Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter

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

Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher.

Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 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	—	Low	1,338	82.15	1,099	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,529	74.75	1,143	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,620	70.49	1,142	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,404	67.80	952	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,239	54.15	671	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,488	86.44	1,286	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,345	81.88	1,101	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,609	100.40	1,615	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,314	82.52	1,084	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,163	74.47	866	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,436	124.05	1,781	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,390	119.63	1,663	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,090	95.81	1,044	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,448	126.67	1,834	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,409	122.66	1,728	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,361	103.92	1,414	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	207.36/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 2	89	118.11/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	81	48.14/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	69	10.83/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	99	91.82/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 2	83	32.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	67.36/cwt	64.00–70.00	966	11
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	121.34/cwt	100.00–180.00	110	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	123.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	105	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	55.00/cwt	50.00–60.00	46	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,090	95.81/cwt	74.00–107.00	1,044	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,409	122.66/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,728	14
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,448	126.67/cwt	124.00–128.50	1,834	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	24	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	150	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	27	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,390	119.63/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,663	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,345	81.88/cwt	74.00–89.00	1,101	3
Bulls	—	—	888	65.94/cwt	58.00–74.00	586	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	150.85/cwt	115.00–185.00	155	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	35.00/cwt	15.00–55.00	30	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	192.94/cwt	180.00–200.00	199	6
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	196	1
Bulls	Utility	—	90	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	5	1
Bulls	Utility	—	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	256	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	110	55.00/cwt	50.00–60.00	61	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	184.85/cwt	170.00–195.00	209	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	125	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	231	1
Bulls	Utility	—	65	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	20	1
Bulls	Utility	—	55	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,163	74.47/cwt	64.00–87.00	866	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,609	100.40/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,615	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,314	82.52/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,084	5
Bulls	—	—	1,903	99.03/cwt	91.50–110.00	1,885	5
Bulls	—	—	1,224	79.98/cwt	75.00–87.00	979	9
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	110	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	231	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,488	86.44/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,286	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,436	124.05/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,781	7
Steers	Select	—	1,361	103.92/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,414	5
Bulls	Utility	—	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	305	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	38	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	73.16/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,187	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,620	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,183	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,356	58.21/cwt	55.00–60.50	789	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	189.60/cwt	150.00–210.00	176	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	336	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	48.33/cwt	40.00–60.00	36	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,529	74.75/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,143	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	42.46/cwt	40.00–46.00	405	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	67.82/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	105	70.00/cwt	60.00–85.00	74	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	90	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	73	66.21/cwt	60.00–72.00	48	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	687	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	72.35/cwt	71.00–74.00	993	3

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 160Last week 216Year ago 196

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 96Last week 117Year ago 91

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter

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

Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher.

Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 higher.

All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,434	64.00–70.00	67.36
1	—	1,165	59.00	59.00
3	—	1,373	71.00–74.00	72.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	72.00–74.00	73.16
3	—	1,617	66.00–69.00	67.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	73.00	73.00
4	—	1,356	55.00–60.50	58.21
3	—	955	40.00–46.00	42.46
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,529	72.00–79.00	74.75
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,090	74.00–107.00	95.81
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,390	112.00–124.00	119.63
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,436	121.00–128.00	124.05
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,409	119.00–126.00	122.66
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	124.00–128.50	126.67
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,361	101.00–107.00	103.92
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	74.00–89.00	81.88
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	85.00–88.00	86.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	888	58.00–74.00	65.94
5	—	1,903	91.50–110.00	99.03
9	—	1,224	75.00–87.00	79.98
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,163	64.00–87.00	74.47
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,609	94.00–110.00	100.40
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,314	81.00–86.00	82.52

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	91	100.00–180.00	121.34
3	—	85	120.00–130.00	123.33
2	—	103	115.00–185.00	150.85
2	—	73	60.00–72.00	66.21
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	83	50.00–60.00	55.00
1	—	90	27.00	27.00
3	—	75	40.00–60.00	48.33
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	103	180.00–200.00	192.94
3	—	113	170.00–195.00	184.85
1	—	125	185.00	185.00
6	—	93	150.00–210.00	189.60
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	5.00	5.00
1	—	80	15.00	15.00
1	—	65	30.00	30.00
2	—	55	5.00	5.00
1	—	70	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	320.00	320.00
1	—	100	305.00	305.00
1	—	120	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	150.00	150.00
1	—	85	230.00	230.00
1	—	110	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	30.00	30.00
2	—	85	15.00–55.00	35.00
2	—	110	50.00–60.00	55.00
3	—	105	60.00–85.00	70.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	50.00	50.00
1	—	90	15.00	15.00

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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