Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 5.36 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 2.41 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 2.75 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 5.33 lower, boner cows averaged 3.29 lower and lean cows averaged 1.11 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 25.36 lower and under 95 pounds averaged 38.54 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.50/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,131.50 against this barn's trailing median of $1,274.00.

Average price

$142.50

16 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$78.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−183.60

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	442	182.60	806	5thin
Medium and Large 2	525	140.83	739	6thin
Large 3	433	104.40	452	5thin

One grade step is worth $78.20/cwt here — about $354 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 $986.89, median $1,274.00 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 sale16 hd

142.50

—

PA average3 barns · 557 hd

326.10

−183.60

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,274.00

−1,131.50

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	—	Low	1,519	117.18	1,780	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,555	100.25	1,559	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,361	90.38	1,230	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	89.49	1,222	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,156	75.06	868	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,383	130.09	1,799	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,564	150.41	2,352	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,429	140.44	2,007	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,354	118.93	1,610	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,350	173.41	2,341	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,369	166.37	2,278	18
Heifers	Select	Average	1,236	131.81	1,629	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,492	177.10	2,642	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,517	167.38	2,539	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,373	149.20	2,049	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	406.30/cwt	42
Bulls	Number 2	95	342.99/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	85	319.62/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	75	47.81/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	86	378.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	88	80.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 3	70	45.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	1,564	150.41/cwt	142.00–165.00	2,352	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,383	130.09/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,799	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,518	89.05/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,352	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	89.49/cwt	80.00–96.00	1,222	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	78.47/cwt	70.00–86.00	926	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,555	100.25/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,559	11
Bulls	—	—	1,365	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	956	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	126.61/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,962	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	180	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	170	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	340	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	665	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	145	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	697	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	183	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	721	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	168	98.42/cwt	95.00–100.00	165	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	165	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,725	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	110	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	88	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	340	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	289	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	890	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,113	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	950	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	732	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	170	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	990	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	75	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	270	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	402	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	353.66/cwt	345.00–360.00	364	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	330.74/cwt	300.00–355.00	304	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	73	342.41/cwt	340.00–345.00	250	2
Bulls	Utility	—	70	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	70	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	113	549.44/cwt	525.00–575.00	621	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	80	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	292	2
Bulls	Utility	—	83	22.42/cwt	20.00–25.00	19	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	125	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	375	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	334.30/cwt	300.00–355.00	341	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	315.64/cwt	260.00–355.00	290	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	300	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	333.42/cwt	310.00–355.00	370	7
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	360	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	354.06/cwt	335.00–365.00	329	10
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	225	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	72	300.00/cwt	240.00–360.00	216	3
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	206	1
Heifers	Number 3Crossbred	—	70	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	32	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	103	520.08/cwt	410.00–585.00	536	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	546	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	683	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	572.27/cwt	425.00–675.00	526	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	162	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	60	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	100	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	80	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	428	1
Bulls	Utility	—	63	46.00/cwt	20.00–70.00	29	2
Bulls	Utility	—	90	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	45	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	95	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	499	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	90	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	369	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	548	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	630	1
Steers	Select	—	1,373	149.20/cwt	141.00–156.00	2,049	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,350	173.41/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,341	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,369	166.37/cwt	154.00–175.00	2,278	18
Heifers	Select	—	1,236	131.81/cwt	100.00–155.00	1,629	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	90.38/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,230	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	55.51/cwt	50.00–60.00	468	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,354	118.93/cwt	99.00–138.00	1,610	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,492	177.10/cwt	173.00–181.00	2,642	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,517	167.38/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,539	21
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,429	140.44/cwt	134.00–145.00	2,007	7

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 57Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 170Year ago 252

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 160Last week 132Year ago 128

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,564	142.00–165.00	150.41
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,354	99.00–138.00	118.93
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,429	134.00–145.00	140.44
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	126.00–134.00	130.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	88.00–90.00	89.05
9	—	1,180	70.00–86.00	78.47
3	—	843	50.00–60.00	55.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,365	80.00–96.00	89.49
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,555	96.00–105.00	100.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,361	84.00–97.00	90.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	70.00	70.00
5	—	1,550	118.00–131.00	126.61
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,373	141.00–156.00	149.20
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,492	173.00–181.00	177.10
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,517	160.00–175.00	167.38
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,350	171.00–176.00	173.41
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,369	154.00–175.00	166.37
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,236	100.00–155.00	131.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	586	177.00	177.00
1	—	170	200.00	200.00
1	—	280	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	165.00	165.00
1	—	530	155.00	155.00
1	—	400	147.00	147.00
1	—	460	157.00	157.00
1	—	990	96.00	96.00
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	85.00	85.00
1	—	235	135.00	135.00
1	—	145	105.00	105.00
1	—	950	77.00	77.00
1	—	170	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	94.00	94.00
1	—	210	135.00	135.00
1	—	375	127.00	127.00
2	—	555	100.00	100.00
2	—	697	137.00	137.00
1	—	930	96.00	96.00
1	—	265	152.00	152.00
2	—	183	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,005	96.00	96.00
1	—	310	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	616	117.00	117.00
1	—	575	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,150	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	168	95.00–100.00	98.42
1	—	760	117.00	117.00
2	—	890	125.00	125.00
1	—	910	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	105.00	105.00
1	—	110	80.00	80.00
1	—	340	85.00	85.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	360.00	360.00
1	—	120	335.00	335.00
8	—	103	345.00–360.00	353.66
2	—	80	365.00	365.00
7	—	111	310.00–355.00	333.42
10	—	93	335.00–365.00	354.06
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	92	300.00–355.00	330.74
2	—	73	340.00–345.00	342.41
1	—	125	300.00	300.00
6	—	102	300.00–355.00	334.30
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	100.00	100.00
2	—	83	20.00–25.00	22.42
2	—	63	20.00–70.00	46.00
1	—	90	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	525.00–575.00	549.44
1	—	105	650.00	650.00
3	—	92	425.00–675.00	572.27
1	—	80	685.00	685.00
1	—	120	525.00	525.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	92	260.00–355.00	315.64
1	—	100	300.00	300.00
3	—	72	240.00–360.00	300.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	400.00	400.00
1	—	75	300.00	300.00
3	—	103	410.00–585.00	520.08
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	525.00	525.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	275.00	275.00
1	—	90	475.00	475.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	45.00	45.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	575.00	575.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	80.00	80.00
1	—	100	80.00	80.00

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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