Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher.

Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00

higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold 5.00-10.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

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	—	High	1,575	82.06	1,293	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,547	67.82	1,049	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,576	63.19	996	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	58.63	779	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,215	49.02	596	32
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,413	86.60	1,224	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,501	78.49	1,178	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,370	72.00	986	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,467	112.16	1,645	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,288	105.07	1,353	14
Heifers	Select	Average	1,345	93.35	1,256	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,504	114.26	1,718	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,374	106.70	1,466	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,378	97.25	1,340	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	100.05/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	90	50.95/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 3	82	26.65/cwt	13
Bulls	Utility	73	9.44/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 1	82	135.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	80	11.72/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,744	89.57/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,562	7
Bulls	—	—	1,457	76.80/cwt	72.50–84.00	1,119	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	62.69/cwt	60.00–64.00	895	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	56.20/cwt	51.00–61.00	713	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,659	67.25/cwt	65.00–68.50	1,116	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	61.16/cwt	58.00–63.00	939	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	32.91/cwt	20.00–41.00	358	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,333	57.70/cwt	53.50–61.00	769	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	48.45/cwt	42.00–53.00	579	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,547	67.82/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,288	105.07/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,353	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,467	112.16/cwt	110.50–115.50	1,645	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,345	93.35/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,256	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,374	106.70/cwt	103.00–110.50	1,466	15
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,504	114.26/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,718	7
Steers	Select	—	1,378	97.25/cwt	92.50–103.00	1,340	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,501	78.49/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,178	8
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,413	86.60/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,224	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,370	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	986	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	96	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	49.00/cwt	45.00–55.00	42	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	93.72/cwt	75.00–107.00	105	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	97.69/cwt	75.00–112.00	101	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	73.92/cwt	50.00–95.00	69	10
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	180	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	178	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	181.02/cwt	150.00–215.00	148	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	70.08/cwt	55.00–90.00	72	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	66.20/cwt	40.00–90.00	62	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	40.00/cwt	35.00–45.00	34	15
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	11.67/cwt	10.00–15.00	9	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	46.70/cwt	45.00–50.00	43	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	81	24.47/cwt	10.00–40.00	20	7
Bulls	Utility	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Utility	—	73	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	7
Heifers	Number 1	—	75	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	80	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	24	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	208.33/cwt	195.00–215.00	177	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	83	12.58/cwt	10.00–15.00	10	2

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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Slaughter CattleReceipts 232Last week 254Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 115Last week 85Year ago 0

Compared last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher.

Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00

higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold 5.00-10.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,744	83.00–95.00	89.57
10	—	1,457	72.50–84.00	76.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,428	60.00–64.00	62.69
10	—	1,268	51.00–61.00	56.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,659	65.00–68.50	67.25
10	—	1,535	58.00–63.00	61.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	20.00–41.00	32.91
7	—	1,333	53.50–61.00	57.70
22	—	1,195	42.00–53.00	48.45
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	67.00–70.00	67.82
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,288	100.00–109.00	105.07
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,467	110.50–115.50	112.16
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	91.00–96.00	93.35
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,374	103.00–110.50	106.70
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,504	112.00–116.00	114.26
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,378	92.50–103.00	97.25
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,501	74.00–82.00	78.49
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,413	82.00–92.00	86.60
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	72.00	72.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	80.00	80.00
3	—	85	45.00–55.00	49.00
3	—	112	75.00–107.00	93.72
6	—	103	75.00–112.00	97.69
10	—	93	50.00–95.00	73.92
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	150.00	150.00
2	—	95	185.00–190.00	187.50
3	—	82	150.00–215.00	181.02
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	103	55.00–90.00	70.08
7	—	94	40.00–90.00	66.20
15	—	85	35.00–45.00	40.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	75	10.00–15.00	11.67
3	—	93	45.00–50.00	46.70
7	—	81	10.00–40.00	24.47
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
1	—	90	10.00	10.00
7	—	73	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	20.00	20.00
1	—	80	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	195.00–215.00	208.33
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	10.00	10.00
2	—	83	10.00–15.00	12.58

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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