Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 650.00 per cwt feeder heifer deleted

The annual Graded Feeder Cattle Sale will be Saturday October 7, 2023 at 1:00PM. They will be accepting cattle on Friday October 6 from 1:00 to 6:00 PM and Saturday October 7 from 8:00AM until 11:00AM.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.25/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$200.25

146 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$32.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.72

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	211.51	1,104	95
Medium and Large 2	556	179.29	998	51

One grade step is worth $32.22/cwt here — about $107 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 sale146 hd

200.25

—

PA average4 barns · 297 hd

233.97

−33.72

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

91 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	—	480	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	186.00/cwt	167.00–205.00	1,330	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	375	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	514	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	970	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,116	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,030	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,082	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	830	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,054	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	812	128.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,042	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	275	117.38/cwt	97.00–135.00	323	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	535	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	465	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	483	137.46/cwt	130.00–145.00	664	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	638	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	708	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	785	126.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	994	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	574	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	735	125.04/cwt	95.00–135.00	919	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	123.75/cwt	120.00–130.00	705	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	547	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	985	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	413	121.52/cwt	110.00–127.00	502	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,175	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	248.35/cwt	240.00–260.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,105	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,138	113.11/cwt	105.00–122.00	1,287	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	116.91/cwt	102.00–130.00	1,222	4
Bulls	Large 3	—	558	122.40/cwt	115.00–130.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	910	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	217	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	900	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	752	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	205.09/cwt	200.00–210.00	574	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	480	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	731	135.93/cwt	95.00–160.00	994	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	227	213.31/cwt	180.00–270.00	484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	255.94/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,116	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	171.28/cwt	145.00–185.00	1,096	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	164.89/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	198.65/cwt	160.00–230.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	784	168.79/cwt	145.00–177.00	1,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	153.41/cwt	142.00–165.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	116.25/cwt	105.00–140.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	185.09/cwt	165.00–205.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	212.58/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,256	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	223.54/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	216.33/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	242.27/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	216.72/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	231.00/cwt	195.00–235.00	1,072	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	217.66/cwt	197.00–237.00	1,349	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	233.87/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,013	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	272.41/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,457	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	185.13/cwt	145.00–210.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	266.60/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,109	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	186.35/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,187	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	169.48/cwt	167.00–172.00	1,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	229.72/cwt	220.00–240.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	172.25/cwt	155.00–195.00	996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	801	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	213.07/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,217	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	227.81/cwt	215.00–245.00	829	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	166.27/cwt	152.00–177.00	1,453	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	190	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	240.77/cwt	195.00–265.00	790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	207.45/cwt	160.00–225.00	900	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

Fri Sep 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 67Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 4

Correction: 650.00 per cwt feeder heifer deleted

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	215.00	215.00
2	—	715	167.00–205.00	186.00
4	—	591	200.00–225.00	212.58
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
1	—	750	165.00	165.00
3	—	508	200.00–230.00	216.72
5	—	620	197.00–237.00	217.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	555	265.00	265.00
4	—	658	205.00–230.00	223.54
3	—	740	205.00–222.00	216.33
4	—	481	220.00–260.00	242.27
1	—	900	165.00	165.00
20	—	535	245.00–285.00	272.41
2	—	790	205.00	205.00
3	—	416	260.00–270.00	266.60
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	137.00	137.00
3	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	970	115.00	115.00
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,030	105.00	105.00
2	—	730	125.00	125.00
1	—	830	127.00	127.00
2	—	275	97.00–135.00	117.38
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
1	—	535	87.00	87.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
3	—	812	125.00–130.00	128.35
2	—	483	130.00–145.00	137.46
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
2	—	638	110.00–112.00	111.01
3	—	785	125.00–130.00	126.67
1	—	675	85.00	85.00
10	—	735	95.00–135.00	125.04
4	—	570	120.00–130.00	123.75
2	—	547	180.00	180.00
3	—	413	110.00–127.00	121.52
1	—	1,175	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	230.00	230.00
1	—	360	275.00	275.00
3	—	328	240.00–260.00	248.35
2	—	735	190.00	190.00
1	—	265	275.00	275.00
1	—	655	160.00	160.00
2	—	217	290.00	290.00
5	—	436	255.00–260.00	255.94
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	115.00–130.00	122.40
1	—	910	105.00	105.00
1	—	480	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	170.00	170.00
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,115	117.00	117.00
1	—	900	95.00	95.00
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
2	—	752	95.00	95.00
1	—	375	215.00	215.00
1	—	455	190.00	190.00
5	—	731	95.00–160.00	135.93
3	—	227	180.00–270.00	213.31
1	—	265	215.00	215.00
3	—	685	105.00–140.00	116.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	200.00–210.00	205.09
2	—	535	195.00	195.00
9	—	640	145.00–185.00	171.28
3	—	727	160.00–175.00	164.89
3	—	315	160.00–230.00	198.65
4	—	784	145.00–177.00	168.79
2	—	660	142.00–165.00	153.41
1	—	215	180.00	180.00
3	—	373	165.00–205.00	185.09
1	—	930	142.00	142.00
4	—	475	145.00–210.00	185.13
7	—	578	155.00–195.00	172.25
3	—	801	147.00	147.00
1	—	190	220.00	220.00
6	—	434	160.00–225.00	207.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	464	195.00–235.00	231.00
20	—	433	210.00–240.00	233.87
3	—	828	172.00	172.00
11	—	637	185.00–190.00	186.35
5	—	506	177.00	177.00
6	—	707	167.00–172.00	169.48
2	—	268	220.00–240.00	229.72
1	—	915	125.00	125.00
5	—	571	205.00–215.00	213.07
9	—	364	215.00–245.00	227.81
7	—	874	152.00–177.00	166.27
8	—	328	195.00–265.00	240.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,830	115.00	115.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	105.00–122.00	113.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,045	102.00–130.00	116.91

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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