Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged 3.04 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 1.98 lower and slaughter heifers 2.47 higher, Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 3.66 lower, boners averaged 5.82 lower and lean cows averaged 1.19 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 5.15 higher and under 95 lbs averaged 27.78 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.09/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,137.92 against this barn's trailing median of $1,271.01.

Average price

$133.09

17 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$750

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$62.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−99.69

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	160.80	1,127	5thin
Medium and Large 2	697	138.40	964	7thin
Large 3	385	97.94	377	5thin

One grade step is worth $62.86/cwt here — about $750 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 $923.61, median $1,271.01 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 sale17 hd

133.09

—

PA average3 barns · 179 hd

232.78

−99.69

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,271.01

−1,137.92

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	1,522	100.25	1,526	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,542	98.09	1,513	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	90.52	1,351	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,589	86.24	1,370	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,310	69.29	907	19
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,465	131.00	1,919	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,240	116.52	1,445	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,400	101.43	1,420	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,493	142.04	2,121	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,461	132.02	1,929	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,243	111.79	1,390	9thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,372	169.03	2,319	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,328	158.90	2,110	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,455	142.35	2,071	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,542	172.90	2,666	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,427	161.48	2,304	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,264	140.39	1,775	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	370.14/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	101	335.68/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	88	222.50/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	95	30.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	92	291.84/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 2	73	51.72/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	145	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	90	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	955	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	240	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	216	1
Bulls	—	—	1,538	97.86/cwt	88.00–108.00	1,505	11
Bulls	—	—	1,130	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	875	134.50/cwt	122.00–147.00	1,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	144.91/cwt	137.00–152.00	461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	138.57/cwt	135.00–142.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	150.96/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	166.93/cwt	160.00–180.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	721	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	610	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	830	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	835	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	952	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	670	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	570	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	938	110.99/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,041	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,013	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,195	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	185	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	611	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,105	121.98/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,348	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,075	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,268	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	315	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	337	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	630	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	674	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	395	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	415	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	125	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	96	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	850	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	170	57.34/cwt	35.00–84.00	97	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	295.00/cwt	255.00–335.00	280	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	341.07/cwt	330.00–360.00	351	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	325.27/cwt	295.00–370.00	303	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	391	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	183	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	347.55/cwt	305.00–365.00	355	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	518	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	400	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	255	1
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	—	70	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	28	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	110	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	330	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	342.44/cwt	340.00–345.00	387	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	105	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	326	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	468	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	65	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	195	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	445.00/cwt	440.00–450.00	401	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	281	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	—	50	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	30	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	115	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	403	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	73	51.72/cwt	30.00–75.00	38	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	120.14/cwt	115.00–125.00	112	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	110	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	374	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	326.89/cwt	300.00–360.00	304	4
Bulls	Utility	—	95	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	29	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	347	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	120	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	450.00/cwt	410.00–490.00	405	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	475.12/cwt	470.00–480.00	489	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,372	169.03/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,319	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	90.52/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,351	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,327	54.62/cwt	50.00–58.00	725	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,597	83.61/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,335	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,455	142.35/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,071	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,542	98.09/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,513	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,240	116.52/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,445	4
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,400	101.43/cwt	94.00–108.00	1,420	2
Steers	Select	—	1,264	140.39/cwt	120.00–152.00	1,775	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,542	172.90/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,666	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,427	161.48/cwt	152.00–169.00	2,304	21
Heifers	Choice	—	1,328	158.90/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,110	7
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,243	111.79/cwt	94.00–124.00	1,390	9
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,493	142.04/cwt	136.00–150.00	2,121	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,461	132.02/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,929	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,465	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,919	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,542	80.90/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,247	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,252	69.99/cwt	60.00–75.00	876	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	94.14/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,473	2
Bulls	—	—	1,633	126.53/cwt	126.00–127.00	2,066	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	995	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	345	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	455	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	245	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	336	1

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 64Year ago 85

Slaughter CattleReceipts 306Last week 261Year ago 335

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 105Last week 88Year ago 93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	145	62.00	62.00
1	—	240	90.00	90.00
1	—	610	136.00	136.00
1	—	835	114.00	114.00
1	—	670	85.00	85.00
2	—	938	106.00–116.00	110.99
2	—	1,013	118.00	118.00
1	—	185	92.00	92.00
3	—	1,105	118.00–124.00	121.98
2	—	1,075	116.00–120.00	117.99
1	—	315	107.00	107.00
1	—	850	98.00	98.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	77.00	77.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	124.00	124.00
1	—	475	165.00	165.00
2	—	675	145.00–157.00	150.96
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,040	104.00	104.00
3	—	418	160.00–180.00	166.93
1	—	260	165.00	165.00
1	—	330	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	132.00	132.00
2	—	412	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	122.00–147.00	134.50
1	—	795	140.00	140.00
2	—	318	137.00–152.00	144.91
1	—	505	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,190	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	122.00	122.00
1	—	515	170.00	170.00
1	—	435	205.00	205.00
1	—	685	170.00	170.00
1	—	860	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	170	35.00–84.00	57.34
1	—	995	106.00	106.00
1	—	345	132.00	132.00
1	—	245	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	136.00	136.00
2	—	480	155.00	155.00
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
2	—	510	135.00–142.00	138.57
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
1	—	755	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	135.00	135.00
2	—	580	137.00	137.00
1	—	1,090	137.00	137.00
2	—	480	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	107.00	107.00
1	—	395	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,538	88.00–108.00	97.86
1	—	1,130	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,633	126.00–127.00	126.53
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,372	164.00–173.00	169.03
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	140.00–145.00	142.35
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,328	153.00–163.00	158.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,492	83.00–95.00	90.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	50.00–58.00	54.62
3	—	1,542	77.00–83.00	80.90
13	—	1,252	60.00–75.00	69.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,597	78.00–89.00	83.61
2	—	1,565	93.00–95.00	94.14
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,542	95.00–105.00	98.09
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,240	112.00–120.00	116.52
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	94.00–108.00	101.43
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	131.00	131.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,264	120.00–152.00	140.39
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,542	169.00–178.00	172.90
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,427	152.00–169.00	161.48
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,243	94.00–124.00	111.79
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,493	136.00–150.00	142.04
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,461	125.00–136.00	132.02

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	255.00–335.00	295.00
1	—	85	215.00	215.00
1	—	105	330.00	330.00
1	—	75	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	103	330.00–360.00	341.07
3	—	93	295.00–370.00	325.27
1	—	115	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	102	305.00–365.00	347.55
2	—	113	340.00–345.00	342.44
4	—	93	300.00–360.00	326.89
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	450.00	450.00
1	—	85	470.00	470.00
2	—	90	410.00–490.00	450.00
2	—	103	470.00–480.00	475.12
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	300.00	300.00
1	—	110	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	310.00	310.00
1	—	65	300.00	300.00
1	—	85	330.00	330.00
1	—	115	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	390.00	390.00
2	—	90	440.00–450.00	445.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	50	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	30.00–75.00	51.72
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	115.00–125.00	120.14
1	—	110	340.00	340.00

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