Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 1.73 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 4.18 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 2.68 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged .19 higher, boners averaged 8.00 lower and lean cows averaged 2.49 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 39.30 higher and under 95 pounds 21.24 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $169.00/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$169.00

3 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$441

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$92.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.12

vs PA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	217.00	1,172	1thin
Medium and Large 2	545	165.00	899	1thin
Large 3	585	125.00	731	1thin

One grade step is worth $92.00/cwt here — about $441 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 sale3 hd

169.00

—

PA average3 barns · 29 hd

204.12

−35.12

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 and Prime	Average	1,550	173.00	2,682	1thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,105	128.00	1,414	1thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,925	121.00	2,329	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,512	177.31	2,681	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,444	164.90	2,381	7thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,193	130.97	1,562	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,540	147.54	2,272	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	109.87	1,448	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	109.16	1,604	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	104.00	955	2thin
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,680	117.39	1,972	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	112.83	1,775	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,520	108.62	1,651	7thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,451	100.45	1,458	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,930	156.00	3,011	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,390	144.00	2,002	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,389	158.79	2,206	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,458	147.73	2,154	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,620	122.30	1,981	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,440	181.18	2,609	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,417	176.45	2,500	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,230	133.00	1,636	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,563	184.26	2,880	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,419	179.79	2,551	34
Steers	Select	Average	1,284	161.57	2,075	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	648.31/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	96	568.48/cwt	20
Bulls	Utility	105	350.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Number 3	89	313.78/cwt	16
Heifers	Number 2	85	750.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	86	535.50/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 3	70	262.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

99 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 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	589	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	522.78/cwt	510.00–535.00	591	2
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	120	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	582	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	80	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	720	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	555	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	760	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	280	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	322	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	890	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	821.25/cwt	810.00–825.00	821	4
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	140–150	140	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	574	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	100–110	105	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	588	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Bulls	Large 3	800–850	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	485	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	643	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	775	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,062	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium 3	250–300	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Bulls	Large 3	550–600	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Bulls	Large 3	250–300	260	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	507	1
Bulls	Large 3	200–250	200	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	370	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	223	200.67/cwt	180.00–220.00	447	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	213.61/cwt	185.00–240.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	213.67/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	143.68/cwt	127.00–160.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	151.08/cwt	130.00–172.00	941	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	610.00/cwt	560.00–640.00	519	3
Heifers	Number 3Jersey	60–70	65	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	146	1
Heifers	Number 3Jersey	70–80	75	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	225	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	600.00/cwt	560.00–630.00	510	3
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	170	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	102	419.43/cwt	385.00–485.00	428	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,444	164.90/cwt	143.00–173.00	2,381	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,458	147.73/cwt	140.00–153.00	2,154	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	109.87/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,448	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,419	179.79/cwt	171.00–186.00	2,551	34
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,105	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,417	176.45/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,500	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,550	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,682	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,512	177.31/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,681	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,230	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,636	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,930	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	3,011	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,193	130.97/cwt	122.00–142.00	1,562	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,620	122.30/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,981	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	143.55/cwt	130.00–157.00	2,125	11
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,925	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,329	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	75	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	514	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	108.62/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,651	7
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,389	158.79/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,206	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,563	184.26/cwt	180.00–196.00	2,880	14
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	123	658.98/cwt	610.00–710.00	811	2
Bulls	Utility	100–110	105	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	368	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	75	287.50/cwt	275.00–300.00	216	2
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,680	117.39/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,972	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,451	100.45/cwt	80.00–108.00	1,458	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	955	2
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	70–80	75	212.50/cwt	175.00–250.00	159	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	80	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	244	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	533.27/cwt	375.00–600.00	496	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	112.83/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,775	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	109.16/cwt	97.00–118.00	1,604	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,440	181.18/cwt	177.00–183.00	2,609	5
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	113	339.33/cwt	200.00–485.00	383	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	581.64/cwt	550.00–610.00	593	6
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	80–90	83	199.50/cwt	175.00–225.00	166	3
Steers	Select	—	1,284	161.57/cwt	150.00–171.00	2,075	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,002	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	162.15/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,854	3
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	65	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	283	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	552.40/cwt	450.00–585.00	569	7
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	60–70	60	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	165	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	80	725.00/cwt	525.00–850.00	580	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	755.00/cwt	710.00–800.00	793	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	825	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	80–90	80	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	420	1
Bulls	Number 3	130–140	130	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	260	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	75	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	319	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	638	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	855.00/cwt	835.00–875.00	812	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	604.87/cwt	575.00–625.00	563	6
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	95	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	461	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	110	592.50/cwt	535.00–650.00	652	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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 66Year ago 69

Slaughter CattleReceipts 311Last week 260Year ago 354

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 120Last week 121Year ago 125

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	785.00	785.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	685.00	685.00
3	80–90	85	560.00–640.00	610.00
6	90–100	93	575.00–625.00	604.87
6	100–110	102	550.00–610.00	581.64
2	110–120	113	510.00–535.00	522.78
1	120–130	120	485.00	485.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	900.00	900.00
2	90–100	95	835.00–875.00	855.00
4	100–110	100	810.00–825.00	821.25
1	110–120	110	750.00	750.00
2	120–130	123	610.00–710.00	658.98
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	105	560.00	560.00
1	140–150	140	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	560.00–630.00	600.00
7	90–100	93	375.00–600.00	533.27
7	100–110	103	450.00–585.00	552.40
2	110–120	110	535.00–650.00	592.50
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	435.00	435.00
1	70–80	75	425.00	425.00
1	80–90	85	200.00	200.00
3	100–110	102	385.00–485.00	419.43
2	110–120	113	200.00–485.00	339.33
1	130–140	130	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	105	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	60	275.00	275.00
2	70–80	75	175.00–250.00	212.50
3	80–90	83	175.00–225.00	199.50
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	525.00	525.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	225.00	225.00
1	70–80	75	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	275.00–300.00	287.50
2	80–90	80	300.00–310.00	305.00
1	90–100	95	485.00	485.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	80	525.00–850.00	725.00
2	100–110	105	710.00–800.00	755.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	750.00	750.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	180.00–220.00	200.67
1	450–500	490	115.00	115.00
1	550–600	555	137.00	137.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	115.00	115.00
1	350–400	355	145.00	145.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	130.00–135.00	132.55
1	750–800	775	137.00	137.00
1	850–900	890	162.00	162.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	150.00	150.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	132.00	132.00
1	500–550	525	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	185.00	185.00
1	250–300	260	195.00	195.00
1	550–600	585	125.00	125.00
1	800–850	840	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	545	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	610	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	865	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	540	217.00	217.00
1	700–750	745	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	595	182.00	182.00
1	650–700	695	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	207.00–220.00	213.67
1	500–550	500	222.00	222.00
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	545	187.00	187.00
2	600–650	623	130.00–172.00	151.08
2	650–700	678	127.00–160.00	143.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	185.00–240.00	213.61
1	400–450	445	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	645	187.00	187.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,444	143.00–173.00	164.90
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	175.00–179.00	177.31
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	122.00–142.00	130.97
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,458	140.00–153.00	147.73
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	116.00–127.00	122.30
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,389	154.00–165.00	158.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,318	106.00–118.00	109.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	104.00	104.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,469	97.00–118.00	109.16
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,419	171.00–186.00	179.79
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,563	180.00–196.00	184.26
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,284	150.00–171.00	161.57
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	128.00	128.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	173.00	173.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,417	165.00–180.00	176.45
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,440	177.00–183.00	181.18
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	156.00	156.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	144.00	144.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,480	130.00–157.00	143.55
3	—	1,760	159.00–167.00	162.15
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,520	100.00–113.00	108.62
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	116.00–119.00	117.39
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,451	80.00–108.00	100.45
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,573	108.00–116.00	112.83

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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