Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter Steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, with Dairy Steers selling 3.00-5.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Heifers sold mostly steady, with no comparison for Dairy Heifers. No test for Bulls due to limited sales this and last week. Cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Buyer attendance for the slaughter cattle sale was moderate, with moderate demand overall. Feeder Dairy Bull calves sold 10.00-15.00 lower, with no test for Feeder Dairy Heifer calves due to limited comparable sales last week. Buyer attendance and demand was moderate for the calf sale.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.37/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −1,150.13 against this barn's trailing median of $1,271.50.

Average price

$121.37

23 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$78.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.40

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	355	185.67	659	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	220	145.00	319	1thin
Small 3	153	112.62	172	2thin
Large 2-3	686	111.83	767	6thin
Medium and Large 2	769	110.08	846	4thin
Large 3	265	107.57	285	7thin

One grade step is worth $78.10/cwt here — about $374 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

32 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,707.20, low $923.61, median $1,271.50 across 32 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 sale23 hd

121.37

—

PA average7 barns · 697 hd

118.97

+2.40

This barn, trailing median32 sales

1,271.50

−1,150.13

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	—	Low	1,436	103.68	1,489	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,615	85.53	1,381	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	79.87	1,052	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,133	58.68	665	33
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,575	111.00	1,748	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Low	1,385	92.00	1,274	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	High	1,450	122.36	1,774	26
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	1,335	106.32	1,419	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,468	148.51	2,181	15
Heifers	Choice	High	1,305	139.39	1,819	36
Heifers	Select	Average	1,154	121.67	1,404	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,610	154.71	2,491	25
Steers	Choice	High	1,376	147.96	2,036	39
Steers	Select	High	1,221	127.72	1,560	22

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	155.90/cwt	36
Bulls	Number 2	90	107.80/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 3	84	62.88/cwt	21
Bulls	Utility	84	24.84/cwt	19
Heifers	Number 1	99	116.75/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	85	50.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	75	25.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

124 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	245	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	109.15/cwt	92.00–127.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	165	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	319	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	—	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	969	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	—	890	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	729	1
Bulls	—	—	1,313	82.27/cwt	70.00–96.00	1,080	4
Bulls	—	—	1,440	118.96/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,713	4
Bulls	—	—	1,532	108.59/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,664	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	78.42/cwt	74.00–90.00	1,008	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	70.86/cwt	68.00–74.00	952	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	74.79/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,171	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,575	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,748	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,385	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,274	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,470	133.57/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,963	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,420	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,321	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,325	106.77/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,415	8
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,325	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,537	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,380	154.60/cwt	153.50–156.00	2,133	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	950	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	904	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	893	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	848	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	820	100.64/cwt	98.00–102.00	825	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	580	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	464	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	840	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	563	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	370	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	333	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,015	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	964	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	140	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	126	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	345	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	190	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	405	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	240	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	120	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	515	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	371	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	245	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	159	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	935	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	916	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	125	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	81	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	900	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	612	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	153	112.62/cwt	105.00–120.00	172	2
Bulls	Large 2-3	—	715	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	701	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	—	1,140	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	969	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	307	99.50/cwt	72.00–127.00	305	4
Bulls	Large 3	—	192	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	221	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	116.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	97	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	126.71/cwt	110.00–145.00	118	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	53.30/cwt	50.00–55.00	39	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	81	59.10/cwt	50.00–80.00	48	10
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	108.82/cwt	90.00–125.00	100	12
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	94.44/cwt	85.00–110.00	79	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	112.50/cwt	100.00–125.00	113	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	130	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	137	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	127.00/cwt	120.00–135.00	128	10
Bulls	Utility	—	91	19.07/cwt	10.00–25.00	17	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	70.77/cwt	50.00–85.00	65	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	50	1
Bulls	Utility	—	63	13.42/cwt	10.00–20.00	8	3
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	—	80	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	48	1
Bulls	Utility	—	73	30.11/cwt	25.00–35.00	22	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	119.89/cwt	105.00–125.00	134	6
Bulls	Utility	—	103	21.94/cwt	5.00–35.00	23	3
Bulls	Utility	—	84	30.07/cwt	25.00–45.00	25	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	273	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	125	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	313	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	95	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	71	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	299	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	80	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	76	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	281.90/cwt	270.00–305.00	234	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	113	65.11/cwt	60.00–70.00	74	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	125	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	88	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	80	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	24	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	75	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	34	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	41.91/cwt	25.00–55.00	39	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	192	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,610	154.71/cwt	148.00–157.50	2,491	25
Steers	Select	—	1,310	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,860	2
Steers	Select	—	1,174	111.87/cwt	89.00–121.00	1,313	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,648	108.70/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,791	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,428	122.06/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,743	21
Heifers	Choice	—	1,281	150.36/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,926	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,284	128.18/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,646	7
Steers	Select	—	1,225	131.10/cwt	123.00–139.00	1,606	15
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,443	149.09/cwt	143.00–151.00	2,151	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,376	147.44/cwt	141.00–153.00	2,029	34
Steers	Choice	—	1,360	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,890	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	54.42/cwt	52.00–60.00	637	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,663	136.44/cwt	131.00–142.00	2,269	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,182	129.51/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,531	8
Heifers	Select	—	1,099	105.98/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,165	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,315	140.77/cwt	132.00–148.00	1,851	25
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,423	154.64/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,201	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	93.24/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,534	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	73.17/cwt	70.00–77.00	914	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	42.05/cwt	30.00–49.00	378	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	86.98/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,412	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	85.63/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,178	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	66.06/cwt	62.00–72.00	778	12
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	80	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	120	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	55	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	83	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	75	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	94	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	250.71/cwt	210.00–290.00	233	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	116.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	132	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	49	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	238	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	75	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	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 Aug 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 188Year ago 53

Slaughter CattleReceipts 333Last week 254Year ago 259

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 121Last week 122Year ago 112

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
1	—	515	145.00	145.00
1	—	165	170.00	170.00
1	—	635	107.00	107.00
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	160.00	160.00
1	—	580	165.00	165.00
1	—	410	180.00	180.00
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
1	—	615	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	195.00	195.00
1	—	240	175.00	175.00
1	—	390	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	110.00	110.00
2	—	633	92.00–127.00	109.15
1	—	865	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	145.00	145.00
1	—	840	100.00	100.00
1	—	890	98.00	98.00
1	—	715	98.00	98.00
1	—	1,140	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	153	105.00–120.00	112.62
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	307	72.00–127.00	99.50
2	—	192	115.00	115.00
1	—	245	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	107.00	107.00
1	—	840	67.00	67.00
1	—	370	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,015	95.00	95.00
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
1	—	125	65.00	65.00
1	—	900	68.00	68.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	893	95.00	95.00
3	—	820	98.00–102.00	100.64
1	—	580	80.00	80.00
1	—	345	55.00	55.00
1	—	405	87.00	87.00
2	—	935	98.00	98.00
2	—	740	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	140	90.00	90.00
1	—	240	50.00	50.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	72.00	72.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,313	70.00–96.00	82.27
4	—	1,440	112.00–124.00	118.96
5	—	1,532	101.00–114.00	108.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,285	74.00–90.00	78.42
3	—	1,343	68.00–74.00	70.86
10	—	1,376	83.00–89.00	85.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,566	70.00–80.00	74.79
6	—	1,645	92.00–95.00	93.24
20	—	1,623	82.00–92.00	86.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,170	52.00–60.00	54.42
4	—	1,249	70.00–77.00	73.17
6	—	898	30.00–49.00	42.05
12	—	1,178	62.00–72.00	66.06
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	111.00	111.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	92.00	92.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,470	132.00–135.00	133.57
2	—	1,648	104.00–114.00	108.70
21	—	1,428	114.00–130.00	122.06
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	93.00	93.00
8	—	1,325	100.00–112.00	106.77
1	—	1,325	116.00	116.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,380	153.50–156.00	154.60
34	—	1,376	141.00–153.00	147.44
1	—	1,360	139.00	139.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,610	148.00–157.50	154.71
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	140.00–144.00	141.99
5	—	1,174	89.00–121.00	111.87
15	—	1,225	123.00–139.00	131.10
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,281	150.00–151.00	150.36
7	—	1,284	115.00–135.00	128.18
25	—	1,315	132.00–148.00	140.77
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,443	143.00–151.00	149.09
2	—	1,663	131.00–142.00	136.44
3	—	1,423	154.00–156.00	154.64
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,182	119.00–135.00	129.51
4	—	1,099	102.00–110.00	105.98

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	84	115.00–120.00	116.01
6	—	93	110.00–145.00	126.71
1	—	130	105.00	105.00
10	—	101	120.00–135.00	127.00
6	—	112	105.00–125.00	119.89
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	73	50.00–55.00	53.30
10	—	81	50.00–80.00	59.10
6	—	92	50.00–85.00	70.77
1	—	100	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	92	90.00–125.00	108.82
8	—	84	85.00–110.00	94.44
2	—	100	100.00–125.00	112.50
3	—	113	115.00–120.00	116.62
1	—	75	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	91	10.00–25.00	19.07
3	—	63	10.00–20.00	13.42
3	—	73	25.00–35.00	30.11
3	—	103	5.00–35.00	21.94
4	—	84	25.00–45.00	30.07
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	290.00	290.00
3	—	83	270.00–305.00	281.90
3	—	93	210.00–290.00	250.71
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	150.00	150.00
1	—	55	150.00	150.00
1	—	75	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	260.00	260.00
1	—	125	250.00	250.00
1	—	80	240.00	240.00
1	—	95	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	60.00–70.00	65.11
1	—	125	70.00	70.00
1	—	80	30.00	30.00
1	—	75	45.00	45.00
3	—	92	25.00–55.00	41.91
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	25.00	25.00

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