Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 143lb slaughter cow deleted

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 3.83 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 2.74 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 7.12 lower. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged 2.81 lower, boners averaged 1.41 lower and lean cows averaged 4.98 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 38.64 higher and under 95 pounds averaged 12.15 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.87/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,140.14 against this barn's trailing median of $1,271.01.

Average price

$130.87

20 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$348

per head · Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$1.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−98.40

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	315	131.50	414	12thin
Medium and Large 2	586	129.93	762	8thin

One grade step is worth $1.57/cwt here — about −$348 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 sale20 hd

130.87

—

PA average5 barns · 225 hd

229.27

−98.40

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,271.01

−1,140.14

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	1,650	124.52	2,055	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,531	105.12	1,609	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,633	97.76	1,596	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,392	91.69	1,276	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,263	68.94	871	22
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,390	117.13	1,628	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,516	152.35	2,310	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,481	139.63	2,068	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,460	124.72	1,821	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,393	176.56	2,459	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,294	172.62	2,234	19
Heifers	Select	Average	1,311	152.82	2,003	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,632	189.47	3,092	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,448	177.86	2,575	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,369	160.08	2,191	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	432.20/cwt	42
Bulls	Number 2	90	320.52/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 3	95	247.72/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	74	133.86/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	90	416.17/cwt	19
Heifers	Number 2	63	105.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

105 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	Medium and Large 2	—	605	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	163.00/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	567	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	260	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	140	152.50/cwt	140.00–165.00	214	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	688	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	65	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	81	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	73	110.34/cwt	100.00–120.00	81	2
Steers	Select	—	1,369	160.08/cwt	128.00–171.00	2,191	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,448	177.86/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,575	21
Heifers	Select	—	1,311	152.82/cwt	124.00–163.00	2,003	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,531	105.12/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,609	13
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,393	176.56/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,459	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,294	172.62/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,234	19
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,390	117.13/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,628	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,460	124.72/cwt	110.00–153.00	1,821	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,481	139.63/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,068	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,516	152.35/cwt	145.00–163.00	2,310	14
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,632	189.47/cwt	184.00–193.50	3,092	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	97.76/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,596	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	90.07/cwt	82.00–100.00	1,204	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	60.27/cwt	40.00–70.00	689	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,345	74.94/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,008	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,720	101.43/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,745	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	124.52/cwt	112.00–142.00	2,055	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	134.61/cwt	127.00–142.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	146.11/cwt	137.00–155.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	837	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,222	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	142.81/cwt	130.00–168.00	1,221	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	987	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,619	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	705	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	613	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	1,130	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	162	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	912	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	230	120.00/cwt	95.00–145.00	276	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,210	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,525	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,105	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	147.71/cwt	140.00–155.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,224	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	450	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	486	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	760	81.00/cwt	56.00–106.00	616	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,020	121.09/cwt	112.00–130.00	1,235	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	605	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	424	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	455	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	419	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	785	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,060	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	720	117.27/cwt	90.00–136.00	844	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	880	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,109	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	800	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	80	350.00/cwt	340.00–360.00	280	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	65	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	185	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	319.92/cwt	300.00–335.00	330	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	250.00/cwt	200.00–300.00	188	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	275	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	120	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	330	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	325	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	303.66/cwt	285.00–325.00	282	3
Bulls	Utility	—	90	180.00/cwt	160.00–200.00	162	2
Bulls	Utility	—	63	111.05/cwt	70.00–135.00	70	3
Bulls	Utility	—	75	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	83	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	113	238.33/cwt	200.00–275.00	269	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	135	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	338	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	74	380.51/cwt	350.00–400.00	282	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	348.88/cwt	325.00–375.00	324	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	324.27/cwt	310.00–335.00	363	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	125	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	338	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	383.86/cwt	375.00–390.00	319	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	627.95/cwt	610.00–650.00	584	3
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	113	445.44/cwt	310.00–575.00	503	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	656.83/cwt	600.00–685.00	677	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	373.75/cwt	300.00–675.00	385	7
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	82	509.69/cwt	375.00–575.00	418	3
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	467.50/cwt	450.00–485.00	421	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	95	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	451	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	660	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	83	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	105	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	446	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	688	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	595	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	124	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	132	2
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	—	50	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	50	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	73	273.28/cwt	225.00–325.00	199	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	73	135.34/cwt	125.00–145.00	99	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	110	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	220	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	83	503.03/cwt	400.00–600.00	418	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	105	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	578	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	342.65/cwt	335.00–360.00	315	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	130	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	163	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	676.96/cwt	660.00–685.00	630	3

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 80Last week 0Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 288Last week 293Year ago 221

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 135Last week 130Year ago 136

Correction: 143lb slaughter cow deleted

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	145.00	145.00
2	—	915	162.00–164.00	163.00
3	—	663	156.00	156.00
1	—	855	104.00	104.00
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	164.00	164.00
1	—	230	185.00	185.00
1	—	270	210.00	210.00
2	—	490	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	95.00	95.00
4	—	140	140.00–165.00	152.50
1	—	705	87.00	87.00
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,130	96.00	96.00
2	—	162	155.00	155.00
2	—	230	95.00–145.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	132.00	132.00
2	—	513	127.00–142.00	134.61
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
2	—	425	137.00–155.00	146.11
1	—	800	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	782	132.00	132.00
2	—	837	146.00	146.00
1	—	685	176.00	176.00
1	—	565	214.00	214.00
3	—	855	130.00–168.00	142.81
2	—	987	164.00	164.00
2	—	525	140.00–155.00	147.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	202.00	202.00
1	—	865	170.00	170.00
1	—	680	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
1	—	785	135.00	135.00
4	—	720	90.00–136.00	117.27
1	—	880	126.00	126.00
1	—	800	132.00	132.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,105	84.00	84.00
1	—	450	108.00	108.00
2	—	760	56.00–106.00	81.00
2	—	1,020	112.00–130.00	121.09
1	—	605	70.00	70.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	92.00	92.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	625.00	625.00
4	—	103	600.00–685.00	656.83
3	—	93	660.00–685.00	676.96
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	100.00–120.00	110.34
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	340.00–360.00	350.00
3	—	103	300.00–335.00	319.92
1	—	110	295.00	295.00
4	—	74	350.00–400.00	380.51
1	—	125	270.00	270.00
9	—	92	335.00–360.00	342.65
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	285.00	285.00
2	—	75	200.00–300.00	250.00
1	—	100	275.00	275.00
1	—	120	275.00	275.00
3	—	93	285.00–325.00	303.66
2	—	113	200.00–275.00	238.33
1	—	130	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	160.00–200.00	180.00
3	—	63	70.00–135.00	111.05
1	—	75	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	135	250.00	250.00
2	—	113	310.00–575.00	445.44
3	—	82	375.00–575.00	509.69
2	—	90	450.00–485.00	467.50
1	—	105	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	93	325.00–375.00	348.88
8	—	112	310.00–335.00	324.27
4	—	83	375.00–390.00	383.86
7	—	103	300.00–675.00	373.75
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	610.00–650.00	627.95
1	—	100	660.00	660.00
1	—	110	625.00	625.00
1	—	85	700.00	700.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	475.00	475.00
2	—	73	225.00–325.00	273.28
2	—	83	400.00–600.00	503.03
2	—	105	550.00	550.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	130.00	130.00
2	—	85	150.00–160.00	155.00
2	—	73	125.00–145.00	135.34
1	—	110	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	50	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,369	128.00–171.00	160.08
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,448	172.00–185.00	177.86
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,632	184.00–193.50	189.47
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,311	124.00–163.00	152.82
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	174.00–179.00	176.56
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,294	169.00–177.00	172.62
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,531	100.00–113.00	105.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,633	90.00–102.00	97.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,337	82.00–100.00	90.07
2	—	1,720	100.00–103.00	101.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,144	40.00–70.00	60.27
13	—	1,345	70.00–80.00	74.94
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,390	109.00–124.00	117.13
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,460	110.00–153.00	124.72
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,481	136.00–144.00	139.63
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,516	145.00–163.00	152.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,650	112.00–142.00	124.52

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