Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-4.00 lower.

Slaughter holsteins sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold

3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold steady-5.00 higher. 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	—	Low	1,660	80.92	1,343	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,010	72.02	1,448	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,756	69.31	1,217	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,418	65.59	930	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,228	53.58	658	29
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,582	83.55	1,322	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,500	78.69	1,180	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,366	106.07	1,449	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,401	101.64	1,424	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,315	87.43	1,150	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,403	111.17	1,560	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,410	105.12	1,482	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,448	89.81	1,300	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	109.57/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	91	63.19/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 3	88	35.37/cwt	17
Bulls	Utility	83	8.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	85	63.33/cwt	6

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	—	—	1,430	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	944	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	79.34/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,277	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	89.96/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,642	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,524	68.98/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,051	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	63.76/cwt	61.00–66.50	868	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,751	72.36/cwt	70.00–74.50	1,267	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,759	67.62/cwt	62.00–71.00	1,189	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	39.52/cwt	34.00–47.00	419	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,363	62.42/cwt	60.00–65.00	851	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	53.28/cwt	47.00–59.00	640	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,010	72.02/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,401	101.64/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,424	9
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,366	106.07/cwt	105.00–108.50	1,449	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,315	87.43/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,150	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,410	105.12/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,482	17
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,403	111.17/cwt	109.50–114.50	1,560	6
Steers	Select	—	1,448	89.81/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,300	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,500	78.69/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,180	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,582	83.55/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,322	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	81	67.46/cwt	65.00–70.00	55	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	160.00/cwt	150.00–170.00	128	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	83	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	2
Bulls	Utility	—	83	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	Utility	—	95	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	5	1
Bulls	Utility	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	37.01/cwt	15.00–65.00	31	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	32.50/cwt	25.00–35.00	24	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	113	20.11/cwt	15.00–25.00	23	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	48.50/cwt	42.00–55.00	49	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	37.50/cwt	35.00–40.00	34	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	64.71/cwt	50.00–75.00	59	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	47.43/cwt	35.00–65.00	39	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	87.65/cwt	70.00–105.00	89	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	72	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	180.41/cwt	165.00–195.00	168	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	162	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	70	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	133	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	114.47/cwt	105.00–125.00	119	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	82.07/cwt	65.00–115.00	76	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	105.94/cwt	95.00–120.00	119	5

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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Compared last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-4.00 lower.

Slaughter holsteins sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold

3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold steady-5.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	66.00	66.00
2	—	1,610	75.00–86.00	79.34
2	—	1,825	86.00–94.00	89.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,524	67.00–74.00	68.98
13	—	1,361	61.00–66.50	63.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,751	70.00–74.50	72.36
9	—	1,759	62.00–71.00	67.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,061	34.00–47.00	39.52
10	—	1,363	60.00–65.00	62.42
13	—	1,202	47.00–59.00	53.28
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,010	71.00–73.00	72.02
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,401	97.00–105.00	101.64
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,366	105.00–108.50	106.07
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	80.00–91.00	87.43
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,410	100.00–109.50	105.12
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,403	109.50–114.50	111.17
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	80.00–100.00	89.81
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,500	74.00–82.00	78.69
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,582	81.00–86.00	83.55

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	81	65.00–70.00	67.46
10	—	104	105.00–125.00	114.47
6	—	93	65.00–115.00	82.07
5	—	112	95.00–120.00	105.94
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	10.00	10.00
1	—	95	5.00	5.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	84	15.00–65.00	37.01
4	—	75	25.00–35.00	32.50
2	—	113	15.00–25.00	20.11
2	—	100	42.00–55.00	48.50
2	—	90	35.00–40.00	37.50
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	91	50.00–75.00	64.71
7	—	82	35.00–65.00	47.43
4	—	101	70.00–105.00	87.65
1	—	110	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	165.00–195.00	180.41
1	—	85	190.00	190.00
1	—	70	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	150.00–170.00	160.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	15.00	15.00
2	—	83	15.00	15.00

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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