Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The next feeder cattle sale will be on Friday September 20, 2024 at 6:00PM.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $213.05/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$213.05

27 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,188

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$28.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

vs PA average

−38.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	229.80	1,291	11thin
Medium and Large 2	555	201.54	1,118	16thin

One grade step is worth $28.26/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale27 hd

213.05

—

PA average4 barns · 31 hd

211.43

+1.62

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−38.89

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

100 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 2	1050–1100	1,070	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	816	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	286.97/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	326.93/cwt	280.00–350.00	1,903	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,030	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,597	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	277.46/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,285	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	218.32/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	269.09/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,650	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,957	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	174.82/cwt	140.00–210.00	844	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,224	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	602	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	229.93/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,088	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	245.11/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,625	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	106.87/cwt	92.00–117.00	1,074	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	317.59/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,518	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,007	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	218.78/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	269.00/cwt	215.00–285.00	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	318.76/cwt	275.00–360.00	1,651	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	227.60/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,179	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	912	117.68/cwt	100.00–134.00	1,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	269.68/cwt	245.00–320.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Large 3	250–300	281	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	464	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	835	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,420	1
Bulls	Large 3	450–500	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	695	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,182	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	245	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	723	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	195.22/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,318	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	185.10/cwt	175.00–190.00	883	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	201.66/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,242	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,011	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,568	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	219.74/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,548	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	172.55/cwt	170.00–175.00	635	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	208.33/cwt	190.00–245.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	227.15/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	202.50/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,367	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	835	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,587	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	170	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	822	188.00/cwt	165.00–200.00	1,545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	197.34/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	208.28/cwt	185.00–230.00	873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	268.83/cwt	215.00–330.00	1,110	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	227.43/cwt	125.00–305.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	231.04/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,121	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	261.22/cwt	215.00–275.00	1,766	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	209.95/cwt	190.00–215.00	695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	198.61/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,031	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	206.36/cwt	190.00–225.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	242.95/cwt	220.00–265.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	871	208.62/cwt	197.00–220.00	1,817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	203.29/cwt	170.00–235.00	1,171	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	771	240.02/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	231.05/cwt	217.00–250.00	1,356	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	343.67/cwt	300.00–390.00	1,454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	213.26/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	495	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	399	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,217	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	356	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	872	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,465	2

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 313Last week 214Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

The next feeder cattle sale will be on Friday September 20, 2024 at 6:00PM.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	463	270.00–285.00	277.46
1	600–650	600	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	663	235.00–255.00	245.11
1	750–800	755	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	910	215.00	215.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	155.00	155.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	190.00	190.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	165.00	165.00
2	450–500	478	210.00–230.00	219.74
1	550–600	585	145.00	145.00
3	600–650	616	200.00–205.00	201.66
2	750–800	765	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	220.00–265.00	242.95
4	400–450	420	270.00–320.00	286.97
3	450–500	490	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	582	280.00–350.00	326.93
12	600–650	613	235.00–275.00	269.09
8	650–700	676	215.00–275.00	261.22
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00
5	750–800	771	220.00–265.00	240.02
3	800–850	816	215.00	215.00
3	850–900	890	215.00–225.00	218.32
1	900–950	910	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	423	300.00–390.00	343.67
8	500–550	518	275.00–360.00	318.76
1	650–700	695	255.00	255.00
2	750–800	777	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	830	225.00	225.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	165.00	165.00
2	450–500	483	140.00–210.00	174.82
1	500–550	530	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
4	650–700	666	215.00–220.00	218.78
4	850–900	860	190.00	190.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	170.00–175.00	172.55
5	450–500	477	175.00–190.00	185.10
2	500–550	532	190.00	190.00
2	600–650	645	135.00	135.00
2	650–700	675	185.00–205.00	195.22
1	800–850	835	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	260.00	260.00
3	300–350	315	190.00–245.00	208.33
3	400–450	413	215.00–330.00	268.83
1	450–500	480	255.00	255.00
3	500–550	510	125.00–305.00	227.43
2	600–650	623	215.00–240.00	227.15
1	700–750	730	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	860	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	250	305.00–315.00	310.00
4	300–350	334	215.00–285.00	269.00
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	405	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	478	300.00–335.00	317.59
1	500–550	510	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	553	265.00	265.00
3	600–650	613	200.00–240.00	213.26
1	750–800	750	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	281	165.00	165.00
1	450–500	460	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	295.00	295.00
1	250–300	275	275.00	275.00
5	350–400	399	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	495	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	240.00	240.00
3	250–300	258	245.00–320.00	269.68
1	300–350	335	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	380	245.00	245.00
3	450–500	473	220.00–235.00	229.93
4	500–550	518	200.00–245.00	227.60
7	550–600	587	217.00–250.00	231.05
2	800–850	800	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	915	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	230.00	230.00
6	300–350	331	190.00–215.00	209.95
4	350–400	371	190.00–225.00	206.36
5	400–450	419	185.00–230.00	208.28
4	450–500	485	227.00–235.00	231.04
6	500–550	519	190.00–202.00	198.61
10	550–600	576	170.00–235.00	203.29
3	600–650	600	217.00	217.00
2	650–700	675	185.00–220.00	202.50
2	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	775	185.00–210.00	197.34
3	800–850	822	165.00–200.00	188.00
6	850–900	871	197.00–220.00	208.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	356	245.00	245.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	155.00	155.00
1	650–700	695	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	835	170.00	170.00

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)	4	—	1,005	92.00–117.00	106.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	122.00	122.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	160.00	160.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	122.00	122.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	912	100.00–134.00	117.68

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