Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-

2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

Compared to last week's sale holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 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	—	High	1,660	81.72	1,357	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,454	65.44	951	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	61.83	947	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,333	58.43	779	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,306	46.49	607	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,407	98.04	1,379	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,247	88.50	1,104	11
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,285	80.72	1,037	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,463	107.37	1,571	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,325	94.18	1,248	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,404	86.13	1,209	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,419	132.02	1,873	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	126.75	1,673	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,320	113.90	1,503	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,439	136.39	1,963	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,515	131.44	1,991	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,357	116.29	1,578	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	157.75/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	94	65.17/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	89	31.28/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	82	8.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	95	154.39/cwt	8

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,385	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,302	1
Bulls	—	—	1,718	81.67/cwt	74.00–90.00	1,403	11
Bulls	—	—	1,300	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	910	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	64.86/cwt	63.50–66.00	777	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,454	65.44/cwt	64.00–67.00	951	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	57.14/cwt	52.00–62.00	777	15
Steers	Select	—	1,357	116.29/cwt	102.00–124.00	1,578	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,247	88.50/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,104	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,407	98.04/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,379	5
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,285	80.72/cwt	68.00–85.00	1,037	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,325	94.18/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,248	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,463	107.37/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,571	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,320	126.75/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,673	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,419	132.02/cwt	128.50–136.00	1,873	11
Heifers	Select	—	1,320	113.90/cwt	106.00–120.00	1,503	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,515	131.44/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,991	12
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,404	86.13/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,209	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	61.26/cwt	56.00–64.00	937	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	65.55/cwt	64.00–67.00	1,009	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	31.92/cwt	10.00–42.00	383	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,286	48.22/cwt	43.00–53.00	620	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,456	57.16/cwt	56.00–59.00	832	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,439	136.39/cwt	135.00–138.50	1,963	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	280	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	255.00/cwt	230.00–280.00	217	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	113	263.38/cwt	260.00–270.00	298	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	102.44/cwt	100.00–105.00	116	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	105.00/cwt	70.00–140.00	95	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	73.66/cwt	55.00–100.00	69	3
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	77	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	22.57/cwt	20.00–25.00	21	2
Bulls	Utility	—	70	7.50/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	100	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	208	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	265	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	260	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	238	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	98	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	36.80/cwt	30.00–40.00	31	3
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	179	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	158	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	274.86/cwt	270.00–280.00	256	2
Bulls	Utility	—	105	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	110	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	36.67/cwt	30.00–50.00	35	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	27.24/cwt	15.00–45.00	23	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	93.58/cwt	50.00–125.00	87	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	55	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	114.90/cwt	100.00–125.00	118	5

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 312Last week 294Year ago 281

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 99Last week 110Year ago 105

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

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-

2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

Compared to last week's sale holstein bull calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower.

All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	94.00	94.00
11	—	1,718	74.00–90.00	81.67
1	—	1,300	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	63.50–66.00	64.86
15	—	1,360	52.00–62.00	57.14
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,454	64.00–67.00	65.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,530	56.00–64.00	61.26
2	—	1,540	64.00–67.00	65.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,199	10.00–42.00	31.92
9	—	1,286	43.00–53.00	48.22
4	—	1,456	56.00–59.00	57.16
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,357	102.00–124.00	116.29
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,515	126.00–136.00	131.44
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,439	135.00–138.50	136.39
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,247	86.00–91.00	88.50
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,407	94.00–99.00	98.04
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,285	68.00–85.00	80.72
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	90.00–98.00	94.18
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,463	102.00–113.00	107.37
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,404	83.00–91.00	86.13
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,320	124.00–129.00	126.75
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,419	128.50–136.00	132.02
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	106.00–120.00	113.90

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	280.00	280.00
2	—	85	230.00–280.00	255.00
3	—	113	260.00–270.00	263.38
2	—	93	270.00–280.00	274.86
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	100.00–105.00	102.44
7	—	93	50.00–125.00	93.58
1	—	85	65.00	65.00
5	—	103	100.00–125.00	114.90
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	70.00–140.00	105.00
1	—	85	210.00	210.00
1	—	75	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	55.00–100.00	73.66
1	—	115	85.00	85.00
3	—	83	30.00–40.00	36.80
1	—	105	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	70	5.00–10.00	7.50
1	—	105	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	30.00–50.00	36.67
4	—	84	15.00–45.00	27.24
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	90.00	90.00
1	—	100	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	20.00–25.00	22.57
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	260.00	260.00
1	—	115	230.00	230.00
1	—	100	260.00	260.00
1	—	95	250.00	250.00

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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