Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy/beef steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter dairy/beef heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold weak. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Slaughter dairy bulls sold steady. Buyer demand was good to moderate on a moderate 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.

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	1,377	176.47	2,430	3thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,276	174.51	2,227	7thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,485	185.49	2,755	8thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,399	177.37	2,481	16
Bulls	—	Average	1,720	151.64	2,607	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,493	122.23	1,825	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	107.16	1,197	22
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,702	154.74	2,634	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,805	117.78	2,126	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,552	110.13	1,709	20
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,196	93.77	1,122	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,639	159.65	2,617	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,449	181.49	2,630	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,511	190.95	2,885	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,418	182.65	2,590	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,357	175.69	2,384	12

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	563.43/cwt	81
Bulls	Number 2	79	363.86/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	95	796.25/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	—	1,657	155.33/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,574	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	163.06/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,813	2
Bulls	—	—	1,808	134.67/cwt	132.00–138.00	2,435	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	109.82/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,234	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	117.07/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,312	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,511	190.95/cwt	187.00–194.00	2,885	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,377	176.47/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,430	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,702	154.74/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,634	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	117.78/cwt	114.00–121.00	2,126	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	91.37/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,108	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	86.81/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,020	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,399	177.37/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,481	16
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,485	185.49/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,755	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,276	174.51/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,227	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,418	182.65/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,590	14
Steers	Select	—	1,357	175.69/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,384	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,639	159.65/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,617	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,564	111.96/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,751	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	92.20/cwt	90.00–94.00	982	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,514	104.65/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,584	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	102.73/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,237	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,493	122.23/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,825	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	104.04/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,175	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,449	181.49/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,630	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	783.64/cwt	750.00–810.00	791	4
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	538.97/cwt	475.00–575.00	447	22
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	496.77/cwt	475.00–510.00	566	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	73	837.07/cwt	825.00–850.00	611	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	912.50/cwt	900.00–925.00	776	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	533.50/cwt	510.00–560.00	496	18
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	419.40/cwt	375.00–450.00	348	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	742.50/cwt	710.00–775.00	780	2
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	70	425.00/cwt	375.00–475.00	298	2
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	121	473.61/cwt	460.00–485.00	573	4
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	518.55/cwt	475.00–550.00	534	15
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	723	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	850.00/cwt	825.00–875.00	791	3
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	308.33/cwt	300.00–325.00	231	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.

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 216Year ago 293

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 129Last week 147Year ago 130

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,657	152.00–158.00	155.33
2	—	1,725	161.00–165.00	163.06
2	—	1,808	132.00–138.00	134.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,124	108.00–112.00	109.82
4	—	1,121	114.00–120.00	117.07
3	—	1,065	90.00–94.00	92.20
6	—	1,129	102.00–106.00	104.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	118.00–126.00	122.23
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,511	187.00–194.00	190.95
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,418	180.00–186.00	182.65
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,357	171.00–179.00	175.69
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,377	174.00–178.00	176.47
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,276	172.00–179.00	174.51
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,702	152.00–158.00	154.74
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,805	114.00–121.00	117.78
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,213	90.00–93.00	91.37
6	—	1,175	82.00–89.00	86.81
6	—	1,204	100.00–108.00	102.73
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,564	109.00–116.00	111.96
5	—	1,514	100.00–108.00	104.65
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,399	173.00–180.00	177.37
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,485	182.00–189.00	185.49
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,639	156.00–164.00	159.65
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,449	180.00–183.00	181.49

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	825.00–850.00	837.07
2	80–90	85	900.00–925.00	912.50
3	90–100	93	825.00–875.00	850.00
4	100–110	101	750.00–810.00	783.64
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	70	375.00–475.00	425.00
22	80–90	83	475.00–575.00	538.97
18	90–100	93	510.00–560.00	533.50
15	100–110	103	475.00–550.00	518.55
9	110–120	114	475.00–510.00	496.77
4	120–130	121	460.00–485.00	473.61
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	75	300.00–325.00	308.33
3	80–90	83	375.00–450.00	419.40
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–110	105	710.00–775.00	742.50
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	850.00	850.00

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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