Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 4.21 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 6.85 higher on a light supply and slaughter heifers averaged 2.24 higher. Slaughter breaker cows averaged .73 higher, boners averaged 2.00 higher and lean cows averaged .65 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 65.41 higher and under 95 pounds averaged 73.25 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $180.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$180.00

1 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−32.16

vs PA average

−97.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	180.00	972	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

180.00

—

PA average3 barns · 25 hd

212.16

−32.16

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−97.22

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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,205	160.00	1,928	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,675	174.00	2,915	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,498	147.58	2,211	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,526	126.85	1,936	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	109.22	1,147	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	107.09	1,342	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,305	106.31	1,387	4thin
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,652	115.24	1,904	8thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,653	112.29	1,856	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,427	110.76	1,581	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,332	97.97	1,305	12
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,210	134.00	1,621	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,658	157.99	2,619	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,143	153.79	1,758	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,451	186.37	2,704	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,335	176.18	2,352	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,460	169.00	2,467	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,531	191.86	2,937	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,538	181.69	2,794	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,388	164.15	2,278	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	699.38/cwt	37
Bulls	Number 2	98	591.04/cwt	26
Bulls	Number 3	95	455.83/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	70	123.80/cwt	16
Heifers	Number 1	90	539.03/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 2	72	326.16/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 3	60	180.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

94 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	90–100	94	850.05/cwt	750.00–915.00	799	5
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	110	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	644	1
Heifers	Number 3Guernsey	60–70	60	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	135	1
Bulls	Utility	100–110	105	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	289	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	632.15/cwt	500.00–675.00	588	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	73	804.31/cwt	785.00–825.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium 3	350–400	386	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium 3	400–450	407	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	578	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	550–600	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	529	1
Bulls	Large 3	300–350	300	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	645	1
Bulls	Large 3	550–600	585	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	889	1
Bulls	Large 3	400–450	425	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	816	2
Bulls	Large 3	650–700	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	830	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Large 3	200–250	205	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	420	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	930	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,172	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,000	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,300	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	815	146.02/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,190	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	490	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	573	1
Bulls	Large 3	250–300	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	115	408.33/cwt	250.00–525.00	470	3
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	95	590.00/cwt	500.00–650.00	561	4
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	655.15/cwt	650.00–660.00	544	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	808	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	627.79/cwt	585.00–650.00	640	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	855	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	80	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	280	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	800–850	815	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	954	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	400–450	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	177.53/cwt	175.00–180.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	165.33/cwt	144.00–177.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	212.45/cwt	210.00–215.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	636.70/cwt	600.00–660.00	586	8
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	72	326.16/cwt	275.00–375.00	235	3
Heifers	Number 3Jersey	60–70	60	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	81	1
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	90–100	90	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	180	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	70	392.50/cwt	385.00–400.00	275	2
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	105	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	578	1
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,652	115.24/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,904	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,143	153.79/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,758	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	110.76/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,581	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	107.09/cwt	98.00–132.00	1,342	9
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,658	157.99/cwt	157.00–159.00	2,619	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,531	191.86/cwt	187.00–195.00	2,937	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	112.29/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,856	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,352	101.42/cwt	80.00–115.00	1,371	11
Bulls	—	—	1,526	126.85/cwt	108.00–154.00	1,936	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	109.22/cwt	94.00–128.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,451	186.37/cwt	180.00–194.00	2,704	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,498	147.58/cwt	134.00–158.00	2,211	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,335	176.18/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,352	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	669	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	812.16/cwt	800.00–825.00	755	2
Steers	Select	—	1,388	164.15/cwt	156.00–173.00	2,278	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,460	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,467	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,675	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,915	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	63	162.80/cwt	50.00–285.00	103	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	106.31/cwt	98.00–114.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	100	467.50/cwt	435.00–500.00	468	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,210	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,621	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,928	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,538	181.69/cwt	175.00–189.00	2,794	11
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	75	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	488	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	65	88.75/cwt	85.00–90.00	58	4
Bulls	UtilityJersey	50–60	55	67.50/cwt	60.00–75.00	37	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	80	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	660	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	120	750.00/cwt	725.00–775.00	900	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	74	127.18/cwt	100.00–200.00	94	7
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	102	624.27/cwt	610.00–655.00	637	7
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	73	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	256	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	95	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	461	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	803.75/cwt	660.00–860.00	804	4
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	450.00/cwt	425.00–475.00	383	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	70	392.50/cwt	350.00–435.00	275	2
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	112	543.06/cwt	450.00–600.00	608	6
Heifers	Number 1	110–120	110	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	506	1
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	120	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	660	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	82	659.59/cwt	640.00–675.00	541	3
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	125	530.00/cwt	510.00–550.00	663	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

Tue Mar 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 102Year ago 78

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 211Year ago 245

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 132Last week 155Year ago 113

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	785.00–825.00	804.31
1	80–90	85	950.00	950.00
5	90–100	94	750.00–915.00	850.05
4	100–110	100	660.00–860.00	803.75
2	120–130	120	725.00–775.00	750.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	650.00	650.00
3	80–90	82	640.00–675.00	659.59
8	90–100	93	500.00–675.00	632.15
8	100–110	102	585.00–650.00	627.79
1	110–120	110	585.00	585.00
2	120–130	125	510.00–550.00	530.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	63	50.00–285.00	162.80
1	100–110	105	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	70	385.00–400.00	392.50
1	80–90	80	350.00	350.00
4	90–100	95	500.00–650.00	590.00
1	100–110	105	550.00	550.00
3	110–120	115	250.00–525.00	408.33
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	70	350.00–435.00	392.50
2	80–90	83	650.00–660.00	655.15
8	90–100	92	600.00–660.00	636.70
7	100–110	102	610.00–655.00	624.27
6	110–120	112	450.00–600.00	543.06
1	120–130	120	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	90	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	50–60	55	60.00–75.00	67.50
4	60–70	65	85.00–90.00	88.75
7	70–80	74	100.00–200.00	127.18
Heifers — Number 3 · Guernsey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	60	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	72	275.00–375.00	326.16
Heifers — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	60	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	825.00	825.00
2	90–100	93	800.00–825.00	812.16
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	350.00	350.00
2	80–90	85	425.00–475.00	450.00
1	90–100	95	485.00	485.00
2	100–110	100	435.00–500.00	467.50
1	110–120	110	460.00	460.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	386	152.00	152.00
4	400–450	407	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	500	195.00	195.00
2	650–700	672	187.00	187.00
1	750–800	795	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	205.00	205.00
1	250–300	295	170.00	170.00
1	300–350	300	215.00	215.00
2	400–450	425	192.00	192.00
1	550–600	585	152.00	152.00
3	650–700	650	145.00	145.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	137.00	137.00
1	550–600	555	122.00	122.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	185.00	185.00
2	800–850	830	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	855	132.00	132.00
1	900–950	930	126.00	126.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	117.00	117.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	117.00	117.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	815	142.00–150.00	146.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	230.00	230.00
4	350–400	366	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	423	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	465	175.00–180.00	177.53
1	500–550	540	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	725	155.00	155.00
1	850–900	890	135.00	135.00
1	950–1000	970	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	210.00–215.00	212.45
4	650–700	673	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	615	155.00	155.00
3	850–900	880	144.00–177.00	165.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,652	111.00–119.00	115.24
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,427	100.00–119.00	110.76
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,653	100.00–119.00	112.29
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,352	80.00–115.00	101.42
1	—	1,115	60.00	60.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	149.00–160.00	153.79
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,658	157.00–159.00	157.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,253	98.00–132.00	107.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	94.00–128.00	109.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,305	98.00–114.00	106.31
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,531	187.00–195.00	191.86
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	156.00–173.00	164.15
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,538	175.00–189.00	181.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,526	108.00–154.00	126.85
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,451	180.00–194.00	186.37
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,335	170.00–183.00	176.18
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	169.00	169.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	134.00–158.00	147.58
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	174.00	174.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	134.00	134.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	160.00	160.00

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