Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold mostly 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $110.51/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,160.51 against this barn's trailing median of $1,271.01.

Average price

$110.51

36 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$53

per head · Small 2 over Medium 3

$63.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−50.36

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 2	299	143.39	429	4thin
Medium and Large 1	768	122.98	945	10thin
Medium and Large 2	633	100.74	638	20
Medium 3	603	80.00	482	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.39/cwt here — about −$53 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

33 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,707.20, low $923.61, median $1,271.01 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale36 hd

110.51

—

PA average5 barns · 545 hd

160.87

−50.36

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,271.01

−1,160.51

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,711	108.61	1,859	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,708	91.21	1,558	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,522	85.19	1,296	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,277	65.10	831	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	110.00	1,452	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,313	101.87	1,338	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,618	122.29	1,979	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,448	111.97	1,621	13
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,523	103.45	1,576	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,437	138.48	1,990	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,337	134.32	1,796	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,280	109.96	1,407	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,623	143.73	2,333	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,453	137.52	1,998	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,366	119.03	1,626	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	232.66/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 2	94	186.20/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	91	129.25/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 1	95	195.02/cwt	11

Every lot, as filed

94 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	Medium and Large 2	—	405	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,023	78.51/cwt	77.00–80.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	98.22/cwt	85.00–112.00	712	2
Heifers	Small 2	—	355	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	557	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	106.28/cwt	70.00–140.00	555	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	116.46/cwt	110.00–120.00	958	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	110.86/cwt	102.00–120.00	366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	100.57/cwt	97.00–104.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	140	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	88.58/cwt	82.00–92.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	91.49/cwt	82.00–100.00	430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,186	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,195	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	717	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,060	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	922	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,328	99.31/cwt	89.00–107.00	1,319	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,245	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	410	187.50/cwt	160.00–215.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,293	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,505	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,219	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,365	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,051	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	730	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	415	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,025	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,087	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	780	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	585	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	130	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	104	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	770	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	747	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	107.50/cwt	100.00–115.00	500	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	910	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	855	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	413	108.90/cwt	86.00–120.00	450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	630	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	575	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	489	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	233	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	838	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	119.18/cwt	35.00–170.00	122	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	124	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	91	184.21/cwt	155.00–215.00	168	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	115	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	155	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	184.07/cwt	175.00–195.00	173	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	220	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	185.67/cwt	160.00–200.00	204	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	175.00/cwt	150.00–195.00	182	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	202.73/cwt	190.00–215.00	168	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	197.42/cwt	195.00–200.00	164	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	240	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	197.06/cwt	180.00–210.00	201	8
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	88.21/cwt	75.00–95.00	82	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	330.14/cwt	310.00–340.00	307	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	96.67/cwt	65.00–150.00	82	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	135	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	365	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	131	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	109	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	81	127.31/cwt	80.00–175.00	103	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	319.73/cwt	290.00–340.00	297	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	333.77/cwt	290.00–360.00	340	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	340.91/cwt	310.00–370.00	283	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,280	109.96/cwt	93.00–124.00	1,407	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,002	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	365	121.78/cwt	70.00–175.00	444	2
Bulls	—Canadian Origin	—	1,745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,972	1
Bulls	—	—	1,828	113.49/cwt	111.00–117.00	2,075	6
Bulls	—	—	1,589	103.00/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,637	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,618	98.02/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,586	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	80.23/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,242	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	50.11/cwt	44.00–55.00	537	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,448	111.97/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,621	13
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,618	122.29/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,979	7
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,523	103.45/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,576	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,313	101.87/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,338	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,613	84.93/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,337	134.32/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,796	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,623	143.73/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,333	12
Steers	Select	—	1,366	119.03/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,626	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,453	137.52/cwt	131.00–142.50	1,998	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,452	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	69.15/cwt	62.00–78.00	904	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,432	87.42/cwt	76.00–94.00	1,252	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,560	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,076	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,754	94.35/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,655	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,437	138.48/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,990	3

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)

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 355Year ago 243

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 81Last week 108Year ago 125

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	75.00	75.00
1	—	385	122.00	122.00
2	—	1,023	77.00–80.00	78.51
2	—	725	85.00–112.00	98.22
6	—	522	70.00–140.00	106.28
1	—	1,280	110.00	110.00
2	—	330	102.00–120.00	110.86
1	—	690	80.00	80.00
2	—	645	94.00	94.00
1	—	555	102.00	102.00
1	—	770	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	823	110.00–120.00	116.46
1	—	910	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	157.00	157.00
1	—	590	142.00	142.00
1	—	895	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	75.00	75.00
1	—	575	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	165.00	165.00
2	—	365	70.00–175.00	121.78
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	157.00	157.00
1	—	320	230.00	230.00
2	—	410	160.00–215.00	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	557	85.00	85.00
3	—	532	82.00–92.00	88.58
6	—	470	82.00–100.00	91.49
1	—	395	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
2	—	873	97.00–104.00	100.57
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
1	—	140	162.00	162.00
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,040	114.00	114.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	97.00	97.00
1	—	130	80.00	80.00
1	—	770	97.00	97.00
2	—	465	100.00–115.00	107.50
1	—	910	94.00	94.00
3	—	413	86.00–120.00	108.90
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,060	87.00	87.00
3	—	1,328	89.00–107.00	99.31
1	—	1,245	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,505	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,365	77.00	77.00
1	—	730	77.00	77.00
1	—	1,025	106.00	106.00
1	—	780	75.00	75.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,010	128.00	128.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	102	35.00–170.00	119.18
2	—	90	135.00–140.00	137.50
1	—	115	135.00	135.00
1	—	75	145.00	145.00
4	—	81	80.00–175.00	127.31
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	91	155.00–215.00	184.21
3	—	110	160.00–200.00	185.67
2	—	83	195.00–200.00	197.42
1	—	120	200.00	200.00
8	—	102	180.00–210.00	197.06
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	94	175.00–195.00	184.07
1	—	110	200.00	200.00
5	—	104	150.00–195.00	175.00
4	—	83	190.00–215.00	202.73
1	—	75	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	93	290.00–340.00	319.73
3	—	102	290.00–360.00	333.77
2	—	83	310.00–370.00	340.91
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	75.00–95.00	88.21
3	—	85	65.00–150.00	96.67
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	93	310.00–340.00	330.14
1	—	135	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,280	93.00–124.00	109.96
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,337	125.00–138.00	134.32
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,437	138.00–139.00	138.48
Bulls — Canadian Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	113.00	113.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,828	111.00–117.00	113.49
6	—	1,589	99.00–110.00	103.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	97.00–99.00	98.02
3	—	1,432	76.00–94.00	87.42
2	—	1,560	69.00	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	78.00–82.00	80.23
7	—	1,754	93.00–97.00	94.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,071	44.00–55.00	50.11
2	—	1,613	80.00–90.00	84.93
5	—	1,308	62.00–78.00	69.15
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,448	108.00–117.00	111.97
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,618	116.00–126.00	122.29
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	100.00–106.00	103.45
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	101.00–103.00	101.87
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	110.00	110.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,623	141.00–146.00	143.73
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,366	112.00–126.00	119.03
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,453	131.00–142.50	137.52

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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