Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Slaughter

holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter

cows sold steady. Return to Farm Calves: 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	—	High	1,560	90.08	1,405	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,605	72.67	1,166	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,380	67.97	938	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	67.23	1,028	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,225	52.78	646	19
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,315	85.00	1,118	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,508	91.48	1,380	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,474	82.06	1,210	15
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,392	73.68	1,026	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,293	118.54	1,533	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,386	113.15	1,568	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,140	105.00	1,197	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,423	120.13	1,709	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,509	114.92	1,734	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,443	104.75	1,512	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	119.89/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	89	92.00/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	86	55.35/cwt	18
Bulls	Utility	73	10.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	95	130.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	78	15.00/cwt	2

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
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,293	118.54/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,533	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,605	72.67/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,166	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	53.46/cwt	50.00–58.00	642	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,397	60.14/cwt	58.00–64.50	840	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	41.90/cwt	38.00–45.00	448	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,423	120.13/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,709	18
Steers	Choice	—	1,509	114.92/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,734	9
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	60.00/cwt	55.00–65.00	57	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,386	113.15/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,568	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,392	73.68/cwt	63.50–76.00	1,026	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,508	91.48/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,380	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,474	82.06/cwt	77.50–88.00	1,210	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,315	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,118	1
Steers	Select	—	1,443	104.75/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,512	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	101.60/cwt	95.00–105.00	84	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	125	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	119	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	75	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	71	1
Bulls	—	—	1,631	102.40/cwt	89.00–119.50	1,670	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	84.04/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,349	4
Bulls	—	—	1,095	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	712	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,140	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	98.18/cwt	85.00–110.00	89	11
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	44	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	70.16/cwt	67.00–74.50	910	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,452	66.06/cwt	64.00–67.50	959	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	70.97/cwt	69.50–72.00	1,263	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	66.61/cwt	63.00–69.00	991	12
Bulls	Number 3	—	91	58.71/cwt	35.00–85.00	53	7
Bulls	Utility	—	60	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	6	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	117.37/cwt	115.00–120.00	131	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	103.89/cwt	90.00–117.00	97	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	112.39/cwt	105.00–117.00	116	8
Bulls	Utility	—	85	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	129	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	100.00/cwt	85.00–115.00	100	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	85.00/cwt	70.00–100.00	71	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	71.25/cwt	55.00–90.00	53	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	40.52/cwt	25.00–60.00	30	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	63.86/cwt	50.00–95.00	54	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	60	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	156	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	190	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	257	1

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 196Year ago 206

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 95Last week 91Year ago 135

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Slaughter

holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter

cows sold steady. Return to Farm Calves: 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
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,293	117.00–121.00	118.54
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,386	110.00–117.00	113.15
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	105.00	105.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	70.00–75.00	72.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,201	50.00–58.00	53.46
5	—	1,397	58.00–64.50	60.14
4	—	1,069	38.00–45.00	41.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,297	67.00–74.50	70.16
8	—	1,452	64.00–67.50	66.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	69.50–72.00	70.97
12	—	1,488	63.00–69.00	66.61
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,423	117.00–122.00	120.13
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,509	110.00–118.00	114.92
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,443	100.00–109.00	104.75
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,392	63.50–76.00	73.68
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,508	88.00–94.00	91.48
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,474	77.50–88.00	82.06
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,631	89.00–119.50	102.40
4	—	1,605	81.00–86.00	84.04
1	—	1,095	65.00	65.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	20.00	20.00
1	—	75	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	55.00–65.00	60.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	83	95.00–105.00	101.60
1	—	125	95.00	95.00
1	—	75	95.00	95.00
3	—	112	115.00–120.00	117.37
8	—	93	90.00–117.00	103.89
8	—	103	105.00–117.00	112.39
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	91	85.00–110.00	98.18
1	—	115	112.00	112.00
2	—	100	85.00–115.00	100.00
3	—	83	70.00–100.00	85.00
4	—	75	55.00–90.00	71.25
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	40.00	40.00
7	—	91	35.00–85.00	58.71
4	—	73	25.00–60.00	40.52
6	—	84	50.00–95.00	63.86
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	10.00	10.00
1	—	85	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	260.00	260.00
2	—	95	200.00	200.00

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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