Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next feeder cattle sale will be on Friday February 16, 2024 at 6:00 PM.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.36/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$168.36

59 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$67.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−60.66

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	182.95	842	27
Medium and Large 2	521	169.45	883	24
Large 3	521	115.88	604	8thin

One grade step is worth $67.07/cwt here — about $238 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 sale59 hd

168.36

—

PA average4 barns · 175 hd

229.02

−60.66

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

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	161.42/cwt	125.00–197.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	153.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	183.25/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Steers	Large 3	—	368	137.86/cwt	130.00–145.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	840	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	465	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	372	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	196.56/cwt	160.00–225.00	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	213.52/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	206.79/cwt	175.00–230.00	871	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	162.27/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,017	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	947	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	173.30/cwt	150.00–185.00	1,140	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	228.79/cwt	225.00–230.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	168.46/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	172.05/cwt	145.00–190.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	182.99/cwt	177.00–185.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	186.42/cwt	170.00–200.00	981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	180.82/cwt	175.00–190.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	173.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	145.00/cwt	120.00–170.00	413	2
Heifers	Large 3	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	188.38/cwt	187.00–197.00	887	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	175.81/cwt	165.00–187.00	770	2
Heifers	Large 3	—	323	133.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	431	3
Heifers	Large 3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	224.74/cwt	215.00–230.00	951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	219.35/cwt	197.00–245.00	1,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,237	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	144.53/cwt	115.00–200.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	925	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	184.71/cwt	175.00–195.00	800	2
Heifers	Large 3	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	580	93.50/cwt	87.00–100.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1

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 19, 2024

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

Receipts 152Last week 339Year ago 245

The next feeder cattle sale will be on Friday February 16, 2024 at 6:00 PM.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	190.00	190.00
2	—	375	195.00	195.00
2	—	623	167.00–170.00	168.46
3	—	577	145.00–190.00	172.05
5	—	526	170.00–200.00	186.42
5	—	328	175.00–190.00	180.82
7	—	471	187.00–197.00	188.38
2	—	438	165.00–187.00	175.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	125.00–197.00	161.42
3	—	726	150.00–155.00	153.38
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
4	—	459	177.00–185.00	182.99
1	—	505	182.00	182.00
5	—	575	170.00–180.00	173.96
2	—	285	120.00–170.00	145.00
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
2	—	347	180.00	180.00
3	—	651	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
3	—	323	130.00–135.00	133.35
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	610	150.00	150.00
2	—	580	87.00–100.00	93.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	180.00–190.00	183.25
2	—	400	210.00	210.00
1	—	450	220.00	220.00
4	—	533	160.00–225.00	196.56
2	—	628	212.00–215.00	213.52
1	—	650	190.00	190.00
1	—	720	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	225.00	225.00
1	—	325	210.00	210.00
7	—	421	175.00–230.00	206.79
2	—	490	165.00	165.00
1	—	575	180.00	180.00
2	—	295	240.00	240.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	130.00–145.00	137.86
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	80.00	80.00
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	627	157.00–170.00	162.27
1	—	520	175.00	175.00
2	—	947	122.00	122.00
3	—	658	150.00–185.00	173.30
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
4	—	320	225.00–230.00	228.79
3	—	423	215.00–230.00	224.74
3	—	473	197.00–245.00	219.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	115.00–200.00	144.53
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
1	—	925	170.00	170.00
2	—	433	175.00–195.00	184.71
3	—	465	235.00	235.00
1	—	330	150.00	150.00

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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