Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady.

Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

sold 1.00-2.00 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	1,775	85.47	1,517	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,553	72.60	1,127	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,593	67.71	1,079	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,459	59.95	875	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,293	51.17	662	26
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,564	89.12	1,394	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,535	82.86	1,272	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,573	72.74	1,144	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,401	117.22	1,642	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,358	110.70	1,503	28
Heifers	Select	Average	1,182	98.39	1,163	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,530	118.74	1,817	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,379	113.55	1,566	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,307	106.66	1,394	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	92	122.43/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	93	66.47/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	85	34.87/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	72	10.00/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	80	186.67/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

40 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%	—	1,327	64.53/cwt	63.00–65.50	856	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,182	98.39/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,358	110.70/cwt	103.00–115.50	1,503	28
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	26.14/cwt	20.00–35.00	22	4
Bulls	Utility	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	—	—	1,471	80.02/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,177	4
Bulls	—	—	1,948	88.59/cwt	83.00–99.00	1,726	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	100	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	109.13/cwt	100.00–125.00	123	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	73.66/cwt	55.00–80.00	62	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	87.44/cwt	70.00–125.00	80	7
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,573	72.74/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,144	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,535	82.86/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,272	9
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,564	89.12/cwt	84.50–95.00	1,394	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,401	117.22/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,642	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,379	113.55/cwt	110.50–117.50	1,566	21
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,530	118.74/cwt	118.50–119.50	1,817	4
Steers	Select	—	1,307	106.66/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,394	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	71.59/cwt	69.00–74.50	1,094	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	66.26/cwt	63.00–69.50	1,072	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	34.78/cwt	30.00–40.00	368	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,376	61.12/cwt	59.50–63.00	841	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,292	49.68/cwt	45.00–58.50	642	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,553	72.60/cwt	70.50–74.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	26	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	46.43/cwt	15.00–65.00	43	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,492	58.80/cwt	54.00–64.00	877	12
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	56.27/cwt	40.00–75.00	47	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	71.50/cwt	60.00–80.00	66	7
Bulls	Utility	—	83	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	2
Bulls	Utility	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	81	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	67.50/cwt	65.00–70.00	68	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	199.70/cwt	190.00–210.00	166	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	205	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	190	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	175.00/cwt	125.00–225.00	131	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	70	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	116	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	140	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	198	1

How this sale compares

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 239Last week 227Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 108Last week 111Year ago 0

Compared last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady.

Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

sold 1.00-2.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	63.00–65.50	64.53
12	—	1,492	54.00–64.00	58.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,528	69.00–74.50	71.59
8	—	1,618	63.00–69.50	66.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	30.00–40.00	34.78
6	—	1,376	59.50–63.00	61.12
18	—	1,292	45.00–58.50	49.68
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	70.50–74.00	72.60
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	90.00–103.00	98.39
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,358	103.00–115.50	110.70
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,401	116.00–119.00	117.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,471	75.00–83.00	80.02
7	—	1,948	83.00–99.00	88.59
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,573	70.00–76.00	72.74
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,535	80.00–87.00	82.86
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,564	84.50–95.00	89.12
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,379	110.50–117.50	113.55
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,530	118.50–119.50	118.74
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,307	102.00–110.00	106.66

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	83	20.00–35.00	26.14
2	—	75	35.00	35.00
3	—	93	15.00–65.00	46.43
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	60	5.00	5.00
2	—	83	15.00	15.00
3	—	72	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	100.00	100.00
3	—	113	100.00–125.00	109.13
4	—	84	55.00–80.00	73.66
7	—	92	70.00–125.00	87.44
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	40.00–75.00	56.27
7	—	93	60.00–80.00	71.50
1	—	115	70.00	70.00
2	—	100	65.00–70.00	67.50
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	190.00–210.00	199.70
2	—	100	200.00–210.00	205.00
1	—	95	200.00	200.00
2	—	75	125.00–225.00	175.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	165.00	165.00
1	—	80	175.00	175.00
1	—	90	220.00	220.00

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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