Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average, slaughter steers averaged .66 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 7.61 higher, slaughter heifers averaged .86 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 6.68 lower, boner cows averaged 3.82 lower and slaughter cows averaged 4.19 higher-.

Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 14.33 higher and under 95 pounds averaged 4.50 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.70/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,154.32 against this barn's trailing median of $1,271.01.

Average price

$116.70

12 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 3

$13.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.22

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	587	118.04	692	10thin
Medium and Large 1	565	115.00	650	1thin
Large 3	445	105.00	467	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.04/cwt here — about $225 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 sale12 hd

116.70

—

PA average3 barns · 249 hd

132.91

−16.22

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,271.01

−1,154.32

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	1,558	109.73	1,710	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,475	105.00	1,549	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	94.15	1,436	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,441	85.49	1,232	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,269	66.48	844	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,410	114.00	1,607	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,512	132.82	2,008	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,275	107.49	1,370	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,353	145.50	1,969	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,259	137.79	1,735	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,198	122.83	1,472	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,551	149.19	2,314	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,431	141.55	2,026	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,283	128.79	1,652	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	204.72/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 2	88	131.70/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	98	93.92/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	50	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	94	150.00/cwt	13

Every lot, as filed

73 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	Number 3	—	115	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	121	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	194.43/cwt	160.00–220.00	198	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	73	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	73	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	125	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	188	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	80	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	206.22/cwt	175.00–222.00	208	10
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	65.00/cwt	50.00–80.00	68	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	136.60/cwt	125.00–145.00	113	3
Bulls	Utility	—	50	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	171.93/cwt	120.00–220.00	162	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	90.09/cwt	70.00–105.00	83	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	68	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	256	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	98.33/cwt	55.00–120.00	84	3
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	95	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	81	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	176	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	256	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	211.25/cwt	200.00–220.00	201	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	70	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	63	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	100	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	90.00/cwt	60.00–120.00	86	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	261	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	130	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	286	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	90	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	110	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	308	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	136.49/cwt	120.00–175.00	115	4
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	93	157.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	147	2
Bulls	Number 2Jersey	—	90	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	41	1
Bulls	Number 2Jersey	—	73	22.59/cwt	20.00–25.00	16	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	213	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	285.41/cwt	270.00–300.00	265	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,198	122.83/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,353	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,969	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,551	149.19/cwt	145.00–152.50	2,314	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,475	105.00/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,549	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,670	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	772	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	565	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	463	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	545	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	463	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	310	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	295	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	805	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	684	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	625	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,362	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	875	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	656	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	423	89.72/cwt	82.00–97.00	380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	92.29/cwt	85.00–100.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	107.39/cwt	100.00–115.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	138.79/cwt	135.00–140.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Bulls	—	—	1,468	103.20/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,515	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	94.15/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,436	8
Bulls	—	—	1,623	114.39/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,857	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	52.14/cwt	50.00–54.00	651	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	83.92/cwt	73.50–90.00	1,191	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,538	92.54/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,423	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,259	137.79/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,735	7
Steers	Select	—	1,283	128.79/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,652	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,431	141.55/cwt	135.00–149.50	2,026	21
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,512	132.82/cwt	128.00–136.00	2,008	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,275	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,370	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,410	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,607	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	70.59/cwt	64.00–76.00	868	8

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 May 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 119Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 165Year ago 198

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 95Last week 74Year ago 102

Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 14.33 higher and under 95 pounds averaged 4.50 lower.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	105.00	105.00
1	—	125	150.00	150.00
1	—	80	100.00	100.00
2	—	105	50.00–80.00	65.00
3	—	92	70.00–105.00	90.09
1	—	75	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	102	160.00–220.00	194.43
2	—	73	100.00	100.00
4	—	94	120.00–220.00	171.93
4	—	84	120.00–175.00	136.49
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	101	175.00–222.00	206.22
3	—	83	125.00–145.00	136.60
2	—	115	220.00–225.00	222.50
4	—	95	200.00–220.00	211.25
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	50	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	220.00	220.00
2	—	93	155.00–160.00	157.57
Bulls — Number 2 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	45.00	45.00
2	—	73	20.00–25.00	22.59
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	250.00	250.00
2	—	93	270.00–300.00	285.41
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	320.00	320.00
1	—	90	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	85	55.00–120.00	98.33
1	—	70	90.00	90.00
1	—	100	100.00	100.00
2	—	95	60.00–120.00	90.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	85.00	85.00
1	—	130	220.00	220.00
1	—	100	90.00	90.00
1	—	110	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	115.00–130.00	122.83
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	145.00–146.00	145.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,259	133.00–143.00	137.79
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,551	145.00–152.50	149.19
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,283	123.00–136.00	128.79
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,431	135.00–149.50	141.55
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,475	98.00–109.00	105.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	91.00	91.00
4	—	1,249	50.00–54.00	52.14
8	—	1,229	64.00–76.00	70.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,525	92.00–97.00	94.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,419	73.50–90.00	83.92
2	—	1,538	92.00–93.00	92.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,468	94.00–110.00	103.20
7	—	1,623	109.00–118.00	114.39
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	128.00–136.00	132.82
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	107.00–108.00	107.49
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	114.00	114.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	145.00	145.00
1	—	595	102.00	102.00
1	—	320	147.00	147.00
1	—	525	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,050	95.00	95.00
2	—	623	85.00–100.00	92.29
2	—	660	100.00–115.00	107.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	105.00	105.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	82.00	82.00
1	—	545	85.00	85.00
2	—	310	95.00	95.00
1	—	625	75.00	75.00
1	—	875	75.00	75.00
2	—	423	82.00–97.00	89.72
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	85.00	85.00
1	—	905	100.00	100.00
1	—	730	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	125.00	125.00
4	—	626	135.00–140.00	138.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,135	120.00	120.00

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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How this sale compares

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