Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2024-02-13

Middleburg

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Feb 13
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Feeder Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 60▼ 28 vs year ago 47 · −59.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
151 head
▼ 128 vs last sale 279▼ 108 vs year ago 259 · −41.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
90 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 117▼ 36 vs year ago 126 · −28.6%
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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 −1,103.75 against this barn's trailing median of $1,271.01.
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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1455175.007961thin
Medium and Large 2355165.335874thin
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
172114511180910median 1271.0101/1303/1705/1907/1409/15
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,707.20, low $923.61, median $1,271.01 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
1,271.01
−1,103.75
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,787141.282,5247thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,610109.521,7632thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,629108.081,7614thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,394104.991,46312
CowsLean 85-90%High1,37887.461,20611
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,265132.001,6701thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,335108.001,4421thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,437155.612,2365thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,382154.062,1293thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,16899.711,1646thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,576178.722,8176thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,394167.032,3288thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,260124.001,5622thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,616178.492,8844thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,543169.802,62025
SteersSelectAverage1,312158.922,0855thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198482.47/cwt38
BullsNumber 299403.81/cwt16
BullsNumber 391230.34/cwt7
HeifersNumber 188716.42/cwt9
HeifersNumber 289528.75/cwt8

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,830166.00/cwt166.00–166.003,0381
SteersChoice—1,531169.96/cwt161.00–177.002,60224
SteersChoice and Prime—1,616178.49/cwt177.00–180.002,8844
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,629108.08/cwt103.00–110.001,7614
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,358102.86/cwt96.00–108.001,3978
CowsLean 85-90%—1,448106.01/cwt105.00–107.001,5352
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime—1,437155.61/cwt153.00–157.002,2365
SteersSelect—1,312158.92/cwt155.00–162.002,0855
HeifersChoice—1,394167.03/cwt159.00–173.002,3288
Dairy SteersSelectReturn to Feed—1,113101.76/cwt92.00–117.001,1333
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,576178.72/cwt174.00–183.002,8176
HeifersSelect—1,260124.00/cwt109.00–139.001,5622
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,265132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,6701
Dairy HeifersSelect—1,335108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,4421
Dairy SteersChoice—1,382154.06/cwt151.00–156.002,1293
Dairy SteersSelect—1,22297.66/cwt90.00–106.001,1933
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,465109.24/cwt106.00–112.001,6004
CowsLean 85-90%—1,40390.01/cwt84.00–100.001,2637
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,610109.52/cwt109.00–110.001,7632
CowsLean 85-90%—1,22360.00/cwt60.00–60.007342
Bulls——1,678136.25/cwt129.00–149.002,2863
Bulls——1,868145.06/cwt135.00–153.002,7104
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—665117.00/cwt117.00–117.007781
Dairy SteersLarge 3—850146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2412
Dairy SteersLarge 3—635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007621
HeifersMedium and Large 2—488160.00/cwt160.00–160.007813
HeifersMedium and Large 2—300160.00/cwt160.00–160.004801
BullsMedium and Large 2—268157.15/cwt145.00–170.004212
BullsMedium and Large 1—455175.00/cwt175.00–175.007961
BullsMedium and Large 2—480182.00/cwt182.00–182.008741
BullsMedium and Large 2—405165.00/cwt165.00–165.006681
BullsNumber 1Crossbred—110250.00/cwt250.00–250.002751
BullsNumber 3—115135.00/cwt135.00–135.001551
BullsNumber 3—90375.00/cwt375.00–375.003381
BullsNumber 1—92447.28/cwt410.00–465.0041113
BullsNumber 2—75385.00/cwt385.00–385.002891
BullsNumber 1—120385.00/cwt385.00–385.004621
BullsNumber 2—85350.00/cwt350.00–350.002981
BullsNumber 1Crossbred—80235.00/cwt235.00–235.001881
BullsNumber 2Crossbred—70375.00/cwt375.00–375.002631
BullsNumber 2—90441.67/cwt425.00–450.003983
BullsNumber 3—105135.00/cwt135.00–135.001421
BullsNumber 1—101423.27/cwt360.00–450.004289
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—103694.92/cwt685.00–700.007163
BullsNumber 2—103397.74/cwt375.00–435.004103
BullsNumber 2—125300.00/cwt300.00–300.003751
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross—85725.00/cwt725.00–725.006161
BullsNumber 3—81241.85/cwt135.00–350.001964
BullsNumber 1—85450.00/cwt450.00–450.003831
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—70642.50/cwt575.00–710.004502
HeifersNumber 2—100345.00/cwt225.00–465.003452
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross—95685.00/cwt685.00–685.006511
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross—85742.50/cwt700.00–785.006312
HeifersNumber 2Crossbred—80505.00/cwt400.00–610.004042
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—95750.00/cwt750.00–750.007131
HeifersNumber 2Crossbred—90360.00/cwt360.00–360.003241
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—82776.02/cwt725.00–825.006363
BullsNumber 2—113361.55/cwt275.00–390.004095
BullsNumber 1—111350.28/cwt335.00–375.003894
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—102689.67/cwt670.00–725.007033
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—82853.27/cwt810.00–900.007003
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—120675.00/cwt675.00–675.008101
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—115685.00/cwt685.00–685.007881

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.