Sale reports / Pennsylvania / New Holland Sale Stables / 2023-09-18

New Holland Sale Stables

Slaughter Cattle · New Holland, Pennsylvania · Mon, Sep 18
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1908
Receipts
1,127 head
▲ 228 vs last sale 899▲ 327 vs year ago 800 · +40.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady with a weak undertone noted. No comparison on slaughter heifers. All classes of slaughter cows sold weak. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales.

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—Average1,659159.352,6447thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,679107.171,79939
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,45294.451,37129
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,29280.251,03731
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,450192.372,7896thin
HeifersChoiceHigh1,386171.332,3748thin
SteersChoice and PrimeHigh1,568195.323,063158
SteersChoiceAverage1,501189.452,84398
SteersSelectAverage1,469176.512,59413

Every lot

25 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,462182.72/cwt180.00–185.002,67127
Steers—SelectNon-Traditional1,462175.01/cwt172.00–180.002,55911
Steers—SelectNon-Traditional1,510184.76/cwt184.50–185.002,7902
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,515191.58/cwt186.00–196.002,90267
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,520199.31/cwt198.00–200.003,0304
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,556195.71/cwt190.00–200.003,045116
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,580202.72/cwt201.00–206.003,20319
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,619187.21/cwt185.00–189.003,03123
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,348177.80/cwt174.00–182.002,3972
Heifers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,398169.17/cwt164.00–173.002,3656
Heifers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,435190.44/cwt184.00–194.002,7335
Heifers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,525202.00/cwt202.00–202.003,0811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,613138.47/cwt138.00–139.002,2342
Bulls——1,624151.06/cwt144.00–155.002,4533
Bulls——1,758192.67/cwt188.00–197.003,3872
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22062.79/cwt60.00–66.007662
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27394.77/cwt92.00–99.001,2065
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29783.78/cwt80.00–90.001,08712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30773.59/cwt70.00–79.0096212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41985.87/cwt83.00–88.001,2186
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45294.06/cwt90.00–98.001,36616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,480102.69/cwt101.00–105.001,5207
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,668107.56/cwt104.00–112.001,79428
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,682100.41/cwt98.00–102.001,6897
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,748116.29/cwt113.00–119.002,0334

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.