Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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

1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower.

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	1,471	75.87	1,116	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,609	68.58	1,103	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,569	61.60	966	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,362	57.88	788	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,276	43.78	559	22
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,710	95.00	1,625	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,410	90.00	1,269	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,436	104.65	1,503	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,545	94.08	1,454	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,208	73.40	887	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,405	127.00	1,784	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,248	119.12	1,487	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,189	111.24	1,323	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,443	132.16	1,907	24
Steers	Choice	Average	1,336	123.26	1,647	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,317	117.70	1,550	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	142.29/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 2	103	97.12/cwt	5
Bulls	Number 3	83	31.00/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	67	6.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	90	196.46/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,410	66.29/cwt	65.00–68.50	935	4
Bulls	—	—	1,524	77.25/cwt	70.00–91.00	1,177	11
Bulls	—	—	1,135	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,124	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	55.49/cwt	52.00–58.00	748	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	63.62/cwt	60.00–67.00	887	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	52.53/cwt	52.00–53.00	649	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,208	73.40/cwt	72.00–75.00	887	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,436	104.65/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,503	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,405	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,784	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,189	111.24/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,323	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,336	123.26/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,647	21
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,443	132.16/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,907	24
Steers	Select	—	1,317	117.70/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,550	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,410	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,269	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,625	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,545	94.08/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,454	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	35.91/cwt	17.00–43.00	429	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	66.53/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,141	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,609	68.58/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,103	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,248	119.12/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,487	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	60.70/cwt	56.00–64.00	936	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,350	48.63/cwt	44.00–51.00	657	11
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	196	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	23	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	263.28/cwt	260.00–270.00	269	3
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	115	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	207	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	60	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	100.11/cwt	95.00–105.00	113	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	75.30/cwt	60.00–85.00	62	3
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	143	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	107.68/cwt	100.00–115.00	111	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	100	120.00/cwt	110.00–130.00	120	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	130	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	130	1
Bulls	Utility	—	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	65	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	210	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	200	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	220	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	96	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	209.39/cwt	190.00–230.00	174	2
Bulls	Utility	—	65	7.50/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	109.56/cwt	90.00–120.00	102	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	127	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	20.00/cwt	15.00–30.00	16	3
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	220	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	128	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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Slaughter CattleReceipts 329Last week 250Year ago 293

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 64Last week 104Year ago 126

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

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

1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,410	65.00–68.50	66.29
11	—	1,524	70.00–91.00	77.25
1	—	1,135	99.00	99.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,348	52.00–58.00	55.49
5	—	1,394	60.00–67.00	63.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	52.00–53.00	52.53
9	—	1,194	17.00–43.00	35.91
11	—	1,350	44.00–51.00	48.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	65.00–68.00	66.53
11	—	1,542	56.00–64.00	60.70
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,609	65.00–71.00	68.58
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	72.00–75.00	73.40
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,436	102.00–109.00	104.65
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	92.00–97.00	94.08
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	126.00–128.00	127.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,189	109.00–114.00	111.24
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	113.00–124.00	119.12
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,336	119.00–127.00	123.26
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,443	128.00–137.00	132.16
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,317	115.00–120.00	117.70
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	95.00	95.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	230.00	230.00
3	—	102	260.00–270.00	263.28
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	30.00	30.00
1	—	100	65.00	65.00
3	—	80	15.00–30.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	180.00	180.00
1	—	75	190.00	190.00
1	—	100	220.00	220.00
1	—	85	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	70.00	70.00
2	—	113	95.00–105.00	100.11
2	—	103	100.00–115.00	107.68
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	83	60.00–85.00	75.30
4	—	100	110.00–130.00	120.00
1	—	130	100.00	100.00
8	—	93	90.00–120.00	109.56
1	—	110	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	5.00	5.00
2	—	65	5.00–10.00	7.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	210.00	210.00
1	—	95	210.00	210.00
2	—	83	190.00–230.00	209.39
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	220.00	220.00
1	—	80	120.00	120.00

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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