Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2023-03-28

Middleburg

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Mar 28
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Feeder Cattle receipts
69 head
9 vs last sale 78 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
293 head
48 vs last sale 245 62 vs year ago 355 · 17.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
112 head
1 vs last sale 113 4 vs year ago 108 · +3.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged .60 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 2.29 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 1.19 lower. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 6.56 lower, boners averaged 5.64 lower and lean cows averaged 9.14 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 18.84 higher and under 95 lbs averaged .88 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.80/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits 1,149.20 against this barn's trailing median of $1,274.00.
Average price
$124.80
21 head · 625 lb average
Value per head Derived
$780
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$559
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3
$49.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
121.74
vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1647143.029256thin
Medium and Large 2651126.6682410thin
Large 21,180120.001,4161thin
Large 338994.013664thin
One grade step is worth $49.01/cwt here — about $559 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
172114721222973median 1274.0012/1602/2404/2806/2308/18
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,707.20, low $986.89, median $1,274.00 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 sale21 hd
124.80
PA average5 barns · 832 hd
246.54
−121.74
This barn, trailing median33 sales
1,274.00
−1,149.20
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,670110.701,84917
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,61195.201,5345thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44085.481,23115
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,50779.841,20314
CowsLean 85-90%High1,20062.1974621
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,485131.061,9463thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,292116.711,5083thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,460109.741,6022thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,593143.502,2862thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,313127.451,6732thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,36595.511,3043thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,393159.342,22012
HeifersChoiceAverage1,298153.081,98718
HeifersSelectAverage1,207119.361,4419thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,585163.132,58620
SteersChoiceAverage1,506157.902,37829
SteersSelectAverage1,331144.421,92213

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1101318.77/cwt52
BullsNumber 296247.00/cwt14
BullsNumber 388171.05/cwt13
BullsUtility6928.80/cwt4
HeifersNumber 198398.18/cwt7

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsNumber 1Crossbred90180.00/cwt180.00–180.001621
BullsNumber 1Crossbred130350.00/cwt350.00–350.004551
BullsUtility6510.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
BullsNumber 380240.00/cwt240.00–240.001921
BullsNumber 1111297.18/cwt280.00–305.003307
BullsNumber 1123285.00/cwt285.00–285.003512
BullsNumber 192279.12/cwt235.00–325.002578
BullsNumber 3100195.00/cwt170.00–220.001952
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,65388.58/cwt85.00–93.001,4642
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40785.00/cwt78.00–89.001,19613
Bulls1,800121.13/cwt118.00–123.002,1804
Bulls1,630107.49/cwt90.00–115.001,75213
BullsMedium and Large 1885120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0621
BullsMedium and Large 2575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005751
BullsMedium and Large 1560146.05/cwt140.00–152.008182
BullsMedium and Large 21,110117.00/cwt112.00–122.001,2992
BullsMedium and Large 1515157.00/cwt157.00–157.008091
BullsMedium and Large 1955117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1171
HeifersMedium and Large 2600105.00/cwt105.00–105.006301
HeifersMedium and Large 2195170.00/cwt170.00–170.003321
BullsMedium and Large 2305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004271
HeifersMedium and Large 2290115.00/cwt115.00–115.003341
BullsMedium and Large 2415137.00/cwt137.00–137.005691
BullsMedium and Large 1405172.00/cwt172.00–172.006971
HeifersMedium and Large 276082.00/cwt82.00–82.006231
HeifersMedium and Large 1655132.00/cwt132.00–132.008651
HeifersMedium and Large 2130120.00/cwt120.00–120.001561
HeifersMedium and Large 1895107.00/cwt107.00–107.009581
HeifersMedium and Large 250060.00/cwt60.00–60.003001
HeifersMedium and Large 2365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004381
SteersMedium and Large 1535165.00/cwt165.00–165.008831
HeifersMedium and Large 1570132.00/cwt132.00–132.007521
HeifersMedium and Large 2230165.00/cwt165.00–165.003801
HeifersMedium and Large 2473107.54/cwt100.00–115.005092
SteersMedium and Large 2815122.00/cwt122.00–122.009941
HeifersMedium and Large 1528135.61/cwt127.00–140.007163
Dairy SteersLarge 3620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Dairy SteersLarge 3760107.00/cwt107.00–107.008131
SteersMedium and Large 2763146.28/cwt135.00–152.001,1163
HeifersMedium and Large 257087.00/cwt87.00–87.004961
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,052107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1262
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650112.00/cwt112.00–112.007281
SteersMedium and Large 1990120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1881
SteersMedium and Large 1475175.00/cwt175.00–175.008311
SteersMedium and Large 1640170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0881
Dairy SteersLarge 3405112.00/cwt112.00–112.004541
BullsLarge 21,180120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4161
BullsMedium and Large 2635136.40/cwt125.00–140.008664
BullsLarge 3315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
BullsMedium and Large 2450110.00/cwt110.00–110.004951
BullsLarge 313363.02/cwt35.00–90.00842
BullsLarge 3975110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0731
BullsNumber 291245.60/cwt175.00–300.002235
BullsUtility7312.59/cwt10.00–15.0092
BullsNumber 3115140.00/cwt140.00–140.001611
BullsNumber 275222.50/cwt190.00–255.001672
BullsNumber 184266.34/cwt260.00–275.002244
BullsNumber 374145.14/cwt60.00–190.001075
BullsNumber 2100253.00/cwt225.00–300.002535
BullsNumber 1Crossbred100440.00/cwt440.00–440.004401
BullsNumber 1103290.79/cwt240.00–315.0030015
BullsNumber 394182.00/cwt125.00–220.001714
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross115415.00/cwt415.00–415.004771
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross92434.09/cwt385.00–480.003993
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross85490.00/cwt490.00–490.004171
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100420.00/cwt420.00–420.004201
BullsNumber 1Crossbred85350.00/cwt350.00–350.002981
BullsUtilityJersey6580.00/cwt80.00–80.00521
HeifersNumber 1110160.00/cwt160.00–160.001761
BullsNumber 2120260.00/cwt235.00–285.003122
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross102427.84/cwt390.00–460.004365
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross91417.81/cwt350.00–500.003804
BullsNumber 1Crossbred110265.00/cwt265.00–265.002921
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross120390.00/cwt390.00–390.004681
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross85480.00/cwt480.00–480.004081
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,61195.20/cwt94.00–98.001,5345
CowsLean 85-90%1,15377.76/cwt72.00–81.008973
CowsLean 85-90%1,10751.04/cwt32.00–60.005657
HeifersChoice and Prime1,393159.34/cwt156.00–165.502,22012
HeifersChoice1,298153.08/cwt147.00–159.001,98718
CowsBoner 80-85%1,49477.09/cwt72.00–82.001,15210
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,593143.50/cwt142.00–145.002,2862
Dairy SteersChoice1,313127.45/cwt125.00–130.001,6732
SteersChoice and Prime1,585163.13/cwt159.00–167.002,58620
SteersChoice1,506157.90/cwt151.00–163.002,37829
SteersSelect1,331144.42/cwt133.00–152.001,92213
HeifersSelect1,207119.36/cwt102.00–143.001,4419
Dairy HeifersSelect1,460109.74/cwt97.00–121.001,6022
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,485131.06/cwt128.00–134.001,9463
Dairy HeifersChoice1,292116.71/cwt112.00–122.001,5083
Dairy SteersSelect1,36595.51/cwt90.00–108.001,3043
CowsBoner 80-85%1,53986.71/cwt84.00–90.001,3344
CowsLean 85-90%1,27265.04/cwt56.00–72.0082711

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.