Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 1.57 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 1.54 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 1.91 higher. Slaughter cows: breakers averaged .67 higher, boners averaged .18 higher and lean cows averaged 2.88 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds average 5.27 lower and calves under 95 pounds averaged 13.37 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.34/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −830.20 against this barn's trailing median of $970.54.

Average price

$140.34

8 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−90.16

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	526	140.34	739	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale8 hd

140.34

—

PA average5 barns · 366 hd

230.49

−90.16

This barn, trailing median33 sales

970.54

−830.20

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	1,571	127.93	2,010	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,568	97.71	1,532	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,350	87.18	1,177	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	87.05	1,323	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,271	65.49	833	25
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,295	161.00	2,085	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,120	125.00	1,400	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,287	110.25	1,419	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,513	150.42	2,276	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,595	137.71	2,196	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,350	122.95	1,660	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,540	176.00	2,710	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,325	172.31	2,283	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,181	141.29	1,669	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,532	185.26	2,838	26
Steers	Choice	Average	1,451	176.43	2,560	40
Steers	Select	Average	1,307	150.49	1,967	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	458.78/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 2	96	341.80/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	84	247.06/cwt	17
Bulls	Utility	87	61.17/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	98	456.43/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 2	77	98.33/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

94 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,368	89.93/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,230	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,350	122.95/cwt	116.00–138.00	1,660	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,380	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,456	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	91	686.33/cwt	650.00–725.00	625	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	651.89/cwt	610.00–685.00	541	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	673.33/cwt	660.00–685.00	741	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	71	209.04/cwt	125.00–260.00	148	4
Heifers	Number 2Jersey	—	60	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	57	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	149	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	480.00/cwt	385.00–575.00	408	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	140	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	280	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	550	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	473	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	120	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	192	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	100	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	90	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	68	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	719	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	298	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	105	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	341	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	90	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	77	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	105	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	210	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	338	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	687.84/cwt	675.00–700.00	640	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	312.50/cwt	300.00–325.00	359	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	339.51/cwt	310.00–355.00	346	3
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	105	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	247	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	90	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	248	1
Bulls	Utility	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	310	1
Bulls	Utility	—	92	63.64/cwt	20.00–100.00	59	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	225	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	284.80/cwt	110.00–375.00	239	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	360	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	331.67/cwt	325.00–335.00	365	3
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	233	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	290.00/cwt	250.00–335.00	276	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	343.75/cwt	325.00–370.00	361	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	359.07/cwt	335.00–380.00	334	13
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	341.13/cwt	310.00–360.00	321	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	316.97/cwt	300.00–335.00	263	2
Bulls	Utility	—	80	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	80	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	400	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,155	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,340	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	405	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	494	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	930	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,060	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	337	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	421	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	625	130.08/cwt	120.00–140.00	813	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	140.87/cwt	132.00–150.00	965	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,095	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,183	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	365	126.78/cwt	110.00–145.00	463	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,035	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,035	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	430	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	366	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,050	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	913	116.34/cwt	105.00–128.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Bulls	—	—	1,524	117.24/cwt	104.00–123.00	1,787	4
Bulls	—	—	1,665	149.32/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,486	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	2,425	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,770	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	95.89/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,192	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	86.92/cwt	78.00–92.00	1,269	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,295	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,085	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,287	110.25/cwt	88.00–122.00	1,419	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,120	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,400	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,595	137.71/cwt	134.00–142.00	2,196	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,513	150.42/cwt	143.00–160.00	2,276	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,181	141.29/cwt	124.00–159.00	1,669	4
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,126	142.45/cwt	120.00–156.00	1,604	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,540	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,710	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,532	185.26/cwt	178.00–190.00	2,838	26
Steers	Select	—	1,428	155.85/cwt	138.00–169.00	2,226	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,453	176.39/cwt	169.00–184.00	2,563	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,276	50.89/cwt	34.00–66.00	649	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	73.43/cwt	68.00–80.00	911	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	82.82/cwt	76.00–92.00	1,162	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	95.12/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,325	172.31/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,283	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,568	97.71/cwt	88.00–110.00	1,532	12
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	95	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	641	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	70	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	147	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 47Last week 79Year ago 98

Slaughter CattleReceipts 318Last week 312Year ago 268

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 180Last week 132Year ago 100

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	89.00–91.00	89.93
11	—	1,276	34.00–66.00	50.89
11	—	1,240	68.00–80.00	73.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,425	73.00	73.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,243	90.00–108.00	95.89
20	—	1,403	76.00–92.00	82.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,460	78.00–92.00	86.92
2	—	1,545	94.00–96.00	95.12
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,568	88.00–110.00	97.71
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,350	116.00–138.00	122.95
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,595	134.00–142.00	137.71
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,513	143.00–160.00	150.42
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	178.00	178.00
39	—	1,453	169.00–184.00	176.39
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,126	120.00–156.00	142.45
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,532	178.00–190.00	185.26
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,428	138.00–169.00	155.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,524	104.00–123.00	117.24
2	—	1,665	144.00–154.00	149.32
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	161.00	161.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,287	88.00–122.00	110.25
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,181	124.00–159.00	141.29
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,325	166.00–175.00	172.31

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	91	650.00–725.00	686.33
4	—	83	610.00–685.00	651.89
3	—	110	660.00–685.00	673.33
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	71	125.00–260.00	209.04
6	—	84	110.00–375.00	284.80
4	—	95	250.00–335.00	290.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	350.00	350.00
1	—	105	325.00	325.00
1	—	75	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	85.00	85.00
1	—	105	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	115	300.00–325.00	312.50
3	—	102	310.00–355.00	339.51
1	—	75	300.00	300.00
4	—	94	310.00–360.00	341.13
2	—	83	300.00–335.00	316.97
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	235.00	235.00
1	—	90	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
5	—	92	20.00–100.00	63.64
1	—	80	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	365.00	365.00
1	—	120	300.00	300.00
3	—	110	325.00–335.00	331.67
4	—	105	325.00–370.00	343.75
13	—	93	335.00–380.00	359.07
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	675.00	675.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	175.00	175.00
1	—	120	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	385.00–575.00	480.00
1	—	140	200.00	200.00
1	—	90	525.00	525.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	550.00	550.00
1	—	115	625.00	625.00
1	—	75	450.00	450.00
2	—	93	675.00–700.00	687.84
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	125.00	125.00
1	—	90	75.00	75.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	165.00	165.00
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
1	—	350	155.00	155.00
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
1	—	455	165.00	165.00
1	—	735	135.00	135.00
2	—	913	105.00–128.00	116.34
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
1	—	405	122.00	122.00
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	930	114.00	114.00
2	—	337	125.00	125.00
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
2	—	625	120.00–140.00	130.08
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,050	128.00	128.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	116.00	116.00
1	—	610	117.00	117.00
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,095	108.00	108.00
2	—	365	110.00–145.00	126.78
1	—	1,035	100.00	100.00
1	—	430	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	132.00–150.00	140.87
1	—	330	200.00	200.00

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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