Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter

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

Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. 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	1,541	87.76	1,352	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,619	72.37	1,172	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,669	68.08	1,136	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,372	63.88	876	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,300	54.63	710	26
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,340	93.00	1,246	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,417	79.63	1,128	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,410	74.00	1,043	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,515	95.74	1,450	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,468	89.39	1,312	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,505	79.48	1,196	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,353	123.12	1,666	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,213	119.22	1,446	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,236	104.64	1,293	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,434	125.52	1,800	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,383	121.00	1,673	23
Steers	Select	Average	1,298	107.35	1,393	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	212.45/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	96	186.00/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	78	99.63/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	75	5.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	90	148.47/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 2	75	22.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	81	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,434	125.52/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,800	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	176	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	54.29/cwt	49.00–58.50	678	14
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	314	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,937	69.91/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,354	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,468	89.39/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,312	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,519	68.24/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,037	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,417	79.63/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,128	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,619	72.37/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,172	7
Bulls	—	—	1,942	101.24/cwt	95.00–113.00	1,966	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	67.40/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,057	8
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,515	95.74/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,450	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,369	62.03/cwt	59.00–65.00	849	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,383	121.00/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,673	23
Heifers	Select	—	1,236	104.64/cwt	95.00–112.00	1,293	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	55.82/cwt	55.00–58.00	792	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	64.73/cwt	62.00–67.00	829	8
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,410	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,043	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,344	41.04/cwt	29.00–45.00	552	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	215.87/cwt	210.00–222.00	244	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	207.50/cwt	190.00–232.00	195	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	218.04/cwt	210.00–225.00	222	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	193.58/cwt	185.00–205.00	163	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	217.50/cwt	205.00–230.00	261	2
Bulls	Utility	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	228	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	105	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	75	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	65	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	20	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	221	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	131	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	245.00/cwt	200.00–290.00	221	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	107.86/cwt	25.00–165.00	88	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	70	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	168	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	65	62.50/cwt	45.00–80.00	41	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	75	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	143	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	160	1
Bulls	—	—	1,150	67.17/cwt	61.00–72.00	772	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	149	1
Bulls	—	—	1,404	85.64/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,202	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	71	87.39/cwt	50.00–115.00	62	5
Bulls	Utility	—	85	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	85	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,340	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	191.42/cwt	175.00–225.00	214	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,505	79.48/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,196	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	183.08/cwt	145.00–210.00	170	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,213	119.22/cwt	116.00–120.50	1,446	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	288	1
Steers	Select	—	1,298	107.35/cwt	103.00–117.00	1,393	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	81.55/cwt	75.00–95.00	75	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,353	123.12/cwt	121.00–125.50	1,666	5

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 193Last week 314Year ago 162

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 71Last week 96Year ago 75

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter

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

Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	95.00	95.00
1	—	100	105.00	105.00
1	—	75	25.00	25.00
3	—	92	75.00–95.00	81.55
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	285.00	285.00
2	—	90	200.00–290.00	245.00
1	—	70	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	30.00	30.00
1	—	85	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	235.00	235.00
1	—	95	240.00	240.00
1	—	115	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	210.00–222.00	215.87
7	—	94	190.00–232.00	207.50
5	—	102	210.00–225.00	218.04
4	—	84	185.00–205.00	193.58
2	—	120	205.00–230.00	217.50
1	—	75	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	5.00	5.00
1	—	85	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	210.00	210.00
1	—	75	175.00	175.00
3	—	112	175.00–225.00	191.42
10	—	93	145.00–210.00	183.08
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	82	25.00–165.00	107.86
2	—	65	45.00–80.00	62.50
1	—	110	145.00	145.00
1	—	90	165.00	165.00
5	—	71	50.00–115.00	87.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,434	124.00–127.00	125.52
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,383	116.00–125.00	121.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,298	103.00–117.00	107.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,248	49.00–58.50	54.29
8	—	1,369	59.00–65.00	62.03
4	—	1,344	29.00–45.00	41.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,937	69.00–71.00	69.91
8	—	1,568	66.00–69.00	67.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,519	67.00–69.00	68.24
3	—	1,418	55.00–58.00	55.82
8	—	1,281	62.00–67.00	64.73
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,619	70.00–76.00	72.37
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	88.00–90.00	89.39
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,515	91.00–100.00	95.74
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	79.00–80.00	79.48
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	79.00–80.00	79.63
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	74.00	74.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	93.00	93.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,942	95.00–113.00	101.24
3	—	1,150	61.00–72.00	67.17
9	—	1,404	80.00–89.00	85.64
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,236	95.00–112.00	104.64
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,213	116.00–120.50	119.22
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,353	121.00–125.50	123.12

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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