Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

Slaughter holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold

mostly steady. Breaker slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher while

the balance of cows sold steady. Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 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	—	Average	1,419	65.45	929	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,608	54.84	882	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,399	48.96	685	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,207	38.37	463	30
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,502	86.73	1,303	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,570	82.24	1,291	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,471	65.91	970	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,312	111.30	1,460	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,309	104.27	1,365	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,120	78.29	877	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,472	115.74	1,704	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,338	109.74	1,468	9thin
Steers	Select	Low	1,287	96.86	1,247	18

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	84.28/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 2	95	47.65/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	89	20.01/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	84	10.75/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 1	93	71.67/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	113	66.13/cwt	60.00–72.00	75	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	53.89/cwt	40.00–72.00	50	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	74.19/cwt	70.00–80.00	76	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	65	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	42	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	111	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	173	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	141.61/cwt	105.00–175.00	132	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	125	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	75	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	62.50/cwt	55.00–70.00	63	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	34.25/cwt	30.00–37.00	29	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	50.55/cwt	45.00–60.00	48	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	135	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	27	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	24.91/cwt	15.00–40.00	23	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	81	18.85/cwt	10.00–25.00	15	4
Bulls	Utility	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	105	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	11	1
Bulls	Utility	—	73	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Bulls	Utility	—	95	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	2
Bulls	Utility	—	82	13.92/cwt	10.00–20.00	11	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	35	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	64	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,558	74.50/cwt	66.00–78.00	1,161	8
Bulls	—	—	1,296	57.40/cwt	45.00–68.00	744	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,309	104.27/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,365	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,312	111.30/cwt	110.00–112.50	1,460	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,120	78.29/cwt	74.00–84.00	877	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,338	109.74/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,468	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,472	115.74/cwt	114.00–118.50	1,704	16
Steers	Select	—	1,201	89.93/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,080	5
Steers	Select	—	1,320	99.53/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,314	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,570	82.24/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,291	8
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,502	86.73/cwt	85.50–88.00	1,303	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,504	73.39/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,104	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,447	60.30/cwt	52.00–63.00	873	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,461	53.52/cwt	51.00–55.50	782	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	46.36/cwt	44.00–48.50	632	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	58.94/cwt	57.50–61.00	922	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	52.38/cwt	51.00–54.00	856	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,448	46.49/cwt	45.00–48.50	673	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	32.27/cwt	25.00–37.00	365	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	40.06/cwt	37.00–43.00	482	18

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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Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

Tue Nov 12, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 251Last week 206Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 106Last week 126Year ago 0

Compared last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

Slaughter holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold

mostly steady. Breaker slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher while

the balance of cows sold steady. Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	60.00–72.00	66.13
6	—	92	40.00–72.00	53.89
6	—	103	70.00–80.00	74.19
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	65.00	65.00
1	—	85	130.00	130.00
1	—	105	165.00	165.00
3	—	93	105.00–175.00	141.61
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	60.00	60.00
2	—	100	55.00–70.00	62.50
4	—	85	30.00–37.00	34.25
4	—	94	45.00–60.00	50.55
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
1	—	135	20.00	20.00
3	—	92	15.00–40.00	24.91
4	—	81	10.00–25.00	18.85
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	5.00	5.00
1	—	105	10.00	10.00
2	—	73	10.00	10.00
2	—	95	10.00	10.00
3	—	82	10.00–20.00	13.92
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	35.00	35.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	75.00	75.00
1	—	95	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,558	66.00–78.00	74.50
9	—	1,296	45.00–68.00	57.40
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,309	98.00–108.00	104.27
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,312	110.00–112.50	111.30
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	74.00–84.00	78.29
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,338	106.00–113.00	109.74
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,472	114.00–118.50	115.74
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,201	80.00–95.00	89.93
13	—	1,320	94.00–105.00	99.53
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,570	79.00–84.00	82.24
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,502	85.50–88.00	86.73
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,504	69.00–76.00	73.39
8	—	1,447	52.00–63.00	60.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,461	51.00–55.50	53.52
7	—	1,364	44.00–48.50	46.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	57.50–61.00	58.94
5	—	1,634	51.00–54.00	52.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	45.00–48.50	46.49
9	—	1,131	25.00–37.00	32.27
18	—	1,204	37.00–43.00	40.06

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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