Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher.

Slaughter holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold

steady. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Compared to last week holstein bull calves over 95 lbs sold steady-5.00 lower. Calves under 95 lbs 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	1,680	82.56	1,387	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,760	60.69	1,068	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,674	55.46	929	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	52.80	704	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,243	42.61	530	25
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,350	69.00	932	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,593	90.91	1,448	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,528	83.68	1,279	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,494	70.25	1,050	9thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,364	108.00	1,473	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,309	103.66	1,357	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,294	93.31	1,207	9thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,426	111.38	1,588	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,467	107.08	1,570	24
Steers	Select	Average	1,403	96.84	1,359	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	111.44/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	92	72.32/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	92	19.90/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	73	10.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	94	65.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	70	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	73	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	93.07/cwt	90.00–100.00	95	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	96	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	102	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	82	97.45/cwt	90.00–110.00	80	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	157.50/cwt	130.00–185.00	118	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	48.46/cwt	48.00–49.00	661	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,726	56.63/cwt	56.00–57.00	977	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	35.96/cwt	27.00–40.00	431	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,760	60.69/cwt	58.50–65.00	1,068	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,294	93.31/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,207	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	52.72/cwt	49.00–55.50	739	19
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,364	108.00/cwt	106.50–111.00	1,473	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,440	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,547	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	44.91/cwt	40.00–48.00	551	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,358	49.50/cwt	48.50–51.00	672	5
Steers	Select	—	1,403	96.84/cwt	87.00–102.00	1,359	10
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,494	70.25/cwt	64.00–76.00	1,050	9
Bulls	—	—	1,728	90.84/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,570	3
Bulls	—	—	1,570	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,146	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	58.14/cwt	56.00–62.00	681	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	46.16/cwt	44.00–47.00	516	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,309	103.66/cwt	100.00–105.50	1,357	7
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,758	103.25/cwt	101.00–105.50	1,815	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	201	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	185	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,593	90.91/cwt	86.00–106.00	1,448	14
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,426	111.38/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,588	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	53	1
Bulls	—	—	1,671	78.74/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,316	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	72.73/cwt	55.00–90.00	68	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	80	85.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	68	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,350	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	932	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,528	83.68/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,279	6
Heifers	Number 2	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	188	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	92.90/cwt	90.00–100.00	87	7
Heifers	Number 1	—	83	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	Utility	—	60	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	6	1
Bulls	Utility	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	27.30/cwt	20.00–35.00	25	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	140	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	135	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	209	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	63.69/cwt	40.00–85.00	65	3

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 297Last week 298Year ago 260

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 110Last week 150Year ago 157

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher.

Slaughter holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold

steady. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Compared to last week holstein bull calves over 95 lbs sold steady-5.00 lower. Calves under 95 lbs 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	—	73	10.00	10.00
1	—	60	10.00	10.00
2	—	80	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	102	90.00–100.00	93.07
1	—	120	80.00	80.00
2	—	113	90.00	90.00
6	—	82	90.00–110.00	97.45
7	—	94	90.00–100.00	92.90
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	130.00–185.00	157.50
1	—	100	185.00	185.00
2	—	95	195.00–200.00	197.50
1	—	85	165.00	165.00
1	—	135	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	70.00	70.00
7	—	93	55.00–90.00	72.73
2	—	80	80.00–90.00	85.00
3	—	102	40.00–85.00	63.69
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	15.00	15.00
1	—	100	10.00	10.00
2	—	93	20.00–35.00	27.30
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	48.00–49.00	48.46
12	—	1,726	56.00–57.00	56.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,198	27.00–40.00	35.96
11	—	1,228	40.00–48.00	44.91
5	—	1,358	48.50–51.00	49.50
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,760	58.50–65.00	60.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,402	49.00–55.50	52.72
4	—	1,171	56.00–62.00	58.14
3	—	1,117	44.00–47.00	46.16
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,294	84.00–99.00	93.31
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,364	106.50–111.00	108.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,309	100.00–105.50	103.66
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,440	105.00–110.00	107.43
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,403	87.00–102.00	96.84
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	101.00–105.50	103.25
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,426	109.00–113.00	111.38
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,494	64.00–76.00	70.25
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,593	86.00–106.00	90.91
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,528	80.00–85.00	83.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,728	87.00–93.00	90.84
1	—	1,570	73.00	73.00
4	—	1,671	75.00–82.00	78.74
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	69.00	69.00

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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