Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 6.45 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 4.10 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 4.78 higher. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 4.30 lower, boners averaged 4.80 lower and lean cows averaged 1.79 higher.

Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 6.56 higher and under 95 lbs averaged 3.38 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.36/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −847.18 against this barn's trailing median of $970.54.

Average price

$123.36

24 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$27.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.95

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	140.66	726	9thin
Large 3	310	115.00	357	1thin
Medium and Large 2	525	112.83	593	14thin

One grade step is worth $27.83/cwt here — about $134 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 sale24 hd

123.36

—

PA average3 barns · 221 hd

161.31

−37.95

This barn, trailing median33 sales

970.54

−847.18

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	1,668	105.82	1,765	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,734	90.36	1,567	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,507	82.63	1,245	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,325	77.92	1,033	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,249	67.30	841	12
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,606	142.78	2,293	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,484	130.40	1,935	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,354	123.36	1,670	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,571	158.85	2,496	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,317	151.34	1,993	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,174	122.83	1,442	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,535	164.34	2,523	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,481	155.79	2,307	26
Steers	Select	Average	1,259	142.73	1,797	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	231.08/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	98	164.47/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	89	126.50/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	95	70.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	88	253.76/cwt	10

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1Beef Cross	—	110	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	374	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	281	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	281	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	368	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,126	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	88.48/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,358	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,174	122.83/cwt	108.00–138.00	1,442	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,332	71.80/cwt	67.00–76.00	956	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	83.30/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,170	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	76.38/cwt	70.00–81.00	995	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,484	130.40/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,935	4
Steers	Select	—	1,259	142.73/cwt	131.00–147.00	1,797	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,535	164.34/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,523	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,481	155.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,307	26
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,571	158.85/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,496	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,317	151.34/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,993	8
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,354	123.36/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,670	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,606	142.78/cwt	139.00–145.00	2,293	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	83.19/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,226	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,734	90.36/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,567	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	44.82/cwt	40.00–50.00	374	2
Bulls	—	—	1,618	102.50/cwt	88.00–108.00	1,658	5
Bulls	—	—	1,230	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,046	1
Bulls	—	—	2,012	124.54/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	150	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	293	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	363.39/cwt	360.00–370.00	338	3
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	105	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	368	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	341	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	70	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	264	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	345.14/cwt	340.00–350.00	321	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	43	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	73	191.03/cwt	160.00–220.00	139	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	140	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	127	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	70	42.50/cwt	35.00–50.00	30	2
Bulls	Utility	—	90	42.50/cwt	35.00–50.00	38	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	95	350.00/cwt	340.00–360.00	333	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	355.15/cwt	350.00–360.00	295	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	155.00/cwt	145.00–165.00	147	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	165.00/cwt	145.00–185.00	165	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	65	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	68	1
Bulls	Utility	—	105	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	131	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	175.12/cwt	150.00–190.00	179	12
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	157	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	171	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	153.50/cwt	130.00–177.00	161	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	172.33/cwt	160.00–180.00	157	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	175.00/cwt	165.00–185.00	201	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	91	172.03/cwt	155.00–190.00	157	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	125	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	103.92/cwt	98.00–110.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	190	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	195	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,080	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	896	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	437	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	390	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	176	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	170	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	187	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,018	102.53/cwt	89.00–116.00	1,044	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	770	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	678	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	555	80.00/cwt	70.00–90.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	135.48/cwt	122.00–150.00	634	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,245	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,208	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	527	97.08/cwt	62.00–122.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	124.88/cwt	114.00–128.00	914	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	170	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	204	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	255	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	255	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	990	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	190	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	403	145.06/cwt	135.00–155.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	130.78/cwt	125.00–137.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	253	117.62/cwt	105.00–130.00	298	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 47Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 259Year ago 248

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 95Last week 126Year ago 106

Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 6.56 higher and under 95 lbs averaged 3.38 higher.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	340.00	340.00
1	—	85	330.00	330.00
1	—	105	350.00	350.00
3	—	93	360.00–370.00	363.39
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	330.00	330.00
1	—	105	350.00	350.00
3	—	95	340.00–360.00	350.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	165.00	165.00
1	—	110	115.00	115.00
2	—	70	35.00–50.00	42.50
3	—	95	145.00–165.00	155.00
2	—	100	145.00–185.00	165.00
1	—	65	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	35.00–50.00	42.50
1	—	105	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	102	150.00–190.00	175.12
3	—	85	180.00–190.00	185.00
2	—	115	165.00–185.00	175.00
5	—	91	155.00–190.00	172.03
1	—	125	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	155.00	155.00
2	—	105	130.00–177.00	153.50
4	—	91	160.00–180.00	172.33
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	310.00	310.00
2	—	93	340.00–350.00	345.14
2	—	83	350.00–360.00	355.15
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	70.00	70.00
1	—	95	45.00	45.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	330.00	330.00
2	—	73	160.00–220.00	191.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	67.00	67.00
2	—	1,535	88.00–89.00	88.48
7	—	1,474	81.00–85.00	83.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,332	67.00–76.00	71.80
2	—	835	40.00–50.00	44.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,404	80.00–85.00	83.30
14	—	1,303	70.00–81.00	76.38
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,734	88.00–93.00	90.36
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,174	108.00–138.00	122.83
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,571	157.00–162.00	158.85
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,317	147.00–155.00	151.34
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,484	129.00–134.00	130.40
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,354	120.00–127.00	123.36
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,606	139.00–145.00	142.78
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,259	131.00–147.00	142.73
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,535	161.00–167.00	164.34
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,481	150.00–160.00	155.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,618	88.00–108.00	102.50
1	—	1,230	85.00	85.00
2	—	2,012	120.00–130.00	124.54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	150	195.00	195.00
4	—	468	122.00–150.00	135.48
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
1	—	700	117.00	117.00
2	—	853	130.00–132.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	55.00	55.00
2	—	233	105.00	105.00
5	—	732	114.00–128.00	124.88
1	—	170	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	122.00	122.00
1	—	990	116.00	116.00
1	—	800	97.00	97.00
2	—	253	105.00–130.00	117.62
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	142.00	142.00
2	—	765	98.00–110.00	103.92
1	—	535	112.00	112.00
1	—	195	125.00	125.00
1	—	560	128.00	128.00
1	—	265	145.00	145.00
2	—	403	135.00–155.00	145.06
2	—	478	125.00–137.00	130.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	190	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	190	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	83.00	83.00
1	—	475	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,018	89.00–116.00	102.53
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
2	—	555	70.00–90.00	80.00
3	—	527	62.00–122.00	97.08
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	97.00	97.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	45.00	45.00
1	—	440	90.00	90.00
1	—	170	110.00	110.00
1	—	770	88.00	88.00
1	—	255	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	130.00	130.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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