Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged .91 lower Slaughter Holsteins averaged .41 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 1.37 lower. Slaughter cows: Breakers averaged .41 higher boners averaged 4.21 higher and lean cows averaged 1.74 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 3.09 lower under 95 lbs averaged 1.85 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $106.18/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,164.83 against this barn's trailing median of $1,271.01.

Average price

$106.18

26 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$490

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$30.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.58

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	120.78	631	13thin
Large 3	256	97.33	249	3thin
Medium and Large 2	444	89.86	399	10thin

One grade step is worth $30.92/cwt here — about $232 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 sale26 hd

106.18

—

PA average5 barns · 406 hd

119.76

−13.58

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,271.01

−1,164.83

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	1,695	87.31	1,480	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,623	80.40	1,305	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	74.00	1,120	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,402	70.38	987	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,284	52.17	670	26
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,378	123.73	1,705	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,560	106.00	1,654	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,575	132.21	2,082	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,395	116.27	1,622	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,416	93.58	1,325	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,271	146.72	1,865	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,243	139.07	1,729	15
Heifers	Select	Average	1,313	117.79	1,547	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,499	153.23	2,297	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,430	142.46	2,037	27
Steers	Select	Average	1,280	122.24	1,565	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	152.58/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 2	96	104.34/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	85	53.40/cwt	13
Bulls	Utility	85	10.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	93	205.79/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 2	78	15.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	710	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	724	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,338	43.09/cwt	34.00–47.00	577	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,623	80.40/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,305	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	68.21/cwt	64.00–71.00	911	8
Bulls	—	—	1,739	90.34/cwt	74.00–97.00	1,571	9
Bulls	—	—	1,300	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	117.00/cwt	115.00–118.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	74.79/cwt	70.00–80.00	355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	96.97/cwt	87.00–102.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	519	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	585	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	90.95/cwt	80.00–102.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	114.32/cwt	87.00–120.00	432	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	428	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	960	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	668	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	757	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	712	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	845	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	541	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	740	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	116.04/cwt	110.00–122.00	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	106.67/cwt	105.00–110.00	395	3
Bulls	Large 3	—	192	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	176	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	385	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	431	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,507	73.84/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,113	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,416	93.58/cwt	86.00–102.00	1,325	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,378	123.73/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,705	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,430	142.46/cwt	135.00–148.50	2,037	27
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,499	153.23/cwt	149.00–160.00	2,297	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,560	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,654	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,395	116.27/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,622	4
Steers	Select	—	1,280	122.24/cwt	115.00–132.00	1,565	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,575	132.21/cwt	120.00–139.00	2,082	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	74.00/cwt	65.00–80.00	1,120	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,276	54.75/cwt	50.00–61.00	699	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	61.99/cwt	61.00–63.00	721	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,313	117.79/cwt	108.00–125.00	1,547	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,243	139.07/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,729	15
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,271	146.72/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,865	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	232	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	60	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	42	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	131.74/cwt	105.00–145.00	148	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	134.97/cwt	120.00–150.00	139	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	113.46/cwt	105.00–125.00	128	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	60.69/cwt	25.00–100.00	50	7
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	120	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	221	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	253.64/cwt	240.00–270.00	233	3
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	70	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	42	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	130	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	74	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	113.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	116	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	98.97/cwt	65.00–115.00	90	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	270	1
Bulls	Utility	—	95	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	300	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	258	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	30.00/cwt	25.00–35.00	23	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	61.45/cwt	50.00–85.00	57	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	25	1
Bulls	Utility	—	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	128.15/cwt	120.00–140.00	118	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	96.12/cwt	75.00–120.00	81	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 Nov 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 84Last week 122Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 266Last week 238Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 106Last week 113Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	102.00	102.00
1	—	960	72.00	72.00
2	—	757	94.00	94.00
1	—	845	64.00	64.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	115.00–118.00	117.00
3	—	440	138.00	138.00
1	—	975	97.00	97.00
1	—	495	122.00	122.00
1	—	600	112.00	112.00
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	127.00	127.00
2	—	393	110.00–122.00	116.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	87.00	87.00
2	—	475	70.00–80.00	74.79
1	—	610	85.00	85.00
3	—	370	105.00–110.00	106.67
1	—	410	115.00	115.00
1	—	320	55.00	55.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	192	90.00	90.00
1	—	385	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	102.00	102.00
3	—	567	87.00–102.00	96.97
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
6	—	378	87.00–120.00	114.32
1	—	640	87.00	87.00
1	—	815	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	80.00–102.00	90.95
1	—	670	92.00	92.00
1	—	785	85.00	85.00
1	—	565	82.00	82.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	30.00	30.00
1	—	740	55.00	55.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	80.00	80.00
1	—	580	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,338	34.00–47.00	43.09
17	—	1,276	50.00–61.00	54.75
2	—	1,163	61.00–63.00	61.99
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,623	78.00–84.00	80.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,336	64.00–71.00	68.21
5	—	1,507	73.00–75.00	73.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,514	65.00–80.00	74.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,739	74.00–97.00	90.34
1	—	1,300	60.00	60.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,416	86.00–102.00	93.58
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,395	114.00–119.00	116.27
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,575	120.00–139.00	132.21
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	118.00–129.00	123.73
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	106.00	106.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,430	135.00–148.50	142.46
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,499	149.00–160.00	153.23
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,280	115.00–132.00	122.24
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,313	108.00–125.00	117.79
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,243	130.00–146.00	139.07
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,271	143.00–150.00	146.72

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	290.00	290.00
1	—	90	300.00	300.00
1	—	100	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	112	105.00–145.00	131.74
7	—	103	120.00–150.00	134.97
5	—	92	120.00–140.00	128.15
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	113	105.00–125.00	113.46
3	—	102	110.00–115.00	113.36
4	—	91	65.00–115.00	98.97
4	—	84	75.00–120.00	96.12
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	83	25.00–100.00	60.69
2	—	75	25.00–35.00	30.00
3	—	92	50.00–85.00	61.45
1	—	100	25.00	25.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	10.00	10.00
1	—	75	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	15.00	15.00
1	—	75	15.00	15.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	160.00	160.00
2	—	85	260.00	260.00
3	—	92	240.00–270.00	253.64
2	—	103	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	130	57.00	57.00

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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