Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter

cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold 15.00-20.00 higher. All prices per cwt

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $147.27/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$147.27

48 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$26.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+41.39

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	153.46	683	37
Medium and Large 2	483	126.47	611	11thin

One grade step is worth $26.99/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 sale48 hd

147.27

—

PA average8 barns · 656 hd

105.89

+41.39

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

57 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	—	800	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	317	183.49/cwt	180.00–187.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	355	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	692	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	364	66.95/cwt	52.00–77.00	244	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	523	73.39/cwt	70.00–75.00	384	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	68.48/cwt	67.00–70.00	288	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	710	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	525	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	527	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	585	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	597	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	340	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	204	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	230	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	154	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	525	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	536	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	485	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	124.38/cwt	97.00–135.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	131.57/cwt	125.00–137.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	147.34/cwt	145.00–152.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	137.09/cwt	132.00–142.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	181.60/cwt	165.00–190.00	478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	767	118.71/cwt	117.00–122.00	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	856	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	159.07/cwt	145.00–175.00	506	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	143.32/cwt	130.00–150.00	608	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	131.05/cwt	127.00–135.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	101.95/cwt	97.00–107.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	132.96/cwt	117.00–140.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	120.41/cwt	112.00–137.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	100.91/cwt	90.00–112.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	100.97/cwt	97.00–105.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	99.85/cwt	85.00–115.00	341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	86.33/cwt	85.00–87.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	103.80/cwt	95.00–122.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	104.00/cwt	102.00–105.00	525	3

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)

Receipts 157Last week 0Year ago 231

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter

cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold 15.00-20.00 higher. All prices per cwt

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	102.00	102.00
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
3	—	263	165.00–190.00	181.60
3	—	767	117.00–122.00	118.71
3	—	856	115.00	115.00
8	—	318	145.00–175.00	159.07
8	—	424	130.00–150.00	143.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	317	180.00–187.00	183.49
2	—	355	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
1	—	305	155.00	155.00
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	112.00	112.00
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
1	—	840	105.00	105.00
4	—	466	127.00–135.00	131.05
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	52.00–77.00	66.95
3	—	523	70.00–75.00	73.39
2	—	420	67.00–70.00	68.48
1	—	710	74.00	74.00
1	—	620	85.00	85.00
1	—	585	102.00	102.00
1	—	340	60.00	60.00
1	—	230	67.00	67.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	102.00	102.00
1	—	485	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	97.00–135.00	124.38
4	—	483	125.00–137.00	131.57
2	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,030	102.00	102.00
1	—	800	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	145.00–152.00	147.34
2	—	565	132.00–142.00	137.09
2	—	470	152.00	152.00
1	—	950	105.00	105.00
1	—	760	117.00	117.00
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
1	—	785	107.00	107.00
2	—	218	145.00	145.00
2	—	935	97.00–107.00	101.95
3	—	381	117.00–140.00	132.96
3	—	580	112.00–137.00	120.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	85.00	85.00
1	—	790	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,170	97.00	97.00
2	—	471	90.00–112.00	100.91
2	—	585	102.00	102.00
2	—	615	97.00–105.00	100.97
3	—	342	85.00–115.00	99.85
3	—	920	85.00–87.00	86.33
3	—	665	95.00–122.00	103.80
3	—	505	102.00–105.00	104.00

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