Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher.

Slaughter holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers

sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 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	—	Low	1,659	70.55	1,170	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,684	72.34	1,218	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	67.73	1,067	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,415	60.79	860	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,313	53.13	697	23
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,537	89.24	1,372	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,502	85.32	1,282	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,268	70.98	900	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,338	119.19	1,595	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,282	112.64	1,444	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,150	102.08	1,174	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,445	120.20	1,737	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,308	113.83	1,489	27
Steers	Select	Average	1,217	106.09	1,291	13

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	100.37/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 2	93	53.37/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	89	28.96/cwt	13
Bulls	Utility	78	10.29/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	88	112.00/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	90	18.79/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Heifers	Choice	—	1,282	112.64/cwt	107.00–116.50	1,444	16
Heifers	Select	—	1,150	102.08/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,174	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,338	119.19/cwt	117.50–121.00	1,595	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,684	72.34/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,218	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,279	52.61/cwt	48.00–57.00	673	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,308	113.83/cwt	109.50–118.00	1,489	27
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	110	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	33	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	93	17.57/cwt	15.00–20.00	16	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	20	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	75	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,502	85.32/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,282	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,268	70.98/cwt	67.50–74.00	900	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,537	89.24/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,372	5
Steers	Select	—	1,217	106.09/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,291	13
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,445	120.20/cwt	118.00–123.50	1,737	11
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	89.28/cwt	40.00–105.00	83	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	92.93/cwt	85.00–105.00	94	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	90.07/cwt	85.00–95.00	101	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	60.81/cwt	59.00–64.00	949	5
Bulls	—	—	1,710	76.23/cwt	71.50–81.50	1,304	3
Bulls	—	—	1,828	86.38/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,579	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	185	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	145	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	180	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	182.50/cwt	130.00–235.00	155	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	115	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	58	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	50	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	64.19/cwt	50.00–75.00	60	5
Bulls	Utility	—	80	9.00/cwt	5.00–12.00	7	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	27.12/cwt	15.00–35.00	25	5
Bulls	Utility	—	70	12.50/cwt	10.00–15.00	9	2
Bulls	Utility	—	105	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	16	1
Bulls	Utility	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	32.37/cwt	30.00–37.00	27	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	66.08/cwt	55.00–80.00	69	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	22.73/cwt	10.00–35.00	19	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,405	60.31/cwt	57.00–63.50	847	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	38.66/cwt	35.00–41.00	481	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	65.77/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,005	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,684	72.13/cwt	69.50–74.00	1,215	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	59.33/cwt	57.00–62.00	832	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,457	66.12/cwt	63.50–69.50	963	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	100	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	25	1

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 Feb 11, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 227Last week 239Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 111Last week 94Year ago 0

Compared last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher.

Slaughter holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers

sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,282	107.00–116.50	112.64
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,150	100.00–106.00	102.08
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,338	117.50–121.00	119.19
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,684	70.00–74.00	72.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,279	48.00–57.00	52.61
7	—	1,405	57.00–63.50	60.31
3	—	1,243	35.00–41.00	38.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,528	62.00–68.00	65.77
4	—	1,684	69.50–74.00	72.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,403	57.00–62.00	59.33
3	—	1,457	63.50–69.50	66.12
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,308	109.50–118.00	113.83
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,217	101.00–111.00	106.09
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,445	118.00–123.50	120.20
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	85.00–86.00	85.32
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,268	67.50–74.00	70.98
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,537	87.00–96.00	89.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,560	59.00–64.00	60.81
3	—	1,710	71.50–81.50	76.23
2	—	1,828	82.00–94.00	86.38

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	15.00	15.00
2	—	93	15.00–20.00	17.57
1	—	100	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	30.00	30.00
1	—	90	22.00	22.00
1	—	75	15.00	15.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	195.00	195.00
1	—	85	170.00	170.00
1	—	75	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	93	40.00–105.00	89.28
6	—	101	85.00–105.00	92.93
3	—	112	85.00–95.00	90.07
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	130.00–235.00	182.50
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	25.00	25.00
1	—	115	50.00	50.00
1	—	100	50.00	50.00
5	—	92	15.00–35.00	27.12
4	—	83	10.00–35.00	22.73
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	93	50.00–75.00	64.19
5	—	83	30.00–37.00	32.37
4	—	104	55.00–80.00	66.08
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	80	5.00–12.00	9.00
2	—	70	10.00–15.00	12.50
1	—	105	15.00	15.00
1	—	60	5.00	5.00

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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