Sale reports / Pennsylvania / New Holland Sale Stables / 2023-09-21

New Holland Sale Stables

Slaughter Cattle · New Holland, Pennsylvania · Thu, Sep 21
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1909
Receipts
584 head
▲ 101 vs last sale 483▲ 76 vs year ago 508 · +15.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold strong. No comparison on dairy steers or dairy heifers. Due to limited reporter availability, no comparison on slaughter cows or feeder dairy calves. Buyer demand was moderate on a light to 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—Average1,457125.371,8273thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,399131.141,8344thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,150120.521,3862thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,630145.012,3642thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,560128.952,0125thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeLow1,435184.922,65311
HeifersChoiceAverage1,319163.012,1508thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,108133.031,4747thin
SteersChoice and PrimeHigh1,622194.183,15032
SteersChoiceAverage1,502182.622,74310
SteersSelectAverage1,364155.662,1236thin

Every lot

21 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectNon-Traditional1,323161.99/cwt158.00–165.002,1434
Steers—SelectNon-Traditional1,446143.01/cwt142.00–144.002,0682
Steers—Choice1,466180.39/cwt174.00–183.002,6455
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,538184.85/cwt180.00–187.002,8435
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,562202.64/cwt201.00–204.003,1653
Steers—Choice and Prime1,564189.75/cwt186.00–196.002,9685
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,642194.04/cwt189.00–200.003,18624
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectNon-Traditional1,108133.03/cwt126.00–135.001,4747
Heifers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,318157.84/cwt153.00–161.002,0803
Heifers—Choice1,320166.11/cwt162.00–173.002,1935
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,383187.13/cwt183.50–191.002,5882
Heifers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,423176.98/cwt174.00–180.002,5182
Heifers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,453186.55/cwt181.00–192.002,7117
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,318119.06/cwt114.00–123.001,5692
Bulls——1,735138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,3941
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,513127.94/cwt125.00–129.001,9364
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,630145.01/cwt143.00–147.002,3642
Dairy Steers—Choice1,750133.00/cwt133.00–133.002,3281
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—SelectNon-Traditional1,150120.52/cwt118.00–123.001,3862
Dairy Heifers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,215130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5801
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,460131.52/cwt129.00–133.001,9203

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.