Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2022-12-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged 1.09 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged .05 lower, slaughter heifers averaged .12 lower. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 4.00 higher, boners averaged .2 lower and lean cows averaged 1.68 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 3.52 lower, under 95 lbs 7.15 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $114.75/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −115.99 against this barn's trailing median of $230.74.

Average price

$114.75

4 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$19.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.34

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	690	119.67	826	3thin
Medium and Large 2	610	100.00	610	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.67/cwt here — about $216 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

34 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $251.98, low $204.87, median $230.74 across 34 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 sale4 hd

114.75

—

PA average3 barns · 75 hd

149.09

−34.34

This barn, trailing median34 sales

230.74

−115.99

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	1,810	115.00	2,082	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,690	80.22	1,356	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,779	74.73	1,329	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,470	70.93	1,043	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,255	58.07	729	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,230	104.00	1,279	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,447	80.69	1,168	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,647	123.67	2,037	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,491	115.79	1,726	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,235	95.79	1,183	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,392	152.16	2,118	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,301	144.85	1,884	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,170	131.00	1,533	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,561	154.28	2,408	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,523	146.49	2,231	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,135	122.03	1,385	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	182.21/cwt	33
Bulls	Number 2	94	132.41/cwt	11
Bulls	Number 3	88	71.84/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	64	9.97/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	89	128.15/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	88	12.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	270	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	474	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	545	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	311	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,060	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	763	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,690	80.22/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,356	5
Bulls	—	—	1,810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,082	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,479	74.52/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,102	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,779	74.73/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,329	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	56.38/cwt	52.00–61.00	704	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,463	68.05/cwt	65.00–72.00	996	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,491	115.79/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,726	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,561	154.28/cwt	151.00–157.00	2,408	9
Steers	Select	—	1,135	122.03/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,385	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,523	146.49/cwt	137.00–151.00	2,231	11
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,235	95.79/cwt	80.00–106.00	1,183	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,447	80.69/cwt	66.00–90.00	1,168	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,230	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,170	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,533	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,353	67.49/cwt	65.00–70.00	913	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	497	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,392	152.16/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,118	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,301	144.85/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,884	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	168	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	50	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	115.50/cwt	90.00–145.00	96	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	149.72/cwt	130.00–170.00	166	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	160.15/cwt	145.00–165.00	165	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	98	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	162	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	90	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	128	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	154	1
Bulls	Utility	—	62	6.62/cwt	5.00–10.00	4	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	146.04/cwt	130.00–160.00	136	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	85.45/cwt	65.00–120.00	62	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	314.55/cwt	300.00–330.00	261	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	288	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	156.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	133	3
Bulls	Utility	—	70	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	285.00/cwt	250.00–320.00	285	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	83	132.90/cwt	45.00–280.00	110	3
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	60	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	36	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	105	27.50/cwt	25.00–30.00	29	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	85	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	90	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	110	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	50	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	140.00/cwt	135.00–150.00	140	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	63.85/cwt	35.00–95.00	65	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	280	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	224	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	130	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	195	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	292.86/cwt	260.00–320.00	272	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,647	123.67/cwt	118.00–129.00	2,037	6

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 18Last week 57Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 134Year ago 294

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 148Last week 125Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
2	—	675	120.00–125.00	122.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	65.00	65.00
1	—	295	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	122.00	122.00
1	—	865	120.00	120.00
1	—	405	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	57.00	57.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	72.00	72.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,690	77.00–83.00	80.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,479	70.00–81.00	74.52
5	—	1,463	65.00–72.00	68.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,779	70.00–79.00	74.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,249	52.00–61.00	56.38
2	—	1,353	65.00–70.00	67.49
1	—	1,080	46.00	46.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,491	113.00–119.00	115.79
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	80.00–106.00	95.79
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,647	118.00–129.00	123.67
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,561	151.00–157.00	154.28
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	114.00–129.00	122.03
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,523	137.00–151.00	146.49
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	66.00–90.00	80.69
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,392	150.00–156.00	152.16
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,301	141.00–151.00	144.85

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	140.00	140.00
10	—	111	130.00–170.00	149.72
5	—	103	145.00–165.00	160.15
6	—	93	130.00–160.00	146.04
3	—	85	150.00–160.00	156.67
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	55.00	55.00
3	—	73	65.00–120.00	85.45
3	—	102	35.00–95.00	63.85
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	83	90.00–145.00	115.50
1	—	75	130.00	130.00
1	—	120	135.00	135.00
2	—	90	140.00–145.00	142.50
1	—	110	140.00	140.00
3	—	100	135.00–150.00	140.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	62	5.00–10.00	6.62
1	—	70	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	250.00–320.00	285.00
1	—	80	350.00	350.00
3	—	93	260.00–320.00	292.86
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	280.00	280.00
1	—	130	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	15.00	15.00
2	—	105	25.00–30.00	27.50
1	—	110	45.00	45.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	300.00–330.00	314.55
1	—	90	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	83	45.00–280.00	132.90
1	—	60	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	10.00	10.00
1	—	90	15.00	15.00

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

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