Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged .37 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 2.16 lower, slaughter heifers averaged 1.73 higher. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged .03 higher, boners averaged 1.22 higher, and lean cows averaged .56 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 23.32 lower and under 95 lbs averaged 6.71 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $148.05/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,122.96 against this barn's trailing median of $1,271.01.

Average price

$148.05

18 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$67.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.02

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	170.04	918	10thin
Medium and Large 2	535	138.75	742	4thin
Large 3	590	102.37	604	4thin

One grade step is worth $67.67/cwt here — about $314 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 sale18 hd

148.05

—

PA average5 barns · 687 hd

176.07

−28.02

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,271.01

−1,122.96

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	1,628	91.78	1,494	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,660	99.93	1,659	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,690	94.65	1,600	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	82.66	1,076	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,163	69.71	811	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,523	135.00	2,056	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,383	122.14	1,689	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,340	110.41	1,479	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,450	139.90	2,029	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,471	131.55	1,935	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,400	109.91	1,539	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,378	161.43	2,225	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,327	154.04	2,044	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,169	142.44	1,665	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,556	164.02	2,552	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,458	157.57	2,297	38
Steers	Select	Average	1,308	144.65	1,892	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	209.23/cwt	40
Bulls	Number 2	103	169.07/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	90	85.30/cwt	17
Bulls	Utility	76	14.07/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	91	203.61/cwt	16
Heifers	Number 2	95	25.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

93 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	Choice and Prime	—	1,378	161.43/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,225	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,820	98.58/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,794	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	53.29/cwt	50.00–60.00	645	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	82.39/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,087	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	84.07/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,017	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,327	154.04/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,044	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	68.23/cwt	60.00–77.00	811	13
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	387	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	83	89.55/cwt	75.00–105.00	74	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	419.64/cwt	380.00–450.00	348	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	65	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	46	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	115	92.50/cwt	85.00–100.00	106	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	210	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	57.97/cwt	40.00–75.00	54	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	347	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	122	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	110	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	94	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	95	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	24	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	83	115.91/cwt	65.00–170.00	96	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	240	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	75	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	85	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	82	177.76/cwt	150.00–195.00	146	3
Bulls	Utility	—	55	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	108	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	150	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	403	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	342.50/cwt	300.00–390.00	291	4
Bulls	Utility	—	80	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	123	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	219	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	91	176.26/cwt	150.00–200.00	160	9
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	158	1
Bulls	Utility	—	100	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	179.86/cwt	150.00–210.00	182	11
Bulls	Number 1	—	75	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	124	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	91	82.88/cwt	25.00–170.00	75	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	70	67.50/cwt	45.00–90.00	47	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	185.93/cwt	170.00–215.00	212	4
Bulls	Utility	—	63	17.20/cwt	10.00–25.00	11	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	162.88/cwt	150.00–170.00	150	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	179.22/cwt	170.00–185.00	183	6
Bulls	Utility	—	95	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	95.00/cwt	70.00–120.00	76	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	103.54/cwt	45.00–165.00	107	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	123	160.14/cwt	150.00–170.00	197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	173.62/cwt	150.00–185.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	584	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,085	93.93/cwt	86.00–102.00	1,019	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,030	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	845	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	863	97.52/cwt	90.00–105.00	842	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	784	93.61/cwt	90.00–105.00	734	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	585	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	556	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	385	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,346	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,150	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,173	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,025	100.80/cwt	80.00–122.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,468	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	660	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	462	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	433	119.74/cwt	105.00–135.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	163.64/cwt	140.00–175.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	137.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	644	2
Bulls	—	—	1,328	72.73/cwt	70.00–75.00	966	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	97.08/cwt	86.00–105.00	1,781	3
Bulls	—	—	1,605	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,830	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	92.99/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,206	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	56.98/cwt	55.00–58.00	567	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	93.34/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,537	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,383	122.14/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,689	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,340	110.41/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,479	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,471	131.55/cwt	121.00–137.00	1,935	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,450	139.90/cwt	134.00–144.00	2,029	10
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,400	109.91/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,539	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,523	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,056	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,660	99.93/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,659	7
Heifers	Select	—	1,169	142.44/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,665	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,458	157.57/cwt	148.00–162.00	2,297	38
Steers	Select	—	1,308	144.65/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,892	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,556	164.02/cwt	160.00–169.50	2,552	17

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 57Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 253Last week 186Year ago 330

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 124Last week 105Year ago 108

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,378	159.00–164.00	161.43
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,327	148.00–159.00	154.04
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,169	137.00–146.00	142.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,820	97.00–100.00	98.58
6	—	1,647	88.00–95.00	93.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	50.00–60.00	53.29
12	—	1,319	75.00–89.00	82.39
6	—	1,297	90.00–96.00	92.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,210	78.00–89.00	84.07
13	—	1,188	60.00–77.00	68.23
3	—	995	55.00–58.00	56.98
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,660	94.00–105.00	99.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	70.00–75.00	72.73
3	—	1,835	86.00–105.00	97.08
1	—	1,605	114.00	114.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	116.00–128.00	122.14
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	108.00–113.00	110.41
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,471	121.00–137.00	131.55
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,450	134.00–144.00	139.90
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	107.00–114.00	109.91
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,458	148.00–162.00	157.57
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,308	137.00–149.00	144.65
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,556	160.00–169.50	164.02

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	430.00	430.00
5	—	83	380.00–450.00	419.64
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	75.00–105.00	89.55
1	—	90	120.00	120.00
1	—	100	150.00	150.00
1	—	75	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	70.00	70.00
2	—	115	85.00–100.00	92.50
8	—	91	25.00–170.00	82.88
2	—	70	45.00–90.00	67.50
2	—	80	70.00–120.00	95.00
2	—	103	45.00–165.00	103.54
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	175.00	175.00
3	—	82	150.00–195.00	177.76
9	—	91	150.00–200.00	176.26
11	—	101	150.00–210.00	179.86
1	—	75	165.00	165.00
4	—	114	170.00–215.00	185.93
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	55	5.00	5.00
1	—	80	20.00	20.00
1	—	100	15.00	15.00
2	—	63	10.00–25.00	17.20
1	—	95	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	145.00	145.00
1	—	115	190.00	190.00
5	—	92	150.00–170.00	162.88
6	—	102	170.00–185.00	179.22
3	—	123	150.00–170.00	160.14
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	40.00–75.00	57.97
1	—	110	85.00	85.00
1	—	100	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	330.00	330.00
1	—	75	320.00	320.00
1	—	115	350.00	350.00
4	—	85	300.00–390.00	342.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	130.00–140.00	135.00
2	—	83	65.00–170.00	115.91
1	—	75	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	25.00	25.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
1	—	650	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	155.00	155.00
4	—	479	150.00–185.00	173.62
1	—	285	205.00	205.00
3	—	513	140.00–175.00	163.64
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	70.00	70.00
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
2	—	433	105.00–135.00	119.74
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	86.00–102.00	93.93
1	—	480	105.00	105.00
1	—	585	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,150	102.00	102.00
2	—	1,025	80.00–122.00	100.80
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	82.00	82.00
2	—	863	90.00–105.00	97.52
4	—	784	90.00–105.00	93.61
1	—	385	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	165.00	165.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	132.00	132.00
1	—	405	175.00	175.00
1	—	585	165.00	165.00
1	—	710	167.00	167.00
1	—	935	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	175.00	175.00
1	—	585	165.00	165.00
2	—	468	135.00–140.00	137.59

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How this sale compares

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