Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2019-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Tonight's feeder cattle sale had a nice selection of feeders. There was a number of cows sold in the beginning of the sale weighing from 780-1685 lbs with prices from mostly 55.00-65.00 with a few topping out from 75.00-82.00. The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be the annual graded sale on Saturday October 4, 2019 staring at 1:00 PM. Cattle will be accepted on Friday October 3 from 9:00 AM until 7:00 PM.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $106.88/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$106.88

85 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$460

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$24.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+41.92

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	430	121.85	524	32
Medium and Large 2	431	97.85	422	53

One grade step is worth $24.01/cwt here — about $102 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 sale85 hd

106.88

—

PA average8 barns · 864 hd

64.96

+41.92

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

67 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	114.46/cwt	112.00–117.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	123.59/cwt	117.00–127.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	122.95/cwt	105.00–130.00	440	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	546	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	114.93/cwt	107.00–120.00	364	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	126.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	552	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	895	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,073	77.46/cwt	75.00–80.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	81.19/cwt	65.00–95.00	386	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	70.95/cwt	64.00–82.00	382	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	93.16/cwt	85.00–117.00	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	105.64/cwt	100.00–107.00	447	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	111.95/cwt	95.00–120.00	308	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	103.63/cwt	97.00–120.00	329	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	102.28/cwt	82.00–117.00	379	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	99.56/cwt	97.00–102.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	101.34/cwt	100.00–102.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	104.24/cwt	95.00–112.00	289	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	113.94/cwt	107.00–115.00	522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	115.61/cwt	107.00–118.00	429	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	95.08/cwt	70.00–107.00	226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	88.82/cwt	85.00–90.00	329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	75.14/cwt	70.00–92.00	330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	94.26/cwt	87.00–105.00	449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	77.55/cwt	70.00–87.00	529	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	673	68.33/cwt	62.00–75.00	460	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	766	61.89/cwt	50.00–70.00	474	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	564	67.70/cwt	50.00–73.00	382	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	829	65.76/cwt	63.00–70.00	545	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,178	51.05/cwt	45.00–54.00	601	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	478	58.92/cwt	52.00–65.00	282	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	957	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	670	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	867	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	581	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	62.74/cwt	55.00–70.00	389	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,110	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	500	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	900	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	603	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	710	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	391	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	505	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	414	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	445	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	298	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	360	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	120.19/cwt	100.00–127.00	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	101.90/cwt	92.00–112.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	117.41/cwt	115.00–120.00	426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	137.10/cwt	135.00–140.00	629	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	128.10/cwt	122.00–132.00	473	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	126.21/cwt	122.00–135.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	95.88/cwt	80.00–110.00	314	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	93.76/cwt	67.00–105.00	255	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	793	86.97/cwt	67.00–97.00	690	6

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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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
1	—	260	117.00	117.00
1	—	455	122.00	122.00
2	—	665	112.00–117.00	114.46
3	—	558	117.00–127.00	123.59
5	—	358	105.00–130.00	122.95
5	—	546	127.00	127.00
7	—	317	107.00–120.00	114.93
7	—	436	120.00–130.00	126.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	87.00	87.00
2	—	895	73.00	73.00
2	—	1,073	75.00–80.00	77.46
4	—	475	65.00–95.00	81.19
4	—	539	64.00–82.00	70.95
4	—	559	85.00–117.00	93.16
5	—	423	100.00–107.00	105.64
10	—	275	95.00–120.00	111.95
10	—	317	97.00–120.00	103.63
10	—	371	82.00–117.00	102.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	90.00	90.00
2	—	415	97.00–102.00	99.56
3	—	580	100.00–102.00	101.34
7	—	277	95.00–112.00	104.24
8	—	458	107.00–115.00	113.94
10	—	371	107.00–118.00	115.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	90.00	90.00
3	—	238	70.00–107.00	95.08
4	—	370	85.00–90.00	88.82
4	—	439	70.00–92.00	75.14
5	—	476	87.00–105.00	94.26
5	—	682	70.00–87.00	77.55
11	—	328	80.00–110.00	95.88
11	—	272	67.00–105.00	93.76
6	—	793	67.00–97.00	86.97
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	673	62.00–75.00	68.33
5	—	766	50.00–70.00	61.89
5	—	564	50.00–73.00	67.70
4	—	829	63.00–70.00	65.76
3	—	1,178	45.00–54.00	51.05
3	—	478	52.00–65.00	58.92
2	—	957	70.00	70.00
2	—	867	67.00	67.00
2	—	620	55.00–70.00	62.74
1	—	1,110	45.00	45.00
1	—	900	67.00	67.00
1	—	710	55.00	55.00
1	—	505	82.00	82.00
1	—	445	67.00	67.00
1	—	360	65.00	65.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	100.00–127.00	120.19
3	—	670	92.00–112.00	101.90
3	—	645	137.00	137.00
2	—	557	130.00	130.00
2	—	363	115.00–120.00	117.41
2	—	292	105.00	105.00
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	459	135.00–140.00	137.10
8	—	369	122.00–132.00	128.10
6	—	413	130.00–132.00	130.67
4	—	895	100.00	100.00
3	—	567	122.00–135.00	126.21
2	—	338	132.00	132.00
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	125.00	125.00

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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