New Holland Livestock Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

New Holland, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 8, 2020

1,061 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,061	1,102	1,129
Slaughter cattle	527	—	648

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady, with slaughter dairy steers selling weak on a light comparison. No price comparison for slaughter heifers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Buyer demand was moderate for the slaughter cattle sales on a moderate supply. Holstein bull calves sold steady to 3.00 higher. Holstein heifer calves sold steady on a light test. Buyer demand and attendance for the feeder dairy calf sale was moderate on a moderate supply. Today's supply included 120 steers, 107 heifers, 23 bulls, 277 cows, 7 misc cattle, and 534 calves.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1035–1185	1085	3	92.00–94.00	$93.27	$1,012
1245–1475	1374	8	101.00–107.00	$102.88	$1,414
1385–1530	1458	2	115.00–116.00	$115.48	$1,684
1310–1735	1483	6	108.00–112.00	$109.68	$1,627
1420–1685	1546	21	111.00–116.00	$113.45	$1,754
1385–1775	1552	14	108.00–112.50	$110.35	$1,713

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
60–65	62	3	5.00	$5.00	$3
70	70	1	10.00	$10.00	$7
75	75	2	10.00	$10.00	$8
80	80	1	120.00	$120.00	$96
80–85	83	4	10.00–15.00	$11.29	$9
85	85	1	20.00	$20.00	$17
85	85	3	10.00–15.00	$13.33	$11
85	85	1	210.00	$210.00	$178
90	90	2	15.00–20.00	$17.50	$16
90	90	1	10.00	$10.00	$9
90–95	93	7	15.00–25.00	$19.96	$19
95	95	1	150.00	$150.00	$142
100	100	1	205.00	$205.00	$205
100	100	1	20.00	$20.00	$20
100–105	103	2	10.00–20.00	$15.12	$16
110–115	113	2	20.00	$20.00	$23
1125–1330	1204	6	86.00–91.00	$88.13	$1,061
1130–1565	1300	19	95.00–101.00	$97.85	$1,272
1345–1405	1375	2	103.00–105.00	$104.02	$1,430

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
65	65	2	10.00–35.00	$22.50	$15
70–75	72	11	10.00–35.00	$23.27	$17
70–75	73	2	130.00–160.00	$144.48	$105
75	75	1	85.00	$85.00	$64
75	75	3	40.00–55.00	$46.67	$35
75	75	1	60.00	$60.00	$45
75	75	2	110.00–140.00	$125.00	$94
80–85	81	8	10.00–35.00	$17.50	$14
80–85	82	6	70.00–95.00	$83.42	$68
80–85	82	5	150.00–195.00	$163.84	$134
80–85	84	8	100.00–125.00	$110.20	$93
80–85	84	5	40.00–55.00	$48.04	$40
85	85	3	135.00–140.00	$138.33	$118
90	90	2	115.00–120.00	$117.50	$106
90–95	92	11	40.00–60.00	$47.61	$44
90–95	92	27	60.00–90.00	$77.08	$71
90–95	93	19	95.00–127.00	$106.66	$99
90–95	93	8	15.00–35.00	$23.66	$22
90–95	93	3	60.00–90.00	$78.13	$73
95	95	1	170.00	$170.00	$162
100	100	1	45.00	$45.00	$45
100–105	101	21	60.00–90.00	$77.65	$78
100–105	101	7	35.00–55.00	$47.11	$48
100–105	101	4	150.00–175.00	$163.89	$166
100–105	101	5	15.00–30.00	$26.88	$27
100–105	103	19	95.00–130.00	$109.88	$113
100–105	104	4	190.00–210.00	$198.67	$207
110	110	2	40.00–55.00	$47.50	$52
110	110	5	100.00–120.00	$112.40	$124
110–115	113	14	70.00–100.00	$81.82	$92
115	115	1	180.00	$180.00	$207
115	115	1	20.00	$20.00	$23
120	120	1	20.00	$20.00	$24
125	125	2	60.00–80.00	$70.00	$88
135	135	1	100.00	$100.00	$135

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1260–1675	1453	75-80%	11	47.00–49.00	$47.92	$696
1080–1960	1503	75-80%	8	56.50–60.00	$58.12	$874
1040–2180	1564	75-80%	86	50.00–56.50	$53.24	$833

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1025–1525	1297	80-85%	13	42.00–46.50	$44.38	$576
990–1755	1420	80-85%	39	47.00–52.50	$49.29	$700
1265–1745	1495	80-85%	4	53.00–53.50	$53.13	$794

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
970–1405	1209	85-90%	9	35.00–40.00	$37.35	$452
980–1540	1264	85-90%	23	41.00–46.00	$43.15	$545
1080–1590	1373	85-90%	10	48.00–52.50	$49.64	$682

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1315–2260	1814	6	80.00–88.00	$84.61	$1,535
1700–2180	1949	7	89.00–95.00	$90.91	$1,772

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000–1225	1156	5	69.00–75.00	$71.49	$826
875–1410	1169	5	65.00–68.00	$66.21	$774

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1185–1868	1481	11	72.50–80.50	$76.53	$1,133
1230–1980	1540	5	61.00–70.00	$65.18	$1,004

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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.