Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends today due to light supply of animals because of weather conditions.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.89/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −818.33 against this barn's trailing median of $967.22.

Average price

$148.89

9 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$3.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−83.63

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	150.75	759	4thin
Medium and Large 2	452	147.40	666	5thin

One grade step is worth $3.35/cwt here — about $93 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

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 sale9 hd

148.89

—

PA average4 barns · 148 hd

232.52

−83.63

This barn, trailing median32 sales

967.22

−818.33

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	1,612	141.52	2,281	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,648	109.43	1,803	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,514	104.46	1,582	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	99.05	1,609	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,238	81.56	1,010	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,255	130.00	1,632	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,355	118.19	1,601	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,554	153.85	2,391	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,433	133.63	1,915	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,690	129.00	2,180	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,461	177.08	2,587	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,303	161.25	2,101	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,218	141.12	1,719	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,573	178.19	2,803	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,500	164.31	2,465	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,372	144.46	1,982	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	477.67/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	91	389.63/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	82	343.33/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	69	36.04/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	91	452.75/cwt	13
Heifers	Number 2	77	240.00/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

69 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	Large 3	—	990	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	699	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	995	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	952	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	443.00/cwt	425.00–465.00	377	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	441.24/cwt	420.00–450.00	410	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	125	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	469	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	403	1
Bulls	Utility	—	95	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	48	1
Bulls	Utility	—	55	12.50/cwt	5.00–20.00	7	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	375.00/cwt	350.00–400.00	450	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	428.26/cwt	405.00–450.00	441	7
Bulls	Utility	—	73	54.09/cwt	20.00–90.00	39	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	308	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	432.50/cwt	425.00–440.00	476	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	105	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	299	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	85	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	123	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	75	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	64	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	70	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	49	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	367.50/cwt	300.00–435.00	312	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	221	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	370.00/cwt	335.00–405.00	352	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	519	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	80	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	440	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	80	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	394	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	575.00/cwt	550.00–600.00	575	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	644	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	93	271.62/cwt	150.00–400.00	253	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	544.18/cwt	500.00–600.00	501	3
Bulls	Utility	—	60	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	81	404.26/cwt	350.00–445.00	327	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	620.78/cwt	610.00–635.00	633	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	673	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	450	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	600.00/cwt	550.00–650.00	540	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,573	178.19/cwt	171.00–183.00	2,803	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,461	177.08/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,587	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,303	161.25/cwt	146.00–167.00	2,101	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	60.40/cwt	56.00–66.00	708	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,514	104.46/cwt	92.00–111.00	1,582	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,648	109.43/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,803	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,573	103.07/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,621	2
Bulls	—	—	1,751	148.21/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,595	4
Bulls	—	—	1,501	136.16/cwt	128.00–144.00	2,044	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	952	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	102.22/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,679	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	85.72/cwt	70.00–94.00	1,026	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,212	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,690	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,180	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,554	153.85/cwt	147.00–164.00	2,391	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,500	164.31/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,465	21
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,433	133.63/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,915	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,218	141.12/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,719	5
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,355	118.19/cwt	109.00–126.00	1,601	2
Steers	Select	—	1,372	144.46/cwt	132.00–158.00	1,982	9

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 Jan 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 34Last week 44Year ago 48

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 228Year ago 243

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 71Last week 120Year ago 110

No trends today due to light supply of animals because of weather conditions.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	137.00	137.00
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
1	—	595	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
1	—	395	147.00	147.00
1	—	625	175.00	175.00
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	152.00	152.00
1	—	370	152.00	152.00
1	—	725	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	140.00	140.00
1	—	780	122.00	122.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	85	425.00–465.00	443.00
5	—	93	420.00–450.00	441.24
2	—	120	350.00–400.00	375.00
7	—	103	405.00–450.00	428.26
2	—	110	425.00–440.00	432.50
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	375.00	375.00
1	—	115	350.00	350.00
1	—	75	410.00	410.00
2	—	95	335.00–405.00	370.00
5	—	81	350.00–445.00	404.26
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	50.00	50.00
2	—	55	5.00–20.00	12.50
3	—	73	20.00–90.00	54.09
1	—	60	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	300.00–435.00	367.50
1	—	75	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	102	610.00–635.00	620.78
1	—	115	585.00	585.00
1	—	75	600.00	600.00
2	—	90	550.00–650.00	600.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	145.00	145.00
1	—	75	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	70.00	70.00
1	—	80	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	610.00	610.00
1	—	75	525.00	525.00
2	—	100	550.00–600.00	575.00
1	—	110	585.00	585.00
3	—	92	500.00–600.00	544.18
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	550.00	550.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	150.00–400.00	271.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,573	171.00–183.00	178.19
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,500	158.00–170.00	164.31
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,372	132.00–158.00	144.46
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,461	174.00–180.00	177.08
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,303	146.00–167.00	161.25
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,218	136.00–144.00	141.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,173	56.00–66.00	60.40
2	—	1,573	101.00–105.00	103.07
10	—	1,197	70.00–94.00	85.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,514	92.00–111.00	104.46
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	108.00–111.00	109.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,643	90.00–109.00	102.22
1	—	1,515	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,751	144.00–153.00	148.21
5	—	1,501	128.00–144.00	136.16
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	129.00	129.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,554	147.00–164.00	153.85
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	131.00–138.00	133.63
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	109.00–126.00	118.19

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

Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

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