Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower.

Slaughter holsteins sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter heifers

sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold 5.00-10.00 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	1,738	75.91	1,319	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,855	70.90	1,315	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,664	65.29	1,086	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,469	61.53	904	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,363	50.38	687	26
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,496	86.15	1,289	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,498	79.96	1,198	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,473	70.32	1,036	5thin
Dairy Steers	Standard	Average	1,153	61.57	710	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,413	109.32	1,545	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,268	102.63	1,301	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,178	92.93	1,095	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,578	112.30	1,772	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,406	107.54	1,512	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,352	96.06	1,299	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	121.27/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 2	98	63.57/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	88	32.21/cwt	15
Bulls	Utility	84	8.91/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 1	97	102.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	80	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1	—	120	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	120	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	138	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	38	1
Dairy Steers	Standard	—	1,153	61.57/cwt	58.00–66.00	710	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,473	70.32/cwt	65.00–74.50	1,036	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,496	86.15/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,289	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,498	79.96/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,198	8
Steers	Select	—	1,352	96.06/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,299	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,578	112.30/cwt	111.00–114.50	1,772	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,406	107.54/cwt	103.50–111.00	1,512	22
Heifers	Select	—	1,178	92.93/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,095	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,413	109.32/cwt	106.00–112.50	1,545	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,268	102.63/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,301	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,855	70.90/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,315	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,365	49.35/cwt	45.00–54.00	674	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,415	57.37/cwt	54.50–60.50	812	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	39.98/cwt	34.00–45.00	501	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,659	64.57/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,071	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	66.92/cwt	66.00–67.50	1,121	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	59.28/cwt	53.00–63.00	814	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,661	66.04/cwt	63.00–71.00	1,097	10
Bulls	—	—	1,631	76.99/cwt	71.50–80.00	1,256	8
Bulls	—	—	1,636	84.91/cwt	82.50–90.50	1,389	5
Bulls	—	—	2,192	58.04/cwt	51.00–63.00	1,272	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	96	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	200	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	166	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Utility	—	83	8.40/cwt	5.00–10.00	7	3
Bulls	Utility	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	3
Bulls	Utility	—	120	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	12	1
Bulls	Utility	—	105	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	11	1
Bulls	Utility	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	28.46/cwt	15.00–55.00	24	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	43.85/cwt	35.00–55.00	41	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	35.00/cwt	15.00–55.00	35	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	71.67/cwt	55.00–95.00	74	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	51.67/cwt	40.00–60.00	48	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	105	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	80	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	44	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	202.44/cwt	200.00–205.00	209	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	163.11/cwt	140.00–185.00	152	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	202.12/cwt	190.00–215.00	168	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	91	66.37/cwt	50.00–100.00	60	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	108.15/cwt	100.00–120.00	111	3

How this sale compares

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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 254Last week 259Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 85Last week 124Year ago 0

Compared last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower.

Slaughter holsteins sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter heifers

sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold 5.00-10.00 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	100.00	100.00
1	—	110	125.00	125.00
1	—	85	45.00	45.00
5	—	91	50.00–100.00	66.37
3	—	103	100.00–120.00	108.15
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	83	5.00–10.00	8.40
3	—	72	10.00	10.00
1	—	120	10.00	10.00
1	—	105	10.00	10.00
1	—	65	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	84	15.00–55.00	28.46
4	—	93	35.00–55.00	43.85
2	—	100	15.00–55.00	35.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	103	55.00–95.00	71.67
6	—	93	40.00–60.00	51.67
1	—	110	95.00	95.00
1	—	80	55.00	55.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	200.00–205.00	202.44
2	—	93	140.00–185.00	163.11
2	—	83	190.00–215.00	202.12
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	80.00	80.00
1	—	95	210.00	210.00
1	—	85	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	15.00	15.00
1	—	85	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	58.00–66.00	61.57
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,473	65.00–74.50	70.32
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,496	84.00–89.00	86.15
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,498	75.00–82.00	79.96
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,352	90.00–99.00	96.06
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,578	111.00–114.50	112.30
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,406	103.50–111.00	107.54
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,178	90.00–97.00	92.93
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	106.00–112.50	109.32
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,268	100.00–105.00	102.63
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,855	70.00–72.50	70.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,365	45.00–54.00	49.35
8	—	1,415	54.50–60.50	57.37
4	—	1,253	34.00–45.00	39.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,659	62.00–68.00	64.57
4	—	1,675	66.00–67.50	66.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,373	53.00–63.00	59.28
10	—	1,661	63.00–71.00	66.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,631	71.50–80.00	76.99
5	—	1,636	82.50–90.50	84.91
3	—	2,192	51.00–63.00	58.04

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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