Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter cattle averaged 1.24 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 7.20 lower coming off last weeks light supply and slaughter heifers averaged 2.43 higher. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 7.63 lower, boner cows averaged 8.77 lower and lean cows averaged 5.10 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 114.53 higher and under 95 pounds averaged 61.80 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.61/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −770.61 against this barn's trailing median of $967.22.

Average price

$196.61

12 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$47

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

$48.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−166.92

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	408	224.87	918	5thin
Medium and Large 2	547	176.43	965	7thin

One grade step is worth $48.44/cwt here — about −$47 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 sale12 hd

196.61

—

PA average4 barns · 236 hd

363.53

−166.92

This barn, trailing median32 sales

967.22

−770.61

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	1,921	136.06	2,614	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,620	106.30	1,722	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	100.45	1,572	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,428	97.29	1,389	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,316	87.47	1,151	29
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,430	144.43	2,065	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,513	128.99	1,952	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,320	122.00	1,610	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,629	159.85	2,604	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,522	146.77	2,234	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,342	138.38	1,857	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,540	176.48	2,718	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,387	169.19	2,347	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,260	159.00	2,003	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,597	178.29	2,847	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,474	171.36	2,526	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,392	152.04	2,116	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	654.47/cwt	43
Bulls	Number 2	98	493.98/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 3	91	409.45/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	87	91.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	95	615.46/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 2	85	185.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1Beef Cross	—	92	885.27/cwt	825.00–935.00	814	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	748.77/cwt	735.00–775.00	854	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,597	178.29/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,847	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,436	171.35/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,461	19
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,540	176.48/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,718	10
Heifers	Select	—	1,260	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,003	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,387	169.19/cwt	163.00–176.00	2,347	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	107.96/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,433	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,342	138.38/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,857	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,320	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,610	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,513	128.99/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,952	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,430	144.43/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,065	2
Steers	Select	—	1,392	152.04/cwt	132.00–168.00	2,116	8
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,833	171.48/cwt	168.00–175.00	3,143	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,522	146.77/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,234	10
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,629	159.85/cwt	152.00–170.00	2,604	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	100.45/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,572	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	94.09/cwt	87.00–104.00	1,372	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,620	106.30/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,722	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	103.47/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,283	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,328	84.91/cwt	74.00–97.00	1,128	25
Bulls	—	—	1,921	136.06/cwt	129.00–146.00	2,614	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	257.31/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	237.68/cwt	192.00–280.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,108	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	980	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	157.21/cwt	150.00–165.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Number 2Jersey	—	80	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	104	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	123	406.28/cwt	350.00–435.00	500	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	519.70/cwt	450.00–555.00	431	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	481.67/cwt	460.00–500.00	530	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	123	455.10/cwt	450.00–460.00	560	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	83	516.21/cwt	475.00–560.00	428	2
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	80	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	340	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	451.83/cwt	375.00–525.00	465	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	101	537.80/cwt	510.00–600.00	543	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	509.05/cwt	475.00–545.00	473	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	472.73/cwt	325.00–550.00	444	4
Bulls	Number 1Jersey	—	115	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	558	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	75	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	589	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	435	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	443.92/cwt	375.00–510.00	413	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	424.80/cwt	350.00–460.00	353	3
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	110	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	715	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	585	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	882	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	120	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	672	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	90	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	293	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	—	95	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	190	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	70	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	543	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	120	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	822	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	70	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	560	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	83	566.50/cwt	450.00–675.00	470	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	912.50/cwt	910.00–915.00	776	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	73	851.72/cwt	800.00–900.00	622	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	90	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	617	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	85	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	701	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	112	517.09/cwt	325.00–625.00	579	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	839.60/cwt	825.00–860.00	697	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	95	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	290	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	80	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	140	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	792	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	760	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	139	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	95	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	176	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	442.50/cwt	360.00–525.00	509	2
Bulls	Utility	—	95	82.50/cwt	25.00–140.00	78	2
Bulls	Utility	—	70	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	77	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	835	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 19Year ago 58

Slaughter CattleReceipts 287Last week 151Year ago 183

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 165Last week 90Year ago 95

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	92	825.00–935.00	885.27
5	—	114	735.00–775.00	748.77
1	—	120	735.00	735.00
2	—	85	910.00–915.00	912.50
2	—	73	800.00–900.00	851.72
1	—	100	835.00	835.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	123	350.00–435.00	406.28
3	—	83	450.00–555.00	519.70
2	—	103	375.00–525.00	451.83
4	—	94	325.00–550.00	472.73
2	—	115	360.00–525.00	442.50
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	110	460.00–500.00	481.67
2	—	123	450.00–460.00	455.10
2	—	83	475.00–560.00	516.21
10	—	101	510.00–600.00	537.80
2	—	93	475.00–545.00	509.05
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	425.00	425.00
1	—	120	560.00	560.00
1	—	90	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	485.00	485.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	785.00	785.00
1	—	110	650.00	650.00
1	—	100	585.00	585.00
3	—	83	450.00–675.00	566.50
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	435.00	435.00
4	—	93	375.00–510.00	443.92
3	—	83	350.00–460.00	424.80
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	775.00	775.00
1	—	120	685.00	685.00
1	—	90	685.00	685.00
1	—	85	825.00	825.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	25.00–140.00	82.50
1	—	70	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	800.00	800.00
3	—	83	825.00–860.00	839.60
1	—	120	660.00	660.00
1	—	100	760.00	760.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	112	325.00–625.00	517.09
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	305.00	305.00
1	—	80	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	185.00	185.00
1	—	95	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,597	176.00–182.00	178.29
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,436	166.00–175.00	171.35
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,392	132.00–168.00	152.04
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,833	168.00–175.00	171.48
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,540	172.00–180.00	176.48
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,387	163.00–176.00	169.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	107.00–109.00	107.96
10	—	1,458	87.00–104.00	94.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,565	90.00–104.00	100.45
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,620	104.00–109.00	106.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,240	98.00–108.00	103.47
25	—	1,328	74.00–97.00	84.91
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,342	138.00–139.00	138.38
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,522	143.00–153.00	146.77
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,629	152.00–170.00	159.85
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	122.00	122.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	124.00–134.00	128.99
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	143.00–146.00	144.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,921	129.00–146.00	136.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	452	172.00	172.00
1	—	715	155.00	155.00
1	—	505	175.00	175.00
3	—	568	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	192.00	192.00
1	—	265	265.00	265.00
2	—	328	192.00–280.00	237.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	235.00	235.00
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
1	—	915	85.00	85.00
1	—	670	162.00	162.00
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
2	—	573	150.00–165.00	157.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	250.00	250.00
1	—	200	280.00	280.00
1	—	465	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	235.00–265.00	257.31
2	—	715	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	165.00	165.00
1	—	350	242.00	242.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

Feeder Dairy Calves

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