New Holland Livestock Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

New Holland, Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 8, 2024

1,101 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,101	1,306	1,097
Slaughter cattle	447	706	590

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. No comparison on dairy steers or heifers. Slaughter heifers sold weak. Slaughter cows sold steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold strong. Buyer demand was moderate on a 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
1225–1500	1400	7	158.00–168.00	$162.27	$2,272	—
1415–1785	1648	20	170.00–180.00	$175.42	$2,891	—
1500–1820	1658	8	187.00–193.00	$189.00	$3,134	-4.28

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
80–85	83	2	800.00–810.00	$805.15	$668	+5.15
85	85	3	220.00–240.00	$226.67	$193	-573.33
90	90	2	210.00–235.00	$222.50	$200	-422.50
90–95	92	6	785.00–840.00	$819.50	$754	+174.50
100	100	1	270.00	$270.00	$270	-392.80
100–105	102	3	725.00–800.00	$765.98	$781	+103.18
110	110	1	730.00	$730.00	$803	+67.20
110	110	1	220.00	$220.00	$242	-442.80
1223–1320	1255	3	144.00–146.00	$145.30	$1,824	—
1220–1470	1304	6	153.00–164.00	$158.91	$2,072	-14.43
1465–1545	1505	2	172.00–175.00	$173.54	$2,612	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	1	20.00	$20.00	$13	-255.00
70–75	73	5	400.00–510.00	$467.81	$342	-2.19
75	75	2	230.00	$230.00	$172	-240.00
75	75	1	600.00	$600.00	$450	+130.00
80	80	4	290.00–375.00	$332.50	$266	-106.76
80–85	83	6	230.00–285.00	$265.70	$221	-173.56
80–85	83	8	450.00–510.00	$479.39	$398	+40.13
80–85	84	4	820.00–880.00	$849.70	$714	+410.44
85	85	1	15.00	$15.00	$13	-145.00
90	90	1	30.00	$30.00	$27	-145.00
90–95	93	12	300.00–385.00	$349.78	$325	+31.13
90–95	93	5	100.00–160.00	$123.23	$115	-195.42
90–95	93	43	390.00–495.00	$453.05	$421	+134.40
90–95	94	4	785.00–860.00	$820.73	$771	+101.99
95	95	2	235.00	$235.00	$223	-390.00
100	100	2	725.00–810.00	$767.50	$768	+597.50
100–105	103	28	400.00–460.00	$434.20	$447	+159.20
100–105	104	14	310.00–385.00	$346.31	$360	+71.31
105	105	2	250.00	$250.00	$262	-25.00
110	110	4	225.00–260.00	$242.50	$267	-382.50
110–115	111	19	370.00–470.00	$397.77	$442	+68.30
110–115	113	6	700.00–740.00	$719.81	$813	+452.48
110–115	113	4	350.00–360.00	$355.11	$401	+87.78
120	120	2	650.00	$650.00	$780	+75.00
120–125	123	5	380.00–410.00	$391.71	$482	+167.22
125	125	2	240.00	$240.00	$300	+15.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1640	1380	80-85%	6	90.00–93.00	$91.56	$1,264	—
1200–1885	1499	80-85%	16	94.00–100.00	$96.96	$1,453	-8.08
1200–1845	1502	80-85%	12	101.00–107.00	$102.88	$1,545	+4.09

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1485	1413	75-80%	2	111.00–111.50	$111.26	$1,572	—
1535–1940	1687	75-80%	6	96.00–101.00	$98.36	$1,659	+0.04
1495–2110	1746	75-80%	21	102.00–108.00	$105.34	$1,839	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1385	1211	85-90%	5	78.00–82.00	$80.02	$969	-1.40
1040–1530	1240	85-90%	11	84.00–92.00	$87.83	$1,089	+6.41
1005–1515	1283	85-90%	4	68.00–76.00	$72.82	$934	-15.34
1190–1760	1478	85-90%	5	94.00–98.00	$96.18	$1,422	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–2350	1879	6	127.00–136.00	$132.12	$2,483	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1660	1504	4	127.00–138.00	$132.33	$1,990	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1525	1515	2	142.00–146.00	$144.01	$2,182	—

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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.