Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 5lb. feeder bull deleted

Compared to last week's weighted average slaughter steers averaged .41 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 5.00 lower, slaughter heifers averaged .97 lower. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 1.67 lower, boners averaged 4.67 lower and lean cows averaged .04 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 9.04 lower and under 95 lbs averaged 10.95 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $207.01/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$207.01

5 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,209

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 1

$17.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs PA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	570	217.52	1,240	2thin
Medium and Large 1	593	200.00	1,186	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.52/cwt here — about $54 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

207.01

—

PA average1 barns · 5 hd

207.01

+0.00

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	1,875	114.88	2,154	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,754	113.30	1,987	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	109.78	1,782	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,474	97.70	1,440	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,328	82.55	1,097	19
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,517	151.60	2,300	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,526	139.13	2,123	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,338	115.25	1,542	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,439	183.84	2,645	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,324	176.45	2,336	19
Heifers	Select	Average	1,366	150.75	2,059	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,562	188.61	2,946	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,409	177.57	2,502	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,361	156.82	2,134	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	319.06/cwt	26
Bulls	Number 2	90	259.99/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	80	187.04/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	85	31.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	86	310.51/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 2	68	70.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

112 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	105.75/cwt	95.00–111.00	1,692	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	113.80/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,873	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,562	188.61/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,946	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,439	183.84/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,645	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,565	102.27/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,601	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	703	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	205	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	195	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	670	111.95/cwt	85.00–140.00	750	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,160	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	2
Bulls	Large 3	100–150	110	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	83	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	273	137.98/cwt	120.00–155.00	377	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	235	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	212	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	150–200	195	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	215	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	294	3
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	269.14/cwt	255.00–280.00	299	6
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	485	187.84/cwt	155.00–220.00	911	2
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	570	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	1
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	541	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	974	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	405.00/cwt	385.00–425.00	304	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	91	105.00/cwt	95.00–110.00	96	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	80	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	360	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	90	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	459	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	100	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	130	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	510.97/cwt	450.00–545.00	526	3
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	100	266.67/cwt	250.00–280.00	267	3
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	81	243.15/cwt	205.00–285.00	197	4
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	269.46/cwt	230.00–295.00	248	5
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	265.91/cwt	235.00–295.00	221	2
Bulls	Utility	70–80	75	35.00/cwt	10.00–60.00	26	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	487.40/cwt	450.00–525.00	405	3
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	65	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	159	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	80	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	148	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	70	180.00/cwt	150.00–210.00	126	2
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	120	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	306	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	90–100	90	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	252	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	283.24/cwt	275.00–295.00	263	8
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,338	115.25/cwt	80.00–126.00	1,542	4
Steers	Select	—	1,361	156.82/cwt	144.00–166.00	2,134	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,526	139.13/cwt	131.00–147.00	2,123	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,409	177.57/cwt	170.00–188.00	2,502	20
Bulls	Utility	100–110	105	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	26	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	475	1
Heifers	Number 2	60–70	65	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	49	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,366	150.75/cwt	140.00–164.00	2,059	4
Bulls	—	—	1,875	114.88/cwt	106.00–126.00	2,154	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,299	80.78/cwt	75.00–90.00	1,049	15
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	70–80	75	275.00/cwt	225.00–325.00	206	2
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	70	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	46	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,324	176.45/cwt	167.00–182.00	2,336	19
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,517	151.60/cwt	144.00–160.00	2,300	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,754	113.30/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,987	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,474	97.70/cwt	87.00–104.00	1,440	8
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	475	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	92	173.09/cwt	65.00–250.00	159	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	185.48/cwt	165.00–205.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,182	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	187.42/cwt	175.00–200.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,186	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	223.00/cwt	205.00–245.00	941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	792	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	204.86/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	213.35/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	224.54/cwt	185.00–250.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bulls	Large 3	250–300	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Bulls	Large 3	200–250	210	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	284	1
Bulls	Large 3	150–200	170	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	238	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	708	104.96/cwt	95.00–115.00	743	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	628	127.53/cwt	115.00–135.00	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	706	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	668	126.12/cwt	115.00–137.00	842	2
Bulls	Large 3	800–850	835	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	893	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	150–200	183	143.36/cwt	130.00–155.00	262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	160.14/cwt	135.00–185.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	195.10/cwt	190.00–200.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	215.16/cwt	200.00–225.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	181.10/cwt	150.00–200.00	1,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	216.76/cwt	205.00–235.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,214	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	990	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 →

Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

Tue Aug 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 73Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 333Last week 311Year ago 254

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 150Last week 146Year ago 122

Correction: 5lb. feeder bull deleted

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,600	95.00–111.00	105.75
4	—	1,646	113.00–115.00	113.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	97.00–105.00	102.27
15	—	1,299	75.00–90.00	80.78
1	—	1,060	50.00	50.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,754	108.00–115.00	113.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,474	87.00–104.00	97.70
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,562	183.00–193.00	188.61
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,361	144.00–166.00	156.82
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,409	170.00–188.00	177.57
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,439	182.00–186.00	183.84
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,366	140.00–164.00	150.75
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,324	167.00–182.00	176.45
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,338	80.00–126.00	115.25
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,526	131.00–147.00	139.13
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,517	144.00–160.00	151.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,875	106.00–126.00	114.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	110.00	110.00
1	200–250	205	95.00	95.00
2	250–300	273	120.00–155.00	137.98
1	400–450	445	140.00	140.00
1	500–550	520	160.00	160.00
1	550–600	590	120.00	120.00
4	600–650	628	115.00–135.00	127.53
2	650–700	668	115.00–137.00	126.12
2	700–750	708	95.00–115.00	104.96
1	800–850	820	160.00	160.00
1	1150–1200	1,160	119.00	119.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	183	130.00–155.00	143.36
1	200–250	235	90.00	90.00
3	650–700	670	85.00–140.00	111.95
1	700–750	740	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	190.00	190.00
3	500–550	541	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	550	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	185.00–250.00	224.54
2	350–400	368	190.00–200.00	195.10
2	400–450	403	175.00–200.00	187.42
1	450–500	465	205.00	205.00
2	500–550	518	165.00–205.00	185.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	225.00	225.00
3	250–300	268	200.00–225.00	215.16
3	300–350	313	205.00–235.00	216.76
1	350–400	390	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	433	135.00–185.00	160.14
1	450–500	465	140.00	140.00
5	550–600	553	150.00–200.00	181.10
1	650–700	655	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	110	75.00	75.00
1	150–200	170	140.00	140.00
1	200–250	210	135.00	135.00
1	250–300	250	150.00	150.00
1	800–850	835	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	155.00–220.00	187.84
2	550–600	570	215.00–220.00	217.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	355	195.00	195.00
6	400–450	422	205.00–245.00	223.00
3	550–600	593	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	650	190.00	190.00
11	850–900	855	142.00	142.00
1	950–1000	980	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	245.00	245.00
1	300–350	330	155.00	155.00
1	350–400	360	205.00	205.00
1	400–450	430	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	450	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	652	150.00	150.00
1	700–750	740	140.00	140.00
1	750–800	750	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	255.00	255.00
2	350–400	355	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	440	205.00	205.00
1	450–500	480	195.00	195.00
1	500–550	530	205.00	205.00
3	550–600	575	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	190.00	190.00
1	250–300	275	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	490	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	538	195.00–215.00	204.86
3	550–600	590	210.00–215.00	213.35
1	650–700	695	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	700	170.00	170.00
2	750–800	792	205.00	205.00
1	900–950	945	117.00	117.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	235.00–295.00	265.91
8	90–100	93	275.00–295.00	283.24
3	100–110	103	280.00–290.00	285.00
6	110–120	111	255.00–280.00	269.14
1	120–130	120	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	450.00	450.00
1	90–100	90	510.00	510.00
3	100–110	103	450.00–545.00	510.97
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	81	205.00–285.00	243.15
5	90–100	92	230.00–295.00	269.46
3	100–110	100	250.00–280.00	266.67
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	10.00–60.00	35.00
1	100–110	105	25.00	25.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	245.00	245.00
2	70–80	70	150.00–210.00	180.00
1	80–90	80	185.00	185.00
3	90–100	92	65.00–250.00	173.09
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	90	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	385.00–425.00	405.00
3	80–90	83	450.00–525.00	487.40
1	90–100	95	500.00	500.00
1	100–110	100	475.00	475.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	90–100	91	95.00–110.00	105.00
1	100–110	100	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	75.00	75.00
1	70–80	70	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	225.00–325.00	275.00

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