Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2023-12-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged 7.09 higher, slaughter holsteins not enough to trend and slaughter heifers averaged 5.03 higher. Slaughter cows: breaker cows averaged 6.49 higher, boners averaged 4.60 higher and lean cows averaged 3.88 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 pouinds averaged 1.51 higher and under 95 pounds averaged 3.13 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.45/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −837.08 against this barn's trailing median of $970.54.

Average price

$133.45

28 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$10.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−93.04

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	717	141.80	1,016	5thin
Medium and Large 2	557	131.64	733	23

One grade step is worth $10.16/cwt here — about $283 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 sale28 hd

133.45

—

PA average2 barns · 87 hd

226.49

−93.04

This barn, trailing median33 sales

970.54

−837.08

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	1,793	130.35	2,337	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,670	98.78	1,650	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	90.50	1,195	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	89.21	1,310	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,297	75.13	974	20
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,355	110.00	1,491	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,510	158.99	2,401	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,350	145.00	1,958	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,275	116.00	1,479	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,483	178.97	2,654	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,433	167.53	2,401	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,372	155.04	2,127	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,588	183.28	2,910	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,604	172.46	2,766	32
Steers	Select	Average	1,475	159.17	2,348	11

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	394.35/cwt	41
Bulls	Number 2	96	337.84/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 3	88	256.56/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	80	120.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	93	380.80/cwt	18
Heifers	Number 2	92	75.45/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	1,510	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,401	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,958	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	96.39/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,436	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,670	98.78/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,650	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,483	178.97/cwt	175.00–188.00	2,654	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,433	167.53/cwt	161.00–173.00	2,401	9
Heifers	Select	—	1,372	155.04/cwt	148.00–162.00	2,127	7
Steers	ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,591	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	125	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	575	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	547.98/cwt	530.00–575.00	570	5
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	—	100	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	125	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	561	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	455	1
Bulls	Utility	—	65	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	81	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	115	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	431	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	110	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	55	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	512.20/cwt	500.00–525.00	528	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	83	88.18/cwt	65.00–110.00	73	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	103	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	191	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	149	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	167	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	388	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	90	430.00/cwt	400.00–460.00	387	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	187.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	193	2
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	80	317.50/cwt	240.00–395.00	254	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	75	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	383	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	500.00/cwt	475.00–550.00	450	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	375	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	505.00/cwt	500.00–510.00	429	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	297.50/cwt	270.00–325.00	223	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	506.67/cwt	475.00–535.00	456	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	346.42/cwt	280.00–380.00	357	14
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	110	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	578	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	254.82/cwt	200.00–335.00	234	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	81	285.31/cwt	225.00–350.00	231	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	304.64/cwt	220.00–375.00	341	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	305.93/cwt	270.00–365.00	278	5
Bulls	Utility	—	80	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	104	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	90	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	347	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	426	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	348.64/cwt	330.00–360.00	289	4
Bulls	Utility	—	75	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	75	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	340.15/cwt	320.00–370.00	282	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	70	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	200	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	308.33/cwt	250.00–365.00	339	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	359.87/cwt	320.00–385.00	335	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	364.02/cwt	345.00–385.00	371	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	455	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	341	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	350	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	462	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	790	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	853	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	920	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	975	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	494	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	880	103.53/cwt	90.00–110.00	911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	763	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	655	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	694	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	455	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	680	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	740	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	126.44/cwt	102.00–152.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	122.02/cwt	110.00–135.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,108	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	151.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	131.50/cwt	120.00–145.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	139.43/cwt	125.00–152.00	600	3
Bulls	—	—	1,793	130.35/cwt	111.00–138.00	2,337	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,503	89.66/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,348	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,268	74.94/cwt	64.00–86.00	950	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	61.52/cwt	60.00–64.00	754	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	89.21/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,310	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	87.98/cwt	79.00–92.00	1,098	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,588	183.28/cwt	175.00–189.50	2,910	15
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,491	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,584	172.99/cwt	163.00–181.00	2,740	28
Steers	Select	—	1,475	159.17/cwt	152.00–166.00	2,348	11
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,802	170.03/cwt	161.00–186.00	3,064	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,275	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,479	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 60Last week 36Year ago 18

Slaughter CattleReceipts 229Last week 220Year ago 177

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 164Last week 150Year ago 148

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	158.00–160.00	158.99
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	116.00	116.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	94.00–98.00	96.39
7	—	1,248	79.00–92.00	87.98
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,670	94.00–105.00	98.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	88.00–91.00	89.66
14	—	1,268	64.00–86.00	74.94
3	—	1,225	60.00–64.00	61.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,468	86.00–96.00	89.21
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,483	175.00–188.00	178.97
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,433	161.00–173.00	167.53
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,372	148.00–162.00	155.04
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	165.00	165.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,588	175.00–189.50	183.28
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,584	163.00–181.00	172.99
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,475	152.00–166.00	159.17
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,802	161.00–186.00	170.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,793	111.00–138.00	130.35
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	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
1	—	125	460.00	460.00
5	—	104	530.00–575.00	547.98
1	—	110	510.00	510.00
1	—	85	535.00	535.00
3	—	90	475.00–535.00	506.67
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	125.00	125.00
1	—	80	130.00	130.00
1	—	75	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	185.00–190.00	187.44
3	—	92	200.00–335.00	254.82
4	—	81	225.00–350.00	285.31
1	—	70	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	240.00–395.00	317.50
1	—	90	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	510.00	510.00
1	—	110	525.00	525.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	270.00–325.00	297.50
8	—	112	220.00–375.00	304.64
5	—	91	270.00–365.00	305.93
4	—	83	320.00–370.00	340.15
5	—	102	345.00–385.00	364.02
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	103	280.00–380.00	346.42
1	—	120	355.00	355.00
4	—	83	330.00–360.00	348.64
3	—	110	250.00–365.00	308.33
8	—	93	320.00–385.00	359.87
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	375.00	375.00
1	—	80	485.00	485.00
2	—	90	400.00–460.00	430.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	50.00	50.00
2	—	83	65.00–110.00	88.18
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	500.00–525.00	512.20
3	—	90	475.00–550.00	500.00
1	—	75	500.00	500.00
2	—	85	500.00–510.00	505.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	103	185.00	185.00
1	—	85	175.00	175.00
2	—	90	185.00	185.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	110.00	110.00
1	—	860	88.00	88.00
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	685	104.00	104.00
1	—	780	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	75.00	75.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	132.00	132.00
1	—	790	108.00	108.00
1	—	920	106.00	106.00
1	—	520	95.00	95.00
5	—	880	90.00–110.00	103.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	122.00	122.00
1	—	420	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	106.00	106.00
2	—	770	134.00	134.00
2	—	627	115.00	115.00
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	106.00	106.00
1	—	455	95.00	95.00
1	—	740	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	100.00–110.00	105.05
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
2	—	665	102.00–152.00	126.44
1	—	925	92.00	92.00
2	—	383	145.00–147.00	146.02
1	—	470	155.00	155.00
2	—	520	110.00–135.00	122.02
2	—	610	150.00–152.00	151.00
3	—	317	150.00–155.00	151.63
3	—	573	120.00–145.00	131.50
1	—	810	102.00	102.00
3	—	430	125.00–152.00	139.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	152.00	152.00
3	—	751	135.00	135.00

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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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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