Sale reports / Pennsylvania / New Holland Sale Stables / 2023-08-21

New Holland Sale Stables

Slaughter Cattle · New Holland, Pennsylvania · Mon, Aug 21
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1908
Receipts
1,038 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 1,049▲ 228 vs year ago 810 · +28.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of slaughter cattle sold weak. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply. No comparison on feeder dairy calves due to limited reporter availability.

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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,647106.961,76217
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,50993.451,41036
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,35183.601,13046
HeifersChoiceAverage1,294179.182,31912
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,625192.473,12888
SteersChoiceAverage1,565188.152,94594
SteersSelectAverage1,423181.022,57630

Every lot

14 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectNon-Traditional1,423181.02/cwt174.00–185.002,57630
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,565188.15/cwt185.00–192.502,94594
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,625192.47/cwt189.00–199.003,12888
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,294179.18/cwt176.00–182.002,31912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16472.59/cwt68.00–76.008455
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34180.94/cwt77.50–83.001,08518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,363100.65/cwt98.00–104.001,3727
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,39886.62/cwt84.00–90.001,21119
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,41194.95/cwt92.00–97.001,3404
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,53793.08/cwt90.00–96.001,43123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,57386.44/cwt84.00–89.001,3606
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,609103.64/cwt100.00–106.001,6685
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,631110.94/cwt109.00–114.001,80910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,82595.38/cwt93.00–98.001,7412

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.