Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steer averaged 1.20 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 5.50 higher and slaughter heifers 2.02 higher. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 11.42 higher, boners averaged 10.38 higher and lean cows averaged 4.97 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 6.47 lower and under 90 pounds 8.99 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.80/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,139.21 against this barn's trailing median of $1,271.01.

Average price

$131.80

19 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 3

$38.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−246.37

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	513	133.87	686	14thin
Medium and Large 1	640	133.75	856	4thin
Large 3	380	95.00	361	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.87/cwt here — about $325 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 sale19 hd

131.80

—

PA average3 barns · 503 hd

378.17

−246.37

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,271.01

−1,139.21

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	1,608	109.86	1,767	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,645	101.42	1,668	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	96.18	1,580	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,457	95.24	1,387	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,260	79.48	1,001	12
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,441	148.39	2,138	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,454	138.03	2,007	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,355	179.00	2,425	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,407	170.32	2,396	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,161	138.57	1,609	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,578	181.41	2,863	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,458	173.11	2,524	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,447	147.06	2,128	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	432.12/cwt	61
Bulls	Number 2	93	365.70/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	98	338.56/cwt	13
Bulls	Utility	80	157.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	102	503.33/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	79	180.00/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

81 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	Utility	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	380.75/cwt	360.00–395.00	430	8
Bulls	Utility	—	95	230.00/cwt	160.00–300.00	219	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	314.27/cwt	275.00–385.00	289	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	115	325.00/cwt	300.00–350.00	374	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	235	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	129	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	325	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	129.07/cwt	125.00–137.00	600	4
Bulls	Large 3	—	380	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	701	1
Bulls	—	—	1,608	109.86/cwt	91.00–118.00	1,767	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,645	101.42/cwt	94.00–124.00	1,668	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	95.71/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,601	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,191	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	870	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,096	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	575	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,578	181.41/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,863	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,454	138.03/cwt	132.00–145.00	2,007	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,219	141.08/cwt	134.00–157.00	1,720	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,355	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,425	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,458	173.11/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,524	8
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,441	148.39/cwt	142.00–156.00	2,138	6
Steers	Select	—	1,458	146.29/cwt	130.00–167.00	2,133	9
Steers	Select	—	1,345	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,071	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	93.63/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,231	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	77.36/cwt	68.00–89.00	977	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,407	170.32/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,396	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	92.78/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,310	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,624	104.48/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,697	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	101.17/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,633	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	591.31/cwt	400.00–660.00	550	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	586.23/cwt	560.00–625.00	598	3
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	90	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	360	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	578.28/cwt	575.00–585.00	648	3
Bulls	Utility	—	75	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	233	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	130	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	176	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	563	1
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	—	85	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	21	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	563	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	65	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	72	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	110	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	424	1
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	—	95	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	499	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	578	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	605	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	455	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	70	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	42	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	383.33/cwt	360.00–405.00	383	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	365.00/cwt	335.00–410.00	310	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	101	340.86/cwt	210.00–405.00	344	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	376.82/cwt	350.00–395.00	347	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	337.50/cwt	325.00–350.00	371	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	406.00/cwt	375.00–420.00	345	5
Bulls	Utility	—	55	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	392.60/cwt	375.00–410.00	369	11
Bulls	Number 1	—	123	367.14/cwt	350.00–385.00	452	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	414.27/cwt	390.00–440.00	344	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	379.02/cwt	185.00–415.00	390	16
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	80	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	80	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	105	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	101.94/cwt	92.00–112.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	275	137.75/cwt	97.00–180.00	379	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	705	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	733	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	385	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,180	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,322	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	935	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	972	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	413	91.03/cwt	90.00–92.00	376	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,000	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,180	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	155.99/cwt	132.00–167.00	671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

Tue Nov 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 101Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 325Year ago 177

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 132Last week 138Year ago 131

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
2	—	95	160.00–300.00	230.00
1	—	75	310.00	310.00
1	—	55	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	113	360.00–395.00	380.75
11	—	94	375.00–410.00	392.60
2	—	123	350.00–385.00	367.14
9	—	83	390.00–440.00	414.27
16	—	103	185.00–415.00	379.02
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	92	275.00–385.00	314.27
2	—	115	300.00–350.00	325.00
3	—	85	335.00–410.00	365.00
4	—	101	210.00–405.00	340.86
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	93	400.00–660.00	591.31
3	—	102	560.00–625.00	586.23
3	—	112	575.00–585.00	578.28
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	450.00	450.00
1	—	110	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	100	360.00–405.00	383.33
3	—	92	350.00–395.00	376.82
2	—	110	325.00–350.00	337.50
5	—	85	375.00–420.00	406.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	130	135.00	135.00
1	—	90	625.00	625.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	25.00	25.00
1	—	95	525.00	525.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	625.00	625.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	110.00	110.00
1	—	70	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	550.00	550.00
1	—	110	550.00	550.00
1	—	85	535.00	535.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	55.00	55.00
1	—	325	80.00	80.00
2	—	413	90.00–92.00	91.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	107.00	107.00
4	—	465	125.00–137.00	129.07
1	—	855	107.00	107.00
6	—	430	132.00–167.00	155.99
1	—	655	102.00	102.00
1	—	630	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	117.00	117.00
2	—	555	147.00	147.00
1	—	625	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	175.00	175.00
1	—	715	98.00	98.00
3	—	385	137.00	137.00
2	—	408	92.00–112.00	101.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	124.00	124.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	97.00–180.00	137.75
1	—	705	104.00	104.00
1	—	550	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,180	112.00	112.00
1	—	935	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,000	118.00	118.00
1	—	375	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,608	91.00–118.00	109.86
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,645	94.00–124.00	101.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,673	89.00–100.00	95.71
1	—	1,610	74.00	74.00
5	—	1,614	100.00–104.00	101.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	54.00	54.00
3	—	1,315	90.00–100.00	93.63
8	—	1,263	68.00–89.00	77.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,412	85.00–99.00	92.78
4	—	1,624	103.00–106.00	104.48
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,219	134.00–157.00	141.08
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,407	165.00–177.00	170.32
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	180.00–183.00	181.41
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,458	165.00–179.00	173.11
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,458	130.00–167.00	146.29
1	—	1,345	154.00	154.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,454	132.00–145.00	138.03
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,441	142.00–156.00	148.39

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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