Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-08

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 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves sold steady. 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	1,397	86.32	1,206	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	63.22	918	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,369	61.28	839	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,206	52.21	630	26
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,468	91.05	1,337	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,527	82.03	1,253	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,313	69.84	917	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,362	108.51	1,478	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,184	102.77	1,217	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,168	96.21	1,124	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,463	109.41	1,601	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,378	105.10	1,448	26
Steers	Select	Average	1,168	97.82	1,143	5thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,245	84.00	1,046	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	130.86/cwt	42
Bulls	Number 2	96	97.64/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	81	48.61/cwt	20
Bulls	Utility	72	6.72/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	89	165.09/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	73	23.41/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	Number 2	—	92	96.55/cwt	75.00–120.00	89	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	87	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	134.84/cwt	125.00–140.00	152	5
Bulls	—	—	1,710	103.76/cwt	97.00–108.50	1,774	4
Bulls	—	—	1,128	71.78/cwt	70.00–74.00	810	3
Bulls	—	—	1,352	83.71/cwt	76.00–94.00	1,132	10
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	68	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	42.28/cwt	20.00–85.00	39	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	73	95.34/cwt	85.00–105.00	70	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,463	109.41/cwt	108.00–110.50	1,601	5
Steers	Select	—	1,168	97.82/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,143	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,527	82.03/cwt	78.00–88.50	1,253	9
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,468	91.05/cwt	89.00–92.50	1,337	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,313	69.84/cwt	67.00–76.00	917	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	42.70/cwt	35.00–50.00	40	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,184	102.77/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,217	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,362	108.51/cwt	106.50–109.50	1,478	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,168	96.21/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,124	2
Steers	Standard	—	1,245	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,046	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,378	105.10/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,448	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	67.40/cwt	66.50–68.50	973	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	62.03/cwt	58.00–64.50	902	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,409	61.92/cwt	58.00–64.50	872	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	39.32/cwt	30.00–47.00	381	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	54.13/cwt	49.00–58.00	667	15
Heifers	Number 2	—	73	23.41/cwt	20.00–30.00	17	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	64.05/cwt	20.00–105.00	53	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	39.06/cwt	10.00–105.00	29	8
Bulls	Utility	—	83	7.58/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	125	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	106	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	64.69/cwt	63.00–66.00	906	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	60.60/cwt	58.00–63.00	826	15
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	120.85/cwt	100.00–140.00	112	15
Bulls	Number 1	—	125	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	163	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	138	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	90.00/cwt	65.00–120.00	77	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	99.13/cwt	80.00–125.00	100	6
Bulls	Utility	—	55	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	73	7.59/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	134.19/cwt	120.00–142.00	140	8
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	55	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	167	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	125	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	219	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	200.00/cwt	190.00–210.00	210	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	171.67/cwt	160.00–185.00	155	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	189	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	220	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	213.40/cwt	210.00–220.00	177	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 210Last week 436Year ago 236

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 141Last week 128Year ago 108

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 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves sold steady. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	92	75.00–120.00	96.55
1	—	75	90.00	90.00
1	—	125	85.00	85.00
2	—	113	120.00–125.00	122.44
4	—	85	65.00–120.00	90.00
6	—	101	80.00–125.00	99.13
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	83	100.00–110.00	105.00
5	—	113	125.00–140.00	134.84
2	—	73	85.00–105.00	95.34
15	—	93	100.00–140.00	120.85
1	—	125	130.00	130.00
8	—	104	120.00–142.00	134.19
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	92	20.00–85.00	42.28
7	—	83	20.00–105.00	64.05
8	—	73	10.00–105.00	39.06
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	5.00–10.00	7.58
1	—	55	5.00	5.00
1	—	65	5.00	5.00
2	—	73	5.00–10.00	7.59
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	145.00	145.00
1	—	125	175.00	175.00
2	—	105	190.00–210.00	200.00
3	—	90	160.00–185.00	171.67
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	35.00–50.00	42.70
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	73	20.00–30.00	23.41
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	210.00	210.00
1	—	100	220.00	220.00
3	—	83	210.00–220.00	213.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,710	97.00–108.50	103.76
3	—	1,128	70.00–74.00	71.78
10	—	1,352	76.00–94.00	83.71
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,463	108.00–110.50	109.41
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,168	93.00–104.00	97.82
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	84.00	84.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,378	100.00–109.00	105.10
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,527	78.00–88.50	82.03
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	89.00–92.50	91.05
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,313	67.00–76.00	69.84
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,184	99.00–106.00	102.77
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,362	106.50–109.50	108.51
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	95.00–98.00	96.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	66.50–68.50	67.40
7	—	1,454	58.00–64.50	62.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,409	58.00–64.50	61.92
6	—	970	30.00–47.00	39.32
15	—	1,233	49.00–58.00	54.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	63.00–66.00	64.69
15	—	1,363	58.00–63.00	60.60

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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