Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold

1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. 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	—	Low	1,505	78.33	1,179	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,005	56.76	1,138	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,362	53.63	730	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	52.79	761	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,142	44.47	508	28
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,315	62.00	815	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,477	86.95	1,284	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,479	77.49	1,146	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,217	69.59	847	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,318	105.20	1,387	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,250	99.11	1,239	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,178	93.51	1,102	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,465	109.78	1,608	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,315	105.23	1,384	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,462	94.32	1,379	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	110.44/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 2	93	74.21/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 3	85	36.52/cwt	21
Bulls	Utility	67	6.25/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	90	112.50/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	74	16.25/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	176	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	30	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	125	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	113	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	65	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	16	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	114.03/cwt	105.00–117.00	127	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	189	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	48.60/cwt	40.00–60.00	41	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	210	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	110	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	22	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	60.10/cwt	55.00–65.00	50	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	20.00/cwt	15.00–25.00	16	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	150	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	73.02/cwt	50.00–90.00	67	11
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	110.50/cwt	100.00–117.00	114	5
Bulls	Utility	—	73	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	2
Bulls	Utility	—	55	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	32.44/cwt	30.00–35.00	33	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	96.31/cwt	80.00–125.00	90	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	116.76/cwt	100.00–125.00	120	8
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	73	33.10/cwt	15.00–50.00	24	2
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	90	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	63	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	65	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	29	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	39.00/cwt	20.00–60.00	37	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	27.80/cwt	10.00–40.00	23	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	27.71/cwt	15.00–35.00	21	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,250	99.11/cwt	96.00–103.50	1,239	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	52.79/cwt	50.00–59.50	761	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,005	56.76/cwt	55.50–58.00	1,138	2
Bulls	—	—	1,184	62.93/cwt	48.00–74.00	745	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	37.26/cwt	34.00–40.00	379	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,283	52.67/cwt	51.00–57.50	676	6
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,315	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	815	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,479	77.49/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,146	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,465	109.78/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,608	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	57.33/cwt	57.00–58.00	809	3
Bulls	—	—	1,862	93.19/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,735	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,315	105.23/cwt	101.00–108.50	1,384	13
Heifers	Select	—	1,178	93.51/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,102	2
Bulls	—	—	1,403	76.47/cwt	71.00–82.00	1,073	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	98	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	44.55/cwt	40.00–49.00	509	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	52.78/cwt	49.00–56.50	713	13
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,217	69.59/cwt	65.00–75.00	847	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	132	1
Heifers	Number 2Jersey	—	65	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	10	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	181	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,318	105.20/cwt	103.50–107.00	1,387	4
Steers	Select	—	1,462	94.32/cwt	83.00–100.00	1,379	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,477	86.95/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,284	3
Bulls	Utility	—	65	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1

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 263Last week 293Year ago 205

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 123Last week 126Year ago 143

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

Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold

1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. 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
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	195.00	195.00
1	—	75	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	35.00	35.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	15.00–25.00	20.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	90.00	90.00
1	—	65	25.00	25.00
2	—	103	30.00–35.00	32.44
4	—	94	20.00–60.00	39.00
5	—	82	10.00–40.00	27.80
4	—	74	15.00–35.00	27.71
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	111	105.00–117.00	114.03
3	—	83	55.00–65.00	60.10
9	—	93	80.00–125.00	96.31
8	—	103	100.00–125.00	116.76
1	—	120	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	180.00	180.00
1	—	120	175.00	175.00
1	—	95	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	84	40.00–60.00	48.60
11	—	92	50.00–90.00	73.02
5	—	103	100.00–117.00	110.50
1	—	115	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	5.00	5.00
1	—	55	5.00	5.00
1	—	65	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	15.00–50.00	33.10
1	—	90	70.00	70.00
1	—	65	45.00	45.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,250	96.00–103.50	99.11
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	93.00–94.00	93.51
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,318	103.50–107.00	105.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,441	50.00–59.50	52.79
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,005	55.50–58.00	56.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,017	34.00–40.00	37.26
6	—	1,283	51.00–57.50	52.67
15	—	1,143	40.00–49.00	44.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,412	57.00–58.00	57.33
13	—	1,350	49.00–56.50	52.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,184	48.00–74.00	62.93
8	—	1,862	89.00–95.00	93.19
6	—	1,403	71.00–82.00	76.47
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	62.00	62.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,479	74.00–80.00	77.49
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	65.00–75.00	69.59
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	82.00–92.00	86.95
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,465	108.00–112.00	109.78
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,315	101.00–108.50	105.23
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,462	83.00–100.00	94.32

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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