Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 7.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter

cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold steady-5.00 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	—	Average	1,382	87.13	1,204	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,622	72.73	1,180	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,609	67.65	1,088	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,542	66.54	1,026	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,259	57.03	718	34
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,339	80.42	1,077	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,378	93.92	1,294	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,378	81.51	1,123	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,327	71.18	945	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,350	118.42	1,599	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,286	111.70	1,436	13
Heifers	Select	Average	1,052	96.33	1,013	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,375	119.78	1,647	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,449	114.72	1,662	16

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	91	134.45/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 2	91	59.66/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	84	38.42/cwt	24
Bulls	Utility	62	7.50/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	87	126.47/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	75	20.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

46 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%	—	1,531	65.87/cwt	62.50–68.50	1,008	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,618	71.23/cwt	69.00–73.50	1,153	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	51.53/cwt	35.00–60.00	53	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,350	118.42/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,599	21
Heifers	Choice	—	1,286	111.70/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,436	13
Heifers	Select	—	1,052	96.33/cwt	87.00–106.00	1,013	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,622	72.73/cwt	71.00–75.50	1,180	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,269	55.06/cwt	50.00–59.00	699	19
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,327	71.18/cwt	65.00–77.00	945	8
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,339	80.42/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,077	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,375	119.78/cwt	117.50–122.50	1,647	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,449	114.72/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,662	16
Heifers	Number 1	—	83	35.45/cwt	20.00–50.00	29	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	75	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	38	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,378	93.92/cwt	87.00–104.00	1,294	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,378	81.51/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,123	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	111.79/cwt	105.00–115.00	115	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	80.20/cwt	65.00–105.00	67	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	111.13/cwt	105.00–117.00	126	2
Bulls	—	—	1,445	87.40/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,263	6
Bulls	—	—	1,018	74.37/cwt	71.00–78.00	757	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,926	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	67.65/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,088	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	40.99/cwt	30.00–49.00	498	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	64.17/cwt	59.50–70.50	805	12
Bulls	Utility	—	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	Utility	—	53	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	109	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	96.74/cwt	70.00–122.00	90	6
Bulls	Utility	—	65	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	45.27/cwt	35.00–55.00	42	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	73	45.17/cwt	40.00–50.00	33	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	90	55.00/cwt	50.00–60.00	50	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	52.05/cwt	45.00–60.00	43	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	69.71/cwt	50.00–95.00	71	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	30.00/cwt	10.00–50.00	23	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	38.91/cwt	25.00–50.00	32	12
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	250.76/cwt	200.00–295.00	208	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	55	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	88	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	128	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	132.27/cwt	125.00–140.00	110	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	60	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	96	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	113	196.11/cwt	145.00–245.00	222	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	98	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	135	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	324	1

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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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 196Last week 248Year ago 200

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 91Last week 90Year ago 98

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 7.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter

cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold steady-5.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,531	62.50–68.50	65.87
2	—	1,618	69.00–73.50	71.23
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	71.00–75.50	72.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,269	50.00–59.00	55.06
3	—	1,215	30.00–49.00	40.99
12	—	1,255	59.50–70.50	64.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,609	65.00–69.00	67.65
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,350	115.00–123.00	118.42
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,286	106.00–115.00	111.70
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,052	87.00–106.00	96.33
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,327	65.00–77.00	71.18
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,378	87.00–104.00	93.92
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,378	79.00–84.00	81.51
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,339	74.00–83.00	80.42
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,375	117.50–122.50	119.78
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,449	109.00–117.00	114.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,445	82.00–92.00	87.40
2	—	1,018	71.00–78.00	74.37
1	—	1,735	111.00	111.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	103	35.00–60.00	51.53
2	—	93	35.00–55.00	45.27
7	—	75	10.00–50.00	30.00
12	—	82	25.00–50.00	38.91
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	103	105.00–115.00	111.79
3	—	83	65.00–105.00	80.20
2	—	113	105.00–117.00	111.13
6	—	93	70.00–122.00	96.74
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	5.00	5.00
2	—	53	5.00	5.00
3	—	65	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	95.00	95.00
2	—	73	40.00–50.00	45.17
4	—	90	50.00–60.00	55.00
5	—	83	45.00–60.00	52.05
5	—	102	50.00–95.00	69.71
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	83	200.00–295.00	250.76
1	—	55	160.00	160.00
1	—	75	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	20.00–50.00	35.45
2	—	75	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	125.00–140.00	132.27
2	—	60	160.00	160.00
2	—	113	145.00–245.00	196.11
1	—	75	130.00	130.00
1	—	135	240.00	240.00

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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