Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-12-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher on a light comparison. All classes of slaughter cows sold strong. Buyer demand for the slaughter cattle sale was moderate on a light supply. Feeder dairy bull calves sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher with no comparison on feeder dairy heifer calves. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $95.96/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −874.57 against this barn's trailing median of $970.54.

Average price

$95.96

102 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$23.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.42

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	103.65	524	68
Medium and Large 2	559	80.59	450	34

One grade step is worth $23.06/cwt here — about $73 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

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,625.53, low $570.37, median $970.54 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 sale102 hd

95.96

—

PA average6 barns · 285 hd

82.54

+13.42

This barn, trailing median33 sales

970.54

−874.57

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	—	Average	1,570	58.33	916	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,593	52.66	839	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	51.83	626	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	37.77	430	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,293	86.45	1,118	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,273	74.64	950	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,355	69.00	935	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,515	78.47	1,189	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,330	111.04	1,477	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,262	100.25	1,265	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,375	88.04	1,211	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,483	113.95	1,690	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,185	107.75	1,277	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,240	84.00	1,042	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	91.23/cwt	36
Bulls	Number 2	92	49.80/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 3	90	32.09/cwt	26
Bulls	Utility	79	10.11/cwt	46
Heifers	Number 1	89	94.30/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	75	7.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

123 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	120.87/cwt	110.00–125.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	97.89/cwt	90.00–102.00	412	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	987	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	95.81/cwt	95.00–100.00	595	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	106.76/cwt	100.00–112.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	78.05/cwt	74.00–82.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	78.99/cwt	75.00–82.00	429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	80.96/cwt	72.00–90.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	91.28/cwt	85.00–95.00	435	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	452	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	995	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	91.73/cwt	82.00–95.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	138.65/cwt	132.00–145.00	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	115.83/cwt	104.00–120.00	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fancy	—	387	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	306	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	800	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	544	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	780	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	437	157.14/cwt	150.00–162.00	687	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	103.17/cwt	95.00–105.00	373	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	134.59/cwt	125.00–137.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	86.54/cwt	80.00–92.00	523	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	108.66/cwt	102.00–115.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	76.69/cwt	70.00–80.00	332	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	107.81/cwt	100.00–110.00	667	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	458	154.18/cwt	150.00–155.00	706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	81.33/cwt	80.00–84.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	990	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	107.24/cwt	105.00–112.00	507	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	158.01/cwt	155.00–160.00	681	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	130.33/cwt	125.00–132.00	610	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	100.80/cwt	90.00–105.00	525	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	—	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	54.21/cwt	40.00–60.00	55	6
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	167.73/cwt	160.00–175.00	139	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	70	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	39	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	32.01/cwt	30.00–40.00	27	10
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	33.28/cwt	30.00–40.00	34	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	90.39/cwt	75.00–100.00	92	18
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	90.82/cwt	70.00–97.00	101	10
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	158	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	42.50/cwt	40.00–45.00	36	4
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	80	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	40	1
Bulls	Utility	—	73	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	12
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	189.46/cwt	170.00–210.00	176	2
Bulls	Utility	—	63	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	6
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	2
Bulls	Utility	—	91	12.03/cwt	10.00–15.00	11	5
Bulls	Utility	—	110	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	17	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,355	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	935	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	30.61/cwt	20.00–40.00	28	8
Steers	Select	—	1,125	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	113	29.78/cwt	20.00–40.00	34	2
Bulls	—	—	1,980	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,228	1
Bulls	—	—	995	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	318	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	50.56/cwt	48.00–52.50	581	11
Bulls	Utility	—	82	10.95/cwt	10.00–20.00	9	21
Heifers	Choice	—	1,203	97.10/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	83	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,293	86.45/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,118	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,330	111.04/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,477	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	43.84/cwt	42.00–46.00	514	5
Steers	Select	—	1,355	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,057	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,185	107.75/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,277	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	85.56/cwt	70.00–100.00	80	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	50.47/cwt	47.00–52.50	798	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	579	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	630	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	391	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	990	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	663	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	738	68.48/cwt	67.00–70.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,515	78.47/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,189	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	554	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	443	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	660	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	699	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,405	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	37.08/cwt	35.00–40.00	451	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	31.03/cwt	30.00–33.00	310	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	628	65.67/cwt	64.00–69.00	412	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	473	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	520	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	312	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,375	88.04/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,211	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	54.47/cwt	53.00–57.50	873	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,273	74.64/cwt	74.00–76.00	950	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	445	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	223	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,030	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	690	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	75.05/cwt	70.00–80.00	349	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	49.95/cwt	40.00–65.00	45	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	44.65/cwt	44.00–45.00	601	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,291	101.82/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,314	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,483	113.95/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,690	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	55.05/cwt	53.00–58.00	676	11

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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

Tue Dec 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 83Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 318Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 149Last week 156Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	110.00–125.00	120.87
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
2	—	328	132.00–145.00	138.65
7	—	580	104.00–120.00	115.83
1	—	610	127.00	127.00
2	—	780	97.00	97.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
8	—	468	125.00–132.00	130.33
1	—	685	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	987	70.00	70.00
6	—	621	95.00–100.00	95.81
2	—	310	110.00	110.00
3	—	428	105.00	105.00
3	—	703	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	437	150.00–162.00	157.14
6	—	458	150.00–155.00	154.18
4	—	500	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	421	90.00–102.00	97.89
4	—	571	100.00–112.00	106.76
8	—	362	95.00–105.00	103.17
9	—	619	100.00–110.00	107.81
3	—	800	80.00–84.00	81.33
2	—	332	110.00	110.00
8	—	473	105.00–112.00	107.24
15	—	521	90.00–105.00	100.80
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	75.00–82.00	78.99
6	—	477	85.00–95.00	91.28
1	—	810	57.00	57.00
1	—	995	77.00	77.00
2	—	880	64.00	64.00
1	—	785	60.00	60.00
6	—	604	80.00–92.00	86.54
6	—	433	70.00–80.00	76.69
4	—	341	80.00	80.00
3	—	555	90.00	90.00
1	—	905	64.00	64.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	110.00	110.00
5	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	70.00	70.00
2	—	638	72.00–90.00	80.96
1	—	705	70.00	70.00
1	—	560	77.00	77.00
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
3	—	513	105.00	105.00
2	—	360	85.00	85.00
1	—	425	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	74.00–82.00	78.05
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
2	—	452	165.00	165.00
4	—	369	160.00	160.00
4	—	835	82.00–95.00	91.73
5	—	517	125.00–137.00	134.59
2	—	620	102.00–115.00	108.66
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
1	—	715	84.00	84.00
7	—	431	155.00–160.00	158.01
3	—	653	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	800	68.00	68.00
4	—	780	68.00	68.00
1	—	990	67.00	67.00
2	—	738	67.00–70.00	68.48
5	—	554	80.00	80.00
11	—	628	64.00–69.00	65.67
2	—	675	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,030	67.00	67.00
2	—	465	70.00–80.00	75.05
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	62.00	62.00
1	—	660	64.00	64.00
1	—	520	60.00	60.00
1	—	445	50.00	50.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	101	40.00–60.00	54.21
4	—	85	40.00–45.00	42.50
18	—	91	40.00–65.00	49.95
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	55.00	55.00
1	—	80	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	85	30.00–40.00	32.01
3	—	102	30.00–40.00	33.28
8	—	92	20.00–40.00	30.61
2	—	113	20.00–40.00	29.78
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	102	75.00–100.00	90.39
10	—	111	70.00–97.00	90.82
7	—	93	70.00–100.00	85.56
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	73	10.00	10.00
6	—	63	5.00	5.00
5	—	91	10.00–15.00	12.03
1	—	110	15.00	15.00
21	—	82	10.00–20.00	10.95
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	5.00	5.00
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	160.00–175.00	167.73
2	—	93	170.00–210.00	189.46
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	10.00	10.00
2	—	83	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	69.00	69.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	84.00–88.50	86.45
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,273	74.00–76.00	74.64
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,355	78.00	78.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,185	107.00–109.00	107.75
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	113.00–115.00	113.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,980	62.00	62.00
1	—	995	32.00	32.00
1	—	1,735	81.00	81.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,150	48.00–52.50	50.56
3	—	1,347	44.00–45.00	44.65
11	—	1,228	53.00–58.00	55.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,173	42.00–46.00	43.84
5	—	1,217	35.00–40.00	37.08
4	—	1,000	30.00–33.00	31.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,581	47.00–52.50	50.47
17	—	1,603	53.00–57.50	54.47
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	96.00–98.00	97.10
4	—	1,291	100.00–103.00	101.82
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	110.00–112.00	111.04
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	87.00–89.00	88.04
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	76.00–81.00	78.47

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