Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2021-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold

1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. All prices per 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	1,578	95.45	1,506	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,488	61.67	918	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	57.73	859	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	52.58	726	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,220	43.57	531	29
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,360	85.00	1,156	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,665	73.00	1,215	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,555	70.00	1,089	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,578	90.18	1,423	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,488	81.07	1,206	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,275	78.00	995	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,464	110.04	1,611	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,338	105.42	1,411	15
Heifers	Select	Average	1,308	88.55	1,158	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,545	111.34	1,720	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,431	106.66	1,526	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,323	99.94	1,322	15

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	124.94/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	93	84.47/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	89	59.72/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	62	5.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	86	105.00/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	75	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	2
Bulls	Utility	—	55	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	197.43/cwt	195.00–200.00	184	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,311	52.38/cwt	49.00–55.50	687	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	31.40/cwt	25.00–37.00	340	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,578	90.18/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,423	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,360	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,156	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	56.37/cwt	54.00–57.50	732	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,773	59.77/cwt	59.50–60.00	1,060	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	51.13/cwt	47.00–54.00	708	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	57.64/cwt	55.00–64.50	787	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,545	111.34/cwt	109.00–113.50	1,720	14
Heifers	Select	—	1,308	88.55/cwt	78.00–96.00	1,158	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,488	61.67/cwt	61.00–62.50	918	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	43.74/cwt	41.00–47.00	536	15
Heifers	Choice	—	1,338	105.42/cwt	100.00–108.50	1,411	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,665	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	111.66/cwt	110.00–117.00	116	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	84.55/cwt	70.00–100.00	70	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,275	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	995	1
Steers	Select	—	1,323	99.94/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,322	15
Steers	Choice	—	1,431	106.66/cwt	104.50–110.00	1,526	16
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,464	110.04/cwt	108.00–111.50	1,611	8
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	172	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	180	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,488	81.07/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,206	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,555	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	101.29/cwt	80.00–120.00	94	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	124	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	102	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	79.70/cwt	60.00–100.00	67	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	125	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	56	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	95.45/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,506	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	175.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	193	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	144	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	81	85.23/cwt	70.00–100.00	69	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	90	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	43.93/cwt	30.00–65.00	41	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	87.07/cwt	75.00–105.00	82	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	95	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	22	2

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)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 258Year ago 299

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 78Last week 90Year ago 133

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold

1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
1	—	70	5.00	5.00
1	—	55	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	195.00–200.00	197.43
2	—	80	225.00	225.00
2	—	110	170.00–180.00	175.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	104	110.00–117.00	111.66
2	—	83	70.00–100.00	84.55
10	—	93	80.00–120.00	101.29
2	—	115	105.00–110.00	107.50
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	85.00	85.00
4	—	84	60.00–100.00	79.70
1	—	100	90.00	90.00
5	—	94	75.00–105.00	87.07
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	45.00	45.00
4	—	81	70.00–100.00	85.23
4	—	94	30.00–65.00	43.93
1	—	100	95.00	95.00
2	—	73	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	25.00	25.00
2	—	90	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	200.00–205.00	202.50
1	—	90	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,311	49.00–55.50	52.38
6	—	1,083	25.00–37.00	31.40
15	—	1,226	41.00–47.00	43.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	54.00–57.50	56.37
2	—	1,773	59.50–60.00	59.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,384	47.00–54.00	51.13
4	—	1,366	55.00–64.50	57.64
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	61.00–62.50	61.67
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,578	85.00–93.00	90.18
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	78.00	78.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,488	78.00–85.00	81.07
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	85.00	85.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	73.00	73.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	70.00	70.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,545	109.00–113.50	111.34
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,323	95.00–105.00	99.94
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,431	104.50–110.00	106.66
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,308	78.00–96.00	88.55
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,338	100.00–108.50	105.42
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,464	108.00–111.50	110.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	95.00–96.00	95.45

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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