Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices, slaughter steers averaged .19 higher slaughter holsteins averaged 2.97 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 4.67 higher. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 3.62 lower, boner cows averaged 3.00 lower and lean cows averaged .17 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 47.87 higher and under 95 pounds averaged 13.25 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $230.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$230.00

1 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−27.82

vs PA average

−79.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	230.00	1,219	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

230.00

—

PA average3 barns · 35 hd

257.82

−27.82

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−79.71

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	1,555	177.61	2,762	2thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,468	163.85	2,405	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,509	177.34	2,676	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,381	164.08	2,266	8thin
Bulls	—	High	1,527	144.18	2,202	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,428	113.69	1,623	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	112.11	1,596	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	108.06	1,325	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	94.00	910	3thin
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,636	121.71	1,991	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,422	117.03	1,664	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,736	115.17	1,999	7thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,321	95.54	1,262	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,538	157.02	2,415	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,153	143.14	1,650	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,698	155.00	2,632	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,503	150.23	2,258	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,390	136.01	1,891	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,483	181.13	2,686	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,463	175.46	2,567	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,260	168.00	2,117	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,559	183.80	2,865	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,521	178.04	2,708	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,425	162.39	2,314	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	756.90/cwt	50
Bulls	Number 2	94	596.55/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 3	84	455.25/cwt	17
Bulls	Utility	73	346.20/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	84	713.57/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 2	74	418.57/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 3	75	200.00/cwt	1

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 1	100–110	103	615.46/cwt	600.00–645.00	634	10
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	80	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	668	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	100–110	100	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	90–100	95	687.50/cwt	625.00–750.00	653	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	694	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	73	591.03/cwt	550.00–635.00	431	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,023.30/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	849	6
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	100	617.50/cwt	560.00–640.00	618	4
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	625.20/cwt	550.00–680.00	581	4
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	80–90	80	475.00/cwt	450.00–500.00	380	2
Heifers	Number 2Jersey	60–70	60	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	195	1
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	70–80	75	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	131	1
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	90–100	90	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	459	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	83	596.97/cwt	500.00–700.00	495	2
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	75	242.50/cwt	210.00–275.00	182	2
Heifers	Number 2	60–70	60	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	165	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	660.00/cwt	650.00–670.00	561	2
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	80–90	80	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	160	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	110	578.75/cwt	500.00–610.00	637	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	480	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	754	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	100	530.00/cwt	485.00–575.00	530	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	218.92/cwt	197.00–242.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	879	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	645	154.50/cwt	132.00–177.00	997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	560.16/cwt	400.00–635.00	521	5
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	73	441.48/cwt	225.00–550.00	322	3
Heifers	Number 3Jersey	70–80	75	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	150	1
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	90–100	90	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	158	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	60–70	65	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	218	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	70–80	75	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	356	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	970	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,685	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,988	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	108.06/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,325	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	96.33/cwt	88.00–109.00	1,260	11
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,636	121.71/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,991	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,422	117.03/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,664	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,538	157.02/cwt	151.00–167.00	2,415	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,559	183.80/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,865	18
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,483	181.13/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,686	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,055	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	652	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,736	115.17/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,999	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,381	164.08/cwt	147.00–174.00	2,266	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,503	150.23/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,258	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,468	163.85/cwt	158.00–171.00	2,405	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,509	177.34/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,676	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,698	155.00/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,632	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,428	113.69/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,623	2
Bulls	—	—	1,100	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,870	1
Bulls	—	—	1,563	142.03/cwt	120.00–162.00	2,220	12
Steers	Select	—	1,425	162.39/cwt	144.00–172.00	2,314	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,390	136.01/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,891	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,521	178.04/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,708	9
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	70–80	75	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	375	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	75	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	206	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	327	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	95	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	451	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	870.58/cwt	825.00–900.00	897	5
Bulls	Utility	70–80	72	387.79/cwt	200.00–525.00	279	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	949.88/cwt	885.00–995.00	874	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	804.89/cwt	800.00–810.00	910	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	80	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	820	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	90	905.00/cwt	860.00–950.00	815	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	110–120	110	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	424	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,463	175.46/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,567	9
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	589.93/cwt	585.00–600.00	661	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,260	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,117	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	65	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	299	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	659.17/cwt	600.00–690.00	560	6
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	642.34/cwt	610.00–660.00	597	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,555	177.61/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,762	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	769	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,153	143.14/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,650	3
Bulls	Utility	50–60	55	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	55	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	85	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	191	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	90	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	428	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	112.11/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,596	7

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 May 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 51Last week 51Year ago 81

Slaughter CattleReceipts 279Last week 185Year ago 306

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 143Last week 128Year ago 105

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	85	600.00–690.00	659.17
6	90–100	93	610.00–660.00	642.34
10	100–110	103	600.00–645.00	615.46
3	110–120	112	585.00–600.00	589.93
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	95	625.00–750.00	687.50
1	100–110	100	675.00	675.00
1	110–120	110	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	925.00	925.00
6	80–90	83	900.00–1,100.00	1,023.30
7	90–100	92	885.00–995.00	949.88
5	100–110	103	825.00–900.00	870.58
2	110–120	113	800.00–810.00	804.89
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	550.00–635.00	591.03
2	80–90	85	650.00–670.00	660.00
4	90–100	93	550.00–680.00	625.20
4	100–110	100	560.00–640.00	617.50
4	110–120	110	500.00–610.00	578.75
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	80	450.00–500.00	475.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	175.00	175.00
1	80–90	80	200.00	200.00
1	90–100	90	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	73	225.00–550.00	441.48
2	80–90	83	500.00–700.00	596.97
5	90–100	93	400.00–635.00	560.16
2	100–110	100	485.00–575.00	530.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	335.00	335.00
1	70–80	75	475.00	475.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	55	100.00	100.00
1	60–70	65	460.00	460.00
3	70–80	72	200.00–525.00	387.79
1	80–90	85	225.00	225.00
1	90–100	90	475.00	475.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	835.00	835.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	60	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	500.00	500.00
1	90–100	90	510.00	510.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	60	275.00	275.00
2	70–80	75	210.00–275.00	242.50
Heifers — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	275.00	275.00
1	80–90	85	385.00	385.00
1	90–100	95	475.00	475.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	1,025.00	1,025.00
1	80–90	80	1,025.00	1,025.00
2	90–100	90	860.00–950.00	905.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	155.00	155.00
1	350–400	350	145.00	145.00
1	450–500	480	157.00	157.00
1	500–550	515	160.00	160.00
1	550–600	555	170.00	170.00
2	600–650	645	132.00–177.00	154.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	170.00	170.00
1	300–350	320	150.00	150.00
1	350–400	350	150.00	150.00
1	500–550	505	125.00	125.00
1	650–700	680	115.00	115.00
1	800–850	815	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	187.00	187.00
1	550–600	570	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	197.00–242.00	218.92
1	700–750	735	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	740	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	690	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,685	118.00	118.00
11	—	1,308	88.00–109.00	96.33
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,636	119.00–125.00	121.71
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,422	112.00–121.00	117.03
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,736	111.00–119.00	115.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,226	106.00–112.00	108.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	100.00	100.00
1	—	795	82.00	82.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	108.00–118.00	113.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,424	110.00–116.00	112.11
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,538	151.00–167.00	157.02
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,153	142.00–145.00	143.14
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,559	178.00–188.00	183.80
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	144.00–172.00	162.39
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,521	173.00–182.00	178.04
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,483	177.00–185.00	181.13
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,463	170.00–180.00	175.46
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	168.00	168.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,381	147.00–174.00	164.08
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,509	175.00–178.00	177.34
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,503	142.00–155.00	150.23
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	154.00–156.00	155.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	132.00–140.00	136.01
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	158.00–171.00	163.85
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	172.00–182.00	177.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	170.00	170.00
12	—	1,563	120.00–162.00	142.03

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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