Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 1.97 lower, slaughter Holsteins averaged 6.97 lower and slaughter heifers .95 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 3.68 lower boners averaged 2.16 lower and lean cows averaged 6.69 lower.. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 10.13 lower and under 95 pounds averaged .48 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.45/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,144.56 against this barn's trailing median of $1,271.01.

Average price

$126.45

32 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$57.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−155.98

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	149.09	684	11thin
Medium and Large 2	639	121.63	778	16thin
Large 3	742	92.08	683	5thin

One grade step is worth $57.01/cwt here — about $0 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 sale32 hd

126.45

—

PA average5 barns · 777 hd

282.43

−155.98

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,271.01

−1,144.56

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	—	High	1,655	109.07	1,805	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,728	98.29	1,698	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	87.33	1,175	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,652	86.70	1,432	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	63.40	730	12
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,555	140.75	2,189	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,461	128.44	1,877	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,409	106.91	1,506	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,482	176.40	2,614	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,402	165.42	2,319	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,354	135.60	1,836	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,510	177.94	2,687	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	166.69	2,394	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,263	138.75	1,752	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	370.45/cwt	36
Bulls	Number 2	90	335.18/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	99	234.01/cwt	14
Bulls	Utility	79	47.86/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	94	157.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 3	70	100.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	88	80.00/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Heifers	Select	—	1,354	135.60/cwt	122.00–145.00	1,836	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,652	86.70/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,432	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,461	128.44/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,877	4
Steers	Select	—	1,348	153.52/cwt	144.00–158.00	2,069	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,555	140.75/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,189	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,409	106.91/cwt	96.00–119.00	1,506	4
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,092	109.20/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,192	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,482	176.40/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,614	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	87.33/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,175	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	71.78/cwt	66.00–82.00	912	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,728	98.29/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,698	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	55.02/cwt	40.00–64.00	568	6
Bulls	—	—	2,153	126.71/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,728	2
Bulls	—	—	1,564	105.86/cwt	94.00–118.00	1,656	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	129.51/cwt	115.00–140.00	430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	4
Bulls	Large 3	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,078	110.03/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	114.47/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	170	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	114.00/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	130.80/cwt	128.00–140.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	160	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	248	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,402	165.42/cwt	144.00–173.00	2,319	16
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,590	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,814	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,436	166.69/cwt	156.00–176.00	2,394	15
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,503	178.02/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,676	11
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	510.00/cwt	485.00–535.00	485	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	383	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	478.33/cwt	425.00–550.00	478	3
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	115	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	558	1
Bulls	Utility	—	60	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	12	1
Bulls	Utility	—	95	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	100	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	70	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	252	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	321.67/cwt	285.00–345.00	322	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	80	116.67/cwt	100.00–140.00	93	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	152	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	195	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	285	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	135	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	371	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	70	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	70	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	60	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	100	80.00/cwt	75.00–85.00	80	2
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	95	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	366	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	302	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	425	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	318.46/cwt	285.00–345.00	363	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	343.53/cwt	335.00–350.00	357	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	244.73/cwt	135.00–335.00	228	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	113	180.56/cwt	100.00–275.00	204	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	203.33/cwt	125.00–260.00	173	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	65	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	114	1
Bulls	Utility	—	70	55.00/cwt	50.00–60.00	39	2
Bulls	Utility	—	80	40.00/cwt	35.00–45.00	32	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	369	2
Bulls	Utility	—	100	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	341.21/cwt	285.00–365.00	283	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	342.47/cwt	325.00–360.00	322	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	341.65/cwt	300.00–365.00	280	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	353.58/cwt	340.00–375.00	329	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	320.07/cwt	310.00–325.00	390	3
Bulls	Large 3	—	818	85.19/cwt	65.00–106.00	697	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	515	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	140	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	165	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	157	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	130	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	98	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	557	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	855	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	829	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,000	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,200	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	534	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,160	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	146.07/cwt	140.00–160.00	329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	900	5

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 Dec 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 60Year ago 60

Slaughter CattleReceipts 291Last week 248Year ago 247

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 118Last week 160Year ago 129

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,354	122.00–145.00	135.60
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,482	174.00–179.00	176.40
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,402	144.00–173.00	165.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,652	80.00–95.00	86.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,345	80.00–94.00	87.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,270	66.00–82.00	71.78
6	—	1,033	40.00–64.00	55.02
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,728	97.00–100.00	98.29
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,461	120.00–139.00	128.44
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,555	137.00–145.00	140.75
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,409	96.00–119.00	106.91
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,348	144.00–158.00	153.52
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	100.00–116.00	109.20
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	177.00	177.00
11	—	1,503	176.00–183.00	178.02
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,436	156.00–176.00	166.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,153	124.00–130.00	126.71
11	—	1,564	94.00–118.00	105.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	117.00	117.00
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
1	—	840	118.00	118.00
1	—	280	167.00	167.00
4	—	350	150.00	150.00
1	—	690	118.00	118.00
1	—	140	245.00	245.00
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	92.00	92.00
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
4	—	332	115.00–140.00	129.51
2	—	550	132.00	132.00
1	—	815	102.00	102.00
2	—	1,078	105.00–115.00	110.03
1	—	500	116.00	116.00
1	—	170	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,030	110.00–118.00	114.00
1	—	1,280	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	105.00	105.00
2	—	818	65.00–106.00	85.19
1	—	515	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	112.00–117.00	114.47
2	—	585	80.00	80.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	375	132.00	132.00
1	—	265	135.00	135.00
1	—	160	155.00	155.00
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
3	—	225	140.00–160.00	146.07
1	—	545	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	122.00	122.00
4	—	380	128.00–140.00	130.80
1	—	1,025	130.00	130.00
1	—	475	132.00	132.00
5	—	634	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
1	—	805	112.00	112.00
1	—	670	112.00	112.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	95.00	95.00
1	—	130	75.00	75.00
1	—	605	92.00	92.00
1	—	580	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,160	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	97.00	97.00
2	—	780	106.00	106.00
1	—	610	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,000	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	485.00–535.00	510.00
1	—	85	450.00	450.00
3	—	100	425.00–550.00	478.33
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	485.00	485.00
1	—	95	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	20.00	20.00
1	—	95	105.00	105.00
2	—	70	50.00–60.00	55.00
2	—	80	35.00–45.00	40.00
1	—	100	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	100	285.00–345.00	321.67
4	—	93	135.00–335.00	244.73
4	—	113	100.00–275.00	180.56
3	—	85	125.00–260.00	203.33
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	260.00	260.00
1	—	100	285.00	285.00
1	—	65	175.00	175.00
2	—	110	335.00	335.00
4	—	94	325.00–360.00	342.47
5	—	82	300.00–365.00	341.65
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	335.00	335.00
1	—	100	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	114	285.00–345.00	318.46
7	—	104	335.00–350.00	343.53
6	—	83	285.00–365.00	341.21
7	—	93	340.00–375.00	353.58
3	—	122	310.00–325.00	320.07
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	80	100.00–140.00	116.67
1	—	95	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	135	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	80.00	80.00
2	—	100	75.00–85.00	80.00

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How this sale compares

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