Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2019-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Holstein bull calves sold 20.00-30.00 higher.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,567	68.60	1,075	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,647	56.99	939	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,514	51.50	780	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,269	44.02	559	30
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,380	88.64	1,223	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,501	79.07	1,187	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,442	73.61	1,061	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,248	117.95	1,472	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,351	115.29	1,558	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,313	106.32	1,396	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,424	121.88	1,736	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,465	117.45	1,721	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,304	110.60	1,442	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	140.54/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 2	93	101.84/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 3	89	59.54/cwt	19
Bulls	Utility	79	12.08/cwt	18
Heifers	Number 1	85	225.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	85	35.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

40 lots · USDA AMS · Middleburg Livestock Auction - 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	33.95/cwt	32.00–37.00	385	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	52.19/cwt	50.00–53.50	835	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,371	41.66/cwt	40.00–42.00	571	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,655	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	794	3
Bulls	—	—	1,420	58.98/cwt	50.00–66.50	838	6
Bulls	—	—	1,845	84.72/cwt	77.50–90.00	1,563	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	464	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	61.52/cwt	59.50–64.00	992	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,618	56.34/cwt	56.00–57.00	912	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	51.16/cwt	49.00–54.50	743	12
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,442	73.61/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,061	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,380	88.64/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,223	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,501	79.07/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,187	6
Steers	Select	—	1,304	110.60/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,442	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,424	121.88/cwt	119.50–124.50	1,736	19
Steers	Choice	—	1,465	117.45/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,721	25
Heifers	Select	—	1,313	106.32/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,396	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,248	117.95/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,351	115.29/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,558	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,268	46.24/cwt	43.00–49.00	586	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,737	56.37/cwt	54.00–59.00	979	5
Bulls	—	—	1,614	72.25/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,166	7
Heifers	Number 2	—	85	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	30	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	191	1
Bulls	Utility	—	82	13.05/cwt	5.00–25.00	11	5
Bulls	Utility	—	72	11.04/cwt	10.00–15.00	8	5
Bulls	Utility	—	91	15.00/cwt	5.00–30.00	14	4
Bulls	Utility	—	63	7.34/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	3
Bulls	Utility	—	100	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	46.10/cwt	25.00–65.00	38	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	80.00/cwt	60.00–120.00	80	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	73.11/cwt	30.00–115.00	68	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	35.00/cwt	30.00–40.00	26	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	105.27/cwt	70.00–145.00	97	17
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	97.13/cwt	80.00–115.00	100	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	88.70/cwt	70.00–125.00	74	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	65	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	124	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	140.19/cwt	125.00–150.00	144	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	138	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	91	2

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 201Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 90Last week 76Year ago 0

Compared to last week Slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Holstein bull calves sold 20.00-30.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	32.00–37.00	33.95
8	—	1,371	40.00–42.00	41.66
1	—	875	53.00	53.00
18	—	1,268	43.00–49.00	46.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,599	50.00–53.50	52.19
6	—	1,613	59.50–64.00	61.52
5	—	1,737	54.00–59.00	56.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	48.00	48.00
3	—	1,618	56.00–57.00	56.34
12	—	1,453	49.00–54.50	51.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,420	50.00–66.50	58.98
2	—	1,845	77.50–90.00	84.72
7	—	1,614	70.00–74.00	72.25
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	71.00–77.00	73.61
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,380	85.00–97.00	88.64
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,501	75.00–83.00	79.07
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,304	104.00–113.00	110.60
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,424	119.50–124.50	121.88
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,465	115.00–121.00	117.45
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,313	102.00–109.00	106.32
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	117.00–119.00	117.95
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,351	113.00–117.00	115.29

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	35.00	35.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	82	5.00–25.00	13.05
5	—	72	10.00–15.00	11.04
4	—	91	5.00–30.00	15.00
3	—	63	5.00–10.00	7.34
1	—	100	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	83	25.00–65.00	46.10
5	—	100	60.00–120.00	80.00
4	—	93	30.00–115.00	73.11
2	—	75	30.00–40.00	35.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	92	70.00–145.00	105.27
4	—	103	80.00–115.00	97.13
3	—	83	70.00–125.00	88.70
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	103	125.00–150.00	140.19
3	—	95	140.00–150.00	145.00
2	—	83	110.00	110.00

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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