Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2019-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Previous Sale Receipts: 326

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $78.96/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$78.96

134 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$13.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.63

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	87.25	426	51
Medium and Large 2	479	73.87	354	83

One grade step is worth $13.37/cwt here — about $72 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 sale134 hd

78.96

—

PA average10 barns · 642 hd

87.59

−8.63

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

58 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 1	—	667	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	87.24/cwt	77.00–90.00	403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	84.46/cwt	80.00–102.00	426	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	803	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	72.47/cwt	47.00–90.00	280	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	88.50/cwt	85.00–92.00	365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	86.28/cwt	80.00–90.00	541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	70.24/cwt	57.00–80.00	193	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	61.96/cwt	50.00–72.00	290	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	93.53/cwt	92.00–95.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	329	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	242	67.33/cwt	60.00–82.00	163	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	64.95/cwt	60.00–70.00	214	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	81.06/cwt	65.00–97.00	345	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	117.90/cwt	115.00–130.00	792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	129.03/cwt	125.00–132.00	809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	114.71/cwt	110.00–122.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	121.55/cwt	72.00–127.00	571	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	450	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	777	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	559	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	591	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	426	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	66.95/cwt	30.00–85.00	345	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	129.04/cwt	125.00–130.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	119.52/cwt	112.00–125.00	568	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	134.87/cwt	120.00–152.00	504	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	103.95/cwt	97.00–125.00	555	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	300	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	126	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	365	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	201	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	922	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	682	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	817	57.29/cwt	40.00–67.00	468	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	116.74/cwt	115.00–118.00	914	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	109.35/cwt	65.00–122.00	419	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	119.18/cwt	115.00–125.00	512	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	233	48.17/cwt	35.00–60.00	112	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	890	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	205	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	97.77/cwt	77.00–115.00	462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	274	101.30/cwt	65.00–127.00	278	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	98.43/cwt	95.00–102.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	86.47/cwt	65.00–110.00	320	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	122.01/cwt	117.00–135.00	514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	73.46/cwt	67.00–80.00	322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	95.21/cwt	85.00–100.00	597	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	730	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	584	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	669	73.06/cwt	72.00–74.00	489	11

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

Sat Nov 2, 2019

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

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Previous Sale Receipts: 326

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	667	95.00	95.00
5	—	462	77.00–90.00	87.24
9	—	504	80.00–102.00	84.46
2	—	300	90.00	90.00
4	—	412	85.00–92.00	88.50
8	—	627	80.00–90.00	86.28
2	—	280	85.00	85.00
2	—	723	92.00–95.00	93.53
6	—	570	82.00	82.00
11	—	365	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	676	65.00	65.00
4	—	803	82.00	82.00
6	—	905	77.00	77.00
13	—	386	47.00–90.00	72.47
1	—	525	67.00	67.00
4	—	275	57.00–80.00	70.24
6	—	730	87.00	87.00
12	—	468	50.00–72.00	61.96
2	—	565	80.00	80.00
6	—	242	60.00–82.00	67.33
7	—	329	60.00–70.00	64.95
21	—	425	65.00–97.00	81.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	115.00–130.00	117.90
7	—	627	125.00–132.00	129.03
5	—	535	125.00–130.00	129.04
6	—	475	112.00–125.00	119.52
23	—	374	120.00–152.00	134.87
5	—	717	117.00	117.00
7	—	783	115.00–118.00	116.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	110.00–122.00	114.71
10	—	470	72.00–127.00	121.55
8	—	534	97.00–125.00	103.95
8	—	383	65.00–122.00	109.35
11	—	430	115.00–125.00	119.18
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	75.00	75.00
2	—	777	72.00	72.00
4	—	591	72.00	72.00
9	—	515	30.00–85.00	66.95
1	—	300	42.00	42.00
2	—	365	55.00	55.00
2	—	922	74.00	74.00
6	—	817	40.00–67.00	57.29
2	—	233	35.00–60.00	48.17
2	—	890	74.00	74.00
5	—	730	80.00	80.00
11	—	669	72.00–74.00	73.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	107.00	107.00
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
1	—	215	110.00	110.00
4	—	421	117.00–135.00	122.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	205	72.00	72.00
3	—	473	77.00–115.00	97.77
6	—	274	65.00–127.00	101.30
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
2	—	720	95.00–102.00	98.43
4	—	370	65.00–110.00	86.47
2	—	438	67.00–80.00	73.46
3	—	627	85.00–100.00	95.21

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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