Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next feeder cattle sale will be Friday February 17, 2023 at 6:00PM. There will be 10 Angus cows here that are due in May and 19 Angus cows calving in January.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.53/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$122.53

120 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$30.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.87

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	531	139.36	740	8thin
Medium and Large 1	570	133.41	760	57
Small 2	685	120.00	822	1thin
Medium and Large 2	546	108.60	593	54

One grade step is worth $30.76/cwt here — about $147 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 sale120 hd

122.53

—

PA average6 barns · 276 hd

121.66

+0.87

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

70 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	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	132.61/cwt	125.00–140.00	772	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	123.48/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,087	4
Steers	Large 2	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	804	132.47/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	153.94/cwt	125.00–165.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	139.91/cwt	135.00–150.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	94.58/cwt	70.00–125.00	678	5
Steers	Large 3	—	555	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	149.02/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,141	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,200	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	465	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	375	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	137.47/cwt	135.00–145.00	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	116.74/cwt	80.00–130.00	895	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	500	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	450	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	675	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	486	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	435	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	348	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	137.35/cwt	132.00–140.00	927	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	620	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	465	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	990	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,109	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	748	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	823	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	620	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	403	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	655	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	99.67/cwt	85.00–130.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	141.80/cwt	135.00–155.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	148.32/cwt	145.00–152.00	672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	122.54/cwt	115.00–130.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	831	86.56/cwt	77.00–110.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	107.32/cwt	100.00–112.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	146.70/cwt	140.00–150.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	104.69/cwt	95.00–112.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	125.63/cwt	115.00–132.00	541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	127.21/cwt	115.00–135.00	331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	89.71/cwt	80.00–92.00	568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	89.85/cwt	72.00–130.00	334	9
Bulls	Large 3	—	610	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	488	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	531	139.36/cwt	130.00–145.00	740	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	136.38/cwt	135.00–137.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	138.61/cwt	125.00–142.00	718	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	110.90/cwt	107.00–115.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	104.50/cwt	77.00–140.00	815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	93.77/cwt	82.00–140.00	365	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	849	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	590	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	131.49/cwt	105.00–145.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	132.85/cwt	115.00–137.00	569	9

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

Fri Jan 20, 2023

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

Receipts 245Last week 187Year ago 147

The next feeder cattle sale will be Friday February 17, 2023 at 6:00PM. There will be 10 Angus cows here that are due in May and 19 Angus cows calving in January.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	130.00	130.00
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
4	—	804	120.00–140.00	132.47
5	—	717	70.00–125.00	94.58
4	—	385	135.00–145.00	137.47
6	—	767	80.00–130.00	116.74
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
3	—	615	100.00–112.00	107.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	876	130.00	130.00
5	—	615	125.00–165.00	153.94
3	—	570	135.00–150.00	139.91
5	—	766	145.00–155.00	149.02
1	—	845	142.00	142.00
1	—	475	147.00	147.00
3	—	675	132.00–140.00	137.35
2	—	925	132.00	132.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	145.00	145.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	582	125.00–140.00	132.61
4	—	880	115.00–127.00	123.48
3	—	378	140.00–150.00	146.70
3	—	1,008	125.00	125.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
13	—	518	125.00–142.00	138.61
1	—	655	147.00	147.00
6	—	479	105.00–145.00	131.49
9	—	428	115.00–137.00	132.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	711	115.00–130.00	122.54
4	—	831	77.00–110.00	86.56
4	—	581	95.00–112.00	104.69
1	—	460	122.00	122.00
1	—	955	117.00	117.00
10	—	431	115.00–132.00	125.63
4	—	260	115.00–135.00	127.21
5	—	633	80.00–92.00	89.71
1	—	875	105.00	105.00
9	—	372	72.00–130.00	89.85
1	—	525	112.00	112.00
3	—	326	135.00–137.00	136.38
6	—	780	77.00–140.00	104.50
1	—	660	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	531	130.00–145.00	139.36
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	87.00	87.00
1	—	435	80.00	80.00
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	990	112.00	112.00
1	—	855	90.00	90.00
1	—	655	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	40.00	40.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	75.00	75.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	90.00	90.00
1	—	675	72.00	72.00
3	—	748	110.00	110.00
1	—	620	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	85.00–130.00	99.67
2	—	265	152.00	152.00
2	—	718	107.00–115.00	110.90
5	—	389	82.00–140.00	93.77
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
1	—	620	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	135.00–155.00	141.80
3	—	560	140.00	140.00
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
1	—	355	165.00	165.00
9	—	453	145.00–152.00	148.32
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	80.00	80.00
1	—	590	92.00	92.00

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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