Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steer s averaged 2.54 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged .79 higher and slaughter heifers averaged .48 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 1.23 higher, boners averaged 4.81 higher and lean cows averaged 1.68 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 3.35 lower and under 95 pounds averaged 47.50 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $190.73/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1,080.28 against this barn's trailing median of $1,271.01.

Average price

$190.73

15 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$569

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$13.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−324.49

vs PA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	195.00	1,126	6thin
Medium and Large 2	637	191.00	1,216	6thin
Large 3	307	181.67	557	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.33/cwt here — about $569 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 $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 sale15 hd

190.73

—

PA average4 barns · 631 hd

515.22

−324.49

This barn, trailing median33 sales

1,271.01

−1,080.28

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	1,605	139.92	2,245	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,521	113.94	1,733	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,462	104.36	1,526	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,345	101.95	1,371	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,279	84.71	1,083	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,615	153.00	2,471	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,333	138.47	1,846	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	950	96.00	912	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,470	160.00	2,352	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,446	147.56	2,134	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,447	176.36	2,552	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,393	168.71	2,350	15
Heifers	Select	Average	1,298	156.58	2,032	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,590	186.70	2,969	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,503	173.89	2,614	24
Steers	Select	Average	1,379	154.86	2,136	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	625.81/cwt	50
Bulls	Number 2	92	479.03/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 3	93	372.40/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	70	275.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	92	560.11/cwt	23
Heifers	Number 2	84	362.50/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 3	68	275.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,167	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	990	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	949	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	173.50/cwt	162.00–185.00	1,284	2
Bulls	—	—	1,368	130.70/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,788	7
Bulls	—	—	1,836	149.33/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,742	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,577	111.23/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,754	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,600	109.08/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,745	3
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,875	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,775	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,420	102.61/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,457	2
Steers	Select	—	1,394	156.96/cwt	141.00–168.00	2,188	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,590	186.70/cwt	179.00–195.00	2,969	15
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	950	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	912	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,615	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,471	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,470	160.00/cwt	156.00–168.00	2,352	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,446	147.56/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,134	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,393	168.71/cwt	162.00–177.00	2,350	15
Heifers	Select	—	1,298	156.58/cwt	147.00–160.00	2,032	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,447	176.36/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,552	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,503	173.89/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,614	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,027	140.82/cwt	127.00–155.00	1,446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	860	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	508	136.13/cwt	110.00–162.00	692	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	583	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	705	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	230	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	449	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,045	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,536	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	875	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	220	190.00/cwt	185.00–195.00	418	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	112	537.54/cwt	325.00–675.00	602	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	538	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	470	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	225	1
Bulls	Utility	—	70	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	193	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	380.00/cwt	285.00–475.00	418	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	80	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	560	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	80	258.33/cwt	225.00–300.00	207	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	534.45/cwt	510.00–545.00	545	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	90	517.50/cwt	500.00–535.00	466	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	91	556.55/cwt	510.00–590.00	506	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	462.50/cwt	450.00–475.00	555	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	95	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	594	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	95	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	594	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	558	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	73	270.34/cwt	210.00–335.00	197	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	535.70/cwt	525.00–560.00	546	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	443.75/cwt	100.00–575.00	377	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	65	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	267	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	115	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	845	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	113	749.22/cwt	715.00–785.00	847	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	417.32/cwt	410.00–425.00	430	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	449.80/cwt	285.00–560.00	423	4
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	100	742.50/cwt	650.00–835.00	743	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	120	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	282	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	110	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	770	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	65	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	211	1
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,245	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,693	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,333	138.47/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,846	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,339	122.75/cwt	116.00–134.00	1,644	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	60.95/cwt	56.00–64.00	747	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	85.78/cwt	70.00–98.00	1,083	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,644	111.32/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,830	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	101.68/cwt	94.00–108.00	1,415	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	98.90/cwt	88.00–108.00	1,222	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	821.46/cwt	775.00–850.00	846	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	816	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	664	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	60	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	540	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	873.24/cwt	835.00–910.00	812	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	130	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	520	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	675.00/cwt	650.00–700.00	743	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	750.00/cwt	625.00–850.00	563	3
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	95	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	618	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	70	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	228	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	—	85	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	595	1
Heifers	Number 3Crossbred	—	65	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	146	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	85	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	213	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	131	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	83	318.79/cwt	275.00–360.00	265	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	93	295.27/cwt	260.00–350.00	275	5
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	305.00/cwt	285.00–325.00	305	2
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	—	75	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	169	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	867.50/cwt	850.00–885.00	737	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	91	809.66/cwt	785.00–860.00	737	4

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 55Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 287Last week 287Year ago 186

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 144Last week 165Year ago 105

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	145.00	145.00
2	—	990	150.00–152.00	151.00
1	—	940	120.00	120.00
3	—	1,027	127.00–155.00	140.82
1	—	705	162.00	162.00
1	—	1,100	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,095	157.00	157.00
1	—	585	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	215.00	215.00
1	—	445	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	202.00	202.00
1	—	620	200.00	200.00
1	—	560	197.00	197.00
2	—	740	162.00–185.00	173.50
1	—	690	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	165.00	165.00
2	—	220	185.00–195.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	205.00	205.00
1	—	330	225.00	225.00
2	—	765	170.00	170.00
1	—	455	205.00	205.00
1	—	605	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	230.00	230.00
1	—	865	182.00	182.00
1	—	525	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
1	—	615	165.00	165.00
1	—	385	175.00	175.00
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	535	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	90.00	90.00
2	—	583	120.00–122.00	120.98
1	—	230	195.00	195.00
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
1	—	875	107.00	107.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	110.00–162.00	136.13
1	—	680	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,045	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,368	120.00–140.00	130.70
6	—	1,836	145.00–156.00	149.33
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	148.00	148.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,577	105.00–117.00	111.23
4	—	1,339	116.00–134.00	122.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,600	108.00–111.00	109.08
7	—	1,236	88.00–108.00	98.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	98.00–106.00	102.61
2	—	1,225	56.00–64.00	60.95
11	—	1,263	70.00–98.00	85.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,644	109.00–114.00	111.32
13	—	1,392	94.00–108.00	101.68
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,394	141.00–168.00	156.96
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,590	179.00–195.00	186.70
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,503	169.00–179.00	173.89
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	136.00	136.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	96.00	96.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	153.00	153.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	138.00–139.00	138.47
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,470	156.00–168.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,446	140.00–152.00	147.56
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,393	162.00–177.00	168.71
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,298	147.00–160.00	156.58
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,447	172.00–182.00	176.36

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	112	325.00–675.00	537.54
1	—	80	700.00	700.00
1	—	95	625.00	625.00
2	—	100	650.00–835.00	742.50
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	111	485.00	485.00
4	—	84	560.00	560.00
8	—	102	510.00–545.00	534.45
8	—	91	510.00–590.00	556.55
2	—	120	450.00–475.00	462.50
1	—	130	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	300.00	300.00
2	—	110	285.00–475.00	380.00
3	—	80	225.00–300.00	258.33
2	—	103	410.00–425.00	417.32
4	—	94	285.00–560.00	449.80
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	500.00–535.00	517.50
1	—	115	485.00	485.00
2	—	73	210.00–335.00	270.34
7	—	102	525.00–560.00	535.70
4	—	85	100.00–575.00	443.75
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	625.00	625.00
1	—	75	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	410.00	410.00
1	—	115	735.00	735.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	715.00–785.00	749.22
4	—	103	775.00–850.00	821.46
1	—	85	960.00	960.00
1	—	75	885.00	885.00
1	—	60	900.00	900.00
4	—	93	835.00–910.00	873.24
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	235.00	235.00
2	—	83	275.00–360.00	318.79
5	—	93	260.00–350.00	295.27
2	—	100	285.00–325.00	305.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	700.00	700.00
1	—	65	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	110	650.00–700.00	675.00
3	—	75	625.00–850.00	750.00
2	—	85	850.00–885.00	867.50
4	—	91	785.00–860.00	809.66
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	650.00	650.00
1	—	85	700.00	700.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	65	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	85	250.00	250.00
1	—	75	175.00	175.00

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