Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2019-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's sale had a good supply of quality feeders. There was good buyer demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.83/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$104.83

65 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.46

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	115.21	719	37
Medium and Large 2	487	91.13	443	28

One grade step is worth $24.07/cwt here — about $276 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale65 hd

104.83

—

PA average7 barns · 190 hd

82.37

+22.46

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

69 lots · USDA AMS · Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale - Middleburg, PA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	100.68/cwt	75.00–130.00	329	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	84.41/cwt	80.00–87.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	91.04/cwt	70.00–110.00	470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	82.88/cwt	70.00–105.00	219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	95.90/cwt	80.00–112.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	980	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	111.71/cwt	92.00–117.00	807	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	114.75/cwt	107.00–117.00	777	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	119.35/cwt	100.00–125.00	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	107.18/cwt	71.00–125.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	132.42/cwt	125.00–140.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	303	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	143.52/cwt	142.00–145.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	151.32/cwt	150.00–152.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.69/cwt	142.00–157.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	149.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	98.78/cwt	82.00–110.00	272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	122.17/cwt	80.00–145.00	375	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	118.55/cwt	107.00–137.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	111.40/cwt	97.00–127.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	123.29/cwt	115.00–125.00	836	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	220	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	209	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	345	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	259	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	256	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	505	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	328	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	565	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	452	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	760	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	532	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	975	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	702	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,010	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	596	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,100	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	880	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	655	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	524	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	870	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	566	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,192	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	870	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	276	79.34/cwt	60.00–87.00	219	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	832	69.50/cwt	62.00–77.00	578	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	419	76.66/cwt	67.00–85.00	321	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	728	74.95/cwt	72.00–77.00	546	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	395	78.04/cwt	55.00–82.00	308	8
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	376	2

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Pennsylvania auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale - Middleburg, PA

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

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Today's sale had a good supply of quality feeders. There was good buyer demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	327	75.00–130.00	100.68
5	—	735	80.00–87.00	84.41
5	—	516	70.00–110.00	91.04
4	—	264	70.00–105.00	82.88
2	—	393	80.00–112.00	95.90
1	—	980	85.00	85.00
1	—	840	63.00	63.00
1	—	585	102.00	102.00
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
1	—	445	117.00	117.00
1	—	225	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	722	92.00–117.00	111.71
9	—	677	107.00–117.00	114.75
7	—	485	100.00–125.00	119.35
4	—	516	120.00	120.00
2	—	817	107.00	107.00
1	—	870	97.00	97.00
1	—	785	92.00	92.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	435	132.00	132.00
1	—	385	132.00	132.00
1	—	330	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	71.00–125.00	107.18
1	—	735	68.00	68.00
1	—	630	102.00	102.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	132.00	132.00
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	436	147.00	147.00
2	—	668	125.00–140.00	132.42
2	—	303	125.00–127.00	126.01
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	140.00	140.00
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
1	—	715	130.00	130.00
1	—	795	135.00	135.00
1	—	825	130.00	130.00
2	—	558	142.00–145.00	143.52
3	—	410	150.00–152.00	151.32
5	—	523	142.00–157.00	146.69
6	—	457	147.00–150.00	149.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	122.00	122.00
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
1	—	895	105.00	105.00
3	—	275	82.00–110.00	98.78
3	—	307	80.00–145.00	122.17
3	—	628	107.00–137.00	118.55
4	—	561	97.00–127.00	111.40
6	—	678	115.00–125.00	123.29
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	95.00	95.00
1	—	345	75.00	75.00
1	—	465	55.00	55.00
1	—	505	65.00	65.00
1	—	565	80.00	80.00
1	—	760	70.00	70.00
1	—	975	72.00	72.00
1	—	1,010	59.00	59.00
1	—	1,100	80.00	80.00
2	—	655	80.00	80.00
2	—	870	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,192	73.00	73.00
4	—	276	60.00–87.00	79.34
4	—	832	62.00–77.00	69.50
5	—	419	67.00–85.00	76.66
5	—	728	72.00–77.00	74.95
8	—	395	55.00–82.00	78.04
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	80.00	80.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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