Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Slaughter holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold

mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 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	—	Low	1,533	100.45	1,540	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,638	100.00	1,638	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,620	89.96	1,458	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,399	83.15	1,163	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,213	63.46	770	22
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,501	118.86	1,784	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,508	109.78	1,655	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,344	98.02	1,317	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,326	138.49	1,836	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,308	133.45	1,746	13
Heifers	Select	Average	1,218	118.41	1,442	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,543	143.08	2,208	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,402	136.74	1,917	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,276	124.13	1,584	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	207.71/cwt	26
Bulls	Number 2	95	153.25/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	92	83.07/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	75	5.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	92	180.06/cwt	9

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
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,326	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.50	1,836	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	68.00/cwt	60.00–75.00	847	12
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	145	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	326.13/cwt	280.00–360.00	336	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	279	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	92.50/cwt	85.00–100.00	88	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	184.38/cwt	150.00–200.00	173	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	153.40/cwt	150.00–160.00	127	3
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	120	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	168	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	160	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	280	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	281.91/cwt	270.00–295.00	259	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	54	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	83	47.42/cwt	45.00–50.00	39	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	96.90/cwt	75.00–130.00	80	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	82.50/cwt	50.00–115.00	85	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	228	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	154	1
Bulls	Utility	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	70	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	18	1
Bulls	Utility	—	90	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	5	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	202.83/cwt	190.00–210.00	209	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	188.23/cwt	155.00–200.00	213	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	80	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	104	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	165.24/cwt	150.00–175.00	170	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	154.53/cwt	120.00–190.00	144	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,308	133.45/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,746	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	48.85/cwt	44.00–55.00	523	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,415	79.41/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,124	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	94.23/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,512	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,508	109.78/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,655	7
Steers	Select	—	1,276	124.13/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,584	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,402	136.74/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,917	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,543	143.08/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,208	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	88.65/cwt	84.00–92.50	1,441	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,638	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,218	118.41/cwt	96.00–128.00	1,442	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,344	98.02/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,317	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,501	118.86/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,784	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	63.05/cwt	60.00–66.00	648	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,564	94.89/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,484	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	82.70/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,161	15
Bulls	—	—	1,405	80.99/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,138	2
Bulls	—	—	1,465	108.20/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,585	7
Bulls	—	—	1,655	97.90/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,620	6

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

Tue Mar 22, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 295Last week 354Year ago 283

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 92Last week 91Year ago 107

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

Slaughter holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold

mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 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
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,326	137.00–140.50	138.49
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,308	125.00–138.00	133.45
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	96.00–128.00	118.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,245	60.00–75.00	68.00
7	—	1,071	44.00–55.00	48.85
3	—	1,415	77.00–82.00	79.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,605	94.00–95.00	94.23
13	—	1,625	84.00–92.50	88.65
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	60.00–66.00	63.05
4	—	1,564	93.00–96.00	94.89
15	—	1,404	78.00–88.00	82.70
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,508	104.00–116.00	109.78
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,344	95.00–101.00	98.02
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,501	114.00–123.00	118.86
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,276	118.00–131.00	124.13
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,402	132.00–140.00	136.74
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,543	141.00–146.00	143.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	75.00–86.00	80.99
7	—	1,465	105.00–111.00	108.20
6	—	1,655	91.00–104.00	97.90

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	103	280.00–360.00	326.13
1	—	90	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	85.00–100.00	92.50
3	—	83	75.00–130.00	96.90
4	—	103	50.00–115.00	82.50
1	—	70	25.00	25.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	94	150.00–200.00	184.38
3	—	83	150.00–160.00	153.40
8	—	103	190.00–210.00	202.83
4	—	113	155.00–200.00	188.23
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	190.00	190.00
1	—	110	140.00	140.00
3	—	80	125.00–135.00	130.00
3	—	103	150.00–175.00	165.24
8	—	93	120.00–190.00	154.53
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
1	—	90	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	200.00	200.00
1	—	100	280.00	280.00
3	—	92	270.00–295.00	281.91
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	60.00	60.00
2	—	83	45.00–50.00	47.42

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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