Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 2.10 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 3.45 lower, slaughter heifers averaged .95 lower. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 2.18 higher, boners averaged 4.28 higher and lean cows averaged 3.44 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 10.82 lower and calves under 95 lbs averaged 10.78 lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $196.76/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −33.97 against this barn's trailing median of $230.74.

Average price

$196.76

23 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$39.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.07

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	200.17	878	21
Medium and Large 2	485	161.00	781	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.17/cwt here — about $97 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

34 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $251.98, low $204.87, median $230.74 across 34 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 sale23 hd

196.76

—

PA average6 barns · 558 hd

175.70

+21.07

This barn, trailing median34 sales

230.74

−33.97

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	1,640	97.61	1,601	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,581	99.05	1,566	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	86.60	1,345	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,367	82.84	1,132	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,240	56.38	699	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,420	120.82	1,716	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,433	100.00	1,433	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,434	139.19	1,996	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,545	124.00	1,916	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,061	110.06	1,168	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,444	161.06	2,326	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,344	152.13	2,045	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,131	128.21	1,450	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,618	163.76	2,650	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,470	155.55	2,287	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,280	135.04	1,729	13

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	301.37/cwt	50
Bulls	Number 2	89	243.98/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	87	172.28/cwt	17
Bulls	Utility	93	12.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	94	286.79/cwt	15
Heifers	Number 2	77	38.33/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1	—	101	279.97/cwt	265.00–295.00	283	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	65	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	39	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	213.75/cwt	150.00–270.00	192	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	249.46/cwt	215.00–285.00	232	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	191	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	311	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	256.43/cwt	240.00–285.00	210	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,434	139.19/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,996	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	87.68/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,347	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,630	89.47/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,458	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	81.37/cwt	72.00–89.00	1,064	9
Bulls	—	—	1,095	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	767	1
Bulls	—	—	1,638	95.05/cwt	80.00–112.00	1,557	8
Bulls	—	—	1,781	109.64/cwt	99.00–118.00	1,953	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	99.48/cwt	97.00–102.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	210	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	384	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	102.00/cwt	87.00–117.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	985	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	110	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	791	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	267	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	198.53/cwt	197.00–200.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,105	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,083	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	625	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	438	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	175	180.14/cwt	175.00–185.00	315	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	563	82.40/cwt	75.00–90.00	464	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	100.81/cwt	90.00–112.00	575	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	880	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	212.22/cwt	205.00–220.00	707	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	960	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.96/cwt	124.00–130.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	687	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	220	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	250.15/cwt	225.00–290.00	205	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	110	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	318	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	81	272.46/cwt	250.00–290.00	221	4
Bulls	Utility	—	85	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	93	255.18/cwt	150.00–445.00	237	3
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	112	378.81/cwt	300.00–450.00	424	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	268.94/cwt	250.00–295.00	250	15
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	281.57/cwt	275.00–285.00	315	3
Bulls	Utility	—	100	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	10	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	93	379.95/cwt	140.00–470.00	353	5
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	105	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	284	1
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	—	65	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	20	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	125	252.50/cwt	125.00–380.00	316	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	83	273.94/cwt	225.00–320.00	227	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	456	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	124.05/cwt	90.00–160.00	115	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	120	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	168	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	103	196.95/cwt	175.00–220.00	203	2
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	85	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	132	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	457.57/cwt	455.00–460.00	426	2
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	90	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	135	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	24	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	384	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	80	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	56	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	42.50/cwt	40.00–45.00	32	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	189.76/cwt	100.00–260.00	195	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	118.49/cwt	55.00–195.00	85	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	428	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	473	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	475.00/cwt	470.00–480.00	404	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	489	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,131	128.21/cwt	112.00–137.00	1,450	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,444	161.06/cwt	146.00–166.00	2,326	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	78.49/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,323	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,581	99.05/cwt	92.00–110.00	1,566	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	36.22/cwt	20.00–55.00	464	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	68.48/cwt	62.00–76.00	833	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,916	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,433	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,433	2
Steers	Select	—	1,280	135.04/cwt	110.00–147.00	1,729	13
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,618	163.76/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,650	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,470	155.55/cwt	146.00–163.00	2,287	20
Heifers	Choice	—	1,344	152.13/cwt	141.00–158.00	2,045	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,420	120.82/cwt	110.00–133.00	1,716	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,061	110.06/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,168	5

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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Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

Tue Apr 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 69Year ago 99

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 293Year ago 201

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 142Last week 112Year ago 81

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	101	265.00–295.00	279.97
2	—	120	260.00–270.00	265.00
4	—	81	250.00–290.00	272.46
15	—	93	250.00–295.00	268.94
3	—	112	275.00–285.00	281.57
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	60.00	60.00
4	—	90	150.00–270.00	213.75
3	—	82	240.00–285.00	256.43
1	—	110	100.00	100.00
4	—	103	100.00–260.00	189.76
3	—	72	55.00–195.00	118.49
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	93	215.00–285.00	249.46
2	—	75	250.00–260.00	255.00
1	—	115	270.00	270.00
1	—	100	220.00	220.00
6	—	82	225.00–290.00	250.15
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	15.00	15.00
1	—	100	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	150.00–445.00	255.18
3	—	112	300.00–450.00	378.81
1	—	105	270.00	270.00
2	—	125	125.00–380.00	252.50
2	—	83	225.00–320.00	273.94
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	30.00	30.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	380.00	380.00
2	—	95	450.00	450.00
1	—	105	450.00	450.00
2	—	85	470.00–480.00	475.00
1	—	115	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	93	140.00–470.00	379.95
2	—	103	175.00–220.00	196.95
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	90.00–160.00	124.05
1	—	120	140.00	140.00
1	—	80	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	455.00–460.00	457.57
1	—	80	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	30.00	30.00
2	—	75	40.00–45.00	42.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,434	130.00–146.00	139.19
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	124.00	124.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,061	104.00–116.00	110.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,536	84.00–93.00	87.68
2	—	1,685	78.00–79.00	78.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	89.00–90.00	89.47
9	—	1,308	72.00–89.00	81.37
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,581	92.00–110.00	99.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,280	20.00–55.00	36.22
10	—	1,216	62.00–76.00	68.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	70.00	70.00
8	—	1,638	80.00–112.00	95.05
4	—	1,781	99.00–118.00	109.64
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	112.00–137.00	128.21
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,444	146.00–166.00	161.06
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,344	141.00–158.00	152.13
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,420	110.00–133.00	120.82
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,280	110.00–147.00	135.04
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,618	163.00–165.00	163.76
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,470	146.00–163.00	155.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	165.00	165.00
1	—	490	170.00	170.00
1	—	705	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	97.00–102.00	99.48
1	—	210	155.00	155.00
1	—	480	80.00	80.00
3	—	570	124.00–130.00	125.96
1	—	785	130.00	130.00
2	—	605	112.00–115.00	113.50
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	140.00	140.00
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
1	—	255	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	850	97.00	97.00
1	—	330	195.00	195.00
1	—	745	102.00	102.00
2	—	765	87.00–117.00	102.00
2	—	503	135.00–137.00	136.00
1	—	1,095	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,105	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	132.00	132.00
1	—	110	110.00	110.00
6	—	447	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	505	195.00	195.00
3	—	280	220.00	220.00
4	—	416	197.00–200.00	198.53
1	—	485	180.00	180.00
2	—	333	205.00–220.00	212.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	225.00	225.00
1	—	640	97.00	97.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	267	125.00	125.00
1	—	625	70.00	70.00
3	—	175	175.00–185.00	180.14
2	—	563	75.00–90.00	82.40
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,105	98.00	98.00
2	—	570	90.00–112.00	100.81
1	—	880	102.00	102.00
1	—	960	107.00	107.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	90.00	90.00

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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