Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold steady. All price 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	—	Low	1,752	83.23	1,458	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,630	69.54	1,134	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	63.93	988	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,441	58.76	846	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,251	51.28	642	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	78.79	1,040	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,368	73.19	1,001	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,985	92.00	1,826	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,530	85.49	1,308	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,368	112.23	1,535	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,234	108.86	1,343	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,310	101.27	1,327	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,530	115.53	1,768	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,485	109.90	1,632	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,362	105.46	1,436	13

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	156.46/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	97	111.98/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	90	63.55/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	85	181.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	68	12.50/cwt	2

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	Number 1	—	125	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	138	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	130.77/cwt	120.00–135.00	133	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	172	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	265.27/cwt	245.00–280.00	244	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	121.67/cwt	115.00–130.00	134	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	108.33/cwt	70.00–130.00	92	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	49.40/cwt	45.00–55.50	607	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	56.89/cwt	55.50–58.50	699	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,368	112.23/cwt	109.00–113.50	1,535	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,530	115.53/cwt	113.00–119.50	1,768	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	61.95/cwt	57.00–65.00	917	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,398	41.06/cwt	40.00–42.00	574	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,451	57.40/cwt	54.00–62.00	833	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	63.37/cwt	62.00–65.00	890	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,320	78.79/cwt	75.50–82.00	1,040	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,985	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,826	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,630	69.54/cwt	68.50–70.00	1,134	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,706	68.88/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,175	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,234	108.86/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,343	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,485	109.90/cwt	106.00–114.50	1,632	20
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	127.29/cwt	95.00–135.00	117	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	60	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	99	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,310	101.27/cwt	101.00–101.50	1,327	2
Steers	Select	—	1,362	105.46/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,436	13
Bulls	—	—	1,745	60.69/cwt	60.00–61.00	1,059	2
Bulls	—	—	1,577	83.98/cwt	72.00–90.00	1,324	7
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	236	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	70	192.50/cwt	185.00–200.00	135	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,530	85.49/cwt	84.50–86.50	1,308	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,368	73.19/cwt	67.00–77.00	1,001	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	130.00/cwt	125.00–140.00	111	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	80	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	40	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	108.28/cwt	95.00–125.00	110	5
Heifers	Number 2	—	65	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	77.07/cwt	60.00–95.00	79	2
Bulls	—	—	1,999	91.19/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,823	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	218.29/cwt	160.00–255.00	225	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	239	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	68.92/cwt	30.00–110.00	64	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	125	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	144	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	63.94/cwt	30.00–100.00	53	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	118.58/cwt	105.00–130.00	110	4
Heifers	Number 2	—	70	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	1

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 272Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 98Last week 92Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold steady. All price per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	110.00	110.00
7	—	102	120.00–135.00	130.77
3	—	110	115.00–130.00	121.67
7	—	92	95.00–135.00	127.29
4	—	85	125.00–140.00	130.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	215.00	215.00
3	—	92	245.00–280.00	265.27
1	—	60	165.00	165.00
4	—	103	160.00–255.00	218.29
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	70.00–130.00	108.33
5	—	102	95.00–125.00	108.28
1	—	125	115.00	115.00
4	—	93	105.00–130.00	118.58
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	60.00–95.00	77.07
2	—	93	30.00–110.00	68.92
2	—	83	30.00–100.00	63.94
1	—	75	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	205.00	205.00
2	—	70	185.00–200.00	192.50
1	—	90	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	10.00	10.00
1	—	70	15.00	15.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,229	45.00–55.50	49.40
6	—	1,228	55.50–58.50	56.89
2	—	1,398	40.00–42.00	41.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,481	57.00–65.00	61.95
4	—	1,706	67.00–70.00	68.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,451	54.00–62.00	57.40
5	—	1,405	62.00–65.00	63.37
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	68.50–70.00	69.54
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,368	109.00–113.50	112.23
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,234	107.00–111.00	108.86
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	101.00–101.50	101.27
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,530	113.00–119.50	115.53
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,485	106.00–114.50	109.90
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,362	101.00–111.00	105.46
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	75.50–82.00	78.79
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	67.00–77.00	73.19
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	92.00	92.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	84.50–86.50	85.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,745	60.00–61.00	60.69
7	—	1,577	72.00–90.00	83.98
5	—	1,999	85.00–95.00	91.19

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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