Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged 3.83 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 7.58 lower and slaughter heifers averaged .18 lower.

Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 4.74 lower, boners 11.42 lower and lean cows 5.52 lower. Holstien bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 59.88 lower while under 95 lbs averaged 75.50 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −105.74 against this barn's trailing median of $230.74.

Average price

$125.00

6 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$24.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.35

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	145.00	682	1thin
Medium and Large 2	485	121.00	587	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.00/cwt here — about $95 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 sale6 hd

125.00

—

PA average5 barns · 518 hd

154.35

−29.35

This barn, trailing median34 sales

230.74

−105.74

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	1,359	107.96	1,467	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,648	94.72	1,561	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,589	86.69	1,378	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,414	78.95	1,116	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,397	64.43	900	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,285	117.00	1,503	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,410	105.09	1,482	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,478	129.40	1,913	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,494	112.57	1,682	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,793	98.13	1,759	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,352	152.22	2,058	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,348	140.74	1,897	13
Heifers	Select	Average	1,218	109.32	1,332	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,561	152.45	2,380	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,437	145.13	2,086	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,361	133.03	1,811	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	112.33/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 2	98	95.83/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	80	43.14/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	80	12.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	89	157.50/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

60 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	Choice	—	1,437	145.13/cwt	137.00–150.00	2,086	15
Steers	Select	—	1,361	133.03/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,811	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,793	98.13/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,759	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,478	129.40/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,913	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,373	72.86/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,000	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,406	61.06/cwt	57.00–67.00	859	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,551	91.14/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,414	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	75.80/cwt	70.00–85.00	1,029	10
Bulls	—	—	1,583	123.64/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,957	2
Bulls	—	—	1,309	104.48/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,368	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	830	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	706	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	360	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	234	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	457	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	330	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	314	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	590	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	443	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	455	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	387	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	340	83.55/cwt	80.00–87.00	284	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	211	81.30/cwt	55.00–110.00	172	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	730	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	324	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	565	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	100.73/cwt	65.00–135.00	361	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	155	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	256	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	57	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	84.89/cwt	80.00–90.00	96	2
Bulls	Utility	—	85	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	97.74/cwt	85.00–115.00	89	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	75.82/cwt	50.00–115.00	62	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	105.00/cwt	85.00–120.00	107	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	290	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	255	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	68	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	97.26/cwt	75.00–125.00	82	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	100	117.50/cwt	110.00–125.00	118	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	138	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	90.00/cwt	80.00–100.00	81	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	81	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	43	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	35.23/cwt	15.00–65.00	26	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	106.62/cwt	85.00–125.00	99	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	138	1
Bulls	Utility	—	75	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	200	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,348	140.74/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,897	13
Heifers	Select	—	1,218	109.32/cwt	89.00–123.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,352	152.22/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,058	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,648	94.72/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,561	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	86.69/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,378	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	64.25/cwt	63.00–65.00	871	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,494	112.57/cwt	102.00–126.00	1,682	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,285	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,503	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,410	105.09/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,482	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,561	152.45/cwt	149.00–156.00	2,380	11

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 Jul 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 46Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 233Year ago 388

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 94Last week 137Year ago 124

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged 3.83 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 7.58 lower and slaughter heifers averaged .18 lower.

Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 4.74 lower, boners 11.42 lower and lean cows 5.52 lower. Holstien bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 59.88 lower while under 95 lbs averaged 75.50 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,437	137.00–150.00	145.13
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,361	128.00–138.00	133.03
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,561	149.00–156.00	152.45
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,793	94.00–101.00	98.13
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,478	125.00–137.00	129.40
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	102.00–126.00	112.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	71.00–74.00	72.86
5	—	1,406	57.00–67.00	61.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,551	88.00–96.00	91.14
10	—	1,357	70.00–85.00	75.80
2	—	1,355	63.00–65.00	64.25
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,648	90.00–103.00	94.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,589	83.00–91.00	86.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	122.00–125.00	123.64
9	—	1,309	101.00–107.00	104.48
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,348	133.00–148.00	140.74
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	89.00–123.00	109.32
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,352	150.00–154.00	152.22
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	117.00	117.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	104.00–107.00	105.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	85.00	85.00
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
1	—	590	75.00	75.00
1	—	455	85.00	85.00
2	—	340	80.00–87.00	83.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	285	85.00	85.00
1	—	765	140.00	140.00
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
1	—	330	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	65.00	65.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	105.00	105.00
1	—	330	95.00	95.00
4	—	211	55.00–110.00	81.30
1	—	730	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	65.00–135.00	100.73
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	155	165.00	165.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	60.00	60.00
1	—	85	50.00	50.00
3	—	73	15.00–65.00	35.23
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	80.00–90.00	84.89
4	—	91	85.00–115.00	97.74
3	—	82	50.00–115.00	75.82
6	—	102	85.00–120.00	105.00
1	—	120	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	10.00	10.00
1	—	75	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	84	75.00–125.00	97.26
4	—	100	110.00–125.00	117.50
1	—	110	125.00	125.00
8	—	93	85.00–125.00	106.62
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	290.00	290.00
1	—	85	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	80.00–100.00	90.00
1	—	85	95.00	95.00

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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