Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $178.50/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$178.50

4 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.11

vs PA average

−89.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	198.50	1,102	2thin
Medium and Large 2	533	158.50	844	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $258 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 sale4 hd

178.50

—

PA average3 barns · 49 hd

219.61

−41.11

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−89.88

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	1,175	168.39	1,979	2thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,398	164.92	2,306	2thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,290	132.10	1,704	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,585	179.97	2,853	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,355	167.67	2,272	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,353	146.59	1,983	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,574	148.88	2,344	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,605	128.10	2,056	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,629	119.94	1,954	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	115.93	1,313	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,361	115.82	1,576	8thin
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,648	128.52	2,118	5thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,750	118.79	2,079	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,462	114.03	1,667	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,167	91.85	1,072	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,280	156.03	1,997	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,548	154.22	2,387	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,600	162.63	2,602	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,601	146.72	2,349	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,510	130.00	1,963	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,542	180.71	2,787	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,311	170.73	2,238	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,639	189.64	3,108	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,508	178.65	2,694	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,065	150.00	1,598	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	694.98/cwt	47
Bulls	Number 2	96	613.22/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 3	101	518.85/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	87	165.83/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	94	419.73/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	78	137.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	76.33/cwt	70.00–80.00	777	3
Bulls	Large 3	250–300	270	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	527	1
Bulls	Utility	100–110	100	117.50/cwt	85.00–150.00	118	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	619.93/cwt	585.00–635.00	583	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	700	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	705	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	895	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	210	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	452	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	720	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	871	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	450–500	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Bulls	Large 3	300–350	300	181.00/cwt	170.00–192.00	543	2
Bulls	Large 3	200–250	215	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	376	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	306	207.12/cwt	192.00–215.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	173.50/cwt	167.00–180.00	1,284	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	224.48/cwt	195.00–255.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	189.12/cwt	160.00–217.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,605	128.10/cwt	125.00–136.00	2,056	7
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,648	128.52/cwt	123.00–136.00	2,118	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	96.50/cwt	80.00–120.00	1,170	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,639	189.64/cwt	184.00–194.00	3,108	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	118.79/cwt	112.00–124.00	2,079	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	115.82/cwt	109.00–123.00	1,576	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,175	168.39/cwt	158.00–177.00	1,979	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	119.94/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,954	16
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,542	180.71/cwt	177.00–184.00	2,787	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,548	154.22/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,387	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,462	114.03/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,667	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,311	170.73/cwt	163.00–176.00	2,238	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,601	146.72/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,349	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	80	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	640	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	90	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	212	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	70	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	70	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	862.07/cwt	810.00–985.00	888	8
Bulls	Large 3	850–900	870	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Large 3	600–650	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,355	167.67/cwt	152.00–175.00	2,272	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	115.93/cwt	105.00–122.00	1,313	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,600	162.63/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,602	2
Steers	Select	—	1,065	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,598	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,963	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,585	179.97/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,853	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,290	132.10/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,704	2
Bulls	—	—	1,518	144.84/cwt	115.00–164.00	2,199	12
Bulls	—	—	1,913	173.14/cwt	166.00–181.00	3,312	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	83	647.88/cwt	635.00–660.00	538	2
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	95	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	404	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,280	156.03/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,997	2
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	115	342.50/cwt	260.00–425.00	394	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,398	164.92/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,306	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,508	178.65/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,694	9
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	82	619.39/cwt	575.00–670.00	508	3
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	113	547.94/cwt	500.00–610.00	619	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,353	146.59/cwt	142.00–158.00	1,983	4
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	70	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	105	1
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	85	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	106	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	90	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	585	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	80	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	608	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	73	734.93/cwt	550.00–850.00	536	5
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	105	581.67/cwt	550.00–610.00	611	3
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	75	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	506	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	567.59/cwt	550.00–640.00	590	9
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	563.00/cwt	560.00–575.00	647	5
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	105	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	289	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	93	479.19/cwt	450.00–510.00	446	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	91	605.69/cwt	435.00–680.00	551	8
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	629.09/cwt	600.00–660.00	522	4
Heifers	Number 1	110–120	110	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	534	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	80	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	320	2
Bulls	Utility	80–90	80	212.50/cwt	125.00–300.00	170	2
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	120	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	642	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	828.55/cwt	710.00–900.00	771	8

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 51Last week 85Year ago 81

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 278Year ago 306

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 128Last week 131Year ago 105

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,018	70.00–80.00	76.33
10	—	1,212	80.00–120.00	96.50
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,648	123.00–136.00	128.52
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,750	112.00–124.00	118.79
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,462	100.00–120.00	114.03
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,605	125.00–136.00	128.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,361	109.00–123.00	115.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,629	115.00–124.00	119.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	105.00–122.00	115.93
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,639	184.00–194.00	189.64
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	150.00	150.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,508	173.00–182.00	178.65
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	158.00–177.00	168.39
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	130.00–134.00	132.10
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	161.00–168.00	164.92
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	177.00–184.00	180.71
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,311	163.00–176.00	170.73
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	151.00–158.00	154.22
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	154.00–158.00	156.03
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,601	144.00–152.00	146.72
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	159.00–166.00	162.63
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	130.00	130.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,355	152.00–175.00	167.67
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,585	175.00–187.00	179.97
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,353	142.00–158.00	146.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,518	115.00–164.00	144.84
2	—	1,913	166.00–181.00	173.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	175.00	175.00
1	250–300	270	195.00	195.00
2	300–350	300	170.00–192.00	181.00
1	600–650	605	125.00	125.00
1	850–900	870	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	645	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	655	197.00	197.00
1	750–800	775	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	160.00–217.00	189.12
1	500–550	520	197.00	197.00
1	600–650	640	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	127.00	127.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	145.00	145.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	215.00	215.00
1	450–500	465	160.00	160.00
1	500–550	520	135.00	135.00
1	700–750	720	142.00	142.00
1	800–850	800	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	515	192.00	192.00
1	550–600	595	205.00	205.00
1	600–650	625	190.00	190.00
2	700–750	735	195.00	195.00
3	750–800	770	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	306	192.00–215.00	207.12
1	500–550	515	137.00	137.00
1	550–600	550	180.00	180.00
4	700–750	740	167.00–180.00	173.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	195.00–255.00	224.48

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	100.00	100.00
2	80–90	80	125.00–300.00	212.50
1	90–100	90	235.00	235.00
2	100–110	100	85.00–150.00	117.50
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	675.00	675.00
4	80–90	83	600.00–660.00	629.09
4	90–100	94	585.00–635.00	619.93
9	100–110	104	550.00–640.00	567.59
5	110–120	115	560.00–575.00	563.00
2	120–130	120	535.00	535.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	80	760.00	760.00
1	90–100	90	650.00	650.00
1	100–110	100	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	70–80	73	550.00–850.00	734.93
1	80–90	80	800.00	800.00
8	90–100	93	710.00–900.00	828.55
8	100–110	103	810.00–985.00	862.07
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	635.00–660.00	647.88
1	90–100	95	425.00	425.00
3	100–110	105	550.00–610.00	581.67
2	110–120	115	260.00–425.00	342.50
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	82	575.00–670.00	619.39
8	90–100	91	435.00–680.00	605.69
8	110–120	113	500.00–610.00	547.94
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	150.00	150.00
1	80–90	85	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	80	400.00	400.00
2	90–100	93	450.00–510.00	479.19
1	100–110	105	275.00	275.00
1	110–120	110	485.00	485.00

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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