Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

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

3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Compared to last week's sale 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	—	Average	1,385	81.57	1,130	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,610	72.30	1,164	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	66.82	1,039	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	62.07	827	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	50.51	570	30
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,571	112.63	1,769	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,479	105.48	1,560	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,446	80.43	1,163	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,329	133.92	1,780	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,204	125.96	1,517	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,226	118.89	1,458	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,224	113.01	1,383	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,468	139.14	2,043	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,363	130.55	1,779	17
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,326	120.22	1,594	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,238	112.56	1,393	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	165.26/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	87	108.65/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 3	87	74.98/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	55	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	94	156.81/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	90	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,580	91.96/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,453	3
Bulls	—	—	1,190	71.17/cwt	70.00–72.00	847	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	53.42/cwt	48.00–59.00	604	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	64.87/cwt	60.00–69.00	664	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	59.92/cwt	57.00–66.00	744	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,577	67.82/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,070	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,363	130.55/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,779	17
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,468	139.14/cwt	135.00–144.50	2,043	15
Steers	Select	—	1,238	112.56/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,393	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,479	105.48/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,560	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,204	125.96/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,517	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,226	118.89/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,458	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,571	112.63/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,769	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,446	80.43/cwt	72.00–92.00	1,163	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,224	113.01/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,383	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	63.63/cwt	59.00–66.00	970	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	70.01/cwt	68.50–73.00	1,109	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,329	133.92/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,780	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	41.26/cwt	14.00–47.00	477	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,610	72.30/cwt	68.00–79.00	1,164	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,326	120.22/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,594	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	273.33/cwt	260.00–280.00	273	3
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	105	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	273	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	91	281.30/cwt	270.00–290.00	256	4
Bulls	Utility	—	55	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	83.33/cwt	15.00–115.00	79	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	70.00/cwt	40.00–120.00	53	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	245	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	70	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	126	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	225	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	45	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	165	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	126.40/cwt	117.00–135.00	107	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	128.53/cwt	127.00–130.00	145	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	137.99/cwt	135.00–140.00	141	5
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	125	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	238	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	93	91.35/cwt	50.00–135.00	85	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	129.98/cwt	110.00–145.00	121	12
Bulls	Number 2	—	72	87.21/cwt	70.00–110.00	63	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	125.33/cwt	110.00–145.00	128	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	115.56/cwt	95.00–140.00	107	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	105.93/cwt	70.00–125.00	88	10
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	63.27/cwt	50.00–80.00	52	3

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 250Last week 260Year ago 239

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 104Last week 123Year ago 152

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

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

3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Compared to last week's sale 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
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	91.00–93.00	91.96
3	—	1,190	70.00–72.00	71.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,131	48.00–59.00	53.42
3	—	1,023	60.00–69.00	64.87
10	—	1,157	14.00–47.00	41.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,241	57.00–66.00	59.92
3	—	1,577	67.00–69.00	67.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,525	59.00–66.00	63.63
5	—	1,584	68.50–73.00	70.01
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,610	68.00–79.00	72.30
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,363	125.00–135.00	130.55
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,468	135.00–144.50	139.14
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,238	108.00–118.00	112.56
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,326	119.00–122.00	120.22
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,479	102.00–108.00	105.48
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,571	109.00–116.00	112.63
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,446	72.00–92.00	80.43
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,204	122.00–130.00	125.96
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,226	117.00–121.00	118.89
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,224	111.00–115.00	113.01
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,329	132.00–138.00	133.92

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	100	260.00–280.00	273.33
4	—	91	270.00–290.00	281.30
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	55	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	95	15.00–115.00	83.33
3	—	75	40.00–120.00	70.00
3	—	82	50.00–80.00	63.27
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	120	135.00–140.00	137.50
5	—	85	117.00–135.00	126.40
2	—	113	127.00–130.00	128.53
5	—	102	135.00–140.00	137.99
12	—	93	110.00–145.00	129.98
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	72	70.00–110.00	87.21
3	—	102	110.00–145.00	125.33
6	—	93	95.00–140.00	115.56
10	—	83	70.00–125.00	105.93
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	245.00	245.00
1	—	90	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	180.00	180.00
1	—	125	190.00	190.00
2	—	93	50.00–135.00	91.35
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	50.00	50.00

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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