Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 4.93 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 1.05 higher, slaughter heifers averaged 2.76 higher. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 3.01 higher, boners averaged 11.42 higher, lean cows averaged 3.07 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averages 5.74 lower and under 95 lbs averaged 4.99 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $89.14/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −874.77 against this barn's trailing median of $963.91.

Average price

$89.14

19 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$7.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−47.00

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	640	96.00	614	1thin
Medium and Large 2	564	88.76	500	18thin

One grade step is worth $7.24/cwt here — about $114 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 $963.91 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

89.14

—

PA average5 barns · 213 hd

136.14

−47.00

This barn, trailing median33 sales

963.91

−874.77

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	1,745	89.81	1,567	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,609	75.20	1,210	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,443	70.13	1,012	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,606	67.97	1,092	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,198	54.66	655	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,695	106.00	1,797	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,708	134.90	2,304	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,495	93.86	1,403	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,460	149.30	2,180	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,242	142.19	1,766	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,290	129.43	1,670	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,548	154.88	2,398	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,350	146.17	1,973	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,294	128.16	1,658	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	168.94/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	96	141.06/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 3	91	79.63/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	76	19.17/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	92	278.20/cwt	15
Heifers	Number 2	70	10.00/cwt	1

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	Choice	—	1,242	142.19/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,766	8
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,797	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,495	93.86/cwt	80.00–108.00	1,403	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	68.25/cwt	63.00–71.00	971	3
Bulls	—	—	1,890	73.97/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,398	2
Bulls	—	—	1,485	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,767	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,609	75.20/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,210	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	659	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	90.16/cwt	84.00–105.00	1,569	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	106.63/cwt	105.00–110.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	102.79/cwt	70.00–124.00	430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	68.48/cwt	67.00–70.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	94.62/cwt	70.00–120.00	462	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	815	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	587	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	82.86/cwt	70.00–95.00	431	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	860	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	791	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	975	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	109.50/cwt	87.00–132.00	509	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	945	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	775	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	390	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	320	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	615	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Bulls	Large 3Natural	—	785	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	565	1
Bulls	Large 3Natural	—	933	76.16/cwt	64.00–88.00	711	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	520	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	374	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	158.93/cwt	140.00–170.00	178	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	158.66/cwt	150.00–165.00	133	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	55	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	110.00/cwt	100.00–120.00	99	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	23	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	57.50/cwt	30.00–85.00	63	2
Bulls	Utility	—	95	32.50/cwt	15.00–50.00	31	2
Bulls	Utility	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	98.88/cwt	45.00–145.00	81	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	130.21/cwt	110.00–160.00	120	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	142.76/cwt	125.00–150.00	120	4
Bulls	Utility	—	65	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	322.39/cwt	320.00–330.00	271	4
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	240	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	311.91/cwt	290.00–320.00	293	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	91	153.19/cwt	130.00–170.00	139	5
Bulls	Utility	—	45	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	2	1
Bulls	Utility	—	75	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	128	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	115	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	322	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	33	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	93	299.46/cwt	280.00–320.00	278	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	163.67/cwt	145.00–175.00	169	12
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	192	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	152.78/cwt	140.00–165.00	173	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	150.69/cwt	140.00–165.00	157	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	238	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	347	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,290	129.43/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,670	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	54.70/cwt	51.00–58.00	660	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	598	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	62.45/cwt	62.00–63.00	895	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	70.73/cwt	68.50–73.00	1,197	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	72.96/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,075	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,708	134.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,304	3
Steers	Select	—	1,294	128.16/cwt	110.00–139.00	1,658	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,548	154.88/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,398	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,350	146.17/cwt	138.00–154.00	1,973	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,460	149.30/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,180	3

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 75Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 323Year ago 180

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 125Last week 117Year ago 103

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,242	130.00–147.00	142.19
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	129.00–130.00	129.43
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	148.00–150.00	149.30
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	106.00	106.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	80.00–108.00	93.86
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,708	130.00–140.00	134.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	63.00–71.00	68.25
2	—	1,473	72.00–74.00	72.96
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,609	73.00–78.00	75.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	61.00	61.00
9	—	1,206	51.00–58.00	54.70
1	—	1,245	48.00	48.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	62.00–63.00	62.45
4	—	1,693	68.50–73.00	70.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,890	72.00–77.00	73.97
1	—	1,485	119.00	119.00
7	—	1,740	84.00–105.00	90.16
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,294	110.00–139.00	128.16
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,548	152.00–159.00	154.88
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,350	138.00–154.00	146.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	105.00–110.00	106.63
1	—	1,060	88.00	88.00
1	—	930	86.00	86.00
1	—	515	97.00	97.00
1	—	735	86.00	86.00
2	—	625	86.00	86.00
1	—	340	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,010	78.00	78.00
1	—	875	92.00	92.00
2	—	465	87.00–132.00	109.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	84.00	84.00
1	—	575	82.00	82.00
6	—	418	70.00–124.00	102.79
1	—	645	42.00	42.00
2	—	365	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,175	97.00	97.00
2	—	683	67.00–70.00	68.48
2	—	488	70.00–120.00	94.62
2	—	520	70.00–95.00	82.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	96.00	96.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	72.00	72.00
1	—	600	72.00	72.00
1	—	860	92.00	92.00
1	—	975	90.00	90.00
1	—	945	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	82.00	82.00
1	—	615	72.00	72.00
1	—	520	72.00	72.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Large 3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	72.00	72.00
2	—	933	64.00–88.00	76.16

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	112	140.00–170.00	158.93
4	—	84	150.00–165.00	158.66
5	—	91	130.00–170.00	153.19
12	—	103	145.00–175.00	163.67
1	—	120	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	55.00	55.00
2	—	90	100.00–120.00	110.00
1	—	75	30.00	30.00
2	—	110	30.00–85.00	57.50
3	—	82	45.00–145.00	98.88
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	15.00–50.00	32.50
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
1	—	65	10.00	10.00
1	—	45	5.00	5.00
1	—	75	25.00	25.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	92	110.00–160.00	130.21
4	—	84	125.00–150.00	142.76
2	—	113	140.00–165.00	152.78
7	—	104	140.00–165.00	150.69
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	250.00	250.00
1	—	105	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	320.00–330.00	322.39
5	—	94	290.00–320.00	311.91
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	240.00	240.00
1	—	75	170.00	170.00
1	—	115	280.00	280.00
2	—	93	280.00–320.00	299.46
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	35.00	35.00

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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