Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

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 −1,203.35 against this barn's trailing median of $1,271.01.

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	83.60	464	5thin
Large 1	1,180	74.00	873	1thin
Large 3	777	58.11	452	9thin

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

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,707.20, low $923.61, median $1,271.01 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

1,271.01

−1,203.35

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,495	63.97	956	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,374	46.10	634	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	42.72	565	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,151	34.39	396	50
Dairy Heifers	Choice	High	1,389	76.43	1,062	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Low	1,393	57.45	800	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,492	81.51	1,216	19
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	1,313	59.98	787	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,423	103.43	1,472	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,254	97.83	1,227	7thin
Heifers	Select	Low	1,149	85.79	986	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,534	109.80	1,684	9thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,418	103.48	1,468	24
Steers	Select	Low	1,232	91.79	1,130	24

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	105	92.01/cwt	40
Bulls	Number 2	91	40.63/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	92	24.75/cwt	41
Bulls	Utility	79	11.24/cwt	28
Heifers	Number 1	86	22.70/cwt	13
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	73	8.99/cwt	10

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	738	41.00/cwt	40.00–42.00	303	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	565	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	896	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,070	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	599	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	314	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	975	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	527	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	655	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	197	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	842	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	547	4
Bulls	Large 3	—	690	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	414	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	605	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	303	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	430	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	151	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	995	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	577	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	480	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	226	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	735	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	404	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	823	47.95/cwt	42.00–54.00	395	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	44.01/cwt	42.00–47.00	607	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	37.61/cwt	36.00–40.00	437	15
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,335	52.15/cwt	50.00–54.00	696	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	340	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	136	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	820	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	410	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	905	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	371	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	25.85/cwt	24.00–28.00	265	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	53.06/cwt	51.00–55.00	748	5
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,458	53.20/cwt	50.00–58.00	776	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	505	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	237	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	215	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	90	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	89.41/cwt	82.00–92.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	735	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	323	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,000	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	500	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,265	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	605	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	895	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	483	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	759	56.53/cwt	50.00–62.00	429	4
Bulls	Large 3	—	870	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	87.43/cwt	85.00–90.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	409	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	71	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	65	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	20	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingJersey	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	4
Bulls	Utility	—	110	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	17	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	160	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	135	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	34	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	125	62.50/cwt	60.00–65.00	78	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	36	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	63	8.29/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	3
Bulls	Utility	—	100	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	101	24.05/cwt	20.00–35.00	24	11
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	—	70	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	25	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	125	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	200	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	25.21/cwt	20.00–35.00	23	23
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,283	62.84/cwt	60.00–65.00	806	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	23.40/cwt	20.00–30.00	19	6
Bulls	Utility	—	95	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	40	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	76.26/cwt	70.00–82.00	85	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	42.50/cwt	40.00–45.00	36	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,523	82.30/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,253	9
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	64	1
Bulls	Utility	—	81	10.33/cwt	5.00–15.00	8	14
Heifers	Number 1	—	81	13.77/cwt	10.00–20.00	11	4
Bulls	Utility	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	38.55/cwt	36.00–41.00	465	15
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	101	180.05/cwt	150.00–190.00	182	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,350	81.55/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	77.14/cwt	60.00–90.00	80	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	231	46.73/cwt	45.00–50.00	108	3
Bulls	Large 3	—	465	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	186	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,460	89.86/cwt	87.00–93.50	1,312	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,468	71.75/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,053	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,345	99.75/cwt	99.50–100.00	1,342	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,266	43.81/cwt	42.00–47.00	555	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,534	109.80/cwt	107.50–112.50	1,684	9
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,180	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	873	1
Steers	Select	—	1,264	87.85/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,110	11
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,296	63.83/cwt	59.00–67.00	827	4
Bulls	—	—	1,382	75.35/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,041	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	48.75/cwt	48.00–51.00	673	5
Steers	Select	—	1,204	95.12/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,145	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,314	44.19/cwt	42.00–45.50	581	24
Steers	Choice	—	1,425	103.82/cwt	101.00–106.50	1,479	22
Heifers	Choice	—	1,254	97.83/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,227	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,409	73.87/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,041	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,423	103.43/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,472	8
Heifers	Select	—	1,185	80.66/cwt	78.00–85.00	956	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	33.19/cwt	30.00–35.50	390	17
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,365	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	983	1
Bulls	—	—	1,769	60.78/cwt	57.00–65.00	1,075	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	135	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	88	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,095	93.48/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	64.17/cwt	50.00–80.00	61	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	47.33/cwt	46.00–50.00	718	9
Bulls	Utility	—	73	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	8
Bulls	—	—	1,225	50.31/cwt	45.00–55.00	616	3

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 318Last week 297Year ago 221

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 156Last week 110Year ago 103

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	40.00–42.00	41.00
1	—	550	57.00	57.00
1	—	975	54.00	54.00
1	—	480	47.00	47.00
1	—	820	50.00	50.00
1	—	905	41.00	41.00
1	—	505	47.00	47.00
4	—	759	50.00–62.00	56.53
3	—	231	45.00–50.00	46.73
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	55.00	55.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,070	56.00	56.00
1	—	655	30.00	30.00
1	—	430	35.00	35.00
2	—	823	42.00–54.00	47.95
1	—	340	40.00	40.00
2	—	215	42.00	42.00
1	—	735	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,000	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,265	58.00	58.00
1	—	895	54.00	54.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	72.00	72.00
2	—	545	99.00	99.00
1	—	715	52.00	52.00
1	—	630	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	842	65.00	65.00
1	—	690	60.00	60.00
1	—	605	50.00	50.00
1	—	995	58.00	58.00
1	—	870	55.00	55.00
1	—	465	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	74.00	74.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	124.00	124.00
1	—	995	90.00	90.00
1	—	430	105.00	105.00
5	—	522	131.00	131.00
2	—	375	115.00	115.00
1	—	585	127.00	127.00
1	—	480	105.00	105.00
1	—	920	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	82.00–92.00	89.41
1	—	870	90.00	90.00
1	—	905	98.00	98.00
1	—	375	92.00	92.00
2	—	468	85.00–90.00	87.43
1	—	445	92.00	92.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,380	42.00–47.00	44.01
15	—	1,205	36.00–41.00	38.55
5	—	1,381	48.00–51.00	48.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,161	36.00–40.00	37.61
11	—	1,027	24.00–28.00	25.85
7	—	1,266	42.00–47.00	43.81
17	—	1,174	30.00–35.50	33.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,409	51.00–55.00	53.06
24	—	1,314	42.00–45.50	44.19
9	—	1,516	46.00–50.00	47.33
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,335	50.00–54.00	52.15
4	—	1,283	60.00–65.00	62.84
1	—	1,365	72.00	72.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,523	78.00–85.00	82.30
5	—	1,460	87.00–93.50	89.86
5	—	1,468	70.00–73.00	71.75
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,458	50.00–58.00	53.20
4	—	1,296	59.00–67.00	63.83
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	80.00–83.00	81.55
4	—	1,409	72.00–78.00	73.87
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	99.50–100.00	99.75
22	—	1,425	101.00–106.50	103.82
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,534	107.50–112.50	109.80
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,264	85.00–91.00	87.85
13	—	1,204	93.00–99.00	95.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,382	70.00–80.00	75.35
5	—	1,769	57.00–65.00	60.78
3	—	1,225	45.00–55.00	50.31
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,254	96.00–99.00	97.83
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,423	101.00–106.00	103.43
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	78.00–85.00	80.66
2	—	1,095	93.00–94.00	93.48

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	75.00	75.00
1	—	80	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	10.00	10.00
1	—	75	10.00	10.00
4	—	80	10.00	10.00
3	—	63	5.00–10.00	8.29
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	135	25.00	25.00
4	—	75	10.00	10.00
4	—	81	10.00–20.00	13.77
2	—	90	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	30.00	30.00
11	—	101	20.00–35.00	24.05
23	—	92	20.00–35.00	25.21
6	—	83	20.00–30.00	23.40
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	15.00	15.00
1	—	100	10.00	10.00
1	—	95	20.00	20.00
14	—	81	5.00–15.00	10.33
2	—	65	5.00	5.00
8	—	73	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	200.00	200.00
1	—	125	160.00	160.00
5	—	101	150.00–190.00	180.05
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	125	60.00–65.00	62.50
7	—	112	70.00–82.00	76.26
17	—	104	60.00–90.00	77.14
1	—	135	65.00	65.00
6	—	95	50.00–80.00	64.17
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	91	40.00	40.00
1	—	100	40.00	40.00
2	—	85	40.00–45.00	42.50
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	35.00	35.00

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