Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 lower. 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	1,698	79.65	1,352	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,739	61.57	1,071	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,502	54.59	820	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,440	53.84	775	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,371	47.93	657	21
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,623	93.50	1,518	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,483	85.57	1,269	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,433	70.60	1,012	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,399	108.75	1,521	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,263	102.23	1,291	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,242	94.26	1,171	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,477	110.14	1,627	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,536	106.33	1,633	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,397	97.48	1,362	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	100.22/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	93	61.01/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	86	20.13/cwt	15
Bulls	Utility	70	9.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	90	70.55/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 2	88	12.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	47.54/cwt	43.00–52.00	619	13
Heifers	Number 2	—	85	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	47.45/cwt	44.00–51.00	610	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,519	106.88/cwt	104.00–110.50	1,624	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	52.40/cwt	48.00–56.00	739	19
Bulls	—	—	1,603	89.53/cwt	88.50–90.50	1,435	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,773	60.49/cwt	60.00–61.00	1,072	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	204	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,483	39.92/cwt	38.00–42.00	592	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,623	93.50/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,518	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,482	53.74/cwt	51.00–57.50	796	5
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,820	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,765	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,263	102.23/cwt	99.00–106.50	1,291	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	54.25/cwt	51.50–58.00	794	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,533	58.40/cwt	58.00–59.50	895	6
Steers	Select	—	1,397	97.48/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,362	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,739	61.57/cwt	59.00–63.00	1,071	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	101.92/cwt	95.00–110.00	106	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	68.00/cwt	60.00–80.00	58	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	118	3
Bulls	Utility	—	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	—	55	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	80	12.50/cwt	10.00–15.00	10	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	93.96/cwt	65.00–110.00	87	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	55	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	58.33/cwt	45.00–70.00	50	3
Bulls	Utility	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	32.93/cwt	15.00–50.00	34	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	80.29/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,437	10
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	21.78/cwt	10.00–40.00	18	9
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	131.67/cwt	70.00–195.00	105	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	83	13.30/cwt	10.00–15.00	11	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	105	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	16	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,399	108.75/cwt	107.00–111.50	1,521	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	198	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,483	85.57/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,269	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	63.16/cwt	50.00–77.00	59	7
Bulls	—	—	1,330	66.56/cwt	54.00–74.50	885	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	66	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,433	70.60/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,242	94.26/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	138	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,477	110.14/cwt	108.00–112.50	1,627	8
Heifers	Number 1	—	125	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	50	1

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 298Last week 298Year ago 206

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 150Last week 136Year ago 159

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,303	43.00–52.00	47.54
3	—	1,483	38.00–42.00	39.92
5	—	1,482	51.00–57.50	53.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	44.00–51.00	47.45
3	—	1,773	60.00–61.00	60.49
10	—	1,464	51.50–58.00	54.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,410	48.00–56.00	52.40
6	—	1,533	58.00–59.50	58.40
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,739	59.00–63.00	61.57
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,519	104.00–110.50	106.88
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	97.00	97.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	91.00–102.00	97.48
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,477	108.00–112.50	110.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	88.50–90.50	89.53
10	—	1,790	77.00–87.00	80.29
2	—	1,330	54.00–74.50	66.56
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	93.00–94.00	93.50
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	84.00–87.00	85.57
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	69.00–72.00	70.60
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,263	99.00–106.50	102.23
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,399	107.00–111.50	108.75
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	93.00–96.00	94.26

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	15.00	15.00
1	—	90	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	80	70.00–195.00	131.67
1	—	95	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	83	10.00–15.00	13.30
1	—	105	15.00	15.00
1	—	125	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	215.00	215.00
1	—	110	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	104	95.00–110.00	101.92
5	—	85	60.00–80.00	68.00
3	—	112	100.00–110.00	105.00
9	—	93	65.00–110.00	93.96
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	10.00	10.00
1	—	55	5.00	5.00
2	—	80	10.00–15.00	12.50
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	55.00	55.00
3	—	85	45.00–70.00	58.33
7	—	93	50.00–77.00	63.16
1	—	110	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	10.00	10.00
2	—	103	15.00–50.00	32.93
9	—	83	10.00–40.00	21.78
2	—	93	10.00	10.00

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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