Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged .28 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 5.42 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 1.69 higher. Slaughter cows; breakers averaged 5.31 lower , boners averaged 4.19 lower and lean cows averaged 1.45 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 1.58 higher and calves under averaged 9.73 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.30/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −829.23 against this barn's trailing median of $970.54.

Average price

$141.30

25 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$382

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

$30.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−73.82

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	163.67	1,000	6thin
Large 3	425	150.00	638	1thin
Medium and Large 2	463	133.36	618	18thin

One grade step is worth $30.31/cwt here — about $382 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 sale25 hd

141.30

—

PA average4 barns · 534 hd

215.12

−73.82

This barn, trailing median33 sales

970.54

−829.23

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	1,464	124.33	1,820	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,626	93.99	1,528	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	86.25	1,316	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	82.64	1,111	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,253	69.17	867	17
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,325	120.00	1,590	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,571	152.08	2,389	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,517	139.25	2,112	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,620	127.09	2,059	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,293	170.40	2,203	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,212	140.72	1,706	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,577	192.47	3,035	28
Steers	Choice	Average	1,545	176.43	2,726	24
Steers	Select	Average	1,262	141.55	1,786	15

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	431.48/cwt	43
Bulls	Number 2	92	332.68/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	85	268.09/cwt	15
Bulls	Utility	66	68.33/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	93	595.74/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 3	80	325.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	72	133.34/cwt	8

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,571	152.08/cwt	144.00–165.00	2,389	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,517	139.25/cwt	134.00–145.00	2,112	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,620	127.09/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,059	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	70.55/cwt	64.00–77.00	902	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	78.66/cwt	78.00–80.00	915	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,293	170.40/cwt	161.00–176.00	2,203	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,212	140.72/cwt	125.00–150.00	1,706	3
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,076	127.12/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,368	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,545	176.43/cwt	167.00–189.00	2,726	24
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	687.50/cwt	675.00–700.00	688	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	140	435.00/cwt	385.00–485.00	609	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	742.50/cwt	725.00–760.00	668	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	75	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	169	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	92	417.27/cwt	375.00–450.00	384	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	329.02/cwt	300.00–350.00	270	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	649.24/cwt	625.00–675.00	539	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	683	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	65	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	325	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	644	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	98	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	140	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	105	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	693	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	64	46.67/cwt	25.00–80.00	30	4
Heifers	Number 2	—	85	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	38	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	715	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	780.00/cwt	775.00–785.00	663	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	130	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	728	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	91	668.84/cwt	650.00–675.00	609	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	85	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	489	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	80	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	260	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	345.71/cwt	335.00–360.00	325	6
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	150	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	503	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	340.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	255	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	83	438.41/cwt	335.00–650.00	364	4
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	60	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	75	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	75	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	75	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	113	304.89/cwt	300.00–310.00	345	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	287.09/cwt	225.00–325.00	264	3
Bulls	Utility	—	65	75.00/cwt	50.00–100.00	49	2
Bulls	Utility	—	70	53.33/cwt	40.00–60.00	37	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	349.06/cwt	335.00–360.00	356	12
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	365.00/cwt	350.00–380.00	310	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	326.91/cwt	300.00–345.00	333	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	334.32/cwt	310.00–360.00	311	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	337.80/cwt	300.00–360.00	277	5
Bulls	Utility	—	55	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	55	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	227.59/cwt	150.00–300.00	166	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	372	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	880	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	117.44/cwt	110.00–125.00	793	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	280	110.00/cwt	95.00–125.00	308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	781	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	442	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	619	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	616	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	620	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	496	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	164.58/cwt	150.00–180.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	207.53/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	130.17/cwt	120.00–140.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	130.52/cwt	95.00–175.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	177.51/cwt	175.00–180.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	129.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	139.38/cwt	95.00–155.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	371	2
Heifers	Large 3	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	1
Bulls	—	—	1,383	121.55/cwt	96.00–128.00	1,681	6
Bulls	—	—	1,950	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,750	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	82.64/cwt	74.00–88.00	1,111	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,626	93.99/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,528	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	86.25/cwt	77.00–94.00	1,316	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	57.32/cwt	56.00–58.00	696	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,577	192.47/cwt	186.00–197.00	3,035	28
Steers	Select	—	1,355	148.77/cwt	120.00–164.00	2,016	10
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,590	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 52Year ago 92

Slaughter CattleReceipts 312Last week 236Year ago 204

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 132Last week 129Year ago 107

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,571	144.00–165.00	152.08
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,517	134.00–145.00	139.25
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	124.00–130.00	127.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,278	64.00–77.00	70.55
2	—	1,163	78.00–80.00	78.66
3	—	1,215	56.00–58.00	57.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,344	74.00–88.00	82.64
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,626	88.00–98.00	93.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,526	77.00–94.00	86.25
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,293	161.00–176.00	170.40
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	125.00–150.00	140.72
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,076	122.00–131.00	127.12
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,545	167.00–189.00	176.43
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,577	186.00–197.00	192.47
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,355	120.00–164.00	148.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,383	96.00–128.00	121.55
1	—	1,950	141.00	141.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	120.00	120.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	675.00–700.00	687.50
2	—	140	385.00–485.00	435.00
2	—	90	725.00–760.00	742.50
1	—	110	650.00	650.00
2	—	85	775.00–785.00	780.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	92	375.00–450.00	417.27
1	—	130	560.00	560.00
1	—	150	335.00	335.00
2	—	75	335.00–345.00	340.00
4	—	83	335.00–650.00	438.41
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	82	300.00–350.00	329.02
2	—	113	300.00–310.00	304.89
3	—	92	225.00–325.00	287.09
2	—	73	150.00–300.00	227.59
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	94	335.00–360.00	345.71
12	—	102	335.00–360.00	349.06
4	—	85	350.00–380.00	365.00
1	—	120	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	125.00	125.00
1	—	75	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	65	50.00–100.00	75.00
3	—	70	40.00–60.00	53.33
1	—	55	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	102	300.00–345.00	326.91
2	—	93	310.00–360.00	334.32
5	—	82	300.00–360.00	337.80
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	625.00–675.00	649.24
2	—	105	650.00	650.00
1	—	65	500.00	500.00
1	—	115	560.00	560.00
4	—	91	650.00–675.00	668.84
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	125.00–135.00	130.00
4	—	64	25.00–80.00	46.67
1	—	85	45.00	45.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	155.00	155.00
1	—	105	660.00	660.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	575.00	575.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	325.00	325.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	70.00	70.00
2	—	280	95.00–125.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	125.00	125.00
2	—	675	110.00–125.00	117.44
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
1	—	805	97.00	97.00
2	—	260	140.00–145.00	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	130.00	130.00
2	—	652	150.00	150.00
1	—	260	255.00	255.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
2	—	442	140.00	140.00
3	—	465	137.00	137.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
1	—	570	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	205.00	205.00
2	—	333	185.00	185.00
1	—	445	190.00	190.00
2	—	563	205.00–210.00	207.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	165.00	165.00
1	—	845	132.00	132.00
2	—	360	150.00–180.00	164.58
2	—	880	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	130.00	130.00
1	—	620	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	195.00	195.00
1	—	955	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,110	135.00	135.00
2	—	473	175.00–180.00	177.51
1	—	270	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	120.00–140.00	130.17
4	—	358	95.00–175.00	130.52
1	—	1,000	122.00	122.00
2	—	290	125.00–135.00	129.91
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
6	—	470	95.00–155.00	139.38
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
1	—	760	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	150.00	150.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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