Sale reports / Pennsylvania / New Holland Sale Stables / 2025-05-01

New Holland Sale Stables

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · New Holland, Pennsylvania · Thu, May 1
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1909
Slaughter Cattle receipts
373 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 454▲ 26 vs year ago 347 · +7.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
538 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 513▲ 55 vs year ago 483 · +11.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady on a light comparison. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold firm. No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sale. Feeder dairy calves sold unevenly steady. Buyer demand was good to moderate on a heavy to moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf 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—Average1,637180.102,9485thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,350148.001,9981thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,810151.822,74718
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,524142.832,17665
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,245136.751,70227
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,145173.181,9833thin
SteersChoice and PrimeHigh1,641216.183,54772
SteersChoiceHigh1,500210.683,16012

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1991,008.67/cwt148
BullsNumber 297918.34/cwt35
HeifersNumber 2891,264.70/cwt8
HeifersNumber 1921,211.27/cwt36

Every lot

43 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,489209.42/cwt208.00–210.003,1187
Steers—Choice1,515212.45/cwt211.00–215.003,2195
Steers—Choice and Prime1,611215.09/cwt211.00–219.003,46551
Steers—Choice and Prime1,648221.13/cwt220.00–223.003,64414
Steers—Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,843214.27/cwt210.00–218.003,9497
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,533186.59/cwt186.00–187.002,8603
Bulls——1,793170.36/cwt165.00–175.003,0552
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,350148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,9981
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,237135.66/cwt130.00–140.001,67812
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,250124.40/cwt120.00–128.001,5555
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,251144.22/cwt142.00–149.001,80410
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,426124.76/cwt120.00–127.501,7794
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,507134.70/cwt130.00–139.002,03018
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,513144.91/cwt140.00–149.002,19228
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,590153.53/cwt150.00–157.002,44115
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,769144.85/cwt142.00–149.002,5626
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,830155.30/cwt152.00–158.002,84212
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,145173.18/cwt167.50–178.001,9833
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross701,437.50/cwt1,425.00–1,450.001,0062
Heifers80–90Number 180600.00/cwt550.00–650.004802
Heifers80–90Number 2Beef Cross831,277.80/cwt1,250.00–1,325.001,0614
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross851,410.00/cwt1,375.00–1,475.001,1996
Heifers90–100Number 190816.67/cwt750.00–850.007353
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross911,347.03/cwt1,285.00–1,375.001,22613
Heifers90–100Number 2Beef Cross941,251.60/cwt1,225.00–1,260.001,1774
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross1031,194.91/cwt1,175.00–1,225.001,2318
Heifers110–120Number 1110775.00/cwt750.00–800.008532
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls80–90Number 282846.77/cwt800.00–900.006945
Bulls80–90Number 183983.76/cwt925.00–1,025.0081717
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross841,429.04/cwt1,375.00–1,475.001,2008
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross901,399.17/cwt1,375.00–1,410.001,2596
Bulls90–100Number 192918.06/cwt860.00–960.0084531
Bulls90–100Number 293817.89/cwt760.00–850.0076110
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross951,255.00/cwt1,200.00–1,300.001,1927
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross1021,200.25/cwt1,150.00–1,250.001,22427
Bulls100–110Number 1102847.94/cwt800.00–885.0086525
Bulls100–110Number 2103742.88/cwt675.00–775.007657
Bulls100–110Number 2Beef Cross1041,100.96/cwt1,075.00–1,125.001,1454
Bulls110–120Number 1111789.51/cwt750.00–840.0087611
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross1121,100.70/cwt1,060.00–1,160.001,2338
Bulls120–130Number 2120670.00/cwt655.00–685.008042
Bulls120–130Number 1Beef Cross1211,023.01/cwt975.00–1,075.001,2387
Bulls120–130Number 1121751.98/cwt710.00–800.009108

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.