Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2021-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Choice and Prime slaughter heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher; Choice heifers sold steady. No comparison on slaughter dairy steers or heifers. Breaker cows sold steady to 1.00 higher; Boner and Lean cows sold steady. Buyer demand for the slaughter cattle sales was moderate on a moderate supply. Feeder dairy calves sold strong. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.21/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −842.33 against this barn's trailing median of $970.54.

Average price

$128.21

10 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.36

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	133.11	652	8thin
Medium and Large 2	618	108.60	671	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.51/cwt here — about −$20 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

33 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,625.53, low $570.37, median $970.54 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

128.21

—

PA average6 barns · 198 hd

107.85

+20.36

This barn, trailing median33 sales

970.54

−842.33

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,639	87.38	1,432	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	67.08	1,024	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,357	60.04	815	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,234	52.01	642	31
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,425	103.00	1,468	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,463	111.90	1,637	26
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,451	105.52	1,531	14
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,290	79.62	1,027	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,331	131.66	1,752	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,299	122.04	1,585	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,095	106.50	1,166	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,465	135.02	1,978	21
Steers	Choice	Low	1,288	124.23	1,600	19
Steers	Select	Average	1,472	115.87	1,706	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	158.34/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	87	94.00/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	82	26.90/cwt	16
Bulls	Utility	81	10.00/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	86	185.50/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 3	76	27.50/cwt	8

Every lot, as filed

91 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	Medium and Large 1	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Bulls	—	—	1,345	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,305	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	77.82/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,306	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	65.29/cwt	63.00–68.00	1,002	13
Bulls	—	—	1,684	92.14/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,552	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	59.69/cwt	58.00–63.50	786	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	65.73/cwt	64.00–68.00	957	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,375	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,334	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,475	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,608	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,290	79.62/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,027	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,446	105.94/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,532	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,515	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,454	111.70/cwt	108.00–114.50	1,624	25
Steers	Choice	—	1,224	120.53/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,475	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,451	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,900	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,439	135.56/cwt	133.50–138.00	1,951	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,551	141.93/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,201	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,305	125.22/cwt	123.00–129.50	1,634	15
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,966	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,130	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	108.60/cwt	105.00–112.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	135.96/cwt	134.00–137.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	539	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,125	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	480	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	265	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	217	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	395	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	375	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	315	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	345	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	328	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	720	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	365	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	281	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	32.05/cwt	30.00–40.00	27	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	67.01/cwt	50.00–75.00	62	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	72	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	55.06/cwt	50.00–65.00	45	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	33	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	108.00/cwt	105.00–110.00	119	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	101.96/cwt	80.00–115.00	95	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	106.27/cwt	105.00–110.00	111	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	96	1
Bulls	Utility	—	75	7.50/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	27.53/cwt	20.00–40.00	20	6
Bulls	Utility	—	100	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	198	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	311.61/cwt	310.00–315.00	290	3
Bulls	Utility	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	95	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Utility	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	82.50/cwt	70.00–95.00	70	2
Heifers	Number 3	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	234.24/cwt	210.00–260.00	194	2
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	75	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	75	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	65	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	137	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	65	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	39	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,060	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,039	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,312	130.64/cwt	127.00–134.50	1,714	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,445	137.80/cwt	137.00–138.50	1,991	2
Steers	Select	—	1,472	115.87/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,706	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,299	122.04/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,585	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	55.09/cwt	54.00–57.00	743	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	71.59/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,099	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	61.92/cwt	61.50–62.00	921	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	45.50/cwt	44.00–47.00	490	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	52.14/cwt	49.00–54.50	654	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	56.30/cwt	55.00–58.00	726	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	288.78/cwt	250.00–325.00	237	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	83	179.24/cwt	155.00–205.00	149	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	73	197.59/cwt	195.00–200.00	144	2
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	—	65	7.50/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	315	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	31	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	135	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	105	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	16	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	216	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 53Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 259Last week 264Year ago 405

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 112Last week 70Year ago 123

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
1	—	235	145.00	145.00
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
1	—	630	117.00	117.00
3	—	517	134.00–137.00	135.96
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	105.00–112.00	108.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	162.00	162.00
1	—	865	130.00	130.00
1	—	510	165.00	165.00
1	—	400	160.00	160.00
2	—	675	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	90.00	90.00
1	—	265	82.00	82.00
1	—	395	95.00	95.00
1	—	345	95.00	95.00
1	—	720	75.00	75.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	75.00	75.00
1	—	315	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	145.00	145.00
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
1	—	490	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	77.00	77.00
1	—	445	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	97.00	97.00
3	—	1,678	75.00–83.00	77.82
4	—	1,684	88.00–95.00	92.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,535	63.00–68.00	65.29
12	—	1,535	70.00–74.00	71.59
6	—	1,488	61.50–62.00	61.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,316	58.00–63.50	59.69
6	—	1,456	64.00–68.00	65.73
6	—	1,348	54.00–57.00	55.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,077	44.00–47.00	45.50
19	—	1,255	49.00–54.50	52.14
7	—	1,290	55.00–58.00	56.30
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,475	109.00	109.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,290	76.00–84.00	79.62
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,446	103.00–108.00	105.94
1	—	1,515	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,454	108.00–114.50	111.70
1	—	1,680	117.00	117.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,224	120.00–121.00	120.53
15	—	1,305	123.00–129.50	125.22
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,451	130.00–132.00	130.97
9	—	1,439	133.50–138.00	135.56
4	—	1,551	140.00–145.00	141.93
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,472	115.00–118.00	115.87
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,060	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,312	127.00–134.50	130.64
2	—	1,445	137.00–138.50	137.80
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,299	119.00–124.00	122.04

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	83	30.00–40.00	32.05
1	—	110	30.00	30.00
6	—	74	20.00–40.00	27.53
2	—	103	30.00	30.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	92	50.00–75.00	67.01
2	—	103	70.00	70.00
5	—	82	50.00–65.00	55.06
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	110	105.00–110.00	108.00
10	—	93	80.00–115.00	101.96
4	—	104	105.00–110.00	106.27
1	—	120	80.00	80.00
2	—	85	70.00–95.00	82.50
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	5.00–10.00	7.50
1	—	100	15.00	15.00
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
1	—	95	15.00	15.00
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	310.00–315.00	311.61
5	—	82	250.00–325.00	288.78
1	—	105	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	155.00–205.00	179.24
2	—	73	195.00–200.00	197.59
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	65	5.00–10.00	7.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	180.00	180.00
2	—	83	210.00–260.00	234.24
1	—	65	210.00	210.00
1	—	75	180.00	180.00
1	—	90	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	72	10.00	10.00
1	—	105	15.00	15.00
1	—	65	5.00	5.00
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	100.00	100.00
1	—	65	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	20.00	20.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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