Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged 4.92 higher , holstein steers averaged 7.94 higher slaughter heifers averaged 3.21 higher. Slaughter cows; breakers averaged 6.54 higher, boners averaged .37 higher and lean cows averaged .18 higher.

Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 26.04 higher while under 95 lbs averaged 31.35 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $89.73/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,181.28 against this barn's trailing median of $1,271.01.

Average price

$89.73

33 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$81.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−57.76

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	143.33	700	3thin
Medium and Large 2	639	86.69	554	26
Large 3	465	71.67	333	3thin
Small 1	565	62.00	350	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.33/cwt here — about $350 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 sale33 hd

89.73

—

PA average6 barns · 669 hd

147.48

−57.76

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,271.01

−1,181.28

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	1,634	84.81	1,386	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,528	88.67	1,355	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	77.61	1,210	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,401	70.99	995	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,205	49.83	600	27
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,545	112.08	1,732	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,545	135.28	2,090	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,557	124.41	1,937	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,318	106.75	1,407	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,407	149.95	2,110	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,275	142.28	1,814	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,185	113.78	1,348	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,553	152.53	2,369	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,515	147.38	2,233	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,382	120.43	1,664	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	196.21/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 2	90	144.55/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	100	83.33/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	72	9.22/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	84	179.27/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	85	15.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	1,060	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	366	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	515	56.00/cwt	50.00–62.00	288	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	615	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	400	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	565	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	340	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	78.00/cwt	74.00–82.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	472	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	255	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	858	66.66/cwt	64.00–72.00	572	3
Bulls	—	—	1,699	88.35/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,501	7
Bulls	—	—	1,180	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	708	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,699	80.54/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,368	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,193	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	68.54/cwt	68.00–69.00	925	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,528	88.67/cwt	83.00–99.00	1,355	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,545	112.08/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,732	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,557	124.41/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,937	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,545	135.28/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,090	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,318	106.75/cwt	88.00–116.00	1,407	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,515	147.38/cwt	142.00–152.00	2,233	15
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,553	152.53/cwt	150.00–153.50	2,369	6
Steers	Select	—	1,382	120.43/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,275	142.28/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,814	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,407	149.95/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,110	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,185	113.78/cwt	98.00–125.00	1,348	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,422	68.55/cwt	65.00–74.00	975	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	81.46/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,131	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	62.21/cwt	60.00–64.00	823	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	64.02/cwt	63.00–65.00	669	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	40.75/cwt	30.00–48.00	467	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,274	54.93/cwt	50.00–61.00	700	14
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	125	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	313	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	113	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	105	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	299	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	149	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	70	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	35	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	85	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	105	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	116	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	85	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	73	158.97/cwt	130.00–190.00	116	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	83	203.33/cwt	90.00–310.00	169	2
Bulls	Utility	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Utility	—	83	15.15/cwt	10.00–20.00	13	2
Bulls	Utility	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	284	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	300.10/cwt	280.00–310.00	306	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	292.27/cwt	285.00–300.00	243	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	157.33/cwt	150.00–167.00	173	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	160.91/cwt	140.00–175.00	163	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	159.50/cwt	150.00–165.00	148	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	156	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	128	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	138.26/cwt	110.00–155.00	115	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	140.00/cwt	125.00–155.00	105	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	160	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	160	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	147.14/cwt	125.00–165.00	134	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	125	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	19	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	100.00/cwt	50.00–150.00	105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	61.00/cwt	60.00–62.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	78.67/cwt	72.00–85.00	368	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	670	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	503	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	575	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	259	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	475	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	110.55/cwt	90.00–122.00	350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	77.97/cwt	70.00–100.00	517	5
Bulls	Large 3	—	640	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	641	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	90.07/cwt	80.00–100.00	469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	823	91.47/cwt	88.00–95.00	753	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	500	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	350	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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 84Year ago 88

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 266Year ago 168

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 131Last week 106Year ago 121

Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 26.04 higher while under 95 lbs averaged 31.35 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	95.00	95.00
1	—	430	85.00	85.00
2	—	618	60.00–62.00	61.00
2	—	468	72.00–85.00	78.67
3	—	317	90.00–122.00	110.55
1	—	940	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,085	102.00	102.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	50.00–62.00	56.00
2	—	615	65.00	65.00
1	—	670	75.00	75.00
1	—	575	45.00	45.00
1	—	475	55.00	55.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	62.00	62.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	137.00	137.00
3	—	400	85.00	85.00
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,030	74.00–82.00	78.00
1	—	555	85.00	85.00
3	—	858	64.00–72.00	66.66
5	—	663	70.00–100.00	77.97
3	—	641	72.00	72.00
4	—	521	80.00–100.00	90.07
2	—	823	88.00–95.00	91.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	90.00	90.00
1	—	200	180.00	180.00
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	100.00	100.00
1	—	640	45.00	45.00
1	—	500	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,699	80.00–95.00	88.35
1	—	1,180	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,699	80.00–82.00	80.54
1	—	1,420	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,350	68.00–69.00	68.54
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,528	83.00–99.00	88.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,422	65.00–74.00	68.55
4	—	1,388	79.00–84.00	81.46
2	—	1,323	60.00–64.00	62.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	63.00–65.00	64.02
11	—	1,146	30.00–48.00	40.75
14	—	1,274	50.00–61.00	54.93
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	108.00–119.00	112.08
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,557	121.00–128.00	124.41
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	130.00–140.00	135.28
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	88.00–116.00	106.75
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,515	142.00–152.00	147.38
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,553	150.00–153.50	152.53
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,382	115.00–123.00	120.43
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,275	130.00–148.00	142.28
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,407	147.00–153.00	149.95
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	98.00–125.00	113.78

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	250.00	250.00
1	—	75	150.00	150.00
1	—	90	315.00	315.00
5	—	102	280.00–310.00	300.10
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	135.00	135.00
1	—	70	50.00	50.00
1	—	85	100.00	100.00
1	—	125	15.00	15.00
2	—	105	50.00–150.00	100.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
2	—	83	10.00–20.00	15.15
3	—	65	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	110	150.00–167.00	157.33
6	—	101	140.00–175.00	160.91
8	—	93	150.00–165.00	159.50
1	—	120	130.00	130.00
1	—	85	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	83	110.00–155.00	138.26
2	—	75	125.00–155.00	140.00
2	—	103	155.00	155.00
1	—	110	145.00	145.00
5	—	91	125.00–165.00	147.14
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	110.00	110.00
2	—	73	130.00–190.00	158.97
2	—	83	90.00–310.00	203.33
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	15.00	15.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	15.00	15.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	285.00–300.00	292.27

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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