Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2021-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Overall, buyer demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply for all commodities of cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $102.84/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,171.16 against this barn's trailing median of $1,274.00.

Average price

$102.84

32 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$44.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.53

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	114.16	574	23
Medium and Large 2	369	77.40	286	5thin
Large 3	580	69.50	403	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.66/cwt here — about $171 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

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,707.20, low $986.89, median $1,274.00 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 sale32 hd

102.84

—

PA average5 barns · 536 hd

105.36

−2.53

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,274.00

−1,171.16

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	—	Low	1,677	66.62	1,117	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,698	57.72	980	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,473	50.31	741	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,246	41.44	517	37
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,335	80.15	1,070	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,398	63.68	890	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,418	116.04	1,645	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,528	108.27	1,654	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,424	130.40	1,857	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,382	124.67	1,723	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,295	115.86	1,500	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,527	134.54	2,054	9thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,336	127.52	1,704	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,367	117.19	1,602	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	132.32/cwt	55
Bulls	Number 2	84	92.83/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	79	55.92/cwt	11
Bulls	Utility	65	8.45/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	91	141.66/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 2	80	139.66/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	77	9.46/cwt	9

Every lot, as filed

108 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
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,528	108.27/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,654	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,418	116.04/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	103.50/cwt	102.00–105.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	623	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	725	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	450	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	440	62.50/cwt	55.00–70.00	275	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	393	46.04/cwt	40.00–52.00	181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	990	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	242	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	653	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	451	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	480	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	274	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	277	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	152	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,115	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	948	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	935	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	636	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	387	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	240	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	775	67.45/cwt	60.00–75.00	523	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	400	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	540	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	213	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	498	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	672	4
Bulls	Large 3	—	397	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	226	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	1,050	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	914	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	475	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	366	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	113.87/cwt	90.00–130.00	115	12
Bulls	Number 1	—	73	101.38/cwt	90.00–120.00	74	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	55.17/cwt	50.00–60.00	40	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	36	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	36	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	404	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	505	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	307	113.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	349	4
Bulls	—	—	1,460	57.43/cwt	50.00–63.00	838	5
Bulls	—	—	1,853	67.20/cwt	64.00–70.00	1,245	6
Bulls	—	—	1,685	77.22/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,301	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,536	51.72/cwt	49.00–54.00	794	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	47.20/cwt	47.00–48.00	630	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	57.72/cwt	55.00–60.00	980	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	496	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	65	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	29	1
Bulls	Utility	—	55	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	63	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	87.30/cwt	75.00–110.00	81	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	72	78.14/cwt	70.00–85.00	56	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	91	112.34/cwt	95.00–135.00	102	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	135	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	115	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	240.16/cwt	200.00–290.00	247	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	301.67/cwt	290.00–315.00	287	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	123	107.65/cwt	100.00–115.00	132	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	82	111.56/cwt	100.00–125.00	91	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	113.42/cwt	100.00–130.00	127	9
Bulls	Utility	—	73	15.34/cwt	5.00–25.00	11	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	75	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	98	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	272	1
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	—	45	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	5	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	90	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	72	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	85	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	72	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	65	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	59	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	23.27/cwt	20.00–30.00	21	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	238.39/cwt	230.00–250.00	222	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	242	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,358	130.74/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,775	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,527	134.54/cwt	133.00–138.00	2,054	9
Steers	Select	—	1,367	117.19/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,602	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,328	126.35/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,678	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,335	80.15/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,070	4
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,398	63.68/cwt	61.00–66.00	890	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	49.41/cwt	47.00–51.00	624	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	38.20/cwt	34.00–40.00	448	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,327	43.59/cwt	42.00–46.00	578	16
Heifers	Choice	—	1,382	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,723	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,424	130.40/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,857	15
Heifers	Select	—	1,295	115.86/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	93	135.68/cwt	110.00–160.00	126	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	75	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	105	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	83	129.39/cwt	110.00–150.00	107	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	54.88/cwt	50.00–60.00	57	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	88	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	81	76.96/cwt	60.00–90.00	62	8
Heifers	Number 1	—	65	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	13	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	93	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	83	12.58/cwt	10.00–15.00	10	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	73	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingJersey	—	40	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	2	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	93	144.32/cwt	120.00–170.00	134	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	60	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	84	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	208	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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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Tue Nov 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 329Year ago 298

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 121Last week 64Year ago 136

Overall, buyer demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply for all commodities of cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,528	106.00–111.00	108.27
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	114.00–118.00	116.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,460	50.00–63.00	57.43
6	—	1,853	64.00–70.00	67.20
4	—	1,685	75.00–83.00	77.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,536	49.00–54.00	51.72
5	—	1,334	47.00–48.00	47.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,698	55.00–60.00	57.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	47.00–51.00	49.41
18	—	1,172	34.00–40.00	38.20
16	—	1,327	42.00–46.00	43.59
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,358	130.00–132.00	130.74
11	—	1,328	124.00–129.00	126.35
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,527	133.00–138.00	134.54
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,367	115.00–122.00	117.19
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,335	79.00–82.00	80.15
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	61.00–66.00	63.68
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,382	124.00–125.00	124.67
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,424	128.00–133.00	130.40
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	115.00–117.00	115.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	90.00	90.00
1	—	260	75.00	75.00
4	—	560	112.00	112.00
2	—	475	102.00–105.00	103.50
1	—	865	72.00	72.00
1	—	985	67.00	67.00
2	—	355	87.00	87.00
1	—	605	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	45.00	45.00
1	—	735	55.00	55.00
1	—	465	60.00	60.00
1	—	570	87.00	87.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	62.00	62.00
2	—	440	55.00–70.00	62.50
2	—	393	40.00–52.00	46.04
1	—	480	57.00	57.00
2	—	277	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,115	85.00	85.00
1	—	935	68.00	68.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
1	—	925	107.00	107.00
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	57.00	57.00
4	—	653	69.00	69.00
4	—	387	62.00	62.00
2	—	775	60.00–75.00	67.45
1	—	645	62.00	62.00
1	—	540	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	213	85.00	85.00
1	—	750	65.00	65.00
1	—	315	90.00	90.00
1	—	355	62.00	62.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	498	135.00	135.00
1	—	355	105.00	105.00
1	—	755	85.00	85.00
2	—	535	117.00	117.00
3	—	603	100.00	100.00
5	—	404	125.00	125.00
1	—	815	80.00	80.00
1	—	885	72.00	72.00
4	—	307	110.00–115.00	113.69
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	397	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,050	87.00	87.00
1	—	475	77.00	77.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	130.00	130.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	101	90.00–130.00	113.87
4	—	73	90.00–120.00	101.38
10	—	91	95.00–135.00	112.34
1	—	135	85.00	85.00
2	—	123	100.00–115.00	107.65
10	—	82	100.00–125.00	111.56
9	—	112	100.00–130.00	113.42
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	50.00–60.00	55.17
1	—	90	40.00	40.00
1	—	80	45.00	45.00
1	—	65	45.00	45.00
2	—	103	50.00–60.00	54.88
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	55	5.00	5.00
3	—	63	5.00	5.00
2	—	73	5.00–25.00	15.34
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	93	75.00–110.00	87.30
3	—	72	70.00–85.00	78.14
1	—	110	80.00	80.00
8	—	81	60.00–90.00	76.96
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	103	200.00–290.00	240.16
3	—	95	290.00–315.00	301.67
1	—	85	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	45	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	80.00	80.00
1	—	85	85.00	85.00
1	—	65	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	110.00–160.00	135.68
1	—	75	140.00	140.00
2	—	83	110.00–150.00	129.39
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	130.00	130.00
2	—	93	120.00–170.00	144.32
1	—	60	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	92	20.00–30.00	23.27
1	—	65	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	230.00–250.00	238.39
1	—	115	210.00	210.00
1	—	80	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	10.00	10.00
2	—	83	10.00–15.00	12.58
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
2	—	73	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	40	5.00	5.00

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