Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2021-12-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Slaughter holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-

2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Compared to last week's sale holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 lower. 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	1,759	80.87	1,422	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,610	68.52	1,103	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	63.07	1,019	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,427	58.43	834	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,231	51.08	629	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,335	108.91	1,454	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,445	89.00	1,286	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,214	82.50	1,002	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,420	112.02	1,591	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,384	103.08	1,427	16
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,345	81.77	1,100	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,409	137.57	1,938	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,246	129.50	1,614	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,393	122.75	1,710	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,431	138.55	1,983	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,399	133.06	1,862	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,217	120.50	1,466	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	148.52/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 2	93	89.51/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	84	45.13/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	77	8.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	98	150.88/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	1,801	78.29/cwt	69.00–92.00	1,410	7
Bulls	—	—	1,700	98.56/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,676	4
Bulls	—	—	1,728	54.53/cwt	46.00–58.00	942	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	58.82/cwt	54.00–62.50	873	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	66.33/cwt	64.00–69.00	988	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	456	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,345	81.77/cwt	70.00–94.00	1,100	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,420	112.02/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,591	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,399	133.06/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,862	14
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,431	138.55/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,983	17
Steers	Select	—	1,217	120.50/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,466	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,445	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,286	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,335	108.91/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,454	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,214	82.50/cwt	72.00–88.00	1,002	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,246	129.50/cwt	125.00–136.50	1,614	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,409	137.57/cwt	133.00–139.50	1,938	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,384	103.08/cwt	93.00–111.00	1,427	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,610	68.52/cwt	66.00–70.50	1,103	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	51.24/cwt	51.00–52.00	610	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,393	122.75/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,710	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	50.68/cwt	44.00–54.00	616	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,345	56.92/cwt	54.00–59.00	766	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	138	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	98.55/cwt	90.00–110.00	91	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	40.20/cwt	30.00–50.00	33	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	124	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	88.30/cwt	70.00–105.00	73	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	138	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	97.50/cwt	80.00–115.00	98	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	284	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	265.14/cwt	260.00–270.00	247	2
Bulls	Utility	—	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	72.50/cwt	60.00–85.00	69	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	38	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	125	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	50	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	63.30/cwt	50.00–75.00	53	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	121.28/cwt	100.00–135.00	113	8
Bulls	Utility	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	320	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	70	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	84	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	345.15/cwt	340.00–350.00	286	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	63.07/cwt	60.00–67.00	1,019	6

How this sale compares

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 294Last week 180Year ago 259

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 110Last week 103Year ago 110

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

Slaughter holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-

2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Compared to last week's sale holstein bull calves sold steady-5.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,801	69.00–92.00	78.29
4	—	1,700	96.00–100.00	98.56
2	—	1,728	46.00–58.00	54.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,485	54.00–62.50	58.82
3	—	1,490	64.00–69.00	66.33
4	—	1,190	51.00–52.00	51.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	40.00	40.00
16	—	1,215	44.00–54.00	50.68
3	—	1,345	54.00–59.00	56.92
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,610	66.00–70.50	68.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,615	60.00–67.00	63.07
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,345	70.00–94.00	81.77
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,420	109.00–115.00	112.02
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,384	93.00–111.00	103.08
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,399	125.00–138.00	133.06
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,431	135.00–144.00	138.55
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,217	115.00–124.00	120.50
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	89.00	89.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	108.00–110.00	108.91
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,214	72.00–88.00	82.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,246	125.00–136.50	129.50
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,409	133.00–139.50	137.57
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	120.00–125.00	122.75

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	125.00	125.00
3	—	92	90.00–110.00	98.55
2	—	100	80.00–115.00	97.50
3	—	83	50.00–75.00	63.30
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	82	30.00–50.00	40.20
2	—	95	60.00–85.00	72.50
1	—	75	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	103	115.00–125.00	120.00
3	—	83	70.00–105.00	88.30
1	—	110	125.00	125.00
8	—	93	100.00–135.00	121.28
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	10.00	10.00
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	320.00	320.00
2	—	83	340.00–350.00	345.15
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	270.00	270.00
2	—	93	260.00–270.00	265.14
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	45.00	45.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	40.00	40.00
1	—	85	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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