Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder cattle edited

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged 1.32 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 4.51 lower and slaughter heifers averaged .64 higher. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 9.28 higher, boners averaged 8.61 higher and lean cows averaged .22 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 36.78 lower aqnd under 95 lbs averaged 6.41 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $207.47/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$207.47

4 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.14

vs PA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	593	207.47	1,230	4thin

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 sale4 hd

207.47

—

PA average2 barns · 9 hd

205.33

+2.14

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	1,310	164.00	2,148	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,452	178.66	2,594	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,500	157.00	2,355	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,453	148.76	2,161	2thin
Bulls	—	High	1,719	163.09	2,803	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	117.11	1,651	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,093	110.49	1,208	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	853	91.00	776	2thin
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,775	124.03	2,202	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,539	120.22	1,850	5thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,814	116.92	2,121	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,383	104.50	1,445	18
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,338	138.92	1,859	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,280	118.00	1,510	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,572	152.36	2,395	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,385	143.45	1,987	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,253	113.02	1,416	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,388	188.46	2,616	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,437	177.29	2,548	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,556	191.41	2,978	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,477	181.75	2,684	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,483	167.06	2,477	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	658.08/cwt	40
Bulls	Number 2	96	583.39/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 3	83	372.25/cwt	14
Bulls	Utility	75	225.17/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	94	448.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	92	416.67/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

114 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 2	850–900	880	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,338	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	870	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,079	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	500–550	547	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	531	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	450–500	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	618	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	850	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	690	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	911	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	255	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	561	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	565	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	944	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	800	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	976	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	865	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,125	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	528	144.76/cwt	135.00–155.00	764	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	335	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	677	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	233	234.46/cwt	225.00–245.00	546	2
Bulls	Large 3	850–900	890	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,130	1
Bulls	Large 3	950–1000	955	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,304	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	380	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	711	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	907	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	261	214.98/cwt	195.00–240.00	561	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Bulls	Utility	100–110	100	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	225	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	63	213.00/cwt	200.00–225.00	134	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	787.50/cwt	775.00–800.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	208.50/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	167.19/cwt	145.00–175.00	1,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,015	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	156.65/cwt	148.00–167.00	1,551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	207.47/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,230	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,470	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,555	116.54/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,812	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	117.11/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,651	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,814	116.92/cwt	115.00–118.00	2,121	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,208	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,528	122.67/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,874	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	912	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,388	188.46/cwt	183.00–195.00	2,616	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,556	191.41/cwt	188.00–200.00	2,978	12
Bulls	—	—	1,805	186.04/cwt	174.00–195.00	3,358	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	642	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,363	102.32/cwt	90.00–119.00	1,395	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,543	121.93/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,881	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,437	177.29/cwt	169.00–182.00	2,548	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,477	181.75/cwt	175.00–188.00	2,684	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,338	138.92/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,859	2
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,775	124.03/cwt	122.00–128.00	2,202	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,572	152.36/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,395	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,452	178.66/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,594	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,253	113.02/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,416	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,453	148.76/cwt	136.00–160.00	2,161	2
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	115	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,684	153.91/cwt	143.00–165.00	2,592	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,500	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,355	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,310	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,148	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	75	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	356	1
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	65	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	325	1
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	70–80	70	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	105	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,385	143.45/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,987	3
Steers	Select	—	1,483	167.06/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,477	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,280	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,510	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	555.00/cwt	500.00–610.00	416	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	91	585.83/cwt	485.00–635.00	533	6
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	543.75/cwt	400.00–675.00	462	4
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	100	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bulls	Large 3	350–400	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Bulls	Large 3	450–500	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	1
Bulls	Large 3	700–750	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	851.56/cwt	800.00–885.00	792	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	709	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	90	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	315	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	80	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	240	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	95	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	166	1
Bulls	Utility	50–60	50	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	113	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	585.76/cwt	560.00–610.00	486	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	567.42/cwt	550.00–585.00	630	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	90	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	527	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	123	674.49/cwt	650.00–700.00	830	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	709	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	744.78/cwt	725.00–760.00	842	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	103	716.46/cwt	675.00–760.00	738	2
Heifers	Number 2	100–110	105	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	89	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	101	584.21/cwt	550.00–610.00	590	10
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	80	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	180	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	624.27/cwt	575.00–660.00	581	10
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	595.29/cwt	460.00–660.00	607	11
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	115	450.00/cwt	425.00–475.00	518	2
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	80–90	80	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	160	1
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	60–70	65	200.00/cwt	175.00–225.00	130	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	80	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	548	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	512.50/cwt	400.00–625.00	487	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	110	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	853	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	469.12/cwt	275.00–635.00	436	4
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	80	300.00/cwt	200.00–400.00	240	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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 62Year ago 69

Slaughter CattleReceipts 227Last week 278Year ago 228

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 158Last week 147Year ago 142

Correction: Feeder cattle edited

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	490	200.00	200.00
4	550–600	593	185.00–215.00	207.47
2	800–850	840	172.00	172.00
1	850–900	880	152.00	152.00
3	950–1000	990	148.00–167.00	156.65
1	1000–1050	1,015	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	697	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	705	197.00	197.00
1	850–900	880	167.00	167.00
1	950–1000	955	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	125.00	125.00
1	450–500	465	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	720	117.00	117.00
1	850–900	890	127.00	127.00
2	950–1000	955	136.00–137.00	136.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	155.00	155.00
1	450–500	455	180.00	180.00
2	500–550	528	135.00–155.00	144.76
1	650–700	690	132.00	132.00
1	850–900	865	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	225.00–245.00	234.46
4	250–300	261	195.00–240.00	214.98
1	300–350	335	202.00	202.00
1	350–400	380	187.00	187.00
1	450–500	490	185.00	185.00
1	500–550	510	155.00	155.00
1	550–600	565	167.00	167.00
2	600–650	618	135.00–140.00	137.57
1	800–850	800	122.00	122.00
1	850–900	870	124.00	124.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	120.00	120.00
2	500–550	547	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	640	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	245.00	245.00
5	600–650	636	145.00–175.00	167.19
1	700–750	710	192.00	192.00
1	800–850	815	195.00	195.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	570	135.00	135.00
1	650–700	655	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	222.00	222.00
1	500–550	530	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	675	192.00	192.00
2	750–800	753	207.00–210.00	208.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	575	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	650	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	720	207.00	207.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	50	225.00	225.00
2	60–70	63	200.00–225.00	213.00
1	80–90	80	300.00	300.00
1	90–100	95	175.00	175.00
1	100–110	100	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	775.00–800.00	787.50
5	90–100	93	800.00–885.00	851.56
1	100–110	105	675.00	675.00
3	110–120	113	725.00–760.00	744.78
2	120–130	123	650.00–700.00	674.49
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	500.00	500.00
1	70–80	75	475.00	475.00
2	80–90	80	200.00–400.00	300.00
4	90–100	93	275.00–635.00	469.12
1	100–110	100	575.00	575.00
1	110–120	115	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	65	175.00–225.00	200.00
1	70–80	70	150.00	150.00
1	80–90	80	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	500.00–610.00	555.00
4	80–90	85	400.00–675.00	543.75
6	90–100	91	485.00–635.00	585.83
10	100–110	101	550.00–610.00	584.21
2	110–120	115	425.00–475.00	450.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	560.00–610.00	585.76
10	90–100	93	575.00–660.00	624.27
11	100–110	102	460.00–660.00	595.29
4	110–120	111	550.00–585.00	567.42
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	90	585.00	585.00
2	100–110	103	675.00–760.00	716.46
1	110–120	110	775.00	775.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	105	675.00	675.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	225.00	225.00
1	90–100	90	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	105	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	685.00	685.00
2	90–100	95	400.00–625.00	512.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	111.00–122.00	116.54
3	—	1,528	122.00–123.00	122.67
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,814	115.00–118.00	116.92
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,363	90.00–119.00	102.32
2	—	1,543	121.00–123.00	121.93
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,775	122.00–128.00	124.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,410	110.00–123.00	117.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	110.00–111.00	110.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	106.00	106.00
1	—	845	76.00	76.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,388	183.00–195.00	188.46
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,437	169.00–182.00	177.29
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,556	188.00–200.00	191.41
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,477	175.00–188.00	181.75
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	160.00–174.00	167.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	174.00–195.00	186.04
5	—	1,684	143.00–165.00	153.91
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	134.00–144.00	138.92
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	118.00	118.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,572	148.00–157.00	152.36
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	105.00–120.00	113.02
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	140.00–146.00	143.45
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,452	176.00–181.00	178.66
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	136.00–160.00	148.76
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	157.00	157.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	164.00	164.00

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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

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