Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter

holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter

cows sold steady-1.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: 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	—	Average	1,493	86.45	1,291	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	68.13	1,083	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,536	67.58	1,038	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,290	56.93	734	18
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,280	82.00	1,050	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,285	73.00	938	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,426	86.57	1,234	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,345	83.05	1,117	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,083	75.44	817	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,160	104.00	1,206	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,180	99.47	1,174	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,293	87.84	1,136	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,366	109.05	1,490	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,355	104.54	1,417	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,313	97.05	1,274	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	126.29/cwt	35
Bulls	Number 2	95	84.63/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	83	41.10/cwt	18
Bulls	Utility	53	10.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	93	90.02/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	83	55.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

47 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	66.84/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,004	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,302	54.61/cwt	49.00–60.00	711	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,855	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,336	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,568	64.26/cwt	61.00–69.00	1,008	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,496	71.72/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,073	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	52	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	83	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	46	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	84	68.81/cwt	55.00–85.00	58	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	110	75.00/cwt	65.00–85.00	83	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	105	75.00/cwt	65.00–85.00	79	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,339	64.87/cwt	62.00–70.00	869	7
Steers	Select	—	1,313	97.05/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,274	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,366	109.05/cwt	106.00–110.50	1,490	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,355	104.54/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,417	17
Heifers	Select	—	1,293	87.84/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,136	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,160	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,180	99.47/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,174	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,083	75.44/cwt	72.00–78.50	817	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,426	86.57/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,234	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,345	83.05/cwt	79.50–85.00	1,117	9
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,285	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	938	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,280	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	125	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	119	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	93.39/cwt	90.00–95.00	96	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	82.50/cwt	60.00–105.00	78	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	87.86/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,404	7
Bulls	—	—	1,255	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,355	1
Bulls	—	—	995	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	547	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	153	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	98	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	124	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	215	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	242.12/cwt	230.00–255.00	201	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	215.88/cwt	180.00–240.00	201	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	103.07/cwt	85.00–120.00	95	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	109.20/cwt	97.00–120.00	112	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	65	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	16	1
Bulls	Utility	—	53	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	5	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	91.04/cwt	70.00–110.00	76	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	107.33/cwt	105.00–110.00	120	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	45.49/cwt	15.00–90.00	38	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	91	42.53/cwt	15.00–60.00	39	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	32.67/cwt	15.00–50.00	24	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	55	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	83.54/cwt	50.00–107.00	70	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	79.85/cwt	70.00–100.00	89	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	44.56/cwt	40.00–49.00	509	3

How this sale compares

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 270Year ago 94

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 101Last week 89Year ago 123

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter

holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter

cows sold steady-1.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: 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
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	65.00–69.00	66.84
1	—	1,855	72.00	72.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,302	49.00–60.00	54.61
7	—	1,339	62.00–70.00	64.87
3	—	1,143	40.00–49.00	44.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,568	61.00–69.00	64.26
4	—	1,496	71.00–73.00	71.72
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,313	94.00–105.00	97.05
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,366	106.00–110.50	109.05
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,355	100.00–108.00	104.54
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	85.00–90.00	87.84
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,180	95.00–104.00	99.47
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	72.00–78.50	75.44
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,426	84.00–90.00	86.57
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,345	79.50–85.00	83.05
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	73.00	73.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	82.00	82.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,598	82.00–92.00	87.86
1	—	1,255	108.00	108.00
1	—	995	55.00	55.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	55.00	55.00
4	—	84	55.00–85.00	68.81
2	—	110	65.00–85.00	75.00
2	—	105	65.00–85.00	75.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	55.00	55.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	170.00	170.00
1	—	85	115.00	115.00
1	—	75	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	95.00	95.00
10	—	92	85.00–120.00	103.07
8	—	103	97.00–120.00	109.20
6	—	84	70.00–110.00	91.04
3	—	112	105.00–110.00	107.33
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	103	90.00–95.00	93.39
2	—	95	60.00–105.00	82.50
7	—	84	50.00–107.00	83.54
3	—	112	70.00–100.00	79.85
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	205.00	205.00
2	—	83	230.00–255.00	242.12
4	—	93	180.00–240.00	215.88
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	25.00	25.00
8	—	83	15.00–90.00	45.49
4	—	91	15.00–60.00	42.53
4	—	73	15.00–50.00	32.67
1	—	110	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	53	10.00	10.00

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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