Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Pennsylvania reported 216 priced lines covering 2,406 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, feeder dairy calves. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 618 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,994 head. feeder dairy calves receipts at 2,054 head.

Mon Jul 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 618Last week 144Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,994Last week 1,894Year ago 2,605

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 2,054Last week 2,075Year ago 2,151

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	160.00	160.00
1	550–600	570	215.00	215.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	665	170.00	170.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	160.00–220.00	190.77
1	350–400	384	150.00	150.00
2	450–500	494	170.00–175.00	172.52
1	850–900	886	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	262	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	310	295.00	295.00
11	350–400	378	250.00–320.00	281.53
5	400–450	420	255.00–270.00	264.04
1	450–500	490	260.00	260.00
8	500–550	508	195.00–292.00	251.71
4	550–600	579	215.00–250.00	233.98
2	600–650	625	235.00–260.00	247.20
2	650–700	678	205.00–240.00	222.95
3	700–750	718	230.00–237.00	232.37
1	950–1000	950	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	415	230.00–270.00	250.72
1	450–500	455	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	570	210.00–260.00	234.56
3	600–650	620	205.00–225.00	218.17
4	650–700	675	195.00–205.00	201.21
1	700–750	700	177.50	177.50
2	750–800	778	155.00–160.00	157.46
1	800–850	810	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	110.00	110.00
4	450–500	496	212.50	212.50
2	500–550	503	217.50	217.50
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	742	150.00–167.50	158.80
1	750–800	755	175.00	175.00
2	800–850	820	165.00–185.00	175.12
1	850–900	855	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	360	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	420	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	460	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	503	210.00–225.00	214.97
3	550–600	565	240.00–260.00	248.35
3	600–650	618	230.00–255.00	241.64
1	650–700	660	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	720	245.00	245.00
1	950–1000	960	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	335.00	335.00
1	250–300	270	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	377	255.00–320.00	275.67
6	400–450	418	285.00–320.00	297.48
4	450–500	464	195.00–320.00	272.08
3	550–600	577	250.00–310.00	286.14
12	600–650	643	265.00–285.00	280.85
12	650–700	690	250.00–271.00	267.53
1	700–750	710	245.00	245.00
6	750–800	792	245.00–270.00	253.18
2	850–900	899	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	603	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	653	223.00	223.00
8	700–750	733	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	342	250.00–285.00	259.87
4	400–450	419	220.00–280.00	255.60
1	450–500	455	205.00	205.00
5	500–550	538	215.00–252.50	238.12
8	550–600	567	189.00–250.00	224.82
7	600–650	627	160.00–245.00	219.54
2	650–700	675	180.00–210.00	194.89
2	700–750	718	220.00–710.00	464.15
6	750–800	755	190.00–219.00	210.49
10	800–850	831	214.00–219.00	216.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	285.00	285.00
3	350–400	382	245.00–280.00	265.20
3	400–450	415	245.00–275.00	265.00
3	450–500	462	250.00–260.00	254.98
6	500–550	523	240.00–272.00	247.85
2	550–600	553	242.50	242.50
19	600–650	620	250.00–259.00	258.53
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
26	700–750	709	223.00–250.00	245.07
7	750–800	769	231.00	231.00
2	950–1000	960	200.00–210.00	205.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	661	230.00	230.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	710	255.00	255.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	215.00	215.00
2	400–450	421	250.00	250.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	294	145.00	145.00
1	300–350	312	145.00	145.00
1	450–500	474	200.00	200.00
3	600–650	631	150.00–170.00	160.84
2	700–750	726	135.00–160.00	147.57
1	850–900	860	150.00	150.00
2	900–950	929	147.50–167.50	157.32
1	950–1000	960	162.50	162.50

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	61	40.00–50.00	44.92
1	70–80	70	125.00	125.00
1	80–90	85	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
4	60–70	64	100.00–325.00	170.37
1	70–80	70	125.00	125.00
5	80–90	83	85.00–485.00	263.86
5	90–100	91	100.00–200.00	140.73
Bulls — Number 3 · Brown Swiss$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	95	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	58	300.00	300.00
4	60–70	67	380.00–500.00	441.57
7	70–80	73	300.00–475.00	425.49
7	80–90	84	380.00–575.00	460.53
8	90–100	92	300.00–585.00	419.62
5	100–110	102	310.00–475.00	382.84
6	110–120	112	350.00–550.00	433.73
3	120–130	120	425.00–475.00	450.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	680.00	680.00
4	70–80	71	700.00–875.00	806.58
7	80–90	84	630.00–960.00	802.22
8	90–100	92	760.00–875.00	832.17
8	100–110	102	825.00–875.00	849.69
6	110–120	111	680.00–850.00	800.65
1	120–130	124	710.00	710.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	1,080.00	1,080.00
12	70–80	74	910.00–1,075.00	1,020.35
41	80–90	84	775.00–1,100.00	1,018.73
26	90–100	93	900.00–1,010.00	954.43
16	100–110	102	825.00–960.00	891.68
3	110–120	112	825.00	825.00
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	390.00	390.00
1	100–110	106	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	70–80	74	600.00–750.00	640.98
88	80–90	84	600.00–950.00	644.72
105	90–100	93	600.00–700.00	635.42
82	100–110	103	585.00–700.00	628.20
22	110–120	111	560.00–685.00	618.07
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
9	80–90	85	600.00–975.00	832.60
39	90–100	94	800.00–985.00	914.48
12	100–110	102	850.00–935.00	877.48
4	110–120	110	835.00–850.00	842.50
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	70–80	75	500.00–590.00	544.07
39	80–90	84	500.00–660.00	559.29
63	90–100	93	500.00–900.00	565.10
48	100–110	102	500.00–600.00	564.37
24	110–120	112	475.00–590.00	548.36
2	120–130	120	500.00–510.00	505.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	100	625.00	625.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	64	780.00	780.00
1	80–90	80	610.00	610.00
2	90–100	93	710.00–740.00	724.84
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	72	210.00–280.00	246.81
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
9	70–80	75	900.00–1,175.00	1,012.07
16	80–90	84	785.00–1,175.00	999.50
18	90–100	92	850.00–1,025.00	942.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	350.00–450.00	400.00
6	80–90	85	400.00–700.00	562.29
5	90–100	92	450.00–550.00	484.24
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	400.00	400.00
3	70–80	76	550.00	550.00
7	80–90	83	300.00–500.00	373.28
2	90–100	90	250.00–275.00	262.50
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	275.00	275.00
1	90–100	90	710.00	710.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	74	685.00–975.00	856.41
6	80–90	85	800.00–890.00	846.30
12	90–100	94	800.00–935.00	871.72
2	100–110	105	850.00–875.00	862.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,297	70.00–118.00	109.43
17	—	1,209	100.00–108.00	105.19
73	—	1,270	93.00–128.00	110.21
6	—	1,325	130.00–140.00	134.86
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,767	142.00–150.00	143.88
31	—	1,670	120.00–140.00	130.59
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,556	132.00–143.00	137.00
5	—	1,497	100.00–107.00	104.14
68	—	1,509	110.00–138.00	121.97
17	—	1,440	110.00–119.00	114.93
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,682	135.00–144.00	139.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	126.00–127.00	126.51
51	—	1,289	97.50–107.50	103.26
52	—	1,278	90.00–124.00	112.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,558	110.00–119.00	115.33
7	—	1,252	130.00–146.00	136.95
67	—	1,453	114.00–135.00	123.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,602	115.00–148.00	132.48
1	—	1,265	134.00	134.00
9	—	1,562	140.00–168.00	149.24
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,538	143.00–146.00	144.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,250	144.00–157.50	151.17
7	—	1,664	189.00–200.00	193.20
2	—	1,750	180.00–190.00	185.89
41	—	1,502	153.00–185.00	173.07
16	—	1,571	138.00–176.00	157.59
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,224	150.00–181.00	162.50
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,431	194.00–208.00	200.66
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,324	184.00–193.00	188.55
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,525	170.00–178.00	174.76
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,312	148.00–178.00	164.26
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,472	159.00–189.00	180.55
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,491	174.00–195.00	186.85
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	160.00–164.00	162.15
2	—	1,790	180.00–182.00	180.90
13	—	1,355	137.00–160.00	152.36
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,411	126.00–155.00	144.69
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,456	154.00–171.00	158.99
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,584	164.00–176.00	171.18
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,295	157.00–186.00	168.93
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,337	179.00–189.00	183.69
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	151.00	151.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,243	151.00–157.00	154.85
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,274	165.00	165.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,505	171.00–188.00	180.79
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,494	183.00–193.00	189.79
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
190	—	1,587	196.00–210.00	206.17
21	—	1,599	210.50–214.00	211.44
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	1,552	185.00–202.50	196.48

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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