Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady-1.00 lower.

Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower. 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	—	High	1,291	84.58	1,092	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,631	63.27	1,032	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,438	57.28	824	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,220	51.71	631	26
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,275	86.39	1,101	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,516	81.46	1,235	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,185	77.97	924	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,360	108.06	1,470	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,269	102.20	1,297	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,253	88.25	1,106	9thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,391	110.79	1,541	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,476	105.54	1,558	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,326	94.63	1,255	15

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	107.92/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	93	62.08/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 3	86	34.62/cwt	26
Bulls	Utility	55	7.50/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	93	105.38/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 2	73	26.14/cwt	2

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
Bulls	—	—	1,295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,295	1
Bulls	—	—	1,078	73.45/cwt	65.00–79.00	792	3
Bulls	—	—	1,503	90.57/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,361	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	42.50/cwt	35.00–50.00	32	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	80.00/cwt	65.00–95.00	88	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	66.18/cwt	50.00–85.00	62	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,476	105.54/cwt	99.00–108.50	1,558	22
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,391	110.79/cwt	108.50–115.00	1,541	9
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,275	86.39/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,101	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,185	77.97/cwt	75.00–82.00	924	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,516	81.46/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,235	9
Heifers	Number 1	—	103	58.06/cwt	40.00–75.00	60	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	73	26.14/cwt	22.00–30.00	19	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,360	108.06/cwt	106.00–109.50	1,470	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,269	102.20/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,297	9
Heifers	Select	—	1,253	88.25/cwt	81.00–95.00	1,106	9
Steers	Select	—	1,326	94.63/cwt	85.00–103.00	1,255	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	43.16/cwt	40.00–45.00	507	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	57.46/cwt	56.00–60.00	705	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	52.97/cwt	49.00–55.00	659	11
Heifers	Number 1	—	75	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	34	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	80	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	40	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	70.27/cwt	60.00–80.00	65	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	39.32/cwt	20.00–60.00	37	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	28.09/cwt	10.00–47.00	23	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,580	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	988	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,424	56.76/cwt	53.00–59.00	808	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,807	65.01/cwt	64.50–65.50	1,175	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	61.97/cwt	59.00–64.00	929	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	60	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	9	1
Bulls	Utility	—	45	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	5	2
Bulls	Utility	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	77.94/cwt	65.00–95.00	79	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	23.53/cwt	15.00–30.00	17	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	54.85/cwt	40.00–70.00	56	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	103.28/cwt	100.00–105.00	116	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	69.21/cwt	65.00–75.00	58	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	91	85.31/cwt	65.00–105.00	78	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	104.51/cwt	100.00–115.00	107	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	125	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	100	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	45.73/cwt	35.00–55.00	38	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	150	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	195	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	161.91/cwt	120.00–190.00	149	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	224	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	224.55/cwt	210.00–240.00	186	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 172Last week 139Year ago 150

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 128Last week 107Year ago 159

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

holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady-1.00 lower.

Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower. 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
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,078	65.00–79.00	73.45
3	—	1,503	86.00–94.00	90.57
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,476	99.00–108.50	105.54
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,391	108.50–115.00	110.79
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,326	85.00–103.00	94.63
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,275	86.00–87.00	86.39
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	75.00–82.00	77.97
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,516	78.00–85.00	81.46
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	106.00–109.50	108.06
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,269	97.00–105.00	102.20
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,253	81.00–95.00	88.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,174	40.00–45.00	43.16
8	—	1,227	56.00–60.00	57.46
11	—	1,245	49.00–55.00	52.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	62.50	62.50
10	—	1,424	53.00–59.00	56.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,807	64.50–65.50	65.01
4	—	1,499	59.00–64.00	61.97

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	35.00–50.00	42.50
2	—	110	65.00–95.00	80.00
5	—	93	50.00–85.00	66.18
5	—	102	65.00–95.00	77.94
1	—	125	80.00	80.00
7	—	83	35.00–55.00	45.73
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	93	20.00–60.00	39.32
10	—	82	10.00–47.00	28.09
1	—	60	15.00	15.00
4	—	73	15.00–30.00	23.53
5	—	102	40.00–70.00	54.85
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	45	10.00	10.00
2	—	65	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	112	100.00–105.00	103.28
6	—	84	65.00–75.00	69.21
7	—	91	65.00–105.00	85.31
7	—	102	100.00–115.00	104.51
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	200.00	200.00
2	—	100	190.00–200.00	195.00
3	—	92	120.00–190.00	161.91
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	103	40.00–75.00	58.06
1	—	75	45.00	45.00
1	—	80	50.00	50.00
2	—	93	60.00–80.00	70.27
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	22.00–30.00	26.14
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	195.00	195.00
2	—	83	210.00–240.00	224.55

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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