Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged 1.64 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 1.14 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 1.80 lower. Slaughter Cows; breakers averaged 20.44 lower, boners averaged 4.13 lower and lean cows averaged .10 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 2.52 lower and calves under 95 lbs averaged 2.20 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $99.40/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −871.14 against this barn's trailing median of $970.54.

Average price

$99.40

10 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$9.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−42.88

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	739	105.00	776	4thin
Medium and Large 2	498	95.67	477	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.33/cwt here — about $299 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 sale10 hd

99.40

—

PA average6 barns · 273 hd

142.28

−42.88

This barn, trailing median33 sales

970.54

−871.14

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	—	Average	1,633	103.12	1,683	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,633	83.51	1,364	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,561	78.18	1,220	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,486	68.25	1,014	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,280	62.28	797	9thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,320	109.00	1,439	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,418	96.45	1,368	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,163	96.18	1,119	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,544	137.09	2,116	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,200	113.84	1,366	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,260	96.35	1,214	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,369	152.20	2,084	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,299	142.54	1,852	14
Heifers	Select	Average	1,291	116.42	1,503	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,553	157.04	2,439	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,454	148.13	2,154	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,425	131.15	1,869	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	187.12/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	90	132.49/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	92	104.62/cwt	5
Bulls	Utility	73	10.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	93	191.20/cwt	8

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,486	68.25/cwt	62.00–76.00	1,014	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,299	142.54/cwt	132.00–150.00	1,852	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,369	152.20/cwt	150.00–155.50	2,084	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,020	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,291	116.42/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,503	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	287.14/cwt	260.00–310.00	267	3
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	73	163.45/cwt	120.00–210.00	119	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	95	260.00/cwt	240.00–280.00	247	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	115	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	242	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	339	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	157.83/cwt	145.00–170.00	178	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	262.16/cwt	250.00–275.00	244	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	255.12/cwt	250.00–260.00	263	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	102	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	115	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	204	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	80	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	147.50/cwt	140.00–155.00	125	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	145.00/cwt	135.00–155.00	152	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	161.35/cwt	150.00–170.00	150	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	77.70/cwt	25.00–155.00	64	3
Bulls	Utility	—	90	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	164.86/cwt	155.00–185.00	170	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	150	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	87.50/cwt	65.00–110.00	66	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	140.54/cwt	125.00–160.00	129	9
Bulls	Utility	—	55	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	65	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Utility	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	92.33/cwt	75.00–128.00	480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	428	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	830	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	930	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	970	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	130	36.63/cwt	15.00–60.00	48	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	372	1
Bulls	—	—	1,767	95.66/cwt	88.00–101.00	1,690	8
Bulls	—	—	1,517	118.58/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,799	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	78.18/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,220	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,264	60.78/cwt	54.00–65.00	768	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,338	67.52/cwt	67.00–68.00	903	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,536	79.64/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,223	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,545	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,993	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,260	96.35/cwt	81.00–106.00	1,214	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,418	96.45/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,368	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,320	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,439	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,553	157.04/cwt	154.00–161.50	2,439	13
Steers	Select	—	1,425	131.15/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,869	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,454	148.13/cwt	138.00–155.00	2,154	20
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,163	96.18/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,119	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,200	113.84/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,366	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,543	141.14/cwt	139.00–143.00	2,178	2
Bulls	—	—	1,250	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	875	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

Tue Jan 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 73Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 318Year ago 177

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 110Last week 138Year ago 111

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,486	62.00–76.00	68.25
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,020	99.00	99.00
4	—	1,536	78.00–81.00	79.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,561	74.00–80.00	78.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,264	54.00–65.00	60.78
2	—	1,338	67.00–68.00	67.52
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,299	132.00–150.00	142.54
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,369	150.00–155.50	152.20
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,291	110.00–124.00	116.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,767	88.00–101.00	95.66
6	—	1,517	114.00–124.00	118.58
1	—	1,250	70.00	70.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	129.00	129.00
2	—	1,543	139.00–143.00	141.14
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,260	81.00–106.00	96.35
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	108.00–119.00	113.84
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	96.00–97.00	96.45
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	109.00	109.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	94.00–98.00	96.18
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,553	154.00–161.50	157.04
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	127.00–134.00	131.15
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,454	138.00–155.00	148.13

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	260.00–310.00	287.14
1	—	115	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	120.00–210.00	163.45
2	—	95	240.00–280.00	260.00
1	—	115	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	113	145.00–170.00	157.83
2	—	85	140.00–155.00	147.50
4	—	93	150.00–170.00	161.35
9	—	103	155.00–185.00	164.86
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	105	135.00–155.00	145.00
3	—	83	25.00–155.00	77.70
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	15.00	15.00
1	—	55	5.00	5.00
1	—	65	10.00	10.00
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	150.00	150.00
2	—	75	65.00–110.00	87.50
9	—	92	125.00–160.00	140.54
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	250.00–275.00	262.16
2	—	103	250.00–260.00	255.12
1	—	85	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	120.00	120.00
1	—	100	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	20.00	20.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	87.00	87.00
1	—	615	87.00	87.00
1	—	415	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	85.00	85.00
3	—	520	75.00–128.00	92.33
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
1	—	405	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	115.00	115.00
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,075	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,025	84.00	84.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	142.00	142.00
1	—	465	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	416	145.00	145.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
1	—	760	118.00	118.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	80.00	80.00
1	—	830	112.00	112.00
1	—	970	72.00	72.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	107.00	107.00
2	—	130	15.00–60.00	36.63
1	—	290	115.00	115.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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