Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-05

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $149.52/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −1,121.98 against this barn's trailing median of $1,271.50.

Average price

$149.52

19 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$786

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$105.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−123.73

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	200.80	1,066	5thin
Medium and Large 2	614	139.95	859	7thin
Large 3	539	127.04	685	6thin
Medium 3	295	95.00	280	1thin

One grade step is worth $105.80/cwt here — about $786 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

32 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,707.20, low $923.61, median $1,271.50 across 32 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 sale19 hd

149.52

—

PA average4 barns · 440 hd

273.26

−123.73

This barn, trailing median32 sales

1,271.50

−1,121.98

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	1,463	112.40	1,644	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,581	114.72	1,814	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	107.22	1,661	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,398	104.39	1,459	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,293	85.00	1,099	19
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,695	132.00	2,237	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,634	148.79	2,431	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,650	139.67	2,305	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,345	124.00	1,668	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,455	186.48	2,713	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,291	176.26	2,276	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,413	135.09	1,909	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,570	190.59	2,992	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,507	183.28	2,762	29
Steers	Select	Average	1,508	150.12	2,264	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	385.37/cwt	42
Bulls	Number 2	90	296.49/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	84	221.55/cwt	16
Bulls	Utility	72	95.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	92	321.39/cwt	27
Heifers	Number 2	89	120.17/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

104 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	Medium and Large 1	—	240	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	295	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	280	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	860	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	963	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	150	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	405	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	73	200.00/cwt	130.00–275.00	146	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	125	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	200	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	530.00/cwt	410.00–650.00	398	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	95	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	337	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	115	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	673	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	145	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	297	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	102	425.82/cwt	110.00–585.00	434	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	113	164.89/cwt	160.00–170.00	186	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	314.72/cwt	280.00–330.00	356	4
Bulls	Utility	—	70	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	49	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	73	248.86/cwt	140.00–310.00	182	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	586.25/cwt	560.00–600.00	586	4
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	83	435.91/cwt	305.00–575.00	362	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	580.00/cwt	560.00–600.00	522	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	302.50/cwt	295.00–310.00	303	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	264	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	325.61/cwt	280.00–340.00	309	10
Bulls	Number 3	—	115	275.00/cwt	250.00–300.00	316	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	331.43/cwt	315.00–345.00	338	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	255	1
Bulls	Utility	—	85	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	77	1
Bulls	Utility	—	60	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	75	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	255.00/cwt	225.00–285.00	191	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	550	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	518	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	105	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	173	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	91	174.95/cwt	170.00–180.00	159	5
Heifers	Number 1	—	83	159.30/cwt	110.00–190.00	132	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	642.50/cwt	635.00–650.00	546	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	311.67/cwt	275.00–375.00	281	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	695	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	952	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	81.28/cwt	74.00–96.00	1,027	16
Heifers	Select	—	1,413	135.09/cwt	116.00–168.00	1,909	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,291	176.26/cwt	155.00–185.00	2,276	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,455	186.48/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,713	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	592.30/cwt	585.00–600.00	551	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	326	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	540	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	140	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	574	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	291.98/cwt	270.00–300.00	266	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	210	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	60	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	186	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	410	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	85	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	119	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	73	90.34/cwt	80.00–100.00	66	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	246.00/cwt	120.00–305.00	221	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	63	144.74/cwt	90.00–170.00	91	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	205.15/cwt	100.00–300.00	170	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,455	104.84/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,525	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,634	148.79/cwt	140.00–159.00	2,431	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,650	139.67/cwt	134.00–145.00	2,305	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,570	190.59/cwt	187.00–194.00	2,992	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,507	183.28/cwt	176.00–189.00	2,762	29
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,695	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,237	1
Steers	Select	—	1,508	150.12/cwt	128.00–162.00	2,264	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,345	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,668	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	107.22/cwt	97.00–113.00	1,661	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,558	116.43/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,814	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	101.71/cwt	91.00–109.00	1,385	9
Bulls	—	—	1,783	133.39/cwt	132.00–135.00	2,378	2
Bulls	—	—	1,060	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	848	1
Bulls	—	—	1,423	110.81/cwt	96.00–119.00	1,577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	153.84/cwt	135.00–172.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	155	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	290	132.63/cwt	125.00–140.00	385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	602	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	950	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	980	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	130	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	92.57/cwt	80.00–105.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,023	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,030	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,102	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	575	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	288	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	445	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	378	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	700	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	854	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,018	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	510	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	546	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	760	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	699	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	890	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	952	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	997	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	798	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,581	114.72/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,814	8

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 60Last week 67Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 256Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 151Last week 111Year ago 219

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	280.00	280.00
1	—	260	260.00	260.00
2	—	602	172.00	172.00
1	—	950	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	117.00	117.00
2	—	408	135.00–172.00	153.84
1	—	155	195.00	195.00
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
1	—	980	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	112.00	112.00
1	—	780	115.00	115.00
1	—	210	150.00	150.00
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
2	—	290	125.00–140.00	132.63
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	137.00	137.00
3	—	530	135.00	135.00
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,030	107.00	107.00
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
1	—	575	50.00	50.00
1	—	805	95.00	95.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
1	—	325	165.00	165.00
2	—	890	80.00–105.00	92.57
1	—	930	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	185.00	185.00
1	—	970	145.00	145.00
1	—	130	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	165.00	165.00
1	—	670	152.00	152.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	122.00	122.00
1	—	510	107.00	107.00
1	—	760	92.00	92.00
3	—	890	107.00	107.00
2	—	997	80.00	80.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	150	270.00	270.00
2	—	73	130.00–275.00	200.00
3	—	90	275.00–375.00	311.67
1	—	60	310.00	310.00
1	—	100	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	160.00	160.00
1	—	85	140.00	140.00
2	—	73	80.00–100.00	90.34
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	410.00–650.00	530.00
2	—	90	560.00–600.00	580.00
1	—	100	550.00	550.00
1	—	115	450.00	450.00
2	—	85	635.00–650.00	642.50
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	160.00–170.00	164.89
1	—	105	165.00	165.00
5	—	91	170.00–180.00	174.95
3	—	83	110.00–190.00	159.30
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	355.00	355.00
1	—	115	585.00	585.00
1	—	145	205.00	205.00
3	—	102	110.00–585.00	425.82
3	—	73	140.00–310.00	248.86
2	—	83	305.00–575.00	435.91
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	113	280.00–330.00	314.72
10	—	95	280.00–340.00	325.61
7	—	102	315.00–345.00	331.43
1	—	85	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	70.00	70.00
1	—	85	90.00	90.00
1	—	60	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	100	560.00–600.00	586.25
2	—	93	585.00–600.00	592.30
1	—	75	435.00	435.00
1	—	85	635.00	635.00
1	—	140	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	295.00–310.00	302.50
2	—	85	305.00–315.00	310.00
5	—	91	270.00–300.00	291.98
1	—	75	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	115	250.00–300.00	275.00
2	—	75	225.00–285.00	255.00
5	—	90	120.00–305.00	246.00
3	—	63	90.00–170.00	144.74
4	—	83	100.00–300.00	205.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,263	74.00–96.00	81.28
3	—	1,455	101.00–108.00	104.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,549	97.00–113.00	107.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	113.00–119.00	116.43
9	—	1,362	91.00–109.00	101.71
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,581	109.00–121.00	114.72
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,413	116.00–168.00	135.09
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,291	155.00–185.00	176.26
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,455	184.00–188.00	186.48
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,634	140.00–159.00	148.79
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,650	134.00–145.00	139.67
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	124.00	124.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,570	187.00–194.00	190.59
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,507	176.00–189.00	183.28
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,508	128.00–162.00	150.12
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	132.00	132.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	132.00–135.00	133.39
1	—	1,060	80.00	80.00
6	—	1,423	96.00–119.00	110.81

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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