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Eighty Four

Name: Eighty Four livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Eighty Four, Pennsylvania · Mon, Dec 18

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2234

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Feeder Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 243 vs last sale 322▼ 71 vs year ago 150 · −47.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 47▼ 10 vs year ago 54 · −18.5%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

28 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 35▼ 1 vs year ago 29 · −3.4%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.20/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$132.20

24 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$18.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−197.73

vs PA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	690	143.78	992	9thin
Medium and Large 2	545	125.25	683	15thin

One grade step is worth $18.53/cwt here — about $309 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

132.20

—

PA average5 barns · 702 hd

329.92

−197.73

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,830	114.52	2,096	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,746	100.63	1,757	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	87.77	1,090	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	73.59	839	12

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	357.06/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 2	101	247.50/cwt	4
Bulls	Number 3	87	94.29/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	95	35.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	90	250.00/cwt	1

Every lot

41 lots · USDA AMS · 84 Livestock Auction - Eighty Four, PA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	746	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	127.08/cwt	121.00–144.00	583	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	816	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	829	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	144.04/cwt	128.00–152.00	912	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	972	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	870	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	547	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	787	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	126.40/cwt	120.00–130.00	724	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	585	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	965	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	724	128.62/cwt	127.50–129.00	931	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	848	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	996	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,830	114.52/cwt	110.00–121.00	2,096	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	697	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	75.31/cwt	68.00–84.00	868	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	87.77/cwt	81.00–95.00	1,090	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,746	100.63/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,757	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	90	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	225	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3Beef Cross	65	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	117	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	75	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	41	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	80	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	40	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	383	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	230	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	196	1
Bulls	—	Number 3Beef Cross	85	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	94	1
Bulls	—	Utility	85	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	396	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	295	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	100	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	190	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	100	82.50/cwt	60.00–105.00	83	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	315.49/cwt	250.00–350.00	322	3
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	105	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	389	1
Bulls	—	Number 3Beef Cross	105	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	105	1
Bulls	—	Utility	105	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	32	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	115	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	230	1

This sale against other markets

Pennsylvania weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Pennsylvania auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

84 Livestock Auction - Eighty Four, PA

Mon Dec 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 322Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 47Year ago 54

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 28Last week 35Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	848	117.50	117.50
1	—	480	164.00	164.00
4	—	585	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	127.50	127.50
2	—	495	110.00	110.00
4	—	724	127.50–129.00	128.62
3	—	573	120.00–130.00	126.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	121.00–144.00	127.08
1	—	710	122.50	122.50
2	—	580	143.00	143.00
3	—	530	154.00	154.00
4	—	680	143.00	143.00
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
3	—	633	128.00–152.00	144.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	645	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	117.50	117.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,830	110.00–121.00	114.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,242	81.00–95.00	87.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,746	96.00–106.00	100.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,153	68.00–84.00	75.31
2	—	1,073	65.00	65.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	230.00	230.00
1	—	100	190.00	190.00
1	—	115	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	55.00	55.00
1	—	80	50.00	50.00
2	—	100	60.00–105.00	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	102	250.00–350.00	315.49
1	—	85	270.00	270.00
1	—	95	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	450.00	450.00
2	—	90	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	30.00	30.00
1	—	85	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	100.00	100.00
1	—	85	110.00	110.00
1	—	65	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	250.00	250.00

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.