Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter

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

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 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	1,466	89.25	1,308	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,290	74.16	957	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,360	68.23	928	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	64.08	985	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,238	52.30	648	25
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,473	106.53	1,569	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,511	97.85	1,479	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,225	84.95	1,041	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,286	127.20	1,636	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,177	119.80	1,410	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,170	113.84	1,332	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,459	130.90	1,910	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,268	124.45	1,578	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,245	115.09	1,433	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	112.38/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	90	75.28/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	94	47.74/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	72	8.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	89	86.35/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	70	15.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Bulls	Utility	—	73	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Bulls	Utility	—	80	7.50/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	107.99/cwt	100.00–115.00	121	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	70.00/cwt	65.00–75.00	60	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	26	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	102	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	45.41/cwt	40.00–49.00	542	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,290	74.16/cwt	73.00–75.00	957	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	53.41/cwt	50.00–58.00	655	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,427	68.14/cwt	63.50–70.50	972	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,177	119.80/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,410	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,268	124.45/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,578	15
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,511	97.85/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,479	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,459	130.90/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,910	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	72.29/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,095	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	64.08/cwt	60.00–68.00	985	10
Heifers	Select	—	1,170	113.84/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,332	4
Steers	Select	—	1,245	115.09/cwt	104.00–120.00	1,433	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	230	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	35	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,225	84.95/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,041	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	66.49/cwt	62.00–69.00	860	7
Bulls	—	—	1,307	104.79/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,370	3
Bulls	—	—	1,160	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	696	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	70	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	50.00/cwt	40.00–60.00	43	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,473	106.53/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,569	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,286	127.20/cwt	125.00–129.50	1,636	7
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	1
Bulls	Utility	—	55	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	48.54/cwt	25.00–85.00	50	4
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	93	97.70/cwt	90.00–105.00	91	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	60.00/cwt	40.00–90.00	51	4
Bulls	—	—	1,544	87.51/cwt	80.00–96.00	1,351	10
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	30	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	184	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	165.00/cwt	135.00–190.00	157	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	83.40/cwt	60.00–115.00	78	11
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	106.69/cwt	90.00–115.00	111	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	91	88.13/cwt	60.00–100.00	80	5

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Pennsylvania auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 230Year ago 229

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 110Last week 99Year ago 124

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter

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

Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 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
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	10.00	10.00
2	—	80	5.00–10.00	7.50
1	—	55	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	112	100.00–115.00	107.99
2	—	85	65.00–75.00	70.00
4	—	104	90.00–115.00	106.69
5	—	91	60.00–100.00	88.13
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	230.00	230.00
1	—	115	160.00	160.00
3	—	95	135.00–190.00	165.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	47.00	47.00
4	—	85	40.00–90.00	60.00
11	—	93	60.00–115.00	83.40
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	40.00–60.00	50.00
4	—	103	25.00–85.00	48.54
1	—	75	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	120.00	120.00
2	—	93	90.00–105.00	97.70
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	15.00	15.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,193	40.00–49.00	45.41
13	—	1,226	50.00–58.00	53.41
3	—	1,427	63.50–70.50	68.14
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	73.00–75.00	74.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	71.00–74.00	72.29
7	—	1,294	62.00–69.00	66.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,537	60.00–68.00	64.08
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,177	116.00–123.00	119.80
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,170	112.00–115.00	113.84
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,286	125.00–129.50	127.20
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,268	120.00–127.00	124.45
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,459	128.00–135.00	130.90
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,245	104.00–120.00	115.09
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,511	93.00–102.00	97.85
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,225	82.00–87.00	84.95
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,473	104.00–108.00	106.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	103.00–107.00	104.79
1	—	1,160	60.00	60.00
10	—	1,544	80.00–96.00	87.51

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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