Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 1.00 feeder dairy heifer deleted.

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 6.58 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 10.43 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 4.08 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged .7 lower boner cows averaged .4 higher and lean cows averaged .77 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 16.22 higher and under 95 pounds averaged 2.72 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $102.62/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,168.39 against this barn's trailing median of $1,271.01.

Average price

$102.62

41 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$50.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−211.96

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	681	126.25	860	8thin
Medium and Large 2	616	113.72	700	11thin
Large 3	200	89.07	178	21
Medium 3	745	76.00	566	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.25/cwt here — about $294 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 sale41 hd

102.62

—

PA average5 barns · 583 hd

314.58

−211.96

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,271.01

−1,168.39

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	1,495	113.44	1,695	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,670	96.06	1,604	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	84.90	1,265	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,342	80.16	1,076	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,240	69.23	858	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,690	112.00	1,893	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,610	147.62	2,377	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,395	132.53	1,849	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,372	124.96	1,714	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,365	168.13	2,295	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,087	128.09	1,392	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,546	183.86	2,842	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,502	171.91	2,582	24
Steers	Select	Average	1,301	148.93	1,938	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	421.02/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 2	90	367.42/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	87	275.06/cwt	13
Bulls	Utility	75	53.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	95	350.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	70	75.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	—	1,526	117.98/cwt	98.00–131.00	1,800	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,670	96.06/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,604	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	82.40/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,161	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	84.90/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,265	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,261	72.39/cwt	61.00–82.00	913	9
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,395	132.53/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,849	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,546	183.86/cwt	177.00–188.00	2,842	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,502	171.91/cwt	164.00–180.00	2,582	24
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,893	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,370	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,959	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,610	147.62/cwt	143.00–151.00	2,377	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,372	121.95/cwt	114.00–138.00	1,673	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	55.02/cwt	50.00–60.00	630	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	92.22/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,229	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	70.21/cwt	70.00–71.00	864	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,087	128.09/cwt	98.00–148.00	1,392	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,365	168.13/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,295	5
Steers	Select	—	1,301	148.93/cwt	118.00–163.00	1,938	7
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	105	370.00/cwt	250.00–475.00	389	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	567	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	605.00/cwt	585.00–625.00	605	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	561	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	330	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	317.50/cwt	310.00–325.00	238	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	489	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	70	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	53	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	115	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	144	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	236.67/cwt	125.00–385.00	196	6
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	85	387.50/cwt	350.00–425.00	329	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	348	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	379.67/cwt	360.00–395.00	387	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	73	316.90/cwt	300.00–335.00	231	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	298	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	387.22/cwt	375.00–405.00	407	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	355.73/cwt	310.00–395.00	334	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	250	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	384.91/cwt	375.00–395.00	431	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	401.59/cwt	360.00–420.00	377	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	323.57/cwt	310.00–350.00	301	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	424	1
Bulls	Utility	—	65	55.00/cwt	10.00–100.00	36	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	390	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	402.95/cwt	385.00–410.00	334	5
Bulls	Utility	—	95	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	48	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	385.20/cwt	360.00–400.00	316	3
Bulls	Large 3	—	585	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	597	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	945	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,176	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,440	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	520	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,093	84.01/cwt	78.00–90.00	918	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,213	84.02/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,019	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,117	83.66/cwt	78.00–90.00	934	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	910	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,056	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	123.64/cwt	117.00–130.00	890	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	560	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	448	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,170	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	115.97/cwt	112.00–118.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	102.39/cwt	80.00–127.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	126.04/cwt	94.00–134.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	108.21/cwt	100.00–115.00	357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	745	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	210	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	110.68/cwt	110.00–112.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	816	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	485	88.52/cwt	87.00–90.00	429	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	196	102.99/cwt	100.00–115.00	202	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	910	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	128	83.42/cwt	75.00–100.00	107	13
Bulls	—	—	1,290	83.91/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,082	2

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 101Last week 104Year ago 84

Slaughter CattleReceipts 325Last week 283Year ago 266

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 138Last week 148Year ago 106

Correction: 1.00 feeder dairy heifer deleted.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,526	98.00–131.00	117.98
2	—	1,290	80.00–88.00	83.91
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,670	91.00–102.00	96.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,409	76.00–88.00	82.40
2	—	1,333	91.00–93.00	92.22
4	—	1,230	70.00–71.00	70.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,490	78.00–90.00	84.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,261	61.00–82.00	72.39
2	—	1,145	50.00–60.00	55.02
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	132.00–133.00	132.53
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	143.00	143.00
6	—	1,372	114.00–138.00	121.95
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,610	143.00–151.00	147.62
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,546	177.00–188.00	183.86
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,502	164.00–180.00	171.91
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,301	118.00–163.00	148.93
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,087	98.00–148.00	128.09
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,365	159.00–173.00	168.13

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	105	250.00–475.00	370.00
1	—	80	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	610.00	610.00
2	—	100	585.00–625.00	605.00
1	—	85	660.00	660.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	300.00	300.00
2	—	75	310.00–325.00	317.50
6	—	83	125.00–385.00	236.67
1	—	100	250.00	250.00
3	—	93	310.00–350.00	323.57
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	350.00–425.00	387.50
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	102	360.00–395.00	379.67
2	—	73	300.00–335.00	316.90
4	—	94	310.00–395.00	355.73
1	—	110	385.00	385.00
3	—	82	360.00–400.00	385.20
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	105	375.00–405.00	387.22
5	—	112	375.00–395.00	384.91
9	—	94	360.00–420.00	401.59
1	—	120	325.00	325.00
5	—	83	385.00–410.00	402.95
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	65	10.00–100.00	55.00
1	—	95	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	575.00	575.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	350.00	350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	94.00	94.00
2	—	485	87.00–90.00	88.52
5	—	196	100.00–115.00	102.99
13	—	128	75.00–100.00	83.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	135.00	135.00
2	—	597	125.00	125.00
1	—	945	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,050	112.00	112.00
2	—	660	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
2	—	688	110.00	110.00
1	—	210	100.00	100.00
3	—	770	110.00–112.00	110.68
1	—	910	94.00	94.00
2	—	575	125.00–130.00	127.43
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	76.00	76.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	105.00	105.00
1	—	910	116.00	116.00
1	—	805	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	78.00–90.00	84.01
2	—	1,213	82.00–86.00	84.02
3	—	1,117	78.00–90.00	83.66
1	—	380	100.00	100.00
1	—	560	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,170	68.00	68.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	97.00	97.00
1	—	545	152.00	152.00
1	—	945	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	117.00–130.00	123.64
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	560	137.00	137.00
2	—	752	100.00	100.00
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	112.00–118.00	115.97
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
1	—	885	98.00	98.00
2	—	425	80.00–127.00	102.39
5	—	542	94.00–134.00	126.04
3	—	330	100.00–115.00	108.21
1	—	800	102.00	102.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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