Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers averaged 1.67 higher, slaughter holsteins averaged .42 higher, slaughter heifers averaged 2.13 lower and slaughter dairy beef averaged .11 higher. Slaughter breaker cows averaged 1.79 lower, boners averaged 2.67 lower and lean cows averaged 3.74 higher. Holstein bull calves over 95 lbs averaged 31.98 lower and under 95 lbs averaged 32.71 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $246.67/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$246.67

3 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−40.71

vs PA average

−23.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	246.67	1,357	3thin

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 sale3 hd

246.67

—

PA average4 barns · 17 hd

287.37

−40.71

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

−23.83

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	1,340	186.66	2,501	2thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,381	174.18	2,405	6thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,165	161.00	1,876	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,535	188.77	2,898	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,433	175.76	2,519	8thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,396	156.48	2,184	6thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,683	166.47	2,802	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,535	142.92	2,194	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	142.84	1,960	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,357	139.61	1,895	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	121.31	1,299	9thin
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,703	149.21	2,541	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	139.17	2,128	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	133.03	1,696	9thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,358	122.46	1,663	24
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,575	169.25	2,666	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,469	158.22	2,324	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,403	148.19	2,079	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,411	189.39	2,672	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,296	182.55	2,366	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,195	158.63	1,896	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,493	194.99	2,911	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,437	183.82	2,642	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,164	154.82	1,802	7thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	686.52/cwt	41
Bulls	Number 2	94	603.77/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 3	81	466.08/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	77	142.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	91	843.74/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	79	556.32/cwt	8

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
Dairy Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,703	149.21/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,541	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	962	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	139.17/cwt	136.00–142.00	2,128	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,340	186.66/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,501	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,165	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,876	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,469	158.22/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,324	7
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,575	169.25/cwt	161.00–174.00	2,666	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,403	148.19/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,079	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,381	174.18/cwt	159.00–183.00	2,405	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	133.03/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,696	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,296	182.55/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,366	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	142.84/cwt	132.00–151.00	1,960	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,535	142.92/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,194	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	121.31/cwt	110.00–134.00	1,299	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	139.61/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,895	7
Bulls	—	—	1,683	166.47/cwt	138.00–179.00	2,802	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,206	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	851	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,104	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,558	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	771	161.35/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,045	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,797	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,000	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,820	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Large 3	750–800	775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Large 3	450–500	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	65	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	16	1
Bulls	Utility	100–110	100	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	300	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	661	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	634.34/cwt	600.00–660.00	527	6
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	92	617.52/cwt	585.00–660.00	568	11
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	101	591.02/cwt	575.00–625.00	597	9
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	75	667.50/cwt	610.00–725.00	501	2
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	101	588.37/cwt	550.00–625.00	594	7
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	586.32/cwt	550.00–635.00	539	7
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	80	580.00/cwt	525.00–635.00	464	2
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	65	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	374	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	84	511.19/cwt	425.00–600.00	429	4
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	70	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	263	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	100	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	90	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	315	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	80–90	80	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	500	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	70	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	123	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	80–90	85	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	106	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	885	1
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	80	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	400	1
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	70–80	75	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	225	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	65	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	55	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	125	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	906	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	903	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	95	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	618	1
Steers	Select	—	1,164	154.82/cwt	141.00–170.00	1,802	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,396	156.48/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,184	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,535	188.77/cwt	186.00–192.00	2,898	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,433	175.76/cwt	160.00–184.00	2,519	8
Heifers	Select	—	1,195	158.63/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,896	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,411	189.39/cwt	183.00–195.00	2,672	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,394	185.80/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,590	20
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,493	194.99/cwt	190.00–203.00	2,911	11
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,868	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,064	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,367	124.13/cwt	104.00–138.00	1,697	23
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	130–140	135	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	540	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	1,001.73/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	821	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	913.72/cwt	860.00–975.00	850	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	892.07/cwt	875.00–910.00	919	2
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	100–110	105	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	788	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	65	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	195	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	896.44/cwt	875.00–950.00	843	5
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	800.00/cwt	700.00–900.00	760	2
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	60–70	60	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	105	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	80	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	648	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	75	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	458	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,011.36/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	839	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	73	532.76/cwt	300.00–750.00	389	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	80	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	620	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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 56Last week 77Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 183Year ago 256

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 148Last week 142Year ago 111

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,703	147.00–154.00	149.21
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	84.00	84.00
23	—	1,367	104.00–138.00	124.13
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,529	136.00–142.00	139.17
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,275	120.00–138.00	133.03
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	184.00–189.00	186.66
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	161.00	161.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,381	159.00–183.00	174.18
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,469	154.00–164.00	158.22
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,575	161.00–174.00	169.25
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,403	146.00–152.00	148.19
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,296	177.00–185.00	182.55
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	150.00–169.00	158.63
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,411	183.00–195.00	189.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,372	132.00–151.00	142.84
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,535	140.00–146.00	142.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,071	110.00–134.00	121.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,357	136.00–142.00	139.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,683	138.00–179.00	166.47
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,164	141.00–170.00	154.82
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,394	180.00–191.00	185.80
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,493	190.00–203.00	194.99
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	164.00	164.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,396	150.00–166.00	156.48
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,535	186.00–192.00	188.77
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,433	160.00–184.00	175.76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	380	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	580	150.00	150.00
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	265	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	320	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	750	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	395	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	645	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	775	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	455	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	540	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	555	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	865	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	410	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	660	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	760	205.00	205.00
2	850–900	875	215.00	215.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	172.00	172.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	690	160.00	160.00
3	750–800	771	160.00–162.00	161.35
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	760	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	850	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	182.00	182.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	25.00	25.00
1	100–110	100	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	610.00–725.00	667.50
6	80–90	83	600.00–660.00	634.34
11	90–100	92	585.00–660.00	617.52
9	100–110	101	575.00–625.00	591.02
1	110–120	115	575.00	575.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	80	525.00–635.00	580.00
7	90–100	92	550.00–635.00	586.32
7	100–110	101	550.00–625.00	588.37
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	575.00	575.00
1	70–80	70	375.00	375.00
4	80–90	84	425.00–600.00	511.19
1	90–100	90	350.00	350.00
1	100–110	100	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	625.00	625.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	85.00	85.00
1	70–80	70	175.00	175.00
1	80–90	85	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	82	925.00–1,050.00	1,001.73
4	90–100	93	860.00–975.00	913.72
2	100–110	103	875.00–910.00	892.07
1	120–130	125	725.00	725.00
1	130–140	135	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	105	860.00	860.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	105	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	975.00–1,050.00	1,011.36
5	90–100	94	875.00–950.00	896.44
1	100–110	100	885.00	885.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	60	175.00	175.00
1	70–80	75	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	610.00	610.00
1	80–90	80	775.00	775.00
1	90–100	95	650.00	650.00
1	100–110	100	700.00	700.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	300.00–750.00	532.76
1	80–90	80	810.00	810.00
2	90–100	95	700.00–900.00	800.00

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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