Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 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	—	Low	1,296	87.67	1,136	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,680	72.03	1,210	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,667	64.61	1,077	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,407	61.04	859	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,227	51.00	626	15
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,250	69.00	863	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,443	96.50	1,392	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,419	86.76	1,231	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,395	75.47	1,053	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,371	118.05	1,618	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,295	113.25	1,467	13
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,547	120.70	1,867	21
Steers	Choice	Average	1,390	115.33	1,603	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,414	108.45	1,533	14

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	161.15/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 2	92	128.59/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 3	86	64.85/cwt	16
Bulls	Utility	75	9.37/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 1	82	114.52/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	78	32.50/cwt	2

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	—	1,419	86.76/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,231	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	140	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,547	120.70/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,867	21
Steers	Choice	—	1,390	115.33/cwt	112.50–119.00	1,603	13
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	65	187.50/cwt	180.00–195.00	122	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	200	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,395	75.47/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,053	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,250	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	863	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,271	47.92/cwt	44.00–54.00	609	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	67.02/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,088	6
Bulls	—	—	1,363	73.43/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,001	2
Bulls	—	—	1,467	97.87/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,436	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,499	59.33/cwt	56.00–62.00	889	7
Steers	Select	—	1,414	108.45/cwt	102.00–111.50	1,533	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,699	62.80/cwt	59.00–65.00	1,067	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	63.43/cwt	63.00–64.00	810	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,295	113.25/cwt	109.00–115.50	1,467	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,680	72.03/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,210	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	57.17/cwt	54.00–63.00	651	5
Bulls	Utility	—	83	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	2
Bulls	Utility	—	63	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	235	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	72.50/cwt	70.00–75.00	73	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	157.40/cwt	145.00–162.00	173	5
Bulls	Utility	—	95	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	—	—	1,237	87.48/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,082	11
Bulls	Number 2	—	81	99.74/cwt	70.00–155.00	81	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	178	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,443	96.50/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,392	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,371	118.05/cwt	115.50–121.00	1,618	7
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	128	1
Bulls	Utility	—	70	13.33/cwt	10.00–20.00	9	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	40.00/cwt	30.00–50.00	30	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	90	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	162.09/cwt	150.00–170.00	165	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	155.54/cwt	140.00–165.00	143	12
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	156	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	120	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	108	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	70.00/cwt	45.00–95.00	70	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	75	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	83	53.10/cwt	30.00–65.00	44	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	65	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	42	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	191	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	65.95/cwt	25.00–115.00	55	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	158.72/cwt	150.00–165.00	163	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	135.11/cwt	80.00–170.00	124	12
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	56	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	30	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	20	1

How this sale compares

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 291Year ago 121

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 125Last week 112Year ago 61

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 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
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,419	85.00–90.50	86.76
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	70.00–80.00	75.47
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,443	93.00–105.00	96.50
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,547	118.00–124.00	120.70
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,390	112.50–119.00	115.33
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,414	102.00–111.50	108.45
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	69.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,271	44.00–54.00	47.92
5	—	1,138	54.00–63.00	57.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,624	65.00–70.00	67.02
8	—	1,699	59.00–65.00	62.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,499	56.00–62.00	59.33
5	—	1,277	63.00–64.00	63.43
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,680	70.00–78.00	72.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	70.00–77.00	73.43
3	—	1,467	94.00–103.00	97.87
11	—	1,237	84.00–91.00	87.48
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,295	109.00–115.50	113.25
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,371	115.50–121.00	118.05

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	165.00	165.00
5	—	110	145.00–162.00	157.40
9	—	102	150.00–170.00	162.09
12	—	92	140.00–165.00	155.54
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	5.00	5.00
2	—	63	5.00	5.00
1	—	95	15.00	15.00
3	—	70	10.00–20.00	13.33
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	81	70.00–155.00	99.74
1	—	115	155.00	155.00
1	—	120	130.00	130.00
4	—	103	150.00–165.00	158.72
12	—	92	80.00–170.00	135.11
1	—	75	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	75	30.00–50.00	40.00
1	—	95	95.00	95.00
1	—	120	90.00	90.00
2	—	100	45.00–95.00	70.00
1	—	65	65.00	65.00
8	—	83	25.00–115.00	65.95
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	65	180.00–195.00	187.50
1	—	80	250.00	250.00
1	—	75	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	70.00–75.00	72.50
1	—	90	15.00	15.00
1	—	75	15.00	15.00
3	—	83	30.00–65.00	53.10
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	40.00	40.00
1	—	80	25.00	25.00

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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