Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 1.42 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged .15 lower, slaughter heifers averaged 1.45 higher and slaughter dairy beef averaged 4.73 higher. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 4.50 higher, boners averaged 7.32 higher and lean cows averaged 9.23 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged .78 lower and under 95 lbs averaged 22.49 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $240.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$240.00

1 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+23.33

vs PA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	535	240.00	1,284	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

240.00

—

PA average2 barns · 3 hd

216.67

+23.33

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	1,475	185.00	2,729	1thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,298	181.36	2,354	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,393	185.41	2,583	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,336	177.73	2,374	8thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,254	155.51	1,950	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,571	157.59	2,476	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,538	144.64	2,225	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,673	140.31	2,347	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,498	131.96	1,977	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	108.39	1,160	5thin
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,682	139.84	2,352	5thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,873	136.87	2,564	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,575	134.64	2,121	6thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,273	106.91	1,361	15
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,425	151.00	2,152	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,640	173.00	2,837	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,413	164.44	2,324	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,465	145.91	2,138	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,455	195.88	2,850	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,287	187.33	2,411	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,155	169.46	1,957	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,567	203.47	3,188	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,387	191.47	2,656	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,433	178.19	2,553	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	736.76/cwt	42
Bulls	Number 2	92	635.83/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	94	509.77/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	75	171.76/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 1	90	797.73/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	78	547.50/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

77 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	101	619.47/cwt	585.00–650.00	626	13
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	561	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	787.73/cwt	635.00–950.00	654	2
Bulls	Utility	70–80	70	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	88	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	340	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	862.05/cwt	825.00–885.00	879	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	900.34/cwt	850.00–935.00	837	4
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	90–100	90	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	639	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	100–110	100	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	70	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	88	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	91	940.09/cwt	910.00–960.00	855	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	946.19/cwt	775.00–1,050.00	795	4
Bulls	Utility	90–100	90	162.50/cwt	125.00–200.00	146	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	92	627.09/cwt	600.00–650.00	577	9
Bulls	Utility	80–90	83	291.06/cwt	85.00–485.00	242	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	830	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Large 3	250–300	285	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	627	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	63	194.08/cwt	100.00–325.00	122	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	667	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	60	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	30	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	80–90	85	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	85	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,581	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	108.39/cwt	90.00–124.00	1,160	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,455	195.88/cwt	194.00–200.00	2,850	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	140.31/cwt	138.00–142.00	2,347	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,873	136.87/cwt	136.00–138.00	2,564	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,498	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,977	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,575	134.64/cwt	128.00–138.00	2,121	6
Steers	Select	—	1,433	178.19/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,553	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,393	185.41/cwt	180.00–193.00	2,583	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,279	111.94/cwt	104.00–123.00	1,432	13
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,640	173.00/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,837	5
Bulls	—	—	1,571	157.59/cwt	138.00–176.00	2,476	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	74.21/cwt	70.00–80.00	916	2
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	110	517.50/cwt	485.00–550.00	569	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,387	191.47/cwt	185.00–202.00	2,656	16
Heifers	Choice	—	1,287	187.33/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,411	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,413	164.44/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,324	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,538	144.64/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,225	3
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,682	139.84/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,352	5
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	92	511.91/cwt	425.00–585.00	471	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,465	145.91/cwt	126.00–155.00	2,138	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,254	155.51/cwt	148.00–166.00	1,950	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,155	169.46/cwt	150.00–181.00	1,957	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,567	203.47/cwt	196.00–209.00	3,188	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,729	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	431	1
Bulls	Number 3	120–130	120	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	510	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	83	550.76/cwt	525.00–575.00	457	2
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	105	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	394	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,298	181.36/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,354	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,336	177.73/cwt	170.00–189.00	2,374	8
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	694	1
Bulls	Number 3Brown Swiss	90–100	95	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	176	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	80	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	768	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	101	586.23/cwt	575.00–600.00	592	4
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,425	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,152	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	91	641.68/cwt	535.00–900.00	584	7
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	644	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	75	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	413	1
Heifers	Number 2	60–70	65	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	260	1
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	85	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	361	1
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	65	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	325	1
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	80–90	80	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	220	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	112	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	924	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	110	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	935	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	625.76/cwt	600.00–650.00	519	2

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 26Last week 46Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 203Last week 204Year ago 298

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 148Last week 143Year ago 122

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	635.00–950.00	787.73
9	90–100	92	600.00–650.00	627.09
13	100–110	101	585.00–650.00	619.47
1	110–120	115	560.00	560.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	575.00	575.00
1	80–90	85	660.00	660.00
7	90–100	91	535.00–900.00	641.68
4	100–110	101	575.00–600.00	586.23
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	60–70	63	100.00–325.00	194.08
1	70–80	70	125.00	125.00
2	80–90	83	85.00–485.00	291.06
2	90–100	90	125.00–200.00	162.50
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	84	775.00–1,050.00	946.19
6	90–100	91	910.00–960.00	940.09
3	100–110	102	825.00–885.00	862.05
3	110–120	112	825.00	825.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	100	625.00	625.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	60	50.00	50.00
1	70–80	70	125.00	125.00
1	80–90	85	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	500.00	500.00
2	80–90	83	525.00–575.00	550.76
3	90–100	92	425.00–585.00	511.91
1	100–110	105	375.00	375.00
2	110–120	110	485.00–550.00	517.50
1	120–130	120	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Brown Swiss$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	95	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	960.00	960.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	600.00–650.00	625.76
1	110–120	110	850.00	850.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	785.00	785.00
4	90–100	93	850.00–935.00	900.34
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	275.00	275.00
1	90–100	90	710.00	710.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	925.00	925.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	400.00	400.00
1	70–80	75	550.00	550.00
1	80–90	85	425.00	425.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	695	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	262	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	615	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,070	90.00–124.00	108.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,673	138.00–142.00	140.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	130.00–134.00	131.96
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,538	143.00–146.00	144.64
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,455	194.00–200.00	195.88
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,287	184.00–190.00	187.33
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	150.00–181.00	169.46
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,873	136.00–138.00	136.87
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,575	128.00–138.00	134.64
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,279	104.00–123.00	111.94
2	—	1,235	70.00–80.00	74.21
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,682	135.00–144.00	139.84
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	175.00–182.00	178.19
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,387	185.00–202.00	191.47
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,567	196.00–209.00	203.47
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	180.00–193.00	185.41
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,254	148.00–166.00	155.51
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,336	170.00–189.00	177.73
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,640	170.00–175.00	173.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	160.00–171.00	164.44
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,465	126.00–155.00	145.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,571	138.00–176.00	157.59
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	185.00	185.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	176.00–186.00	181.36
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	151.00	151.00

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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