Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 2.71 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 5.76 higher slaughter heifers averaged .48 higher and dairy beef averaged 4.37 lower. Breaker cows averaged 7.34 higher, boners averaged 1.60 higher and lean cows averaged 2.64 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 6.37 lower and under 95 pounds averaged 12.67 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $212.46/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$212.46

4 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.26

vs PA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	566	212.46	1,203	4thin

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 sale4 hd

212.46

—

PA average3 barns · 11 hd

202.20

+10.26

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	1,560	190.00	2,964	1thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,150	160.29	1,843	2thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,043	146.53	1,528	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,494	189.88	2,837	8thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,483	177.45	2,632	6thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,338	164.52	2,201	6thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,643	148.58	2,441	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,700	143.93	2,447	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	138.78	1,695	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,564	138.57	2,167	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,218	135.25	1,647	2thin
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,710	141.27	2,416	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,793	140.15	2,513	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,494	133.67	1,997	9thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,380	114.90	1,586	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,410	164.00	2,312	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	140.00	1,848	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,653	167.98	2,777	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,617	157.92	2,554	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,240	145.71	1,807	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,395	191.07	2,665	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,301	183.52	2,388	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,543	197.43	3,046	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,438	185.72	2,671	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,450	172.25	2,498	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	673.10/cwt	45
Bulls	Number 2	92	655.14/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 3	86	484.39/cwt	18
Bulls	Utility	91	332.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	92	802.54/cwt	16
Heifers	Number 2	75	658.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 3	75	500.00/cwt	1

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	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,407	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	573	148.39/cwt	140.00–157.00	850	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	520	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	842	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	625	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,013	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	920	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,463	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	852	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,338	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	95	250.00/cwt	150.00–350.00	238	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	91	658.50/cwt	650.00–675.00	599	7
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	80–90	85	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	553	1
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	70–80	70	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	263	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	503	149.65/cwt	137.00–165.00	753	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,022	154.64/cwt	145.00–164.00	1,580	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	858.46/cwt	850.00–875.00	970	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	70	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	525	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	70	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	420	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	65	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	293	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	926	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	120	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	660	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	836.67/cwt	675.00–935.00	837	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	101	639.47/cwt	625.00–670.00	646	14
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	100	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	95	525.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	760	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,231	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	240	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	200.89/cwt	162.00–237.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	203.57/cwt	172.00–245.00	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,075	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	212.46/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,203	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,543	197.43/cwt	194.00–200.50	3,046	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,494	189.88/cwt	184.00–194.00	2,837	8
Bulls	—	—	1,643	148.58/cwt	130.00–179.00	2,441	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,700	143.93/cwt	142.00–146.00	2,447	2
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,710	141.27/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,416	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,964	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	619.68/cwt	575.00–660.00	644	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,653	167.98/cwt	160.00–185.00	2,777	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,483	177.45/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,632	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,848	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	138.57/cwt	128.00–144.00	2,167	11
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	60–70	65	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	439	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	525	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,150	160.29/cwt	148.00–170.00	1,843	2
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	90–100	90	386.67/cwt	300.00–475.00	348	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,494	133.67/cwt	124.00–156.00	1,997	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,438	185.72/cwt	179.00–192.00	2,671	15
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	608.04/cwt	550.00–650.00	565	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	912.20/cwt	900.00–925.00	940	2
Steers	Select	—	1,450	172.25/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,498	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,793	140.15/cwt	138.00–142.00	2,513	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	138.78/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,695	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,043	146.53/cwt	124.00–160.00	1,528	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	80	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	720	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	73	615.34/cwt	575.00–675.00	449	3
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	75	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	375	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	135.25/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,647	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,380	114.90/cwt	100.00–136.00	1,586	13
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	70	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	420	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	100–110	105	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	814	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	110–120	110	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	880	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	90	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	419	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	75	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	394	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	130–140	135	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	844	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	90–100	95	712.50/cwt	575.00–850.00	677	2
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	115	342.50/cwt	300.00–385.00	394	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	82	495.66/cwt	325.00–650.00	406	6
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	617.12/cwt	550.00–710.00	512	8
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	908	1
Bulls	Utility	110–120	110	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	55	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	90–100	90	700.00/cwt	625.00–775.00	630	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,338	164.52/cwt	144.00–174.00	2,201	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,240	145.71/cwt	125.00–157.00	1,807	8
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	70	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	490	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	863.79/cwt	700.00–950.00	717	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	940.36/cwt	925.00–960.00	865	3
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	82	612.74/cwt	475.00–650.00	502	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,301	183.52/cwt	179.00–190.00	2,388	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,617	157.92/cwt	146.00–164.00	2,554	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	820.80/cwt	725.00–960.00	763	3
Bulls	Utility	80–90	80	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	468	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	586.32/cwt	575.00–610.00	663	3
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	70–80	70	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	350	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,410	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,312	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,395	191.07/cwt	186.00–198.00	2,665	3
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	110	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	660	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 Jun 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 38Year ago 91

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 208Year ago 315

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 136Last week 141Year ago 150

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	610	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	850	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	162.00–237.00	200.89
4	550–600	566	210.00–215.00	212.46
3	600–650	618	172.00–245.00	203.57
1	800–850	815	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	615	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,075	172.00	172.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	162.00	162.00
2	550–600	573	140.00–157.00	148.39
1	600–650	600	135.00	135.00
1	750–800	760	162.00	162.00
2	850–900	852	157.00	157.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	195.00	195.00
3	500–550	503	137.00–165.00	149.65
1	550–600	550	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	625	162.00	162.00
2	900–950	920	158.00–160.00	158.99
3	1000–1050	1,022	145.00–164.00	154.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	585	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	207.00	207.00
1	650–700	660	187.00	187.00
1	900–950	915	155.00	155.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	170.00	170.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	525.00	525.00
1	80–90	80	585.00	585.00
2	90–100	95	150.00–350.00	250.00
1	110–120	110	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	73	575.00–675.00	615.34
8	80–90	83	550.00–710.00	617.12
7	90–100	91	650.00–675.00	658.50
14	100–110	101	625.00–670.00	639.47
3	110–120	113	575.00–610.00	586.32
1	120–130	120	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	650.00	650.00
2	90–100	90	625.00–775.00	700.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	95	975.00	975.00
3	100–110	100	675.00–935.00	836.67
3	110–120	113	850.00–875.00	858.46
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	750.00	750.00
3	90–100	93	725.00–960.00	820.80
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	600.00	600.00
5	80–90	82	475.00–650.00	612.74
3	90–100	93	550.00–650.00	608.04
6	100–110	104	575.00–660.00	619.68
1	110–120	110	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	600.00	600.00
6	80–90	82	325.00–650.00	495.66
2	90–100	95	500.00–550.00	525.00
1	100–110	100	625.00	625.00
2	110–120	115	300.00–385.00	342.50
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	675.00	675.00
1	70–80	70	500.00	500.00
3	90–100	90	300.00–475.00	386.67
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	105	775.00	775.00
1	110–120	110	800.00	800.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	700.00	700.00
1	80–90	80	900.00	900.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	70	700.00	700.00
4	80–90	83	700.00–950.00	863.79
3	90–100	92	925.00–960.00	940.36
2	100–110	103	900.00–925.00	912.20
1	110–120	110	825.00	825.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	90	465.00	465.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	95	575.00–850.00	712.50
1	130–140	135	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,543	194.00–200.50	197.43
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,438	179.00–192.00	185.72
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	169.00–176.00	172.25
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,494	184.00–194.00	189.88
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,483	172.00–185.00	177.45
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,338	144.00–174.00	164.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,643	130.00–179.00	148.58
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	142.00–146.00	143.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,564	128.00–144.00	138.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,221	132.00–145.00	138.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	132.00–138.00	135.25
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,710	140.00–144.00	141.27
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,494	124.00–156.00	133.67
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,793	138.00–142.00	140.15
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,380	100.00–136.00	114.90
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	190.00	190.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	148.00–170.00	160.29
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,043	124.00–160.00	146.53
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,653	160.00–185.00	167.98
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,240	125.00–157.00	145.71
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,617	146.00–164.00	157.92
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,301	179.00–190.00	183.52
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	186.00–198.00	191.07

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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