Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks weight average prices slaughter steers averaged .31 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 2.40 lower and slaughter heifers averaged .57 higher. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 1.18 lower, boners averaged 3.18 lower and lean cows averaged 2.72 lower. Holstein bull calevs over 95 lbs averaged 10.57 higher, under 95 lbs averaged 12.34 higher. All prices are per cwt.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $95.70/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,178.30 against this barn's trailing median of $1,274.00.

Average price

$95.70

23 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$24.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.37

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	111.75	648	8thin
Medium and Large 2	731	87.13	637	15thin

One grade step is worth $24.62/cwt here — about $11 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 $986.89, median $1,274.00 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 sale23 hd

95.70

—

PA average6 barns · 899 hd

136.07

−40.37

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,274.00

−1,178.30

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	—	High	1,465	84.09	1,231	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,688	72.63	1,226	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,679	67.63	1,136	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	58.67	776	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,263	49.96	631	19
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,350	128.00	1,728	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,568	109.21	1,712	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,175	94.00	1,105	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,578	122.37	1,931	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,649	117.95	1,945	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,448	94.30	1,365	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,349	147.69	1,992	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,393	139.83	1,948	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,198	122.02	1,462	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,550	152.50	2,364	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,461	141.24	2,064	40
Steers	Select	Average	1,288	119.25	1,536	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	187.04/cwt	42
Bulls	Number 2	91	108.59/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	90	63.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	87	35.00/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	960	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	925	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	105.50/cwt	94.00–117.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	180	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	970	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	251	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	640	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	814	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	950	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	98.04/cwt	96.00–100.00	520	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	435	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	422	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	652	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	522	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	64.50/cwt	62.00–67.00	245	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	575	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	230	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	710	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	717	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	100	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	81	111.46/cwt	90.00–125.00	90	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	169.41/cwt	140.00–180.00	174	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	138	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	158.18/cwt	145.00–165.00	149	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	178.42/cwt	175.00–185.00	198	11
Heifers	Number 1	—	80	30.00/cwt	15.00–45.00	24	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	45	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	140.95/cwt	135.00–155.00	117	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	40	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	48	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	110	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	90	96.67/cwt	90.00–105.00	87	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	261	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	168	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	225	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	101	314.26/cwt	300.00–355.00	317	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,393	139.83/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,948	16
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,349	147.69/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,992	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,309	51.63/cwt	44.00–57.00	676	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	45.28/cwt	44.00–48.00	514	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,688	72.63/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,226	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	56.83/cwt	54.50–61.00	752	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,350	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,728	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,568	109.21/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,712	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,578	122.37/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,931	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,461	141.24/cwt	132.00–153.00	2,064	40
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,550	152.50/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,364	13
Steers	Select	—	1,288	119.25/cwt	98.00–132.00	1,536	9
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,649	117.95/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,945	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,448	94.30/cwt	78.00–110.00	1,365	8
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,175	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,198	122.02/cwt	113.00–128.00	1,462	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	64.80/cwt	63.00–66.00	852	3
Bulls	—	—	1,095	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,248	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,679	67.63/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,136	10
Bulls	—	—	1,556	82.45/cwt	77.00–90.00	1,283	6
Bulls	—	—	1,285	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	91.01/cwt	88.00–94.00	599	2

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 Dec 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 60Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 323Last week 247Year ago 305

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 117Last week 129Year ago 113

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	78.00	78.00
1	—	740	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,205	79.00	79.00
1	—	355	102.00	102.00
1	—	405	87.00	87.00
3	—	925	75.00	75.00
1	—	795	84.00	84.00
1	—	815	88.00	88.00
3	—	532	100.00	100.00
2	—	658	88.00–94.00	91.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
2	—	545	94.00–117.00	105.50
1	—	1,260	90.00	90.00
2	—	392	122.00	122.00
1	—	715	92.00	92.00
1	—	330	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	102.00	102.00
1	—	405	98.00	98.00
1	—	365	102.00	102.00
1	—	765	104.00	104.00
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
1	—	995	104.00	104.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,010	86.00	86.00
2	—	245	100.00–105.00	102.50
2	—	530	96.00–100.00	98.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	970	77.00	77.00
1	—	210	110.00	110.00
2	—	452	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	105.00	105.00
1	—	575	104.00	104.00
1	—	885	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	726	122.00	122.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	84.00	84.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	105.00	105.00
1	—	435	97.00	97.00
2	—	652	80.00	80.00
2	—	380	62.00–67.00	64.50
1	—	710	74.00	74.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	40.00	40.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	100.00	100.00
4	—	81	90.00–125.00	111.46
2	—	110	120.00–130.00	125.00
3	—	90	90.00–105.00	96.67
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	103	140.00–180.00	169.41
8	—	94	145.00–165.00	158.18
11	—	111	175.00–185.00	178.42
6	—	83	135.00–155.00	140.95
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	50.00	50.00
1	—	95	50.00	50.00
1	—	105	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	290.00	290.00
4	—	101	300.00–355.00	314.26
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	210.00	210.00
2	—	90	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	15.00–45.00	30.00
1	—	100	45.00	45.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,393	130.00–145.00	139.83
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,349	143.00–154.00	147.69
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	113.00–128.00	122.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,309	44.00–57.00	51.63
5	—	1,136	44.00–48.00	45.28
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,688	70.00–75.00	72.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,324	54.50–61.00	56.83
3	—	1,315	63.00–66.00	64.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,679	65.00–71.00	67.63
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	128.00	128.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,568	107.00–111.00	109.21
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	94.00	94.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	122.00–123.00	122.37
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,649	115.00–122.00	117.95
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,448	78.00–110.00	94.30
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,461	132.00–153.00	141.24
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,550	148.00–159.00	152.50
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,288	98.00–132.00	119.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	114.00	114.00
6	—	1,556	77.00–90.00	82.45
1	—	1,285	64.00	64.00

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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How this sale compares

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