Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2019-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all slaughter cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher with strong buyer demand

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	1,650	77.35	1,276	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,115	68.00	1,438	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	58.53	839	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,312	52.14	684	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,213	38.30	465	28
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,417	85.73	1,215	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,445	80.62	1,165	13
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,470	73.22	1,076	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,334	116.75	1,557	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,172	114.57	1,343	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,130	107.67	1,217	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,443	121.68	1,756	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,446	117.05	1,693	38
Steers	Select	Average	1,379	110.43	1,523	11

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	140.45/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 2	94	111.08/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 3	87	71.91/cwt	15
Bulls	Utility	76	12.71/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 2	80	37.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	85	15.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	70	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bulls	—	—	1,518	57.02/cwt	55.00–58.00	866	3
Bulls	—	—	1,625	77.71/cwt	76.00–79.50	1,263	5
Bulls	—	—	1,736	87.22/cwt	82.00–99.00	1,514	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	158	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	147	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	127.81/cwt	110.00–140.00	119	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,417	85.73/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,215	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,470	73.22/cwt	70.00–76.50	1,076	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,130	107.67/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,217	3
Bulls	Utility	—	85	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	142.42/cwt	135.00–150.00	158	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	125	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	150	1
Bulls	Utility	—	100	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	141.22/cwt	130.00–152.00	144	10
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	62.50/cwt	40.00–85.00	66	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	115.39/cwt	90.00–145.00	107	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	125.91/cwt	100.00–145.00	131	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	82	103.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	85	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	96.38/cwt	80.00–115.00	81	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,172	114.57/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,343	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,446	117.05/cwt	113.50–119.50	1,693	38
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,443	121.68/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,756	15
Steers	Select	—	1,379	110.43/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,523	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,445	80.62/cwt	78.00–84.50	1,165	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,115	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	70	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	21	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	90	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	41	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	85	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,334	116.75/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,557	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	53.76/cwt	51.00–55.50	680	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	38.94/cwt	35.00–42.50	478	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	22.71/cwt	10.00–31.00	239	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,317	45.68/cwt	44.00–49.00	602	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	1,067	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	57.20/cwt	55.00–60.00	804	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	48.72/cwt	40.00–65.00	35	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	81	71.38/cwt	35.00–90.00	58	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	87.00/cwt	65.00–130.00	80	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	45.90/cwt	42.00–49.50	514	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	49.47/cwt	48.00–53.00	636	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	59.26/cwt	56.00–63.00	882	5
Bulls	Utility	—	63	6.20/cwt	5.00–10.00	4	4
Bulls	Utility	—	73	15.75/cwt	10.00–25.00	11	3
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	95	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	152	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	203	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	237	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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 94Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week all slaughter cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher with strong buyer demand

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	55.00–58.00	57.02
5	—	1,625	76.00–79.50	77.71
6	—	1,736	82.00–99.00	87.22
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,417	83.00–89.00	85.73
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,470	70.00–76.50	73.22
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,445	78.00–84.50	80.62
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	107.00–109.00	107.67
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,172	112.00–117.00	114.57
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,334	115.00–118.00	116.75
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,446	113.50–119.50	117.05
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,443	119.00–124.00	121.68
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,379	104.00–114.00	110.43
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,115	68.00	68.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	51.00–55.50	53.76
7	—	1,227	35.00–42.50	38.94
8	—	1,051	10.00–31.00	22.71
10	—	1,317	44.00–49.00	45.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	66.50	66.50
6	—	1,405	55.00–60.00	57.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,119	42.00–49.50	45.90
4	—	1,286	48.00–53.00	49.47
5	—	1,488	56.00–63.00	59.26

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	137.00	137.00
2	—	120	120.00–125.00	122.50
9	—	93	90.00–145.00	115.39
5	—	104	100.00–145.00	125.91
11	—	84	80.00–115.00	96.38
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	93	110.00–140.00	127.81
4	—	111	135.00–150.00	142.42
1	—	125	120.00	120.00
10	—	102	130.00–152.00	141.22
5	—	82	100.00–110.00	103.96
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	15.00	15.00
2	—	100	20.00	20.00
4	—	63	5.00–10.00	6.20
3	—	73	10.00–25.00	15.75
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	105	40.00–85.00	62.50
3	—	72	40.00–65.00	48.72
4	—	81	35.00–90.00	71.38
6	—	92	65.00–130.00	87.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	225.00	225.00
1	—	110	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	30.00	30.00
1	—	90	45.00	45.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	15.00	15.00

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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