499.40
6	—	101	435.00–550.00	503.18
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	525.00–560.00	542.50
2	—	110	150.00–230.00	190.00
1	—	90	200.00	200.00
5	—	83	150.00–225.00	192.11
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	71	25.00–75.00	46.75

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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