Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2021-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to reporter absence last week.

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	1,417	87.40	1,238	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,646	73.41	1,208	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,609	67.42	1,085	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,376	64.84	892	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,285	53.83	692	18
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,551	110.15	1,708	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,464	101.84	1,491	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,286	78.44	1,009	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,350	132.73	1,792	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,213	128.97	1,564	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,232	110.01	1,355	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,467	142.69	2,093	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,390	133.54	1,856	29
Steers	Select	Average	1,261	121.10	1,527	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	134.51/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 2	96	61.96/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	85	24.03/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	73	8.50/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 1	85	76.25/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	83	10.00/cwt	2

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
Bulls	Utility	—	83	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	116	6
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	50	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	110.00/cwt	100.00–120.00	121	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	100.03/cwt	50.00–125.00	93	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,390	133.54/cwt	128.00–139.50	1,856	29
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	25.00/cwt	15.00–30.00	23	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,467	142.69/cwt	139.50–148.50	2,093	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	56.01/cwt	55.00–57.00	791	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	43.33/cwt	30.00–50.00	37	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	51.82/cwt	35.00–60.00	48	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,649	65.74/cwt	60.00–69.00	1,084	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	65.38/cwt	63.00–67.00	785	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	55.02/cwt	52.00–58.00	720	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,267	46.60/cwt	45.00–48.00	590	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,551	110.15/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,708	4
Bulls	—	—	1,413	92.20/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,303	5
Bulls	—	—	1,423	79.40/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,130	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	71.33/cwt	71.00–72.00	1,081	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,350	132.73/cwt	130.00–138.50	1,792	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	70.78/cwt	68.00–74.00	994	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	63.53/cwt	60.00–68.00	849	7
Steers	Select	—	1,261	121.10/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,527	7
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,286	78.44/cwt	74.00–87.00	1,009	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,464	101.84/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,491	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,213	128.97/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,564	8
Heifers	Select	—	1,232	110.01/cwt	97.00–120.00	1,355	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,646	73.41/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,208	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	192	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	255	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	125	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	288	1
Bulls	Utility	—	55	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	81	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	24.21/cwt	15.00–30.00	20	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	242	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	136	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	70	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	70	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	80	17.50/cwt	15.00–20.00	14	4
Heifers	Number 2	—	83	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	75.00/cwt	40.00–100.00	75	6
Bulls	Utility	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	3
Bulls	Utility	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2

How this sale compares

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Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

Tue Aug 31, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 251Last week 259Year ago 436

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 108Last week 112Year ago 128

No trends available due to reporter absence last week.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	83	10.00	10.00
1	—	55	5.00	5.00
3	—	72	10.00	10.00
2	—	65	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	101	110.00–120.00	115.00
2	—	110	100.00–120.00	110.00
8	—	93	50.00–125.00	100.03
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	20.00	20.00
3	—	90	15.00–30.00	25.00
6	—	84	15.00–30.00	24.21
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	30.00–50.00	43.33
3	—	92	35.00–60.00	51.82
1	—	115	70.00	70.00
6	—	100	40.00–100.00	75.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	240.00	240.00
2	—	100	250.00–260.00	255.00
1	—	125	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	50.00	50.00
4	—	80	15.00–20.00	17.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	160.00	160.00
1	—	70	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,390	128.00–139.50	133.54
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,467	139.50–148.50	142.69
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,261	110.00–125.00	121.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,412	55.00–57.00	56.01
6	—	1,405	68.00–74.00	70.78
7	—	1,336	60.00–68.00	63.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,649	60.00–69.00	65.74
3	—	1,515	71.00–72.00	71.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	63.00–67.00	65.38
11	—	1,308	52.00–58.00	55.02
5	—	1,267	45.00–48.00	46.60
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,646	71.00–76.00	73.41
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,551	106.00–113.00	110.15
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,286	74.00–87.00	78.44
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,464	94.00–106.00	101.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,413	85.00–98.00	92.20
3	—	1,423	75.00–85.00	79.40
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,350	130.00–138.50	132.73
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,213	121.00–134.00	128.97
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,232	97.00–120.00	110.01

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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