Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter

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

higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 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	—	Low	1,585	86.58	1,373	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,703	68.53	1,167	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,566	65.52	1,026	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,410	64.67	912	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,180	55.99	661	22
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,509	90.45	1,365	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,433	83.63	1,198	15
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,520	76.35	1,161	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,362	106.82	1,455	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,219	101.70	1,240	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,224	96.73	1,184	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,442	109.12	1,574	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,370	106.26	1,456	24
Steers	Select	Average	1,236	98.91	1,223	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	115.67/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	91	70.31/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	83	23.60/cwt	16
Bulls	Utility	68	9.15/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	89	118.79/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	88	17.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

43 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	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	185	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	171	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	187	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	179	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	145	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	198.18/cwt	185.00–220.00	182	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	81	46.65/cwt	40.00–55.00	38	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	105	2
Bulls	Utility	—	64	8.73/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	4
Bulls	Utility	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	29.51/cwt	10.00–50.00	30	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	69.08/cwt	67.00–72.00	984	3
Bulls	Utility	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	24.77/cwt	10.00–45.00	21	8
Bulls	—	—	1,013	69.67/cwt	68.00–71.00	706	2
Bulls	—	—	1,587	87.82/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,394	3
Bulls	—	—	1,870	94.11/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,760	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	57.50/cwt	50.00–65.00	49	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	117.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	134	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	119.23/cwt	115.00–127.00	120	8
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,509	90.45/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,365	8
Heifers	Number 2	—	100	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,370	106.26/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,456	24
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,442	109.12/cwt	105.50–111.50	1,574	12
Steers	Select	—	1,236	98.91/cwt	95.00–103.50	1,223	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,520	76.35/cwt	74.00–78.50	1,161	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,433	83.63/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,198	15
Heifers	Select	—	1,224	96.73/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,184	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,219	101.70/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,240	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,362	106.82/cwt	105.50–109.50	1,455	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	54	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	83	35.10/cwt	30.00–40.00	29	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	63.20/cwt	57.00–66.50	888	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	65.52/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,026	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	43.17/cwt	39.00–46.00	490	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	61.95/cwt	60.00–65.00	730	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	55.15/cwt	49.00–59.00	658	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,703	68.53/cwt	68.00–69.00	1,167	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	73.11/cwt	50.00–115.00	68	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	99.56/cwt	65.00–120.00	93	10
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	22.09/cwt	15.00–40.00	16	5

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 291Last week 206Year ago 202

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 106Last week 142Year ago 143

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter

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

higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	200.00–210.00	205.00
1	—	110	155.00	155.00
1	—	85	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	20.00	20.00
1	—	75	15.00	15.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	60.00	60.00
3	—	83	30.00–40.00	35.10
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	170.00	170.00
1	—	85	170.00	170.00
3	—	92	185.00–220.00	198.18
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	81	40.00–55.00	46.65
2	—	100	100.00–110.00	105.00
9	—	93	50.00–115.00	73.11
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	64	5.00–10.00	8.73
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	10.00–50.00	29.51
1	—	90	10.00	10.00
8	—	83	10.00–45.00	24.77
5	—	74	15.00–40.00	22.09
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	85	50.00–65.00	57.50
4	—	114	115.00–120.00	117.98
8	—	101	115.00–127.00	119.23
10	—	93	65.00–120.00	99.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	67.00–72.00	69.08
9	—	1,405	57.00–66.50	63.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,566	63.00–67.00	65.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	39.00–46.00	43.17
8	—	1,179	60.00–65.00	61.95
11	—	1,193	49.00–59.00	55.15
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	68.00–69.00	68.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	68.00–71.00	69.67
3	—	1,587	82.00–94.00	87.82
4	—	1,870	92.00–96.00	94.11
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,509	86.00–95.00	90.45
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,520	74.00–78.50	76.35
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,433	80.00–86.00	83.63
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,370	102.00–109.00	106.26
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,442	105.50–111.50	109.12
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,236	95.00–103.50	98.91
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,224	94.00–99.00	96.73
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,219	99.00–106.00	101.70
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	105.50–109.50	106.82

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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