Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-12-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available due to reporter absence.

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	1,633	82.82	1,352	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,568	58.49	917	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	56.88	838	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,310	56.34	738	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,251	49.32	617	38
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,230	77.61	955	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,577	91.46	1,442	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,398	81.40	1,138	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,270	65.16	828	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,321	108.08	1,428	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,245	105.58	1,314	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,194	91.79	1,096	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,410	110.02	1,551	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,422	107.88	1,534	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,370	98.12	1,344	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	97.27/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 2	98	59.64/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 3	89	22.02/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	77	9.02/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	88	123.03/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	65	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	100	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Utility	—	71	8.77/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	70.36/cwt	50.00–90.00	65	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	95.66/cwt	95.00–97.00	107	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	28	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	70	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	105	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	62.49/cwt	62.00–63.00	909	2
Steers	Select	—	1,370	98.12/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,344	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,410	110.02/cwt	109.00–111.50	1,551	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	59.79/cwt	58.00–63.00	777	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,422	107.88/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,534	22
Heifers	Select	—	1,194	91.79/cwt	78.00–98.00	1,096	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,266	48.79/cwt	45.00–53.00	618	23
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,321	108.08/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,428	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	55.91/cwt	52.00–60.00	681	12
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	35.15/cwt	30.00–40.00	29	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,568	58.49/cwt	56.00–60.00	917	4
Bulls	—	—	1,620	85.06/cwt	82.00–88.50	1,378	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	55.07/cwt	51.00–58.00	724	19
Bulls	—	—	1,590	67.20/cwt	58.00–72.00	1,068	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	55.63/cwt	53.00–60.00	822	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	22.27/cwt	10.00–40.00	18	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,262	27.01/cwt	14.00–35.00	341	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	202.57/cwt	200.00–205.00	188	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,398	81.40/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	53.95/cwt	40.00–75.00	50	9
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,577	91.46/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,442	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	42.50/cwt	40.00–45.00	43	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,270	65.16/cwt	57.00–73.00	828	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	71.40/cwt	60.00–80.00	74	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	96.65/cwt	89.00–107.00	1,629	5
Heifers	Number 2	—	65	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,245	105.58/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,314	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	81.04/cwt	60.00–95.00	83	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,230	77.61/cwt	76.00–80.00	955	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	33	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	13.39/cwt	10.00–20.00	12	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	155	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	96	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	72.50/cwt	65.00–80.00	87	2

How this sale compares

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 259Last week 111Year ago 205

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 110Last week 149Year ago 159

Compared to last week no trends available due to reporter absence.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	10.00	10.00
4	—	71	5.00–10.00	8.77
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	92	50.00–90.00	70.36
3	—	112	95.00–97.00	95.66
4	—	103	60.00–95.00	81.04
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	30.00–40.00	35.15
9	—	92	40.00–75.00	53.95
4	—	103	60.00–80.00	71.40
1	—	110	87.00	87.00
2	—	120	65.00–80.00	72.50
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	83	10.00–40.00	22.27
2	—	100	40.00–45.00	42.50
1	—	110	30.00	30.00
3	—	93	10.00–20.00	13.39
2	—	73	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	170.00–175.00	172.50
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	150.00	150.00
2	—	93	200.00–205.00	202.57
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	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	—	1,455	62.00–63.00	62.49
9	—	1,477	53.00–60.00	55.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,299	58.00–63.00	59.79
19	—	1,314	51.00–58.00	55.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,266	45.00–53.00	48.79
12	—	1,218	52.00–60.00	55.91
3	—	1,262	14.00–35.00	27.01
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,568	56.00–60.00	58.49
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	90.00–103.00	98.12
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,410	109.00–111.50	110.02
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,422	105.00–110.00	107.88
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,194	78.00–98.00	91.79
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,321	105.00–111.00	108.08
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,245	102.00–108.00	105.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,620	82.00–88.50	85.06
5	—	1,590	58.00–72.00	67.20
5	—	1,685	89.00–107.00	96.65
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	80.00–83.00	81.40
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,577	90.00–93.00	91.46
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	57.00–73.00	65.16
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	76.00–80.00	77.61

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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