Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged .95 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 1.23 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 2.09 higher. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 2.48 lower, boners averaged 1.52 higher, and lean cows averaged 2.96 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 39.40 higher and under 95 lbs averaged 39.57 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.11/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −845.80 against this barn's trailing median of $963.91.

Average price

$118.11

9 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$9.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.27

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	701	123.25	864	4thin
Medium and Large 2	591	114.00	674	5thin

One grade step is worth $9.25/cwt here — about $191 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 $963.91 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 sale9 hd

118.11

—

PA average6 barns · 334 hd

156.39

−38.27

This barn, trailing median33 sales

963.91

−845.80

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	1,786	107.29	1,916	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,764	97.23	1,715	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	88.86	1,380	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,425	85.70	1,221	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	66.14	744	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,320	125.35	1,655	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,407	122.05	1,717	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,529	141.69	2,166	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,601	126.32	2,022	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,308	112.00	1,465	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,440	164.13	2,363	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,373	156.13	2,144	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,184	132.14	1,565	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,542	166.88	2,573	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,432	158.52	2,270	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,313	149.05	1,957	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	245.40/cwt	49
Bulls	Number 2	91	184.81/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 3	83	118.60/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	81	17.96/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	89	122.84/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 2	63	40.00/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1Crossbred	—	115	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	299	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	70	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	98	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	40	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	360	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	73	140.00/cwt	70.00–215.00	102	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	172.19/cwt	140.00–195.00	157	7
Bulls	Utility	—	60	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	9	1
Bulls	Utility	—	73	27.41/cwt	25.00–30.00	20	2
Bulls	Utility	—	100	10.00/cwt	5.00–15.00	10	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	160.00/cwt	100.00–220.00	120	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	70	60.00/cwt	50.00–70.00	42	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	227.92/cwt	205.00–250.00	217	12
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	219.26/cwt	215.00–235.00	248	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	65	67.50/cwt	65.00–70.00	44	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	123	202.76/cwt	190.00–215.00	249	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	215.83/cwt	200.00–240.00	183	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	142.73/cwt	110.00–175.00	131	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	200	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	234	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	199.25/cwt	170.00–215.00	165	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	197.00/cwt	160.00–215.00	197	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	226	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	655	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,085	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	945	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	930	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,102	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	830	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	681	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	910	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	1
Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	783	1
Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	708	1
Bulls	—	—	1,786	107.29/cwt	70.00–119.00	1,916	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,860	96.42/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,793	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	88.86/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,380	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	71.19/cwt	66.00–79.00	812	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,358	80.47/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,093	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	43.11/cwt	40.00–50.00	400	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,308	112.00/cwt	91.00–121.00	1,465	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,432	158.52/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,270	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,407	122.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,717	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,320	125.35/cwt	114.00–137.00	1,655	4
Steers	Select	—	1,313	149.05/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,957	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,601	126.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,022	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,529	141.69/cwt	136.00–148.00	2,166	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	83.91/cwt	75.00–92.00	1,134	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,373	156.13/cwt	149.00–161.00	2,144	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,764	97.23/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,715	11
Heifers	Select	—	1,184	132.14/cwt	112.00–146.00	1,565	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,542	166.88/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,573	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,440	164.13/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,363	13
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	378.55/cwt	300.00–460.00	348	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	467.12/cwt	430.00–480.00	388	4
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	112	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	105	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	200	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	120	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	408	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	137.50/cwt	80.00–175.00	117	4
Heifers	Number 1	—	73	62.76/cwt	55.00–70.00	46	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	110	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	39	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	60	30.00/cwt	15.00–45.00	18	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	70	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	42	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	80	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	56	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	65	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	110	152.50/cwt	90.00–215.00	168	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	219.35/cwt	195.00–240.00	226	9

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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Tue Mar 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 57Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 253Year ago 354

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 115Last week 124Year ago 91

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	260.00	260.00
1	—	70	140.00	140.00
1	—	80	50.00	50.00
1	—	100	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	55.00–70.00	62.76
1	—	110	35.00	35.00
1	—	80	70.00	70.00
1	—	100	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	60	15.00–45.00	30.00
1	—	70	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	70.00–215.00	140.00
7	—	91	140.00–195.00	172.19
1	—	120	195.00	195.00
6	—	83	170.00–215.00	199.25
5	—	100	160.00–215.00	197.00
1	—	110	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	15.00	15.00
2	—	73	25.00–30.00	27.41
2	—	100	5.00–15.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	100.00–220.00	160.00
1	—	80	140.00	140.00
1	—	105	190.00	190.00
1	—	120	340.00	340.00
2	—	110	90.00–215.00	152.50
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	70	50.00–70.00	60.00
2	—	65	65.00–70.00	67.50
3	—	92	110.00–175.00	142.73
1	—	105	190.00	190.00
4	—	85	80.00–175.00	137.50
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	95	205.00–250.00	227.92
6	—	113	215.00–235.00	219.26
2	—	123	190.00–215.00	202.76
6	—	85	200.00–240.00	215.83
9	—	103	195.00–240.00	219.35
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	92	300.00–460.00	378.55
4	—	83	430.00–480.00	467.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
1	—	830	82.00	82.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	97.00	97.00
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,085	122.00	122.00
1	—	910	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
1	—	930	116.00	116.00
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	118.00	118.00
1	—	960	124.00	124.00
1	—	945	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	190.00	190.00
1	—	700	147.00	147.00
2	—	552	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	132.00	132.00
1	—	905	104.00	104.00
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
2	—	435	140.00	140.00
1	—	665	85.00	85.00
1	—	885	80.00	80.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	88.00	88.00
Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,017	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,786	70.00–119.00	107.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	95.00–98.00	96.42
12	—	1,352	75.00–92.00	83.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,553	86.00–94.00	88.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,140	66.00–79.00	71.19
2	—	1,358	80.00–81.00	80.47
3	—	928	40.00–50.00	43.11
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,764	93.00–104.00	97.23
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	91.00–121.00	112.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,601	125.00–130.00	126.32
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,529	136.00–148.00	141.69
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,432	150.00–164.00	158.52
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	148.00–150.00	149.05
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,542	164.00–172.00	166.88
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,407	120.00–126.00	122.05
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,320	114.00–137.00	125.35
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,373	149.00–161.00	156.13
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,184	112.00–146.00	132.14
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,440	160.00–168.00	164.13

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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