Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged .10 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 1.95 higher, slaughter dairy beef steers averaged 3.58 higher and slaughter heifers averaged .59 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 4.75 lower, boners averaged 1.89 lower and lean cows averaged 14.66 lower. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 54.87 lower and under 95 lbs averaged 21.53 lower. Beef type calves averaged 18.79 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.83/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$246.83

2 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.77

vs PA average

−22.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	246.83	1,419	2thin

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 sale2 hd

246.83

—

PA average2 barns · 22 hd

260.60

−13.77

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−22.03

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	1,270	185.50	2,356	2thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,465	167.00	2,447	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,403	182.85	2,565	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,390	173.00	2,405	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,750	155.29	2,718	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,855	144.45	2,680	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,646	138.99	2,288	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,645	136.47	2,245	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	134.73	1,756	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	120.51	1,271	2thin
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,721	136.64	2,352	5thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,809	132.37	2,395	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,549	127.32	1,972	9thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,318	100.78	1,329	18
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,605	160.00	2,568	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,573	166.64	2,621	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,543	164.59	2,540	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,418	145.99	2,070	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,326	189.70	2,515	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,355	184.67	2,502	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,185	180.73	2,142	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,694	203.91	3,454	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	189.53	2,801	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,510	168.75	2,548	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	90	687.58/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	89	593.21/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	88	548.33/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	73	284.55/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 1	88	767.68/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 2	68	370.00/cwt	5

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	660	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	937	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	985	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,379	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	907	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	70	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	210	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	110–120	115	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	834	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	649.58/cwt	550.00–710.00	539	10
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	70	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	410	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	60–70	65	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	114	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	818	158.49/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	864	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	90	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	473	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	937.50/cwt	925.00–950.00	891	2
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	80–90	85	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	701	1
Heifers	Number 2	50–60	55	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	151	1
Bulls	Utility	110–120	115	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	230	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	83	186.36/cwt	150.00–225.00	155	2
Bulls	Utility	60–70	64	319.48/cwt	100.00–500.00	204	6
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	75	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	431	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	92	630.22/cwt	525.00–775.00	580	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	246.83/cwt	222.00–270.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	923	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,495	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,127	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	206.24/cwt	192.00–220.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,186	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,431	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	217.62/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,715	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,573	166.64/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,621	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,326	189.70/cwt	187.00–195.00	2,515	5
Bulls	—	—	1,855	144.45/cwt	124.00–166.00	2,680	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,331	102.71/cwt	84.00–122.00	1,367	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,646	138.99/cwt	136.00–142.00	2,288	4
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,721	136.64/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,352	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,432	185.47/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,656	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,543	164.59/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,540	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,549	127.32/cwt	114.00–140.00	1,972	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	136.47/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,245	6
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	630.00/cwt	575.00–685.00	473	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	134.73/cwt	128.00–142.00	1,756	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,568	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	120.51/cwt	108.00–132.00	1,271	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,301	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,355	184.67/cwt	177.00–189.00	2,502	11
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	101	568.81/cwt	550.00–585.00	574	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,270	185.50/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,356	2
Steers	Select	—	1,510	168.75/cwt	157.00–181.00	2,548	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,809	132.37/cwt	124.00–138.00	2,395	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,750	155.29/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,718	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,418	145.99/cwt	138.00–154.00	2,070	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	784	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,390	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,405	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	70	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	70	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	751	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	75	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	495	1
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	65	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	348	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	80–90	84	691.42/cwt	550.00–850.00	581	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,478	189.53/cwt	182.00–198.00	2,801	16
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	110	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	633	2
Bulls	Number 3	120–130	120	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	510	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	622	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,054.09/cwt	1,025.00–1,085.00	875	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	850.00/cwt	775.00–925.00	723	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	855.81/cwt	825.00–885.00	796	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	511.67/cwt	260.00–650.00	435	3
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	95	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	546	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	50–60	50	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	150	1
Bulls	Utility	50–60	55	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	55	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	65	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	471	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	100–110	100	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	475	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,185	180.73/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,142	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	73	837.93/cwt	825.00–850.00	612	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	581.61/cwt	575.00–585.00	541	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	583.54/cwt	575.00–610.00	601	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	90	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	743	1
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	70–80	75	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	263	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,465	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,447	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	73	681.90/cwt	525.00–850.00	498	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	631.60/cwt	610.00–650.00	524	3
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	80	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	380	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	90	597.50/cwt	585.00–610.00	538	2
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	100	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	585	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,694	203.91/cwt	198.00–208.00	3,454	9

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 Jul 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 61Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 205Year ago 317

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 143Last week 170Year ago 157

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	477	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	785	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	312.00	312.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	155.00	155.00
1	650–700	660	142.00	142.00
1	950–1000	985	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	180.00	180.00
2	800–850	818	155.00–162.00	158.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	923	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	575	222.00–270.00	246.83
1	650–700	650	215.00	215.00
2	700–750	733	192.00–220.00	206.24
2	750–800	788	205.00–230.00	217.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	195.00	195.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	975	185.00	185.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	232.00	232.00
1	350–400	390	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	400	155.00	155.00
1	450–500	485	217.00	217.00
1	500–550	525	150.00	150.00
1	650–700	675	167.00	167.00
1	750–800	785	152.00	152.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	55	100.00	100.00
6	60–70	64	100.00–500.00	319.48
1	70–80	70	300.00	300.00
2	80–90	83	150.00–225.00	186.36
1	90–100	90	525.00	525.00
1	110–120	115	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	585.00	585.00
10	80–90	83	550.00–710.00	649.58
5	90–100	92	525.00–775.00	630.22
4	100–110	103	575.00–610.00	583.54
2	110–120	113	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	175.00	175.00
1	100–110	100	475.00	475.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	1,025.00–1,085.00	1,054.09
2	90–100	95	925.00–950.00	937.50
1	100–110	100	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	575.00–685.00	630.00
3	80–90	83	610.00–650.00	631.60
3	90–100	93	575.00–585.00	581.61
5	100–110	101	550.00–585.00	568.81
2	110–120	110	575.00	575.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	725.00	725.00
2	70–80	73	525.00–850.00	681.90
1	90–100	95	825.00	825.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	535.00	535.00
1	70–80	75	660.00	660.00
3	80–90	85	260.00–650.00	511.67
2	90–100	90	585.00–610.00	597.50
1	100–110	100	585.00	585.00
1	120–130	120	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	84	550.00–850.00	691.42
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	825.00	825.00
1	110–120	115	725.00	725.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	825.00–850.00	837.93
4	80–90	85	775.00–925.00	850.00
2	90–100	93	825.00–885.00	855.81
1	110–120	110	785.00	785.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	55	275.00	275.00
1	70–80	70	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	575.00	575.00
1	80–90	80	475.00	475.00
1	90–100	95	575.00	575.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	50	300.00	300.00
1	90–100	90	825.00	825.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	165.00–168.00	166.64
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,543	163.00–166.00	164.59
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	138.00–154.00	145.99
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,326	187.00–195.00	189.70
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,355	177.00–189.00	184.67
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	176.00–185.00	180.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,855	124.00–166.00	144.45
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,331	84.00–122.00	102.71
1	—	1,105	68.00	68.00
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,721	135.00–138.00	136.64
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,549	114.00–140.00	127.32
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,809	124.00–138.00	132.37
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,646	136.00–142.00	138.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,645	134.00–140.00	136.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,303	128.00–142.00	134.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	108.00–132.00	120.51
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,432	181.00–189.00	185.47
1	—	1,315	175.00	175.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	150.00–160.00	155.29
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	173.00	173.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	160.00	160.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	183.00–188.00	185.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	167.00	167.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,510	157.00–181.00	168.75
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,478	182.00–198.00	189.53
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,694	198.00–208.00	203.91

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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