Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

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 higher. Slaughter heifers sold

steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Holstein Calves: Compared to last week holstein bulls sold 5.00-10.00 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	—	Average	1,771	104.60	1,853	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,544	98.15	1,515	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,744	90.49	1,578	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,466	82.20	1,205	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,280	64.52	826	19
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,305	115.00	1,501	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,409	106.27	1,497	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,241	96.19	1,194	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,628	124.19	2,022	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,581	108.34	1,713	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,343	97.84	1,314	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,443	139.56	2,014	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,321	134.89	1,782	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,263	126.61	1,599	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,447	142.20	2,058	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,443	134.54	1,941	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,306	121.55	1,587	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	223.58/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 2	100	195.76/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	90	125.00/cwt	4
Bulls	Utility	72	21.25/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	93	208.33/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,677	98.11/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,645	5
Bulls	—	—	1,889	112.72/cwt	102.00–121.00	2,129	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,652	93.66/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,547	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	848	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	66.54/cwt	60.00–77.00	855	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,550	81.88/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,269	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,241	96.19/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,194	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,581	108.34/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,713	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,343	97.84/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,314	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,628	124.19/cwt	116.00–129.50	2,022	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,443	134.54/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,941	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,748	88.76/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,552	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,447	142.20/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,058	13
Steers	Select	—	1,306	121.55/cwt	104.00–129.00	1,587	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,305	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,501	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,409	106.27/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,497	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,544	98.15/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,515	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	49.27/cwt	40.00–56.00	557	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,737	93.95/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,632	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,321	134.89/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,782	10
Heifers	Select	—	1,263	126.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,599	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,443	139.56/cwt	138.00–140.50	2,014	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	81.92/cwt	70.00–90.00	1,192	14
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	153	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	339.73/cwt	330.00–350.00	316	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	336	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	128	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	114	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	270	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	198.75/cwt	185.00–205.00	169	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	227	6
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	95	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	285	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	322	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	70	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	32	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	131	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	127.50/cwt	70.00–185.00	102	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	207.97/cwt	190.00–225.00	193	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	162	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	220	1
Bulls	Utility	—	83	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	21	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	188.75/cwt	160.00–215.00	208	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	195.81/cwt	180.00–220.00	182	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	75	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	150	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	246	1
Bulls	Utility	—	60	17.50/cwt	10.00–25.00	11	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	209.89/cwt	205.00–215.00	237	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 355Last week 295Year ago 291

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 108Last week 92Year ago 112

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

Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold

steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Holstein Calves: Compared to last week holstein bulls sold 5.00-10.00 higher.

All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,677	94.00–106.00	98.11
4	—	1,889	102.00–121.00	112.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,652	93.00–94.00	93.66
2	—	1,265	67.00	67.00
14	—	1,455	70.00–90.00	81.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,285	60.00–77.00	66.54
2	—	1,550	79.00–85.00	81.88
4	—	1,130	40.00–56.00	49.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,748	80.00–93.00	88.76
3	—	1,737	93.00–95.00	93.95
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,544	96.00–100.00	98.15
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,241	94.00–98.00	96.19
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	115.00	115.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,409	104.00–110.00	106.27
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,581	104.00–115.00	108.34
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	95.00–106.00	97.84
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,628	116.00–129.50	124.19
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,443	130.00–139.00	134.54
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,447	139.00–144.00	142.20
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,306	104.00–129.00	121.55
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,321	126.00–139.00	134.89
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	125.00–130.00	126.61
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,443	138.00–140.50	139.56

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	170.00	170.00
1	—	85	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	330.00–350.00	339.73
1	—	105	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	120.00	120.00
1	—	105	125.00	125.00
2	—	80	70.00–185.00	127.50
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	225.00	225.00
4	—	85	185.00–205.00	198.75
6	—	103	220.00	220.00
2	—	93	190.00–225.00	207.97
1	—	75	200.00	200.00
2	—	113	205.00–215.00	209.89
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	190.00	190.00
1	—	100	220.00	220.00
4	—	110	160.00–215.00	188.75
7	—	93	180.00–220.00	195.81
1	—	120	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	25.00	25.00
2	—	60	10.00–25.00	17.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	45.00	45.00

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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