Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter

holsteins sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter

cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. 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	—	Average	1,408	79.26	1,116	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,623	69.75	1,132	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	64.71	952	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	62.83	861	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,185	53.93	639	20
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,702	85.03	1,447	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,567	79.03	1,238	15
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,269	73.80	937	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,438	107.19	1,541	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,251	100.27	1,254	18
Heifers	Select	Average	1,045	91.11	952	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,512	108.21	1,636	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,364	103.37	1,410	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,298	97.46	1,265	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	121.04/cwt	43
Bulls	Number 2	91	82.00/cwt	26
Bulls	Number 3	85	42.90/cwt	14
Bulls	Utility	66	7.57/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 1	90	152.50/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	75	35.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

52 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	Number 3	—	110	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	55	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,219	61.48/cwt	57.00–69.00	749	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	39.52/cwt	33.50–47.00	421	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	63.44/cwt	60.00–65.50	910	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,623	69.75/cwt	69.50–70.00	1,132	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	52.02/cwt	47.00–56.00	621	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	67.67/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,056	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,438	107.19/cwt	106.50–108.00	1,541	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,251	100.27/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,254	18
Heifers	Select	—	1,045	91.11/cwt	84.00–94.00	952	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	43	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	85	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	65	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	20	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,269	73.80/cwt	72.00–76.00	937	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,702	85.03/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,447	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,567	79.03/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,238	15
Steers	Select	—	1,298	97.46/cwt	92.00–103.50	1,265	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,487	108.65/cwt	106.00–110.50	1,616	18
Steers	Choice	—	1,364	103.37/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,410	16
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	113.09/cwt	105.00–120.00	114	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	111	81.75/cwt	75.00–90.00	91	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	95.16/cwt	80.00–105.00	97	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	73	52.93/cwt	40.00–65.00	39	2
Bulls	—	—	1,461	83.75/cwt	77.00–89.50	1,224	8
Bulls	—	—	1,301	70.27/cwt	66.00–74.00	914	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	217.50/cwt	210.00–225.00	196	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	263	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	198	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	245.00/cwt	240.00–255.00	221	3
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,740	104.24/cwt	103.50–105.00	1,814	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	96	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	54	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	143.33/cwt	60.00–250.00	129	3
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	83	198.79/cwt	70.00–320.00	165	2
Bulls	Number 1Jersey	—	70	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	21	1
Bulls	Utility	—	50	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	111.25/cwt	110.00–115.00	122	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	103.48/cwt	90.00–117.00	96	12
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	55.27/cwt	15.00–80.00	51	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	35.08/cwt	30.00–45.00	26	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	93.43/cwt	70.00–100.00	78	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	65	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	13	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	77.64/cwt	50.00–100.00	64	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	89.35/cwt	85.00–100.00	82	8
Bulls	Utility	—	63	7.60/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	4
Bulls	Utility	—	73	7.59/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	2
Bulls	Utility	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	63.74/cwt	61.50–66.00	868	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	65.98/cwt	64.50–68.00	889	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	54.45/cwt	54.00–55.00	784	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	51.40/cwt	40.00–65.00	43	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 278Last week 229Year ago 196

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 106Last week 124Year ago 101

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter

holsteins sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter

cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold steady-5.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	10.00	10.00
1	—	100	55.00	55.00
4	—	93	15.00–80.00	55.27
4	—	74	30.00–45.00	35.08
1	—	65	20.00	20.00
3	—	83	40.00–65.00	51.40
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	101	105.00–120.00	113.09
4	—	110	110.00–115.00	111.25
12	—	93	90.00–117.00	103.48
9	—	83	70.00–100.00	93.43
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	111	75.00–90.00	81.75
3	—	102	80.00–105.00	95.16
2	—	73	40.00–65.00	52.93
9	—	82	50.00–100.00	77.64
8	—	92	85.00–100.00	89.35
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	180.00	180.00
3	—	90	240.00–255.00	245.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	90	60.00–250.00	143.33
2	—	83	70.00–320.00	198.79
Bulls — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	30.00	30.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	50	5.00	5.00
4	—	63	5.00–10.00	7.60
2	—	73	5.00–10.00	7.59
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	40.00	40.00
1	—	65	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	210.00–225.00	217.50
1	—	105	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	120.00	120.00
1	—	90	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,219	57.00–69.00	61.48
3	—	1,065	33.50–47.00	39.52
9	—	1,194	47.00–56.00	52.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,434	60.00–65.50	63.44
3	—	1,560	67.00–68.00	67.67
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	69.50–70.00	69.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,361	61.50–66.00	63.74
3	—	1,347	64.50–68.00	65.98
2	—	1,440	54.00–55.00	54.45
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,438	106.50–108.00	107.19
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,251	93.00–104.00	100.27
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,045	84.00–94.00	91.11
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,269	72.00–76.00	73.80
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,702	84.00–86.00	85.03
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,567	75.00–87.00	79.03
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,298	92.00–103.50	97.46
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,487	106.00–110.50	108.65
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,364	99.00–107.00	103.37
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	103.50–105.00	104.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,461	77.00–89.50	83.75
4	—	1,301	66.00–74.00	70.27

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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