Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged steady, slaughter holsteins averaged 4.10 higher and slaughter heifers averaged .52 lower. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 3.96 lower, boners averaged .81 lower and lean cows averaged .28 hiogher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 2.09 higher while calves under 95 lbs averaged 15.88 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $119.13/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,151.88 against this barn's trailing median of $1,271.01.

Average price

$119.13

15 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$29.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.52

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	143.50	789	2thin
Large 3	494	118.25	584	5thin
Medium and Large 2	693	113.59	787	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.91/cwt here — about $2 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 sale15 hd

119.13

—

PA average5 barns · 653 hd

151.66

−32.52

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,271.01

−1,151.88

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	1,564	98.89	1,546	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,655	92.95	1,538	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,761	87.49	1,541	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,435	82.50	1,184	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,330	69.89	929	21
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,365	128.00	1,747	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,328	111.00	1,474	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,134	101.25	1,148	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,497	136.09	2,037	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,597	126.30	2,017	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,366	114.04	1,558	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,461	153.54	2,243	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,318	145.82	1,922	19
Heifers	Select	Average	1,158	117.86	1,365	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,573	157.66	2,480	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,375	149.33	2,053	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,421	135.41	1,924	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	220.35/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	90	135.51/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	87	99.55/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	65	45.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	94	240.85/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 2	83	12.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,229	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	310	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	326	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,497	136.09/cwt	133.00–142.00	2,037	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,375	149.33/cwt	143.00–154.00	2,053	15
Steers	Select	—	1,421	135.41/cwt	128.00–142.00	1,924	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,573	157.66/cwt	153.00–162.50	2,480	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,597	126.30/cwt	121.00–130.00	2,017	6
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,134	101.25/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,148	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,365	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,747	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	54.42/cwt	52.00–58.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	112.43/cwt	90.00–120.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	305	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	775	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	682	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	810	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,407	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	565	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	396	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	670	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	522	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	1,030	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,051	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	363	118.63/cwt	112.00–125.00	431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	945	1
Bulls	—	—	1,741	104.78/cwt	88.00–116.00	1,824	12
Bulls	—	—	855	75.31/cwt	64.00–82.00	644	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	90.42/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,374	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,655	92.95/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,538	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	81.18/cwt	73.00–89.00	1,154	18
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,366	114.04/cwt	102.00–121.00	1,558	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,328	111.00/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,474	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,761	87.49/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,541	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,346	70.01/cwt	59.00–76.00	942	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,469	81.05/cwt	77.00–89.00	1,191	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,158	117.86/cwt	98.00–128.00	1,365	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,461	153.54/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,243	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,318	145.82/cwt	133.00–153.00	1,922	19
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	348.09/cwt	260.00–400.00	327	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	390	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	130	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	351	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	168.65/cwt	145.00–185.00	159	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	73	102.27/cwt	75.00–140.00	75	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	156.90/cwt	145.00–165.00	130	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	33	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	110	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	55	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	314	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	369.70/cwt	360.00–380.00	307	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	95	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	323	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	110	260.00/cwt	200.00–320.00	286	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	90	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	168.56/cwt	150.00–180.00	172	9
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	65	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	111	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	202.50/cwt	155.00–250.00	203	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	82	193.06/cwt	180.00–220.00	158	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	47	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	290.00/cwt	190.00–390.00	247	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	141.39/cwt	100.00–165.00	131	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	120	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	156	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	402	2
Bulls	Utility	—	65	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	29	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	171.00/cwt	170.00–172.00	197	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	142	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	104	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	65	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	72	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	80.91/cwt	50.00–110.00	67	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	49	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	82	168.27/cwt	165.00–175.00	138	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	132	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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 47Last week 35Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 259Last week 261Year ago 358

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 126Last week 111Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	126.00	126.00
1	—	885	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,050	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
1	—	900	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	112.00	112.00
1	—	975	126.00	126.00
1	—	435	145.00	145.00
1	—	450	116.00	116.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	105.00	105.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	88.00	88.00
1	—	565	70.00	70.00
1	—	670	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	688	90.00–120.00	112.43
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
1	—	465	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,175	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	115.00	115.00
1	—	410	137.00	137.00
1	—	1,030	102.00	102.00
2	—	363	112.00–125.00	118.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	165.00	165.00
1	—	725	122.00	122.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	82.00	82.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,497	133.00–142.00	136.09
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,597	121.00–130.00	126.30
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,366	102.00–121.00	114.04
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,375	143.00–154.00	149.33
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,421	128.00–142.00	135.41
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,573	153.00–162.50	157.66
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,134	92.00–106.00	101.25
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	128.00	128.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	109.00–113.00	111.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,070	52.00–58.00	54.42
14	—	1,346	59.00–76.00	70.01
4	—	1,469	77.00–89.00	81.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	88.00–94.00	90.42
18	—	1,421	73.00–89.00	81.18
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,655	91.00–97.00	92.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,761	83.00–91.00	87.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,741	88.00–116.00	104.78
3	—	855	64.00–82.00	75.31
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	98.00–128.00	117.86
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,461	150.00–157.00	153.54
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,318	133.00–153.00	145.82

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	94	260.00–400.00	348.09
1	—	100	390.00	390.00
1	—	130	270.00	270.00
2	—	110	360.00–370.00	365.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	94	145.00–185.00	168.65
9	—	102	150.00–180.00	168.56
2	—	115	170.00–172.00	171.00
3	—	82	165.00–175.00	168.27
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	73	75.00–140.00	102.27
3	—	83	145.00–165.00	156.90
8	—	93	100.00–165.00	141.39
2	—	103	135.00–140.00	137.56
1	—	110	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	170.00	170.00
2	—	100	155.00–250.00	202.50
3	—	82	180.00–220.00	193.06
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	130.00	130.00
2	—	90	110.00–120.00	115.00
1	—	65	110.00	110.00
2	—	83	50.00–110.00	80.91
1	—	75	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	45.00	45.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	35.00	35.00
1	—	110	50.00	50.00
1	—	85	55.00	55.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	330.00	330.00
2	—	83	360.00–380.00	369.70
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	340.00	340.00
2	—	110	200.00–320.00	260.00
2	—	85	190.00–390.00	290.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	10.00	10.00
1	—	90	15.00	15.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Middleburg

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves