Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 1lb feeder heifer deleted

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 4.95 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 3.92 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 4.64 lower. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 1.11 higher, boners averaged 5.41 higher and lean cows averaged 2.90 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 55.16 higher and under 95 lbs averaged 12.09 higher..

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.75/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,137.25 against this barn's trailing median of $1,274.00.

Average price

$136.75

19 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$455

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$66.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−114.44

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	696	165.58	1,153	9thin
Medium and Large 2	581	128.13	745	4thin
Large 3	703	99.25	698	6thin

One grade step is worth $66.32/cwt here — about $455 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 $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 sale19 hd

136.75

—

PA average6 barns · 759 hd

251.18

−114.44

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,274.00

−1,137.25

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	—	High	1,517	121.28	1,840	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,530	106.34	1,627	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,776	95.41	1,694	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,532	91.10	1,396	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,261	67.23	848	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,630	125.00	2,038	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,255	119.00	1,493	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,573	142.41	2,240	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,565	134.00	2,097	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,510	118.60	1,791	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,404	162.15	2,277	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,388	156.03	2,166	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,295	134.87	1,747	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,559	170.66	2,661	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,464	158.44	2,320	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,307	143.63	1,877	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	305.36/cwt	39
Bulls	Number 2	92	278.86/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	99	169.82/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	73	60.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	99	289.39/cwt	18
Heifers	Number 2	78	90.00/cwt	3

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
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	75	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	195	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	407.40/cwt	310.00–540.00	338	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,388	156.03/cwt	149.00–164.00	2,166	16
Heifers	Select	—	1,295	134.87/cwt	123.00–146.00	1,747	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,540	84.36/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,299	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,764	94.18/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,661	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	89.43/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,400	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,860	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,934	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,510	118.60/cwt	108.00–125.00	1,791	8
Heifers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,830	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,654	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,255	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,493	1
Steers	Select	—	1,307	143.63/cwt	129.00–152.00	1,877	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,559	170.66/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,661	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,374	163.37/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,245	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,038	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,464	158.44/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,320	25
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,573	142.41/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,240	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,565	134.00/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,097	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,530	106.34/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,627	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,422	96.67/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,375	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,267	71.18/cwt	64.00–80.00	902	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	52.48/cwt	50.00–60.00	596	5
Bulls	—	—	1,520	135.41/cwt	124.00–144.00	2,058	2
Bulls	—	—	1,516	114.21/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	623	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	168.26/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,042	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.50/cwt	124.00–150.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	850	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,030	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	495	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,424	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	920	3.00/cwt	3.00–3.00	28	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	630	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	772	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	755	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,095	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	728	140.19/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,021	3
Bulls	Large 3	—	665	87.56/cwt	80.00–95.00	582	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	885	107.70/cwt	90.00–125.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	158.50/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	165.95/cwt	162.00–170.00	926	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	330	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	215	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	166.97/cwt	100.00–230.00	139	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	130	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	377	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	325.75/cwt	315.00–340.00	362	6
Bulls	Utility	—	55	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	44	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	85	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	60	1
Bulls	Number 1Jersey	—	95	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	57	1
Bulls	Utility	—	90	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	36	1
Bulls	Number 1Jersey	—	75	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	60	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	301.96/cwt	270.00–330.00	281	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	329.01/cwt	300.00–355.00	332	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	264	1
Bulls	Number 1Jersey	—	110	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	55	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	342.40/cwt	315.00–355.00	346	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	130	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	143	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	299.11/cwt	240.00–375.00	278	6
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	203.33/cwt	110.00–310.00	152	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	138	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	125	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	525	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	246.21/cwt	205.00–285.00	204	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	315.00/cwt	270.00–360.00	268	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	135	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	185.00/cwt	140.00–230.00	176	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	392	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	125	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	175	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	85	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	111	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	80	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	48	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	240	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	454.32/cwt	430.00–480.00	423	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	483	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	65	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	26	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	113	128.83/cwt	110.00–140.00	146	4
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	—	85	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	85	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	325.00/cwt	230.00–420.00	260	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	450	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	95	325.00/cwt	250.00–400.00	309	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	135	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	527	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	93	336.76/cwt	270.00–400.00	313	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	125	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	488	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	494.86/cwt	490.00–500.00	460	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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 69Year ago 102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 261Last week 354Year ago 343

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 88Last week 125Year ago 101

Correction: 1lb feeder heifer deleted

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	83	310.00–540.00	407.40
1	—	125	390.00	390.00
2	—	93	490.00–500.00	494.86
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	275.00	275.00
1	—	130	290.00	290.00
6	—	111	315.00–340.00	325.75
1	—	85	310.00	310.00
6	—	101	315.00–355.00	342.40
6	—	93	240.00–375.00	299.11
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	205.00	205.00
2	—	83	100.00–230.00	166.97
1	—	130	110.00	110.00
2	—	95	140.00–230.00	185.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	55	80.00	80.00
1	—	90	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	60.00	60.00
1	—	75	80.00	80.00
1	—	110	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	93	270.00–330.00	301.96
4	—	101	300.00–355.00	329.01
2	—	83	205.00–285.00	246.21
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	75	110.00–310.00	203.33
2	—	85	270.00–360.00	315.00
1	—	100	135.00	135.00
1	—	135	390.00	390.00
2	—	93	270.00–400.00	336.76
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	145.00	145.00
1	—	125	140.00	140.00
4	—	113	110.00–140.00	128.83
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	420.00	420.00
1	—	80	490.00	490.00
1	—	75	320.00	320.00
2	—	93	430.00–480.00	454.32
1	—	105	460.00	460.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	130.00	130.00
1	—	65	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	230.00–420.00	325.00
1	—	100	450.00	450.00
2	—	95	250.00–400.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,388	149.00–164.00	156.03
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,295	123.00–146.00	134.87
Heifers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,374	158.00–169.00	163.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	83.00–86.00	84.36
10	—	1,267	64.00–80.00	71.18
5	—	1,136	50.00–60.00	52.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,764	89.00–97.00	94.18
1	—	1,860	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,565	80.00–95.00	89.43
3	—	1,422	96.00–97.00	96.67
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,530	103.00–112.00	106.34
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,510	108.00–125.00	118.60
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,573	138.00–148.00	142.41
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,565	130.00–137.00	134.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	119.00	119.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	125.00	125.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,307	129.00–152.00	143.63
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,559	166.00–173.00	170.66
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,464	154.00–164.00	158.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	124.00–144.00	135.41
4	—	1,516	109.00–118.00	114.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
2	—	455	137.00	137.00
1	—	590	90.00	90.00
1	—	805	150.00	150.00
3	—	386	180.00	180.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	621	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
2	—	665	80.00–95.00	87.56
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
2	—	885	90.00–125.00	107.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	160.00–177.00	168.26
2	—	1,028	157.00–160.00	158.50
2	—	558	162.00–170.00	165.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	124.00–150.00	132.50
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	170.00	170.00
3	—	890	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
1	—	515	145.00	145.00
1	—	710	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	126.00	126.00
2	—	920	3.00	3.00
2	—	630	120.00–125.00	122.50
1	—	755	145.00	145.00
3	—	728	130.00–145.00	140.19
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	72.00	72.00

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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