Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold

steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves sold 15.00-20.00 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	—	Average	1,518	85.78	1,303	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,453	70.99	1,031	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	66.52	1,019	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,332	62.72	836	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,227	51.98	638	32
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,598	87.35	1,396	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,368	77.53	1,061	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,120	74.22	831	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,560	86.00	1,342	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,332	80.38	1,071	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,268	70.85	898	2thin
Dairy Steers	Standard	Average	1,193	60.46	721	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,344	109.28	1,469	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,228	103.83	1,275	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,265	88.90	1,125	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,415	113.62	1,608	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,406	105.89	1,489	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,383	96.61	1,336	9thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,195	82.00	980	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	124.89/cwt	32
Bulls	Number 2	91	72.05/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 3	86	39.96/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	80	6.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	83	93.59/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	65	20.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,120	74.22/cwt	72.00–76.00	831	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,598	87.35/cwt	81.00–95.00	1,396	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,368	77.53/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,061	4
Steers	Standard	—	1,195	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	980	1
Steers	Select	—	1,383	96.61/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,336	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,415	113.62/cwt	111.00–116.50	1,608	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,406	105.89/cwt	101.00–109.50	1,489	16
Heifers	Select	—	1,265	88.90/cwt	72.00–96.00	1,125	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,344	109.28/cwt	107.00–113.50	1,469	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,228	103.83/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,275	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,453	70.99/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,031	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	52.87/cwt	47.00–56.00	647	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	42.12/cwt	40.00–44.00	493	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	60.65/cwt	56.00–64.00	790	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	64.32/cwt	61.50–67.50	986	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	69.45/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,062	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	61.67/cwt	57.50–64.50	820	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	65.51/cwt	65.00–66.00	877	3
Bulls	—	—	1,638	85.01/cwt	78.00–91.00	1,392	5
Bulls	—	—	1,618	103.38/cwt	96.00–108.50	1,673	2
Bulls	—	—	1,120	70.11/cwt	68.00–72.00	785	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	65	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	13	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	215.00/cwt	190.00–240.00	172	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	83	46.70/cwt	45.00–50.00	39	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	33	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	75	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	38	1
Bulls	Utility	—	90	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	5	2
Bulls	Utility	—	100	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Utility	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	55	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	32.50/cwt	10.00–45.00	28	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	39.82/cwt	30.00–60.00	37	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	45.00/cwt	40.00–50.00	34	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	75	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	66.78/cwt	50.00–85.00	55	12
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	77.99/cwt	65.00–95.00	71	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	84.75/cwt	65.00–110.00	86	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	122	85.07/cwt	75.00–90.00	104	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	38	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	77	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	211.67/cwt	200.00–220.00	201	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	200.00/cwt	195.00–205.00	200	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	130	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	208	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	65.00/cwt	20.00–110.00	55	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	120.51/cwt	115.00–127.00	124	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	111.05/cwt	90.00–125.00	102	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	117.50/cwt	110.00–120.00	129	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	144	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	80	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	68	1
Dairy Steers	Standard	—	1,193	60.46/cwt	60.00–61.00	721	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,268	70.85/cwt	68.00–74.00	898	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,560	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,342	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,332	80.38/cwt	76.00–84.50	1,071	6

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 405Last week 245Year ago 169

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 123Last week 125Year ago 121

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

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold

steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves sold 15.00-20.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	72.00–76.00	74.22
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	81.00–95.00	87.35
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,368	70.00–82.00	77.53
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	82.00	82.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,383	93.00–101.00	96.61
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,415	111.00–116.50	113.62
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,406	101.00–109.50	105.89
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	72.00–96.00	88.90
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,344	107.00–113.50	109.28
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,228	97.00–107.00	103.83
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	70.00–72.00	70.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,224	47.00–56.00	52.87
7	—	1,171	40.00–44.00	42.12
6	—	1,303	56.00–64.00	60.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,533	61.50–67.50	64.32
6	—	1,529	68.00–71.00	69.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,330	57.50–64.50	61.67
3	—	1,338	65.00–66.00	65.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,638	78.00–91.00	85.01
2	—	1,618	96.00–108.50	103.38
2	—	1,120	68.00–72.00	70.11
Dairy Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	60.00–61.00	60.46
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	68.00–74.00	70.85
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	86.00	86.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,332	76.00–84.50	80.38

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	190.00–240.00	215.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	83	45.00–50.00	46.70
1	—	95	35.00	35.00
1	—	75	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	5.00	5.00
1	—	100	10.00	10.00
1	—	65	5.00	5.00
1	—	55	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	85	10.00–45.00	32.50
3	—	92	30.00–60.00	39.82
2	—	75	40.00–50.00	45.00
1	—	100	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	83	50.00–85.00	66.78
7	—	91	65.00–95.00	77.99
4	—	101	65.00–110.00	84.75
3	—	122	75.00–90.00	85.07
3	—	75	50.00	50.00
1	—	110	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	200.00–220.00	211.67
2	—	100	195.00–205.00	200.00
1	—	130	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	20.00–110.00	65.00
1	—	75	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	103	115.00–127.00	120.51
7	—	92	90.00–125.00	111.05
6	—	110	110.00–120.00	117.50
1	—	120	120.00	120.00
1	—	80	85.00	85.00

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