Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-12-15

Middleburg

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Dec 15
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Feeder Cattle receipts
83 head
83 vs last sale 0 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
318 head
21 vs last sale 297 97 vs year ago 221 · +43.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
156 head
46 vs last sale 110 53 vs year ago 103 · +51.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold weak. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter sale. Feeder dairy calves sold weak. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $67.67/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits 1,206.33 against this barn's trailing median of $1,274.00.
Average price
$67.67
15 head · 730 lb average
Value per head Derived
$494
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$12
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3
$25.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
19.36
vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 155583.604645thin
Large 11,18074.008731thin
Large 377758.114529thin
One grade step is worth $25.49/cwt here — about $12 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

33 sales
172114721222973median 1274.0012/1602/2404/2806/2308/18
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,707.20, low $986.89, median $1,274.00 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale15 hd
67.67
PA average7 barns · 1,013 hd
87.03
−19.36
This barn, trailing median33 sales
1,274.00
−1,206.33
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsHigh1,49563.9795613
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37446.1063438
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32242.7256545
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15134.3939650
Dairy HeifersChoiceHigh1,38976.431,0626thin
Dairy HeifersSelectLow1,39357.4580010
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,49281.511,21619
Dairy SteersSelectLow1,31359.987878thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,423103.431,4728thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,25497.831,2277thin
HeifersSelectLow1,14985.799865thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,534109.801,6849thin
SteersChoiceLow1,418103.481,46824
SteersSelectLow1,23291.791,13024

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110592.01/cwt40
BullsNumber 29140.63/cwt8
BullsNumber 39224.75/cwt41
BullsUtility7911.24/cwt28
HeifersNumber 18622.70/cwt13
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing738.99/cwt10

Every lot, as filed

111 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
Dairy SteersLarge 373841.00/cwt40.00–42.003032
Dairy HeifersLarge 356576.00/cwt76.00–76.004291
BullsMedium and Large 134072.00/cwt72.00–72.002451
SteersMedium and Large 1610124.00/cwt124.00–124.007561
SteersMedium and Large 199590.00/cwt90.00–90.008961
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,07056.00/cwt56.00–56.005991
Dairy SteersLarge 355057.00/cwt57.00–57.003141
Dairy SteersLarge 397554.00/cwt54.00–54.005271
Dairy HeifersLarge 365530.00/cwt30.00–30.001971
BullsLarge 384265.00/cwt65.00–65.005474
BullsLarge 369060.00/cwt60.00–60.004141
BullsLarge 360550.00/cwt50.00–50.003031
Dairy HeifersLarge 343035.00/cwt35.00–35.001511
BullsLarge 399558.00/cwt58.00–58.005771
Dairy SteersLarge 348047.00/cwt47.00–47.002261
Dairy SteersLarge 3Thin Fleshed73555.00/cwt55.00–55.004041
Dairy HeifersLarge 382347.95/cwt42.00–54.003952
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38044.01/cwt42.00–47.0060725
CowsLean 85-90%1,16137.61/cwt36.00–40.0043715
Dairy SteersSelect1,33552.15/cwt50.00–54.006963
Dairy HeifersLarge 334040.00/cwt40.00–40.001361
Dairy SteersLarge 382050.00/cwt50.00–50.004101
Dairy SteersLarge 390541.00/cwt41.00–41.003711
CowsLean 85-90%1,02725.85/cwt24.00–28.0026511
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40953.06/cwt51.00–55.007485
Dairy HeifersSelect1,45853.20/cwt50.00–58.007766
Dairy SteersLarge 350547.00/cwt47.00–47.002371
Dairy HeifersLarge 321542.00/cwt42.00–42.00902
HeifersMedium and Large 152689.41/cwt82.00–92.004704
HeifersMedium and Large 187090.00/cwt90.00–90.007831
SteersMedium and Large 1430105.00/cwt105.00–105.004521
Dairy HeifersLarge 373544.00/cwt44.00–44.003231
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,00050.00/cwt50.00–50.005001
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,26558.00/cwt58.00–58.007341
BullsMedium and Large 154599.00/cwt99.00–99.005402
BullsMedium and Large 171552.00/cwt52.00–52.003721
BullsMedium and Large 163096.00/cwt96.00–96.006051
Dairy HeifersLarge 389554.00/cwt54.00–54.004831
Dairy SteersLarge 375956.53/cwt50.00–62.004294
BullsLarge 387055.00/cwt55.00–55.004791
SteersMedium and Large 1522131.00/cwt131.00–131.006845
SteersMedium and Large 1375115.00/cwt115.00–115.004312
SteersMedium and Large 1585127.00/cwt127.00–127.007431
HeifersMedium and Large 190598.00/cwt98.00–98.008871
SteersMedium and Large 1480105.00/cwt105.00–105.005041
SteersMedium and Large 192092.00/cwt92.00–92.008461
HeifersMedium and Large 137592.00/cwt92.00–92.003451
HeifersMedium and Large 146887.43/cwt85.00–90.004092
HeifersMedium and Large 144592.00/cwt92.00–92.004091
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross9575.00/cwt75.00–75.00711
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9010.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7510.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsNumber 36530.00/cwt30.00–30.00201
HeifersUtility/Non-TubingJersey605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0084
BullsUtility11015.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80200.00/cwt200.00–200.001601
HeifersNumber 113525.00/cwt25.00–25.00341
BullsNumber 112562.50/cwt60.00–65.00782
BullsNumber 29140.00/cwt40.00–40.00365
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing638.29/cwt5.00–10.0053
BullsUtility10010.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
BullsNumber 310124.05/cwt20.00–35.002411
BullsUtilityBeef Cross7035.00/cwt35.00–35.00251
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross125160.00/cwt160.00–160.002001
HeifersNumber 17510.00/cwt10.00–10.0084
BullsNumber 39225.21/cwt20.00–35.002323
Dairy SteersSelect1,28362.84/cwt60.00–65.008064
BullsNumber 38323.40/cwt20.00–30.00196
BullsUtility9520.00/cwt20.00–20.00191
BullsNumber 210040.00/cwt40.00–40.00401
BullsNumber 111276.26/cwt70.00–82.00857
BullsNumber 28542.50/cwt40.00–45.00362
Dairy SteersChoice1,52382.30/cwt78.00–85.001,2539
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross8080.00/cwt80.00–80.00641
BullsUtility8110.33/cwt5.00–15.00814
HeifersNumber 18113.77/cwt10.00–20.00114
BullsUtility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
HeifersNumber 19010.00/cwt10.00–10.0092
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20538.55/cwt36.00–41.0046515
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross101180.05/cwt150.00–190.001825
Dairy HeifersChoice1,35081.55/cwt80.00–83.001,1012
BullsNumber 110477.14/cwt60.00–90.008017
Dairy SteersLarge 323146.73/cwt45.00–50.001083
BullsLarge 346540.00/cwt40.00–40.001861
Dairy SteersChoice1,46089.86/cwt87.00–93.501,3125
Dairy SteersChoice1,46871.75/cwt70.00–73.001,0535
SteersChoice1,34599.75/cwt99.50–100.001,3422
CowsLean 85-90%1,26643.81/cwt42.00–47.005557
SteersChoice and Prime1,534109.80/cwt107.50–112.501,6849
BullsLarge 11,18074.00/cwt74.00–74.008731
SteersSelect1,26487.85/cwt85.00–91.001,11011
Dairy HeifersSelect1,29663.83/cwt59.00–67.008274
Bulls1,38275.35/cwt70.00–80.001,0415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38148.75/cwt48.00–51.006735
SteersSelect1,20495.12/cwt93.00–99.001,14513
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31444.19/cwt42.00–45.5058124
SteersChoice1,425103.82/cwt101.00–106.501,47922
HeifersChoice1,25497.83/cwt96.00–99.001,2277
Dairy HeifersChoice1,40973.87/cwt72.00–78.001,0414
HeifersChoice and Prime1,423103.43/cwt101.00–106.001,4728
HeifersSelect1,18580.66/cwt78.00–85.009563
CowsLean 85-90%1,17433.19/cwt30.00–35.5039017
Dairy SteersSelect1,36572.00/cwt72.00–72.009831
Bulls1,76960.78/cwt57.00–65.001,0755
BullsNumber 113565.00/cwt65.00–65.00881
HeifersSelect1,09593.48/cwt93.00–94.001,0242
BullsNumber 19564.17/cwt50.00–80.00616
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51647.33/cwt46.00–50.007189
BullsUtility7310.00/cwt10.00–10.0078
Bulls1,22550.31/cwt45.00–55.006163

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.