Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 1028lb feeder heifer deleted

Compared to last weeks graded average prices, slaughter steers averaged .74 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 1.31 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 3.47 lower.. Slaughter cows; breaker cows averaged 5.01 lower, boners averaged 3.30 lower and lean cows averaged .43 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 15.18 higher and under 95 pounds averaged 15.82 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.80/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −851.42 against this barn's trailing median of $967.22.

Average price

$115.80

8 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−78.76

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	559	115.80	647	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

32 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,625.53, low $570.37, median $967.22 across 32 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 sale8 hd

115.80

—

PA average5 barns · 253 hd

194.56

−78.76

This barn, trailing median32 sales

967.22

−851.42

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	1,535	105.05	1,613	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,803	91.10	1,643	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,469	83.38	1,225	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	82.72	1,246	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,412	70.68	998	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,310	134.00	1,755	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,584	146.94	2,328	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,482	137.55	2,039	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,400	114.77	1,607	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,324	171.66	2,273	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,339	162.50	2,176	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,232	149.04	1,836	9thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,508	176.66	2,664	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,497	165.90	2,484	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,397	150.98	2,109	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	370.57/cwt	36
Bulls	Number 2	94	332.76/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 3	94	280.86/cwt	15
Bulls	Utility	81	55.40/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 1	93	311.78/cwt	15
Heifers	Number 2	81	248.75/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

73 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	Number 2	—	75	327.50/cwt	285.00–370.00	246	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	356.74/cwt	310.00–380.00	328	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	115	321.67/cwt	300.00–340.00	370	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	65	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	120	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	73	236.72/cwt	185.00–285.00	173	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	344.91/cwt	335.00–350.00	383	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	347.90/cwt	315.00–375.00	358	10
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	264	1
Bulls	Utility	—	85	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	21	1
Bulls	Utility	—	70	18.50/cwt	12.00–25.00	13	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	80	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	288	2
Bulls	Utility	—	100	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	357.89/cwt	350.00–365.00	297	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	385	1
Bulls	Utility	—	110	105.00/cwt	75.00–135.00	116	2
Bulls	Utility	—	62	70.54/cwt	20.00–150.00	44	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	335.59/cwt	310.00–360.00	312	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	980	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	717	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	315	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	585	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	538	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	465	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	372	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	735	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	134.05/cwt	115.00–150.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	86.74/cwt	74.00–100.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	960	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,286	1
Bulls	—	—	1,571	109.93/cwt	98.00–133.00	1,727	8
Bulls	—	—	1,250	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	825	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	73	392.24/cwt	385.00–400.00	286	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	120	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	360	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	105	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	299	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	60.00/cwt	45.00–75.00	45	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	476	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	116.67/cwt	100.00–150.00	117	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	359.27/cwt	1.00–510.00	331	5
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	—	90	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	338	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	319	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	85	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	425	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	317.93/cwt	300.00–335.00	327	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	273.92/cwt	135.00–350.00	255	6
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	75	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	169	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	233.45/cwt	55.00–500.00	215	3
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	369	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	485	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	334.78/cwt	290.00–360.00	341	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	499	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	525	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	113	467.89/cwt	450.00–485.00	529	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,563	83.23/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,301	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,803	91.10/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,643	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,325	71.06/cwt	64.00–80.00	942	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,373	44.43/cwt	30.00–60.00	610	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,461	135.14/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,974	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,310	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,755	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,610	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,447	1
Steers	Select	—	1,397	150.98/cwt	130.00–163.00	2,109	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,497	165.90/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,484	14
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,400	114.77/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,607	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,584	146.94/cwt	142.00–156.00	2,328	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	82.72/cwt	77.00–90.00	1,246	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,469	83.38/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,225	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,339	162.50/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,176	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,508	176.66/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,664	8
Heifers	Select	—	1,232	149.04/cwt	118.00–161.00	1,836	9
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,324	171.66/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,273	6

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 92Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 243Year ago 134

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 150Last week 104Year ago 125

Correction: 1028lb feeder heifer deleted

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	285.00–370.00	327.50
2	—	80	360.00	360.00
1	—	110	350.00	350.00
10	—	93	310.00–360.00	335.59
9	—	102	290.00–360.00	334.78
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	92	310.00–380.00	356.74
5	—	111	335.00–350.00	344.91
10	—	103	315.00–375.00	347.90
5	—	83	350.00–365.00	357.89
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	115	300.00–340.00	321.67
1	—	65	185.00	185.00
2	—	73	185.00–285.00	236.72
1	—	85	310.00	310.00
2	—	103	300.00–335.00	317.93
6	—	93	135.00–350.00	273.92
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	25.00	25.00
2	—	70	12.00–25.00	18.50
1	—	100	15.00	15.00
2	—	110	75.00–135.00	105.00
3	—	62	20.00–150.00	70.54
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	385.00–400.00	392.24
1	—	95	525.00	525.00
2	—	103	510.00	510.00
2	—	113	450.00–485.00	467.89
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	300.00	300.00
1	—	105	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	45.00–75.00	60.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	560.00	560.00
5	—	92	1.00–510.00	359.27
1	—	100	485.00	485.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	100	100.00–150.00	116.67
3	—	92	55.00–500.00	233.45
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	375.00	375.00
1	—	90	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	500.00	500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	98.00	98.00
1	—	980	110.00	110.00
2	—	615	120.00	120.00
1	—	505	145.00	145.00
1	—	410	105.00	105.00
1	—	820	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
1	—	730	128.00	128.00
2	—	570	140.00–145.00	142.50
1	—	960	134.00	134.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	717	44.00	44.00
1	—	465	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	92.00	92.00
1	—	735	76.00	76.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	115.00–150.00	134.05
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
3	—	828	74.00–100.00	86.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,571	98.00–133.00	109.93
1	—	1,250	66.00	66.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,563	82.00–84.00	83.23
6	—	1,325	64.00–80.00	71.06
2	—	1,373	30.00–60.00	44.43
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,803	88.00–95.00	91.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,506	77.00–90.00	82.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,469	78.00–88.00	83.38
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,461	132.00–139.00	135.14
1	—	1,610	152.00	152.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	112.00–116.00	114.77
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,584	142.00–156.00	146.94
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	134.00	134.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,397	130.00–163.00	150.98
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,497	160.00–175.00	165.90
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,508	170.00–180.00	176.66
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,339	153.00–169.00	162.50
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,232	118.00–161.00	149.04
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,324	168.00–175.00	171.66

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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