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Live data from 13 USDA-reported auctions
Thursday, May 21, 2026
NH (Mon) BULLS - Number 1: $1619/cwt (18 hd)NH (Mon) BULLS - Number 1: $1436/cwt (29 hd)NH (Mon) BULLS - Number 1: $1025/cwt (2 hd)NH (Mon) BULLS - Number 1: $1774/cwt (4 hd)NH (Mon) BULLS - Number 1: $1601/cwt (8 hd)NH (Mon) BULLS - Number 1: $1917/cwt (21 hd)NH (Thu) DAIRY COWS - Lean 85-90%: $144/cwt (23 hd)NH (Thu) STEERS - Choice: $263/cwt (39 hd)NH (Thu) DAIRY HEIFERS - Choice: $221/cwt (8 hd)NH (Thu) STEERS - Select: $248/cwt (4 hd)NH (Thu) HEIFERS - Choice: $253/cwt (6 hd)NH (Thu) DAIRY HEIFERS - Select: $195/cwt (3 hd)NH (Mon) BULLS - Number 1: $1619/cwt (18 hd)NH (Mon) BULLS - Number 1: $1436/cwt (29 hd)NH (Mon) BULLS - Number 1: $1025/cwt (2 hd)NH (Mon) BULLS - Number 1: $1774/cwt (4 hd)NH (Mon) BULLS - Number 1: $1601/cwt (8 hd)NH (Mon) BULLS - Number 1: $1917/cwt (21 hd)NH (Thu) DAIRY COWS - Lean 85-90%: $144/cwt (23 hd)NH (Thu) STEERS - Choice: $263/cwt (39 hd)NH (Thu) DAIRY HEIFERS - Choice: $221/cwt (8 hd)NH (Thu) STEERS - Select: $248/cwt (4 hd)NH (Thu) HEIFERS - Choice: $253/cwt (6 hd)NH (Thu) DAIRY HEIFERS - Select: $195/cwt (3 hd)

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New Holland (Mon) (2026-05-18): Ethnic holiday market, very good buyer demand on a heavy supply. Compared to last week's sale, Slaughter High Choice and Prime and Choice Steers traded mostly 2.00-3.00 higher, with Slaughter Select S...
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Auction Barns
2
Head This Week
1,140
Price Categories
139
AI Accuracy
63%
Predictions
113

Market Commentary

USDA Market Reports
New Holland (Mon) (2026-05-18)
Ethnic holiday market, very good buyer demand on a heavy supply. Compared to last week's sale, Slaughter High Choice and Prime and Choice Steers traded mostly 2.00-3.00 higher, with Slaughter Select Steers trading mostly steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter Heifers of all grades traded mostly 6.00 higher. Very good buyer demand and heavy supply for Slaughter Bulls, with high dressing bulls for the ethnic holiday market trading up to 335.00/cwt. Slaughter Choice, Select, and Standard Dairy Heifers traded mostly 10.00 higher with good buyer demand and heavy supply. Slaughter Breaker Dairy Cows traded mostly 10.00 higher, while Slaughter Boner Dairy Cows traded mostly 4.00 higher, and Slaughter Lean Dairy Cows traded mostly 15.00 higher. Feeder Dairy and Beef Dairy Cross Bull Calves traded steady-50.00 higher.
New Holland (Thu) (2026-05-14)
Compared to last week's sale, Slaughter Steers and Heifers traded mostly 10.00-12.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter Dairy Cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Holstein Bull Calves traded 50.00-75.00 higher with Beef Cross Calves 25.00-50.00 higher.

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Lancaster / Chester Co. Price Comparison

Data: USDA AMS Market News
CategoryNew Holland (Mon)New Holland (Thu)Spread
BULLS - Number 1$1619.17 (18 hd)$1970.49 (18 hd)$1361.15
DAIRY BULLS$223.17 (13 hd)$225.46 (2 hd)$2.29
HEIFERS - Choice$256.08 (28 hd)$253.27 (6 hd)$2.81
STEERS - Choice$255.59 (169 hd)$262.81 (39 hd)$20.49
HEIFERS - Number 1$1241.67 (3 hd)$2181.42 (7 hd)$1407.28
STEERS - Select$243.51 (29 hd)$247.94 (4 hd)$4.43
BULLS - Number 2$1320.00 (3 hd)$1575.00 (1 hd)$1062.50
HEIFERS - Number 2$1551.52 (2 hd)$762.79 (3 hd)$1823.65
HEIFERS - Select$246.66 (7 hd)$241.90 (2 hd)$4.76
STEERS - Choice and Prime$262.90 (194 hd)$268.79 (9 hd)$11.79
DAIRY COWS - Breaker 75-80%$189.89 (39 hd)$180.64 (26 hd)$9.25
COWS - Lean 85-90%$186.85 (6 hd)$158.18 (11 hd)$28.67
DAIRY COWS - Lean 85-90%$153.23 (32 hd)$144.26 (23 hd)$8.97
BULLS - Number 3$825.00 (2 hd)$800.00 (1 hd)$650.00
BULLS - Utility$468.15 (4 hd)$425.00 (1 hd)$350.00

Green highlight = highest price at that barn. Spread shows the price gap between barns — larger spreads may indicate opportunity factoring in trucking costs. All prices are historical sale averages from USDA reports and are not guaranteed.

AI Price Predictions

ML Random Forest + CME + Cultural Calendar (binary up/down)
🎯 Live: 63% | Backtest: 56.2% | 81/113 resolved Above target — View full track record →
BarnCategoryCurrentCallConfidenceTargetActualStatus
Canandaigua (NY) DAIRY COWS - Lean 85-90% $137.69 ↑ up
40%
2026-05-20 Pending
Canandaigua (NY) DAIRY COWS - Breaker 75-80% $176.85 ↓ down
74%
2026-05-20 Pending
Canandaigua (NY) DAIRY COWS - Boner 80-85% $173.64 ↓ down
74%
2026-05-20 Pending
Canandaigua (NY) COWS - Breaker 75-80% $183.30 ↓ down
88%
2026-05-20 Pending
Middleburg DAIRY COWS - Lean 85-90% $130.55 ↑ up
46%
2026-05-19 Pending
Middleburg DAIRY COWS - Breaker 75-80% $171.78 ↑ up
44%
2026-05-19 Pending
Middleburg COWS - Breaker 75-80% $177.27 ↑ up
54%
2026-05-19 Pending
Middleburg COWS - Boner 80-85% $161.34 ↑ up
40%
2026-05-19 Pending
Greencastle (Mon) DAIRY COWS - Breaker 75-80% $172.26 ↑ up
60%
2026-05-25 Pending
Greencastle (Mon) COWS - Breaker 75-80% $208.60 ↓ down
82%
2026-05-25 Pending
Greencastle (Mon) COWS - Boner 80-85% $189.12 ↓ down
50%
2026-05-25 Pending
New Holland (Thu) DAIRY COWS - Lean 85-90% $144.26 ↑ up
40%
2026-05-21 Pending
New Holland (Thu) DAIRY COWS - Breaker 75-80% $180.64 ↓ down
56%
2026-05-21 Pending
New Holland (Thu) COWS - Boner 80-85% $180.59 ↑ up
68%
2026-05-21 Pending
New Holland (Mon) DAIRY COWS - Lean 85-90% $153.23 ↓ down
70%
2026-05-25 Pending
New Holland (Mon) DAIRY COWS - Breaker 75-80% $189.89 ↓ down
68%
2026-05-25 Pending
New Holland (Mon) DAIRY COWS - Boner 80-85% $169.27 ↑ up
50%
2026-05-25 Pending
New Holland (Mon) COWS - Breaker 75-80% $193.15 ↓ down
60%
2026-05-25 Pending
Ripley (WV) COWS - Breaker 75-80% $160.51 ↑ up
44%
2026-05-23 Pending
Buckhannon (WV) COWS - Breaker 75-80% $159.76 ↑ up
50%
2026-05-20 Pending
New Holland (Mon) COWS - Boner 80-85% $176.16 ↑ up
40%
2026-05-25 Pending
Greencastle (Mon) DAIRY COWS - Lean 85-90% $141.33 ↑ up
48%
2026-05-18 $139.20 (down) ✗ Wrong
Greencastle (Mon) DAIRY COWS - Breaker 75-80% $175.40 ↓ down
48%
2026-05-18 $172.26 (down) ✓ Correct
Greencastle (Mon) COWS - Breaker 75-80% $181.65 ↑ up
46%
2026-05-18 $208.60 (up) ✓ Correct
Greencastle (Mon) COWS - Boner 80-85% $172.10 ↑ up
54%
2026-05-18 $189.12 (up) ✓ Correct
New Holland (Mon) DAIRY COWS - Lean 85-90% $138.15 ↑ up
44%
2026-05-18 $153.23 (up) ✓ Correct
New Holland (Mon) DAIRY COWS - Breaker 75-80% $175.50 ↑ up
42%
2026-05-18 $189.89 (up) ✓ Correct
New Holland (Mon) DAIRY COWS - Boner 80-85% $164.87 ↑ up
48%
2026-05-18 $169.27 (up) ✓ Correct

Lancaster / Chester Co. Auction Reports

Most recent sale data

New Holland (Mon)

New Holland, PA | 2026-05-18 | 787 head
CategoryHeadWt RangeAvg Price
BULLS - Number 11880-85 lbs$1619.17/cwt
BULLS - Number 129110-115 lbs$1436.47/cwt
BULLS - Number 12135 lbs$1025.00/cwt
BULLS - Number 14110-115 lbs$1774.44/cwt
BULLS - Number 18120-125 lbs$1600.97/cwt
BULLS - Number 121100-105 lbs$1917.01/cwt
DAIRY BULLS131145-2100 lbs$223.17/cwt
HEIFERS - Choice281260-1595 lbs$256.08/cwt
STEERS - Choice1691250-1881 lbs$255.59/cwt
BULLS - Number 15120 lbs$1215.00/cwt
HEIFERS - Number 1385 lbs$1241.67/cwt
HEIFERS - Number 1590-95 lbs$1080.22/cwt

New Holland (Thu)

New Holland, PA | 2026-05-14 | 353 head
CategoryHeadWt RangeAvg Price
DAIRY COWS - Lean 85-90%23965-1400 lbs$144.26/cwt
STEERS - Choice391410-1735 lbs$262.81/cwt
DAIRY HEIFERS - Choice81320-1840 lbs$220.91/cwt
STEERS - Select41330-1510 lbs$247.94/cwt
HEIFERS - Choice61215-1485 lbs$253.27/cwt
DAIRY HEIFERS - Select31525-1925 lbs$194.88/cwt
DAIRY HEIFERS - Standard51020-1410 lbs$189.65/cwt
COWS - Boner 80-85%81030-1535 lbs$180.59/cwt
HEIFERS - Choice and Prime21410-1645 lbs$254.38/cwt
HEIFERS - Select21105-1280 lbs$241.90/cwt
STEERS - Choice and Prime91545-1790 lbs$268.79/cwt
BULLS - Number 118100-105 lbs$1970.49/cwt

Prediction Accuracy

Running track record
Overall Accuracy
63%
Resolved / Total
81/113
Correct
51

By Category

CategoryPredictionsCorrectAccuracy
COWS - Boner 80-85%211362%
DAIRY COWS - Lean 85-90%191263%
DAIRY COWS - Boner 80-85%161169%
COWS - Breaker 75-80%13969%
DAIRY COWS - Breaker 75-80%12650%
Grass - Good5120%
Corn Stalk500%
Alfalfa/Grass Mix - Premium5240%
Alfalfa/Grass Mix - Good5480%
Alfalfa - Premium5240%
Wheat Straw44100%
Orchard/Timothy Grass - Good4375%
Grass - Premium4375%
Grass - Fair33100%
Alfalfa - Good33100%
Orchard Grass - Good3267%

By Barn

BarnPredictionsCorrectAccuracy
Greencastle (Mon)171165%
New Holland (Mon)15853%
Middleburg12867%
New Holland (Thu)12542%
Ripley (WV)4375%
Buckhannon (WV)55100%
Wolgemuth NH (Mon)402460%
Canandaigua (NY)161169%
Wolgemuth (Wed)6350%