Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2019-12-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder dairy calve 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	—	Low	1,575	72.29	1,139	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,705	62.75	1,070	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,810	55.60	1,006	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,406	50.69	713	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,343	43.86	589	24
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,356	93.82	1,272	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,543	80.26	1,238	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,390	63.34	880	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,313	120.44	1,581	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,214	117.13	1,422	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,298	103.30	1,341	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,433	123.28	1,767	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,431	117.85	1,686	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,265	105.98	1,341	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	91.68/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	98	40.21/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 3	90	15.09/cwt	26
Bulls	Utility	86	6.33/cwt	15
Heifers	Number 1	80	85.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	74	8.84/cwt	4

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	—	—	1,450	55.75/cwt	45.00–65.00	808	3
Bulls	—	—	1,679	86.83/cwt	85.50–88.00	1,458	4
Bulls	—	—	1,570	71.08/cwt	67.00–77.00	1,116	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	123	82.55/cwt	80.00–85.00	102	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	53.92/cwt	40.00–60.00	50	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	75.28/cwt	55.00–82.00	85	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,433	123.28/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,767	12
Steers	Select	—	1,265	105.98/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,341	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,431	117.85/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,686	15
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,543	80.26/cwt	80.00–80.50	1,238	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,356	93.82/cwt	89.00–104.00	1,272	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,390	63.34/cwt	60.00–67.00	880	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,313	120.44/cwt	119.50–122.00	1,581	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,298	103.30/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,341	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	85	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	73	10.17/cwt	5.00–15.00	7	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	55.60/cwt	50.00–59.00	1,006	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,378	43.77/cwt	40.00–48.00	603	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,705	62.75/cwt	62.50–63.00	1,070	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,426	55.34/cwt	50.50–60.00	789	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	38.26/cwt	35.00–39.50	478	8
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	128	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	91	162.74/cwt	140.00–180.00	148	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	192.73/cwt	185.00–200.00	160	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	140	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	39.49/cwt	30.00–50.00	37	10
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	44.11/cwt	30.00–55.00	45	6
Bulls	Utility	—	93	6.67/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	6
Bulls	Utility	—	74	5.95/cwt	5.00–10.00	4	5
Bulls	Utility	—	103	7.56/cwt	5.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	Utility	—	80	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	65.54/cwt	55.00–75.00	67	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	13.57/cwt	10.00–20.00	11	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	101	18.77/cwt	15.00–25.00	19	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	115	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	29	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	14.78/cwt	5.00–25.00	14	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	48.81/cwt	46.00–52.00	671	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	54.83/cwt	53.00–59.00	809	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	130	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	78	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	43.36/cwt	40.00–45.00	49	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	25.10/cwt	15.00–30.00	21	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	125	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	75	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,214	117.13/cwt	116.00–118.50	1,422	4

How this sale compares

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 205Last week 221Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 159Last week 103Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	45.00–65.00	55.75
4	—	1,679	85.50–88.00	86.83
7	—	1,570	67.00–77.00	71.08
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,433	122.00–125.00	123.28
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,265	103.00–110.00	105.98
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,431	113.00–121.00	117.85
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	80.00–80.50	80.26
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,356	89.00–104.00	93.82
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	60.00–67.00	63.34
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,313	119.50–122.00	120.44
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	99.00–108.00	103.30
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,214	116.00–118.50	117.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,810	50.00–59.00	55.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,378	40.00–48.00	43.77
4	—	1,426	50.50–60.00	55.34
8	—	1,249	35.00–39.50	38.26
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,705	62.50–63.00	62.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,375	46.00–52.00	48.81
5	—	1,475	53.00–59.00	54.83

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	123	80.00–85.00	82.55
4	—	93	40.00–60.00	53.92
6	—	113	55.00–82.00	75.28
9	—	102	55.00–75.00	65.54
1	—	130	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	91	140.00–180.00	162.74
2	—	83	185.00–200.00	192.73
1	—	100	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	94	30.00–50.00	39.49
6	—	103	30.00–55.00	44.11
3	—	112	40.00–45.00	43.36
3	—	82	15.00–30.00	25.10
1	—	125	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	93	5.00–10.00	6.67
5	—	74	5.00–10.00	5.95
2	—	103	5.00–10.00	7.56
2	—	80	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	82	10.00–20.00	13.57
4	—	101	15.00–25.00	18.77
2	—	75	10.00	10.00
1	—	115	25.00	25.00
12	—	92	5.00–25.00	14.78
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	5.00	5.00
1	—	85	10.00	10.00
2	—	73	5.00–15.00	10.17
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	160.00	160.00

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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