Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold steady. 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 calvessold 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	—	Average	1,509	78.27	1,181	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,780	58.02	1,033	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,727	54.86	947	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,488	53.65	798	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,262	48.62	613	19
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,490	87.16	1,299	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,346	74.29	1,000	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,468	67.06	984	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,438	107.99	1,553	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,325	103.98	1,378	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,128	90.97	1,026	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,433	110.82	1,588	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,408	106.68	1,502	19
Steers	Select	Average	1,231	97.33	1,198	13

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	109.30/cwt	41
Bulls	Number 2	92	85.98/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 3	95	48.19/cwt	15
Bulls	Utility	69	8.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	92	108.64/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	78	15.80/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	85	38.50/cwt	37.00–40.00	33	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	87.64/cwt	75.00–105.00	81	6
Heifers	Number 2	—	73	11.59/cwt	10.00–15.00	8	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	113	59.78/cwt	50.00–75.00	68	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	91	74.11/cwt	15.00–100.00	67	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	33.72/cwt	15.00–50.00	35	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	109.37/cwt	95.00–115.00	112	13
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	93.66/cwt	80.00–115.00	96	4
Bulls	Utility	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	105.14/cwt	95.00–115.00	98	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	123	115.74/cwt	110.00–120.00	142	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	70	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	70	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	103.45/cwt	85.00–115.00	86	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	101.93/cwt	35.00–120.00	114	6
Heifers	Number 1	—	115	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	46	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	42.95/cwt	25.00–65.00	40	3
Bulls	Utility	—	73	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	67.50/cwt	50.00–85.00	51	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	197.20/cwt	170.00–220.00	164	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,780	58.02/cwt	57.50–58.50	1,033	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	17.59/cwt	15.00–20.00	13	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	80.82/cwt	40.00–110.00	67	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	96.79/cwt	90.00–105.00	108	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	82	20.00/cwt	15.00–25.00	16	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	214	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,408	106.68/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,502	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,469	52.73/cwt	50.00–55.00	775	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,325	103.98/cwt	100.00–106.50	1,378	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,727	54.86/cwt	52.00–56.00	947	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,346	74.29/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,000	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,433	110.82/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,588	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	41.69/cwt	40.00–43.00	514	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,468	67.06/cwt	65.00–69.00	984	4
Steers	Select	—	1,231	97.33/cwt	88.00–102.00	1,198	13
Bulls	—	—	1,655	81.25/cwt	74.00–86.00	1,345	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,128	90.97/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,026	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	48.26/cwt	45.00–51.50	613	11
Bulls	—	—	1,182	63.17/cwt	39.00–70.00	747	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,438	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,553	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,490	87.16/cwt	86.00–88.50	1,299	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,562	57.33/cwt	57.00–58.00	895	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	53.56/cwt	53.00–54.00	675	5
Bulls	—	—	1,748	91.57/cwt	87.50–96.00	1,601	5

How this sale compares

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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 265Last week 263Year ago 198

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 140Last week 123Year ago 128

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	37.00–40.00	38.50
3	—	113	50.00–75.00	59.78
4	—	91	15.00–100.00	74.11
4	—	103	15.00–50.00	33.72
2	—	73	15.00–20.00	17.59
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	92	75.00–105.00	87.64
4	—	103	80.00–115.00	93.66
2	—	75	50.00–85.00	67.50
7	—	83	40.00–110.00	80.82
3	—	112	90.00–105.00	96.79
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	102	95.00–115.00	109.37
10	—	93	95.00–115.00	105.14
3	—	123	110.00–120.00	115.74
1	—	70	100.00	100.00
7	—	83	85.00–115.00	103.45
6	—	112	35.00–120.00	101.93
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
2	—	73	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	73	10.00–15.00	11.59
3	—	82	15.00–25.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	40.00	40.00
3	—	93	25.00–65.00	42.95
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	83	170.00–220.00	197.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	57.50–58.50	58.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,469	50.00–55.00	52.73
3	—	1,562	57.00–58.00	57.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,727	52.00–56.00	54.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,233	40.00–43.00	41.69
11	—	1,270	45.00–51.50	48.26
5	—	1,260	53.00–54.00	53.56
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,408	103.00–110.00	106.68
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,433	109.00–113.00	110.82
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,231	88.00–102.00	97.33
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,325	100.00–106.50	103.98
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	86.00–96.00	90.97
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,438	107.00–109.00	107.99
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,346	70.00–80.00	74.29
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,468	65.00–69.00	67.06
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	86.00–88.50	87.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	74.00–86.00	81.25
5	—	1,182	39.00–70.00	63.17
5	—	1,748	87.50–96.00	91.57

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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