Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next feeder cattle sale is Friday June 21, 2024 at 6:00PM.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.23/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$252.23

47 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$26.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.26

vs PA average

−17.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	256.93	1,466	28
Medium and Large 2	552	247.11	1,363	17thin
Large 1	540	230.00	1,242	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.93/cwt here — about $224 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 sale47 hd

252.23

—

PA average2 barns · 61 hd

250.98

+1.26

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−17.77

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

88 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 1	750–800	774	239.07/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,074	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	220.66/cwt	202.00–232.00	1,595	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	259.89/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,505	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	232.09/cwt	215.00–247.00	1,555	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	213.94/cwt	192.00–230.00	1,620	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,176	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,285	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,235	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	242.54/cwt	200.00–260.00	1,499	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	276.67/cwt	245.00–305.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	197.45/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,115	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	265.48/cwt	255.00–285.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	278.32/cwt	230.00–300.00	1,745	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	253.29/cwt	250.00–255.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	239.17/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,246	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	285.03/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,411	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	215.00/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	339.52/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	260.12/cwt	230.00–290.00	1,582	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	155.57/cwt	125.00–220.00	661	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	300–350	316	163.21/cwt	160.00–170.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	840	177.49/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,491	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	623	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,308	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	560	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,148	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	865	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,038	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	1
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	600	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,140	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	536	192.04/cwt	185.00–207.00	1,029	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Bulls	Large 3	850–900	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	890	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,647	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,108	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	605	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	242.85/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	781	193.74/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	303.00/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	247.88/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,450	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	223.45/cwt	210.00–230.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	247.59/cwt	175.00–282.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	219.88/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	236.28/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	213.48/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,309	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	246.25/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,266	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	462	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	245.80/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,086	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	235.76/cwt	232.00–255.00	1,141	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	252.56/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,286	122.12/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,570	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	800	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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 301Year ago 325

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 0

The next feeder cattle sale is Friday June 21, 2024 at 6:00PM.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	420	330.00–350.00	339.52
2	450–500	467	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	608	230.00–290.00	260.12
5	750–800	774	215.00–245.00	239.07
2	800–850	815	200.00–230.00	215.00
4	850–900	881	247.00	247.00
2	900–950	930	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	980	200.00	200.00
4	1050–1100	1,074	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	235.00	235.00
6	450–500	495	275.00–290.00	285.03
3	500–550	530	210.00–260.00	242.85
5	550–600	585	285.00–330.00	303.00
9	600–650	627	230.00–300.00	278.32
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	728	215.00–225.00	219.88
4	750–800	781	190.00–195.00	193.74
2	850–900	885	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	915	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	280.00	280.00
3	250–300	277	255.00–285.00	265.48
3	350–400	376	250.00–255.00	253.29
2	400–450	400	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	470	255.00	255.00
4	500–550	521	210.00–255.00	239.17
24	550–600	579	225.00–280.00	259.89
32	600–650	618	200.00–260.00	242.54
21	650–700	670	215.00–247.00	232.09
11	700–750	723	202.00–232.00	220.66
14	750–800	757	192.00–230.00	213.94
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	210.00–230.00	223.45
1	300–350	330	165.00	165.00
3	350–400	378	175.00–282.00	247.59
10	400–450	442	210.00–260.00	245.80
16	450–500	484	232.00–255.00	235.76
8	500–550	514	230.00–250.00	246.25
9	550–600	585	210.00–260.00	247.88
4	600–650	613	190.00–230.00	213.48
4	650–700	663	230.00–240.00	236.28
2	700–750	715	177.00	177.00
1	750–800	770	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	232	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	430	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	725	215.00	215.00
2	750–800	775	195.00–200.00	197.45
2	800–850	837	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	925	220.00	220.00
1	1100–1150	1,115	165.00	165.00
1	1200–1250	1,235	167.00	167.00
1	1250–1300	1,285	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	245.00–305.00	276.67
1	350–400	390	205.00	205.00
2	400–450	427	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	490	180.00	180.00
2	500–550	520	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	568	250.00–255.00	252.56
2	600–650	610	137.00	137.00
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	850	115.00	115.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	425	125.00–220.00	155.57
1	600–650	600	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	740	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	890	185.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	316	160.00–170.00	163.21
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	560	205.00	205.00
6	600–650	623	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	715	155.00	155.00
2	800–850	840	175.00–180.00	177.49
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	160.00	160.00
3	500–550	536	185.00–207.00	192.04
2	600–650	605	170.00–175.00	172.48
1	650–700	685	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	740	140.00	140.00
1	850–900	865	120.00	120.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	920	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,286	115.00–135.00	122.12

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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