Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged .84 higher, holstein steers averaged 3.76 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 1.57 lower. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 1.42 higher, boners averaged 5.94 higher and lean cows averaged .84 lower.

Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 12.25 lower while calves under 95 lbs averaged 22.66 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $102.21/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,168.80 against this barn's trailing median of $1,271.01.

Average price

$102.21

15 head · 729 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 3

$51.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−55.58

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	630	145.00	914	1thin
Medium and Large 1	790	117.00	924	2thin
Large 3	752	96.71	727	10thin
Medium 3	605	93.50	566	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.50/cwt here — about $348 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 sale15 hd

102.21

—

PA average7 barns · 415 hd

157.79

−55.58

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,271.01

−1,168.80

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	1,480	116.46	1,724	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,631	94.22	1,537	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,699	88.17	1,498	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,444	86.48	1,249	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,246	63.27	788	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,187	119.20	1,415	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,378	107.31	1,479	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,541	131.39	2,025	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,547	126.19	1,952	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,286	106.53	1,370	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,208	133.51	1,613	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,195	118.07	1,411	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,522	151.29	2,303	21
Steers	Choice	Average	1,429	142.59	2,038	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,247	132.15	1,648	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	179.92/cwt	39
Bulls	Number 2	96	144.46/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	87	90.98/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 1	86	216.55/cwt	13

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Steers	Select	—	1,247	132.15/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,648	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,429	142.59/cwt	136.00–148.00	2,038	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,187	119.20/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,415	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,378	107.31/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,479	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	45.50/cwt	37.00–52.00	538	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	82.82/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,205	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,422	93.80/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,334	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,631	94.22/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,537	4
Bulls	—	—	1,566	123.20/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,929	7
Bulls	—	—	1,405	110.56/cwt	96.00–117.00	1,553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	129.88/cwt	125.00–135.00	805	2
Heifers	Large 3	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	465	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	451	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	868	102.27/cwt	97.00–105.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	818	94.02/cwt	90.00–97.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,099	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	120.03/cwt	110.00–130.00	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,289	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	672	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	535	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	440	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	405	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	685	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	596	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	70	77.50/cwt	65.00–90.00	54	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	97.44/cwt	95.00–100.00	100	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	130	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	91	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	60	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	27	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	157.50/cwt	145.00–170.00	173	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	91	167.91/cwt	160.00–175.00	153	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	131	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	97.73/cwt	80.00–130.00	81	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	137	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	146.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	166	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	140.68/cwt	90.00–175.00	129	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	165.66/cwt	125.00–180.00	171	15
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	158	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	83	164.32/cwt	135.00–230.00	136	4
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	120	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	198	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	290	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	192	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	177.58/cwt	175.00–185.00	147	4
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	120	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	288	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	307.58/cwt	305.00–310.00	255	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	270	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,547	126.19/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,952	7
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,541	131.39/cwt	127.00–134.00	2,025	8
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,286	106.53/cwt	91.00–115.00	1,370	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,264	64.13/cwt	54.00–72.00	811	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,271	79.30/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,008	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,195	118.07/cwt	104.00–129.00	1,411	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,699	88.17/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,498	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,208	133.51/cwt	124.00–141.00	1,613	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,522	151.29/cwt	147.00–156.00	2,303	21
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	309	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	115	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	144	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	135	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	209	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	319	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	135	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	132.28/cwt	105.00–165.00	134	5
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	120	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	70	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	60	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	115	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	299	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	1	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	296.67/cwt	280.00–320.00	267	3
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	90	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	94	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 Jun 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 50Last week 61Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 288Year ago 318

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 126Last week 98Year ago 115

Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 12.25 lower while calves under 95 lbs averaged 22.66 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,247	125.00–138.00	132.15
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,429	136.00–148.00	142.59
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,522	147.00–156.00	151.29
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,187	110.00–128.00	119.20
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	105.00–115.00	107.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,183	37.00–52.00	45.50
10	—	1,264	54.00–72.00	64.13
5	—	1,271	75.00–87.00	79.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,455	76.00–88.00	82.82
3	—	1,422	91.00–97.00	93.80
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,631	93.00–96.00	94.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,699	83.00–93.00	88.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,566	117.00–127.00	123.20
8	—	1,405	96.00–117.00	110.56
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,547	124.00–129.00	126.19
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,541	127.00–134.00	131.39
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,286	91.00–115.00	106.53
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,195	104.00–129.00	118.07
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,208	124.00–141.00	133.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	125.00–135.00	129.88
1	—	920	115.00	115.00
1	—	210	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
2	—	818	110.00–130.00	120.03
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	140.00	140.00
1	—	865	142.00	142.00
1	—	585	122.00	122.00
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	97.00	97.00
4	—	868	97.00–105.00	102.27
3	—	818	90.00–97.00	94.02
1	—	440	92.00	92.00
1	—	685	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	107.00	107.00
1	—	545	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	87.00	87.00
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	165.00	165.00
1	—	535	145.00	145.00
1	—	410	165.00	165.00
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,065	130.00	130.00
3	—	908	142.00	142.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	95.00	95.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	672	125.00	125.00
1	—	460	105.00	105.00
1	—	410	100.00	100.00
1	—	380	115.00	115.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	70	65.00–90.00	77.50
2	—	103	95.00–100.00	97.44
1	—	130	70.00	70.00
1	—	60	45.00	45.00
1	—	90	145.00	145.00
4	—	83	80.00–130.00	97.73
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	110	145.00–170.00	157.50
5	—	91	160.00–175.00	167.91
15	—	103	125.00–180.00	165.66
1	—	120	160.00	160.00
4	—	83	175.00–185.00	177.58
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	165.00	165.00
3	—	113	140.00–150.00	146.76
6	—	92	90.00–175.00	140.68
1	—	75	180.00	180.00
5	—	101	105.00–165.00	132.28
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	175.00	175.00
4	—	83	135.00–230.00	164.32
1	—	120	165.00	165.00
1	—	115	125.00	125.00
1	—	135	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	290.00	290.00
2	—	95	320.00–330.00	325.00
1	—	110	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	240.00	240.00
1	—	70	85.00	85.00
1	—	115	260.00	260.00
1	—	1	125.00	125.00
1	—	90	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	305.00–310.00	307.58
1	—	100	270.00	270.00
3	—	90	280.00–320.00	296.67
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	120.00	120.00
1	—	85	110.00	110.00

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