Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-11-10

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Nov 10
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
337 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 284▲ 86 vs year ago 251 · +34.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
106 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 117▲ 0 vs year ago 106 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold

steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher.

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

Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold

steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,51081.751,23422
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,79261.611,1045thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33155.2473510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47853.887969thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20046.7856125
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,57087.641,3766thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,55282.211,2763thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,49570.741,0583thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,341106.081,4235thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,315100.051,3165thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,26589.791,1363thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,501108.241,6258thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,315101.391,3336thin
SteersSelectAverage1,29893.781,2178thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19690.08/cwt33
BullsNumber 29973.45/cwt16
BullsNumber 38940.90/cwt12
BullsUtility7510.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 188111.25/cwt4
HeifersNumber 28816.67/cwt3

Every lot, as filed

42 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsNumber 2—10375.73/cwt60.00–90.00787
HeifersNumber 2—9020.00/cwt15.00–25.00182
HeifersNumber 2—8510.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
BullsNumber 3—10354.88/cwt50.00–60.00572
BullsNumber 3—9249.73/cwt35.00–65.00463
BullsNumber 3—8433.12/cwt10.00–70.00287
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—90190.00/cwt190.00–190.001711
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—85185.00/cwt175.00–195.001572
HeifersNumber 1—8025.00/cwt25.00–25.00201
BullsNumber 2—8580.00/cwt75.00–85.00682
BullsUtility—7510.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsNumber 1—111100.44/cwt85.00–110.001115
BullsNumber 1Crossbred—7525.00/cwt10.00–40.00192
HeifersNumber 1Crossbred—10050.00/cwt50.00–50.00501
BullsNumber 2—11076.67/cwt65.00–90.00843
BullsNumber 2—9163.77/cwt50.00–75.00584
BullsNumber 1—9281.80/cwt70.00–110.007510
BullsNumber 1—10297.96/cwt75.00–107.0010011
BullsNumber 1—7587.50/cwt85.00–90.00662
BullsNumber 1—8580.00/cwt80.00–80.00682
CowsLean 85-90%—1,15346.63/cwt42.00–49.5053813
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,49653.48/cwt50.00–56.008006
HeifersChoice—1,315100.05/cwt96.00–103.001,3165
SteersChoice—1,315101.39/cwt98.50–105.501,3336
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20853.70/cwt51.00–55.006494
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,79261.61/cwt56.00–64.501,1045
Bulls——1,45781.44/cwt73.00–87.001,18714
SteersSelect—1,29893.78/cwt85.00–100.001,2178
Dairy SteersSelect—1,49570.74/cwt58.00–77.001,0583
HeifersSelect—1,26589.79/cwt81.00–94.001,1363
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,341106.08/cwt104.50–107.001,4235
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime—1,57087.64/cwt85.00–90.001,3766
SteersChoice and Prime—1,501108.24/cwt106.00–111.001,6258
Dairy SteersChoice—1,55282.21/cwt80.00–85.501,2763
CowsLean 85-90%—1,28953.33/cwt50.00–56.506878
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,41558.78/cwt58.50–59.008322
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,37857.81/cwt55.50–62.007975
Bulls——1,95193.14/cwt87.00–103.001,8175
CowsLean 85-90%—1,17334.15/cwt20.00–40.004014
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,49546.50/cwt46.50–46.506951
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,58548.50/cwt48.50–48.507691
Bulls——1,02364.19/cwt61.00–67.006573

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages
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