Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy/beef steers sold firm.

Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate to

heavy supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold unevenly steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for

the feeder dairy calf sale.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $220.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$220.00

1 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+13.98

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	220.00	1,133	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

220.00

—

PA average3 barns · 48 hd

206.02

+13.98

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	1,448	179.23	2,595	3thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,371	147.99	2,029	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,540	189.50	2,918	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,518	178.99	2,717	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,381	163.15	2,253	7thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,883	141.96	2,673	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,720	136.05	2,340	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,391	125.41	1,744	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	116.33	1,341	10
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,142	146.00	1,667	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,835	118.28	2,170	18
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,505	112.89	1,699	36
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,213	89.63	1,087	32
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,300	143.04	1,860	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,564	161.70	2,529	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,283	138.37	1,775	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,435	187.00	2,683	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,341	182.45	2,447	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,286	174.39	2,243	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,616	190.07	3,072	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,435	184.20	2,643	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,338	166.88	2,233	9thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	600.65/cwt	85
Bulls	Number 2	92	582.00/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	88	350.00/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	81	173.17/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 1	89	817.09/cwt	13
Heifers	Number 2	94	633.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80	275.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

93 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	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,080	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	815	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,883	141.96/cwt	136.00–148.00	2,673	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	116.33/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,341	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	125.41/cwt	117.00–133.00	1,744	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	136.05/cwt	131.00–141.00	2,340	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,435	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,683	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,286	174.39/cwt	158.00–185.00	2,243	5
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,142	146.00/cwt	136.00–152.00	1,667	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	112.89/cwt	90.00–130.00	1,699	36
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,835	118.28/cwt	99.00–130.00	2,170	18
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,540	189.50/cwt	188.00–191.00	2,918	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	89.63/cwt	50.00–118.00	1,087	32
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,283	138.37/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,775	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	350	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,018	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	990	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,406	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	950	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,273	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	550	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	836	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	855	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,060	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	432	176.72/cwt	170.00–180.00	763	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	370	172.33/cwt	160.00–185.00	638	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	925	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,092	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	828	172.33/cwt	172.00–173.00	1,427	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,758	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	90	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	225	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	451.35/cwt	400.00–500.00	420	2
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	123	537.24/cwt	525.00–550.00	661	2
Bulls	Utility	100–110	100	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	175	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	565.87/cwt	500.00–660.00	470	8
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	525.06/cwt	450.00–560.00	583	7
Bulls	Utility	70–80	75	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	113	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	100	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	85	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	234	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	854.46/cwt	835.00–875.00	795	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	101	549.33/cwt	485.00–575.00	555	21
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	105	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	368	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	880.91/cwt	850.00–910.00	731	2
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	75	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	281	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	555.58/cwt	425.00–600.00	522	30
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	72	578.26/cwt	575.00–585.00	416	3
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	73	130.17/cwt	125.00–135.00	95	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	65	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	81	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	73	807.76/cwt	725.00–885.00	590	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	276	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	506.67/cwt	450.00–560.00	421	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	80	555.00/cwt	260.00–850.00	444	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	90–100	90	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	135	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	90	846.25/cwt	835.00–850.00	762	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,381	163.15/cwt	144.00–183.00	2,253	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,518	178.99/cwt	162.00–191.00	2,717	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,448	179.23/cwt	173.00–187.00	2,595	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,371	147.99/cwt	134.00–162.00	2,029	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,341	182.45/cwt	177.00–187.00	2,447	7
Steers	Select	—	1,338	166.88/cwt	151.00–186.00	2,233	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,616	190.07/cwt	186.00–193.00	3,072	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,435	184.20/cwt	174.00–198.00	2,643	21
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,564	161.70/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,529	6
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,300	143.04/cwt	123.00–158.00	1,860	11
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	875.81/cwt	835.00–925.00	815	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	120	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	762	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	892.00/cwt	850.00–935.00	758	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	120	687.50/cwt	650.00–725.00	825	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	825	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	80	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	580	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	110	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	506	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	80	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	220	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	723	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	90	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	720	1
Heifers	Number 2	90–100	90	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	383	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	95	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	760	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	778.26/cwt	750.00–800.00	794	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

Tue Sep 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 0Last week 34Year ago 60

Slaughter CattleReceipts 216Last week 176Year ago 187

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 147Last week 145Year ago 151

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy/beef steers sold firm.

Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate to

heavy supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold unevenly steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for

the feeder dairy calf sale.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	415	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	137.00	137.00
1	800–850	825	178.00	178.00
1	850–900	860	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	515	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	945	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	475	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	192.00	192.00
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	92.00	92.00
1	600–650	610	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	125.00	125.00
1	800–850	815	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	215.00	215.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	160.00–185.00	172.33
1	500–550	530	155.00	155.00
1	550–600	550	152.00	152.00
1	800–850	815	165.00	165.00
1	900–950	925	118.00	118.00
1	950–1000	950	134.00	134.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	110.00	110.00
1	350–400	350	85.00	85.00
3	400–450	432	170.00–180.00	176.72
1	450–500	460	140.00	140.00
1	600–650	620	132.00	132.00
1	650–700	695	130.00	130.00
1	750–800	770	135.00	135.00
3	800–850	828	172.00–173.00	172.33
1	850–900	855	124.00	124.00
1	950–1000	990	142.00	142.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,883	136.00–148.00	141.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,153	110.00–124.00	116.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,391	117.00–133.00	125.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,720	131.00–141.00	136.05
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,286	158.00–185.00	174.39
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,341	177.00–187.00	182.45
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	136.00–152.00	146.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,505	90.00–130.00	112.89
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,835	99.00–130.00	118.28
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,213	50.00–118.00	89.63
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	188.00–191.00	189.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,381	144.00–183.00	163.15
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	162.00–191.00	178.99
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,283	133.00–146.00	138.37
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,564	156.00–165.00	161.70
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	173.00–187.00	179.23
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,371	134.00–162.00	147.99
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,338	151.00–186.00	166.88
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,616	186.00–193.00	190.07
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,435	174.00–198.00	184.20
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,300	123.00–158.00	143.04

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	150.00	150.00
1	80–90	85	275.00	275.00
1	90–100	90	250.00	250.00
1	100–110	100	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	450.00–560.00	506.67
2	90–100	93	400.00–500.00	451.35
1	100–110	100	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	72	575.00–585.00	578.26
8	80–90	83	500.00–660.00	565.87
30	90–100	94	425.00–600.00	555.58
21	100–110	101	485.00–575.00	549.33
7	110–120	111	450.00–560.00	525.06
2	120–130	123	525.00–550.00	537.24
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	80	260.00–850.00	555.00
2	90–100	93	835.00–875.00	854.46
1	120–130	120	635.00	635.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	375.00	375.00
1	80–90	85	325.00	325.00
1	100–110	105	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	125.00	125.00
2	70–80	73	125.00–135.00	130.17
1	90–100	90	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	85	850.00–935.00	892.00
6	90–100	93	835.00–925.00	875.81
1	110–120	110	750.00	750.00
2	120–130	120	650.00–725.00	687.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	725.00–885.00	807.76
2	80–90	83	850.00–910.00	880.91
4	90–100	90	835.00–850.00	846.25
3	100–110	102	750.00–800.00	778.26
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	725.00	725.00
1	90–100	95	800.00	800.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	850.00	850.00
1	90–100	90	800.00	800.00
1	110–120	110	460.00	460.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	80	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	90	425.00	425.00

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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