Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold

steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

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

over 95 lbs sold steady while under 95 lbs 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	—	Average	1,396	88.74	1,239	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,363	63.07	860	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,686	62.81	1,059	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,212	51.65	626	25
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,060	69.79	740	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,448	90.41	1,309	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	83.97	1,241	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,635	76.47	1,250	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,308	107.01	1,400	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,213	100.94	1,224	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,195	91.79	1,097	2thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,103	78.44	865	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,474	111.49	1,643	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,411	106.97	1,509	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,376	101.41	1,395	5thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,143	86.87	993	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	131.19/cwt	41
Bulls	Number 2	95	102.75/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 3	90	58.46/cwt	16
Bulls	Utility	93	11.25/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	89	112.69/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	75	19.02/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1Crossbred	—	110	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	99	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	114.10/cwt	95.00–130.00	106	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	125.84/cwt	110.00–130.00	130	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	82	107.14/cwt	95.00–120.00	88	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	126.80/cwt	125.00–130.00	142	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	125	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	146	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,635	76.47/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,250	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,448	90.41/cwt	87.00–94.50	1,309	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,478	83.97/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,241	8
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,060	69.79/cwt	68.00–72.00	740	2
Steers	Standard	—	1,143	86.87/cwt	78.00–92.00	993	3
Steers	Select	—	1,376	101.41/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,395	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,474	111.49/cwt	109.00–113.50	1,643	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,411	106.97/cwt	103.00–111.50	1,509	21
Heifers	Standard	—	1,103	78.44/cwt	72.00–87.00	865	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,195	91.79/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,308	107.01/cwt	106.00–107.50	1,400	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,213	100.94/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,224	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,329	55.57/cwt	53.50–57.00	739	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	41.28/cwt	20.00–48.00	451	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	59.96/cwt	58.00–62.50	729	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,686	62.81/cwt	58.00–66.50	1,059	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,414	61.62/cwt	58.00–65.00	871	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	67.89/cwt	67.00–69.00	810	3
Bulls	—	—	1,426	91.12/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,299	6
Bulls	—	—	1,635	100.97/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,651	5
Bulls	—	—	1,053	69.88/cwt	65.00–76.50	736	4
Heifers	Number 2	—	72	13.37/cwt	10.00–15.00	10	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	27.50/cwt	15.00–40.00	22	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	215.76/cwt	190.00–240.00	179	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	214	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	52.50/cwt	50.00–55.00	53	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	41	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	38	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	75	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	38	1
Bulls	Utility	—	115	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	6	1
Bulls	Utility	—	95	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Utility	—	85	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Bulls	Utility	—	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	80	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	20	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	69.77/cwt	30.00–100.00	66	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	51.49/cwt	35.00–65.00	43	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	40.52/cwt	25.00–55.00	30	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	115	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	81	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	65	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	98.49/cwt	75.00–125.00	92	10
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	129	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	109.76/cwt	100.00–120.00	113	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	112.50/cwt	105.00–120.00	96	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	56	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	247.50/cwt	240.00–255.00	248	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	240	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	226	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	225	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	125	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	188	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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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 217Last week 210Year ago 220

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 144Last week 141Year ago 117

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold

steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

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

over 95 lbs sold steady while under 95 lbs 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 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	90.00	90.00
1	—	125	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	93	95.00–130.00	114.10
9	—	103	110.00–130.00	125.84
9	—	82	95.00–120.00	107.14
5	—	112	125.00–130.00	126.80
1	—	125	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	5.00	5.00
1	—	95	15.00	15.00
1	—	85	15.00	15.00
1	—	75	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	25.00	25.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	94	30.00–100.00	69.77
4	—	84	35.00–65.00	51.49
2	—	73	25.00–55.00	40.52
1	—	115	70.00	70.00
1	—	100	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	93	75.00–125.00	98.49
3	—	112	110.00–120.00	115.00
2	—	103	100.00–120.00	109.76
2	—	85	105.00–120.00	112.50
1	—	75	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	240.00–255.00	247.50
1	—	120	200.00	200.00
1	—	110	205.00	205.00
1	—	90	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	72	10.00–15.00	13.37
2	—	80	15.00–40.00	27.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	190.00–240.00	215.76
1	—	95	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	50.00–55.00	52.50
1	—	90	45.00	45.00
1	—	85	45.00	45.00
1	—	75	50.00	50.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	76.00–77.00	76.47
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,448	87.00–94.50	90.41
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,478	80.00–87.50	83.97
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	68.00–72.00	69.79
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	78.00–92.00	86.87
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,376	100.00–103.00	101.41
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,474	109.00–113.50	111.49
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,411	103.00–111.50	106.97
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,103	72.00–87.00	78.44
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	89.00–94.00	91.79
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,308	106.00–107.50	107.01
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	99.00–103.00	100.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,329	53.50–57.00	55.57
9	—	1,092	20.00–48.00	41.28
7	—	1,216	58.00–62.50	59.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,686	58.00–66.50	62.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,414	58.00–65.00	61.62
3	—	1,193	67.00–69.00	67.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,426	86.00–95.00	91.12
5	—	1,635	98.00–107.00	100.97
4	—	1,053	65.00–76.50	69.88

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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