Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter

cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold 15.00-20.00 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	1,517	89.13	1,352	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	66.04	1,030	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	61.99	825	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,254	55.27	693	35
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,477	92.06	1,360	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,446	83.52	1,208	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,251	77.45	969	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,300	108.30	1,408	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,275	105.86	1,350	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,380	100.00	1,380	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,503	111.31	1,673	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,475	104.84	1,547	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,311	98.73	1,294	17
Steers	Standard	Average	1,243	89.13	1,108	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	128.64/cwt	45
Bulls	Number 2	90	97.22/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 3	87	68.96/cwt	11
Bulls	Utility	63	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	92	125.00/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 2	73	20.11/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,268	77.11/cwt	70.00–81.00	978	4
Bulls	—	—	1,277	83.45/cwt	77.00–88.50	1,066	5
Bulls	—	—	1,791	98.68/cwt	92.00–111.00	1,767	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	88.99/cwt	50.00–110.00	73	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	43.73/cwt	10.00–70.00	32	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	137.33/cwt	120.00–150.00	140	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,412	105.90/cwt	103.00–109.50	1,495	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,503	111.31/cwt	109.50–114.50	1,673	6
Steers	Select	—	1,311	98.73/cwt	95.00–102.50	1,294	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,446	83.52/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,208	9
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,477	92.06/cwt	89.50–95.50	1,360	7
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,251	77.45/cwt	75.00–79.00	969	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	110	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	66	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	42.50/cwt	40.00–45.00	36	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,275	105.86/cwt	102.50–107.50	1,350	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,300	108.30/cwt	107.50–109.00	1,408	2
Steers	Standard	—	1,243	89.13/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,108	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	53.54/cwt	49.00–57.50	650	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	64.74/cwt	63.00–67.50	1,014	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,348	43.13/cwt	42.00–45.00	581	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,306	61.88/cwt	58.00–66.50	808	11
Heifers	Number 2	—	73	20.11/cwt	15.00–25.00	15	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	68	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	115.00/cwt	80.00–140.00	115	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	93.81/cwt	80.00–130.00	87	12
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	143	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,525	67.48/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,029	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	60.83/cwt	57.00–64.50	785	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	68.95/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,065	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	91.83/cwt	65.00–120.00	95	2
Bulls	Utility	—	55	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	110.52/cwt	100.00–115.00	92	11
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	154	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	91.67/cwt	70.00–115.00	69	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	125.19/cwt	100.00–140.00	116	13
Bulls	Number 1	—	75	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	84	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	123	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	163	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	141.25/cwt	135.00–150.00	155	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	67.50/cwt	25.00–110.00	54	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	67.50/cwt	55.00–80.00	64	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	123	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	156	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	125	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	144	1
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,823	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,805	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	212	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	189	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	192.50/cwt	165.00–220.00	154	2

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 245Last week 278Year ago 252

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 125Last week 106Year ago 135

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

holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter

cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold 15.00-20.00 higher. All prices per cwt

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	70.00–81.00	77.11
5	—	1,277	77.00–88.50	83.45
8	—	1,791	92.00–111.00	98.68
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,412	103.00–109.50	105.90
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,503	109.50–114.50	111.31
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,311	95.00–102.50	98.73
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	83.00–94.00	89.13
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,823	98.00–100.00	98.99
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,446	80.00–87.00	83.52
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,477	89.50–95.50	92.06
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,251	75.00–79.00	77.45
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,275	102.50–107.50	105.86
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	107.50–109.00	108.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,214	49.00–57.50	53.54
3	—	1,348	42.00–45.00	43.13
11	—	1,306	58.00–66.50	61.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,566	63.00–67.50	64.74
4	—	1,544	67.00–72.00	68.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,525	66.00–69.00	67.48
19	—	1,290	57.00–64.50	60.83

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	82	50.00–110.00	88.99
5	—	100	80.00–140.00	115.00
12	—	93	80.00–130.00	93.81
1	—	110	140.00	140.00
3	—	75	70.00–115.00	91.67
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	74	10.00–70.00	43.73
1	—	110	130.00	130.00
2	—	103	65.00–120.00	91.83
2	—	80	25.00–110.00	67.50
2	—	95	55.00–80.00	67.50
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	102	120.00–150.00	137.33
11	—	83	100.00–115.00	110.52
13	—	93	100.00–140.00	125.19
2	—	75	110.00–115.00	112.50
2	—	123	130.00–135.00	132.45
4	—	110	135.00–150.00	141.25
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	55	5.00	5.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	60.00	60.00
2	—	85	40.00–45.00	42.50
1	—	90	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	73	15.00–25.00	20.11
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	195.00	195.00
1	—	125	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	210.00	210.00
2	—	80	165.00–220.00	192.50

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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