Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder dairy bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher with no comparison on feeder dairy heifers. Buyer demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $93.05/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,177.96 against this barn's trailing median of $1,271.01.

Average price

$93.05

41 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$50.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.45

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	109.03	489	23
Medium and Large 1-2	519	77.87	404	13thin
Large 3	500	59.00	295	5thin

One grade step is worth $50.03/cwt here — about $194 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

33 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,707.20, low $923.61, median $1,271.01 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale41 hd

93.05

—

PA average7 barns · 1,054 hd

92.59

+0.45

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,271.01

−1,177.96

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	High	1,454	76.62	1,114	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	53.61	764	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,307	47.82	625	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	40.60	453	18
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,397	86.04	1,202	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,224	66.82	818	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,263	105.02	1,326	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,194	98.16	1,172	27
Heifers	Select	Average	1,226	92.43	1,133	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,463	112.05	1,639	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,385	105.66	1,463	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,362	99.45	1,355	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	114.69/cwt	46
Bulls	Number 2	93	92.96/cwt	32
Bulls	Number 3	89	55.84/cwt	17
Bulls	Utility	80	17.91/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 1	99	36.70/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	84	19.95/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

116 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	78.66/cwt	70.00–87.00	321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	79.07/cwt	70.00–85.00	342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	60.51/cwt	55.00–67.00	254	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	61.04/cwt	60.00–62.00	191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	460	96.00/cwt	92.00–100.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	512	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	290	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	740	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	296	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	810	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	109.58/cwt	97.00–112.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	899	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	735	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	441	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	485	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	121.69/cwt	117.00–127.00	389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	82.87/cwt	72.00–97.00	314	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	102.53/cwt	95.00–110.00	436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	118.55/cwt	117.00–122.00	338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	84.36/cwt	75.00–90.00	391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	307	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	56	2
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	—	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	—	85	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	125	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	75	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	50	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	62.33/cwt	50.00–75.00	59	4
Bulls	—	—	1,571	91.24/cwt	88.00–94.50	1,433	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	60.12/cwt	58.00–63.00	786	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	54.48/cwt	52.00–57.50	771	10
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,224	66.82/cwt	65.00–69.00	818	4
Bulls	—	—	1,228	65.23/cwt	61.00–69.00	801	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	37.47/cwt	34.00–40.00	388	9
Steers	Select	—	1,362	99.45/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,355	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	55.01/cwt	52.00–57.00	840	26
Bulls	—	—	1,543	77.61/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,198	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	43.72/cwt	42.00–48.00	522	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	43.18/cwt	40.00–45.00	535	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	48.30/cwt	45.00–50.00	611	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,385	105.66/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,463	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,194	98.16/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,172	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	48.09/cwt	46.00–50.00	627	11
Heifers	Number 2	—	73	7.41/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,263	105.02/cwt	104.50–105.50	1,326	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,397	86.04/cwt	83.00–89.50	1,202	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	95.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	81	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	62.50/cwt	50.00–75.00	69	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	62	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	91.74/cwt	80.00–100.00	83	14
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,463	112.05/cwt	109.50–114.50	1,639	8
Heifers	Select	—	1,226	92.43/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,133	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	95.00/cwt	85.00–100.00	71	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	22.50/cwt	20.00–25.00	21	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	60	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	36	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	30	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	83	12.42/cwt	10.00–15.00	10	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	478	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	345	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	259	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	625	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	406	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	445	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	156	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	110.49/cwt	105.00–120.00	104	12
Bulls	Utility	—	105	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	37	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	108.36/cwt	105.00–110.00	534	3
Bulls	Large 3	—	560	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	319	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	345	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	238	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	258	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	95	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	71	1
Bulls	Utility	—	63	15.20/cwt	10.00–20.00	10	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	560	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	252	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	112.80/cwt	105.00–117.00	124	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	193	1
Bulls	Utility	—	73	10.96/cwt	10.00–15.00	8	5
Heifers	Number 2	—	95	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	113.07/cwt	100.00–122.00	116	16
Bulls	Utility	—	83	25.30/cwt	15.00–35.00	21	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	73	17.59/cwt	15.00–20.00	13	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	73	110.79/cwt	105.00–117.00	81	2
Bulls	Utility	—	90	20.00/cwt	10.00–30.00	18	4
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	75	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	56	1
Heifers	Number 2Jersey	—	85	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	155	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	171	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	90.00/cwt	80.00–100.00	101	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	185	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	82	108.34/cwt	105.00–115.00	89	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	94.34/cwt	85.00–100.00	97	7

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

Tue Oct 27, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 265Year ago 271

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 127Last week 140Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	70.00–87.00	78.66
1	—	615	81.00	81.00
1	—	805	65.00	65.00
1	—	515	68.00	68.00
2	—	295	105.00	105.00
1	—	370	60.00	60.00
2	—	723	77.00	77.00
1	—	575	80.00	80.00
1	—	315	65.00	65.00
1	—	695	72.00	72.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	97.00–112.00	109.58
2	—	320	117.00–127.00	121.69
4	—	425	95.00–110.00	102.53
3	—	573	97.00	97.00
3	—	285	117.00–122.00	118.55
2	—	378	110.00–115.00	112.48
3	—	493	105.00–110.00	108.36
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	52.00	52.00
1	—	625	65.00	65.00
1	—	560	57.00	57.00
1	—	345	69.00	69.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	70.00–85.00	79.07
1	—	565	87.00	87.00
4	—	379	72.00–97.00	82.87
4	—	463	75.00–90.00	84.36
4	—	537	79.00	79.00
1	—	635	82.00	82.00
1	—	880	77.00	77.00
1	—	700	85.00	85.00
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
2	—	317	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	55.00–67.00	60.51
2	—	313	60.00–62.00	61.04
1	—	520	50.00	50.00
1	—	385	62.00	62.00
1	—	790	50.00	50.00
1	—	725	40.00	40.00
1	—	555	67.00	67.00
1	—	670	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	92.00–100.00	96.00
2	—	512	100.00	100.00
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	90.00	90.00
1	—	430	42.00	42.00
1	—	515	57.00	57.00
1	—	480	55.00	55.00
1	—	775	67.00	67.00
1	—	345	65.00	65.00
1	—	350	55.00	55.00
1	—	735	65.00	65.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	117.00	117.00
2	—	867	115.00	115.00
3	—	660	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	40.00	40.00
1	—	445	35.00	35.00
1	—	560	45.00	45.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	67.00	67.00
1	—	735	60.00	60.00
1	—	345	75.00	75.00
1	—	645	40.00	40.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	75.00	75.00
1	—	125	60.00	60.00
1	—	100	50.00	50.00
4	—	94	50.00–75.00	62.33
2	—	110	50.00–75.00	62.50
2	—	83	75.00	75.00
1	—	60	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	10.00	10.00
2	—	85	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	85	90.00–100.00	95.00
14	—	91	80.00–100.00	91.74
3	—	75	85.00–100.00	95.00
3	—	112	80.00–100.00	90.00
7	—	103	85.00–100.00	94.34
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	94	105.00–120.00	110.49
5	—	110	105.00–117.00	112.80
16	—	103	100.00–122.00	113.07
2	—	73	105.00–117.00	110.79
9	—	82	105.00–115.00	108.34
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	35.00	35.00
2	—	63	10.00–20.00	15.20
5	—	73	10.00–15.00	10.96
2	—	83	15.00–35.00	25.30
4	—	90	10.00–30.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	175.00	175.00
1	—	90	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	5.00–10.00	7.41
2	—	83	10.00–15.00	12.42
1	—	95	15.00	15.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	20.00–25.00	22.50
1	—	100	30.00	30.00
2	—	73	15.00–20.00	17.59
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	155	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,571	88.00–94.50	91.24
6	—	1,228	61.00–69.00	65.23
10	—	1,543	75.00–82.00	77.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,307	58.00–63.00	60.12
26	—	1,527	52.00–57.00	55.01
13	—	1,265	45.00–50.00	48.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,416	52.00–57.50	54.48
15	—	1,238	40.00–45.00	43.18
11	—	1,303	46.00–50.00	48.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,036	34.00–40.00	37.47
9	—	1,194	42.00–48.00	43.72
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,224	65.00–69.00	66.82
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,397	83.00–89.50	86.04
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,362	98.00–101.00	99.45
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,385	102.00–108.00	105.66
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,463	109.50–114.50	112.05
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,194	95.00–101.00	98.16
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	104.50–105.50	105.02
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,226	88.00–94.00	92.43

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