Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 lower.

Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold

3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

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

Holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 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	1,791	80.59	1,443	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,945	61.48	1,196	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,551	55.02	853	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,415	49.38	699	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	46.15	541	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,470	68.48	1,007	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,530	89.27	1,366	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	86.50	1,289	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,398	77.25	1,080	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,315	102.48	1,348	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,394	96.66	1,347	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,178	83.91	988	7thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	900	62.00	558	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,493	108.96	1,627	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,360	103.60	1,409	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,256	93.91	1,180	22

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	106.30/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 2	95	79.50/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 3	91	44.13/cwt	14
Bulls	Utility	84	7.86/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	100	90.71/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	84	14.04/cwt	5

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
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	72	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	172.50/cwt	165.00–180.00	164	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	104.87/cwt	90.00–115.00	107	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	85.92/cwt	50.00–105.00	81	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	80.00/cwt	70.00–95.00	82	5
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	30.00/cwt	25.00–35.00	27	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	53	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	157	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	67.77/cwt	50.00–90.00	56	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	85.11/cwt	80.00–90.00	96	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	125	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	128	2
Bulls	Utility	—	93	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	3
Bulls	Utility	—	85	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	2
Bulls	Utility	—	70	7.50/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	98.88/cwt	90.00–110.00	111	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	125	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	181	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	128	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	160	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	101	54.75/cwt	30.00–75.00	55	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	91	46.98/cwt	15.00–90.00	43	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	24.55/cwt	10.00–40.00	20	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	30.00/cwt	15.00–45.00	23	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	73	12.59/cwt	10.00–15.00	9	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	92	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	86.67/cwt	80.00–95.00	74	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	97.22/cwt	80.00–105.00	90	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	53.64/cwt	50.00–57.00	839	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	45.04/cwt	41.50–48.00	524	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,945	61.48/cwt	56.50–63.50	1,196	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,394	96.66/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,347	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,360	103.60/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,409	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,490	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,289	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,530	89.27/cwt	88.50–90.00	1,366	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,178	83.91/cwt	72.00–91.50	988	7
Heifers	Standard	—	900	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	558	1
Bulls	—	—	1,946	79.28/cwt	75.50–83.50	1,543	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,315	102.48/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,348	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	48.53/cwt	44.00–52.00	676	12
Steers	Select	—	1,256	93.91/cwt	81.00–102.00	1,180	22
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,470	68.48/cwt	68.00–69.00	1,007	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,398	77.25/cwt	75.00–79.50	1,080	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,493	108.96/cwt	107.50–110.50	1,627	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	50.35/cwt	49.50–52.00	598	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	59.16/cwt	57.50–61.00	893	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,555	54.51/cwt	52.00–57.00	848	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	90.22/cwt	79.00–102.00	1,401	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	443	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	69.44/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,222	2

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 284Last week 240Year ago 206

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 117Last week 127Year ago 126

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 lower.

Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold

3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

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

Holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower. 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	—	110	65.00	65.00
1	—	105	50.00	50.00
1	—	95	165.00	165.00
1	—	125	145.00	145.00
1	—	85	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	25.00–35.00	30.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	10.00–15.00	12.59
3	—	92	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	165.00–180.00	172.50
1	—	100	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	102	90.00–115.00	104.87
2	—	125	100.00–105.00	102.50
5	—	112	90.00–110.00	98.88
3	—	85	80.00–95.00	86.67
8	—	93	80.00–105.00	97.22
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	94	50.00–105.00	85.92
5	—	102	70.00–95.00	80.00
5	—	83	50.00–90.00	67.77
2	—	113	80.00–90.00	85.11
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	10.00	10.00
2	—	85	5.00	5.00
2	—	70	5.00–10.00	7.50
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	101	30.00–75.00	54.75
5	—	91	15.00–90.00	46.98
2	—	83	10.00–40.00	24.55
2	—	75	15.00–45.00	30.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,564	50.00–57.00	53.64
2	—	1,510	57.50–61.00	59.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,163	41.50–48.00	45.04
3	—	1,187	49.50–52.00	50.35
1	—	1,165	38.00	38.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,945	56.50–63.50	61.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,392	44.00–52.00	48.53
2	—	1,555	52.00–57.00	54.51
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,394	94.00–102.00	96.66
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,178	72.00–91.50	83.91
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	62.00	62.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	102.00–103.00	102.48
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,360	97.00–107.00	103.60
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,256	81.00–102.00	93.91
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,493	107.50–110.50	108.96
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	86.50	86.50
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	88.50–90.00	89.27
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	75.00–79.50	77.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,946	75.50–83.50	79.28
3	—	1,553	79.00–102.00	90.22
2	—	1,760	67.00–75.00	69.44
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	68.00–69.00	68.48

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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