Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2021-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady.

Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 lower. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. 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	—	High	1,572	79.73	1,253	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,648	56.52	931	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	51.88	820	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,395	48.36	675	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,299	42.85	557	28
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,330	90.00	1,197	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,470	79.00	1,161	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,322	65.92	871	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,516	87.31	1,324	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,451	80.22	1,164	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,315	72.41	952	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,352	107.51	1,454	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,363	104.20	1,420	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,303	94.84	1,236	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,478	109.02	1,611	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,459	105.39	1,538	27
Steers	Select	Average	1,417	96.26	1,364	16

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	93.29/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 2	93	78.75/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	86	32.00/cwt	13
Bulls	Utility	76	8.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	97	138.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	105	50.00/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	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	84.80/cwt	80.00–95.00	70	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	88.00/cwt	85.00–92.00	97	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	100	94.80/cwt	90.00–102.00	95	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	184	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	110	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	22	1
Bulls	Utility	—	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	81.45/cwt	70.00–95.00	76	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	34.51/cwt	15.00–55.00	36	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	105	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	21	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	172	1
Bulls	—	—	1,010	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,020	1
Bulls	—	—	1,493	71.93/cwt	67.00–77.00	1,074	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,470	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	71	33.07/cwt	10.00–65.00	23	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	21.13/cwt	10.00–35.00	20	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	76.25/cwt	65.00–90.00	65	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,303	94.84/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,236	7
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,315	72.41/cwt	69.00–75.50	952	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,451	80.22/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,164	10
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	74.26/cwt	70.00–82.00	75	4
Steers	Select	—	1,417	96.26/cwt	85.00–102.00	1,364	16
Steers	Choice	—	1,459	105.39/cwt	102.50–108.00	1,538	27
Heifers	Choice	—	1,363	104.20/cwt	102.00–105.50	1,420	8
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,322	65.92/cwt	62.00–68.00	871	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,352	107.51/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,454	10
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,516	87.31/cwt	85.50–88.50	1,324	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,416	50.48/cwt	47.00–54.00	715	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	51.88/cwt	47.00–54.00	820	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	52.89/cwt	52.00–53.50	730	3
Bulls	—	—	1,658	81.85/cwt	74.50–88.00	1,357	12
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	—	100	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	80	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	125	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	106	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,302	43.21/cwt	39.00–46.50	563	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,648	56.52/cwt	56.00–57.00	931	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	33.42/cwt	30.00–37.00	390	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	73.82/cwt	50.00–87.00	69	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	43.40/cwt	10.00–80.00	36	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	189	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	47.32/cwt	44.00–50.00	662	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,330	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,197	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,478	109.02/cwt	107.50–111.00	1,611	12
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	100	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	95	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	85	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	102	1

How this sale compares

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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 315Last week 281Year ago 236

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 131Last week 105Year ago 120

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

Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady.

Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 lower. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. All prices cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	5.00	5.00
1	—	90	10.00	10.00
2	—	75	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	83	80.00–95.00	84.80
3	—	110	85.00–92.00	88.00
5	—	100	90.00–102.00	94.80
8	—	93	70.00–95.00	81.45
1	—	125	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	15.00–55.00	34.51
4	—	71	10.00–65.00	33.07
4	—	94	10.00–35.00	21.13
3	—	83	10.00–80.00	43.40
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	85	65.00–90.00	76.25
4	—	101	70.00–82.00	74.26
6	—	93	50.00–87.00	73.82
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	215.00	215.00
1	—	105	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	101.00	101.00
6	—	1,493	67.00–77.00	71.93
12	—	1,658	74.50–88.00	81.85
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	79.00	79.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,322	62.00–68.00	65.92
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,303	89.00–98.00	94.84
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,363	102.00–105.50	104.20
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,352	105.00–113.00	107.51
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,315	69.00–75.50	72.41
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,451	75.00–86.00	80.22
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,516	85.50–88.50	87.31
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,417	85.00–102.00	96.26
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,459	102.50–108.00	105.39
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,478	107.50–111.00	109.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,416	47.00–54.00	50.48
20	—	1,302	39.00–46.50	43.21
4	—	1,168	30.00–37.00	33.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,580	47.00–54.00	51.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	52.00–53.50	52.89
13	—	1,398	44.00–50.00	47.32
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,648	56.00–57.00	56.52

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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