Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2022-07-05

Middleburg

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jul 5
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Feeder Cattle receipts
46 head
34 vs last sale 80 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
233 head
11 vs last sale 222 46 vs year ago 187 · +24.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
137 head
60 vs last sale 77 27 vs year ago 110 · +24.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, Slaughter steers averaged 5.02 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 3.96 higher, slaughter heifers averaged 4.42 higher. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 3.60 higher, boners averaged 11.15 higher, lean cows averaged1.75 higher-.

Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 10.02 higher while calves under 95 lbs averaged 2.88 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.62/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits 858.92 against this barn's trailing median of $970.54.
Average price
$111.62
13 head · 447 lb average
Value per head Derived
$499
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$120
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
29.30
vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1345121.404195thin
Medium and Large 2511105.505398thin
One grade step is worth $15.90/cwt here — about −$120 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
16401278917556median 970.5412/1602/2404/2806/2308/18
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 sale13 hd
111.62
PA average4 barns · 119 hd
140.92
−29.30
This barn, trailing median33 sales
970.54
−858.92
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,522113.111,7228thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,55699.181,5436thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63291.431,4926thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,42887.221,2469thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,26766.938489thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,370125.001,7131thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,475111.501,6452thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,471132.821,9544thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,349124.321,6775thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,337120.111,6063thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,411150.022,1176thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,298143.301,8609thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,310119.191,5615thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,491156.802,33812
SteersChoiceAverage1,425148.452,11514
SteersSelectAverage1,403138.041,9372thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196200.75/cwt30
BullsNumber 297152.59/cwt18
BullsNumber 389130.76/cwt7
BullsUtility8010.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 186190.00/cwt7

Every lot, as filed

84 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsNumber 2113135.11/cwt130.00–140.001532
BullsNumber 1Crossbred100320.00/cwt320.00–320.003201
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross83333.64/cwt290.00–380.002772
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110290.00/cwt290.00–290.003191
BullsNumber 1Crossbred90257.50/cwt185.00–330.002322
SteersChoice and Prime1,491156.80/cwt154.00–160.502,33812
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42887.22/cwt75.00–95.001,2469
Bulls1,451122.10/cwt118.00–128.001,7724
Bulls1,593104.12/cwt97.00–110.001,6594
HeifersMedium and Large 289085.00/cwt85.00–85.007571
HeifersMedium and Large 1415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
HeifersMedium and Large 248090.00/cwt90.00–90.004321
HeifersMedium and Large 2735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008091
HeifersMedium and Large 294084.00/cwt84.00–84.007901
HeifersMedium and Large 2400115.00/cwt115.00–115.004601
SteersMedium and Large 2226148.20/cwt145.00–150.003353
SteersMedium and Large 2165165.00/cwt165.00–165.002721
SteersMedium and Large 2135170.00/cwt170.00–170.002301
SteersMedium and Large 2420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
HeifersMedium and Large 2255105.00/cwt105.00–105.002681
HeifersMedium and Large 2200135.00/cwt135.00–135.002701
Dairy HeifersLarge 321080.00/cwt80.00–80.001681
Dairy HeifersLarge 317575.00/cwt75.00–75.001311
SteersMedium and Large 2985115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1331
SteersMedium and Large 2600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
SteersMedium and Large 1252135.00/cwt135.00–135.003402
SteersMedium and Large 1225155.00/cwt155.00–155.003492
Dairy HeifersLarge 367579.96/cwt45.00–105.005403
Dairy HeifersLarge 361070.00/cwt70.00–70.004271
Dairy HeifersLarge 358590.00/cwt90.00–90.005271
Dairy HeifersLarge 370562.00/cwt62.00–62.004371
Dairy HeifersLarge 3440100.00/cwt100.00–100.004401
Dairy HeifersLarge 353389.81/cwt60.00–105.004793
Dairy SteersLarge 312870.00/cwt70.00–70.00902
Dairy SteersLarge 343575.00/cwt75.00–75.003261
Dairy SteersLarge 3295115.00/cwt115.00–115.003391
Dairy SteersLarge 3688104.53/cwt97.00–112.007192
Dairy SteersLarge 3385107.00/cwt107.00–107.004122
Dairy HeifersLarge 377397.51/cwt95.00–100.007542
Dairy SteersLarge 3325102.23/cwt85.00–120.003322
Dairy SteersLarge 3486130.00/cwt130.00–130.006323
Dairy SteersLarge 3883111.13/cwt102.00–120.009812
HeifersMedium and Large 2185120.00/cwt120.00–120.002221
HeifersMedium and Large 1175125.00/cwt125.00–125.002193
HeifersMedium and Large 1785112.00/cwt112.00–112.008791
BullsMedium and Large 2615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
BullsMedium and Large 2315115.00/cwt115.00–115.003621
BullsLarge 369392.00/cwt92.00–92.006382
BullsNumber 1102178.13/cwt165.00–200.001828
BullsNumber 310590.00/cwt90.00–90.00951
BullsNumber 365125.00/cwt125.00–125.00811
BullsNumber 373135.11/cwt130.00–145.00993
BullsNumber 3120150.00/cwt150.00–150.001801
BullsNumber 3115145.00/cwt145.00–145.001671
BullsUtility8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsNumber 2125125.00/cwt125.00–125.001561
BullsNumber 275150.00/cwt150.00–150.001131
BullsNumber 2101150.08/cwt130.00–165.001526
BullsNumber 293165.11/cwt140.00–185.001545
BullsNumber 282158.47/cwt145.00–165.001303
HeifersNumber 185125.00/cwt120.00–130.001062
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100280.00/cwt280.00–280.002801
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90280.00/cwt280.00–280.002521
HeifersNumber 1Crossbred95250.00/cwt250.00–250.002381
BullsNumber 193182.12/cwt155.00–200.001697
BullsNumber 184168.37/cwt160.00–185.001416
HeifersNumber 175135.00/cwt130.00–140.001012
BullsNumber 1115173.33/cwt165.00–185.001993
HeifersChoice1,298143.30/cwt130.00–147.001,8609
HeifersChoice and Prime1,411150.02/cwt146.00–153.002,1176
HeifersSelect1,310119.19/cwt104.00–126.001,5615
CowsLean 85-90%1,37557.75/cwt56.00–60.007942
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,55699.18/cwt91.00–103.001,5436
Dairy SteersChoice1,349124.32/cwt122.00–127.001,6775
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,370125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,7131
Dairy HeifersChoice1,355114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,5451
Dairy HeifersChoice1,595109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,7391
SteersChoice1,425148.45/cwt142.00–154.002,11514
SteersSelect1,403138.04/cwt135.00–141.001,9372
Dairy SteersSelect1,337120.11/cwt118.00–123.001,6063
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,471132.82/cwt126.00–137.001,9544
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63291.43/cwt84.00–95.001,4926
CowsLean 85-90%1,30577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,0052
CowsLean 85-90%1,20866.58/cwt63.00–70.008045

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.