Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 1110lb feeder dairy calf deleted

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged .95 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 8.49 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 1.25 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 13.11 higher, boner cows averaged 16.39 higher and lean cows averaged 12.78 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 17.90 higher and under 95 pounds averaged 32.33 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $167.26/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,106.74 against this barn's trailing median of $1,274.00.

Average price

$167.26

5 head · 375 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$9.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−218.13

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	175.00	796	1thin
Medium and Large 2	355	165.33	587	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.68/cwt here — about $209 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 $986.89, median $1,274.00 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 sale5 hd

167.26

—

PA average5 barns · 640 hd

385.39

−218.13

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,274.00

−1,106.74

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	1,787	141.28	2,524	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,610	109.52	1,763	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,629	108.08	1,761	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,394	104.99	1,463	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,378	87.46	1,206	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,265	132.00	1,670	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,335	108.00	1,442	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,437	155.61	2,236	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,382	154.06	2,129	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,168	99.71	1,164	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,576	178.72	2,817	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,394	167.03	2,328	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,260	124.00	1,562	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,616	178.49	2,884	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,543	169.80	2,620	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,312	158.92	2,085	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	482.47/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 2	99	403.81/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	91	230.34/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	88	716.42/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 2	89	528.75/cwt	8

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,830	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	3,038	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,531	169.96/cwt	161.00–177.00	2,602	24
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,616	178.49/cwt	177.00–180.00	2,884	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	108.08/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,761	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	102.86/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,397	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,448	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,535	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,437	155.61/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,236	5
Steers	Select	—	1,312	158.92/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,085	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,394	167.03/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,328	8
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,113	101.76/cwt	92.00–117.00	1,133	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,576	178.72/cwt	174.00–183.00	2,817	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,260	124.00/cwt	109.00–139.00	1,562	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,265	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,670	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,335	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,442	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,382	154.06/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,129	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,222	97.66/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,193	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	109.24/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,600	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,403	90.01/cwt	84.00–100.00	1,263	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,610	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,763	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	734	2
Bulls	—	—	1,678	136.25/cwt	129.00–149.00	2,286	3
Bulls	—	—	1,868	145.06/cwt	135.00–153.00	2,710	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	850	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,241	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	157.15/cwt	145.00–170.00	421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	110	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	275	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	115	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	155	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	338	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	92	447.28/cwt	410.00–465.00	411	13
Bulls	Number 2	—	75	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	289	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	462	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	298	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	188	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	70	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	263	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	90	441.67/cwt	425.00–450.00	398	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	142	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	423.27/cwt	360.00–450.00	428	9
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	694.92/cwt	685.00–700.00	716	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	397.74/cwt	375.00–435.00	410	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	125	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	375	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	85	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	616	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	81	241.85/cwt	135.00–350.00	196	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	383	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	70	642.50/cwt	575.00–710.00	450	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	100	345.00/cwt	225.00–465.00	345	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	95	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	651	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	85	742.50/cwt	700.00–785.00	631	2
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	—	80	505.00/cwt	400.00–610.00	404	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	713	1
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	—	90	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	324	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	776.02/cwt	725.00–825.00	636	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	361.55/cwt	275.00–390.00	409	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	350.28/cwt	335.00–375.00	389	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	689.67/cwt	670.00–725.00	703	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	853.27/cwt	810.00–900.00	700	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	810	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	788	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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

Tue Feb 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19Last week 60Year ago 47

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 279Year ago 259

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 90Last week 117Year ago 126

Correction: 1110lb feeder dairy calf deleted

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	166.00	166.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,531	161.00–177.00	169.96
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,616	177.00–180.00	178.49
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,312	155.00–162.00	158.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,629	103.00–110.00	108.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,358	96.00–108.00	102.86
4	—	1,465	106.00–112.00	109.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	105.00–107.00	106.01
7	—	1,403	84.00–100.00	90.01
2	—	1,223	60.00	60.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	109.00–110.00	109.52
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,437	153.00–157.00	155.61
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	92.00–117.00	101.76
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,382	151.00–156.00	154.06
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	90.00–106.00	97.66
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,394	159.00–173.00	167.03
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,576	174.00–183.00	178.72
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	109.00–139.00	124.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	132.00	132.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	108.00	108.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,678	129.00–149.00	136.25
4	—	1,868	135.00–153.00	145.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	146.00	146.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	160.00	160.00
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	145.00–170.00	157.15
1	—	480	182.00	182.00
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	175.00	175.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	250.00	250.00
1	—	80	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	135.00	135.00
1	—	90	375.00	375.00
1	—	105	135.00	135.00
4	—	81	135.00–350.00	241.85
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	92	410.00–465.00	447.28
1	—	120	385.00	385.00
9	—	101	360.00–450.00	423.27
1	—	85	450.00	450.00
4	—	111	335.00–375.00	350.28
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	385.00	385.00
1	—	85	350.00	350.00
3	—	90	425.00–450.00	441.67
3	—	103	375.00–435.00	397.74
1	—	125	300.00	300.00
5	—	113	275.00–390.00	361.55
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	725.00	725.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	102	670.00–725.00	689.67
3	—	82	810.00–900.00	853.27
1	—	120	675.00	675.00
1	—	115	685.00	685.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	103	685.00–700.00	694.92
2	—	70	575.00–710.00	642.50
1	—	95	750.00	750.00
3	—	82	725.00–825.00	776.02
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	225.00–465.00	345.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	685.00	685.00
2	—	85	700.00–785.00	742.50
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	80	400.00–610.00	505.00
1	—	90	360.00	360.00

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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