Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2019-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher with strong buyer demand.

Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 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	—	Average	1,368	77.24	1,056	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,455	71.99	1,047	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	70.71	1,120	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	59.03	771	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,301	50.51	657	20
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,545	87.37	1,350	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,579	81.85	1,292	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,578	70.76	1,117	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,437	114.32	1,643	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,341	108.31	1,452	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,360	99.97	1,360	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,438	117.31	1,687	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,402	113.48	1,591	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,277	107.53	1,373	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	146.72/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	97	106.81/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 3	94	79.42/cwt	19
Bulls	Utility	77	17.36/cwt	13
Heifers	Number 1	100	55.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

48 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	Number 2	—	122	125.14/cwt	120.00–135.00	153	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	134.25/cwt	110.00–150.00	134	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	95.60/cwt	75.00–120.00	88	16
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	49	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	110	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	120	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	72	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	80.00/cwt	70.00–90.00	82	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	74.94/cwt	50.00–90.00	63	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	84.19/cwt	50.00–95.00	77	7
Bulls	Utility	—	95	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Utility	—	105	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	21	1
Bulls	Utility	—	62	8.24/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	3
Bulls	Utility	—	74	25.25/cwt	10.00–40.00	19	4
Bulls	Utility	—	80	17.50/cwt	10.00–25.00	14	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	57	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	105	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	53	1
Bulls	—	—	1,333	77.67/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,035	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	57.77/cwt	55.00–60.00	713	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	66.51/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,094	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,368	52.67/cwt	50.00–56.00	721	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,455	71.99/cwt	71.50–72.50	1,047	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,341	108.31/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,452	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,437	114.32/cwt	113.50–115.50	1,643	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,360	99.97/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,360	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,402	113.48/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,591	18
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,438	117.31/cwt	115.50–118.00	1,687	6
Steers	Select	—	1,277	107.53/cwt	97.00–112.50	1,373	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,579	81.85/cwt	80.00–84.50	1,292	9
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,545	87.37/cwt	86.00–88.50	1,350	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,578	70.76/cwt	61.00–78.50	1,117	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	71.61/cwt	68.50–75.00	1,124	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	63.79/cwt	62.00–66.00	895	4
Bulls	—	—	1,568	88.72/cwt	82.00–100.00	1,391	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,277	63.73/cwt	61.00–65.00	814	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	43.94/cwt	37.00–49.00	514	5
Bulls	—	—	1,206	65.27/cwt	50.00–72.00	787	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	542	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	258	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	121.79/cwt	115.00–130.00	136	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	95.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	71	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	80	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	80	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	225.71/cwt	180.00–255.00	185	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	232.50/cwt	215.00–250.00	221	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	194	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	109.64/cwt	90.00–130.00	92	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	142.15/cwt	130.00–145.00	144	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	144.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	161	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	137.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	131	4

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 206Last week 200Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 135Last week 98Year ago 0

Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	122	120.00–135.00	125.14
4	—	100	110.00–150.00	134.25
16	—	92	75.00–120.00	95.60
3	—	112	115.00–130.00	121.79
2	—	75	90.00–100.00	95.00
1	—	80	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	65.00	65.00
1	—	110	100.00	100.00
1	—	120	60.00	60.00
4	—	103	70.00–90.00	80.00
5	—	84	50.00–90.00	74.94
7	—	92	50.00–95.00	84.19
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	10.00	10.00
1	—	105	20.00	20.00
3	—	62	5.00–10.00	8.24
4	—	74	10.00–40.00	25.25
4	—	80	10.00–25.00	17.50
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	82	180.00–255.00	225.71
2	—	95	215.00–250.00	232.50
1	—	105	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	84	90.00–130.00	109.64
7	—	101	130.00–145.00	142.15
4	—	111	140.00–150.00	144.94
4	—	95	130.00–145.00	137.50
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	60.00	60.00
1	—	105	50.00	50.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,333	72.00–82.00	77.67
8	—	1,568	82.00–100.00	88.72
8	—	1,206	50.00–72.00	65.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,234	55.00–60.00	57.77
4	—	1,403	62.00–66.00	63.79
1	—	1,205	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,645	64.00–68.00	66.51
14	—	1,570	68.50–75.00	71.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,368	50.00–56.00	52.67
3	—	1,277	61.00–65.00	63.73
5	—	1,170	37.00–49.00	43.94
1	—	1,290	20.00	20.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	71.50–72.50	71.99
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,341	104.00–112.00	108.31
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,437	113.50–115.50	114.32
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	98.00–102.00	99.97
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,402	111.00–117.00	113.48
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,438	115.50–118.00	117.31
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,277	97.00–112.50	107.53
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,579	80.00–84.50	81.85
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,545	86.00–88.50	87.37
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,578	61.00–78.50	70.76

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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