Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged 4.10 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 3.26 lower, slaughter heifers averaged 2.13 lower. Slaughter Cows: breakers averaged 8.09 lower, boners averaged 3.23 lower and lean cows averaged 6.36 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 35.26 higher, calves under 95 lbs averaged 19.26 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $93.81/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −876.73 against this barn's trailing median of $970.54.

Average price

$93.81

19 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$46

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

$19.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.22

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	110.00	550	3thin
Medium and Large 2	657	90.78	596	16thin

One grade step is worth $19.22/cwt here — about −$46 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 sale19 hd

93.81

—

PA average8 barns · 541 hd

127.03

−33.22

This barn, trailing median33 sales

970.54

−876.73

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	1,689	82.45	1,393	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,679	74.54	1,252	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,741	68.81	1,198	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,507	68.70	1,036	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,311	49.30	646	19
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,650	125.00	2,063	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,440	107.71	1,551	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,510	127.68	1,928	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,383	120.35	1,664	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,284	97.62	1,253	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,474	146.54	2,160	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,380	139.26	1,922	14
Heifers	Select	Average	1,215	113.41	1,378	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,505	151.20	2,276	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,395	141.19	1,970	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,372	129.00	1,770	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	159.00/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	92	128.29/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	96	72.44/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	80	13.43/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	90	191.09/cwt	11

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
Heifers	Select	—	1,215	113.41/cwt	104.00–121.00	1,378	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,741	68.81/cwt	64.00–74.50	1,198	8
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,063	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,505	151.20/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,276	18
Steers	Select	—	1,372	129.00/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,770	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,383	120.35/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,664	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,510	127.68/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,928	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,284	97.62/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,253	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,440	107.71/cwt	95.00–118.00	1,551	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,358	54.35/cwt	50.00–57.00	738	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,259	43.68/cwt	30.00–52.00	550	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,679	74.54/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,252	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,380	139.26/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,922	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,474	146.54/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,160	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,395	141.19/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,970	21
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	320	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	95	210.00/cwt	120.00–300.00	200	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	113	198.67/cwt	140.00–260.00	224	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	92.50/cwt	65.00–120.00	74	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	145.84/cwt	130.00–160.00	137	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	145.00/cwt	135.00–155.00	174	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	80	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	28	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	276	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	36	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	105	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	105	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	180.00/cwt	170.00–190.00	135	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	268	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	115	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	43	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	113	76.11/cwt	15.00–140.00	86	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	126.04/cwt	80.00–145.00	117	6
Bulls	Utility	—	93	10.14/cwt	5.00–15.00	9	2
Bulls	Utility	—	55	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	75	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	101	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	173	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	147	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	94	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	125.00/cwt	115.00–135.00	106	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	24	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	81	117.53/cwt	25.00–140.00	95	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	158.84/cwt	145.00–170.00	164	10
Bulls	—	—	1,703	66.29/cwt	60.00–72.00	1,129	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	71.18/cwt	70.00–72.00	952	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,545	68.15/cwt	64.00–72.00	1,053	9
Bulls	—	—	1,682	90.53/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	99.11/cwt	92.00–110.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	84.84/cwt	75.00–95.00	652	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	385	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	88.63/cwt	82.00–92.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	797	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	475	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	702	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	807	103.42/cwt	82.00–114.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	945	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	907	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	820	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	124.36/cwt	107.00–130.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	525	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	446	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	565	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	630	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	378	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	553	61.39/cwt	42.00–72.00	339	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	880	65.50/cwt	65.00–66.00	576	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	690	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,028	87.09/cwt	80.00–94.00	895	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	325	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	438	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 65Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 247Last week 252Year ago 365

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 129Last week 128Year ago 83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	104.00–121.00	113.41
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,380	131.00–146.00	139.26
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,474	143.00–149.00	146.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,741	64.00–74.50	68.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,358	50.00–57.00	54.35
9	—	1,259	30.00–52.00	43.68
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,679	72.00–77.00	74.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	70.00–72.00	71.18
9	—	1,545	64.00–72.00	68.15
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	95.00–118.00	107.71
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,505	145.00–156.00	151.20
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,372	122.00–135.00	129.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,395	135.00–146.00	141.19
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	118.00–123.00	120.35
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	127.00–129.00	127.68
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,284	90.00–106.00	97.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,703	60.00–72.00	66.29
6	—	1,682	84.00–99.00	90.53

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	105	300.00–310.00	305.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	120.00–300.00	210.00
2	—	113	140.00–260.00	198.67
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	65.00–120.00	92.50
2	—	113	15.00–140.00	76.11
1	—	95	25.00	25.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	94	130.00–160.00	145.84
2	—	120	135.00–155.00	145.00
1	—	75	135.00	135.00
1	—	115	150.00	150.00
8	—	81	25.00–140.00	117.53
10	—	103	145.00–170.00	158.84
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	93	80.00–145.00	126.04
2	—	105	135.00–145.00	140.00
1	—	75	125.00	125.00
2	—	85	115.00–135.00	125.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	5.00–15.00	10.14
1	—	55	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	35.00	35.00
1	—	90	40.00	40.00
1	—	115	37.00	37.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	92	300.00	300.00
2	—	85	310.00–320.00	315.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	100.00	100.00
2	—	75	170.00–190.00	180.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	92.00–110.00	99.11
1	—	360	70.00	70.00
1	—	810	96.00	96.00
3	—	623	82.00–92.00	88.63
1	—	655	55.00	55.00
2	—	797	90.00	90.00
1	—	525	102.00	102.00
2	—	702	106.00	106.00
2	—	1,028	80.00–94.00	87.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
1	—	635	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	92.00	92.00
2	—	768	75.00–95.00	84.84
1	—	625	127.00	127.00
1	—	435	102.00	102.00
1	—	345	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	80.00	80.00
1	—	325	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	107.00	107.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	60.00	60.00
1	—	525	85.00	85.00
1	—	630	60.00	60.00
3	—	553	42.00–72.00	61.39
2	—	880	65.00–66.00	65.50
1	—	690	62.00	62.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	138.00	138.00
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	807	82.00–114.00	103.42
1	—	945	96.00	96.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
4	—	637	107.00–130.00	124.36
2	—	560	105.00–110.00	107.46
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	104.00	104.00
1	—	665	85.00	85.00

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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