Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold

steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 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	—	High	1,770	100.00	1,770	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,670	66.04	1,103	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,374	64.34	884	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,260	57.40	723	41
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,564	79.96	1,251	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,338	73.36	982	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Standard	Average	998	70.00	699	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,461	88.19	1,288	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,495	83.42	1,247	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,337	76.21	1,019	5thin
Dairy Steers	Standard	Average	1,055	65.00	686	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,364	108.77	1,484	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,336	104.73	1,399	15
Heifers	Select	Average	1,314	95.95	1,261	9thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,075	76.43	822	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,386	110.07	1,526	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,332	106.71	1,421	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,469	96.83	1,422	8thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,235	79.00	976	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	130.09/cwt	33
Bulls	Number 2	96	91.23/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	85	35.04/cwt	22
Bulls	Utility	67	8.57/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	88	133.16/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 2	70	20.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1	—	93	125.12/cwt	90.00–137.00	116	12
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	130.67/cwt	105.00–140.00	132	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	138	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	89	1
Dairy Steers	Standard	—	1,055	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	686	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,337	76.21/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,019	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,461	88.19/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,288	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,495	83.42/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,247	7
Dairy Heifers	Standard	—	998	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	699	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,338	73.36/cwt	71.00–76.00	982	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,564	79.96/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,251	4
Steers	Standard	—	1,235	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	976	1
Steers	Select	—	1,469	96.83/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,422	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,386	110.07/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,526	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,332	106.71/cwt	100.00–108.50	1,421	17
Heifers	Standard	—	1,075	76.43/cwt	75.00–78.00	822	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,314	95.95/cwt	84.00–102.00	1,261	9
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,364	108.77/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,484	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,336	104.73/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,399	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	56.03/cwt	52.00–59.50	714	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,231	63.73/cwt	61.00–66.50	785	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	45.06/cwt	41.00–47.00	568	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,664	64.55/cwt	61.00–68.00	1,074	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,687	70.03/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,181	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	63.25/cwt	58.00–66.00	842	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,532	68.46/cwt	66.50–70.50	1,049	5
Bulls	—	—	1,765	103.88/cwt	97.00–110.50	1,833	7
Bulls	—	—	1,780	90.95/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,619	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	70	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	229.90/cwt	225.00–235.00	191	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	219.86/cwt	215.00–225.00	204	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	195	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	83	25.15/cwt	20.00–30.00	21	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	105	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	32	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	38	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	70	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Bulls	Utility	—	83	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	Utility	—	65	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Bulls	Utility	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Utility	—	55	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	45	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	2	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	30.52/cwt	10.00–45.00	25	10
Bulls	Number 3	—	91	45.14/cwt	25.00–80.00	41	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	21.51/cwt	15.00–30.00	15	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	42	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	70.99/cwt	55.00–100.00	59	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	111.45/cwt	85.00–130.00	113	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	97.00/cwt	75.00–115.00	89	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	125	87.50/cwt	75.00–100.00	109	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	102.11/cwt	85.00–120.00	115	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	60	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	215.00/cwt	205.00–225.00	215	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	207.70/cwt	200.00–215.00	193	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	183	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	25.00/cwt	10.00–40.00	20	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	115	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	46	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1

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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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 436Last week 405Year ago 197

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 128Last week 123Year ago 137

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

Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold

steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 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
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	93	90.00–137.00	125.12
9	—	101	105.00–140.00	130.67
1	—	110	125.00	125.00
1	—	85	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	10.00	10.00
2	—	65	10.00	10.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
1	—	55	5.00	5.00
1	—	45	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	83	10.00–45.00	30.52
8	—	91	25.00–80.00	45.14
3	—	72	15.00–30.00	21.51
1	—	105	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	83	55.00–100.00	70.99
6	—	101	85.00–130.00	111.45
3	—	92	75.00–115.00	97.00
2	—	125	75.00–100.00	87.50
2	—	113	85.00–120.00	102.11
1	—	75	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	205.00–225.00	215.00
2	—	93	200.00–215.00	207.70
2	—	85	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	10.00–40.00	25.00
1	—	115	40.00	40.00
1	—	75	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	83	225.00–235.00	229.90
2	—	93	215.00–225.00	219.86
1	—	100	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	20.00–30.00	25.15
1	—	105	30.00	30.00
1	—	95	40.00	40.00
1	—	70	20.00	20.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	65.00	65.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,337	76.00–77.00	76.21
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,461	87.00–91.00	88.19
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,495	81.00–86.00	83.42
Dairy Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	70.00	70.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	71.00–76.00	73.36
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,564	77.00–82.00	79.96
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	79.00	79.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,469	90.00–103.00	96.83
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,386	108.00–113.00	110.07
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,332	100.00–108.50	106.71
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	75.00–78.00	76.43
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,314	84.00–102.00	95.95
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,364	108.00–110.00	108.77
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,336	100.00–108.00	104.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,275	52.00–59.50	56.03
13	—	1,231	61.00–66.50	63.73
4	—	1,260	41.00–47.00	45.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,664	61.00–68.00	64.55
3	—	1,687	69.00–71.00	70.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,332	58.00–66.00	63.25
5	—	1,532	66.50–70.50	68.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,765	97.00–110.50	103.88
3	—	1,780	88.00–93.00	90.95

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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