Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Pennsylvania reported 227 priced lines covering 2,851 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, feeder dairy calves. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,333 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,142 head. feeder dairy calves receipts at 2,025 head.

Mon Sep 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,333Last week 851Year ago 634

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,142Last week 603Year ago 1,852

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 2,025Last week 145Year ago 1,144

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	232.50–255.00	246.60
23	350–400	381	215.00–242.50	237.42
34	400–450	421	212.50–250.00	227.58
33	450–500	465	220.00–235.00	222.65
5	500–550	513	240.00–260.00	253.07
12	550–600	574	205.00–240.00	221.04
36	650–700	669	210.00–239.00	228.63
16	700–750	719	180.00–230.00	223.00
33	750–800	766	220.00–232.00	227.08
5	800–850	821	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	170.00–240.00	204.05
3	300–350	316	200.00	200.00
13	350–400	370	215.00–265.00	227.72
5	400–450	430	125.00–235.00	200.53
5	450–500	468	195.00–200.00	199.02
9	500–550	518	180.00–232.00	213.16
6	550–600	577	200.00–232.50	213.24
9	650–700	673	205.00–225.00	216.27
7	700–750	724	150.00–200.00	185.22
9	800–850	822	160.00–195.00	179.56
5	850–900	868	152.00–155.00	152.59
4	900–950	913	160.00–192.00	181.97
1	950–1000	980	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	92.00	92.00
1	600–650	610	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	265.00–270.00	268.68
9	350–400	377	237.50–275.00	255.06
5	400–450	418	250.00–255.00	252.02
19	450–500	474	231.00–268.00	252.58
25	500–550	521	226.00–280.00	245.54
15	550–600	587	222.50–285.00	264.02
2	600–650	613	230.00	230.00
8	650–700	691	265.00–280.00	278.17
21	700–750	735	225.00–245.00	239.40
23	750–800	773	227.50–252.00	248.27
36	800–850	813	220.00–235.00	232.28
24	850–900	883	219.00–235.00	222.62
16	900–950	925	172.50–222.00	212.36
8	950–1000	959	199.00–200.00	199.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	170.00–220.00	202.84
4	550–600	558	185.00–210.00	203.67
6	600–650	631	202.00–210.00	204.60
5	650–700	685	145.00–215.00	198.28
3	700–750	708	200.00–205.00	203.29
5	750–800	767	205.00–225.00	217.95
10	800–850	811	127.50–210.00	198.75
7	850–900	869	190.00–205.00	198.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	192.00	192.00
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	225.00–230.00	227.44
5	350–400	371	185.00–250.00	225.61
2	400–450	430	195.00–235.00	214.30
8	450–500	472	195.00–240.00	222.36
8	500–550	511	150.00–210.00	157.71
4	550–600	570	165.00	165.00
11	600–650	624	179.00–215.00	199.84
3	750–800	777	116.00–175.00	153.48
2	800–850	840	156.00	156.00
2	850–900	870	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	137.00	137.00
1	800–850	825	178.00	178.00
1	850–900	860	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	225.00–260.00	242.82
8	300–350	316	245.00–260.00	253.81
19	350–400	380	220.00–275.00	254.97
19	400–450	428	180.00–260.00	237.77
34	450–500	470	230.00–270.00	238.32
25	500–550	540	215.00–245.00	222.96
8	550–600	569	200.00–240.00	219.63
4	600–650	615	170.00–215.00	203.75
2	650–700	665	220.00–235.00	227.61
1	700–750	735	187.50	187.50
2	750–800	775	185.00	185.00
2	800–850	827	160.00–162.00	161.01
9	850–900	853	146.00–167.00	154.24
1	900–950	945	186.00	186.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	342	165.00	165.00
1	350–400	364	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	540	160.00–165.00	162.50
2	550–600	588	125.00–145.00	135.04
5	600–650	639	145.00–150.00	145.98
2	650–700	673	170.00–175.00	172.55
1	850–900	878	155.00	155.00
1	950–1000	968	140.00	140.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	232.50	232.50
4	350–400	353	230.00–247.50	238.79
2	500–550	538	275.00	275.00
5	550–600	586	235.00–245.00	236.89
10	600–650	631	265.00–267.00	265.61
2	700–750	700	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	770	190.00	190.00
3	800–850	838	180.00	180.00
2	850–900	852	155.00	155.00
6	950–1000	964	185.00	185.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	85.00	85.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	110.00	110.00
9	350–400	367	85.00–170.00	160.99
7	400–450	432	170.00–180.00	175.74
5	450–500	464	140.00–172.00	165.66
3	600–650	619	120.00–132.00	124.01
4	650–700	670	130.00–182.00	168.52
1	750–800	770	135.00	135.00
6	800–850	823	172.00–180.00	174.50
1	850–900	855	124.00	124.00
1	950–1000	990	142.00	142.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	160.00–185.00	172.33
1	500–550	530	155.00	155.00
1	550–600	550	152.00	152.00
1	800–850	815	165.00	165.00
1	900–950	925	118.00	118.00
1	950–1000	950	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,839	176.00–193.00	182.96
7	—	1,444	130.00–152.00	140.76
46	—	1,644	136.00–182.50	163.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,216	115.00–132.00	122.68
68	—	1,186	90.00–124.00	107.65
19	—	1,205	67.50–100.00	88.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,479	105.00–110.00	107.41
82	—	1,373	111.00–133.00	122.98
10	—	1,340	130.00–140.00	133.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,625	144.00–160.00	149.53
53	—	1,651	123.00–141.00	131.26
5	—	1,764	117.50–122.50	120.54
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,371	134.00–162.00	147.99
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	173.00–187.00	179.23
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	1,263	50.00–118.00	101.47
8	—	1,248	115.00–124.00	118.77
13	—	1,271	90.00–98.00	93.61
21	—	1,241	84.00–108.00	102.15
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,543	120.00–136.00	126.09
6	—	1,521	100.00–102.00	100.99
8	—	1,469	104.00–110.00	107.16
91	—	1,499	90.00–130.00	117.14
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,870	130.00–132.00	130.64
41	—	1,740	99.00–135.00	124.05
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,588	184.00–195.00	191.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,471	162.00–191.00	176.59
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	181.00–182.00	181.51
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,390	144.00–183.00	164.39
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,257	136.00–167.00	150.01
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,624	147.50–171.00	158.54
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,452	133.00–160.00	145.02
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,628	167.50–168.00	167.87
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,485	154.00–160.00	156.53
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,319	123.00–158.00	143.80
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,611	165.00–175.00	168.62
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,379	151.00–186.00	176.84
1	—	1,045	183.00	183.00
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,836	171.00–180.00	175.54
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,573	206.00–210.00	208.52
9	—	1,682	189.00–190.00	189.32
214	—	1,609	186.00–206.00	196.13
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,805	187.00–198.00	193.24
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,655	195.00–197.00	195.77
127	—	1,484	174.00–198.00	187.10
Heifers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	176.00–181.00	178.42
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	211.00	211.00
24	—	1,400	180.00–199.00	190.03
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,363	158.00–185.00	176.30
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,366	177.00–192.00	185.22

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	75	600.00–735.00	683.70
11	80–90	84	150.00–875.00	730.51
12	90–100	93	675.00–850.00	760.59
11	100–110	102	660.00–800.00	732.42
3	110–120	112	460.00–785.00	670.07
1	120–130	125	585.00	585.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	175.00	175.00
2	70–80	73	325.00–375.00	349.14
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	71	500.00–600.00	542.98
3	80–90	82	435.00–550.00	498.57
3	90–100	90	425.00–575.00	516.67
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
4	60–70	64	50.00–190.00	142.22
1	70–80	70	27.00	27.00
1	80–90	80	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	70–80	74	300.00–750.00	497.96
12	80–90	83	650.00–880.00	790.04
9	90–100	91	700.00–810.00	754.52
1	100–110	102	710.00	710.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	235.00	235.00
1	70–80	70	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
14	70–80	74	475.00–925.00	819.68
26	80–90	83	825.00–1,025.00	915.21
24	90–100	92	725.00–950.00	848.09
14	100–110	101	750.00–875.00	800.72
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
22	80–90	84	810.00–1,025.00	922.61
26	90–100	93	675.00–975.00	881.64
24	100–110	101	550.00–900.00	841.55
8	110–120	113	710.00–810.00	774.97
4	120–130	121	650.00–785.00	717.42
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	60	300.00	300.00
1	70–80	75	875.00	875.00
9	80–90	81	260.00–900.00	738.00
11	90–100	94	590.00–875.00	762.40
2	100–110	100	700.00–775.00	737.50
3	110–120	113	600.00–725.00	664.70
4	120–130	121	550.00–660.00	617.22
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	84	450.00–675.00	557.14
1	90–100	96	300.00	300.00
1	100–110	102	490.00	490.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	125.00	125.00
5	70–80	73	95.00–280.00	147.18
1	90–100	90	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	420.00	420.00
7	70–80	73	200.00–450.00	332.34
10	80–90	83	300.00–550.00	390.61
8	90–100	92	330.00–400.00	376.52
6	100–110	103	225.00–375.00	322.36
2	120–130	123	260.00–300.00	280.41
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	70–80	74	300.00–600.00	496.44
25	80–90	83	320.00–600.00	470.94
29	90–100	92	400.00–610.00	494.78
22	100–110	103	390.00–575.00	473.08
13	110–120	113	410.00–500.00	446.12
3	120–130	121	425.00–480.00	451.82
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	70–80	74	400.00–585.00	526.02
68	80–90	84	500.00–700.00	586.20
125	90–100	93	425.00–675.00	563.92
86	100–110	102	485.00–625.00	548.90
28	110–120	112	450.00–575.00	529.91
7	120–130	121	450.00–550.00	500.15
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	50–60	56	10.00–230.00	110.51
2	60–70	62	160.00–270.00	216.77
5	70–80	72	140.00–250.00	193.46
2	80–90	85	100.00–275.00	187.50
4	90–100	94	100.00–250.00	186.67
1	100–110	100	175.00	175.00

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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