Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Pennsylvania reported 212 priced lines covering 2,453 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, feeder dairy calves. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 646 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,027 head. feeder dairy calves receipts at 2,092 head.

Mon Jul 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 646Last week 222Year ago 494

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,027Last week 2,122Year ago 2,381

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 2,092Last week 1,457Year ago 1,728

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,157	159.00–163.00	161.22
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,404	181.00–195.00	191.47
1	—	1,400	179.00	179.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,419	174.00–187.00	179.82
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,464	170.00–191.00	178.58
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,488	152.00–173.00	163.95
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,597	180.00–195.00	186.78
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,242	120.00–164.00	136.50
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,259	132.00–157.00	144.85
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,667	154.00–165.00	160.07
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,342	150.00–189.00	173.43
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,378	190.00–194.00	192.37
13	—	1,405	175.00–189.00	182.30
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,353	192.00–200.00	194.41
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	1,569	192.00–212.50	204.12
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
202	—	1,536	177.00–201.00	194.96
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,993	167.00–170.00	168.52
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,511	175.00–192.00	187.10
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,538	154.00–175.00	167.50
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,623	166.00–180.00	172.56
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,388	140.00–152.00	146.50
3	—	1,730	172.50–184.00	180.59
8	—	1,499	149.00–161.00	156.00
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,645	138.00–142.00	139.97
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,161	94.00–104.00	99.27
25	—	1,245	66.00–114.00	103.01
12	—	1,321	120.00–136.00	128.86
63	—	1,264	91.00–128.00	113.18
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,724	137.00–146.00	141.89
25	—	1,700	128.00–142.00	135.32
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,458	113.00–137.00	126.62
14	—	1,489	112.00–122.00	117.00
10	—	1,537	135.00–145.00	138.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,464	117.00–136.00	124.43
15	—	1,502	115.00–119.00	116.92
7	—	1,318	130.00–137.00	132.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,316	86.00–118.00	111.83
24	—	1,220	100.00–109.00	105.27
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,532	138.00–144.00	140.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,699	140.00–153.00	142.86
46	—	1,544	124.00–142.00	135.44
8	—	1,674	119.00–129.00	123.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,556	185.00–190.00	186.38
3	—	1,683	170.00–180.00	175.27
7	—	1,364	151.00–162.50	156.87
7	—	1,436	118.00–186.00	152.72
30	—	1,432	147.50–182.50	170.80

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	55	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	610.00–700.00	654.42
7	80–90	83	525.00–670.00	594.32
4	90–100	96	500.00–620.00	563.97
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
13	70–80	74	775.00–1,075.00	973.24
22	80–90	82	880.00–1,085.00	1,007.79
23	90–100	93	750.00–1,000.00	907.61
7	100–110	101	850.00–950.00	895.39
1	110–120	112	750.00	750.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	63	225.00–275.00	249.00
5	70–80	73	300.00–375.00	320.21
6	80–90	82	350.00–580.00	415.23
3	90–100	91	540.00–570.00	550.15
2	100–110	100	225.00–325.00	275.00
2	110–120	110	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	100.00	100.00
1	70–80	76	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	64	780.00	780.00
5	70–80	74	700.00–935.00	820.47
6	80–90	82	710.00–960.00	828.78
10	90–100	93	690.00–935.00	877.68
1	100–110	100	710.00	710.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	500.00	500.00
1	90–100	95	700.00	700.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	76	540.00–620.00	562.65
1	90–100	92	600.00	600.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	440.00	440.00
1	70–80	74	400.00	400.00
1	80–90	84	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	70.00	70.00
1	80–90	80	50.00	50.00
1	90–100	90	120.00	120.00
1	100–110	100	55.00	55.00
1	120–130	120	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
16	70–80	75	930.00–1,150.00	1,050.40
37	80–90	83	825.00–1,150.00	1,052.59
38	90–100	92	840.00–1,050.00	972.61
21	100–110	103	840.00–975.00	911.61
3	110–120	110	800.00–875.00	841.67
4	120–130	121	725.00–850.00	806.70
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
5	60–70	65	30.00–100.00	79.14
1	70–80	75	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	640.00	640.00
23	70–80	74	575.00–775.00	651.53
69	80–90	83	600.00–740.00	663.58
77	90–100	92	550.00–725.00	635.08
47	100–110	103	550.00–660.00	628.87
11	110–120	111	575.00–640.00	613.73
4	120–130	121	475.00–610.00	554.18
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	70	800.00–875.00	837.50
9	80–90	84	600.00–850.00	728.73
4	90–100	95	510.00–875.00	758.41
12	100–110	102	510.00–900.00	832.68
14	110–120	113	800.00–860.00	830.32
2	120–130	120	810.00–835.00	822.50
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	300.00	300.00
13	70–80	75	300.00–610.00	483.77
20	80–90	83	300.00–575.00	485.88
15	90–100	92	310.00–625.00	494.12
18	100–110	102	300.00–575.00	499.36
4	110–120	111	475.00–575.00	518.26
2	120–130	123	525.00–560.00	542.14
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	525.00	525.00
1	90–100	95	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	325.00	325.00
2	80–90	80	175.00–475.00	325.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	72	975.00–1,000.00	991.28
11	80–90	83	800.00–1,025.00	934.78
30	90–100	93	900.00–1,000.00	941.44
20	100–110	102	710.00–960.00	887.32
7	110–120	111	780.00–900.00	817.70
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	70–80	74	500.00–635.00	583.83
42	80–90	84	500.00–670.00	599.52
62	90–100	93	470.00–660.00	608.34
63	100–110	102	475.00–650.00	609.45
22	110–120	112	500.00–645.00	608.29
1	120–130	120	500.00	500.00
1	130–140	135	200.00	200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	446	167.50	167.50
1	450–500	454	217.50	217.50
1	500–550	534	195.00	195.00
1	600–650	614	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	868	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	920	137.50	137.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	200.00–235.00	217.45
1	350–400	362	205.00	205.00
2	500–550	535	215.00	215.00
2	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	640	170.00	170.00
2	1000–1050	1,012	185.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	185.00–190.00	187.61
7	500–550	509	200.00–215.00	210.58
2	550–600	584	185.00–205.00	195.17
4	750–800	790	185.00	185.00
4	900–950	911	189.00	189.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	976	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	170.00	170.00
1	500–550	510	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	320.00	320.00
7	250–300	262	235.00–305.00	283.90
7	300–350	321	215.00–320.00	301.67
4	350–400	366	215.00–295.00	254.56
2	400–450	427	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
5	600–650	611	137.50–245.00	181.86
4	650–700	669	150.00–195.00	162.82
2	750–800	786	155.00–170.00	162.39
1	800–850	840	160.00	160.00
7	950–1000	971	160.00–165.00	164.30
5	1100–1150	1,112	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	260.00	260.00
7	450–500	478	225.00–240.00	233.80
2	650–700	697	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	700	172.00	172.00
2	750–800	770	167.50	167.50
1	850–900	865	165.00	165.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	301	240.00–310.00	274.88
4	350–400	393	280.00–290.00	282.45
2	400–450	420	290.00	290.00
9	450–500	464	280.00–295.00	289.01
7	500–550	533	250.00–280.00	264.43
14	550–600	574	265.00–280.00	270.74
11	600–650	627	230.00–255.00	246.99
10	700–750	732	215.00–240.00	233.91
4	750–800	766	210.00–222.50	216.12
1	800–850	845	220.00	220.00
10	850–900	854	217.00–222.00	219.49
1	900–950	936	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	248	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	292	285.00	285.00
2	300–350	313	260.00	260.00
4	450–500	479	240.00–255.00	247.48
5	550–600	574	225.00–235.00	231.15
2	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	780	180.00	180.00
2	850–900	867	201.00	201.00
3	950–1000	980	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	200.00	200.00
2	300–350	320	230.00	230.00
5	350–400	380	199.00–235.00	212.65
9	400–450	415	182.50–192.50	183.60
1	450–500	458	187.50	187.50
12	500–550	524	192.50–200.00	194.34
5	650–700	678	190.00–200.00	197.01
2	700–750	720	190.00	190.00
2	850–900	890	187.00	187.00
3	950–1000	987	170.00–172.50	171.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	282	245.00–285.00	263.57
10	300–350	329	250.00–265.00	260.52
12	350–400	376	245.00–255.00	248.37
10	400–450	447	260.00	260.00
7	450–500	477	185.00–240.00	221.07
4	500–550	533	215.00–220.00	217.49
21	550–600	569	230.00–247.50	236.69
18	600–650	624	232.50–240.00	237.05
19	650–700	665	215.00–245.00	234.23
5	700–750	742	220.00	220.00
3	750–800	760	225.00	225.00
4	800–850	842	197.50	197.50
2	850–900	867	185.00	185.00

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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