Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 2.04 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged 7.80 higher and slaughter heifers averaged 6.50 higher. Breaker cows averaged 3.67 higher, boners averaged 3.76 higher and lean cows averaged .50 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 3.47 higher and under 95 pounds averaged 9.81 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $170.16/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$170.16

3 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 3

$19.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs PA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	570	176.74	1,007	2thin
Large 3	525	157.00	824	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.74/cwt here — about $183 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

170.16

—

PA average1 barns · 3 hd

170.16

+0.00

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	1,433	159.83	2,290	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,320	180.00	2,376	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,418	177.88	2,522	6thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,185	165.00	1,955	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,687	164.90	2,782	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,424	141.95	2,021	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	134.68	2,078	2thin
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,775	137.33	2,438	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,687	132.35	2,233	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,628	132.26	2,153	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,477	113.49	1,676	18
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,555	160.00	2,488	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,403	154.56	2,168	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,385	142.00	1,967	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,519	159.48	2,423	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,870	157.00	2,936	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,260	154.00	1,940	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,305	183.05	2,389	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,325	177.54	2,352	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,308	159.21	2,082	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,506	194.02	2,922	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,424	182.89	2,604	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,438	172.14	2,475	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	742.16/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	103	586.54/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	90	504.26/cwt	13
Bulls	Utility	65	300.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	96	792.78/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	85	355.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	656	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	120	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	942	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	65	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	195	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	586.40/cwt	560.00–600.00	651	4
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	610.90/cwt	560.00–640.00	635	4
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	657.50/cwt	585.00–700.00	546	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	550–600	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	700–750	715	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,230	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	650–700	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	780.66/cwt	685.00–850.00	882	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	940.00/cwt	935.00–945.00	940	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,005.00/cwt	910.00–1,100.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	854	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Bulls	Large 3	500–550	525	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	824	1
Bulls	Large 3	400–450	430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	817	1
Bulls	Large 3	350–400	395	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	818	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	600–650	615	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,015	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	164.98/cwt	142.00–187.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	163.34/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	176.74/cwt	147.00–207.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	210.10/cwt	195.00–225.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,277	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,079	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	203.23/cwt	192.00–215.00	1,083	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,687	132.35/cwt	128.00–134.00	2,233	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,628	132.26/cwt	108.00–146.00	2,153	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	134.68/cwt	132.00–138.00	2,078	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,424	141.95/cwt	136.00–146.00	2,021	7
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,775	137.33/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,438	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,512	117.68/cwt	106.00–134.00	1,779	16
Bulls	—	—	1,687	164.90/cwt	148.00–179.00	2,782	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,403	154.56/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,168	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,424	182.89/cwt	175.00–188.00	2,604	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	956	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,305	183.05/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,389	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,506	194.02/cwt	185.00–202.00	2,922	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,325	177.54/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,352	4
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,967	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,185	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,955	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,870	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,936	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,488	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,376	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	571.08/cwt	475.00–660.00	531	5
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	70	637.50/cwt	600.00–675.00	446	2
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	115	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	518	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,519	159.48/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,423	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,418	177.88/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,522	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,433	159.83/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,290	2
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	70–80	75	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	150	1
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	60–70	65	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	146	1
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	125	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	625	1
Steers	Select	—	1,438	172.14/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,475	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,308	159.21/cwt	144.00–169.00	2,082	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,260	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,940	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	327	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	75	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	300	1
Heifers	Number 2Jersey	90–100	95	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	295	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	531	1
Bulls	Number 3	120–130	120	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	630	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	100	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	400	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	872.50/cwt	860.00–885.00	873	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	70	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	438	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	90–100	95	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	570	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	611.02/cwt	525.00–645.00	629	6
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	111	579.05/cwt	550.00–600.00	643	5
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	631.20/cwt	600.00–655.00	593	4
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	92	641.45/cwt	610.00–660.00	590	6
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	80	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	340	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	976.15/cwt	950.00–1,010.00	908	4
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	90	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	459	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	973.75/cwt	810.00–1,050.00	828	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	122	771.10/cwt	610.00–960.00	941	3

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 45Last week 68Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 290Year ago 295

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 123Last week 182Year ago 116

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	875.00	875.00
2	80–90	85	910.00–1,100.00	1,005.00
4	90–100	93	950.00–1,010.00	976.15
2	100–110	100	935.00–945.00	940.00
3	110–120	113	685.00–850.00	780.66
1	120–130	120	785.00	785.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	585.00–700.00	657.50
6	90–100	92	610.00–660.00	641.45
4	100–110	104	560.00–640.00	610.90
4	110–120	111	560.00–600.00	586.40
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	70	600.00–675.00	637.50
1	80–90	85	625.00	625.00
5	90–100	93	475.00–660.00	571.08
1	100–110	100	400.00	400.00
1	110–120	115	450.00	450.00
1	120–130	120	525.00	525.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	225.00	225.00
1	70–80	75	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	385.00	385.00
4	90–100	94	600.00–655.00	631.20
6	100–110	103	525.00–645.00	611.02
5	110–120	111	550.00–600.00	579.05
1	120–130	125	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	95	600.00	600.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	95	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	625.00	625.00
4	80–90	85	810.00–1,050.00	973.75
2	100–110	100	860.00–885.00	872.50
3	120–130	122	610.00–960.00	771.10
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	425.00	425.00
1	90–100	90	510.00	510.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	615	165.00	165.00
1	650–700	655	145.00	145.00
1	700–750	715	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	345	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	960	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	207.00	207.00
1	400–450	430	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	525	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	195.00–225.00	210.10
2	550–600	570	147.00–207.00	176.74
2	600–650	625	157.00–170.00	163.34
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	818	142.00–187.00	164.98
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	155.00	155.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	205.00	205.00
1	450–500	475	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	710	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	533	192.00–215.00	203.23
1	600–650	615	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	170.00	170.00
1	400–450	430	195.00	195.00
1	550–600	570	202.00	202.00
1	650–700	655	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,687	128.00–134.00	132.35
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,628	108.00–146.00	132.26
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,775	134.00–140.00	137.33
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,512	106.00–134.00	117.68
2	—	1,195	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	132.00–138.00	134.68
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,424	136.00–146.00	141.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,687	148.00–179.00	164.90
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	150.00–159.00	154.56
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	142.00	142.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	160.00	160.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,424	175.00–188.00	182.89
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,506	185.00–202.00	194.02
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	170.00–174.00	172.14
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	182.00–184.00	183.05
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,325	176.00–180.00	177.54
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,308	144.00–169.00	159.21
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	165.00	165.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	180.00	180.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,418	169.00–185.00	177.88
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	157.00	157.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,519	155.00–164.00	159.48
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	154.00	154.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	157.00–162.00	159.83

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Every lot, as filed

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