Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 2.72 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 1.60 lower and slaughter heifers averaged .99 higher. Slaughter breaker cows averaged .39 higher, boners averaged 1.56 higher and lean cows averaged 6.69 higher. Holstien bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 41.69 higher and under 95 pounds averaged 12.83 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $215.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$215.00

1 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−20.44

vs PA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	510	215.00	1,097	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

215.00

—

PA average3 barns · 34 hd

235.44

−20.44

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	1,892	131.15	2,481	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,666	115.96	1,932	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	111.56	1,794	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,416	108.76	1,540	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,276	98.70	1,260	23
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,397	139.47	1,948	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,619	155.44	2,517	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,468	146.94	2,157	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,496	182.10	2,724	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,395	173.94	2,426	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,535	188.03	2,886	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,488	177.84	2,646	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,388	165.23	2,293	8thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	619.78/cwt	44
Bulls	Number 2	93	552.10/cwt	37
Bulls	Number 3	95	438.60/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	68	126.28/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 1	95	556.25/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	84	345.00/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

112 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	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	156.94/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	870	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	210	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	515	1
Bulls	Large 3	350–400	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Bulls	Large 3	600–650	645	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	884	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	825	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	837	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	320	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	752	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	225	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	540	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	880	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,206	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	1
Bulls	Large 3	400–450	425	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	829	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	255	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	625	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	730.00/cwt	710.00–750.00	803	2
Bulls	Utility	90–100	95	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	333	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	130–140	130	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	891	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	808.18/cwt	725.00–860.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	154.93/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	175.12/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	171.16/cwt	160.00–182.00	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	266	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	211.02/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	138.53/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	806	157.98/cwt	147.00–167.00	1,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,106	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	152.86/cwt	147.00–165.00	1,096	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	74.40/cwt	70.00–80.00	813	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	90.37/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,057	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,619	155.44/cwt	152.00–161.00	2,517	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,535	188.03/cwt	186.00–191.00	2,886	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	111.56/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,794	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	108.76/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,540	9
Bulls	—	—	1,827	132.88/cwt	129.00–138.00	2,428	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,320	102.12/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,348	8
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,397	139.47/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,948	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,496	182.10/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,724	12
Heifers	Number 2	90–100	95	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	214	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,468	146.94/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,157	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	486.67/cwt	475.00–500.00	414	3
Steers	ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,468	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,666	115.96/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,932	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,491	177.96/cwt	171.00–185.00	2,653	24
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	115	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	472	1
Steers	Select	—	1,388	165.23/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,293	8
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	92	347.00/cwt	275.00–385.00	319	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	142.24/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,529	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,428	117.30/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,675	6
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	516.49/cwt	435.00–545.00	532	8
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	90	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	765	1
Bulls	Number 3	120–130	120	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	372	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	80–90	85	387.50/cwt	325.00–450.00	329	2
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	103	446.10/cwt	400.00–490.00	459	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,395	173.94/cwt	166.00–178.00	2,426	10
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	120	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	570	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	544	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	75	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	281	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	90	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	608	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	90	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	653	1
Bulls	—	—	2,032	122.03/cwt	118.00–125.00	2,480	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	80	686.67/cwt	600.00–760.00	549	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bulls	Large 3	250–300	270	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	581	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	120	472.50/cwt	460.00–485.00	567	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	553.68/cwt	500.00–580.00	570	9
Bulls	Utility	80–90	83	203.03/cwt	100.00–300.00	169	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	814	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	592.50/cwt	560.00–625.00	504	2
Bulls	Utility	70–80	70	161.67/cwt	50.00–260.00	113	3
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	543.68/cwt	510.00–575.00	603	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	469	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	881.67/cwt	835.00–975.00	749	3
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	558.97/cwt	535.00–605.00	470	7
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	120–130	125	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	656	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	60	60.00/cwt	45.00–100.00	36	4
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	120–130	120	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	630	1
Bulls	Utility	50–60	53	17.14/cwt	10.00–25.00	9	2
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	70	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	53	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	548.15/cwt	500.00–590.00	510	12
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	65	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	406	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	558.90/cwt	525.00–590.00	525	8
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	80–90	85	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	106	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	834	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	90	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	698	1
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	115	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	529	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	60–70	65	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	299	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	100–110	105	637.50/cwt	575.00–700.00	669	2
Heifers	Number 2Jersey	80–90	85	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	64	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	90	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	315	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 Mar 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 82Year ago 48

Slaughter CattleReceipts 211Last week 236Year ago 230

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 155Last week 141Year ago 115

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	685	175.00	175.00
1	700–750	730	175.00	175.00
2	750–800	765	160.00	160.00
1	800–850	845	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	860	158.00	158.00
2	900–950	928	154.00–160.00	156.94
2	1000–1050	1,040	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	266	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	375	232.00	232.00
2	450–500	470	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	510	215.00	215.00
2	650–700	670	160.00–182.00	171.16
1	750–800	785	145.00	145.00
4	800–850	806	147.00–167.00	157.98
2	850–900	875	137.00–140.00	138.53
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	215.00	215.00
1	350–400	395	220.00	220.00
3	400–450	425	195.00	195.00
1	600–650	645	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	215.00	215.00
2	600–650	628	165.00–185.00	175.12
2	650–700	675	145.00–165.00	154.93
1	700–750	735	145.00	145.00
1	750–800	790	157.00	157.00
1	800–850	815	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	368	225.00–230.00	227.52
3	650–700	675	192.00	192.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	245.00	245.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	440	135.00	135.00
1	800–850	825	140.00	140.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	245.00	245.00
1	300–350	320	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	380	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	440	120.00	120.00
1	450–500	495	230.00	230.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	115.00	115.00
1	500–550	545	155.00	155.00
3	850–900	880	137.00	137.00
1	900–950	910	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	215.00	215.00
2	500–550	528	210.00–212.00	211.02
3	700–750	717	147.00–165.00	152.86
1	750–800	760	140.00	140.00
3	1100–1150	1,106	162.00	162.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	625.00	625.00
3	80–90	85	835.00–975.00	881.67
4	90–100	93	725.00–860.00	808.18
2	100–110	103	810.00	810.00
2	110–120	110	710.00–750.00	730.00
1	130–140	130	685.00	685.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	50–60	53	10.00–25.00	17.14
4	60–70	60	45.00–100.00	60.00
3	70–80	70	50.00–260.00	161.67
2	80–90	83	100.00–300.00	203.03
1	90–100	95	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	375.00	375.00
3	80–90	85	475.00–500.00	486.67
3	90–100	92	275.00–385.00	347.00
2	100–110	103	400.00–490.00	446.10
1	110–120	115	460.00	460.00
1	120–130	120	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	80–90	84	535.00–605.00	558.97
12	90–100	93	500.00–590.00	548.15
8	100–110	103	435.00–545.00	516.49
1	110–120	115	410.00	410.00
1	120–130	120	475.00	475.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	80	600.00–760.00	686.67
1	90–100	90	850.00	850.00
1	100–110	105	775.00	775.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	460.00	460.00
2	80–90	85	325.00–450.00	387.50
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	90	725.00	725.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	560.00–625.00	592.50
8	90–100	94	525.00–590.00	558.90
9	100–110	103	500.00–580.00	553.68
9	110–120	111	510.00–575.00	543.68
2	120–130	120	460.00–485.00	472.50
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	120–130	120	525.00	525.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	95	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	725.00	725.00
1	90–100	90	775.00	775.00
1	100–110	100	725.00	725.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	625.00	625.00
1	90–100	90	675.00	675.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–110	105	575.00–700.00	637.50
1	120–130	125	525.00	525.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	75.00	75.00
1	90–100	90	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,093	70.00–80.00	74.40
5	—	1,170	86.00–94.00	90.37
8	—	1,320	98.00–108.00	102.12
6	—	1,428	113.00–121.00	117.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,608	102.00–114.00	111.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,416	100.00–117.00	108.76
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,666	112.00–120.00	115.96
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,619	152.00–161.00	155.44
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	144.00–149.00	146.94
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,535	186.00–191.00	188.03
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	175.00	175.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,491	171.00–185.00	177.96
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,388	158.00–169.00	165.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,827	129.00–138.00	132.88
2	—	1,778	140.00–144.00	142.24
3	—	2,032	118.00–125.00	122.03
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,397	137.00–144.00	139.47
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,496	175.00–187.00	182.10
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,395	166.00–178.00	173.94

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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