Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged .10 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 1.25 higher slaughter heifers averaged 4.37 higher. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 15.03 higher, boners averaged 6.44 higher and lean cows averaged 1.32 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 3.11 lower and under 95 lbs averaged 4.55 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.40/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −849.82 against this barn's trailing median of $967.22.

Average price

$117.40

34 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$35.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.43

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	510	130.00	663	1thin
Medium and Large 1	486	128.45	625	22
Medium and Large 2	535	94.14	504	11thin

One grade step is worth $35.86/cwt here — about $159 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

32 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,625.53, low $570.37, median $967.22 across 32 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 sale34 hd

117.40

—

PA average5 barns · 274 hd

124.83

−7.43

This barn, trailing median32 sales

967.22

−849.82

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	1,513	102.12	1,545	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,612	99.98	1,612	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,651	91.27	1,507	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	81.86	1,082	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,136	60.36	686	23
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,405	112.00	1,574	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,200	104.19	1,250	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,627	135.39	2,203	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,517	123.69	1,876	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,350	98.99	1,336	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,484	155.26	2,304	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,323	143.30	1,896	22
Heifers	Select	Average	1,230	130.57	1,606	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,565	158.31	2,478	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,512	149.99	2,268	30
Steers	Select	Average	1,338	130.96	1,752	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	185.02/cwt	47
Bulls	Number 2	97	143.87/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	95	108.77/cwt	16
Bulls	Utility	78	32.50/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	95	167.43/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	75	20.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

107 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	Number 1	—	85	147.50/cwt	140.00–160.00	125	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	152.22/cwt	145.00–162.00	170	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	149.89/cwt	145.00–155.00	169	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	168	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	112.50/cwt	105.00–120.00	118	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	121	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	180	1
Bulls	Utility	—	85	20.00/cwt	5.00–35.00	17	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	68	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	95.08/cwt	55.00–130.00	79	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	120	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	72	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	154.96/cwt	145.00–165.00	160	11
Bulls	Utility	—	75	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	60	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	98	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	125.00/cwt	40.00–150.00	119	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	145.76/cwt	140.00–155.00	136	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	88.90/cwt	55.00–132.00	420	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	87.00/cwt	60.00–114.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	401	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	129.52/cwt	127.00–132.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	124.33/cwt	117.00–125.00	634	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	980	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,193	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	138.63/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	211	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,075	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,011	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	995	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	935	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	396	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	820	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	722	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	139.63/cwt	110.00–155.00	141	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	158.14/cwt	150.00–175.00	147	13
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	288	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	125	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	300	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	93	175.14/cwt	170.00–180.00	163	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	110	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	319	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	120	1
Bulls	Utility	—	65	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	105	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	147	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	93	183.51/cwt	50.00–310.00	171	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	120	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	156	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	50	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	120	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	149.55/cwt	135.00–165.00	124	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	105	222.50/cwt	175.00–270.00	234	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	73	180.00/cwt	105.00–250.00	131	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	374	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	295.90/cwt	220.00–330.00	308	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	323	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,230	130.57/cwt	108.00–145.00	1,606	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	46.09/cwt	32.00–56.00	483	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,384	76.43/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,058	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	63.75/cwt	61.00–67.00	690	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,680	96.04/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,613	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	78.33/cwt	70.00–86.00	995	16
Steers	Select	—	1,338	130.96/cwt	119.00–139.00	1,752	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,512	149.99/cwt	141.00–157.00	2,268	30
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,830	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,525	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,299	143.55/cwt	131.00–152.00	1,865	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,443	109.84/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,585	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,484	155.26/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,304	8
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,350	98.99/cwt	87.00–110.00	1,336	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,627	135.39/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,203	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,517	123.69/cwt	118.00–133.00	1,876	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,565	158.31/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,478	6
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,200	104.19/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,250	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,405	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,574	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,461	91.29/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,334	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,686	94.70/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,597	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	89.56/cwt	79.00–96.00	1,463	8
Bulls	—	—	1,450	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,160	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,249	1
Bulls	—	—	1,491	101.30/cwt	88.00–110.00	1,510	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	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 Jan 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 51Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 271Last week 248Year ago 258

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 119Last week 119Year ago 110

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	85	140.00–160.00	147.50
3	—	112	145.00–162.00	152.22
1	—	120	150.00	150.00
11	—	103	145.00–165.00	154.96
13	—	93	150.00–175.00	158.14
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	145.00–155.00	149.89
1	—	120	140.00	140.00
1	—	75	130.00	130.00
6	—	93	140.00–155.00	145.76
4	—	101	110.00–155.00	139.63
2	—	83	135.00–165.00	149.55
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	105	105.00–120.00	112.50
1	—	110	110.00	110.00
1	—	75	90.00	90.00
4	—	83	55.00–130.00	95.08
1	—	120	60.00	60.00
7	—	95	40.00–150.00	125.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	5.00–35.00	20.00
1	—	75	80.00	80.00
1	—	65	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	240.00	240.00
2	—	93	170.00–180.00	175.14
1	—	110	290.00	290.00
1	—	80	150.00	150.00
2	—	105	175.00–270.00	222.50
2	—	73	105.00–250.00	180.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	340.00	340.00
4	—	104	220.00–330.00	295.90
1	—	85	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	320.00	320.00
1	—	75	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	140.00	140.00
2	—	93	50.00–310.00	183.51
1	—	120	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	55.00	55.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	138.00	138.00
3	—	611	124.00	124.00
1	—	860	124.00	124.00
2	—	353	162.00	162.00
1	—	750	127.00	127.00
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
1	—	835	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,115	82.00	82.00
2	—	800	60.00–114.00	87.00
1	—	645	114.00	114.00
1	—	400	132.00	132.00
1	—	495	127.00	127.00
1	—	300	132.00	132.00
2	—	350	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	55.00–132.00	88.90
1	—	865	96.00	96.00
1	—	715	80.00	80.00
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
1	—	410	90.00	90.00
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	327	142.00	142.00
2	—	297	135.00	135.00
2	—	720	127.00–132.00	129.52
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
12	—	510	117.00–125.00	124.33
1	—	860	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	116.00	116.00
1	—	980	96.00	96.00
2	—	635	120.00–124.00	122.02
1	—	1,095	122.00	122.00
2	—	1,193	112.00	112.00
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
2	—	710	110.00–115.00	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,045	90.00	90.00
3	—	790	130.00–144.00	138.63
1	—	180	117.00	117.00
2	—	565	120.00–130.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	94.00	94.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	94.00	94.00
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	88.00	88.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,230	108.00–145.00	130.57
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,299	131.00–152.00	143.55
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,484	149.00–159.00	155.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,048	32.00–56.00	46.09
5	—	1,384	73.00–81.00	76.43
10	—	1,082	61.00–67.00	63.75
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,680	92.00–98.00	96.04
2	—	1,443	107.00–113.00	109.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,270	70.00–86.00	78.33
6	—	1,461	88.00–96.00	91.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,686	94.00–96.00	94.70
8	—	1,633	79.00–96.00	89.56
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,338	119.00–139.00	130.96
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,512	141.00–157.00	149.99
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,565	157.00–160.00	158.31
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	87.00–110.00	98.99
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	134.00–138.00	135.39
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,517	118.00–133.00	123.69
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	99.00–109.00	104.19
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	112.00	112.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,730	130.00	130.00
7	—	1,491	88.00–110.00	101.30

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