Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2019-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves over 95 lbs sold steady-5.00 higher while under 95 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 lower.

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	1,510	83.29	1,257	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,602	66.79	1,070	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,353	63.15	854	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,243	52.67	655	21
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,510	91.84	1,387	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,487	84.17	1,252	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,502	74.39	1,117	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,386	115.99	1,608	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,354	109.00	1,476	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,380	99.66	1,375	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,474	120.39	1,775	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,388	114.19	1,585	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,271	107.36	1,365	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	94.92/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 2	90	37.80/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	91	20.74/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	80	9.99/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 1	87	79.29/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1	—	115	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	98	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	74.46/cwt	50.00–95.00	69	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	83.58/cwt	70.00–92.00	86	6
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	21	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	158	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	183	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	26	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	49.76/cwt	40.00–60.00	51	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	21.60/cwt	15.00–25.00	18	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	46.96/cwt	30.00–60.00	44	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	12.58/cwt	10.00–15.00	10	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	22.50/cwt	15.00–30.00	23	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	25.00/cwt	15.00–30.00	23	3
Bulls	Utility	—	60	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	6	1
Bulls	Utility	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	—	105	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	21	1
Bulls	Utility	—	90	7.50/cwt	5.00–10.00	7	2
Bulls	Utility	—	74	8.73/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	70	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	55	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	72.50/cwt	45.00–100.00	62	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	60.00/cwt	55.00–65.00	57	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	176	1
Bulls	—	—	1,120	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	706	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,517	1
Bulls	—	—	1,563	84.55/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,322	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,354	109.00/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,476	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,386	115.99/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,608	9
Heifers	Select	—	1,380	99.66/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,375	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,388	114.19/cwt	111.50–117.50	1,585	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,474	120.39/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,775	10
Steers	Select	—	1,271	107.36/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,365	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,487	84.17/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,252	9
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,510	91.84/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,387	7
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,502	74.39/cwt	72.50–75.50	1,117	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,540	66.08/cwt	63.50–67.50	1,018	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	61.69/cwt	58.00–64.00	777	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	71.24/cwt	71.00–71.50	1,135	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	64.57/cwt	62.00–66.00	1,037	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,244	53.91/cwt	52.00–56.00	671	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	41.29/cwt	32.00–47.00	493	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,291	62.81/cwt	61.00–67.00	811	7

How this sale compares

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 223Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 143Last week 106Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	85.00	85.00
5	—	93	50.00–95.00	74.46
6	—	103	70.00–92.00	83.58
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	25.00	25.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	150.00	150.00
2	—	95	190.00–195.00	192.50
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	35.00	35.00
2	—	103	40.00–60.00	49.76
3	—	83	15.00–25.00	21.60
3	—	93	30.00–60.00	46.96
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	10.00–15.00	12.58
2	—	100	15.00–30.00	22.50
3	—	90	15.00–30.00	25.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	10.00	10.00
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
1	—	105	20.00	20.00
2	—	90	5.00–10.00	7.50
4	—	74	5.00–10.00	8.73
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	15.00	15.00
1	—	100	55.00	55.00
2	—	85	45.00–100.00	72.50
2	—	95	55.00–65.00	60.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,580	96.00	96.00
6	—	1,563	80.00–88.00	84.55
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,354	103.00–113.00	109.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,386	114.00–118.00	115.99
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	97.00–103.00	99.66
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,388	111.50–117.50	114.19
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,474	118.00–123.00	120.39
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,271	102.00–110.00	107.36
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,487	79.00–88.00	84.17
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,510	88.00–95.00	91.84
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	72.50–75.50	74.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,540	63.50–67.50	66.08
8	—	1,259	58.00–64.00	61.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	71.00–71.50	71.24
4	—	1,606	62.00–66.00	64.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,244	52.00–56.00	53.91
7	—	1,194	32.00–47.00	41.29
7	—	1,291	61.00–67.00	62.81

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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