Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks weighted average prices slaughter steers averaged 2.47 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 4.76 lower, slaughter dairy beef cross averaged .83 lower and slaughter heifers averaged 2.95 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 7.64 lower, boner cows averaged 8.75 lower and lean cows averaged .62 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 pounds averaged 9.40 lower and under 95 pounds 53.76 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $153.50/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$153.50

2 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−80.54

vs PA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	535	153.50	821	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

153.50

—

PA average4 barns · 15 hd

234.04

−80.54

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	1,480	191.00	2,827	1thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,410	184.90	2,607	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,549	188.51	2,920	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,447	180.30	2,609	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,570	160.77	2,524	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,546	152.01	2,350	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,523	136.14	2,073	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	133.19	2,044	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	128.00	1,738	2thin
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,825	137.00	2,500	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,778	129.23	2,298	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,555	125.89	1,958	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,393	99.78	1,390	19
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,365	147.00	2,007	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,355	144.22	1,954	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,422	168.58	2,397	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,613	160.66	2,591	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,478	146.32	2,163	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,478	192.62	2,847	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,445	185.33	2,678	16
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,535	199.27	3,059	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,486	189.02	2,809	1,502
Steers	Select	Average	1,358	172.17	2,338	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	701.59/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	87	579.08/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	81	414.44/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	61	181.89/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 1	99	605.61/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	68	279.32/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 3	55	255.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

80 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	UtilityJersey	40–50	45	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	101	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	91	917.26/cwt	900.00–935.00	835	4
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	573.36/cwt	560.00–585.00	585	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	849.32/cwt	825.00–875.00	790	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	95	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	546	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	383	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	980.00/cwt	885.00–1,075.00	833	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	750	1
Bulls	Utility	50–60	53	70.71/cwt	55.00–85.00	37	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	622.50/cwt	610.00–635.00	529	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	552.16/cwt	535.00–585.00	618	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	879.44/cwt	835.00–900.00	888	4
Bulls	Utility	60–70	65	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	260	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	61	92.65/cwt	85.00–100.00	57	4
Bulls	Large 3	500–550	535	153.50/cwt	147.00–160.00	821	2
Bulls	Large 3	300–350	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	255	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	599	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	500	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	885	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	272.85/cwt	260.00–285.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	285	172.54/cwt	170.00–175.00	492	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	870	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,778	129.23/cwt	128.00–133.00	2,298	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,738	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,535	199.27/cwt	195.00–204.00	3,059	11
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,422	168.58/cwt	167.00–171.00	2,397	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,523	136.14/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,073	3
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,825	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,500	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,355	144.22/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,954	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,613	160.66/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,591	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,370	44.46/cwt	25.00–62.00	609	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,407	112.56/cwt	94.00–127.00	1,584	15
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,365	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,007	1
Steers	Select	—	1,358	172.17/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,338	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,549	188.51/cwt	185.00–194.00	2,920	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,480	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,827	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,555	125.89/cwt	119.00–134.00	1,958	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	133.19/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,044	3
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	519.34/cwt	450.00–585.00	431	5
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	83	400.00/cwt	125.00–575.00	332	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,447	180.30/cwt	176.00–188.00	2,609	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,410	184.90/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,607	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	929	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,478	192.62/cwt	187.00–198.00	2,847	8
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	73	313.79/cwt	275.00–350.00	229	2
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	65	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	348	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,478	146.32/cwt	138.00–157.00	2,163	6
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	50–60	55	255.00/cwt	175.00–335.00	140	2
Bulls	—	—	1,546	152.01/cwt	134.00–177.00	2,350	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,486	189.02/cwt	183.00–197.00	2,809	1,502
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	100	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	560	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	90	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	437	1
Heifers	Number 2	50–60	55	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	69	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,445	185.33/cwt	179.00–192.00	2,678	16
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,570	160.77/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,524	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	919	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	73	805.69/cwt	785.00–825.00	588	2
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	80–90	80	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	248	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	91	584.59/cwt	550.00–610.00	532	10
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	110	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	578	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	561.67/cwt	550.00–585.00	534	3
Bulls	Utility	80–90	85	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	425	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	120–130	125	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	419	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	413	1
Bulls	Number 1	140–150	140	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	420	1
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	85	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	361	1
Heifers	Number 2	60–70	63	259.21/cwt	225.00–275.00	163	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 →

Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 26Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 253Last week 203Year ago 283

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 122Last week 148Year ago 119

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	40–50	45	225.00	225.00
4	60–70	61	85.00–100.00	92.65
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	1,000.00	1,000.00
2	80–90	85	885.00–1,075.00	980.00
4	90–100	91	900.00–935.00	917.26
4	100–110	101	835.00–900.00	879.44
1	110–120	110	835.00	835.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	610.00–635.00	622.50
10	90–100	91	550.00–610.00	584.59
3	100–110	102	560.00–585.00	573.36
3	110–120	112	535.00–585.00	552.16
1	140–150	140	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	50–60	53	55.00–85.00	70.71
1	60–70	65	400.00	400.00
1	80–90	85	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	550.00	550.00
5	80–90	83	450.00–585.00	519.34
3	90–100	95	550.00–585.00	561.67
1	100–110	100	560.00	560.00
1	110–120	110	525.00	525.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	535.00	535.00
6	80–90	83	125.00–575.00	400.00
1	90–100	90	485.00	485.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	785.00–825.00	805.69
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	93	825.00–875.00	849.32
1	100–110	100	575.00	575.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	450.00	450.00
1	90–100	95	575.00	575.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	55	125.00	125.00
3	60–70	63	225.00–275.00	259.21
2	70–80	73	275.00–350.00	313.79
1	80–90	85	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	50–60	55	175.00–335.00	255.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	120–130	125	335.00	335.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	180.00	180.00
2	500–550	535	147.00–160.00	153.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	410	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	610	215.00	215.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	195.00	195.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	170.00–175.00	172.54
1	350–400	350	170.00	170.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	235.00	235.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	170.00	170.00
1	500–550	500	177.00	177.00
1	850–900	870	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	975	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	260.00–285.00	272.85
1	350–400	380	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,778	128.00–133.00	129.23
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,825	137.00	137.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	25.00–62.00	44.46
15	—	1,407	94.00–127.00	112.56
1	—	1,255	74.00	74.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,555	119.00–134.00	125.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	128.00	128.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	134.00–138.00	136.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,535	131.00–136.00	133.19
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,535	195.00–204.00	199.27
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,358	169.00–176.00	172.17
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1,502	—	1,486	183.00–197.00	189.02
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,422	167.00–171.00	168.58
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,613	159.00–164.00	160.66
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,478	138.00–157.00	146.32
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	143.00–146.00	144.22
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	147.00	147.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,549	185.00–194.00	188.51
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,447	176.00–188.00	180.30
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	158.00–164.00	160.77
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	191.00	191.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	184.00–186.00	184.90
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,478	187.00–198.00	192.62
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,445	179.00–192.00	185.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,546	134.00–177.00	152.01

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

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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