Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter

heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower.

Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 lower.

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	—	Average	1,667	80.50	1,342	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,608	54.53	877	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,626	51.37	835	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,445	49.43	714	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,344	42.89	576	21
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,455	88.00	1,280	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,188	72.33	859	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,430	69.00	987	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,315	82.33	1,083	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,310	76.81	1,006	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,418	107.30	1,522	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,327	103.69	1,376	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,233	97.47	1,202	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,438	111.24	1,600	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,419	105.89	1,503	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,328	96.26	1,278	17

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	93.70/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 2	97	61.11/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 3	85	23.80/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	77	8.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	86	119.15/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	83	10.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	90	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	5	1
Bulls	Utility	—	73	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	83.78/cwt	80.00–90.00	95	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	105	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	125	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	250	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	59.80/cwt	40.00–85.00	60	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	52.63/cwt	40.00–65.00	49	6
Heifers	Number 2	—	83	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	100	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	165	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	22.50/cwt	15.00–30.00	23	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	75.04/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,174	6
Bulls	—	—	1,795	92.57/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,662	4
Bulls	—	—	1,770	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,151	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	45.27/cwt	30.00–55.00	42	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	81	18.69/cwt	10.00–30.00	15	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,233	97.47/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,202	10
Steers	Select	—	1,328	96.26/cwt	88.00–103.00	1,278	17
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,430	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	987	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	125	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	88	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	85.87/cwt	80.00–92.00	97	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	40.12/cwt	30.00–55.00	34	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,438	111.24/cwt	108.50–114.00	1,600	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,310	76.81/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,006	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	48.05/cwt	45.00–51.00	690	12
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	199.73/cwt	190.00–210.00	186	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	172.90/cwt	110.00–215.00	144	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	168	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,608	54.53/cwt	53.00–56.00	877	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,434	45.30/cwt	42.00–48.50	650	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,475	51.04/cwt	50.50–51.50	753	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	87.79/cwt	75.00–95.00	90	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	43	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	90	65.00/cwt	60.00–70.00	59	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	53.57/cwt	52.00–58.00	790	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	51.37/cwt	47.00–55.00	835	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	35.60/cwt	30.00–39.00	408	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,419	105.89/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,503	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,418	107.30/cwt	105.50–109.00	1,522	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,455	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,327	103.69/cwt	100.00–106.50	1,376	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,188	72.33/cwt	71.00–74.00	859	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,315	82.33/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,083	3

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 281Last week 259Year ago 366

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 105Last week 110Year ago 140

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

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter

heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower.

Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 lower.

All prices cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	5.00	5.00
3	—	73	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	113	80.00–90.00	83.78
9	—	102	75.00–95.00	87.79
1	—	85	50.00	50.00
3	—	90	60.00–70.00	65.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	200.00	200.00
1	—	80	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	101	40.00–85.00	59.80
6	—	93	40.00–65.00	52.63
1	—	125	70.00	70.00
2	—	113	80.00–92.00	85.87
5	—	84	30.00–55.00	40.12
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	15.00–30.00	22.50
3	—	73	10.00	10.00
3	—	93	30.00–55.00	45.27
4	—	81	10.00–30.00	18.69
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
1	—	80	15.00	15.00
1	—	105	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	190.00–210.00	199.73
3	—	83	110.00–215.00	172.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,565	70.00–79.50	75.04
4	—	1,795	85.00–99.00	92.57
1	—	1,770	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,233	92.00–102.00	97.47
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,418	105.50–109.00	107.30
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,327	100.00–106.50	103.69
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,328	88.00–103.00	96.26
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,438	108.50–114.00	111.24
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,419	104.00–109.00	105.89
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	69.00	69.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	88.00	88.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	71.00–74.00	72.33
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	75.00–78.00	76.81
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	79.00–86.00	82.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,435	45.00–51.00	48.05
4	—	1,475	52.00–58.00	53.57
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	53.00–56.00	54.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,434	42.00–48.50	45.30
3	—	1,475	50.50–51.50	51.04
7	—	1,147	30.00–39.00	35.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,626	47.00–55.00	51.37

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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