Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

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

2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

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

sold steady-5.00 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	—	Low	1,594	92.65	1,476	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,599	67.17	1,074	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,301	64.55	840	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,230	56.98	701	23
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,465	70.00	1,026	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,452	91.72	1,332	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,536	85.90	1,319	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,605	78.16	1,254	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,355	110.53	1,498	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,309	106.54	1,395	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,264	99.72	1,260	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,473	111.96	1,649	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	108.87	1,563	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,295	104.08	1,348	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	133.56/cwt	48
Bulls	Number 2	93	80.29/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 3	84	50.39/cwt	19
Bulls	Utility	85	12.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	98	169.27/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	78	17.59/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	—	1,178	79.42/cwt	76.00–83.00	936	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	100.01/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,820	4
Bulls	—	—	1,581	92.16/cwt	81.00–96.00	1,457	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	119.04/cwt	115.00–125.00	123	13
Bulls	Number 1	—	70	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	49	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	82	74.21/cwt	60.00–85.00	61	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,536	85.90/cwt	82.50–89.00	1,319	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,452	91.72/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,332	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,605	78.16/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,355	110.53/cwt	109.50–114.00	1,498	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,264	99.72/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,260	4
Steers	Select	—	1,295	104.08/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,348	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,436	108.87/cwt	106.50–111.00	1,563	14
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,473	111.96/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,649	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,465	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,026	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	64.52/cwt	58.00–72.00	792	10
Heifers	Number 1	—	80	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	32	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	38	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	73	22.76/cwt	15.00–30.00	17	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	83	12.42/cwt	10.00–15.00	10	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,309	106.54/cwt	103.00–108.50	1,395	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	70.27/cwt	67.00–74.00	924	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	63.06/cwt	59.00–66.00	818	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	71.63/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,170	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	66.05/cwt	60.00–68.00	1,050	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	46.01/cwt	44.00–49.00	506	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,291	53.48/cwt	50.00–57.50	690	9
Bulls	Utility	—	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	Utility	—	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	73	42.76/cwt	35.00–50.00	31	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	48.37/cwt	40.00–55.00	40	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	95.82/cwt	70.00–120.00	98	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	83.39/cwt	45.00–125.00	78	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	115.46/cwt	100.00–120.00	129	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	96.38/cwt	70.00–125.00	89	11
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	65.27/cwt	50.00–85.00	61	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	61.48/cwt	50.00–75.00	63	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	40.15/cwt	25.00–60.00	33	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	48.03/cwt	30.00–65.00	36	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	293	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	250.00/cwt	240.00–260.00	188	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	221.67/cwt	200.00–255.00	177	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	65	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	81	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	228.33/cwt	205.00–250.00	217	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	185.00/cwt	150.00–205.00	185	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	188	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	238	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	206.64/cwt	190.00–225.00	231	3

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 239Last week 217Year ago 196

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 152Last week 144Year ago 135

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

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold

2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

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

sold steady-5.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	76.00–83.00	79.42
4	—	1,820	96.00–108.00	100.01
6	—	1,581	81.00–96.00	92.16
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,536	82.50–89.00	85.90
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,452	90.00–95.00	91.72
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	76.00–80.00	78.16
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,355	109.50–114.00	110.53
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,264	91.00–103.00	99.72
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,309	103.00–108.50	106.54
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,295	102.00–107.00	104.08
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,436	106.50–111.00	108.87
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,473	110.00–115.00	111.96
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,227	58.00–72.00	64.52
4	—	1,100	44.00–49.00	46.01
9	—	1,291	50.00–57.50	53.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,315	67.00–74.00	70.27
23	—	1,297	59.00–66.00	63.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,633	70.00–76.00	71.63
16	—	1,590	60.00–68.00	66.05

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	103	115.00–125.00	119.04
1	—	70	70.00	70.00
5	—	82	60.00–85.00	74.21
5	—	112	100.00–120.00	115.46
11	—	92	70.00–125.00	96.38
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	15.00	15.00
1	—	90	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	35.00–50.00	42.76
3	—	82	40.00–55.00	48.37
9	—	102	70.00–120.00	95.82
10	—	93	45.00–125.00	83.39
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	50.00–85.00	65.27
3	—	102	50.00–75.00	61.48
6	—	83	25.00–60.00	40.15
7	—	74	30.00–65.00	48.03
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	255.00	255.00
2	—	75	240.00–260.00	250.00
3	—	80	200.00–255.00	221.67
1	—	65	125.00	125.00
3	—	95	205.00–250.00	228.33
3	—	100	150.00–205.00	185.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	40.00	40.00
1	—	95	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	15.00–30.00	22.76
2	—	83	10.00–15.00	12.42
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	235.00	235.00
1	—	95	250.00	250.00
3	—	112	190.00–225.00	206.64

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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