Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter

holsteins had no test. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter

cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold steady.

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	1,796	85.21	1,530	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,644	63.46	1,043	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	59.07	889	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,415	55.09	779	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,235	47.78	590	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,275	89.00	1,135	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,535	72.00	1,105	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,505	72.00	1,084	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,532	91.05	1,395	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,571	81.54	1,281	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,418	74.86	1,062	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,398	112.29	1,570	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,303	107.75	1,404	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,280	99.62	1,275	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,552	113.86	1,767	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,486	110.82	1,647	24
Steers	Select	Average	1,345	105.06	1,413	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	92	122.30/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	93	95.34/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 3	89	46.80/cwt	15
Bulls	Utility	74	7.52/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 1	84	63.14/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	100	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	46.69/cwt	40.00–51.00	564	19
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	61	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	33.28/cwt	20.00–50.00	34	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	68.73/cwt	50.00–90.00	63	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	75	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	68	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	111.77/cwt	95.00–122.00	103	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	82	103.65/cwt	85.00–115.00	85	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,571	81.54/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,281	5
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,535	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Utility	—	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	40.15/cwt	15.00–100.00	33	6
Heifers	Number 2	—	100	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	81	95.00/cwt	65.00–110.00	77	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	77.50/cwt	60.00–95.00	85	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	71	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	101.78/cwt	75.00–115.00	103	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	95.18/cwt	80.00–110.00	89	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,377	55.26/cwt	51.50–62.00	761	8
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,505	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,084	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	55.73/cwt	51.50–59.50	782	18
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,552	113.86/cwt	112.00–115.50	1,767	13
Bulls	—	—	2,025	104.96/cwt	94.00–114.00	2,125	2
Bulls	—	—	1,772	82.39/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,460	8
Steers	Select	—	1,345	105.06/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,413	10
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,418	74.86/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,062	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	62.56/cwt	62.00–64.00	992	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	57.52/cwt	54.50–60.50	845	9
Heifers	Select	—	1,280	99.62/cwt	97.00–104.50	1,275	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,275	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,135	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,464	46.53/cwt	42.00–50.00	681	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	60.77/cwt	60.00–62.00	862	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,532	91.05/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,395	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,398	112.29/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,570	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,644	63.46/cwt	61.00–72.00	1,043	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	34.69/cwt	27.00–39.00	356	3
Bulls	Utility	—	83	7.58/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	2
Bulls	Utility	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	120	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	12.50/cwt	10.00–15.00	11	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	114.81/cwt	90.00–125.00	118	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	115.17/cwt	105.00–125.00	130	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	50.00/cwt	15.00–85.00	38	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	205.00/cwt	170.00–240.00	164	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	217.50/cwt	195.00–240.00	196	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	180	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,303	107.75/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,404	16
Bulls	—	—	1,660	76.75/cwt	76.50–77.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	10.67/cwt	10.00–12.00	9	3
Bulls	Utility	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,486	110.82/cwt	108.00–113.50	1,647	24

How this sale compares

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 278Last week 135Year ago 227

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 121Last week 123Year ago 111

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter

holsteins had no test. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter

cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold steady.

All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,209	40.00–51.00	46.69
8	—	1,377	51.50–62.00	55.26
3	—	1,025	27.00–39.00	34.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,403	51.50–59.50	55.73
4	—	1,464	42.00–50.00	46.53
4	—	1,418	60.00–62.00	60.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,585	62.00–64.00	62.56
9	—	1,469	54.50–60.50	57.52
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,644	61.00–72.00	63.46
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,571	80.00–84.00	81.54
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,418	70.00–80.00	74.86
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,532	88.00–93.00	91.05
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	72.00	72.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	72.00	72.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	89.00	89.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,552	112.00–115.50	113.86
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,345	100.00–107.00	105.06
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,486	108.00–113.50	110.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,025	94.00–114.00	104.96
8	—	1,772	78.00–88.00	82.39
2	—	1,660	76.50–77.00	76.75
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,280	97.00–104.50	99.62
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,398	111.00–114.00	112.29
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,303	103.00–111.00	107.75

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	55.00	55.00
3	—	102	20.00–50.00	33.28
3	—	92	50.00–90.00	68.73
6	—	83	15.00–100.00	40.15
2	—	75	15.00–85.00	50.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	90.00	90.00
9	—	92	95.00–122.00	111.77
7	—	82	85.00–115.00	103.65
5	—	103	90.00–125.00	114.81
4	—	113	105.00–125.00	115.17
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	10.00	10.00
2	—	83	5.00–10.00	7.58
2	—	70	10.00	10.00
3	—	65	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	81	65.00–110.00	95.00
2	—	110	60.00–95.00	77.50
1	—	75	95.00	95.00
6	—	101	75.00–115.00	101.78
6	—	93	80.00–110.00	95.18
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	170.00–240.00	205.00
2	—	90	195.00–240.00	217.50
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	160.00	160.00
1	—	80	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	10.00–15.00	12.50
3	—	85	10.00–12.00	10.67

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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