Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged .92 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 4.30 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 3.07 higher. Slaughter cows: Breakers averaged 2.19 higher, boners averaged .50 higher and lean cows averaged 1.48 higher. Holstein bull calves 95 lbs 1.84 higher and under 95 lbs 1.84 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.26/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −830.27 against this barn's trailing median of $970.54.

Average price

$140.26

23 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$20.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−44.88

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	152.03	747	10thin
Medium and Large 2	419	131.21	550	13thin

One grade step is worth $20.83/cwt here — about $197 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 $970.54 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 sale23 hd

140.26

—

PA average6 barns · 407 hd

185.14

−44.88

This barn, trailing median33 sales

970.54

−830.27

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	1,506	109.34	1,647	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,635	103.44	1,691	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,596	93.60	1,494	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,407	82.96	1,168	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,280	69.39	888	17
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,482	143.82	2,131	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,519	137.92	2,095	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,593	110.41	1,759	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,440	170.65	2,457	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,326	160.67	2,130	24
Heifers	Select	Average	1,465	136.83	2,005	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,577	172.70	2,723	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,515	163.39	2,475	43
Steers	Select	Average	1,335	143.91	1,921	15

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	295.45/cwt	64
Bulls	Number 2	94	196.49/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	100	119.02/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	85	19.11/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	95	118.29/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

85 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	Medium and Large 2	—	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	127.28/cwt	120.00–135.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	147.66/cwt	140.00–155.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	180	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	3
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	380	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	923	108.19/cwt	94.00–122.00	999	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,000	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,220	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	416	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	437	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,050	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,302	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	965	104.24/cwt	77.00–120.00	1,006	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,115	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,103	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	728	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	917	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	521	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	480	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	408	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	490	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	215	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	274	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	287.02/cwt	260.00–315.00	267	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	81	252.11/cwt	230.00–270.00	204	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	143	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	87.80/cwt	70.00–100.00	90	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	143	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	128	1
Bulls	Utility	—	92	25.18/cwt	15.00–35.00	23	3
Bulls	Utility	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Utility	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	80	171.25/cwt	75.00–220.00	137	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	220.82/cwt	165.00–250.00	247	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	175	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	100	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	119	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	504	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	91	438.62/cwt	420.00–450.00	399	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	287.24/cwt	250.00–300.00	296	23
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	208.85/cwt	200.00–225.00	194	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	79.75/cwt	3.00–310.00	88	4
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	93	272.90/cwt	230.00–300.00	254	5
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	81	275.54/cwt	160.00–360.00	223	4
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	350	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	415.00/cwt	380.00–450.00	332	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,440	170.65/cwt	167.00–175.00	2,457	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,326	160.67/cwt	149.00–168.00	2,130	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	74.08/cwt	62.00–94.00	967	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	54.15/cwt	50.00–58.00	649	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,775	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	93.07/cwt	83.00–102.00	1,471	12
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,593	110.41/cwt	90.00–125.00	1,759	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,482	143.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,131	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,577	172.70/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,723	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,515	163.39/cwt	154.00–169.00	2,475	43
Steers	Select	—	1,335	143.91/cwt	126.00–154.00	1,921	15
Heifers	Select	—	1,465	136.83/cwt	130.00–146.00	2,005	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,519	137.92/cwt	132.00–142.00	2,095	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	934	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,635	103.44/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,691	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	84.02/cwt	74.00–93.00	1,182	16
Bulls	—	—	1,477	107.26/cwt	96.00–118.00	1,584	14
Bulls	—Certified Prgms	—	1,945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,140	1
Bulls	—	—	1,497	118.83/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	145.06/cwt	117.00–175.00	338	2

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 →

Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

Tue Apr 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 55Year ago 23

Slaughter CattleReceipts 354Last week 184Year ago 85

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 125Last week 103Year ago 99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	145.00	145.00
1	—	345	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	205.00	205.00
1	—	445	165.00	165.00
1	—	225	180.00	180.00
1	—	315	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,055	128.00	128.00
1	—	480	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	115.00	115.00
2	—	215	125.00–130.00	127.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	140.00	140.00
2	—	335	120.00–135.00	127.28
1	—	265	125.00	125.00
1	—	360	137.00	137.00
1	—	180	140.00	140.00
1	—	610	122.00	122.00
1	—	885	87.00	87.00
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
2	—	233	117.00–175.00	145.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
1	—	200	200.00	200.00
1	—	585	147.00	147.00
4	—	511	147.00	147.00
1	—	750	145.00	145.00
2	—	480	140.00–155.00	147.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	180.00	180.00
1	—	630	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	162.00	162.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
2	—	728	125.00–127.00	126.00
1	—	380	137.00	137.00
1	—	480	85.00	85.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
2	—	490	85.00	85.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	94.00–122.00	108.19
1	—	1,000	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,050	124.00	124.00
3	—	965	77.00–120.00	104.24
1	—	1,115	124.00	124.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	416	105.00	105.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	93	260.00–315.00	287.02
7	—	81	230.00–270.00	252.11
23	—	103	250.00–300.00	287.24
4	—	110	3.00–310.00	79.75
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	150.00	150.00
4	—	103	70.00–100.00	87.80
2	—	110	130.00	130.00
1	—	80	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	92	15.00–35.00	25.18
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	80	75.00–220.00	171.25
3	—	112	165.00–250.00	220.82
1	—	100	175.00	175.00
4	—	93	200.00–225.00	208.85
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	480.00	480.00
8	—	91	420.00–450.00	438.62
2	—	80	380.00–450.00	415.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	93	230.00–300.00	272.90
4	—	81	160.00–360.00	275.54
1	—	100	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	100.00	100.00
2	—	93	125.00–130.00	127.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,440	167.00–175.00	170.65
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,326	149.00–168.00	160.67
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	130.00–146.00	136.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,305	62.00–94.00	74.08
4	—	1,198	50.00–58.00	54.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	100.00	100.00
12	—	1,581	83.00–102.00	93.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	66.00	66.00
16	—	1,407	74.00–93.00	84.02
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,635	96.00–109.00	103.44
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,593	90.00–125.00	110.41
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,482	140.00–150.00	143.82
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,519	132.00–142.00	137.92
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,577	170.00–177.00	172.70
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,515	154.00–169.00	163.39
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,335	126.00–154.00	143.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,477	96.00–118.00	107.26
3	—	1,497	112.00–125.00	118.83
Bulls — Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,945	110.00	110.00

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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