Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged .08 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 8.46 higher, slaughter heifers averaged 3.22 higher. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 1.14 higher, boners averaged .90 higher and lean cows averaged .34 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 41.89 lower and under 95 pounds averaged 35.51 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $191.85/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$191.85

2 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−60.66

vs PA average

−113.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	578	191.85	1,109	2thin

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 sale2 hd

191.85

—

PA average4 barns · 128 hd

252.51

−60.66

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−113.62

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	1,418	155.01	2,198	6thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,295	146.03	1,891	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,733	181.95	3,153	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,508	168.95	2,548	8thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,225	136.18	1,668	2thin
Bulls	—	High	1,615	144.68	2,336	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,350	126.00	1,701	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	116.00	1,456	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,725	112.64	1,943	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	102.94	981	5thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,713	125.51	2,150	2thin
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,621	123.24	1,998	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,428	117.44	1,677	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,339	101.98	1,366	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,480	156.62	2,318	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,367	139.53	1,907	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,745	139.00	2,426	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,600	162.92	2,607	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,533	151.91	2,329	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,348	126.39	1,704	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,554	186.45	2,897	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,498	180.51	2,704	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,055	153.00	1,614	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,561	189.26	2,954	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,554	181.63	2,823	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,267	158.90	2,013	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	668.43/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	91	528.57/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 3	90	357.37/cwt	17
Bulls	Utility	105	250.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	99	618.20/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	85	511.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 3	60	200.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	665	147.67/cwt	140.00–155.00	982	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,130	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	728	147.68/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	222.50/cwt	215.00–230.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	167.09/cwt	152.00–185.00	782	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	995	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,055	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	635	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,156	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	315	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	731	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	630	159.50/cwt	147.00–172.00	1,005	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	880	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,162	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,015	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Large 3	200–250	240	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	552	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	555	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,010	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	100–110	100	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	325	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	446	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	782.79/cwt	750.00–800.00	798	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	80	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	600	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	980	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,666	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,000	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	70	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	368	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	90–100	90	455.00/cwt	325.00–585.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	168.40/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	200.24/cwt	190.00–205.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	146.58/cwt	122.00–170.00	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	150.19/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	163.46/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	179.79/cwt	167.00–192.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	191.85/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,114	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	112.64/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,943	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	2,150	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,554	186.45/cwt	182.00–193.00	2,897	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,561	189.26/cwt	185.00–196.00	2,954	12
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,621	123.24/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,998	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	102.94/cwt	90.00–126.00	981	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,418	155.01/cwt	143.00–162.00	2,198	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,498	180.51/cwt	179.00–183.00	2,704	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,456	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	117.44/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,677	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,554	181.63/cwt	174.00–188.00	2,823	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,533	151.91/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,329	2
Bulls	—	—	1,853	170.78/cwt	160.00–186.00	3,165	5
Steers	Select	—	1,267	158.90/cwt	142.00–173.00	2,013	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,480	156.62/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,318	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,733	181.95/cwt	179.00–185.00	3,153	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,745	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,426	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,348	126.39/cwt	118.00–144.00	1,704	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,055	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,614	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	110–120	115	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	144	1
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	80–90	80	62.50/cwt	50.00–75.00	50	2
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	90–100	90	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	180	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,339	101.98/cwt	82.00–116.00	1,366	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,350	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	104	452.98/cwt	325.00–550.00	471	5
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	529.45/cwt	450.00–600.00	487	6
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	110	497.50/cwt	460.00–535.00	547	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	80	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	480	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,600	162.92/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,607	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,508	168.95/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,548	8
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	84	332.54/cwt	160.00–485.00	279	4
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	73	350.52/cwt	260.00–435.00	256	2
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	80–90	80	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	160	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	65	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	234	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,367	139.53/cwt	129.00–149.00	1,907	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	138.15/cwt	123.00–154.00	2,148	20
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	125	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	438	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	663.51/cwt	625.00–700.00	617	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	531.57/cwt	525.00–535.00	595	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	542.32/cwt	535.00–550.00	559	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,225	136.18/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,668	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,295	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,891	2
Bulls	Utility	100–110	105	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	263	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	95	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	594	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	588.76/cwt	560.00–610.00	548	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	80	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	520	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	60	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	120	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	90	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	540	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	827.96/cwt	810.00–850.00	679	3
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	80–90	80	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	340	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	740.44/cwt	600.00–810.00	696	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	112	733.21/cwt	725.00–750.00	821	3
Heifers	Number 2	110–120	110	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	468	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	73	452.59/cwt	375.00–525.00	330	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	649.73/cwt	510.00–725.00	598	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	684.10/cwt	475.00–800.00	568	6
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	100	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	525	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	140–150	140	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	679	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 Apr 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 88Year ago 55

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 227Year ago 184

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 121Last week 158Year ago 103

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	232.00	232.00
2	600–650	630	147.00–172.00	159.50
2	650–700	665	140.00–155.00	147.67
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	165.00	165.00
2	700–750	728	140.00–155.00	147.68
1	850–900	880	132.00	132.00
1	950–1000	995	106.00	106.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	175.00	175.00
3	350–400	378	190.00–205.00	200.24
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	578	187.00–197.00	191.85
3	650–700	660	167.00–192.00	179.79
1	800–850	825	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	215.00–230.00	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	190.00	190.00
2	500–550	535	202.00	202.00
1	550–600	565	130.00	130.00
2	600–650	620	122.00–170.00	146.58
2	650–700	658	160.00–177.00	168.40
1	800–850	800	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	235.00	235.00
1	250–300	260	205.00	205.00
1	300–350	340	195.00	195.00
1	350–400	370	195.00	195.00
1	400–450	435	175.00	175.00
3	450–500	468	152.00–185.00	167.09
1	550–600	550	157.00	157.00
2	650–700	678	162.00–165.00	163.46
2	750–800	780	140.00–160.00	150.19
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	230.00	230.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	135.00	135.00
1	550–600	555	182.00	182.00
1	600–650	635	182.00	182.00
1	800–850	805	115.00	115.00
1	950–1000	980	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	605	170.00	170.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	200.00	200.00
2	90–100	90	325.00–585.00	455.00
1	100–110	100	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	525.00	525.00
5	90–100	93	560.00–610.00	588.76
2	100–110	103	535.00–550.00	542.32
3	110–120	112	525.00–535.00	531.57
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	82	810.00–850.00	827.96
6	90–100	94	600.00–810.00	740.44
3	100–110	102	750.00–800.00	782.79
3	110–120	112	725.00–750.00	733.21
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	525.00	525.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	110–120	115	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	80	50.00–75.00	62.50
1	90–100	90	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	375.00–525.00	452.59
4	80–90	84	160.00–485.00	332.54
1	90–100	90	600.00	600.00
5	100–110	104	325.00–550.00	452.98
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	260.00–435.00	350.52
1	80–90	80	600.00	600.00
6	90–100	92	450.00–600.00	529.45
1	100–110	100	525.00	525.00
2	110–120	110	460.00–535.00	497.50
1	120–130	125	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	83	475.00–800.00	684.10
2	90–100	93	625.00–700.00	663.51
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	105	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	360.00	360.00
1	80–90	80	750.00	750.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	95	625.00	625.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	650.00	650.00
3	90–100	92	510.00–725.00	649.73
1	140–150	140	485.00	485.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	60	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	110–120	110	425.00	425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,725	106.00–116.00	112.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	953	90.00–126.00	102.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	116.00	116.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	126.00	126.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	125.00–126.00	125.51
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,621	122.00–125.00	123.24
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,428	110.00–127.00	117.44
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,339	82.00–116.00	101.98
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,554	182.00–193.00	186.45
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,498	179.00–183.00	180.51
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	153.00	153.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,561	185.00–196.00	189.26
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,554	174.00–188.00	181.63
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,267	142.00–173.00	158.90
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,418	143.00–162.00	155.01
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	145.00–147.00	146.03
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	150.00–154.00	151.91
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,348	118.00–144.00	126.39
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	160.00–166.00	162.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,853	160.00–186.00	170.78
20	—	1,555	123.00–154.00	138.15
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	150.00–164.00	156.62
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	139.00	139.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	129.00–149.00	139.53
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,733	179.00–185.00	181.95
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,508	161.00–179.00	168.95
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	132.00–140.00	136.18

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

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