Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Slaughter holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold

1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower.

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	1,653	86.48	1,430	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,558	55.31	862	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	53.01	681	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,138	44.06	501	42
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,225	58.00	711	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,536	86.08	1,322	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,588	77.60	1,232	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,508	67.54	1,019	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,283	106.20	1,363	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,355	99.30	1,346	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,209	90.46	1,094	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,463	109.52	1,602	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,423	103.48	1,473	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,328	94.57	1,256	12

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	113.06/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 2	98	81.08/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	88	41.03/cwt	17
Bulls	Utility	76	8.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	94	138.33/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	78	10.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

46 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 3	—	102	42.95/cwt	20.00–60.00	44	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	71	12.63/cwt	10.00–20.00	9	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	64.20/cwt	57.00–75.00	59	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	35.30/cwt	20.00–55.00	29	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	88.81/cwt	55.00–110.00	92	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	125	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	100	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	35.03/cwt	24.00–41.00	339	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	48.62/cwt	47.00–50.00	727	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	47.79/cwt	47.00–48.50	666	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	84.46/cwt	78.00–91.00	1,443	10
Heifers	Select	—	1,209	90.46/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,094	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	52.29/cwt	50.00–57.00	650	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	63.76/cwt	63.00–65.00	947	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	58.60/cwt	57.00–62.00	738	4
Bulls	—	—	1,592	92.21/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,468	5
Steers	Select	—	1,328	94.57/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,256	12
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,225	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	711	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,283	106.20/cwt	105.00–108.50	1,363	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,463	109.52/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,602	19
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,536	86.08/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,322	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,355	99.30/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,346	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	45.91/cwt	42.00–49.50	550	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	54.80/cwt	51.00–59.00	875	14
Steers	Choice	—	1,423	103.48/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,473	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	52.42/cwt	49.00–56.00	670	20
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,588	77.60/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,232	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,508	67.54/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	80	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	44	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	113	74.56/cwt	55.00–95.00	84	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	107	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	181	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	63.20/cwt	55.00–70.00	52	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	110.70/cwt	97.00–120.00	113	10
Bulls	Utility	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	75	7.50/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	2
Bulls	Utility	—	85	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	187	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	42.50/cwt	40.00–45.00	43	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	77.23/cwt	70.00–95.00	70	7
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	194	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	166	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	153	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	111.25/cwt	105.00–115.00	122	4

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 293Last week 287Year ago 298

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 126Last week 134Year ago 115

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

Slaughter holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold

1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower.

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

sold steady-5.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	102	20.00–60.00	42.95
4	—	71	10.00–20.00	12.63
3	—	92	57.00–75.00	64.20
5	—	82	20.00–55.00	35.30
2	—	113	55.00–95.00	74.56
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	104	55.00–110.00	88.81
1	—	125	80.00	80.00
1	—	80	55.00	55.00
7	—	91	70.00–95.00	77.23
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	95	110.00–115.00	112.50
3	—	83	55.00–70.00	63.20
10	—	102	97.00–120.00	110.70
4	—	110	105.00–115.00	111.25
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	190.00	190.00
1	—	85	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
2	—	75	5.00–10.00	7.50
2	—	85	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	10.00	10.00
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	40.00–45.00	42.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	185.00	185.00
2	—	85	190.00–200.00	195.00
1	—	90	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	968	24.00–41.00	35.03
10	—	1,243	50.00–57.00	52.29
19	—	1,199	42.00–49.50	45.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,496	47.00–50.00	48.62
4	—	1,486	63.00–65.00	63.76
14	—	1,596	51.00–59.00	54.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	47.00–48.50	47.79
4	—	1,260	57.00–62.00	58.60
20	—	1,278	49.00–56.00	52.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	78.00	78.00
10	—	1,708	78.00–91.00	84.46
5	—	1,592	89.00–95.00	92.21
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,209	80.00–94.00	90.46
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,283	105.00–108.50	106.20
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,355	94.00–104.00	99.30
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,328	90.00–99.00	94.57
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,463	107.00–114.00	109.52
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,423	99.00–107.00	103.48
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	58.00	58.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,536	82.00–92.00	86.08
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,588	75.00–81.00	77.60
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	66.00–69.00	67.54

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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