Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices slaughter steers sold 1.09 lower, slaughter holsteins sold 1.16 lower, slaughter heifers sold 1.05 lower. Slaughter Cows; breakers sold 6.43 lower, boners sold 4.07 lower and lean cows sold 2.71 lower.

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices holstein bull calves over 95 pounds sold 12.11 higher, under 95 pounds sold 13.79 higher. Beef type calves sold 13.54 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.67/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −101.07 against this barn's trailing median of $230.74.

Average price

$129.67

3 head · 263 lb average

Value per head Derived

$341

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$38.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.70

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	225	155.00	349	1thin
Medium and Large 2	283	117.00	331	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.00/cwt here — about $18 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

34 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $251.98, low $205.51, median $230.74 across 34 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 sale3 hd

129.67

—

PA average7 barns · 388 hd

139.37

−9.70

This barn, trailing median34 sales

230.74

−101.07

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	—	Average	1,568	103.23	1,618	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,641	83.10	1,364	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,585	75.75	1,201	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,601	73.74	1,181	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,200	53.97	648	32
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,441	107.00	1,542	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,380	97.02	1,339	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,392	117.84	1,640	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,545	109.61	1,693	11
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,293	96.81	1,252	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,440	135.74	1,955	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,309	130.59	1,709	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,348	111.16	1,498	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,502	139.52	2,096	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	135.71	2,022	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,301	125.88	1,638	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	236.97/cwt	32
Bulls	Number 2	94	193.45/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	82	153.33/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	103	185.71/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

66 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	Large 3	—	935	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	926	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	880	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	170	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	302	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	493	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	265	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	305	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	540	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	281	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	424	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	197.50/cwt	190.00–205.00	188	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	198.94/cwt	165.00–235.00	165	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	205	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	111	182.13/cwt	150.00–220.00	202	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	60	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	51	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	120	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	223.93/cwt	215.00–235.00	251	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	228.30/cwt	220.00–235.00	189	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	123	199.90/cwt	195.00–205.00	246	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	136	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	185	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	198.33/cwt	180.00–215.00	149	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	324	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	238	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	264	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	135	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	284	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	229.79/cwt	205.00–242.00	216	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	208.63/cwt	150.00–235.00	211	7
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	85	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	110	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	94	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	75	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	68	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	162	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	334	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	935	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	775	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	605	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	928	97.52/cwt	95.00–100.00	905	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	130	94.04/cwt	55.00–125.00	122	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	742	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	542	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	185	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	170	1
Bulls	—	—	1,307	89.92/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,175	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	109.89/cwt	103.00–118.00	1,866	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,595	74.81/cwt	68.00–79.00	1,193	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,525	81.39/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,241	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	73.74/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,181	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	185	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,392	117.84/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,640	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,545	109.61/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,693	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,490	135.71/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,022	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,502	139.52/cwt	137.00–142.00	2,096	7
Steers	Select	—	1,301	125.88/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,638	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,441	107.00/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,542	5
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,380	97.02/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,339	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,293	96.81/cwt	88.00–105.00	1,252	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,641	83.10/cwt	78.00–94.00	1,364	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	60.90/cwt	55.00–67.00	756	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	45.78/cwt	38.00–53.00	522	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,309	130.59/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,709	9
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,440	135.74/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,955	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,348	111.16/cwt	90.00–123.00	1,498	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	392.50/cwt	390.00–395.00	353	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	350.00/cwt	300.00–400.00	280	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	75	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	135	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	196	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	403	1

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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

Tue Apr 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 23Last week 78Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 227Year ago 193

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 99Last week 117Year ago 71

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices holstein bull calves over 95 pounds sold 12.11 higher, under 95 pounds sold 13.79 higher. Beef type calves sold 13.54 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	99.00	99.00
1	—	880	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	170	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	114.00	114.00
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	73.00	73.00
1	—	265	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	52.00	52.00
1	—	605	70.00	70.00
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	76.00	76.00
1	—	935	76.00	76.00
2	—	130	55.00–125.00	94.04
2	—	742	73.00	73.00
1	—	185	92.00	92.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	78.00	78.00
2	—	928	95.00–100.00	97.52

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	190.00–205.00	197.50
2	—	83	165.00–235.00	198.94
1	—	100	205.00	205.00
4	—	111	150.00–220.00	182.13
3	—	75	180.00–215.00	198.33
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	85.00	85.00
2	—	75	160.00	160.00
1	—	85	160.00	160.00
1	—	100	185.00	185.00
1	—	95	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	112	215.00–235.00	223.93
3	—	83	220.00–235.00	228.30
2	—	123	195.00–205.00	199.90
8	—	94	205.00–242.00	229.79
7	—	101	150.00–235.00	208.63
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	390.00–395.00	392.50
2	—	80	300.00–400.00	350.00
1	—	115	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	100.00	100.00
1	—	135	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	270.00	270.00
1	—	95	250.00	250.00
1	—	85	310.00	310.00
1	—	135	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	85.00	85.00
1	—	110	85.00	85.00
1	—	75	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	86.00–99.00	89.92
6	—	1,698	103.00–118.00	109.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,595	68.00–79.00	74.81
2	—	1,525	80.00–83.00	81.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,601	70.00–80.00	73.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	18.00	18.00
21	—	1,242	55.00–67.00	60.90
9	—	1,141	38.00–53.00	45.78
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,641	78.00–94.00	83.10
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,392	115.00–121.00	117.84
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,545	100.00–115.00	109.61
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	88.00–105.00	96.81
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,490	130.00–139.00	135.71
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,502	137.00–142.00	139.52
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,301	122.00–130.00	125.88
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,441	104.00–112.00	107.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	94.00–101.00	97.02
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,309	123.00–135.00	130.59
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	134.00–137.00	135.74
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,348	90.00–123.00	111.16

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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