Sale reports / Pennsylvania / New Holland Sale Stables / 2024-01-18

New Holland Sale Stables

Slaughter Cattle · New Holland, Pennsylvania · Thu, Jan 18
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1909
Receipts
382 head
▼ 161 vs last sale 543▼ 296 vs year ago 678 · −43.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold strong on a light comparison. No comparison on heifers. Slaughter cows sold strong. No comparison on feeder dairy calves due to limited reporter availability. Buyer demand was moderate on a light to 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,741108.261,88432
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,467102.321,50145
CowsLean 85-90%High1,30892.231,20647
HeifersChoiceAverage1,430172.002,4601thin
HeifersSelectLow1,088156.401,70219
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,682191.543,2224thin
SteersChoiceLow1,602181.972,91414
SteersSelectAverage1,444168.492,4336thin

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—Select1,365179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,4431
Steers—Select1,460166.39/cwt162.00–170.002,4295
Steers—Choice1,546175.94/cwt173.00–179.002,7207
Steers—Choice1,657187.99/cwt181.00–192.003,1157
Steers—Choice and Prime1,665199.00/cwt199.00–199.003,3131
Steers—Choice and Prime1,688189.05/cwt188.00–190.003,1913
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,083157.98/cwt154.00–164.001,71116
Heifers—Select1,115148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,6503
Heifers—Choice1,430172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,4601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20988.94/cwt86.00–91.001,0757
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30376.79/cwt72.00–82.001,0019
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30895.05/cwt92.00–98.001,24321
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,382102.50/cwt100.00–105.001,41710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,411103.70/cwt99.00–107.001,46319
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48889.97/cwt88.00–92.001,3394
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,500110.42/cwt108.00–113.001,65611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52496.34/cwt93.00–98.001,46811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,719101.92/cwt97.00–104.001,7529
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,733109.07/cwt106.00–112.001,89016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,786114.54/cwt113.00–116.002,0467

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.