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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged .19 lower, holstein steers averaged 4.03 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 1.27 higher. Slaughter cows, breakers averaged 1.03 higher, boners averaged .95 lower and lean cows averaged .29 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 11.21 lower and ubder 95 pounds averaged 7.55 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.83/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −851.71 against this barn's trailing median of $970.54.

Average price

$118.83

26 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$44.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−87.87

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	146.38	720	10thin
Medium and Large 2	542	101.61	550	16thin

One grade step is worth $44.78/cwt here — about $170 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

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 sale26 hd

118.83

—

PA average5 barns · 394 hd

206.70

−87.87

This barn, trailing median33 sales

970.54

−851.71

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	1,617	116.96	1,891	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,731	93.63	1,621	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,602	87.73	1,405	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,457	87.40	1,274	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,228	70.35	864	20
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,550	145.11	2,249	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,519	132.47	2,012	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,227	112.71	1,383	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,440	171.58	2,471	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,405	166.69	2,342	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,413	142.52	2,014	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,597	177.21	2,830	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,467	166.64	2,445	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,295	145.84	1,889	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	399.35/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	94	325.46/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 3	83	291.46/cwt	13
Bulls	Utility	91	180.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	92	344.57/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 2	84	238.52/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

93 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%	—	1,228	71.49/cwt	60.00–85.00	878	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	56.11/cwt	50.00–60.00	686	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,731	93.63/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,621	7
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,227	112.71/cwt	101.00–119.00	1,383	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,405	166.69/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,342	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,597	177.21/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,830	15
Steers	Choice	—	1,467	166.64/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,445	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,519	132.47/cwt	123.00–138.00	2,012	7
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,550	145.11/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,249	5
Steers	Select	—	1,295	145.84/cwt	138.00–156.00	1,889	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,237	89.51/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,107	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,292	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	87.73/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,405	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,467	86.68/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,272	16
Heifers	Select	—	1,413	142.52/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,014	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,440	171.58/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,471	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	440	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	268	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	160	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	640	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	586.00/cwt	550.00–610.00	539	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	567.32/cwt	560.00–575.00	584	2
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	95	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	390	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	80	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	100	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	319	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	527.98/cwt	500.00–550.00	544	3
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	275	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	167.50/cwt	150.00–185.00	159	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	90	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	482	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	490.00/cwt	360.00–575.00	441	3
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	—	93	354.46/cwt	335.00–375.00	330	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	280	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	101	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	518	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	344.28/cwt	310.00–360.00	286	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	330	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	175	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	95	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	105	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	73	105.23/cwt	95.00–110.00	77	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	331.56/cwt	310.00–350.00	345	6
Bulls	Utility	—	80	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	136	1
Bulls	Utility	—	95	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	152	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	75	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	75	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	301.16/cwt	185.00–360.00	247	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	315	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	331.85/cwt	275.00–360.00	312	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	346.03/cwt	335.00–360.00	318	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	402	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	331.82/cwt	300.00–355.00	335	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	303.75/cwt	225.00–345.00	228	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	91	267.05/cwt	235.00–300.00	243	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	75	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	259	1
Bulls	Utility	—	75	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	180	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	385	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	130	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	338	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	251	1
Bulls	Utility	—	115	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	99.70/cwt	88.00–132.00	475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	423	83.01/cwt	47.00–120.00	351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,211	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	320	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	587	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	415	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	382	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	98.23/cwt	80.00–137.00	388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	127.69/cwt	115.00–140.00	415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	630	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	365	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	391	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	335	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	101.97/cwt	80.00–125.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	143.02/cwt	142.00–144.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	932	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	143.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	85.02/cwt	82.00–88.00	757	2
Bulls	—	—	1,599	120.10/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,920	4
Bulls	—	—	1,795	134.16/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,408	2
Bulls	—	—	1,330	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	931	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 92Last week 71Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 291Year ago 323

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 104Last week 118Year ago 117

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,228	60.00–85.00	71.49
5	—	1,223	50.00–60.00	56.11
3	—	1,237	88.00–92.00	89.51
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,731	92.00–96.00	93.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	99.00	99.00
16	—	1,467	80.00–92.00	86.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,602	81.00–93.00	87.73
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,227	101.00–119.00	112.71
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,519	123.00–138.00	132.47
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,550	142.00–149.00	145.11
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	164.00–169.00	166.69
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	138.00–146.00	142.52
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,440	170.00–174.00	171.58
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,597	172.00–182.00	177.21
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,467	160.00–177.00	166.64
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,295	138.00–156.00	145.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,599	116.00–126.00	120.10
2	—	1,795	130.00–138.00	134.16
1	—	1,330	70.00	70.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	550.00	550.00
1	—	160	400.00	400.00
3	—	92	550.00–610.00	586.00
2	—	103	560.00–575.00	567.32
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	335.00	335.00
1	—	90	575.00	575.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	410.00	410.00
1	—	75	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	83	310.00–360.00	344.28
1	—	120	275.00	275.00
6	—	104	310.00–350.00	331.56
8	—	94	275.00–360.00	331.85
1	—	75	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	170.00	170.00
1	—	95	160.00	160.00
1	—	75	240.00	240.00
1	—	115	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	82	185.00–360.00	301.16
4	—	75	225.00–345.00	303.75
4	—	91	235.00–300.00	267.05
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	370.00	370.00
5	—	92	335.00–360.00	346.03
1	—	120	335.00	335.00
8	—	101	300.00–355.00	331.82
1	—	75	345.00	345.00
1	—	115	335.00	335.00
1	—	130	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	125.00	125.00
2	—	95	150.00–185.00	167.50
1	—	100	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	375.00	375.00
3	—	103	500.00–550.00	527.98
3	—	90	360.00–575.00	490.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	275.00	275.00
1	—	80	350.00	350.00
1	—	75	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	535.00	535.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	335.00–375.00	354.46
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	110.00	110.00
3	—	73	95.00–110.00	105.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	88.00–132.00	99.70
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
1	—	835	145.00	145.00
2	—	405	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	47.00–120.00	83.01
2	—	932	70.00	70.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	100.00	100.00
1	—	605	97.00	97.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	92.00	92.00
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
1	—	365	107.00	107.00
1	—	335	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	165.00	165.00
1	—	425	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	120.00	120.00
1	—	885	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	145.00	145.00
1	—	460	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	395	80.00–137.00	98.23
2	—	325	115.00–140.00	127.69
2	—	528	80.00–125.00	101.97
1	—	480	105.00	105.00
1	—	740	86.00	86.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
1	—	955	96.00	96.00
2	—	890	82.00–88.00	85.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	142.00–144.00	143.02
3	—	431	157.00	157.00
1	—	475	132.00	132.00
4	—	508	140.00–145.00	143.70

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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