Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 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 sharply higher, mostly 20.00-30.00 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	—	High	1,587	86.05	1,366	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,654	78.70	1,302	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,551	72.55	1,125	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,465	72.40	1,060	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,311	60.07	787	23
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,468	114.54	1,681	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,345	110.42	1,485	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,233	86.72	1,069	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,481	117.81	1,745	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,536	108.91	1,673	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,291	88.74	1,146	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,398	136.41	1,907	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,300	131.63	1,711	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,277	121.91	1,557	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,476	139.48	2,059	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,462	133.69	1,955	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,398	120.78	1,689	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	185.81/cwt	35
Bulls	Number 2	91	144.94/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	95	66.05/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	75	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	81	152.81/cwt	17

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,864	102.43/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,909	4
Bulls	—	—	1,192	72.83/cwt	65.00–77.00	868	5
Bulls	—	—	1,711	86.13/cwt	80.00–97.00	1,474	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,449	71.29/cwt	60.00–78.50	1,033	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	67.37/cwt	61.00–75.00	1,013	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	77.72/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,243	5
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,233	86.72/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,069	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,536	108.91/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,673	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,481	117.81/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,745	9
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,291	88.74/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,146	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,277	121.91/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,557	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,462	133.69/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,955	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,476	139.48/cwt	136.00–143.00	2,059	12
Steers	Select	—	1,398	120.78/cwt	98.00–129.00	1,689	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,345	110.42/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,485	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,493	76.08/cwt	71.00–83.00	1,136	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,468	114.54/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,681	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	59.63/cwt	55.00–66.00	769	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	490	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,654	78.70/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,302	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,300	131.63/cwt	128.00–134.50	1,711	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,398	136.41/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,907	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,575	80.18/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,263	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	243.94/cwt	210.00–280.00	202	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	270.00/cwt	260.00–280.00	257	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	101	219.75/cwt	26.00–280.00	222	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	144.10/cwt	110.00–162.00	134	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	95.12/cwt	90.00–100.00	98	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	44.45/cwt	15.00–90.00	41	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	75	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	113	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	147.88/cwt	135.00–160.00	123	2
Bulls	Utility	—	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	179	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	156.85/cwt	150.00–200.00	125	15
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	35	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	110	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	52.42/cwt	50.00–55.00	44	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	170.07/cwt	165.00–175.00	190	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	160.92/cwt	145.00–180.00	150	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	158.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	131	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	171.28/cwt	155.00–180.00	176	8

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 258Last week 195Year ago 135

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 110Last week 117Year ago 123

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 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 sharply higher, mostly 20.00-30.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,864	95.00–108.00	102.43
5	—	1,192	65.00–77.00	72.83
7	—	1,711	80.00–97.00	86.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,449	60.00–78.50	71.29
2	—	1,575	78.00–83.00	80.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,503	61.00–75.00	67.37
5	—	1,599	76.00–80.00	77.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	71.00–83.00	76.08
18	—	1,290	55.00–66.00	59.63
2	—	1,225	40.00	40.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,654	74.00–83.00	78.70
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	85.00–88.00	86.72
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	109.00–112.00	110.42
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	114.00–115.00	114.54
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,536	100.00–117.00	108.91
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,481	113.00–123.00	117.81
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,291	85.00–95.00	88.74
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	121.00–123.00	121.91
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,300	128.00–134.50	131.63
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,398	134.00–139.00	136.41
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,462	130.00–137.00	133.69
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,476	136.00–143.00	139.48
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,398	98.00–129.00	120.78

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	210.00–280.00	243.94
3	—	95	260.00–280.00	270.00
5	—	101	26.00–280.00	219.75
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	93	110.00–162.00	144.10
2	—	83	135.00–160.00	147.88
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	90.00–100.00	95.12
3	—	92	15.00–90.00	44.45
1	—	110	100.00	100.00
2	—	83	50.00–55.00	52.42
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	150.00	150.00
3	—	112	165.00–175.00	170.07
7	—	93	145.00–180.00	160.92
6	—	83	155.00–160.00	158.30
8	—	103	155.00–180.00	171.28
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	80	150.00–200.00	156.85
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	35.00	35.00

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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