Sale reports / Pennsylvania / New Holland Sale Stables / 2023-11-02

New Holland Sale Stables

Slaughter Cattle · New Holland, Pennsylvania · Thu, Nov 2
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1909
Receipts
417 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 426▼ 26 vs year ago 443 · −5.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold weak. No comparison on slaughter heifers or dairy steers due to limited supply. Slaughter cows sold steady on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. 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%High1,71195.961,64221
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,45786.081,25426
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,23172.8389736
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,301181.482,3627thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,198162.401,9455thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,198155.871,8672thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,623191.053,10047
SteersChoiceHigh1,569180.792,8366thin
SteersSelectLow1,305151.331,9753thin

Every lot

20 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—SelectNon-Traditional1,288144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,8552
Steers—SelectNon-Traditional1,340166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,2241
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,480173.55/cwt173.00–174.002,5692
Steers—Choice and Prime1,528186.50/cwt186.00–187.002,8502
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,613184.41/cwt183.00–187.002,9754
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,627191.25/cwt185.00–196.003,11245
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,193161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,9213
Heifers—SelectNon-Traditional1,198155.87/cwt154.00–158.001,8672
Heifers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,205164.51/cwt164.00–165.001,9822
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,263185.50/cwt185.50–185.502,3433
Heifers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,330178.46/cwt178.00–180.002,3744
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12364.92/cwt60.00–69.007299
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25873.18/cwt70.00–76.0092118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28580.04/cwt78.00–83.001,0299
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42179.57/cwt76.00–81.001,1317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46885.60/cwt82.00–90.001,25712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47393.40/cwt91.00–96.001,3767
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57888.65/cwt87.00–90.001,3994
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67596.33/cwt93.00–98.501,61412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,902100.93/cwt99.00–104.001,9205

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.