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84 Livestock Auction Market Report

Eighty Four, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 21, 2020

182 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 182 295 0
Feeder cattle 85 113 0
Slaughter cattle 30 85 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Correction: 11 lb. ewes deleted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 2 130.00 $130.00 $620 ±0.00
562–567 565 4 132.50–135.00 $133.74 $756 —
750 750 1 98.00 $98.00 $735 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1220 1213 3 80.00–93.00 $86.34 $1,047 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 102.50 $102.50 $502 +7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 96.00 $96.00 $269 -10.17
315 315 1 75.00 $75.00 $236 —
414–437 421 9 80.00–90.00 $82.88 $349 —
490–496 495 6 90.00 $90.00 $446 —
550 550 1 72.00 $72.00 $396 —
640 640 2 72.00 $72.00 $461 —
762 762 2 75.00 $75.00 $572 —
940 940 1 70.00 $70.00 $658 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 92.00 $92.00 $244 —
450–470 463 3 102.50–105.00 $103.31 $478 -6.69
520 520 1 80.00 $80.00 $416 -31.38
670–675 672 3 80.00–84.00 $82.66 $555 -20.69
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
80 80 1 60.00 $60.00 $48 —
90 90 1 20.00 $20.00 $18 —
100 100 1 85.00 $85.00 $85 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 1 12.50 $12.50 $9 -32.50
80 80 1 15.00 $15.00 $12 -30.00
80–85 83 3 37.50–52.50 $46.85 $39 -68.15
85 85 2 63.00–65.00 $64.00 $54 -51.00
90 90 1 20.00 $20.00 $18 -28.33
95 95 2 97.50–100.00 $98.75 $94 +11.87
95 95 1 125.00 $125.00 $119 +38.12
95 95 1 80.00 $80.00 $76 -6.88
100 100 3 85.00–95.00 $90.00 $90 +5.00
100 100 2 70.00–82.50 $76.25 $76 -8.75
105 105 1 20.00 $20.00 $21 -67.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 117.50 $117.50 $617 -12.50
555–567 563 3 110.00–127.00 $115.59 $651 -10.24
625 625 6 109.00 $109.00 $681 -13.42
685 685 2 102.50 $102.50 $702 +2.50
787 787 2 82.00 $82.00 $645 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 92.50 $92.50 $278 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1270 1213 85-90% 2 39.00–40.00 $39.48 $479 -7.44
955–1705 1376 85-90% 9 43.00–51.00 $47.59 $655 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1425 1223 80-85% 3 51.00–56.00 $53.20 $651 —
1515 1515 80-85% 1 47.00 $47.00 $712 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 1 74.00 $74.00 $803 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 1 150.00 $150.00 -72.50
90 90 1 250.00 $250.00 +27.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105 105 1 250.00 $250.00 $262 +50.00

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
115 115 2 125.00 $125.00 $144 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
58 58 3 197.50 $197.50 +37.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 137.50 $137.50 -39.22

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 1 215.00 $215.00 —
72 72 2 232.50 $232.50 —
80–85 81 4 242.50–250.00 $248.04 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100 100 1 325.00 $325.00 $325 +27.50

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
45 45 1 290.00 $290.00 $130 -2.50
52 52 2 290.00 $290.00 $151 -10.00
65 65 1 265.00 $265.00 $172 -2.50
72–75 73 12 245.00–274.00 $267.74 $195 +16.87

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.