Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 1 lb Boner Cow deleted

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 higher. 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	—	High	1,624	84.19	1,367	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,783	70.48	1,257	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,677	65.89	1,105	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,513	60.48	915	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,376	54.59	751	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,328	90.91	1,207	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,210	81.05	981	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,307	72.91	953	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,478	97.31	1,438	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,520	87.00	1,322	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,445	71.82	1,038	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,393	111.64	1,555	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,249	106.59	1,331	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,245	99.45	1,238	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,487	114.99	1,710	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,433	108.91	1,561	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,379	101.25	1,396	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	172.72/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 2	89	143.15/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	86	109.40/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	65	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	87	122.35/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 2	73	18.52/cwt	3

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
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,520	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,322	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	66.90/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,007	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,544	60.87/cwt	53.50–64.00	940	7
Bulls	—	—	1,803	95.95/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,730	2
Bulls	—	—	1,588	81.84/cwt	70.00–89.00	1,300	10
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,478	97.31/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,438	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,393	111.64/cwt	111.00–112.50	1,555	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	69.83/cwt	69.50–70.00	1,137	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	67.11/cwt	64.00–69.50	1,077	7
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,307	72.91/cwt	67.00–78.00	953	3
Steers	Select	—	1,379	101.25/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,396	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,325	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	1,058	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	52.72/cwt	52.00–53.50	746	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,428	63.83/cwt	62.00–66.50	911	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,400	55.02/cwt	52.00–61.50	770	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,328	90.91/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,207	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,487	114.99/cwt	112.00–117.50	1,710	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,783	70.48/cwt	69.00–72.50	1,257	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	39.22/cwt	36.00–42.00	477	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	161.54/cwt	155.00–167.00	163	9
Bulls	Utility	—	65	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	102	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	191	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	83	52.73/cwt	45.00–60.00	44	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	91	154.39/cwt	150.00–160.00	140	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	75.24/cwt	65.00–85.00	77	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	118.65/cwt	75.00–160.00	110	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	137.50/cwt	95.00–160.00	114	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	97.91/cwt	45.00–150.00	70	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	73	18.52/cwt	10.00–35.00	14	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	150.05/cwt	125.00–160.00	137	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	138.75/cwt	125.00–160.00	118	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	151.67/cwt	140.00–165.00	152	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	73	118.45/cwt	90.00–145.00	86	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	251.74/cwt	190.00–290.00	209	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	226.49/cwt	190.00–265.00	211	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	184	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	65	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	94	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	95	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,210	81.05/cwt	75.00–87.00	981	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,433	108.91/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,561	10
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	227.00/cwt	195.00–245.00	209	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	125	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	206	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	207	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	56.67/cwt	45.00–70.00	54	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,445	71.82/cwt	67.00–79.00	1,038	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,245	99.45/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	160.00/cwt	155.00–165.00	133	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	150.68/cwt	140.00–162.00	170	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,249	106.59/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,331	4

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 291Last week 283Year ago 214

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 112Last week 107Year ago 83

Correction: 1 lb Boner Cow deleted

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	87.00	87.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	96.00–99.00	97.31
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,445	67.00–79.00	71.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	64.00–69.00	66.90
7	—	1,544	53.50–64.00	60.87
2	—	1,415	52.00–53.50	52.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,628	69.50–70.00	69.83
7	—	1,605	64.00–69.50	67.11
1	—	2,325	45.50	45.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,428	62.00–66.50	63.83
7	—	1,400	52.00–61.50	55.02
2	—	1,215	36.00–42.00	39.22
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,783	69.00–72.50	70.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,803	90.00–101.00	95.95
10	—	1,588	70.00–89.00	81.84
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	111.00–112.50	111.64
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	99.00–100.00	99.45
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,249	105.00–109.00	106.59
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	67.00–78.00	72.91
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	90.00–92.00	90.91
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,210	75.00–87.00	81.05
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,379	96.00–107.00	101.25
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,487	112.00–117.50	114.99
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,433	105.00–112.00	108.91

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	101	155.00–167.00	161.54
9	—	91	150.00–160.00	154.39
6	—	83	155.00–165.00	160.00
3	—	113	140.00–162.00	150.68
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	255.00	255.00
4	—	83	190.00–290.00	251.74
3	—	92	195.00–245.00	227.00
1	—	125	165.00	165.00
1	—	115	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	65.00–85.00	75.24
2	—	93	75.00–160.00	118.65
3	—	83	95.00–160.00	137.50
3	—	72	45.00–150.00	97.91
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	91	125.00–160.00	150.05
4	—	85	125.00–160.00	138.75
3	—	100	140.00–165.00	151.67
2	—	73	90.00–145.00	118.45
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	45.00–60.00	52.73
3	—	95	45.00–70.00	56.67
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	73	10.00–35.00	18.52
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	190.00–265.00	226.49
1	—	80	230.00	230.00
1	—	65	145.00	145.00

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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