Sale reports / Pennsylvania / New Holland Sale Stables / 2020-02-20

New Holland Sale Stables

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · New Holland, Pennsylvania · Thu, Feb 20
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1909
Slaughter Cattle receipts
693 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 604▲ 693 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
499 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 449▲ 499 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers, heifers, and dairy steers sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher on another light test. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not tested due to reporter absence. Graded feeder Holstein bull calves weighing over 90 lbs traded sharply lower, mostly 75.00-125.00 lower, while lighter calves and Utility calves sold steady to 30.00 lower. Feeder dairy heifer calves sold mostly steady on another light test. Ag Market News LLC under the USDAQSA-LMAR program graded 352 head for Thursday's sale. Offerings included 111 slaughter steers, 77 slaughter heifers, 458 slaughter cows, 16 slaughter bulls, 31 miscellaneous cattle, and 499 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—Average1,60583.001,3321thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,68469.061,16394
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,45563.02917128
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,32954.26721128
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,59388.911,4165thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,48081.111,2004thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,444117.121,69110
HeifersChoiceAverage1,368112.561,5405thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,250106.101,3262thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,550119.711,85627
SteersChoiceAverage1,479115.851,71324
SteersSelectAverage1,370110.641,51614

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 111054.44/cwt36
BullsNumber 210244.46/cwt102
BullsNumber 310118.16/cwt142
BullsUtility9312.44/cwt54
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing829.85/cwt13

Every lot

42 lots · USDA AMS · New Holland Livestock Cattle Auction (Thursday) - 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—Select1,357110.29/cwt107.00–114.001,4973
Steers—SelectNon-Traditional1,374110.74/cwt107.00–114.001,52211
Steers—Choice1,449115.91/cwt115.00–117.001,68010
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,500115.80/cwt114.00–118.001,73714
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,539119.94/cwt118.00–122.001,84621
Steers—Choice and Prime1,590118.91/cwt118.00–120.001,8916
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectNon-Traditional1,250106.10/cwt104.00–108.001,3262
Heifers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,368112.56/cwt110.00–115.001,5405
Heifers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,444117.12/cwt116.00–119.001,69110
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——Non-Traditional1,60583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,3321
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17343.64/cwt38.00–48.0051220
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34058.93/cwt56.00–63.0079048
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,36152.86/cwt48.00–59.5071954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38959.12/cwt55.00–63.0082157
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,47364.83/cwt63.00–66.009556
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47965.10/cwt63.00–68.0096357
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55763.26/cwt59.00–65.5098523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,62470.47/cwt68.00–72.501,14414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70769.90/cwt66.50–73.501,19357
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,80075.19/cwt73.50–77.001,35314
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,48081.11/cwt76.50–84.001,2004
Dairy Steers—Choice1,59388.91/cwt86.00–90.001,4165
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing738.00/cwt8.00–8.0066
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8510.00/cwt10.00–10.0095
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10315.00/cwt15.00–15.00152
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility758.00/cwt8.00–8.0069
Bulls—Number 37610.00/cwt10.00–10.0085
Bulls—Number 28542.00/cwt42.00–42.00363
Bulls—Number 38515.00/cwt15.00–15.001321
Bulls—Utility8510.00/cwt10.00–10.00915
Bulls—Number 19555.00/cwt55.00–55.00527
Bulls—Number 29542.83/cwt42.00–45.004141
Bulls—Number 39517.00/cwt17.00–17.001657
Bulls—Utility9515.00/cwt15.00–15.001415
Bulls—Number 110550.00/cwt50.00–50.005310
Bulls—Number 210546.00/cwt45.00–47.004845
Bulls—Utility11015.00/cwt15.00–15.001715
Bulls—Number 111555.00/cwt55.00–55.006313
Bulls—Number 211547.00/cwt47.00–47.00549
Bulls—Number 311521.10/cwt15.00–25.002459
Bulls—Number 112560.00/cwt60.00–60.00756
Bulls—Number 212540.00/cwt40.00–40.00504

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.