Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next feeder cattle sale will be Friday April 19, 2024 at 6:00PM

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $201.16/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$201.16

38 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$38

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

$2.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.00

vs PA average

−69.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	203.19	1,116	7thin
Medium and Large 2	575	200.70	1,154	31

One grade step is worth $2.49/cwt here — about −$38 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale38 hd

201.16

—

PA average3 barns · 127 hd

210.15

−9.00

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−69.43

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

79 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	470	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	893	1
Bulls	Large 3	300–350	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	895	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,164	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	640	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,203	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	189.62/cwt	175.00–202.00	1,278	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	236.18/cwt	185.00–265.00	1,264	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Large 3	800–850	845	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Large 3	950–1000	975	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	229.75/cwt	165.00–275.00	1,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	215.24/cwt	170.00–260.00	1,229	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	222.45/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	198.93/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	205.98/cwt	170.00–250.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	302.57/cwt	300.00–305.00	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	256.34/cwt	210.00–270.00	1,084	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	209.78/cwt	155.00–265.00	1,022	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	246.61/cwt	170.00–275.00	1,018	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	278.96/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,473	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	184.66/cwt	165.00–195.00	1,241	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	255.41/cwt	205.00–300.00	1,085	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	190.15/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	158.25/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	858	167.54/cwt	155.00–180.00	1,437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	201.67/cwt	170.00–225.00	1,186	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	279.09/cwt	225.00–305.00	1,044	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,644	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	230.33/cwt	195.00–265.00	965	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	167.76/cwt	155.00–180.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	201.09/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,138	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	269.05/cwt	260.00–290.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	245.08/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	157.47/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,379	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	216.69/cwt	185.00–240.00	1,330	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	256.40/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,241	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	266.61/cwt	260.00–270.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	271.13/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,049	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	274.32/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,328	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	250.07/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,415	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	294.84/cwt	250.00–310.00	994	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	268.33/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	274.37/cwt	210.00–300.00	1,183	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	496	256.31/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,271	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	198.51/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,249	11
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	380	225.40/cwt	205.00–230.00	857	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	455	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	933	1
Bulls	Large 3	600–650	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Bulls	Large 3	350–400	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	637	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,051	2
Bulls	Large 3	550–600	555	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	791	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	965	143.45/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	227.45/cwt	185.00–295.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	290.08/cwt	285.00–300.00	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	198.32/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,079	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	189.00/cwt	165.00–195.00	425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	227.24/cwt	180.00–260.00	852	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	848	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	287.77/cwt	280.00–295.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	198.60/cwt	125.00–227.00	1,043	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	236.67/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,349	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	245.73/cwt	195.00–280.00	1,180	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.

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The next feeder cattle sale will be Friday April 19, 2024 at 6:00PM

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	640	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	180.00	180.00
1	350–400	385	185.00	185.00
2	550–600	555	140.00–145.00	142.52
1	600–650	625	145.00	145.00
1	800–850	845	127.00	127.00
1	950–1000	975	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	280.00–295.00	287.77
1	300–350	300	315.00	315.00
8	350–400	374	225.00–305.00	279.09
6	400–450	425	205.00–300.00	255.41
6	450–500	480	195.00–280.00	245.73
8	500–550	525	125.00–227.00	198.60
3	550–600	570	200.00–255.00	236.67
10	600–650	614	185.00–240.00	216.69
4	650–700	686	175.00–195.00	190.15
1	700–750	730	185.00	185.00
3	750–800	766	145.00–165.00	158.25
2	800–850	800	185.00	185.00
2	850–900	858	155.00–180.00	167.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	337	250.00–310.00	294.84
3	350–400	368	260.00–270.00	266.61
10	400–450	431	210.00–300.00	274.37
4	450–500	484	235.00–280.00	256.40
3	500–550	523	265.00–270.00	268.33
8	550–600	566	245.00–275.00	250.07
1	750–800	765	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	840	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	205.00	205.00
1	500–550	500	170.00	170.00
2	600–650	637	165.00	165.00
1	850–900	895	130.00	130.00
2	950–1000	965	140.00–147.00	143.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	230.00	230.00
4	400–450	401	300.00	300.00
15	450–500	484	240.00–295.00	274.32
5	500–550	535	185.00–265.00	236.18
2	600–650	610	235.00–255.00	245.08
15	650–700	671	245.00	245.00
4	800–850	834	185.00–210.00	198.93
3	1050–1100	1,055	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	255.00	255.00
6	400–450	423	210.00–270.00	256.34
3	450–500	473	165.00–275.00	229.75
10	500–550	528	245.00–290.00	278.96
9	550–600	571	170.00–260.00	215.24
3	600–650	636	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	680	225.00	225.00
4	700–750	730	200.00–230.00	222.45
1	850–900	850	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	260.00–290.00	269.05
4	300–350	321	300.00–305.00	302.57
8	350–400	387	245.00–280.00	271.13
16	400–450	419	195.00–265.00	230.33
18	450–500	496	225.00–260.00	256.31
3	500–550	527	170.00–250.00	205.98
4	550–600	566	190.00–205.00	201.09
11	600–650	629	185.00–225.00	198.51
7	650–700	674	175.00–202.00	189.62
2	700–750	732	172.00	172.00
1	750–800	760	185.00	185.00
4	850–900	876	155.00–165.00	157.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	225	165.00–195.00	189.00
4	250–300	265	185.00–295.00	227.45
3	300–350	320	285.00–300.00	290.08
9	350–400	375	180.00–260.00	227.24
13	400–450	413	170.00–275.00	246.61
5	450–500	487	155.00–265.00	209.78
9	500–550	544	185.00–220.00	198.32
22	550–600	588	170.00–225.00	201.67
2	600–650	620	180.00	180.00
6	650–700	672	165.00–195.00	184.66
2	700–750	720	155.00–180.00	167.76
1	750–800	760	180.00	180.00
3	800–850	848	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	205.00–230.00	225.40
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	185.00	185.00
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00

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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