Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next feeder cattle sale will be Friday December 16, 2022 at 6:00 PM.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.22/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$120.22

92 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$34.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.49

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	124.36	674	69
Medium and Large 2	439	108.60	476	22
Small 2	340	90.00	306	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.36/cwt here — about $368 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 sale92 hd

120.22

—

PA average5 barns · 278 hd

125.71

−5.49

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

64 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	540	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	405	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	655	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	393	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	740	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	171.11/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,057	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	161.22/cwt	150.00–170.00	756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	612	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	680	90.44/cwt	70.00–110.00	615	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	235	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	148.35/cwt	137.00–160.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	157.53/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,163	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	155.02/cwt	135.00–165.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	92.86/cwt	65.00–110.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	114.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	125.97/cwt	115.00–150.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	131.23/cwt	120.00–147.00	829	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	120.26/cwt	105.00–125.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	131.79/cwt	125.00–140.00	568	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	121.14/cwt	105.00–130.00	628	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	112.83/cwt	85.00–130.00	422	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	340	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	115.82/cwt	110.00–117.00	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	280	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	111.61/cwt	90.00–125.00	527	6
Bulls	Large 3	—	215	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	90.41/cwt	70.00–100.00	335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	122.30/cwt	105.00–140.00	811	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	804	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	138.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	130.05/cwt	115.00–135.00	808	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	560	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	347	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,030	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	927	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	230	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	196	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	190	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	165	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	890	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	912	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	910	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	956	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	485	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	461	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	835	97.25/cwt	82.00–115.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	118.09/cwt	95.00–135.00	786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	155.36/cwt	145.00–165.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	125.91/cwt	85.00–140.00	723	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	130.34/cwt	100.00–135.00	680	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	156.36/cwt	122.00–175.00	730	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 CattleReceipts 269Last week 432Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

The next feeder cattle sale will be Friday December 16, 2022 at 6:00 PM.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	75.00	75.00
1	—	655	60.00	60.00
1	—	740	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,030	90.00	90.00
1	—	230	85.00	85.00
1	—	190	87.00	87.00
2	—	890	100.00–105.00	102.51
2	—	910	105.00	105.00
2	—	485	95.00	95.00
3	—	835	82.00–115.00	97.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	618	170.00–172.00	171.11
1	—	750	155.00	155.00
7	—	469	150.00–170.00	161.22
5	—	738	147.00–160.00	157.53
4	—	570	135.00–165.00	155.02
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
1	—	650	150.00	150.00
3	—	505	135.00–140.00	138.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	437	140.00	140.00
1	—	655	102.00	102.00
2	—	380	137.00–160.00	148.35
3	—	727	110.00–120.00	114.06
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
4	—	621	115.00–135.00	130.05
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	70.00–110.00	90.44
1	—	235	75.00	75.00
1	—	560	62.00	62.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	70.00	70.00
5	—	480	115.00–150.00	125.97
16	—	632	120.00–147.00	131.23
6	—	562	105.00–125.00	120.26
11	—	431	125.00–140.00	131.79
22	—	518	105.00–130.00	121.14
2	—	367	125.00	125.00
6	—	653	110.00–117.00	115.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	95.00	95.00
3	—	615	65.00–110.00	92.86
1	—	820	120.00	120.00
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
8	—	374	85.00–130.00	112.83
3	—	445	115.00	115.00
4	—	331	117.00	117.00
1	—	290	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	85.00	85.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
1	—	745	70.00	70.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,070	90.00	90.00
6	—	472	90.00–125.00	111.61
3	—	370	70.00–100.00	90.41
1	—	235	105.00	105.00
2	—	663	105.00–140.00	122.30
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	62.00	62.00
2	—	215	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	666	95.00–135.00	118.09
2	—	420	145.00–165.00	155.36
12	—	574	85.00–140.00	125.91
12	—	522	100.00–135.00	130.34
6	—	467	122.00–175.00	156.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	80.00	80.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	97.00	97.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	60.00	60.00

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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