Sale reports / Pennsylvania / New Holland Sale Stables / 2023-08-03

New Holland Sale Stables

Slaughter Cattle · New Holland, Pennsylvania · Thu, Aug 3
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1909
Receipts
539 head
▲ 97 vs last sale 442▲ 90 vs year ago 449 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 135 lb slaughter steer deleted

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Dairy steers sold steady on a light comparison. Slaughter heifers sold steady with a weak undertone noted on a light comparison. No comparison on dairy heifers. Due to limited reporter availability, no comparison on slaughter cows or feeder dairy calves. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sale.

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—Average1,627129.542,1083thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,440140.002,0161thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,358119.021,6164thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,578143.042,25812
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,221128.001,5634thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,432173.382,4826thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,345151.002,0311thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,584183.462,90774
SteersChoiceAverage1,488173.472,58222
SteersSelectAverage1,410150.352,12010

Every lot

22 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectNon-Traditional1,290140.02/cwt137.00–143.001,8065
Steers—Choice1,393173.85/cwt170.00–177.002,4223
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,419168.29/cwt167.00–170.002,3884
Steers—SelectNon-Traditional1,476159.34/cwt155.00–162.002,3524
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,526174.77/cwt172.00–178.002,66715
Steers—Choice and Prime1,535173.33/cwt173.00–174.002,6613
Steers—Choice and Prime1,553179.35/cwt177.00–181.502,78517
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,567194.71/cwt193.00–196.003,0513
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,592184.85/cwt178.00–189.502,94346
Steers—Choice and Prime1,660183.99/cwt182.00–184.503,0545
Steers—Select1,750166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,9051
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,345174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,3402
Heifers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,345151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,0311
Heifers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,475173.07/cwt171.00–175.002,5534
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——Non-Traditional1,627129.54/cwt129.00–130.002,1083
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,221128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,5634
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,549141.85/cwt141.00–144.002,19710
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,665155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,5811
Dairy Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,785143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,5531
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—SelectNon-Traditional1,287119.02/cwt116.00–122.001,5323
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,440140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,0161
Dairy Heifers—Select1,570119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,8681

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.