New Holland Livestock Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

New Holland, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 22, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	932	844	825
Slaughter cattle	420	433	431

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold strong on a light comparison. No comparison on heifers or dairy steers due to light supply. Slaughter breaker cows sold steady. Slaughter boner cows sold strong. Slaughter lean cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold strong on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a light supply due to the weekend holiday. Feeder dairy calves sold weak. Buyer demand was light on a moderate supply due to the weekend holiday and adverse weather conditions.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1235	1158	2	108.00	$108.00	$1,251	—
1475	1475	1	147.00	$147.00	$2,168	-6.73
1400–1620	1510	2	144.00–148.00	$146.15	$2,207	—
1485–1630	1558	2	128.00–138.00	$133.23	$2,076	-25.77
1405–1850	1589	16	170.00–180.00	$173.03	$2,749	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
75	75	1	5.00	$5.00	$4	-3.30
80–85	83	4	5.00–10.00	$7.50	$6	-5.90
80–85	84	4	250.00–280.00	$268.73	$226	+255.33
85	85	1	50.00	$50.00	$42	-303.33
90	90	3	5.00–15.00	$10.00	$9	-352.91
90–95	93	2	285.00–300.00	$292.30	$272	+262.30
95	95	1	50.00	$50.00	$48	+20.00
100	100	1	275.00	$275.00	$275	+245.00
110	110	1	260.00	$260.00	$286	-20.00
1025	1025	1	89.00	$89.00	$912	—
1170	1170	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,755	+10.00
1375	1375	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,678	-22.77

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	3	5.00	$5.00	$4	-19.65
80–85	84	12	5.00–15.00	$8.81	$7	-384.29
85	85	2	275.00–300.00	$287.50	$244	-105.60
85	85	2	70.00	$70.00	$60	-323.10
85	85	6	40.00–55.00	$48.33	$41	-344.77
90–95	93	6	275.00–365.00	$327.07	$304	-62.05
90–95	93	9	10.00–20.00	$13.87	$13	-375.25
90–95	93	6	30.00–40.00	$36.79	$34	-352.33
90–95	94	9	75.00–105.00	$89.62	$84	-299.50
90–95	94	9	40.00–65.00	$50.95	$48	-338.17
95	95	1	100.00	$100.00	$95	+20.00
100	100	1	100.00	$100.00	$100	-138.85
100	100	4	320.00–350.00	$332.50	$332	+93.65
100–105	102	6	30.00–55.00	$43.11	$44	-195.74
100–105	102	15	5.00–20.00	$13.99	$14	-224.86
100–105	103	4	40.00–50.00	$45.12	$46	-300.00
100–105	104	16	70.00–95.00	$79.77	$83	-325.01
105	105	1	225.00	$225.00	$236	+165.00
110	110	4	50.00–65.00	$57.50	$63	+17.50
110	110	9	70.00–95.00	$79.44	$87	+39.44
110–115	111	9	15.00–25.00	$18.30	$20	-21.70
110–115	113	4	30.00–40.00	$34.89	$39	-189.13
120	120	1	325.00	$325.00	$390	+295.00
120	120	1	120.00	$120.00	$144	+90.00
120	120	2	100.00	$100.00	$120	+70.00
125	125	4	50.00–55.00	$52.50	$66	-158.55
125	125	1	210.00	$210.00	$262	-1.05

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1755	1205	85-90%	12	50.00–56.00	$53.04	$639	—
1055–1310	1208	85-90%	4	40.00–48.00	$43.41	$524	—
1005–1555	1262	85-90%	13	57.00–63.00	$60.14	$759	-6.52
1120–1445	1285	85-90%	7	64.00–69.00	$66.00	$848	-0.66

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1660	1436	80-85%	5	76.00–80.00	$77.32	$1,110	—
1240–1675	1442	80-85%	11	70.00–75.00	$72.98	$1,052	—
1160–1825	1463	80-85%	12	63.00–68.00	$65.88	$964	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1600	1493	75-80%	7	67.00–72.50	$70.26	$1,049	—
1355–1805	1629	75-80%	8	73.50–78.00	$76.04	$1,239	—
1515–1865	1716	75-80%	6	79.50–83.50	$81.20	$1,393	+2.36

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	1	72.00	$72.00	$706	—
1205–1490	1337	6	88.00–96.00	$92.19	$1,233	—
2000	2000	1	103.00	$103.00	$2,060	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1375	1098	4	92.00–98.00	$96.37	$1,058	—
950–1830	1307	3	104.00–112.00	$108.22	$1,414	+12.36
1845	1845	1	123.00	$123.00	$2,269	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1380	1255	4	80.00–90.00	$84.12	$1,056	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1420	1345	2	84.00–90.00	$87.17	$1,172	-21.85
1720	1720	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,720	-34.00
1880	1880	1	110.00	$110.00	$2,068	—

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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.