Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Slaughter

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

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 10.00-15.00 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	—	Average	1,473	88.99	1,311	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,635	74.65	1,221	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,563	67.32	1,052	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,428	66.65	952	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,230	54.71	673	25
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,410	78.00	1,100	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,175	68.59	806	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,519	102.16	1,552	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,483	88.87	1,318	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,383	77.27	1,069	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,403	120.31	1,688	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,328	115.94	1,540	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,120	107.42	1,203	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,438	122.77	1,765	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,399	119.19	1,667	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,348	110.37	1,488	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	236.62/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	90	201.21/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	83	80.46/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	75	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	84	102.50/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Steers	Select	—	1,348	110.37/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,488	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,403	120.31/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,688	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,519	102.16/cwt	96.50–109.00	1,552	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,438	122.77/cwt	120.00–124.50	1,765	16
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,383	77.27/cwt	71.00–83.00	1,069	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,483	88.87/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,318	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	60.12/cwt	58.00–62.50	789	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	56.46/cwt	55.00–58.00	717	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,526	71.17/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,086	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	65.04/cwt	62.00–68.00	895	7
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,175	68.59/cwt	64.00–75.00	806	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,120	107.42/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,203	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,635	74.65/cwt	73.50–76.00	1,221	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	42.83/cwt	22.00–57.00	464	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,328	65.04/cwt	61.00–68.00	864	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,257	56.12/cwt	52.00–60.50	705	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	72.94/cwt	69.00–74.50	1,134	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	67.23/cwt	65.50–69.00	1,109	9
Heifers	Number 1	—	70	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	63	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	234.23/cwt	220.00–240.00	215	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	243.94/cwt	240.00–247.00	273	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	181.67/cwt	160.00–195.00	154	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	239.58/cwt	225.00–247.00	249	8
Bulls	Utility	—	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	302.57/cwt	300.00–305.00	281	2
Bulls	—	—	1,300	85.67/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,114	5
Bulls	—	—	1,905	97.28/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,853	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,328	115.94/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,540	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,399	119.19/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,667	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,410	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	80	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	208	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	86	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	75	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	80	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	48	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	192	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	70	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	105	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	95	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	24	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	260	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	116	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	80	175.00/cwt	160.00–190.00	140	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	206.89/cwt	160.00–240.00	211	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	218.33/cwt	170.00–240.00	203	9
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	85	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	26	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	75	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	53	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	81.03/cwt	50.00–120.00	59	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	100	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	80	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	138	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 208Last week 193Year ago 198

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 105Last week 71Year ago 66

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Slaughter

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

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher.

All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,348	108.00–117.00	110.37
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,438	120.00–124.50	122.77
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,399	114.00–122.00	119.19
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,403	119.00–122.00	120.31
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,120	100.00–114.00	107.42
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,328	111.00–120.00	115.94
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,519	96.50–109.00	102.16
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,383	71.00–83.00	77.27
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	84.00–93.00	88.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	58.00–62.50	60.12
4	—	1,555	69.00–74.50	72.94
9	—	1,650	65.50–69.00	67.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	55.00–58.00	56.46
7	—	1,526	69.00–74.00	71.17
7	—	1,376	62.00–68.00	65.04
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,635	73.50–76.00	74.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,084	22.00–57.00	42.83
5	—	1,328	61.00–68.00	65.04
14	—	1,257	52.00–60.50	56.12
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	64.00–75.00	68.59
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	78.00	78.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,300	80.00–89.00	85.67
2	—	1,905	95.00–100.00	97.28

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	90.00	90.00
1	—	95	90.00	90.00
1	—	100	75.00	75.00
2	—	80	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	92	220.00–240.00	234.23
3	—	112	240.00–247.00	243.94
3	—	85	160.00–195.00	181.67
8	—	104	225.00–247.00	239.58
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	300.00–305.00	302.57
1	—	80	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	260.00	260.00
1	—	75	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	25.00	25.00
1	—	85	30.00	30.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	155.00	155.00
2	—	80	160.00–190.00	175.00
3	—	102	160.00–240.00	206.89
9	—	93	170.00–240.00	218.33
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	73	50.00–120.00	81.03
1	—	100	100.00	100.00
1	—	80	100.00	100.00
1	—	95	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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