Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Eighty Four / 2024-04-08

Eighty Four

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Eighty Four, Pennsylvania · Mon, Apr 8
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2234
Feeder Cattle receipts
238 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 302▲ 88 vs year ago 150 · +58.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 41▲ 5 vs year ago 54 · +9.3%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $208.87/cwt on 16 head.
Average price
$208.87
16 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,173
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$29.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.93
vs PA average
−55.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1567214.381,21613thin
Medium and Large 2538185.009953thin
One grade step is worth $29.38/cwt here — about $220 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale16 hd
208.87
—
PA average4 barns · 145 hd
209.80
−0.93
National average181 barns · 13,137 hd
263.96
−55.09
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,663144.752,40710
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,279116.721,49325
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,721114.901,9775thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09894.471,03814

Every lot

58 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310187.50/cwt187.50–187.505811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370200.00/cwt200.00–200.007401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0662
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472251.38/cwt220.00–262.501,18710
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5523
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1481
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1643221.69/cwt215.00–235.001,4253
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2654192.17/cwt180.00–208.001,2575
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662238.32/cwt220.00–265.001,57812
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785205.26/cwt190.00–222.001,61111
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2787160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2592
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825198.51/cwt197.00–200.001,6382
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1930170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265190.00/cwt190.00–190.005042
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1277227.50/cwt227.50–227.506302
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333206.65/cwt200.00–210.006883
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378178.35/cwt175.00–180.006743
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390220.00/cwt215.00–225.008584
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410215.00/cwt215.00–215.008821
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422180.04/cwt175.00–190.007604
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added473257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,2184
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475221.71/cwt200.00–232.501,0535
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490170.00/cwt170.00–170.008331
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0661
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2557195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0862
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571215.16/cwt210.00–219.001,22912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624207.19/cwt190.00–216.001,29311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,1771
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2657180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1832
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662192.25/cwt190.00–193.001,2734
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,4262
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8373
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260180.00/cwt180.00–180.004682
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280275.00/cwt275.00–275.007702
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2317210.87/cwt200.00–240.006684
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350220.00/cwt220.00–220.007702
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378199.93/cwt190.00–210.007562
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428205.00/cwt205.00–205.008773
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1439249.46/cwt230.00–255.001,0959
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463244.56/cwt240.00–250.001,13213
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0252
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575254.21/cwt250.00–260.001,4627
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0561
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2608200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2163
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2651210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3673
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2541
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1790165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,485171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,5391
Bulls——1,683141.83/cwt135.00–154.002,3879
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80272.28/cwt70.00–75.005803
Cows—Boner 80-85%855100.01/cwt99.00–101.008552
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16597.53/cwt85.00–108.001,1369
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,243114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,4172
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,301116.00/cwt103.00–126.001,50920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,418132.70/cwt131.00–135.001,8823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,7531
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,795112.88/cwt105.00–120.002,0264

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.