Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged .26 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 1.49 lower, slaughter heifers averaged 2.27 higher. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 1.89 higher, boners averaged 3.66 higher and lean cows averaged 5.98 higher . Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 5.19 lower and under 95 lbs 11.60 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.13/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −848.41 against this barn's trailing median of $970.54.

Average price

$122.13

14 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$107

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

$34.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.05

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	134.40	607	9thin
Medium and Large 2	714	100.04	714	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.36/cwt here — about −$107 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 sale14 hd

122.13

—

PA average6 barns · 342 hd

139.18

−17.05

This barn, trailing median33 sales

970.54

−848.41

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	1,747	105.57	1,844	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,610	99.72	1,605	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	92.57	1,475	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,351	83.97	1,134	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,195	69.67	832	23
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,488	124.44	1,852	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,418	116.37	1,650	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,435	95.00	1,363	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,469	131.26	1,928	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,349	122.20	1,648	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,286	102.71	1,321	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,455	153.70	2,237	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,290	146.47	1,889	13
Heifers	Select	Average	1,360	134.00	1,822	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,557	155.50	2,421	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,448	149.97	2,172	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,273	128.08	1,630	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	202.11/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 2	94	111.79/cwt	8
Bulls	Number 3	87	65.19/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	85	7.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	97	239.91/cwt	10

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	1,160	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	998	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	985	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	980	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	138.65/cwt	122.00–145.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	100.09/cwt	94.00–106.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Bulls	—	—	1,868	103.03/cwt	88.00–119.00	1,925	6
Bulls	—	—	1,560	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,887	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	81.99/cwt	73.00–93.00	1,082	19
Bulls	—	—	1,395	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,256	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	51.97/cwt	44.00–55.00	472	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	100.39/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,591	2
Steers	Select	—	1,273	128.08/cwt	100.00–145.00	1,630	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,286	102.71/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,321	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,469	131.26/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,928	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,418	116.37/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,650	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,488	124.44/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,852	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,435	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,427	153.95/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,197	11
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	105	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	315	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	121	135.12/cwt	120.00–150.00	163	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	71.02/cwt	40.00–95.00	58	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	60.00/cwt	25.00–90.00	45	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	120	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	30	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	130.10/cwt	125.00–140.00	108	3
Bulls	Utility	—	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	349	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	122.33/cwt	110.00–135.00	111	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	102.50/cwt	85.00–120.00	87	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	110	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	300.00/cwt	290.00–310.00	360	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	37.43/cwt	35.00–40.00	35	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	347	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	297	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	440	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	166.45/cwt	140.00–177.00	185	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	25	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	346.40/cwt	320.00–360.00	288	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	152.65/cwt	130.00–192.00	140	10
Bulls	Utility	—	100	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	166.56/cwt	160.00–182.00	168	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	77.95/cwt	50.00–100.00	72	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	396.55/cwt	380.00–420.00	365	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	370.00/cwt	340.00–400.00	370	2
Heifers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,765	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,665	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,610	99.72/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,605	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,376	82.69/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,138	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	69.73/cwt	58.00–79.00	839	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	91.45/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,459	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,469	91.49/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,344	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,557	155.50/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,421	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,349	122.20/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,648	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,290	146.47/cwt	139.00–154.00	1,889	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,448	149.97/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,172	21
Heifers	Select	—	1,360	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,822	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 Feb 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 35Last week 95Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 261Last week 271Year ago 261

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 111Last week 119Year ago 109

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	86.00	86.00
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
1	—	985	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	127.00	127.00
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
1	—	855	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
1	—	755	118.00	118.00
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
1	—	545	145.00	145.00
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
1	—	860	114.00	114.00
4	—	433	122.00–145.00	138.65
3	—	395	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	98.00	98.00
2	—	675	94.00–106.00	100.09
1	—	515	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,095	75.00	75.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	122.00	122.00
1	—	580	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,868	88.00–119.00	103.03
2	—	1,560	120.00–122.00	120.97
1	—	1,395	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,320	73.00–93.00	81.99
5	—	1,469	89.00–93.00	91.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	908	44.00–55.00	51.97
4	—	1,376	78.00–90.00	82.69
16	—	1,203	58.00–79.00	69.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	99.00–102.00	100.39
14	—	1,595	85.00–96.00	91.45
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,610	96.00–105.00	99.72
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,273	100.00–145.00	128.08
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,557	153.00–160.00	155.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,448	143.00–155.00	149.97
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,286	90.00–111.00	102.71
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,469	126.00–139.00	131.26
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,349	119.00–123.00	122.20
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	110.00–122.00	116.37
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	121.00–128.00	124.44
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,427	150.00–157.00	153.95
Heifers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,290	139.00–154.00	146.47
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	134.00	134.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	100.00	100.00
4	—	91	110.00–135.00	122.33
2	—	85	85.00–120.00	102.50
1	—	110	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	121	120.00–150.00	135.12
3	—	83	125.00–140.00	130.10
4	—	111	140.00–177.00	166.45
10	—	92	130.00–192.00	152.65
8	—	101	160.00–182.00	166.56
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	82	40.00–95.00	71.02
3	—	75	25.00–90.00	60.00
1	—	120	25.00	25.00
3	—	93	50.00–100.00	77.95
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	5.00	5.00
1	—	100	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	410.00	410.00
1	—	110	400.00	400.00
3	—	92	380.00–420.00	396.55
2	—	100	340.00–400.00	370.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	120	290.00–310.00	300.00
1	—	105	330.00	330.00
1	—	90	330.00	330.00
3	—	83	320.00–360.00	346.40
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	35.00–40.00	37.43
1	—	100	25.00	25.00

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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How this sale compares

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