Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 2.29 lower, Slaughter holsteins averaged 3.58 higher and slaughter heifers averaged .84 higher. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 3.05 lower, boners averaged 3.54 higher and lean cows averaged 5.49 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 35.98 lower, calves under 95 lbs 29.61 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.16/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −858.37 against this barn's trailing median of $970.54.

Average price

$112.16

18 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$68

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

$18.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.70

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	401	124.50	499	6thin
Medium and Large 2	535	106.00	567	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.50/cwt here — about −$68 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 sale18 hd

112.16

—

PA average3 barns · 143 hd

116.87

−4.70

This barn, trailing median33 sales

970.54

−858.37

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	1,605	101.13	1,623	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,623	83.87	1,361	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,455	77.66	1,130	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	74.21	1,013	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,284	56.57	727	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,305	125.00	1,631	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,485	116.85	1,735	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,298	96.53	1,253	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,503	134.80	2,026	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,494	123.61	1,847	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,239	93.41	1,157	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,381	149.81	2,069	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,314	140.84	1,851	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,225	134.00	1,642	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,490	155.29	2,314	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,455	142.72	2,076	30
Steers	Select	Average	1,310	125.53	1,644	15

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	145.07/cwt	36
Bulls	Number 2	98	114.71/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 3	86	82.78/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	95	7.45/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	89	251.43/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	93	10.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

89 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	Utility	—	92	8.27/cwt	5.00–15.00	8	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	121.25/cwt	100.00–150.00	102	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	111	89.04/cwt	10.00–120.00	99	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	53	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	132	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	68	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	104.77/cwt	15.00–145.00	87	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	120.40/cwt	110.00–125.00	124	11
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	120.85/cwt	110.00–130.00	112	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	135	4
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	250.00/cwt	200.00–300.00	213	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	188	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	246.67/cwt	230.00–260.00	222	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	126.58/cwt	115.00–140.00	116	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	70	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	35	1
Bulls	Utility	—	105	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	5	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	284	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	105	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	85.00/cwt	65.00–120.00	77	4
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	95	223.33/cwt	200.00–240.00	212	3
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	105	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	100	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	233	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	247	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	225.00/cwt	200.00–250.00	203	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	272	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	810	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	664	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,015	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	792	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	900	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	936	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	300	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	225	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	440	69.59/cwt	62.00–77.00	306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	97.46/cwt	95.00–100.00	692	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	945	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	813	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	745	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	387	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	555	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	128.54/cwt	125.00–132.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	139.55/cwt	125.00–155.00	388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	123.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	537	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	99.07/cwt	87.00–105.00	1,692	3
Bulls	—	—	1,713	82.19/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,408	2
Bulls	—	—	1,499	109.94/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,648	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	72.12/cwt	66.00–77.00	956	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,150	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	748	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	77.49/cwt	72.00–83.00	1,158	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,485	116.85/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,735	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,305	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,631	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,503	134.80/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,026	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,494	123.61/cwt	111.00–129.00	1,847	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,239	93.41/cwt	74.00–106.00	1,157	4
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,298	96.53/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,225	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,642	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,623	83.87/cwt	78.50–92.00	1,361	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,448	143.75/cwt	127.00–151.00	2,082	22
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,490	155.29/cwt	149.00–160.00	2,314	16
Steers	Choice	—	1,473	139.87/cwt	138.00–142.00	2,060	8
Steers	Select	—	1,310	125.53/cwt	110.00–138.00	1,644	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	85.00/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,160	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	44.05/cwt	37.00–53.00	532	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	60.42/cwt	53.00–65.00	790	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	77.87/cwt	77.50–78.00	1,116	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,314	140.84/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,851	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,381	149.81/cwt	145.00–152.50	2,069	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	101.67/cwt	60.00–125.00	81	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	123.58/cwt	115.00–130.00	127	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	697	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	523	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	170	85.00/cwt	75.00–95.00	145	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	870	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	455	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	508	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 46Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 252Last week 177Year ago 273

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 128Last week 131Year ago 147

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	92	5.00–15.00	8.27
1	—	105	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	84	100.00–150.00	121.25
4	—	111	10.00–120.00	89.04
1	—	120	110.00	110.00
1	—	75	90.00	90.00
11	—	103	110.00–125.00	120.40
6	—	93	110.00–130.00	120.85
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	50.00	50.00
1	—	70	50.00	50.00
4	—	90	65.00–120.00	85.00
3	—	80	60.00–125.00	101.67
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	83	15.00–145.00	104.77
4	—	110	120.00–125.00	122.50
9	—	92	115.00–140.00	126.58
11	—	103	115.00–130.00	123.58
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	200.00–240.00	223.33
1	—	105	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	310.00	310.00
1	—	85	290.00	290.00
2	—	90	200.00–250.00	225.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	200.00–300.00	250.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	250.00	250.00
3	—	90	230.00–260.00	246.67
1	—	105	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
1	—	105	10.00	10.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	85.00	85.00
1	—	810	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,015	78.00	78.00
1	—	900	104.00	104.00
2	—	697	75.00	75.00
2	—	170	75.00–95.00	85.00
1	—	870	95.00	95.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	75.00	75.00
2	—	440	62.00–77.00	69.59
1	—	945	86.00	86.00
1	—	745	52.00	52.00
1	—	555	67.00	67.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	95.00–100.00	97.46
2	—	470	125.00–132.00	128.54
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
1	—	850	112.00	112.00
3	—	278	125.00–155.00	139.55
1	—	385	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,105	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	124.00	124.00
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
2	—	335	135.00–140.00	137.50
1	—	440	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	80.00	80.00
1	—	210	100.00	100.00
2	—	263	120.00–127.00	123.47
1	—	630	117.00	117.00
3	—	720	117.00	117.00
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
1	—	465	72.00	72.00
1	—	375	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	97.00	97.00
1	—	505	90.00	90.00
1	—	725	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,708	87.00–105.00	99.07
2	—	1,713	79.00–85.00	82.19
5	—	1,499	107.00–112.00	109.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,326	66.00–77.00	72.12
4	—	1,433	77.50–78.00	77.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	65.00	65.00
12	—	1,495	72.00–83.00	77.49
2	—	1,365	83.00–88.00	85.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,623	78.50–92.00	83.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,208	37.00–53.00	44.05
13	—	1,308	53.00–65.00	60.42
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	115.00–119.00	116.85
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	96.00–97.00	96.53
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,503	131.00–140.00	134.80
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,494	111.00–129.00	123.61
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,239	74.00–106.00	93.41
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,314	136.00–148.00	140.84
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,381	145.00–152.50	149.81
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,448	127.00–151.00	143.75
8	—	1,473	138.00–142.00	139.87
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,490	149.00–160.00	155.29
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,310	110.00–138.00	125.53

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

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