Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 1.82 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 1.72 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 1.10 higher. Slaughter cows; breakers averaged 10.12 higher, boners averaged 5.54 higher and lean cows averaged 3.01 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 28.06 higher and under 95 lbs averaged 10.94 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.36/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,140.65 against this barn's trailing median of $1,271.01.

Average price

$130.36

29 head · 347 lb average

Value per head Derived

$452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$361

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

$87.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−48.05

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	194.19	928	4thin
Large 3	246	125.40	308	18thin
Medium and Large 2	532	106.65	567	7thin

One grade step is worth $87.53/cwt here — about $361 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 sale29 hd

130.36

—

PA average3 barns · 304 hd

178.42

−48.05

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,271.01

−1,140.65

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	1,680	106.00	1,781	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,573	102.24	1,608	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,656	93.31	1,545	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,387	84.56	1,173	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	65.01	735	18
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,538	127.48	1,961	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,215	111.00	1,349	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,420	141.52	2,010	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,420	134.16	1,905	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,321	113.16	1,495	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,487	161.41	2,400	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,386	152.44	2,113	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,283	130.74	1,677	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,533	162.58	2,492	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,523	157.61	2,400	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,322	144.08	1,905	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	227.47/cwt	46
Bulls	Number 2	96	166.66/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	88	165.00/cwt	2
Bulls	Utility	95	20.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	99	211.35/cwt	12

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
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	295.00/cwt	260.00–330.00	266	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	373	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	105	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	74	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	51	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	272	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	120	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	114	1
Bulls	Utility	—	100	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	25	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	125	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	238	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	155	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	180.00/cwt	140.00–220.00	135	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	270.00/cwt	150.00–390.00	230	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	65	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	124	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	203.18/cwt	190.00–212.00	207	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	182.97/cwt	165.00–210.00	168	13
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	180.00/cwt	175.00–185.00	207	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	168.33/cwt	165.00–170.00	202	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	165	1
Bulls	Utility	—	90	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	155	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	204	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	165.00/cwt	155.00–175.00	140	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	109	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	165.97/cwt	135.00–217.00	151	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	175.00/cwt	135.00–210.00	179	5
Bulls	Large 3	—	308	139.96/cwt	135.00–145.00	431	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	277	123.53/cwt	85.00–142.00	342	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	203.37/cwt	200.00–207.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	104.19/cwt	85.00–130.00	377	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	221	130.04/cwt	115.00–145.00	287	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	182.37/cwt	170.00–195.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	960	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	140.33/cwt	125.00–155.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	93.35/cwt	67.00–120.00	798	2
Heifers	Large 3	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	178	124.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	597	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	985	2
Heifers	Large 3	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	304	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	120	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	90	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,533	162.58/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,492	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,420	134.16/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,905	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,573	102.24/cwt	96.00–125.00	1,608	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	81.22/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,102	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,656	93.31/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,545	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	68.79/cwt	63.00–78.00	790	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,386	152.44/cwt	144.00–158.00	2,113	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,487	161.41/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,400	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	360.00/cwt	290.00–430.00	306	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	398.30/cwt	350.00–430.00	374	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	399	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	368	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	190	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	105	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	133	250.57/cwt	220.00–280.00	333	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	65	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	59	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	70	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	70	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,523	157.61/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,400	8
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,215	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,349	1
Steers	Select	—	1,322	144.08/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,905	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,283	130.74/cwt	120.00–148.00	1,677	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,538	127.48/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,961	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,321	113.16/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,495	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,420	141.52/cwt	141.00–142.00	2,010	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	52.67/cwt	40.00–61.00	576	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	83.17/cwt	78.00–89.00	956	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,478	94.59/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,398	5
Bulls	—	—	1,748	103.29/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,806	7
Bulls	—	—	1,683	125.72/cwt	121.00–131.00	2,116	4
Bulls	—	—	1,438	76.03/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	985	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	426	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 58Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 183Year ago 330

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 105Last week 95Year ago 108

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	260.00–330.00	295.00
2	—	105	350.00–360.00	355.00
1	—	85	320.00	320.00
2	—	133	220.00–280.00	250.57
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	70.00	70.00
1	—	85	60.00	60.00
1	—	120	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	90.00	90.00
1	—	70	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	25.00	25.00
1	—	90	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	190.00	190.00
2	—	85	290.00–430.00	360.00
5	—	94	350.00–430.00	398.30
1	—	105	380.00	380.00
1	—	115	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	155.00	155.00
2	—	75	140.00–220.00	180.00
2	—	85	150.00–390.00	270.00
1	—	65	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	102	190.00–212.00	203.18
13	—	92	165.00–210.00	182.97
3	—	115	175.00–185.00	180.00
3	—	120	165.00–170.00	168.33
2	—	85	180.00–185.00	182.50
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	150.00	150.00
1	—	120	170.00	170.00
2	—	85	155.00–175.00	165.00
1	—	75	145.00	145.00
5	—	91	135.00–217.00	165.97
5	—	102	135.00–210.00	175.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	190.00	190.00
1	—	75	140.00	140.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	135.00–145.00	139.96
5	—	277	85.00–142.00	123.53
7	—	221	115.00–145.00	130.04
2	—	178	120.00–130.00	124.65
1	—	120	75.00	75.00
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	200.00–207.00	203.37
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
1	—	630	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	85.00–130.00	104.19
1	—	840	125.00	125.00
1	—	320	95.00	95.00
1	—	985	127.00	127.00
1	—	490	87.00	87.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
1	—	875	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	125.00	125.00
2	—	470	170.00–195.00	182.37
1	—	425	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	155.00	155.00
1	—	690	127.00	127.00
2	—	563	125.00–155.00	140.33
2	—	855	67.00–120.00	93.35
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
1	—	635	145.00	145.00
1	—	215	155.00	155.00
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
2	—	597	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	130.00	130.00
1	—	960	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,533	160.00–166.00	162.58
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,523	152.00–164.00	157.61
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,322	138.00–151.00	144.08
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,420	130.00–138.00	134.16
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,321	108.00–120.00	113.16
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	141.00–142.00	141.52
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,573	96.00–125.00	102.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,357	75.00–88.00	81.22
5	—	1,478	93.00–98.00	94.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,656	90.00–97.00	93.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,148	63.00–78.00	68.79
6	—	1,093	40.00–61.00	52.67
2	—	1,150	78.00–89.00	83.17
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,386	144.00–158.00	152.44
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,487	155.00–165.00	161.41
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,283	120.00–148.00	130.74
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	111.00	111.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	124.00–131.00	127.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,748	90.00–110.00	103.29
4	—	1,683	121.00–131.00	125.72
2	—	1,438	70.00–80.00	76.03

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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