Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, Slaughter steers averaged .28 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 2.60 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 1.53 lower. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 2.69 lower boners averaged 1.35 higher and lean cows averaged .33 lower.

Holstien bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 26.43 lower, under 95 lbs averaged 6.32 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $106.88/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,164.13 against this barn's trailing median of $1,271.01.

Average price

$106.88

21 head · 341 lb average

Value per head Derived

$364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$462

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$90.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−50.21

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	383	155.16	594	2thin
Medium and Large 2	413	123.59	510	12thin
Large 3	206	64.43	132	7thin

One grade step is worth $90.73/cwt here — about $462 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 $923.61, median $1,271.01 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 sale21 hd

106.88

—

PA average6 barns · 946 hd

157.09

−50.21

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,271.01

−1,164.13

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	1,525	97.50	1,487	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,780	86.05	1,532	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,586	81.56	1,294	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,481	74.46	1,103	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	56.65	685	22
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,203	97.84	1,177	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,524	123.83	1,887	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,524	114.98	1,752	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,437	94.06	1,352	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,436	152.02	2,183	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	143.15	1,890	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,085	110.00	1,194	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,532	153.95	2,359	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,453	146.54	2,129	36
Steers	Select	Average	1,266	126.00	1,595	13

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	185.06/cwt	33
Bulls	Number 2	96	143.37/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	91	65.63/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	74	18.16/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	89	172.95/cwt	18

Every lot, as filed

86 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	Large 3	—	345	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	155	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	215	88.50/cwt	72.00–105.00	190	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	166	57.26/cwt	55.00–65.00	95	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	539	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	220	80.68/cwt	60.00–95.00	177	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	170	57.35/cwt	55.00–60.00	97	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,015	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,015	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	770	86.05/cwt	82.00–90.00	663	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	455	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	273	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	160	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	120	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	113	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	57	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	240	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	830	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	764	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	745	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	574	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	880	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	257	137.19/cwt	100.00–155.00	353	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	155.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	165	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	200	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,672	85.97/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,437	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,444	72.38/cwt	62.00–79.00	1,045	11
Bulls	—	—	1,455	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,630	1
Bulls	—	—	1,534	95.69/cwt	80.00–105.00	1,468	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,780	86.05/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,532	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	80.62/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,264	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,524	114.98/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,752	7
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,524	123.83/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,887	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,436	152.02/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,183	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,532	153.95/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,359	10
Steers	Select	—	1,266	126.00/cwt	90.00–140.00	1,595	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,453	146.54/cwt	141.00–153.00	2,129	36
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,437	94.06/cwt	70.00–111.00	1,352	11
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,203	97.84/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,177	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,320	143.15/cwt	134.00–147.50	1,890	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,618	82.07/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,328	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	60.68/cwt	55.00–68.00	765	13
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	36.84/cwt	15.00–65.00	30	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	141.28/cwt	125.00–185.00	133	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	149.63/cwt	135.00–165.00	154	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	167.39/cwt	145.00–185.00	169	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	157.58/cwt	155.00–160.00	131	2
Bulls	Utility	—	63	15.40/cwt	5.00–25.00	10	2
Bulls	Utility	—	70	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	70	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	63	1
Bulls	Utility	—	95	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	169.87/cwt	135.00–185.00	192	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	125	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	106	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	121	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	324.55/cwt	310.00–340.00	269	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	125	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	288	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	170.00/cwt	90.00–250.00	153	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	203	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	91.62/cwt	20.00–135.00	85	4
Bulls	Utility	—	80	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	24	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	135	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	34	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	83	16.29/cwt	15.00–20.00	14	4
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	98	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	82	257.96/cwt	200.00–320.00	212	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	288	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	210	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	163.55/cwt	110.00–190.00	150	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	180	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	300.00/cwt	280.00–320.00	285	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	281	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	93	183.24/cwt	120.00–250.00	170	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,085	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,194	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	70.91/cwt	69.00–73.00	818	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	45.09/cwt	37.00–52.00	510	7

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 Jan 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 70Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 318Last week 293Year ago 278

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 138Last week 122Year ago 104

Holstien bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 26.43 lower, under 95 lbs averaged 6.32 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	45.00	45.00
2	—	215	72.00–105.00	88.50
4	—	166	55.00–65.00	57.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	160.00	160.00
1	—	210	130.00	130.00
1	—	770	70.00	70.00
6	—	257	100.00–155.00	137.19
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
1	—	595	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	150.00–160.00	155.16
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	220	60.00–95.00	80.68
2	—	170	55.00–60.00	57.35
1	—	830	92.00	92.00
1	—	745	77.00	77.00
1	—	880	72.00	72.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	100.00	100.00
2	—	770	82.00–90.00	86.05
1	—	455	60.00	60.00
1	—	160	75.00	75.00
4	—	113	50.00	50.00
1	—	320	75.00	75.00
1	—	200	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	122.00	122.00
2	—	682	92.00	92.00
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
1	—	245	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	95.00	95.00
1	—	355	102.00	102.00
1	—	260	92.00	92.00
1	—	405	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,672	85.00–88.00	85.97
14	—	1,568	75.00–87.00	80.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,444	62.00–79.00	72.38
3	—	1,618	81.00–84.00	82.07
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,780	83.00–90.00	86.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,260	55.00–68.00	60.68
2	—	1,153	69.00–73.00	70.91
7	—	1,132	37.00–52.00	45.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	112.00	112.00
8	—	1,534	80.00–105.00	95.69
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,524	111.00–120.00	114.98
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,524	121.00–126.00	123.83
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,437	70.00–111.00	94.06
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,436	150.00–153.00	152.02
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,320	134.00–147.50	143.15
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	110.00	110.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,532	152.00–157.00	153.95
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,266	90.00–140.00	126.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,453	141.00–153.00	146.54
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	94.00–103.00	97.84

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	82	15.00–65.00	36.84
1	—	125	85.00	85.00
1	—	105	115.00	115.00
4	—	93	20.00–135.00	91.62
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	94	125.00–185.00	141.28
2	—	103	135.00–165.00	149.63
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	101	145.00–185.00	167.39
2	—	83	155.00–160.00	157.58
5	—	113	135.00–185.00	169.87
1	—	120	175.00	175.00
9	—	92	110.00–190.00	163.55
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	63	5.00–25.00	15.40
1	—	70	15.00	15.00
1	—	95	15.00	15.00
1	—	80	30.00	30.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	90.00	90.00
2	—	93	120.00–250.00	183.24
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	240.00	240.00
2	—	95	280.00–320.00	300.00
2	—	85	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	310.00–340.00	324.55
1	—	125	230.00	230.00
1	—	75	270.00	270.00
2	—	93	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	90.00–250.00	170.00
1	—	75	130.00	130.00
3	—	82	200.00–320.00	257.96
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	135	25.00	25.00
1	—	75	10.00	10.00
4	—	83	15.00–20.00	16.29

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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