Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There were 396 head of feeder cattle. The next feeder cattle sale will be on Friday November 17, 2023 at 6:00 PM.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.00/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$168.00

136 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$38.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.06

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	185.55	1,012	74
Medium and Large 2	505	147.06	743	62

One grade step is worth $38.49/cwt here — about $269 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 sale136 hd

168.00

—

PA average6 barns · 540 hd

179.06

−11.06

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

43 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	—	613	204.14/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,251	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	226.99/cwt	205.00–237.00	1,217	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	551	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,105	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	152.60/cwt	125.00–170.00	963	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	371	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	512	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	225.10/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,067	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	184.91/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,437	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,930	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,768	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	961	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	995	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	186.35/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,073	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	874	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,311	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	258.88/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,489	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	188.04/cwt	175.00–220.00	978	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,037	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,127	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	233.03/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,209	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	131.87/cwt	125.00–145.00	442	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	162.60/cwt	162.00–165.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	186.02/cwt	170.00–205.00	1,058	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	181.31/cwt	175.00–195.00	865	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	163.75/cwt	155.00–167.00	698	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	162.88/cwt	157.00–170.00	867	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	129.69/cwt	127.00–135.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	822	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	147.37/cwt	130.00–170.00	644	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	895	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 →

Middleburg Feeder Cattle Sale - Middleburg, PA

Sat Nov 4, 2023

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

Receipts 396Last week 522Year ago 432

There were 396 head of feeder cattle. The next feeder cattle sale will be on Friday November 17, 2023 at 6:00 PM.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	613	200.00–207.00	204.14
13	—	536	205.00–237.00	226.99
2	—	362	220.00	220.00
3	—	551	200.00	200.00
4	—	491	225.00	225.00
3	—	328	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	631	125.00–170.00	152.60
8	—	437	130.00–170.00	147.37
4	—	533	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	371	75.00	75.00
2	—	512	72.00	72.00
2	—	615	72.00	72.00
3	—	961	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	150.00	150.00
7	—	777	182.00–187.00	184.91
3	—	686	117.00	117.00
2	—	995	165.00	165.00
10	—	576	175.00–200.00	186.35
6	—	874	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	205.00–235.00	225.10
2	—	772	250.00	250.00
9	—	667	265.00	265.00
11	—	575	240.00–275.00	258.88
4	—	1,037	153.00	153.00
13	—	519	230.00–240.00	233.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	145.00	145.00
21	—	520	175.00–220.00	188.04
2	—	812	175.00	175.00
4	—	637	177.00	177.00
25	—	569	170.00–205.00	186.02
10	—	477	175.00–195.00	181.31
8	—	426	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	125.00	125.00
9	—	335	125.00–145.00	131.87
5	—	478	162.00–165.00	162.60
3	—	850	140.00	140.00
13	—	426	155.00–167.00	163.75
3	—	280	155.00	155.00
4	—	691	125.00	125.00
9	—	532	157.00–170.00	162.88
2	—	640	160.00	160.00
6	—	568	127.00–135.00	129.69
4	—	822	135.00	135.00

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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