Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady to 1.00 higher. Holstein steers sold steady. Heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Calves mostly steady.

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	1,601	64.45	1,032	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,697	61.51	1,044	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,639	54.72	897	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,436	50.01	718	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,331	43.50	579	12
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,620	85.50	1,385	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,353	78.98	1,069	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,423	60.44	860	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,373	111.76	1,534	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,351	106.59	1,440	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,205	73.59	887	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,446	116.66	1,687	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,409	113.16	1,594	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,390	106.12	1,475	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	88.73/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	97	48.20/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 3	89	20.59/cwt	28
Bulls	Utility	81	9.44/cwt	18
Heifers	Number 1	93	63.04/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	86	18.43/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

46 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 3	—	84	15.27/cwt	10.00–25.00	13	11
Heifers	Number 1	—	105	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	47	1
Bulls	Utility	—	83	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	6
Bulls	Utility	—	73	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	5
Bulls	Utility	—	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	3
Bulls	Utility	—	100	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	2
Bulls	Utility	—	63	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	26.15/cwt	15.00–45.00	24	12
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	24.92/cwt	15.00–40.00	25	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	48.01/cwt	35.00–70.00	45	12
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	53.23/cwt	40.00–70.00	55	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	26	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	66	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	58	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	145.60/cwt	115.00–170.00	121	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	160.00/cwt	150.00–170.00	160	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	165	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	114	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	77.80/cwt	65.00–90.00	79	11
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	61.42/cwt	40.00–75.00	57	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	80.07/cwt	75.00–85.00	90	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	125	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	94	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,697	61.51/cwt	59.00–66.00	1,044	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,379	45.30/cwt	44.00–47.00	625	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,390	49.83/cwt	49.00–50.50	693	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	33.55/cwt	32.00–35.00	394	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	53.10/cwt	51.00–55.50	855	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,679	56.99/cwt	56.50–57.50	957	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,429	49.27/cwt	46.00–51.50	704	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	51.93/cwt	51.00–53.50	755	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,423	60.44/cwt	56.00–66.00	860	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,620	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,385	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,353	78.98/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,069	2
Steers	Select	—	1,390	106.12/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,475	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,446	116.66/cwt	114.00–118.50	1,687	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,409	113.16/cwt	109.50–116.00	1,594	15
Heifers	Select	—	1,205	73.59/cwt	73.00–74.00	887	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,373	111.76/cwt	111.50–112.00	1,534	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,351	106.59/cwt	99.00–110.50	1,440	6
Bulls	—	—	1,688	66.36/cwt	60.00–71.00	1,120	6
Bulls	—	—	1,080	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	572	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	83	15.08/cwt	10.00–25.00	13	4
Heifers	Number 2	—	93	25.14/cwt	20.00–30.00	23	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	136	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	36.73/cwt	35.00–40.00	34	3

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

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 206Last week 157Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 159Last week 175Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady to 1.00 higher. Holstein steers sold steady. Heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Calves mostly steady.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	84	10.00–25.00	15.27
12	—	93	15.00–45.00	26.15
3	—	102	15.00–40.00	24.92
2	—	75	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	83	10.00	10.00
5	—	73	10.00	10.00
3	—	90	10.00	10.00
2	—	100	10.00	10.00
2	—	63	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	93	35.00–70.00	48.01
6	—	103	40.00–70.00	53.23
2	—	85	30.00	30.00
1	—	120	55.00	55.00
1	—	115	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	83	115.00–170.00	145.60
2	—	100	150.00–170.00	160.00
1	—	110	150.00	150.00
1	—	95	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	102	65.00–90.00	77.80
9	—	92	40.00–75.00	61.42
3	—	112	75.00–85.00	80.07
1	—	125	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	45.00	45.00
3	—	92	35.00–40.00	36.73
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	83	10.00–25.00	15.08
2	—	93	20.00–30.00	25.14
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,697	59.00–66.00	61.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,379	44.00–47.00	45.30
3	—	1,390	49.00–50.50	49.83
3	—	1,175	32.00–35.00	33.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,611	51.00–55.50	53.10
5	—	1,679	56.50–57.50	56.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,429	46.00–51.50	49.27
5	—	1,453	51.00–53.50	51.93
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,423	56.00–66.00	60.44
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	85.50	85.50
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	78.00–80.00	78.98
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	105.00–108.00	106.12
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,446	114.00–118.50	116.66
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,409	109.50–116.00	113.16
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	73.00–74.00	73.59
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	111.50–112.00	111.76
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,351	99.00–110.50	106.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,688	60.00–71.00	66.36
1	—	1,080	53.00	53.00

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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