Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower.

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold

mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Holstein Calves: Compared to last week holstein bulls sold 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	1,674	91.27	1,528	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,586	93.97	1,490	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,588	83.43	1,325	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,402	80.24	1,125	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,264	66.38	839	21
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,490	98.71	1,471	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	950	72.00	684	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,428	115.58	1,650	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,322	105.91	1,400	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,486	90.32	1,342	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,527	139.69	2,133	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,214	133.32	1,619	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,327	124.78	1,656	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,512	140.68	2,127	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,394	135.80	1,893	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,330	119.86	1,594	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	208.47/cwt	36
Bulls	Number 2	93	164.37/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 3	81	90.31/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	73	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	85	197.35/cwt	10

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	—	2,195	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	2,327	1
Bulls	—	—	1,030	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	680	1
Bulls	—	—	1,692	92.78/cwt	84.50–104.00	1,570	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	78.49/cwt	72.00–88.00	1,098	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	90.71/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,286	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	83.89/cwt	77.00–91.00	1,369	17
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	950	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	684	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,322	105.91/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,400	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,428	115.58/cwt	112.00–118.50	1,650	8
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,486	90.32/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,342	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,327	124.78/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,656	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	66.06/cwt	61.00–72.00	820	16
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,527	139.69/cwt	139.00–140.50	2,133	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,394	135.80/cwt	128.00–142.00	1,893	25
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,512	140.68/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,127	16
Steers	Select	—	1,330	119.86/cwt	106.00–129.00	1,594	8
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,490	98.71/cwt	92.00–107.00	1,471	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	91.42/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,296	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	53.26/cwt	50.00–56.50	590	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,487	76.86/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,143	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	71.51/cwt	67.00–76.00	988	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,586	93.97/cwt	89.50–100.00	1,490	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,214	133.32/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,619	11
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	300	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	270	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	336	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	153.13/cwt	105.00–195.00	129	4
Bulls	Utility	—	65	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	178.51/cwt	140.00–200.00	184	9
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	260	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	110	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	319	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	80	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	96	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	142.50/cwt	135.00–150.00	128	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	65	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	72	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	120	1
Bulls	Utility	—	80	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	24	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	175.27/cwt	145.00–210.00	163	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	199.92/cwt	175.00–212.00	202	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	180.21/cwt	155.00–205.00	151	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	187.21/cwt	160.00–220.00	172	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	199.80/cwt	195.00–210.00	224	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	81	107.73/cwt	50.00–165.00	87	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	132	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	220	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	221	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	290.00/cwt	260.00–320.00	247	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	173	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	70.69/cwt	50.00–90.00	52	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	141.25/cwt	110.00–160.00	106	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	228	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	70	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	126	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	284.24/cwt	260.00–310.00	236	2

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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Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 354Last week 330Year ago 223

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 91Last week 108Year ago 98

Compared to last weeks sale slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower.

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold

mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Holstein Calves: Compared to last week holstein bulls sold 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
1	—	2,195	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,030	66.00	66.00
7	—	1,692	84.50–104.00	92.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,399	72.00–88.00	78.49
3	—	1,418	89.00–92.00	90.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,632	77.00–91.00	83.89
2	—	1,418	91.00–92.00	91.42
2	—	1,382	67.00–76.00	71.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,242	61.00–72.00	66.06
2	—	1,108	50.00–56.50	53.26
3	—	1,487	74.00–79.00	76.86
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,586	89.50–100.00	93.97
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	72.00	72.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	92.00–107.00	98.71
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,322	102.00–111.00	105.91
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,428	112.00–118.50	115.58
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,486	85.00–95.00	90.32
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	120.00–128.00	124.78
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	139.00–140.50	139.69
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,214	129.00–138.00	133.32
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,394	128.00–142.00	135.80
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,512	137.00–145.00	140.68
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,330	106.00–129.00	119.86

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	300.00	300.00
1	—	90	300.00	300.00
1	—	120	280.00	280.00
1	—	85	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	105.00–195.00	153.13
9	—	103	140.00–200.00	178.51
5	—	93	145.00–210.00	175.27
1	—	110	120.00	120.00
4	—	75	110.00–160.00	141.25
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	10.00	10.00
1	—	80	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	25.00	25.00
6	—	81	50.00–165.00	107.73
2	—	73	50.00–90.00	70.69
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	101	175.00–212.00	199.92
7	—	84	155.00–205.00	180.21
9	—	92	160.00–220.00	187.21
6	—	112	195.00–210.00	199.80
1	—	120	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	220.00	220.00
2	—	85	260.00–320.00	290.00
1	—	75	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	260.00	260.00
1	—	110	290.00	290.00
1	—	75	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	120.00	120.00
2	—	90	135.00–150.00	142.50
1	—	65	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	180.00	180.00
2	—	83	260.00–310.00	284.24

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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