Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 710.00/cwt heifer deleted

The next Feeder Cattle Sale is Friday August 16, 2024 at 6:00PM.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.59/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$237.59

9 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$27.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

vs PA average

−20.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	255.91	1,323	3thin
Medium and Large 2	552	228.43	1,261	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.48/cwt here — about $62 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale9 hd

237.59

—

PA average3 barns · 21 hd

236.23

+1.36

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−20.21

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

64 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 Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,740	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	215.98/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,256	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	194.89/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	252.63/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	248.77/cwt	220.00–280.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	234.66/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	234.94/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	209.84/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,291	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	193.48/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,461	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	308.15/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,140	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,242	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	810	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,337	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	755	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,321	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	222.95/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	283.42/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	244.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	304.91/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	232.37/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	205.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	265.00/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	255.91/cwt	245.00–272.00	1,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	274.92/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	256.65/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	275.84/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,669	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	214.76/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	298.55/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	314.94/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,307	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	203.37/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,359	3

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 →

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Correction: 710.00/cwt heifer deleted

The next Feeder Cattle Sale is Friday August 16, 2024 at 6:00PM.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	710	255.00	255.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	335.00	335.00
1	250–300	270	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	415	310.00–320.00	314.94
3	450–500	460	285.00–320.00	298.55
2	550–600	570	300.00–310.00	304.91
2	600–650	625	265.00–285.00	274.92
3	650–700	667	250.00–265.00	256.65
1	700–750	710	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	778	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	360	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	420	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	460	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	560	245.00–260.00	252.63
2	600–650	618	230.00–240.00	234.94
1	650–700	660	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	720	245.00	245.00
1	950–1000	960	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	220.00–280.00	248.77
1	450–500	455	205.00	205.00
2	500–550	530	215.00–217.00	215.98
4	550–600	563	210.00–250.00	234.66
2	600–650	615	190.00–230.00	209.84
2	650–700	675	180.00–210.00	194.89
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	755	190.00–197.00	193.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	375	272.00–280.00	275.84
3	400–450	415	245.00–275.00	265.00
2	450–500	460	255.00–260.00	257.50
3	500–550	517	245.00–272.00	255.91
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	710	235.00	235.00
2	950–1000	960	200.00–210.00	205.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	620	205.00–225.00	214.76
3	650–700	668	200.00–205.00	203.37
2	750–800	778	155.00–160.00	157.46
1	800–850	810	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	300.00–320.00	308.15
2	500–550	525	275.00–292.00	283.42
2	550–600	570	240.00–250.00	244.91
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	678	205.00–240.00	222.95
3	700–750	718	230.00–237.00	232.37
1	950–1000	950	175.00	175.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	665	170.00	170.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	160.00	160.00
1	550–600	570	215.00	215.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	110.00	110.00
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	755	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	810	165.00	165.00
1	850–900	855	170.00	170.00

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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