Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 1.10 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged .98 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 4.34 higher. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 9.49 higher, boners averaged 8.30 higher and lean cows averaged 9.10 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 13.76 lower and under 95 pounds averaged 10.48 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $166.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$166.00

2 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$677

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 3

$112.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−84.74

vs PA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	570	222.00	1,265	1thin
Large 3	535	110.00	589	1thin

One grade step is worth $112.00/cwt here — about $677 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

166.00

—

PA average3 barns · 20 hd

250.74

−84.74

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	1,715	135.81	2,330	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,694	117.09	1,984	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,710	112.88	1,930	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,406	108.17	1,521	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,263	95.28	1,203	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,550	133.03	2,062	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,325	128.00	1,696	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,548	161.69	2,503	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,596	148.54	2,371	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,520	123.71	1,880	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,523	180.70	2,752	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,461	173.05	2,528	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,365	160.50	2,191	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,489	186.64	2,779	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,479	175.04	2,589	19
Steers	Select	Average	1,400	151.75	2,125	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	580.47/cwt	51
Bulls	Number 2	92	453.84/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 3	92	411.71/cwt	16
Bulls	Utility	78	261.67/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	93	581.00/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 2	77	496.61/cwt	9

Every lot, as filed

100 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 3	70–80	70	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	245	2
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	105	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	536	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	604	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	120–130	120	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	552	1
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	110–120	110	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	330	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	504.46/cwt	485.00–525.00	469	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	73	513.79/cwt	475.00–550.00	375	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	80	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	640	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	115	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	529	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	65	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	276	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	920	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,380	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	101	429.70/cwt	325.00–550.00	434	5
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	244	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	665	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,244	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Bulls	Large 3	650–700	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	860	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,204	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	628	132.02/cwt	127.00–137.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	251.03/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,305	3
Bulls	Large 3	500–550	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Bulls	Large 3	350–400	355	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	692	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	285	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	197.87/cwt	155.00–207.00	1,015	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,121	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	236.96/cwt	187.00–245.00	1,626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,167	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	120	455.00/cwt	450.00–460.00	546	2
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	100–110	100	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	485	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	70–80	75	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	281	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	80–90	80	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	180	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	92	419.15/cwt	310.00–560.00	386	9
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	110	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	534	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,449	110.89/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,607	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	94.08/cwt	78.00–107.00	1,174	23
Steers	Select	—	1,400	151.75/cwt	126.00–165.00	2,125	9
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,596	148.54/cwt	140.00–159.00	2,371	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,694	117.09/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,984	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,677	118.57/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,988	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,489	186.64/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,779	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,523	180.70/cwt	178.00–186.00	2,752	3
Bulls	—	—	1,787	122.67/cwt	94.00–142.00	2,192	9
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,325	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,696	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,548	161.69/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,503	7
Heifers	Select	—	1,365	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,191	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	111.17/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,912	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	678	2
Bulls	Utility	80–90	85	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	234	1
Bulls	Utility	100–110	105	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	236	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,550	133.03/cwt	128.00–138.00	2,062	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,461	173.05/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,528	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,633	115.46/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,885	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	107.20/cwt	94.00–113.00	1,475	15
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	659.91/cwt	525.00–760.00	614	3
Bulls	Number 1Jersey	100–110	100	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	300	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,520	123.71/cwt	110.00–132.00	1,880	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,479	175.04/cwt	167.00–181.00	2,589	19
Bulls	—	—	1,623	152.71/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,478	7
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	675.00/cwt	650.00–700.00	743	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	120	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	810	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	70	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	235	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	520.69/cwt	460.00–565.00	536	13
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	505.42/cwt	460.00–550.00	561	7
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	670.41/cwt	450.00–825.00	550	3
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	82	458.96/cwt	410.00–535.00	376	5
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	60–70	65	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	293	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	100–110	105	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	656	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	60	225.00/cwt	125.00–325.00	135	2
Bulls	Utility	90–100	90	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	257	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	552.50/cwt	535.00–570.00	459	4
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	80–90	85	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	340	1
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	70–80	73	403.45/cwt	300.00–500.00	295	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	748.27/cwt	710.00–800.00	756	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	748.33/cwt	710.00–800.00	823	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	758.65/cwt	560.00–825.00	706	7
Heifers	Number 1Jersey	80–90	85	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	276	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	305.00/cwt	175.00–435.00	259	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	110–120	115	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	587	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	80–90	80	392.50/cwt	350.00–435.00	314	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	80	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	340	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	546.07/cwt	525.00–560.00	508	8
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	70	430.00/cwt	375.00–485.00	301	2

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 73Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 236Last week 287Year ago 253

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 141Last week 144Year ago 124

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	70	350.00	350.00
2	80–90	85	175.00–435.00	305.00
9	90–100	92	310.00–560.00	419.15
1	100–110	105	510.00	510.00
1	110–120	110	485.00	485.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	80	350.00–435.00	392.50
1	100–110	105	625.00	625.00
1	120–130	120	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	325.00	325.00
5	80–90	82	410.00–535.00	458.96
2	90–100	93	485.00–525.00	504.46
5	100–110	101	325.00–550.00	429.70
1	110–120	115	460.00	460.00
2	120–130	120	450.00–460.00	455.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	70	375.00–485.00	430.00
1	80–90	80	800.00	800.00
1	120–130	120	675.00	675.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	375.00	375.00
1	80–90	80	225.00	225.00
1	100–110	100	485.00	485.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	60	125.00–325.00	225.00
1	70–80	70	335.00	335.00
1	80–90	85	275.00	275.00
1	90–100	90	285.00	285.00
1	100–110	105	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	100	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	83	535.00–570.00	552.50
8	90–100	93	525.00–560.00	546.07
13	100–110	103	460.00–565.00	520.69
7	110–120	111	460.00–550.00	505.42
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
7	90–100	93	560.00–825.00	758.65
4	100–110	101	710.00–800.00	748.27
3	110–120	110	710.00–800.00	748.33
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	110–120	115	510.00	510.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	425.00	425.00
2	70–80	73	475.00–550.00	513.79
1	80–90	85	710.00	710.00
1	100–110	100	650.00	650.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	325.00	325.00
1	110–120	110	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	82	450.00–825.00	670.41
3	90–100	93	525.00–760.00	659.91
2	110–120	110	650.00–700.00	675.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	450.00	450.00
2	70–80	73	300.00–500.00	403.45
1	80–90	85	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	425.00	425.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	445	190.00	190.00
2	600–650	628	127.00–137.00	132.02
1	850–900	860	140.00	140.00
1	900–950	920	150.00	150.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	190.00	190.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	155.00	155.00
1	400–450	430	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	565	135.00	135.00
1	600–650	630	125.00	125.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	665	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	195.00	195.00
1	500–550	535	110.00	110.00
1	650–700	665	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	165.00	165.00
5	400–450	412	272.00	272.00
1	550–600	570	222.00	222.00
7	650–700	686	187.00–245.00	236.96
1	800–850	805	130.00	130.00
1	950–1000	975	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	175.00	175.00
3	500–550	520	245.00–254.00	251.03
2	600–650	632	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	205.00	205.00
6	500–550	513	155.00–207.00	197.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	220.00	220.00
1	250–300	265	225.00	225.00
6	500–550	512	228.00	228.00
1	550–600	560	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	680	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,449	109.00–115.00	110.89
23	—	1,248	78.00–107.00	94.08
2	—	968	70.00	70.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,694	114.00–123.00	117.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,677	116.00–123.00	118.57
10	—	1,720	100.00–115.00	111.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	114.00–117.00	115.46
15	—	1,376	94.00–113.00	107.20
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,400	126.00–165.00	151.75
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,489	183.00–194.00	186.64
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,479	167.00–181.00	175.04
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,596	140.00–159.00	148.54
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,548	155.00–166.00	161.69
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,520	110.00–132.00	123.71
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	178.00–186.00	180.70
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	160.00–161.00	160.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,461	160.00–178.00	173.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,787	94.00–142.00	122.67
7	—	1,623	145.00–160.00	152.71
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	128.00	128.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	128.00–138.00	133.03

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