Sale reports / Pennsylvania / New Holland Sale Stables / 2020-03-16

New Holland Sale Stables

Slaughter Cattle · New Holland, Pennsylvania · Mon, Mar 16
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1908
Receipts
1,116 head
▲ 108 vs last sale 1,008▲ 1,116 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold weak. Dairy steers and slaughter heifers not tested. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 higher. No comparison for slaughter bulls. Offerings included 375 slaughter steers, 288 slaughter heifers, 257 slaughter cows, 60 slaughter bulls, 136 miscellaneous cattle, and 439 calves.

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—Low1,64196.841,59013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,72069.981,20423
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,50263.1294862
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,31054.6171646
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,530115.531,7682thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,471116.621,7159thin
SteersStandardHigh1,283112.761,4473thin
SteersChoiceHigh1,490112.651,67837
SteersSelectAverage1,418110.911,57323

Every lot

19 lots · USDA AMS · New Holland Livestock Cattle Auction (Monday) - New Holland, 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—StandardNon-Traditional1,283112.76/cwt107.00–118.001,4473
Steers—SelectNon-Traditional1,339104.91/cwt100.00–110.001,4057
Steers—SelectNon-Traditional1,453113.54/cwt105.00–122.001,65016
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,471116.62/cwt115.00–121.001,7159
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,486107.91/cwt104.00–113.001,60420
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,494118.23/cwt111.00–128.001,76617
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,530115.53/cwt115.00–116.001,7682
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Non-Traditional1,448119.04/cwt118.00–120.001,7242
Bulls——Non-Traditional1,53084.10/cwt82.00–87.001,2872
Bulls——Non-Traditional1,543103.96/cwt100.00–110.001,6046
Bulls——Heavy Weight1,97573.97/cwt70.50–78.001,4612
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,17581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,7621
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23851.45/cwt47.00–55.0063719
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,36156.84/cwt54.00–60.5077427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48258.51/cwt55.50–61.0086718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50764.47/cwt62.00–67.0097237
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52667.87/cwt66.00–69.001,0367
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69166.80/cwt64.00–69.001,13010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74372.42/cwt70.00–74.501,26213

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.