Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 4.65 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged .51 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 6.01 lower. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 3.56 lower, boners averaged 4.87 lower and lean cows averaged 6.01 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 10.80 higher and under 95 lbs 11.85 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $161.83/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,109.18 against this barn's trailing median of $1,271.01.

Average price

$161.83

14 head · 372 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$647

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$120.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−120.65

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	394	213.00	839	5thin
Medium 3	280	157.00	440	1thin
Medium and Large 2	424	143.11	606	6thin
Large 3	208	92.50	192	2thin

One grade step is worth $120.50/cwt here — about $647 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 sale14 hd

161.83

—

PA average6 barns · 497 hd

282.48

−120.65

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,271.01

−1,109.18

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	1,684	131.23	2,210	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,610	110.70	1,782	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,544	102.19	1,578	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,343	94.81	1,274	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,310	73.57	964	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,485	125.38	1,862	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,135	111.30	1,263	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,517	150.46	2,282	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,369	138.62	1,898	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,288	120.56	1,553	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,499	180.29	2,703	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,318	170.44	2,246	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,121	133.99	1,502	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,552	186.71	2,898	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,439	172.92	2,488	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,253	153.26	1,920	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	368.88/cwt	39
Bulls	Number 2	97	283.10/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	92	201.08/cwt	16
Bulls	Utility	98	100.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	92	441.44/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	85	130.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

102 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
Heifers	Number 1	—	70	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	210	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	120	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	174	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	73	348.28/cwt	300.00–400.00	254	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	568.03/cwt	550.00–585.00	471	2
Steers	Select	—	1,253	153.26/cwt	120.00–188.00	1,920	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,552	186.71/cwt	183.00–192.00	2,898	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,439	172.92/cwt	160.00–181.00	2,488	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,485	125.38/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,862	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,135	111.30/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,263	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,288	120.56/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,553	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,378	76.21/cwt	65.00–85.00	1,050	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,320	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,241	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	57.97/cwt	54.00–60.00	627	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,121	133.99/cwt	118.00–145.00	1,502	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,318	170.44/cwt	159.00–175.00	2,246	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,499	180.29/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,703	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	130	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	468	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	536.29/cwt	500.00–560.00	552	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	581.67/cwt	510.00–675.00	640	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	70	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	245	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	510	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	504	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	85	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	111	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	505.14/cwt	500.00–510.00	470	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	515.33/cwt	500.00–535.00	526	3
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	95	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	390	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	375.00/cwt	240.00–510.00	300	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	286.39/cwt	270.00–300.00	292	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	302.76/cwt	285.00–320.00	254	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	125	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	656	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	279	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	115	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	357	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	105	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	551	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	182.50/cwt	130.00–275.00	188	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	319	1
Bulls	Utility	—	115	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	104	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	295.09/cwt	290.00–300.00	274	3
Bulls	Utility	—	80	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	88	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	283.26/cwt	250.00–305.00	263	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	194.77/cwt	110.00–295.00	162	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	120	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	270	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	295.80/cwt	285.00–310.00	302	12
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	336	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	290.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	334	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	279.73/cwt	270.00–290.00	260	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	130	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	169	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	65	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	130	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	312	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	285.76/cwt	260.00–310.00	237	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	115	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	242	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	183.10/cwt	90.00–270.00	134	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	280	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	440	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	145.85/cwt	140.00–152.00	449	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	120	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	72	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	320	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	336	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,354	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	507	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	690	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	970	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,242	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	621	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	869	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	160	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	160	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	980	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,215	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	125	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	88	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	808	140.99/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,139	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	265	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	231	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	152.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	890	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,123	1
Bulls	—	—	1,915	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,815	1
Bulls	—	—	1,651	128.98/cwt	118.00–138.00	2,129	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,542	105.37/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,625	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	102.19/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,578	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	92.83/cwt	80.00–102.00	1,212	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,610	110.70/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,782	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,369	138.62/cwt	124.00–146.00	1,898	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,517	150.46/cwt	144.00–158.00	2,282	9

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 67Last week 150Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 256Last week 333Year ago 333

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 111Last week 150Year ago 121

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	300.00	300.00
1	—	120	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	550.00–585.00	568.03
2	—	93	500.00–510.00	505.14
3	—	102	500.00–535.00	515.33
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	410.00	410.00
2	—	80	240.00–510.00	375.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	300.00–400.00	348.28
1	—	90	310.00	310.00
1	—	115	310.00	310.00
1	—	105	525.00	525.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	130	360.00	360.00
3	—	103	500.00–560.00	536.29
3	—	110	510.00–675.00	581.67
1	—	70	350.00	350.00
1	—	85	600.00	600.00
1	—	90	560.00	560.00
1	—	125	525.00	525.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	102	270.00–300.00	286.39
1	—	110	290.00	290.00
6	—	93	250.00–305.00	283.26
1	—	120	260.00	260.00
2	—	83	260.00–310.00	285.76
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	285.00–320.00	302.76
3	—	93	290.00–300.00	295.09
12	—	102	285.00–310.00	295.80
1	—	120	280.00	280.00
3	—	115	280.00–300.00	290.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	103	130.00–275.00	182.50
4	—	83	110.00–295.00	194.77
1	—	120	225.00	225.00
2	—	93	270.00–290.00	279.73
1	—	130	130.00	130.00
2	—	65	200.00	200.00
1	—	115	210.00	210.00
2	—	73	90.00–270.00	183.10
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	90.00	90.00
1	—	80	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,253	120.00–188.00	153.26
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,552	183.00–192.00	186.71
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,439	160.00–181.00	172.92
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	124.00–127.00	125.38
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	108.00–114.00	111.30
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	118.00–123.00	120.56
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,369	124.00–146.00	138.62
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,517	144.00–158.00	150.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,378	65.00–85.00	76.21
1	—	1,320	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,082	54.00–60.00	57.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	105.00–106.00	105.37
16	—	1,306	80.00–102.00	92.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,544	92.00–108.00	102.19
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,610	107.00–118.00	110.70
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,121	118.00–145.00	133.99
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,318	159.00–175.00	170.44
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,499	173.00–185.00	180.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	147.00	147.00
7	—	1,651	118.00–138.00	128.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	125.00	125.00
1	—	120	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	140.00–152.00	145.85
1	—	890	145.00	145.00
2	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.47
1	—	295	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	185.00	185.00
1	—	525	190.00	190.00
1	—	405	180.00	180.00
2	—	272	255.00	255.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	127.00	127.00
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
2	—	507	136.00	136.00
1	—	970	128.00	128.00
3	—	621	140.00	140.00
3	—	808	135.00–144.00	140.99
1	—	265	87.00	87.00
1	—	495	137.00	137.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	144.00	144.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	160	100.00	100.00
1	—	980	124.00	124.00
1	—	125	70.00	70.00
1	—	215	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	130.00	130.00
2	—	368	150.00–155.00	152.38
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	156.00	156.00
1	—	600	210.00	210.00
1	—	855	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,075	116.00	116.00
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
1	—	400	165.00	165.00
1	—	260	155.00	155.00
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
1	—	820	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	195.00	195.00
1	—	310	165.00	165.00

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