Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged .28 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 2.72 higher and slaughter heifers averaged .20 lower. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged .61 lower, boners averaged .21 lower and lean cows averaged 2.26 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 9.09 lower and calves under 95 lbs averaged 7.51 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.04/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −828.50 against this barn's trailing median of $970.54.

Average price

$142.04

13 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$561

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

$23.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−59.30

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	843	158.50	1,337	4thin
Medium and Large 2	576	134.72	776	9thin

One grade step is worth $23.78/cwt here — about $561 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 sale13 hd

142.04

—

PA average5 barns · 244 hd

201.34

−59.30

This barn, trailing median33 sales

970.54

−828.50

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	1,515	110.95	1,680	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,803	105.86	1,909	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	97.93	1,516	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,362	91.32	1,244	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,230	63.67	783	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,155	140.10	1,618	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,325	116.44	1,543	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,290	112.00	1,445	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,553	149.26	2,318	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,311	140.50	1,842	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,350	118.19	1,596	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,462	177.95	2,602	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,382	170.82	2,361	14
Heifers	Select	Average	1,143	146.70	1,677	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,559	181.61	2,831	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,459	174.07	2,540	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,456	159.58	2,323	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	324.23/cwt	35
Bulls	Number 2	97	226.73/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	89	133.76/cwt	21
Bulls	Utility	70	41.35/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	94	271.36/cwt	15
Heifers	Number 2	72	126.00/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	100	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	265	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	119.64/cwt	50.00–205.00	111	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	116.36/cwt	80.00–200.00	97	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	150	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	268.75/cwt	255.00–285.00	323	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	164.35/cwt	100.00–260.00	169	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	176	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	115	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	322	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	292.36/cwt	250.00–325.00	269	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	228.72/cwt	190.00–315.00	208	9
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,350	118.19/cwt	98.00–131.00	1,596	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,155	140.10/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,618	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	89.55/cwt	80.00–98.00	1,217	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	97.93/cwt	87.00–104.00	1,516	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,803	105.86/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,909	11
Bulls	—	—	1,648	115.71/cwt	98.00–130.00	1,907	8
Bulls	—	—	1,608	127.47/cwt	127.00–128.00	2,050	2
Bulls	—	—	888	75.38/cwt	70.00–80.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	135.75/cwt	120.00–152.00	428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	268.35/cwt	255.00–280.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,170	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	825	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	970	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	194.25/cwt	145.00–220.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	652	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	185	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	250	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	710	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,108	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	723	111.03/cwt	102.00–120.00	803	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	810	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	268	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	362	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	945	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,323	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	785	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,138	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	385	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	950	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	1,095	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	283.66/cwt	270.00–305.00	318	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	238	1
Bulls	Utility	—	85	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	30	1
Bulls	Utility	—	70	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	49	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	293.86/cwt	275.00–305.00	303	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	270.00/cwt	250.00–310.00	230	3
Bulls	Utility	—	63	30.20/cwt	25.00–35.00	19	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	288.81/cwt	280.00–302.00	326	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	135	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	189	1
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	—	55	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	41	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	95	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	190	1
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	—	60	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	45	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	552	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	120	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	312	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	133	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	80	112.50/cwt	105.00–120.00	90	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	468.48/cwt	460.00–485.00	436	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	382	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	546	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	80	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	200	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	95	197.50/cwt	85.00–310.00	188	2
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	—	75	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	79	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	125	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	194	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	70	107.50/cwt	100.00–115.00	75	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	75	2
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	75	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	90	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	90	95.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	86	2
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	113	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	113	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	500.00/cwt	485.00–515.00	475	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	492.73/cwt	485.00–500.00	409	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,143	146.70/cwt	128.00–158.00	1,677	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,462	177.95/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,602	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,382	170.82/cwt	164.00–177.00	2,361	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	45.48/cwt	30.00–60.00	479	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,330	74.07/cwt	66.00–80.00	985	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	101.05/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,394	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,325	116.44/cwt	108.00–126.00	1,543	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,553	149.26/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,318	6
Steers	Select	—	1,456	159.58/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,323	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,459	174.07/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,540	17
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,290	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,445	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,559	181.61/cwt	165.00–187.00	2,831	15
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,311	140.50/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,842	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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 97Year ago 50

Slaughter CattleReceipts 314Last week 274Year ago 163

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 128Last week 113Year ago 126

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	265.00	265.00
1	—	75	200.00	200.00
9	—	91	190.00–315.00	228.72
3	—	112	270.00–305.00	283.66
1	—	85	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	93	50.00–205.00	119.64
6	—	83	80.00–200.00	116.36
3	—	103	100.00–260.00	164.35
1	—	75	235.00	235.00
1	—	115	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	120	255.00–285.00	268.75
7	—	92	250.00–325.00	292.36
9	—	103	275.00–305.00	293.86
3	—	85	250.00–310.00	270.00
3	—	113	280.00–302.00	288.81
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	35.00	35.00
1	—	70	70.00	70.00
2	—	63	25.00–35.00	30.20
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	200.00	200.00
1	—	120	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	460.00	460.00
1	—	100	500.00	500.00
3	—	95	485.00–515.00	500.00
2	—	83	485.00–500.00	492.73
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	120.00	120.00
2	—	90	90.00–100.00	95.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	135	140.00	140.00
1	—	95	140.00	140.00
2	—	80	105.00–120.00	112.50
1	—	125	155.00	155.00
2	—	70	100.00–115.00	107.50
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	55	75.00	75.00
1	—	75	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	460.00–485.00	468.48
2	—	83	460.00	460.00
1	—	115	475.00	475.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	85.00–310.00	197.50
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,350	98.00–131.00	118.19
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,553	140.00–155.00	149.26
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,311	132.00–146.00	140.50
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	139.00–141.00	140.10
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,325	108.00–126.00	116.44
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	112.00	112.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,359	80.00–98.00	89.55
2	—	1,380	100.00–102.00	101.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,548	87.00–104.00	97.93
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,803	101.00–110.00	105.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,054	30.00–60.00	45.48
7	—	1,330	66.00–80.00	74.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,648	98.00–130.00	115.71
2	—	1,608	127.00–128.00	127.47
2	—	888	70.00–80.00	75.38
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,143	128.00–158.00	146.70
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,462	174.00–180.00	177.95
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,382	164.00–177.00	170.82
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,456	150.00–164.00	159.58
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,459	168.00–178.00	174.07
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,559	165.00–187.00	181.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	120.00–152.00	135.75
2	—	775	137.00	137.00
1	—	710	140.00	140.00
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
2	—	627	125.00	125.00
1	—	550	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	986	159.00	159.00
1	—	415	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	185.00	185.00
2	—	220	255.00–280.00	268.35
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	150.00	150.00
1	—	480	167.00	167.00
1	—	950	142.00	142.00
1	—	440	182.00	182.00
1	—	200	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,095	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	152.00	152.00
1	—	255	205.00	205.00
1	—	970	167.00	167.00
3	—	510	145.00–220.00	194.25
1	—	305	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	177.00	177.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	147.00	147.00
1	—	185	135.00	135.00
2	—	710	156.00	156.00
2	—	268	135.00	135.00
2	—	410	110.00	110.00
1	—	945	140.00	140.00
1	—	785	145.00	145.00
1	—	385	117.00	117.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	102.00–120.00	111.03
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	87.00	87.00

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 this sale compares

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