Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged .80 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 3.30 lower, and slaughter heifers averaged .78 higher. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 8.56 higher, boners averaged 13.67 higher and lean cows averaged 5.69 higher. holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged .25 lower and under 95 lbs averaged 2.62 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $154.37/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,119.63 against this barn's trailing median of $1,274.00.

Average price

$154.37

21 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 3

$41.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−140.47

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	441	174.54	770	10thin
Medium and Large 1	985	141.52	1,394	4thin
Large 3	270	132.88	358	7thin

One grade step is worth $41.66/cwt here — about $412 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 sale21 hd

154.37

—

PA average6 barns · 793 hd

294.84

−140.47

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,274.00

−1,119.63

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	1,706	108.62	1,853	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,652	115.07	1,901	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,617	106.50	1,722	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,446	103.83	1,502	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,192	81.60	972	23
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,400	132.00	1,848	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,590	122.00	1,940	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,492	145.79	2,175	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,527	136.72	2,088	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,317	118.62	1,562	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,488	176.81	2,631	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,306	167.18	2,183	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,428	152.07	2,172	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,601	178.96	2,865	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,502	171.08	2,570	31
Steers	Select	Average	1,298	149.25	1,937	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	327.39/cwt	41
Bulls	Number 2	92	290.14/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	90	186.90/cwt	20
Bulls	Utility	88	16.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	92	272.32/cwt	19
Heifers	Number 2	70	96.67/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

109 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 2	—	83	236.20/cwt	200.00–260.00	196	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	310.38/cwt	250.00–360.00	286	10
Bulls	Number 2	—	130	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	325	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	156.67/cwt	70.00–210.00	141	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	275.00/cwt	200.00–350.00	303	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	345.16/cwt	290.00–385.00	349	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	102.37/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,468	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,545	115.54/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,785	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,400	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,848	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,317	118.62/cwt	94.00–152.50	1,562	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,527	136.72/cwt	134.00–141.00	2,088	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,306	167.18/cwt	157.00–175.00	2,183	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,601	178.96/cwt	177.00–183.00	2,865	12
Steers	Select	—	1,298	149.25/cwt	126.00–158.00	1,937	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,502	171.08/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,570	31
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,492	145.79/cwt	142.00–151.00	2,175	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,940	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	106.50/cwt	98.00–111.00	1,722	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	79.52/cwt	65.00–91.00	905	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,585	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	793	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,652	115.07/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,901	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,488	176.81/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,631	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,428	152.07/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,172	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	404	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	380	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	558	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	139	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	460	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	172.89/cwt	130.00–230.00	143	5
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	95	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	75	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	75	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	225	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	244	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	364	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	92	228.00/cwt	130.00–300.00	210	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	509	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	110	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	495	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	92.50/cwt	75.00–110.00	79	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	130.00/cwt	120.00–150.00	111	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	120	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	60	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	42	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	110	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	220	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	140	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	224	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	506	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	70	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	49	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	125	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	513	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	419	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	355.00/cwt	325.00–385.00	355	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	70	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	112	1
Bulls	Utility	—	105	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	5	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	130	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	410	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	290.61/cwt	270.00–310.00	241	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	93	166.22/cwt	120.00–210.00	155	2
Bulls	Utility	—	80	22.50/cwt	10.00–35.00	18	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	121.67/cwt	100.00–145.00	91	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	101	254.63/cwt	180.00–325.00	257	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	123	314.08/cwt	270.00–360.00	386	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	323.46/cwt	250.00–385.00	362	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	361.62/cwt	260.00–500.00	336	6
Bulls	Large 3	—	145	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	721	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	277	123.22/cwt	105.00–132.00	341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	897	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,148	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	559	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	845	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,065	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	731	94.59/cwt	78.00–104.00	691	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	390	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	332	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	115	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	138	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	927	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,168	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	958	119.32/cwt	106.00–126.00	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	907	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	525	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	187.47/cwt	185.00–190.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	140.00/cwt	105.00–175.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	943	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	260	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	95.00/cwt	78.00–112.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	985	144.53/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	145	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	175	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	254	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	368	152.76/cwt	145.00–160.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	920	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	175	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	193.81/cwt	175.00–205.00	921	3
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,335	102.95/cwt	98.00–109.00	2,404	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	107.62/cwt	88.00–116.00	1,717	10
Bulls	—	—	1,560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,028	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,334	98.84/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,319	4

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 May 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 83Year ago 119

Slaughter CattleReceipts 237Last week 224Year ago 165

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 118Last week 102Year ago 74

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	83	200.00–260.00	236.20
10	—	92	250.00–360.00	310.38
1	—	130	250.00	250.00
2	—	100	325.00–385.00	355.00
1	—	70	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	90	70.00–210.00	156.67
2	—	110	200.00–350.00	275.00
5	—	83	130.00–230.00	172.89
3	—	75	100.00–145.00	121.67
4	—	101	180.00–325.00	254.63
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	101	290.00–385.00	345.16
1	—	130	315.00	315.00
2	—	83	270.00–310.00	290.61
2	—	123	270.00–360.00	314.08
10	—	112	250.00–385.00	323.46
6	—	93	260.00–500.00	361.62
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	475.00	475.00
1	—	95	400.00	400.00
1	—	115	485.00	485.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	185.00	185.00
1	—	100	460.00	460.00
1	—	110	200.00	200.00
1	—	140	160.00	160.00
2	—	93	120.00–210.00	166.22
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	5.00	5.00
2	—	80	10.00–35.00	22.50
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	105.00	105.00
1	—	75	100.00	100.00
3	—	85	120.00–150.00	130.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	225.00	225.00
3	—	92	130.00–300.00	228.00
1	—	110	450.00	450.00
2	—	85	75.00–110.00	92.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	325.00	325.00
1	—	80	455.00	455.00
1	—	105	485.00	485.00
1	—	110	460.00	460.00
1	—	125	410.00	410.00
2	—	93	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	150.00	150.00
1	—	60	70.00	70.00
1	—	70	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,434	94.00–109.00	102.37
2	—	1,545	113.00–118.00	115.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,617	98.00–111.00	106.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,138	65.00–91.00	79.52
1	—	1,585	50.00	50.00
4	—	1,334	93.00–105.00	98.84
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,652	112.00–123.00	115.07
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	132.00	132.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	122.00	122.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,317	94.00–152.50	118.62
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,527	134.00–141.00	136.72
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,492	142.00–151.00	145.79
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,306	157.00–175.00	167.18
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,488	173.00–180.00	176.81
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	149.00–155.00	152.07
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,601	177.00–183.00	178.96
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,298	126.00–158.00	149.25
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,502	161.00–178.00	171.08
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,335	98.00–109.00	102.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,595	88.00–116.00	107.62
1	—	1,560	130.00	130.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	145	110.00	110.00
3	—	277	105.00–132.00	123.22
1	—	175	145.00	145.00
2	—	368	145.00–160.00	152.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	140.00	140.00
2	—	985	142.00–147.00	144.53
1	—	920	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	212.00	212.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
1	—	200	210.00	210.00
1	—	390	200.00	200.00
1	—	765	97.00	97.00
1	—	175	195.00	195.00
3	—	475	175.00–205.00	193.81
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	897	128.00	128.00
1	—	380	147.00	147.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
2	—	845	126.00	126.00
1	—	115	120.00	120.00
2	—	927	126.00	126.00
3	—	958	106.00–126.00	119.32
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	731	78.00–104.00	94.59
1	—	390	85.00	85.00
1	—	460	105.00	105.00
1	—	525	77.00	77.00
1	—	260	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	185.00	185.00
1	—	655	165.00	165.00
1	—	490	185.00	185.00
6	—	524	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	185.00–190.00	187.47
1	—	500	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	105.00–175.00	140.00
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,080	98.00	98.00
2	—	635	170.00	170.00
2	—	830	78.00–112.00	95.00
1	—	890	110.00	110.00
1	—	525	95.00	95.00
1	—	440	165.00	165.00
1	—	668	120.00	120.00
1	—	145	155.00	155.00
1	—	580	150.00	150.00

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