New Holland Livestock Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

New Holland, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 2, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	977	1,047	1,090
Slaughter cattle	528	615	619

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter dairy steers sold strong. No comparison on dairy heifers. All classes of slaughter cows sold strong. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold weak on a light comparison due to limited reporter availability. Buyer demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335	1335	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,949	—
1308–1490	1369	3	138.00	$138.00	$1,889	—
1435–1485	1460	2	152.00–153.00	$152.49	$2,226	+26.99
1310–1940	1507	12	150.00–163.00	$155.46	$2,343	+10.32
1385–1720	1534	11	160.00–166.00	$163.85	$2,513	+18.71
1490–1735	1589	7	156.00–159.00	$157.88	$2,509	—
1455–1810	1628	34	160.00–169.00	$164.54	$2,679	+3.09
1525–1770	1659	6	170.00–173.00	$171.81	$2,850	+37.79

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	1	10.00	$10.00	$6	±0.00
70–75	73	3	10.00–15.00	$11.59	$8	+1.59
80–85	83	3	350.00–395.00	$365.30	$303	+216.82
90–95	93	2	40.00	$40.00	$37	-305.27
90–95	93	2	350.00–375.00	$362.84	$337	+17.57
95	95	1	65.00	$65.00	$62	-280.27
100–105	103	2	300.00–350.00	$325.61	$335	-27.64
110	110	1	75.00	$75.00	$82	+19.93
110	110	1	350.00	$350.00	$385	+294.93
1165	1165	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,678	—
1215–1470	1345	4	151.00–166.00	$157.32	$2,116	—
1355	1355	4	165.00	$165.00	$2,236	—
1325–1680	1420	10	150.00–160.00	$154.93	$2,200	—
1365–1475	1420	2	128.00–131.00	$129.56	$1,840	—
1445	1445	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,676	—
1400–1730	1543	3	138.00–146.00	$142.71	$2,202	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
75	75	4	150.00–185.00	$167.50	$126	+107.50
75	75	2	15.00	$15.00	$11	-45.00
75	75	2	115.00	$115.00	$86	+55.00
80	80	2	10.00	$10.00	$8	-193.26
85	85	2	40.00	$40.00	$34	-142.50
85	85	6	170.00–200.00	$188.33	$160	+5.83
85	85	1	300.00	$300.00	$255	+117.50
85	85	2	410.00–450.00	$430.00	$366	+247.50
90–95	93	2	325.00–350.00	$337.16	$314	+302.07
90–95	93	11	105.00–145.00	$131.07	$122	+95.98
90–95	93	23	150.00–200.00	$182.21	$169	+147.12
95	95	4	50.00–60.00	$55.00	$52	-205.00
100	100	6	130.00–155.00	$141.67	$142	+126.67
100–105	102	9	325.00–420.00	$389.62	$397	-3.51
100–105	102	35	165.00–205.00	$186.00	$190	-207.13
110–115	112	9	160.00–200.00	$186.34	$209	-0.14
115	115	2	145.00	$145.00	$167	+11.17
115	115	1	350.00	$350.00	$402	+216.17

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1670	1403	80-85%	18	82.00–88.00	$84.69	$1,188	-2.44
1265–1615	1415	80-85%	7	70.00–75.00	$72.74	$1,029	-14.39
1170–1580	1420	80-85%	18	76.00–81.00	$79.02	$1,122	-8.11
1330–1810	1550	80-85%	7	90.00–95.00	$92.45	$1,433	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1655	1514	75-80%	4	84.00–88.00	$86.49	$1,309	—
1445–1925	1693	75-80%	27	89.00–94.50	$91.77	$1,554	—
1515–2050	1779	75-80%	14	95.00–97.50	$96.06	$1,709	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1400	1203	85-90%	10	68.00–74.00	$70.14	$844	+3.65
920–1580	1238	85-90%	10	62.00–66.00	$64.49	$798	-2.00
960–1435	1252	85-90%	15	75.00–81.00	$78.44	$982	+3.50
1075–1625	1338	85-90%	5	84.00–88.00	$85.85	$1,149	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140	1140	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,414	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1325	1305	2	107.00–109.00	$107.98	$1,409	—
1335	1335	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,575	—
1640	1640	1	129.00	$129.00	$2,116	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1295	1220	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,342	—
1445–1650	1526	12	131.00–139.50	$136.45	$2,082	—
1405–1665	1535	2	128.00–135.00	$131.80	$2,023	—
1305–1855	1580	2	122.00–123.00	$122.59	$1,937	—
1725	1725	1	146.00	$146.00	$2,518	—

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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.