Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2021-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 105lb feeder cattle deleted

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be Friday May 21, 2021 at 7:00PM

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $143.60/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$143.60

20 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$27.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs PA average

−22.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	154.69	844	12thin
Medium and Large 2	551	126.98	700	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.71/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

143.60

—

PA average1 barns · 20 hd

143.60

+0.00

National average185 barns · 14,400 hd

166.08

−22.48

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

82 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	100.92/cwt	94.00–115.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	654	120.71/cwt	112.00–127.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	136.67/cwt	120.00–150.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	98.47/cwt	85.00–117.00	504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	103.28/cwt	95.00–110.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	146.17/cwt	140.00–152.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	135.03/cwt	130.00–145.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	139.78/cwt	130.00–147.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	113.27/cwt	105.00–120.00	540	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	145.22/cwt	127.00–150.00	392	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	114.17/cwt	72.00–145.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	145.75/cwt	132.00–160.00	697	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	461	75.49/cwt	72.00–86.00	348	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	937	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	830	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	548	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	320	99.51/cwt	77.00–120.00	318	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	724	84.36/cwt	80.00–86.00	611	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	905	65.00/cwt	64.00–66.00	588	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	825	79.86/cwt	70.00–85.00	659	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	150–200	165	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	144	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	683	75.35/cwt	62.00–96.00	515	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	205	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	195	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	587	83.69/cwt	74.00–110.00	491	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	382	78.23/cwt	78.00–79.00	299	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	971	67.96/cwt	56.00–71.00	660	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	773	70.64/cwt	56.00–76.00	546	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	528	85.48/cwt	85.00–86.00	451	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	628	107.14/cwt	100.00–114.00	673	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	869	73.27/cwt	46.00–80.00	637	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	720	63.97/cwt	62.00–66.00	461	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,055	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	155.14/cwt	145.00–170.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	137.90/cwt	120.00–160.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	123.79/cwt	120.00–125.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	132.17/cwt	120.00–145.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	137.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	159.14/cwt	145.00–165.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	128.65/cwt	127.00–135.00	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	163.76/cwt	152.00–172.00	532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	175	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	165	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	142.10/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,053	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	155.93/cwt	152.00–160.00	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	148.99/cwt	147.00–150.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	177.70/cwt	147.00–185.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	154.15/cwt	147.00–157.00	888	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	140.07/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	165.41/cwt	145.00–175.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	136.33/cwt	125.00–155.00	488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	134.32/cwt	100.00–139.00	1,040	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	168.85/cwt	160.00–172.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	161.13/cwt	145.00–170.00	749	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	155.07/cwt	140.00–160.00	813	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	147.43/cwt	120.00–162.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	106.46/cwt	100.00–112.00	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	180	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	148.77/cwt	145.00–150.00	364	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	137.48/cwt	125.00–150.00	445	8

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 →

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Receipts 336Last week 450Year ago 308

Correction: 105lb feeder cattle deleted

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be Friday May 21, 2021 at 7:00PM

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	155.00	155.00
4	200–250	245	145.00–150.00	148.77
8	300–350	324	125.00–150.00	137.48
4	350–400	358	125.00–155.00	136.33
3	400–450	438	145.00–175.00	165.41
7	450–500	478	132.00–160.00	145.75
4	500–550	523	130.00–147.00	139.78
4	550–600	579	72.00–145.00	114.17
3	600–650	628	145.00	145.00
2	750–800	755	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	150.00	150.00
2	250–300	270	152.00–160.00	155.93
4	300–350	325	152.00–172.00	163.76
5	350–400	369	147.00–185.00	177.70
4	400–450	412	160.00–172.00	168.85
7	450–500	465	145.00–170.00	161.13
7	500–550	524	140.00–160.00	155.07
5	550–600	576	147.00–157.00	154.15
3	600–650	613	147.00–150.00	148.99
1	650–700	650	150.00	150.00
7	700–750	741	135.00–150.00	142.10
9	750–800	774	100.00–139.00	134.32
3	800–850	828	135.00–145.00	140.07
1	1000–1050	1,035	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	100.00	100.00
3	300–350	310	120.00–150.00	136.67
2	350–400	386	140.00–152.00	146.17
1	400–450	410	82.00	82.00
3	450–500	461	120.00–162.00	147.43
3	500–550	542	130.00–145.00	135.03
2	550–600	575	135.00	135.00
1	600–650	605	127.00	127.00
3	700–750	708	94.00–115.00	100.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	140.00	140.00
1	350–400	375	162.00	162.00
1	400–450	405	145.00	145.00
5	450–500	478	145.00–165.00	159.14
2	500–550	520	127.00	127.00
4	600–650	623	127.00	127.00
1	700–750	735	115.00	115.00
3	750–800	773	115.00	115.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	127.00–150.00	145.22
1	300–350	340	135.00	135.00
4	350–400	389	120.00	120.00
3	400–450	417	100.00–112.00	106.46
7	450–500	477	105.00–120.00	113.27
6	500–550	512	85.00–117.00	98.47
3	550–600	575	95.00–110.00	103.28
1	600–650	605	115.00	115.00
4	650–700	654	112.00–127.00	120.71
1	750–800	750	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	380	150.00	150.00
6	400–450	418	120.00–160.00	137.90
7	450–500	464	145.00–170.00	155.14
3	550–600	557	135.00–140.00	137.36
4	600–650	631	120.00–125.00	123.79
2	650–700	673	120.00–145.00	132.17
5	700–750	706	127.00–135.00	128.65
1	750–800	755	130.00	130.00
3	800–850	840	122.00	122.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	78.00	78.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	95.00	95.00
2	300–350	320	77.00–120.00	99.51
4	350–400	382	78.00–79.00	78.23
4	450–500	461	72.00–86.00	75.49
2	500–550	528	85.00–86.00	85.48
8	550–600	587	74.00–110.00	83.69
2	600–650	628	100.00–114.00	107.14
7	650–700	683	62.00–96.00	75.35
12	700–750	724	80.00–86.00	84.36
9	750–800	773	56.00–76.00	70.64
10	800–850	825	70.00–85.00	79.86
5	850–900	869	46.00–80.00	73.27
2	900–950	905	64.00–66.00	65.00
5	950–1000	971	56.00–71.00	67.96
1	1050–1100	1,055	70.00	70.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	165	87.00	87.00
1	500–550	535	100.00	100.00
2	700–750	720	62.00–66.00	63.97
1	800–850	830	66.00	66.00

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