Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves steady-5.00 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	1,425	76.57	1,091	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,753	67.97	1,192	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	64.36	1,010	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,419	61.38	871	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,213	49.25	598	22
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,443	89.28	1,288	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	83.65	1,263	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,449	71.28	1,033	9thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,434	116.81	1,675	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,238	110.68	1,370	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,208	100.38	1,213	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,465	120.24	1,762	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,426	114.40	1,631	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,342	107.40	1,441	16

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	92.57/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	101	63.72/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	91	17.07/cwt	18
Bulls	Utility	81	9.96/cwt	13
Heifers	Number 1	94	155.71/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	83	11.29/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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	57.54/cwt	52.00–62.00	795	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	65.46/cwt	59.00–70.00	954	16
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	12.50/cwt	10.00–15.00	9	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,208	100.38/cwt	94.00–107.50	1,213	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,434	116.81/cwt	114.50–118.50	1,675	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,238	110.68/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,370	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	39.36/cwt	32.00–42.00	440	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	61.60/cwt	58.00–65.50	873	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,753	67.97/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,192	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,510	83.65/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,263	10
Steers	Select	—	1,342	107.40/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,441	16
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,465	120.24/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,762	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,426	114.40/cwt	110.00–118.50	1,631	25
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	83	11.29/cwt	10.00–15.00	9	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,449	71.28/cwt	66.00–79.00	1,033	9
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,443	89.28/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,288	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	78.59/cwt	60.00–90.00	73	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	78.78/cwt	75.00–80.00	89	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	73.33/cwt	70.00–75.00	62	3
Bulls	—	—	1,578	77.76/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,227	3
Bulls	—	—	1,085	68.71/cwt	67.00–71.00	746	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	86.59/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	176	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	213	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	200	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	140	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	105	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	127.50/cwt	85.00–170.00	134	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	185	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	191	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	17.38/cwt	12.00–20.00	18	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	81	13.85/cwt	10.00–20.00	11	4
Bulls	Utility	—	74	8.73/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	4
Bulls	Utility	—	92	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	56.28/cwt	40.00–70.00	64	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	66.52/cwt	50.00–75.00	62	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	65.00/cwt	60.00–70.00	55	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	125	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	75	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	85	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	86.58/cwt	75.00–95.00	87	11
Bulls	Utility	—	81	10.77/cwt	5.00–15.00	9	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	20.00/cwt	10.00–35.00	18	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,276	49.62/cwt	45.00–54.00	633	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	56.29/cwt	52.50–61.50	688	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,812	68.78/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,246	10

How this sale compares

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 299Last week 303Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 133Last week 121Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,382	52.00–62.00	57.54
16	—	1,458	59.00–70.00	65.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,117	32.00–42.00	39.36
8	—	1,276	45.00–54.00	49.62
8	—	1,223	52.50–61.50	56.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,418	58.00–65.50	61.60
10	—	1,812	66.00–72.00	68.78
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,753	65.00–70.00	67.97
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,208	94.00–107.50	100.38
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,434	114.50–118.50	116.81
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,238	107.00–113.00	110.68
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,510	80.00–86.00	83.65
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,449	66.00–79.00	71.28
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,443	86.00–95.00	89.28
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,342	103.00–111.00	107.40
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,465	119.00–122.00	120.24
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,426	110.00–118.50	114.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	76.00–79.00	77.76
3	—	1,085	67.00–71.00	68.71
2	—	1,705	84.00–89.00	86.59

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	10.00–15.00	12.50
5	—	104	12.00–20.00	17.38
4	—	81	10.00–20.00	13.85
7	—	92	10.00–35.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	93	60.00–90.00	78.59
4	—	113	75.00–80.00	78.78
3	—	85	70.00–75.00	73.33
11	—	101	75.00–95.00	86.58
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	105	85.00–170.00	127.50
1	—	95	195.00	195.00
1	—	85	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	74	5.00–10.00	8.73
3	—	92	10.00	10.00
6	—	81	5.00–15.00	10.77
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	113	40.00–70.00	56.28
3	—	93	50.00–75.00	66.52
3	—	85	60.00–70.00	65.00
1	—	125	60.00	60.00
1	—	100	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	83	10.00–15.00	11.29
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	195.00	195.00
1	—	115	185.00	185.00
1	—	105	190.00	190.00
1	—	85	165.00	165.00
1	—	75	140.00	140.00

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