Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

Breaker and boner cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower while lean cows sold steady.

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	1,512	88.16	1,333	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,680	69.00	1,159	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,793	65.28	1,171	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,535	62.02	952	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,289	57.34	739	18
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,490	86.76	1,293	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,563	79.58	1,244	11
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,540	72.92	1,123	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,373	106.36	1,460	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,215	102.04	1,240	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,098	84.68	930	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,438	111.98	1,610	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,332	106.65	1,421	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,210	99.80	1,208	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	110.22/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	90	75.82/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 3	84	41.43/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 1	87	200.92/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	82	31.67/cwt	3

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%	—	1,552	65.11/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,011	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	30.18/cwt	15.00–55.00	28	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	65	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	73	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	100	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	65	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	57.26/cwt	54.00–61.00	742	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,236	61.95/cwt	60.50–64.00	766	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,430	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	572	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,332	106.65/cwt	103.00–109.50	1,421	11
Steers	Select	—	1,210	99.80/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,208	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,438	111.98/cwt	110.50–114.50	1,610	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,098	84.68/cwt	81.00–92.00	930	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,373	106.36/cwt	105.00–107.50	1,460	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,215	102.04/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,240	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,540	72.92/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,123	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,490	86.76/cwt	83.00–91.50	1,293	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,563	79.58/cwt	77.50–83.50	1,244	11
Bulls	Number 1	—	125	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	128	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	73	58.07/cwt	50.00–70.00	42	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	55	1
Bulls	—	—	1,427	87.48/cwt	79.00–96.00	1,248	7
Bulls	—	—	1,671	96.95/cwt	92.50–100.00	1,620	5
Bulls	—	—	1,415	68.59/cwt	65.00–72.00	971	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,525	60.16/cwt	58.00–62.00	917	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,752	67.53/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,183	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,680	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,159	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,814	64.15/cwt	59.50–66.50	1,164	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	108.03/cwt	85.00–115.00	102	10
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	54.24/cwt	40.00–67.00	46	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	80	83.75/cwt	50.00–100.00	67	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	65	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	13	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	53	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	39.89/cwt	25.00–50.00	29	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	75	80.00/cwt	75.00–85.00	60	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	94.00/cwt	80.00–105.00	80	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	93.54/cwt	75.00–110.00	104	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	101.30/cwt	85.00–110.00	102	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	66.74/cwt	50.00–75.00	62	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	106.21/cwt	90.00–112.00	110	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	217.50/cwt	200.00–235.00	174	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	124	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	70	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	77	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	188	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	200	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	220	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	73	237.76/cwt	230.00–245.00	174	2

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 139Last week 158Year ago 253

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 107Last week 101Year ago 130

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

Breaker and boner cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower while lean cows sold steady.

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 — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	63.00–67.00	65.11
5	—	1,525	58.00–62.00	60.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,295	54.00–61.00	57.26
4	—	1,236	60.50–64.00	61.95
1	—	1,430	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,752	67.00–68.00	67.53
6	—	1,814	59.50–66.50	64.15
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	69.00	69.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,332	103.00–109.50	106.65
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,210	97.00–105.00	99.80
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,438	110.50–114.50	111.98
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,098	81.00–92.00	84.68
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,373	105.00–107.50	106.36
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	101.00–103.00	102.04
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,540	69.00–76.00	72.92
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,490	83.00–91.50	86.76
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,563	77.50–83.50	79.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,427	79.00–96.00	87.48
5	—	1,671	92.50–100.00	96.95
2	—	1,415	65.00–72.00	68.59

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	15.00–55.00	30.18
4	—	84	40.00–67.00	54.24
1	—	65	20.00	20.00
1	—	105	50.00	50.00
3	—	73	25.00–50.00	39.89
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	102.00	102.00
10	—	94	85.00–115.00	108.03
2	—	75	75.00–85.00	80.00
3	—	85	80.00–105.00	94.00
4	—	111	75.00–110.00	93.54
7	—	104	90.00–112.00	106.21
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	73	50.00–70.00	58.07
1	—	110	50.00	50.00
4	—	80	50.00–100.00	83.75
4	—	101	85.00–110.00	101.30
6	—	93	50.00–75.00	66.74
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	200.00–235.00	217.50
1	—	95	130.00	130.00
1	—	70	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	15.00	15.00
1	—	100	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	235.00	235.00
1	—	95	210.00	210.00
1	—	100	220.00	220.00
2	—	73	230.00–245.00	237.76

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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