Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-11-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady.

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold

1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. All prices 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	—	High	1,725	78.03	1,346	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,788	59.56	1,065	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	55.48	869	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	51.77	675	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,214	44.53	541	31
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,361	86.50	1,177	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,471	82.76	1,217	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,260	75.16	947	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,364	106.17	1,448	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,269	101.41	1,287	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,185	93.80	1,112	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,443	111.01	1,602	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,415	105.95	1,499	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,234	98.62	1,217	13

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	107.73/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	95	65.62/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	87	35.12/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	67	6.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	88	225.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	80	12.55/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Utility	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	105.11/cwt	85.00–115.00	117	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	135	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	122	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	148	1
Bulls	Utility	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	70.94/cwt	60.00–90.00	72	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	50.58/cwt	49.00–54.00	652	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	35.81/cwt	32.00–38.00	429	6
Steers	Select	—	1,234	98.62/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,217	13
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,260	75.16/cwt	70.00–80.00	947	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	44.76/cwt	40.00–48.00	530	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,788	59.56/cwt	58.00–60.50	1,065	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	56.10/cwt	54.00–62.00	734	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	44.67/cwt	39.00–46.00	548	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,415	105.95/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,499	7
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,361	86.50/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,177	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	54.38/cwt	52.00–57.00	840	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	57.69/cwt	57.00–58.00	929	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,364	106.17/cwt	104.50–107.50	1,448	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,443	111.01/cwt	109.50–113.00	1,602	13
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	105.12/cwt	85.00–115.00	108	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	75	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	79	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,185	93.80/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,112	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	50.29/cwt	47.00–53.00	669	10
Bulls	—	—	2,043	88.49/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,808	2
Bulls	—	—	1,541	68.34/cwt	64.00–73.00	1,053	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	215.00/cwt	195.00–235.00	226	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	59.95/cwt	55.00–65.00	55	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,471	82.76/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,217	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,269	101.41/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,287	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	90	97.00/cwt	85.00–110.00	87	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	86.63/cwt	70.00–105.00	72	10
Heifers	Number 2	—	83	12.42/cwt	10.00–15.00	10	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	72	13.49/cwt	10.00–20.00	10	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	47.50/cwt	35.00–60.00	36	2
Bulls	—	—	1,739	80.57/cwt	78.00–84.50	1,401	7
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	252	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	183	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	38	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	68.06/cwt	55.00–80.00	56	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	26.42/cwt	15.00–35.00	22	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	69	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	95	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	37.68/cwt	30.00–45.00	39	2

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.

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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 298Last week 470Year ago 157

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 136Last week 143Year ago 175

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady.

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold

1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. All prices cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	65	5.00	5.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	111	85.00–115.00	105.11
1	—	135	90.00	90.00
10	—	103	85.00–115.00	105.12
1	—	75	105.00	105.00
5	—	90	85.00–110.00	97.00
10	—	83	70.00–105.00	86.63
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	101	60.00–90.00	70.94
5	—	92	55.00–65.00	59.95
3	—	82	55.00–80.00	68.06
1	—	115	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	105	195.00–235.00	215.00
1	—	85	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	35.00–60.00	47.50
1	—	95	40.00	40.00
4	—	84	15.00–35.00	26.42
2	—	103	30.00–45.00	37.68
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	185.00	185.00
1	—	95	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	10.00–15.00	12.42
3	—	72	10.00–20.00	13.49
1	—	95	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,290	49.00–54.00	50.58
6	—	1,197	32.00–38.00	35.81
17	—	1,185	40.00–48.00	44.76
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,788	58.00–60.50	59.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,309	54.00–62.00	56.10
4	—	1,226	39.00–46.00	44.67
10	—	1,330	47.00–53.00	50.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,545	52.00–57.00	54.38
4	—	1,611	57.00–58.00	57.69
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,234	91.00–103.00	98.62
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,415	102.00–109.00	105.95
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,443	109.50–113.00	111.01
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	70.00–80.00	75.16
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,361	85.00–90.00	86.50
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,471	79.00–87.00	82.76
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	104.50–107.50	106.17
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,185	90.00–96.00	93.80
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,269	96.00–104.00	101.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,043	88.00–89.00	88.49
4	—	1,541	64.00–73.00	68.34
7	—	1,739	78.00–84.50	80.57

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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