Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers averaged 2.02 lower, slaughter holsteins averaged 5.35 ;lower, slaughter heifers averaged 1.84 higher and slaughter dairy beef steers averaged 7.53 lower. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 3.34 lower, boners averaged .57 lower and lean cows averaged 5.40 lower. Holstein calves over 95 lbs averaged 46.70 lower and under 95 lbs averaged 65.73 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $194.50/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$194.50

2 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$722

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$145.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.67

vs PA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	267.00	1,375	1thin
Large 3	535	122.00	653	1thin

One grade step is worth $145.00/cwt here — about $722 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale2 hd

194.50

—

PA average2 barns · 3 hd

197.17

−2.67

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	1,163	172.92	2,011	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,524	192.53	2,934	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,373	174.84	2,401	6thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,243	148.39	1,844	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,619	152.45	2,468	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,668	138.86	2,316	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	130.29	1,815	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	128.07	1,557	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	121.30	1,345	6thin
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,730	138.52	2,396	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,677	132.18	2,217	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,573	129.61	2,039	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,350	110.43	1,491	23
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,338	144.58	1,934	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,588	167.00	2,652	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,520	148.59	2,259	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,335	141.64	1,891	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,474	195.52	2,882	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,335	187.94	2,509	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,568	199.57	3,129	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,457	188.93	2,753	24
Steers	Select	Average	1,345	177.06	2,381	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	664.12/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	93	516.85/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 3	95	495.26/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	82	208.71/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	83	777.41/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	78	403.33/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	285	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	75	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	383	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	508.75/cwt	500.00–525.00	432	4
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	90–100	90	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	338	1
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	113	517.67/cwt	510.00–525.00	585	2
Bulls	Large 3	500–550	535	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	653	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	627	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,016	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	325	132.31/cwt	122.00–145.00	430	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	680	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	666	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	466	164.69/cwt	155.00–170.00	767	3
Bulls	Large 3	300–350	345	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	362	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Large 2	750–800	750	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,005	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	650–700	655	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,094	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	500–550	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	969	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	154.45/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,032	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,030	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	302.33/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,252	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	146.85/cwt	135.00–177.00	991	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,040	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	138.54/cwt	137.00–140.00	378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	996	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,434	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	961	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	70–80	70	312.50/cwt	200.00–425.00	219	2
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	91	494.45/cwt	400.00–560.00	450	5
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	101	530.86/cwt	500.00–550.00	536	4
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	80–90	85	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	361	1
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	60–70	65	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	260	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	110	576.67/cwt	560.00–585.00	634	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	128.07/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,557	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	91.02/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,474	195.52/cwt	192.00–199.00	2,882	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,370	112.28/cwt	98.00–128.00	1,538	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	130.76/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,557	5
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,730	138.52/cwt	137.00–140.00	2,396	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,243	148.39/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,844	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	518	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,677	132.18/cwt	126.00–137.00	2,217	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,668	138.86/cwt	138.00–141.00	2,316	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,163	172.92/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,011	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	130.29/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,815	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,338	144.58/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,934	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,573	129.61/cwt	124.00–134.00	2,039	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,588	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,652	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,568	199.57/cwt	194.00–205.00	3,129	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,524	192.53/cwt	192.00–194.00	2,934	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,335	141.64/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,891	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,457	188.93/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,753	24
Heifers	Choice	—	1,335	187.94/cwt	187.00–189.00	2,509	4
Steers	Select	—	1,345	177.06/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,381	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,373	174.84/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,401	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	928.44/cwt	875.00–960.00	863	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	160–170	160	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	576	1
Bulls	Large 3	1000–1050	1,035	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	100	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	485	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	565.66/cwt	535.00–600.00	532	6
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	573.11/cwt	550.00–625.00	585	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	868.37/cwt	750.00–950.00	712	3
Heifers	Number 2	50–60	55	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	61	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	603.20/cwt	600.00–610.00	501	3
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	455	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	110	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	616	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	689	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	90–100	90	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	360	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	534.00/cwt	500.00–585.00	491	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	383	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	70	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	490	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	95	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	95	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	83	267.42/cwt	100.00–425.00	222	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	115	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	805	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	856.85/cwt	700.00–935.00	720	5
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	100–110	105	642.50/cwt	575.00–710.00	675	2
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	125	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	438	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,520	148.59/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,259	6
Bulls	—	—	1,619	152.45/cwt	145.00–168.00	2,468	8
Bulls	Utility	60–70	65	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	130	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	115	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	949	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 Aug 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 57Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 181Year ago 311

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 150Last week 170Year ago 146

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	100.00	100.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	105.00	105.00
1	500–550	535	122.00	122.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	137.00–140.00	138.54
1	450–500	495	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	765	142.00	142.00
1	900–950	920	152.00	152.00
1	950–1000	996	144.00	144.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	333	280.00–325.00	302.33
1	350–400	380	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	515	267.00	267.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	122.00–145.00	132.31
3	450–500	466	155.00–170.00	164.69
1	500–550	500	130.00	130.00
2	600–650	627	162.00	162.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	98.00	98.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	220.00	220.00
4	450–500	493	195.00	195.00
1	550–600	555	125.00	125.00
5	650–700	675	135.00–177.00	146.85
2	750–800	785	140.00–150.00	145.03
1	800–850	825	125.00	125.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	160.00	160.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	390	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	447	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	530	275.00	275.00
1	950–1000	965	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	668	152.00–157.00	154.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	205.00	205.00
1	400–450	405	205.00	205.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	166.00	166.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	510.00	510.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	55	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	700.00	700.00
5	80–90	84	700.00–935.00	856.85
1	90–100	95	725.00	725.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	110–120	115	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	510.00	510.00
4	80–90	85	500.00–525.00	508.75
6	90–100	92	500.00–585.00	534.00
4	100–110	101	500.00–550.00	530.86
3	110–120	110	560.00–585.00	576.67
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	70	200.00–425.00	312.50
1	90–100	90	375.00	375.00
2	100–110	105	575.00–710.00	642.50
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	535.00	535.00
5	90–100	91	400.00–560.00	494.45
1	100–110	100	485.00	485.00
2	110–120	113	510.00–525.00	517.67
Bulls — Number 3 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	82	750.00–950.00	868.37
5	90–100	93	875.00–960.00	928.44
1	100–110	100	875.00	875.00
1	110–120	115	825.00	825.00
1	160–170	160	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	600.00–610.00	603.20
6	90–100	94	535.00–600.00	565.66
6	100–110	102	550.00–625.00	573.11
1	110–120	110	560.00	560.00
1	120–130	125	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	90	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	200.00	200.00
2	80–90	83	100.00–425.00	267.42
1	90–100	95	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,216	124.00–134.00	128.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,191	126.00–136.00	130.76
1	—	700	74.00	74.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,668	138.00–141.00	138.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,393	126.00–132.00	130.29
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	90.00–92.00	91.02
21	—	1,370	98.00–128.00	112.28
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	137.00–140.00	138.52
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,677	126.00–137.00	132.18
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,573	124.00–134.00	129.61
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,474	192.00–199.00	195.52
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,335	187.00–189.00	187.94
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	147.00–150.00	148.39
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,524	192.00–194.00	192.53
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,373	169.00–180.00	174.84
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	166.00–180.00	172.92
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	140.00–149.00	144.58
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	167.00	167.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,335	138.00–146.00	141.64
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,520	143.00–155.00	148.59
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,568	194.00–205.00	199.57
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,457	180.00–195.00	188.93
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	176.00–178.00	177.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,619	145.00–168.00	152.45

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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