Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged 2.64 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 9.94 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 2.21 higher. Slaughter cows: Breakers averaged 8.47 higher, Boners averaged .27 lower and Lean cows averaged 2.13 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 24.77 higher and under 95 lbs averaged 35.39 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.91/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −850.63 against this barn's trailing median of $970.54.

Average price

$119.91

58 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$21.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.25

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	135.74	623	16thin
Medium and Large 2	549	113.88	626	42

One grade step is worth $21.86/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale58 hd

119.91

—

PA average7 barns · 335 hd

147.15

−27.25

This barn, trailing median33 sales

970.54

−850.63

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	1,526	92.45	1,411	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,564	92.68	1,450	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,673	88.42	1,479	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,385	77.14	1,068	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,108	61.23	678	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,620	114.00	1,847	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,173	101.10	1,186	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,314	93.40	1,227	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,563	126.75	1,981	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,448	108.68	1,574	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,648	95.57	1,575	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,327	147.32	1,955	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,405	135.93	1,910	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,200	114.00	1,368	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,518	152.69	2,318	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,415	143.59	2,032	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,368	116.74	1,597	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	192.04/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	93	135.12/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	80	90.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	77	10.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	95	205.00/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

123 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	—	675	119.18/cwt	107.00–125.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	109.89/cwt	105.00–115.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	143.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	96.32/cwt	70.00–125.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	83.81/cwt	75.00–102.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	144.44/cwt	135.00–155.00	260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	141.11/cwt	120.00–145.00	375	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	118.06/cwt	115.00–120.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	185	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	170	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	100.20/cwt	75.00–125.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	124.47/cwt	122.00–127.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	112.36/cwt	82.00–160.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	873	88.84/cwt	75.00–125.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	165.85/cwt	150.00–175.00	537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	162.37/cwt	155.00–170.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	128	236.67/cwt	160.00–330.00	303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	195	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	310	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	325	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	124.97/cwt	115.00–135.00	954	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	220	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	121	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	430	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,154	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	960	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,123	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	263	88.39/cwt	77.00–100.00	232	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	464	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	860	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	791	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	335	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	201	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	585	84.52/cwt	82.00–92.00	494	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	975	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	702	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	168	120.70/cwt	117.00–125.00	203	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	255	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	191	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	473	72.49/cwt	70.00–75.00	343	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,045	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	941	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,125	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	100.08/cwt	90.00–110.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	980	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	951	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	515	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	850	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	435	77.50/cwt	40.00–115.00	337	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	595	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	547	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	240	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	329	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	138.46/cwt	70.00–172.00	129	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	125	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	100	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	134.39/cwt	85.00–160.00	112	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	116	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	159.47/cwt	152.00–165.00	147	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	70	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	67	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	164.62/cwt	130.00–172.00	138	9
Bulls	Utility	—	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	159.55/cwt	152.00–165.00	179	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	149	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	160	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	176	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	180	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	256	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	105	230.00/cwt	210.00–250.00	242	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	320	1
Bulls	Utility	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	75	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	65	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	62	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	140	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	238	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	125	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	313	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	234	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	70	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	95	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	77	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	100	152.25/cwt	135.00–167.00	152	4
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	234	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	304	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	272	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	143	249.82/cwt	240.00–260.00	357	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,564	92.68/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,450	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	49.44/cwt	40.00–54.00	527	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	163	100.69/cwt	85.00–115.00	164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	155.15/cwt	145.00–165.00	338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	940	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	226	158.46/cwt	155.00–165.00	358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	281	170.31/cwt	150.00–180.00	479	5
Bulls	—	—	1,590	98.64/cwt	91.00–117.00	1,568	6
Bulls	—	—	1,333	73.87/cwt	70.00–79.00	985	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	92.34/cwt	91.00–93.50	1,526	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	77.08/cwt	70.00–84.00	1,040	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,585	85.07/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,348	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	64.54/cwt	57.00–71.00	725	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,173	101.10/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,186	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,314	93.40/cwt	80.00–112.00	1,227	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,448	108.68/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,574	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,563	126.75/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,981	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,648	95.57/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,575	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,327	147.32/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,955	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,200	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,368	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,518	152.69/cwt	150.00–156.50	2,318	16
Steers	Select	—	1,368	116.74/cwt	82.00–137.00	1,597	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,415	143.59/cwt	138.00–152.00	2,032	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,847	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	74.85/cwt	73.00–77.00	857	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,676	87.86/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,473	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,405	135.93/cwt	126.00–144.00	1,910	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	896	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 Sep 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 85Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 0Last week 216Year ago 196

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 219Last week 114Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	107.00–125.00	119.18
1	—	830	117.00	117.00
1	—	365	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	135.00	135.00
1	—	820	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	142.00	142.00
1	—	410	145.00	145.00
4	—	366	130.00	130.00
2	—	630	132.00	132.00
2	—	180	135.00–155.00	144.44
1	—	745	127.00	127.00
1	—	870	140.00	140.00
2	—	210	145.00–150.00	147.50
2	—	763	115.00–135.00	124.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	105.00–115.00	109.89
3	—	308	140.00–145.00	143.30
2	—	523	70.00–125.00	96.32
3	—	623	75.00–102.00	83.81
1	—	955	87.00	87.00
7	—	266	120.00–145.00	141.11
5	—	472	115.00–120.00	118.06
1	—	660	75.00	75.00
1	—	185	150.00	150.00
3	—	820	75.00–125.00	100.20
2	—	733	122.00–127.00	124.47
4	—	429	82.00–160.00	112.36
6	—	873	75.00–125.00	88.84
1	—	560	117.00	117.00
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	170	215.00	215.00
5	—	324	150.00–175.00	165.85
4	—	438	155.00–170.00	162.37
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
1	—	620	127.00	127.00
2	—	128	160.00–330.00	236.67
2	—	557	132.00	132.00
1	—	480	160.00	160.00
3	—	218	145.00–165.00	155.15
5	—	281	150.00–180.00	170.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	100.00	100.00
1	—	195	165.00	165.00
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
2	—	630	90.00–110.00	100.08
1	—	980	97.00	97.00
1	—	505	127.00	127.00
1	—	795	70.00	70.00
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	940	96.00	96.00
3	—	226	155.00–165.00	158.46
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	165.00	165.00
2	—	435	40.00–115.00	77.50
1	—	595	92.00	92.00
1	—	240	137.00	137.00
2	—	163	85.00–115.00	100.69
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	85.00	85.00
1	—	220	55.00	55.00
1	—	430	70.00	70.00
1	—	975	72.00	72.00
2	—	168	117.00–125.00	120.70
1	—	255	75.00	75.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	117.00	117.00
2	—	263	77.00–100.00	88.39
1	—	380	70.00	70.00
1	—	860	92.00	92.00
1	—	335	60.00	60.00
4	—	585	82.00–92.00	84.52
2	—	473	70.00–75.00	72.49
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,045	90.00	90.00
1	—	515	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,125	85.00	85.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	93	70.00–172.00	138.46
1	—	125	80.00	80.00
4	—	83	85.00–160.00	134.39
1	—	75	155.00	155.00
1	—	110	135.00	135.00
1	—	100	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	92	152.00–165.00	159.47
9	—	84	130.00–172.00	164.62
3	—	112	152.00–165.00	159.55
1	—	120	147.00	147.00
4	—	100	135.00–167.00	152.25
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	95.00	95.00
1	—	90	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	10.00	10.00
1	—	65	5.00	5.00
1	—	75	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	240.00	240.00
2	—	105	210.00–250.00	230.00
1	—	90	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	320.00	320.00
1	—	95	320.00	320.00
1	—	80	340.00	340.00
2	—	143	240.00–260.00	249.82
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	320.00	320.00
1	—	140	170.00	170.00
1	—	125	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	95.00	95.00
1	—	90	260.00	260.00
1	—	70	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,564	90.00–97.00	92.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,065	40.00–54.00	49.44
15	—	1,124	57.00–71.00	64.54
5	—	1,145	73.00–77.00	74.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	91.00–93.50	92.34
14	—	1,676	81.00–91.00	87.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,349	70.00–84.00	77.08
2	—	1,585	84.00–86.00	85.07
1	—	1,445	62.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,590	91.00–117.00	98.64
2	—	1,333	70.00–79.00	73.87
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	94.00–109.00	101.10
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,314	80.00–112.00	93.40
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	114.00	114.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	104.00–112.00	108.68
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,563	123.00–129.00	126.75
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,648	93.00–100.00	95.57
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	147.00–148.00	147.32
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	126.00–144.00	135.93
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,518	150.00–156.50	152.69
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	82.00–137.00	116.74
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,415	138.00–152.00	143.59

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