Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $287.64/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$287.64

15 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$14.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.66

vs PA average

−13.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	289.58	1,666	13thin
Medium and Large 2	570	275.00	1,568	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.58/cwt here — about $98 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale15 hd

287.64

—

PA average3 barns · 19 hd

279.98

+7.66

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

−13.02

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

65 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 2	900–950	910	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	195.68/cwt	172.00–220.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	230.00/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	230.85/cwt	215.00–275.00	1,671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	201.45/cwt	185.00–235.00	1,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	216.90/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	265.99/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	213.76/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,039	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	247.10/cwt	217.00–275.00	1,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	291.40/cwt	260.00–307.00	1,332	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	1,821	169.79/cwt	167.00–172.00	3,092	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	257.50/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,584	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	770	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,478	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	430	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	753	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	740	181.67/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,344	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	700–750	726	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,561	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium 3	450–500	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	370	157.16/cwt	145.00–170.00	581	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	585	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	965	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	287.69/cwt	282.00–305.00	1,694	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	245.67/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,658	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,005	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	228.16/cwt	190.00–265.00	1,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	227.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,463	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	203.17/cwt	150.00–260.00	1,276	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,217	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	226.94/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,387	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,737	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,538	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 391Year ago 337

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 16

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	470	247.00	247.00
2	500–550	520	215.00–245.00	230.00
1	550–600	560	225.00	225.00
5	600–650	611	215.00–235.00	226.94
3	650–700	667	210.00–230.00	216.90
1	700–750	740	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	760	172.00–220.00	195.68
4	900–950	910	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	280.00	280.00
6	450–500	457	260.00–307.00	291.40
2	500–550	525	217.00–275.00	247.10
4	600–650	615	250.00–260.00	257.50
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	265.00	265.00
3	500–550	522	185.00–235.00	201.45
3	550–600	566	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	615	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	650	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	765	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	920	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	810	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	643	225.00–230.00	227.51
4	650–700	682	225.00–280.00	265.99
4	700–750	724	215.00–275.00	230.85
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00
2	950–1000	960	197.00	197.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	312.00	312.00
2	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
11	550–600	589	282.00–305.00	287.69
1	600–650	605	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	650	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	195.00	195.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	210.00	210.00
6	450–500	486	180.00–220.00	213.76
4	550–600	566	215.00	215.00
6	600–650	628	150.00–260.00	203.17
3	650–700	675	237.00–250.00	245.67
1	700–750	715	190.00	190.00
2	800–850	805	162.00	162.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	155.00	155.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	726	215.00	215.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	165.00	165.00
1	400–450	430	175.00	175.00
1	450–500	460	170.00	170.00
2	550–600	585	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	615	175.00	175.00
3	700–750	740	175.00–190.00	181.67
1	750–800	770	192.00	192.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	610	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	722	285.00	285.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	245.00	245.00
2	700–750	713	190.00–265.00	228.16
2	800–850	808	215.00	215.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	145.00–170.00	157.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,821	167.00–172.00	169.79
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	105.00	105.00

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