Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighed average prices, slaughter steers averaged 1.52 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged .37 higher, slaughter heifers averaged .08 lower. Slaughter cows: Breakers averaged 2.88 lower, boners averaged 5.90 higher and lean cows averaged 4.13 lower.

Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 10.92 higher and calves under 95 lbs averaged 31.51 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $112.31/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,158.71 against this barn's trailing median of $1,271.01.

Average price

$112.31

8 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$56.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.42

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	765	131.50	1,006	2thin
Medium and Large 2	654	121.25	793	4thin
Large 3	868	75.23	653	2thin

One grade step is worth $56.27/cwt here — about $353 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 sale8 hd

112.31

—

PA average7 barns · 697 hd

118.73

−6.42

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,271.01

−1,158.71

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	1,541	108.86	1,677	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,736	93.72	1,627	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,745	87.25	1,522	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,384	83.25	1,152	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,239	65.80	815	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,260	115.00	1,449	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,185	84.00	995	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,573	130.36	2,051	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,452	118.19	1,716	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,410	91.85	1,295	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,304	147.17	1,919	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,249	140.77	1,758	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,186	119.51	1,417	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,358	148.19	2,012	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,309	141.28	1,849	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,277	127.06	1,623	13

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	153.64/cwt	26
Bulls	Number 2	93	117.75/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	94	108.16/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	75	10.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	85	175.63/cwt	8

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	—	1,559	105.18/cwt	87.00–115.00	1,640	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,576	87.97/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,386	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	78.52/cwt	75.00–81.00	935	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,762	87.07/cwt	78.00–91.00	1,534	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,293	77.18/cwt	72.00–86.00	998	5
Bulls	Large 3	—	868	75.23/cwt	57.00–94.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,115	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	610	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	488	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	480	90.41/cwt	72.00–110.00	434	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	717	103.35/cwt	87.00–120.00	741	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	98.43/cwt	90.00–107.00	630	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	105.84/cwt	100.00–112.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	135.91/cwt	127.00–145.00	996	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	980	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	608	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,140	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,163	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	765	100.00/cwt	80.00–120.00	765	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	867	96.70/cwt	85.00–105.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,129	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	465	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,094	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	127.23/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,845	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,309	141.28/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,849	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,452	118.19/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,716	9
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,573	130.36/cwt	127.00–133.00	2,051	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	85.41/cwt	70.00–100.00	79	2
Bulls	Utility	—	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	Utility	—	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	127.42/cwt	105.00–145.00	106	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	70	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	60	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	118.57/cwt	100.00–135.00	113	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	153.48/cwt	145.00–157.00	127	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	139	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	114.75/cwt	100.00–135.00	117	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	138	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	125.99/cwt	120.00–135.00	140	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	167.50/cwt	85.00–250.00	168	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	165	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	80	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	36	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	214	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	119	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	95	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	190	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	70	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	70	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	204	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	139.77/cwt	120.00–155.00	130	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	30	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	95	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	219	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	100	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	265	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	249.39/cwt	230.00–270.00	207	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,358	148.19/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,012	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	924	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,857	93.30/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,733	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,736	93.72/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,627	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	65.54/cwt	57.00–70.00	779	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,297	47.63/cwt	38.00–52.00	618	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,185	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	995	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,249	140.77/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,758	11
Heifers	Select	—	1,186	119.51/cwt	112.00–129.00	1,417	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,304	147.17/cwt	143.00–151.50	1,919	9
Steers	Select	—	1,277	127.06/cwt	116.00–136.00	1,623	13
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,410	91.85/cwt	80.00–112.00	1,295	4

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 Aug 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 50Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 0Last week 172Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 122Last week 111Year ago 0

Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 10.92 higher and calves under 95 lbs averaged 31.51 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,559	87.00–115.00	105.18
2	—	1,450	121.00–133.00	127.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,576	85.00–90.00	87.97
4	—	1,191	75.00–81.00	78.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,762	78.00–91.00	87.07
1	—	1,320	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,857	92.00–95.00	93.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,293	72.00–86.00	77.18
9	—	1,189	57.00–70.00	65.54
3	—	1,297	38.00–52.00	47.63
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,736	89.00–97.00	93.72
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,309	137.00–148.00	141.28
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,358	144.00–152.00	148.19
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,277	116.00–136.00	127.06
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,452	114.00–124.00	118.19
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,573	127.00–133.00	130.36
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,410	80.00–112.00	91.85
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	84.00	84.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,249	134.00–147.00	140.77
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,186	112.00–129.00	119.51
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,304	143.00–151.50	147.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	57.00–94.00	75.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	145.00	145.00
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,115	100.00	100.00
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	116.00	116.00
1	—	445	147.00	147.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	80.00	80.00
1	—	650	95.00	95.00
1	—	465	45.00	45.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	85.00	85.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	72.00–110.00	90.41
3	—	717	87.00–120.00	103.35
2	—	640	90.00–107.00	98.43
2	—	575	100.00–112.00	105.84
1	—	980	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,140	102.00	102.00
2	—	765	80.00–120.00	100.00
3	—	867	85.00–105.00	96.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	127.00–145.00	135.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	112.00	112.00
1	—	305	160.00	160.00
1	—	795	142.00	142.00
1	—	935	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	87.00	87.00
1	—	735	85.00	85.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
1	—	410	90.00	90.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	70.00–100.00	85.41
2	—	100	85.00–250.00	167.50
1	—	85	35.00	35.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	15.00	15.00
1	—	70	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	83	105.00–145.00	127.42
1	—	70	85.00	85.00
7	—	95	100.00–135.00	118.57
3	—	102	100.00–135.00	114.75
1	—	120	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	83	145.00–157.00	153.48
5	—	103	130.00–140.00	135.00
5	—	111	120.00–135.00	125.99
6	—	93	120.00–155.00	139.77
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	230.00	230.00
1	—	80	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	230.00	230.00
2	—	83	230.00–270.00	249.39
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	220.00	220.00
2	—	93	230.00	230.00
1	—	85	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	45.00	45.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	140.00	140.00
1	—	95	200.00	200.00
1	—	70	100.00	100.00

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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