Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter

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

cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. 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	1,441	80.31	1,157	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,655	72.47	1,199	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,407	65.44	921	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	65.42	968	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,243	53.86	669	26
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,315	78.06	1,026	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,573	87.95	1,383	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,458	79.89	1,165	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,366	71.68	979	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,278	109.77	1,403	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,221	106.51	1,300	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,330	94.70	1,260	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,329	111.82	1,486	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,269	106.95	1,357	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,343	100.15	1,345	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	113.07/cwt	35
Bulls	Number 2	93	83.33/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 3	86	35.04/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	75	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	86	113.35/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	73	26.67/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	1,745	104.40/cwt	98.00–112.00	1,822	3
Bulls	—	—	1,624	92.33/cwt	88.00–96.50	1,499	4
Bulls	—	—	1,166	60.26/cwt	50.00–66.00	703	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	98.50/cwt	90.00–107.00	118	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	113.99/cwt	110.00–117.00	129	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	108.02/cwt	105.00–110.00	109	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,458	79.89/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,165	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,573	87.95/cwt	87.50–88.50	1,383	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,366	71.68/cwt	64.00–75.50	979	5
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	32	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	70	20.00/cwt	15.00–25.00	14	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,269	106.95/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,357	17
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,329	111.82/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,486	15
Steers	Select	—	1,343	100.15/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,345	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,315	78.06/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,278	109.77/cwt	109.00–110.50	1,403	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,330	94.70/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,221	106.51/cwt	103.00–108.50	1,300	10
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	90	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	73	66.14/cwt	50.00–90.00	48	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	43.45/cwt	40.00–50.00	40	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	68.49/cwt	68.00–69.00	960	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	64.65/cwt	61.00–66.50	970	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,382	65.98/cwt	64.00–68.00	912	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	42.98/cwt	34.00–47.00	492	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	56.34/cwt	52.00–59.50	710	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,655	72.47/cwt	69.00–78.00	1,199	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	101.41/cwt	75.00–110.00	93	12
Bulls	Number 3	—	70	15.00/cwt	10.00–20.00	11	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	34.80/cwt	20.00–45.00	29	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	47.00/cwt	35.00–65.00	43	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	68.32/cwt	67.00–70.00	899	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	64.00/cwt	61.00–66.00	930	10
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	42	1
Bulls	Utility	—	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	67.68/cwt	45.00–95.00	55	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	89.58/cwt	65.00–105.00	83	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	88.25/cwt	30.00–105.00	90	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	95.20/cwt	75.00–110.00	81	10
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	203	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	191.21/cwt	150.00–235.00	159	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	158	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	173	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	152	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	173.82/cwt	110.00–225.00	160	3

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 229Last week 291Year ago 241

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 124Last week 106Year ago 128

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter

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

cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. 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
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,745	98.00–112.00	104.40
4	—	1,624	88.00–96.50	92.33
6	—	1,166	50.00–66.00	60.26
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,458	77.00–83.00	79.89
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	87.50–88.50	87.95
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,366	64.00–75.50	71.68
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,269	104.00–110.00	106.95
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,329	109.00–115.00	111.82
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,343	95.00–105.00	100.15
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	77.00–80.00	78.06
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	109.00–110.50	109.77
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,330	85.00–101.00	94.70
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,221	103.00–108.50	106.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,402	68.00–69.00	68.49
12	—	1,500	61.00–66.50	64.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,382	64.00–68.00	65.98
7	—	1,144	34.00–47.00	42.98
16	—	1,260	52.00–59.50	56.34
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	69.00–78.00	72.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,316	67.00–70.00	68.32
10	—	1,453	61.00–66.00	64.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	120	90.00–107.00	98.50
3	—	113	110.00–117.00	113.99
4	—	101	105.00–110.00	108.02
12	—	92	75.00–110.00	101.41
10	—	85	75.00–110.00	95.20
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	70	10.00–20.00	15.00
3	—	83	20.00–45.00	34.80
3	—	92	35.00–65.00	47.00
1	—	105	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	82	45.00–95.00	67.68
7	—	93	65.00–105.00	89.58
7	—	102	30.00–105.00	88.25
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	225.00	225.00
2	—	83	150.00–235.00	191.21
1	—	75	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	40.00	40.00
2	—	70	15.00–25.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	90.00	90.00
3	—	73	50.00–90.00	66.14
3	—	92	40.00–50.00	43.45
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	230.00	230.00
1	—	80	190.00	190.00
3	—	92	110.00–225.00	173.82

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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