Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted averages slaughter steers averaged .66 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 4.18 lower, slaughter heifers averaged 4.84 higher. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged .34 lower, boners averaged6.75 lower and lean cows averaged 4.20 higher.

Holstein calves over 95 lbs averaged 2.45 higher and calves under 95 lbs averaged 5.12 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.04/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −856.50 against this barn's trailing median of $970.54.

Average price

$114.04

26 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$15.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.30

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	608	125.87	766	6thin
Medium and Large 2	574	110.49	634	20

One grade step is worth $15.38/cwt here — about $131 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

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,625.53, low $570.37, median $970.54 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 sale26 hd

114.04

—

PA average4 barns · 111 hd

137.33

−23.30

This barn, trailing median33 sales

970.54

−856.50

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	1,409	108.69	1,531	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,709	93.62	1,600	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,581	86.02	1,360	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,452	82.23	1,194	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,272	69.02	878	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,466	99.05	1,452	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,523	130.22	1,983	16
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,438	119.00	1,711	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,374	98.11	1,348	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,276	146.14	1,865	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,392	138.35	1,926	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,428	125.43	1,791	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,528	151.56	2,316	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,513	143.64	2,173	29
Steers	Select	Average	1,251	123.21	1,541	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	198.50/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	99	154.23/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 3	90	110.81/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	100	20.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	95	165.83/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

93 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	Medium and Large 2	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,010	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	114.64/cwt	112.00–117.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	552	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	955	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	103.51/cwt	102.00–105.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	125.04/cwt	117.00–127.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	104.90/cwt	95.00–115.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	230	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	219	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	175	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	375	87.70/cwt	80.00–95.00	329	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	173	119.13/cwt	92.00–140.00	206	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	170	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	221	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,130	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,266	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	525	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	368	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	210	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	145.37/cwt	112.00–165.00	705	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	715	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	501	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	99.88/cwt	95.00–105.00	419	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	660	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	574	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	695	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	605	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,130	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,153	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	535	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	455	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	451	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	265	122.45/cwt	100.00–135.00	324	3
Bulls	Large 3	—	725	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	703	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	930	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	215	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	273	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	80	160.00/cwt	130.00–175.00	128	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	158.10/cwt	135.00–170.00	163	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	150.43/cwt	110.00–170.00	141	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	114.24/cwt	55.00–170.00	95	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	185.00/cwt	170.00–200.00	157	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	166.33/cwt	150.00–185.00	153	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	65	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	98	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	120	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	168.11/cwt	150.00–175.00	173	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	70	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	77	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	75	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	131	1
Bulls	Utility	—	100	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	95	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	280	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	110	112.50/cwt	100.00–125.00	124	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	192.50/cwt	105.00–280.00	154	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	125	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	338	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	279	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	166.67/cwt	160.00–170.00	183	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	123.48/cwt	105.00–150.00	115	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	88.78/cwt	35.00–140.00	91	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	148.83/cwt	145.00–155.00	168	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	301.76/cwt	275.00–330.00	281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	537	1
Bulls	—	—	1,579	119.23/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,883	4
Bulls	—	—	1,341	104.47/cwt	97.00–112.00	1,401	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,709	93.62/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,600	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,301	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	81.27/cwt	79.00–83.00	935	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	87.83/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,369	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,438	119.00/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,711	8
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,374	98.11/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,348	6
Steers	Select	—	1,251	123.21/cwt	94.00–132.00	1,541	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,513	143.64/cwt	131.00–151.00	2,173	29
Heifers	Choice	—	1,392	138.35/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,926	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,528	151.56/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,316	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,466	99.05/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,452	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,523	130.22/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,983	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,620	91.47/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,482	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	76.07/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,428	125.43/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,791	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,515	59.55/cwt	59.00–60.00	902	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,241	68.33/cwt	61.00–77.00	848	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,276	146.14/cwt	144.00–148.50	1,865	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	329.85/cwt	325.00–335.00	274	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.

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 50Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 163Year ago 145

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 77Last week 126Year ago 103

Holstein calves over 95 lbs averaged 2.45 higher and calves under 95 lbs averaged 5.12 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,000	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,270	102.00	102.00
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
1	—	930	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
1	—	805	115.00	115.00
3	—	485	112.00–165.00	145.37
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	114.00	114.00
1	—	170	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,130	112.00	112.00
1	—	715	70.00	70.00
1	—	535	112.00	112.00
2	—	420	95.00–105.00	99.88
1	—	660	87.00	87.00
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	112.00–117.00	114.64
5	—	569	97.00	97.00
3	—	475	135.00	135.00
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
2	—	875	102.00–105.00	103.51
2	—	545	97.00	97.00
1	—	375	100.00	100.00
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
2	—	788	95.00–115.00	104.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	662	117.00–127.00	125.04
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	97.00	97.00
2	—	375	80.00–95.00	87.70
2	—	173	92.00–140.00	119.13
1	—	210	70.00	70.00
1	—	695	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,130	102.00	102.00
1	—	535	85.00	85.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
2	—	440	100.00–105.00	102.53
1	—	795	95.00	95.00
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
1	—	565	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	95.00	95.00
1	—	175	110.00	110.00
3	—	265	100.00–135.00	122.45
1	—	725	97.00	97.00
1	—	930	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	127.00	127.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	80	130.00–175.00	160.00
6	—	103	135.00–170.00	158.10
5	—	94	110.00–170.00	150.43
4	—	113	145.00–155.00	148.83
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	55.00–170.00	114.24
1	—	70	110.00	110.00
3	—	93	105.00–150.00	123.48
2	—	103	35.00–140.00	88.78
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	170.00–200.00	185.00
8	—	92	150.00–185.00	166.33
5	—	103	150.00–175.00	168.11
1	—	75	175.00	175.00
3	—	110	160.00–170.00	166.67
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	150.00	150.00
2	—	93	275.00–330.00	301.76
2	—	83	325.00–335.00	329.85
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	150.00	150.00
1	—	125	270.00	270.00
1	—	90	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	105.00	105.00
2	—	110	100.00–125.00	112.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	105.00–280.00	192.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,579	116.00–124.00	119.23
10	—	1,341	97.00–112.00	104.47
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,709	90.00–96.00	93.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	77.00	77.00
5	—	1,559	82.00–95.00	87.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	79.00–83.00	81.27
2	—	1,515	59.00–60.00	59.55
8	—	1,241	61.00–77.00	68.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	90.00–93.00	91.47
3	—	1,340	72.00–80.00	76.07
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,438	110.00–125.00	119.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,374	90.00–108.00	98.11
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,523	124.00–136.00	130.22
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,251	94.00–132.00	123.21
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,513	131.00–151.00	143.64
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,528	148.00–156.00	151.56
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	133.00–144.00	138.35
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	120.00–130.00	125.43
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,276	144.00–148.50	146.14
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,466	94.00–104.00	99.05

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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