Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and dairy steers sold steady with a firm market undertone; slaughter heifers and dairy heifers sold firm compared to a light test; Slaughter breaker and boning cows sold weak, with lean slaughter cows selling mostly steady; no comparison available for slaughter bulls, but they sold with moderate demand. Feeder dairy bull calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, with no comparison on feeder dairy heifer calves. Overall, buyer demand was moderate on a moderate sale supply.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $98.37/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,175.63 against this barn's trailing median of $1,274.00.

Average price

$98.37

13 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$468

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$44.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.22

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	124.45	591	4thin
Medium and Large 2	423	111.00	469	2thin
Medium and Large 3	670	80.00	536	1thin
Large 3	463	79.84	369	6thin

One grade step is worth $44.61/cwt here — about $222 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

33 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,707.20, low $986.89, median $1,274.00 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

98.37

—

PA average6 barns · 859 hd

88.15

+10.22

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,274.00

−1,175.63

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,447	79.46	1,150	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	58.23	957	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,341	56.06	752	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,243	47.85	595	35
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,310	89.00	1,166	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,390	72.73	1,011	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,549	94.38	1,462	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,544	86.89	1,342	16
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	1,234	71.29	879	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,416	109.96	1,557	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,354	104.72	1,418	29
Heifers	Select	Average	1,163	98.08	1,141	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,482	114.12	1,691	10
Steers	Choice	Low	1,387	107.51	1,491	58
Steers	Select	Average	1,346	96.43	1,298	14

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	115.32/cwt	37
Bulls	Number 2	90	80.25/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	85	36.33/cwt	19
Bulls	Utility	86	12.77/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 1	95	138.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	80	102.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

88 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	58.54/cwt	56.00–61.50	760	8
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,495	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,346	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,677	60.72/cwt	58.00–64.00	1,018	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	52.80/cwt	50.00–55.50	664	11
Bulls	Large 3	—	540	70.51/cwt	69.00–72.00	381	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	810	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	575	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	60.65/cwt	58.00–64.00	562	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,528	86.60/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,323	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,095	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	799	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	390	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	359	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	530	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	514	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	495	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	406	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	54.62/cwt	51.00–57.00	870	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	295	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	198	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	420	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	95.93/cwt	82.00–110.00	454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	850	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	365	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	219	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	590	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	138.90/cwt	127.00–150.00	303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	356	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	285	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	885	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	296	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	376	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	340	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	170	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	260	85.77/cwt	80.00–92.00	223	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	85	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	149	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	23	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	69.51/cwt	50.00–90.00	72	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	204	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	37.03/cwt	30.00–65.00	31	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	91	38.63/cwt	20.00–60.00	35	8
Bulls	—	—	1,548	84.94/cwt	83.00–89.50	1,315	6
Bulls	Utility	—	84	11.27/cwt	10.00–15.00	9	4
Bulls	Utility	—	110	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	17	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	145	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,332	104.10/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,387	18
Heifers	Number 1	—	105	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	32	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,370	101.60/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,392	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,488	96.31/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,433	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	28.33/cwt	20.00–35.00	21	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	198	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	109.54/cwt	100.00–130.00	113	18
Bulls	Utility	—	73	12.41/cwt	10.00–15.00	9	2
Steers	Select	—	1,362	95.80/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,305	10
Steers	Select	—	1,340	100.99/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,353	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	75.03/cwt	65.00–90.00	69	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	115.75/cwt	110.00–125.00	109	9
Bulls	Utility	—	90	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,354	109.28/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,480	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,448	111.02/cwt	109.50–112.50	1,608	9
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,567	95.84/cwt	94.50–98.00	1,502	3
Bulls	—	—	1,412	75.22/cwt	65.00–80.00	1,062	13
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	70	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	144	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	116.05/cwt	100.00–125.00	130	8
Bulls	—	—	1,368	90.57/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,409	108.64/cwt	108.00–109.50	1,531	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,419	110.62/cwt	109.50–112.00	1,570	8
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,143	68.43/cwt	64.00–73.00	782	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	67.50/cwt	55.00–85.00	57	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,310	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,166	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,625	74.80/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,216	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,482	114.12/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,691	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	54.53/cwt	52.00–58.00	745	13
Heifers	Select	—	1,163	98.08/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,141	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	80	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	84	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,475	75.97/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,121	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,135	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	715	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	37.74/cwt	34.00–40.00	436	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	44.76/cwt	41.00–48.50	586	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,539	91.31/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,405	6
Steers	Select	—	1,200	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,068	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,279	72.72/cwt	70.00–77.00	930	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,376	107.60/cwt	104.50–110.00	1,481	43
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	325	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	228	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	890	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	632	1

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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 53Last week 50Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 340Last week 248Year ago 254

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 90Last week 123Year ago 85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,298	56.00–61.50	58.54
13	—	1,367	52.00–58.00	54.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,677	58.00–64.00	60.72
11	—	1,593	51.00–57.00	54.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,258	50.00–55.50	52.80
3	—	927	58.00–64.00	60.65
4	—	1,154	34.00–40.00	37.74
17	—	1,310	41.00–48.50	44.76
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,567	94.50–98.00	95.84
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,528	80.00–94.00	86.60
2	—	1,625	72.00–78.00	74.80
6	—	1,539	90.00–93.00	91.31
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	64.00–73.00	68.43
4	—	1,279	70.00–77.00	72.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,548	83.00–89.50	84.94
13	—	1,412	65.00–80.00	75.22
2	—	1,368	89.00–92.00	90.57
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,332	100.00–107.00	104.10
3	—	1,488	93.00–100.00	96.31
8	—	1,354	108.00–110.00	109.28
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,409	108.00–109.50	108.64
8	—	1,419	109.50–112.00	110.62
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	97.00–99.00	98.08
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,370	100.00–104.00	101.60
9	—	1,448	109.50–112.50	111.02
43	—	1,376	104.50–110.00	107.60
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,362	92.00–99.00	95.80
3	—	1,340	100.00–103.00	100.99
1	—	1,200	89.00	89.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,482	111.00–116.00	114.12
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	89.00	89.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,475	74.00–78.00	75.97
1	—	1,135	63.00	63.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	69.00–72.00	70.51
2	—	390	92.00	92.00
1	—	495	82.00	82.00
1	—	420	72.00	72.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	127.00–150.00	138.90
1	—	1,080	85.00	85.00
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	112.00	112.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	80.00	80.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	71.00	71.00
1	—	365	60.00	60.00
1	—	590	55.00	55.00
1	—	285	100.00	100.00
2	—	325	70.00	70.00
1	—	890	71.00	71.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	50.00	50.00
2	—	260	80.00–92.00	85.77
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	73.00	73.00
1	—	295	67.00	67.00
1	—	885	45.00	45.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	82.00–110.00	95.93
1	—	375	95.00	95.00
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	296	127.00	127.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	135.00–137.00	135.98
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,050	75.00	75.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	215.00	215.00
1	—	85	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	30.00	30.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	50.00–90.00	69.51
10	—	92	65.00–90.00	75.03
4	—	85	55.00–85.00	67.50
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	83	30.00–65.00	37.03
8	—	91	20.00–60.00	38.63
3	—	75	20.00–35.00	28.33
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	10.00–15.00	11.27
1	—	110	15.00	15.00
2	—	73	10.00–15.00	12.41
2	—	90	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	103	100.00–130.00	109.54
9	—	94	110.00–125.00	115.75
8	—	112	100.00–125.00	116.05
1	—	80	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	205.00	205.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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