Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 125 lb boner cow deleted

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged .80 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 1.47 higher and slaughter heifers averaged steady. Slaughter cows: Breakers averaged 5.84 higher, boners averaged 8.03 higher and lean cows averaged 2.27 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 6.25 higher while under 95 lbs averaged .12 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $93.77/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −873.45 against this barn's trailing median of $967.22.

Average price

$93.77

40 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$26.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.33

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	441	116.87	515	5thin
Medium and Large 2	540	90.47	488	35

One grade step is worth $26.39/cwt here — about $27 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

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,625.53, low $570.37, median $967.22 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 sale40 hd

93.77

—

PA average8 barns · 537 hd

125.10

−31.33

This barn, trailing median32 sales

967.22

−873.45

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	1,475	73.62	1,086	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,521	76.67	1,166	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	73.59	1,142	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,406	65.56	921	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,263	52.70	665	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,493	104.51	1,560	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,610	96.00	1,546	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,335	92.00	1,228	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,480	122.23	1,809	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,528	115.86	1,770	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,235	109.00	1,346	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,273	146.10	1,860	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,257	137.75	1,732	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,202	122.84	1,477	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,426	152.22	2,171	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,348	143.83	1,939	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,379	131.87	1,818	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	154.48/cwt	43
Bulls	Number 2	97	127.71/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	88	75.19/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	83	8.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	101	170.76/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 2	80	15.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

122 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	Medium and Large 2	—	610	96.10/cwt	90.00–102.00	586	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	735	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	470	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	230	65.30/cwt	50.00–72.00	150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	808	90.94/cwt	85.00–97.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	731	83.12/cwt	70.00–105.00	608	4
Bulls	—	—	1,233	68.01/cwt	64.00–72.00	839	4
Bulls	—	—	1,596	76.42/cwt	67.00–86.00	1,220	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,318	64.91/cwt	63.00–67.00	856	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	38.96/cwt	36.00–42.00	432	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	63.97/cwt	56.00–68.00	881	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,548	73.52/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,138	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,235	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,346	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,610	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,546	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,335	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,228	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,426	152.22/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,171	19
Steers	Choice	—	1,348	143.83/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,939	13
Steers	Select	—	1,379	131.87/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,818	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,493	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,560	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,480	122.23/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,809	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,528	115.86/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,770	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	73.59/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,142	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,282	53.01/cwt	45.00–58.00	680	10
Heifers	Select	—	1,202	122.84/cwt	108.00–131.00	1,477	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,521	76.67/cwt	70.00–91.00	1,166	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,257	137.75/cwt	124.00–144.00	1,732	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,273	146.10/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,860	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	339.84/cwt	335.00–350.00	350	3
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	135	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	189	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	144	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	289	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	64	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	106.97/cwt	95.00–125.00	109	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	90	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	45	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	110	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	231	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	93	103.78/cwt	55.00–150.00	97	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	210.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	210	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	120	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	66	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	265	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	238	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	234	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	70	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	Utility	—	90	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	5	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	91	130.90/cwt	125.00–140.00	119	8
Bulls	Utility	—	100	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Utility	—	60	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	6	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	120	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	70	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	35	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	126.12/cwt	110.00–135.00	106	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	139.78/cwt	125.00–150.00	157	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	315	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	221	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,085	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	716	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	370	83.23/cwt	75.00–100.00	308	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	485	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	315	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	655	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,148	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,163	65.49/cwt	64.00–67.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	255	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	247	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	572	1
Steers	Small 2	—	370	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	140.88/cwt	135.00–147.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,149	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	87.19/cwt	75.00–105.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	96.90/cwt	75.00–125.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	117.67/cwt	110.00–125.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	945	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	88.03/cwt	55.00–120.00	403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	80.69/cwt	57.00–102.00	215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	302	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	68.81/cwt	55.00–80.00	520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	116.75/cwt	110.00–120.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	450	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	119.85/cwt	97.00–127.00	446	5
Bulls	Large 3	—	355	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	320	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	470	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	133.54/cwt	132.00–135.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	94.38/cwt	67.00–120.00	498	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	75	133.50/cwt	120.00–147.00	100	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	130.00/cwt	115.00–145.00	156	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	66.45/cwt	50.00–95.00	61	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	140.61/cwt	130.00–155.00	145	16
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	136.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	113	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	125	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	144	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	52.21/cwt	25.00–75.00	38	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	143	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	132.09/cwt	115.00–145.00	136	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	126.85/cwt	110.00–150.00	118	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	318	80.19/cwt	77.00–82.00	255	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	433	84.54/cwt	82.00–87.00	366	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	780	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	655	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	485	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	325	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	202	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 Nov 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 66Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 238Last week 248Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 113Last week 100Year ago 0

Correction: 125 lb boner cow deleted

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	90.00–102.00	96.10
2	—	775	88.00	88.00
2	—	808	85.00–97.00	90.94
4	—	422	120.00	120.00
4	—	731	70.00–105.00	83.12
2	—	528	67.00–120.00	94.38
1	—	465	80.00	80.00
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	64.00	64.00
3	—	230	50.00–72.00	65.30
1	—	355	90.00	90.00
1	—	470	75.00	75.00
2	—	433	82.00–87.00	84.54
1	—	780	42.00	42.00
1	—	655	74.00	74.00
1	—	325	62.00	62.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	122.00	122.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
3	—	476	110.00–120.00	116.75
1	—	200	155.00	155.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
2	—	533	132.00–135.00	133.54
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,085	66.00	66.00
3	—	370	75.00–100.00	83.23
1	—	485	65.00	65.00
1	—	655	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,163	64.00–67.00	65.49
1	—	255	97.00	97.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	70.00	70.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	55.00	55.00
3	—	318	77.00–82.00	80.19
2	—	685	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
2	—	420	125.00	125.00
1	—	705	132.00	132.00
1	—	870	132.00	132.00
1	—	450	127.00	127.00
2	—	313	125.00–130.00	127.60
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
2	—	388	135.00–147.00	140.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
1	—	575	122.00	122.00
2	—	467	110.00	110.00
1	—	905	127.00	127.00
1	—	305	92.00	92.00
1	—	760	122.00	122.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	132.00	132.00
1	—	335	115.00	115.00
1	—	505	102.00	102.00
2	—	435	110.00–125.00	117.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	75.00–105.00	87.19
5	—	690	75.00–125.00	96.90
1	—	600	95.00	95.00
1	—	730	82.00	82.00
1	—	945	87.00	87.00
2	—	458	55.00–120.00	88.03
1	—	425	70.00	70.00
3	—	555	90.00	90.00
4	—	266	57.00–102.00	80.69
1	—	1,080	102.00	102.00
2	—	302	87.00	87.00
4	—	756	55.00–80.00	68.81
5	—	372	97.00–127.00	119.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,233	64.00–72.00	68.01
8	—	1,596	67.00–86.00	76.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	63.00–67.00	64.91
2	—	1,110	36.00–42.00	38.96
10	—	1,282	45.00–58.00	53.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,377	56.00–68.00	63.97
2	—	1,548	72.00–75.00	73.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,552	70.00–79.00	73.59
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,521	70.00–91.00	76.67
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	109.00	109.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	119.00–124.00	122.23
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,528	109.00–124.00	115.86
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	96.00	96.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	92.00	92.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	104.00–105.00	104.51
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,426	146.00–158.00	152.22
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,348	135.00–148.00	143.83
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,379	124.00–135.00	131.87
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,202	108.00–131.00	122.84
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,257	124.00–144.00	137.75
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	145.00–147.00	146.10

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	103	335.00–350.00	339.84
1	—	85	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	135	140.00	140.00
1	—	90	160.00	160.00
1	—	80	150.00	150.00
1	—	70	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	75.00	75.00
3	—	102	95.00–125.00	106.97
3	—	92	50.00–95.00	66.45
3	—	72	25.00–75.00	52.21
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	5.00	5.00
1	—	100	10.00	10.00
1	—	60	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	91	125.00–140.00	130.90
3	—	112	125.00–150.00	139.78
2	—	75	120.00–147.00	133.50
3	—	120	115.00–145.00	130.00
16	—	103	130.00–155.00	140.61
3	—	83	130.00–140.00	136.60
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	110.00–135.00	126.12
1	—	125	115.00	115.00
1	—	110	130.00	130.00
5	—	103	115.00–145.00	132.09
6	—	93	110.00–150.00	126.85
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	15.00	15.00
1	—	70	15.00	15.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	45.00	45.00
1	—	120	55.00	55.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	210.00	210.00
2	—	93	55.00–150.00	103.78
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	200.00–220.00	210.00
1	—	115	230.00	230.00
1	—	85	280.00	280.00
1	—	90	260.00	260.00

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