Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

holsteins sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 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	1,518	79.29	1,203	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,583	72.28	1,144	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,667	63.97	1,067	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,453	63.57	924	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,216	50.51	614	20
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,210	83.00	1,004	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,486	111.58	1,658	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,375	105.49	1,450	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,485	87.07	1,293	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,298	128.61	1,669	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,286	125.23	1,610	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,117	114.04	1,274	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,446	134.51	1,945	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,347	128.72	1,734	32
Steers	Select	Average	1,270	122.96	1,562	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	121.22/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	98	70.00/cwt	5
Bulls	Number 3	86	30.03/cwt	14
Bulls	Utility	78	10.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	96	107.50/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

43 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	Choice	—	1,347	128.72/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,734	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,566	67.79/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,062	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,298	128.61/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,669	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	68.49/cwt	67.50–70.00	1,125	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,485	87.07/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	97.30/cwt	60.00–110.00	90	6
Heifers	Number 1	—	110	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	28	1
Bulls	Utility	—	85	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Bulls	Utility	—	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	103.36/cwt	100.00–105.00	116	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	80	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	32	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,210	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,004	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	61.17/cwt	59.00–63.00	691	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	25.00/cwt	20.00–30.00	19	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,583	72.28/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,144	4
Bulls	—	—	1,371	72.15/cwt	60.00–78.00	989	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,674	62.74/cwt	60.00–66.00	1,050	11
Heifers	Select	—	1,117	114.04/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,274	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,329	52.74/cwt	49.50–55.50	701	11
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	35.11/cwt	20.00–60.00	29	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	43.97/cwt	33.00–48.00	467	7
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	175	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	148	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	90	1
Bulls	—	—	1,651	85.78/cwt	77.00–97.00	1,416	11
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	61.90/cwt	50.00–75.00	51	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	215	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	80.00/cwt	70.00–90.00	88	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	90	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	54	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,375	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	165.00/cwt	150.00–180.00	149	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,286	125.23/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,610	9
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	209	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,486	111.58/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,658	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	265.00/cwt	255.00–275.00	212	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	62.03/cwt	57.00–66.00	876	11
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	24.76/cwt	15.00–35.00	26	2
Steers	Select	—	1,270	122.96/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,562	5
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,446	134.51/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,945	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	102.45/cwt	90.00–115.00	106	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 264Last week 220Year ago 245

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 70Last week 110Year ago 125

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

holsteins sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 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
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,347	122.00–133.00	128.72
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,270	121.00–125.00	122.96
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,446	133.00–138.00	134.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,566	67.00–69.00	67.79
11	—	1,412	57.00–66.00	62.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	67.50–70.00	68.49
11	—	1,674	60.00–66.00	62.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	59.00–63.00	61.17
11	—	1,329	49.50–55.50	52.74
7	—	1,063	33.00–48.00	43.97
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,583	68.00–78.00	72.28
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	128.00–130.00	128.61
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,117	107.00–120.00	114.04
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,286	121.00–129.00	125.23
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	85.00–89.00	87.07
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	105.00–106.00	105.49
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,486	110.00–114.00	111.58
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	83.00	83.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,371	60.00–78.00	72.15
11	—	1,651	77.00–97.00	85.78

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	93	60.00–110.00	97.30
3	—	112	100.00–105.00	103.36
3	—	83	50.00–75.00	61.90
5	—	103	90.00–115.00	102.45
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	15.00	15.00
1	—	70	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	40.00	40.00
1	—	100	90.00	90.00
2	—	110	70.00–90.00	80.00
1	—	90	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	75	20.00–30.00	25.00
8	—	84	20.00–60.00	35.11
1	—	95	15.00	15.00
2	—	103	15.00–35.00	24.76
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	215.00	215.00
2	—	80	255.00–275.00	265.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	150.00–180.00	165.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	25.00	25.00
1	—	90	20.00	20.00
1	—	100	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	175.00	175.00
1	—	80	185.00	185.00
1	—	95	220.00	220.00

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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