Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold

3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. 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	—	Average	1,583	88.50	1,401	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,733	66.60	1,154	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,460	63.44	926	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,348	56.03	755	29
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,795	74.00	1,328	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,425	64.00	912	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,352	84.44	1,142	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,388	81.55	1,132	13
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,305	72.96	952	15
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,370	111.31	1,525	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,252	106.61	1,335	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,330	85.56	1,138	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,463	114.04	1,668	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,412	109.62	1,548	29
Steers	Select	Average	1,548	97.18	1,504	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	104.79/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	90	68.38/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	83	23.63/cwt	14
Bulls	Utility	79	7.46/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 1	83	126.00/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Utility	—	73	7.41/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	2
Bulls	Utility	—	100	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	126	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,305	72.96/cwt	68.00–78.00	952	15
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,352	84.44/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,142	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,388	81.55/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,132	13
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,425	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	912	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,795	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,328	1
Steers	Select	—	1,548	97.18/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,504	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,463	114.04/cwt	112.00–116.50	1,668	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,412	109.62/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,548	29
Heifers	Select	—	1,330	85.56/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,370	111.31/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,525	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,252	106.61/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,335	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,361	54.92/cwt	50.00–59.50	747	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,341	61.58/cwt	57.00–64.50	826	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	44.44/cwt	44.00–45.00	556	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	65.88/cwt	62.00–68.50	1,140	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,748	70.53/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,233	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,466	62.40/cwt	57.00–65.50	915	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	69.16/cwt	68.50–70.00	986	2
Bulls	—	—	1,578	84.61/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,335	6
Bulls	—	—	1,733	98.57/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,708	5
Bulls	—	—	1,225	75.01/cwt	74.00–76.00	919	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	150.00/cwt	100.00–200.00	128	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	181	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	65	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	78	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	1
Bulls	Utility	—	81	7.46/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	4
Bulls	Utility	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	22.25/cwt	10.00–30.00	19	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	23.33/cwt	15.00–35.00	17	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	30.27/cwt	20.00–40.00	28	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	63.89/cwt	45.00–85.00	53	10
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	69.20/cwt	50.00–85.00	64	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	85.16/cwt	80.00–95.00	87	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	84.89/cwt	80.00–90.00	96	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	47.50/cwt	45.00–50.00	36	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	128	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	143	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	96.78/cwt	70.00–120.00	90	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	104.34/cwt	60.00–125.00	105	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	113.79/cwt	95.00–130.00	130	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	81	83.85/cwt	70.00–90.00	68	4

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 253Last week 232Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 100Last week 115Year ago 0

Compared last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold

3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold steady-5.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	5.00–10.00	7.41
1	—	100	10.00	10.00
4	—	81	5.00–10.00	7.46
1	—	65	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	105.00	105.00
10	—	93	70.00–120.00	96.78
6	—	101	60.00–125.00	104.34
4	—	114	95.00–130.00	113.79
4	—	81	70.00–90.00	83.85
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	84	10.00–30.00	22.25
3	—	75	15.00–35.00	23.33
2	—	93	20.00–40.00	30.27
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	83	45.00–85.00	63.89
4	—	93	50.00–85.00	69.20
3	—	102	80.00–95.00	85.16
2	—	113	80.00–90.00	84.89
2	—	75	45.00–50.00	47.50
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	150.00	150.00
1	—	75	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	100.00–200.00	150.00
1	—	95	190.00	190.00
1	—	65	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	20.00	20.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,305	68.00–78.00	72.96
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,352	82.00–88.00	84.44
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,388	77.00–85.00	81.55
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	64.00	64.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	74.00	74.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	94.00–100.00	97.18
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,463	112.00–116.50	114.04
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,412	104.00–113.00	109.62
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	80.00–90.00	85.56
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,370	110.00–114.00	111.31
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,252	102.00–110.00	106.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,361	50.00–59.50	54.92
8	—	1,341	57.00–64.50	61.58
2	—	1,250	44.00–45.00	44.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,730	62.00–68.50	65.88
2	—	1,748	69.00–72.00	70.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,466	57.00–65.50	62.40
2	—	1,425	68.50–70.00	69.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,578	76.00–88.00	84.61
5	—	1,733	95.00–104.00	98.57
2	—	1,225	74.00–76.00	75.01

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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