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New Holland Livestock Cattle Auction (Monday) Market Report

New Holland, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

1,773 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,773 1,754 1,541
Slaughter cattle 1,201 1,096 1,118

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Steers sold steady to mostly 2.00 lower, with Dairy Steers selling steady to 1.50 higher. Heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower, with Dairy Heifers selling weak on a light test. Bulls sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Buyer attendance for the slaughter cattle sale was moderate to heavy, with moderate demand overall on a heavy supply. Feeder Dairy Bull calves sold steady to 5.00 higher, with Feeder Dairy Heifers selling steady to 3.00 higher on a light test this week. Overall supply and demand was moderate, with moderate buyer attendance. Todays sale supply included; 322 steers, 245 heifers, 87 bulls, 354 cows, 572 calves, and 193 misc. cattle.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1208–1590 1309 6 98.00–104.00 $101.03 $1,322 —
1140–1453 1319 4 90.00–92.00 $90.98 $1,200 —
1280–1600 1380 6 95.00–99.00 $96.47 $1,331 —
1370–1400 1385 2 104.00–105.00 $104.49 $1,447 —
1320–1630 1462 8 100.00–103.50 $101.57 $1,485 -6.49
1395–1535 1465 2 95.00–99.00 $97.10 $1,423 -10.96
1200–1710 1468 80 102.00–109.00 $105.44 $1,548 -2.62
1240–1670 1474 17 109.00–112.00 $110.36 $1,627 +2.30
1370–1597 1513 11 116.00–122.00 $118.59 $1,794 +14.27
1400–1635 1543 5 99.00–102.00 $100.79 $1,555 -13.67
1175–1705 1547 22 109.00–115.00 $111.79 $1,729 -2.67
1295–1795 1577 22 106.00–110.00 $108.11 $1,705 -1.89

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60–65 63 2 10.00–12.00 $11.04 $7 +1.04
70–75 73 2 7.00–10.00 $8.45 $6 -0.77
70–75 74 4 10.00–17.00 $11.78 $9 +2.56
75 75 1 190.00 $190.00 $142 +180.00
80 80 1 5.00 $5.00 $4 -6.31
80 80 2 10.00–15.00 $12.50 $10 +1.19
80–85 83 3 100.00–160.00 $131.10 $109 +87.30
85 85 2 22.00 $22.00 $19 -123.00
85 85 1 150.00 $150.00 $128 +5.00
90 90 3 100.00–140.00 $116.67 $105 +93.17
90–95 92 3 17.00–22.00 $19.67 $18 -111.51
90–95 93 7 27.00–35.00 $29.90 $28 -101.28
95 95 2 185.00–195.00 $190.00 $180 +58.82
100 100 2 200.00–210.00 $205.00 $205 +177.44
100 100 1 120.00 $120.00 $120 +92.44
100 100 1 15.00 $15.00 $15 -12.56
100–105 103 2 27.00–32.00 $29.56 $30 +2.00
115 115 1 120.00 $120.00 $138 +95.00
115 115 1 30.00 $30.00 $34 +5.00
125 125 1 37.00 $37.00 $46 +12.00
1190 1190 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,071 -3.10
1040–1275 1194 6 82.00–89.00 $85.79 $1,024 —
1205–1215 1210 2 70.00–75.00 $72.51 $877 -28.33
1225–1365 1258 5 93.00–101.00 $97.68 $1,229 +15.68
1205–1355 1280 2 120.00–121.00 $120.53 $1,543 +38.53
1315–1430 1387 6 104.00–108.50 $106.04 $1,471 —
1395 1395 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,339 —
1415 1415 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,415 +6.83
1433–1435 1434 3 100.00–101.00 $100.67 $1,444 +7.50

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 2 5.00–7.00 $6.00 $3 -5.24
60 60 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -6.24
65 65 1 10.00 $10.00 $6 -70.00
70–75 72 6 20.00–55.00 $41.86 $30 +8.26
70–75 73 7 5.00–15.00 $12.43 $9 -42.57
70–75 73 3 65.00–150.00 $105.91 $77 +50.91
75 75 4 55.00–70.00 $60.00 $45 -30.00
80–85 81 7 5.00–25.00 $12.96 $10 -123.98
80–85 83 11 55.00–95.00 $76.04 $63 -24.26
80–85 83 12 30.00–55.00 $48.26 $40 -52.04
80–85 83 12 95.00–117.00 $105.83 $88 +5.53
80–85 84 5 140.00–185.00 $160.71 $135 +70.74
85 85 2 210.00–215.00 $212.50 $181 +7.50
85 85 3 100.00–115.00 $108.33 $92 -96.67
90–95 92 22 70.00–100.00 $82.46 $76 +29.61
90–95 92 9 140.00–200.00 $164.91 $152 +112.06
90–95 93 9 30.00–70.00 $52.68 $49 -48.31
90–95 93 6 5.00–30.00 $20.47 $19 -80.52
90–95 93 33 90.00–120.00 $109.61 $102 +8.62
90–95 93 4 175.00–210.00 $188.85 $176 +87.86
90–95 93 3 50.00–120.00 $93.04 $87 -7.95
100–105 101 5 50.00–70.00 $56.93 $57 -37.29
100–105 101 18 65.00–100.00 $86.63 $87 -7.59
100–105 102 3 50.00–130.00 $92.62 $94 -42.46
100–105 102 30 95.00–120.00 $107.96 $110 -27.12
100–105 103 3 160.00–210.00 $180.32 $186 -13.07
100–105 103 4 150.00–200.00 $175.00 $180 -18.39
110 110 1 110.00 $110.00 $121 +69.00
110 110 1 30.00 $30.00 $33 -11.00
110 110 1 60.00 $60.00 $66 +19.00
110–115 111 5 75.00–90.00 $84.95 $94 -8.69
110–115 112 13 100.00–120.00 $110.27 $124 +86.76
110–115 113 2 175.00–185.00 $180.11 $204 +156.60
120 120 1 15.00 $15.00 $18 -86.33
120 120 3 100.00–120.00 $108.33 $130 +7.00
120–125 121 4 85.00–95.00 $88.71 $107 -12.62
130 130 1 50.00 $50.00 $65 +40.00
140 140 1 55.00 $55.00 $77 +25.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1715 1551 75-80% 14 43.00–44.50 $43.55 $675 —
1300–1970 1634 75-80% 37 45.00–50.50 $47.79 $781 -1.90
1340–2155 1676 75-80% 39 51.00–55.50 $53.05 $889 -2.58
1540–2040 1751 75-80% 9 56.00–58.50 $56.91 $996 -2.54
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1605 1234 85-90% 26 34.00–39.00 $37.11 $458 -4.32
1030–1520 1299 85-90% 26 39.50–43.00 $41.21 $535 —
1015–1620 1317 85-90% 16 43.00–46.00 $44.71 $589 +0.06
1380–1725 1498 85-90% 7 47.00–52.00 $48.69 $729 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1655 1335 80-85% 18 49.50–55.00 $52.19 $697 —
1235–1630 1407 80-85% 24 45.00–49.00 $46.83 $659 —
1170–1715 1446 80-85% 20 40.00–44.50 $42.41 $613 —
1445–1635 1546 80-85% 5 58.00–61.00 $58.99 $912 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1740 1044 16 63.00–70.00 $66.93 $699 —
1105–2165 1402 7 85.00–94.00 $89.15 $1,250 +4.50
870–2090 1466 16 72.00–84.00 $78.26 $1,147 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1610 1398 12 108.00–129.00 $114.84 $1,605 —
1285–1735 1471 15 90.00–106.00 $99.64 $1,466 —
1195–2255 1592 7 79.00–88.00 $83.69 $1,332 -7.33

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1245 1053 9 64.00–72.00 $67.38 $710 —
1225–1335 1280 3 64.00–70.00 $66.78 $855 —
1360 1360 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,061 -6.98
1430–1470 1450 2 80.00–85.00 $82.47 $1,196 -12.53

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 1 75.00 $75.00 $874 —
1119–1405 1176 5 73.00–75.00 $73.48 $864 —
1280 1280 1 76.00 $76.00 $973 —
1100–1575 1282 5 78.00–83.00 $80.36 $1,030 —
1170–1485 1375 4 76.00–80.00 $76.85 $1,057 —
1485 1485 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,500 +16.08
1350–1620 1490 9 80.00–86.00 $83.68 $1,247 -1.24
1315–1568 1493 4 82.00–89.00 $87.00 $1,299 +2.08
1645 1645 1 106.50 $106.50 $1,752 +20.49

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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.