Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter dairy/beef steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy/beef heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady on a light comparison. Slaughter dairy cows sold firm. Slaughter bulls sold weak on a light comparison. Slaughter dairy bull sold weak on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold weak. Buyer demand was light to 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	1,519	181.12	2,751	4thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,550	173.16	2,684	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	182.93	2,762	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,446	175.24	2,534	9thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,752	144.29	2,527	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,534	118.93	1,824	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,205	108.97	1,313	13
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,730	142.36	2,463	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,763	116.55	2,055	9thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,535	114.99	1,765	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,229	99.01	1,217	19
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,616	157.90	2,552	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,343	143.58	1,928	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,435	183.57	2,634	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,291	177.33	2,289	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,562	189.17	2,955	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,515	183.89	2,786	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,350	176.72	2,386	23

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	529.06/cwt	75
Bulls	Number 2	94	527.16/cwt	23
Heifers	Number 1	95	783.30/cwt	11

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,562	189.17/cwt	188.00–192.00	2,955	6
Steers	Select	—	1,350	176.72/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,386	23
Heifers	Choice	—	1,435	183.57/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,634	10
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	121.61/cwt	119.00–126.00	2,189	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,251	103.73/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,298	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	113.32/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,403	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	93.14/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,013	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,541	120.91/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,863	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,540	105.33/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,622	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,519	181.12/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,751	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,550	173.16/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,684	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,510	182.93/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,762	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,446	175.24/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,534	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,515	183.89/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,786	21
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	114.02/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,990	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	82.04/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,048	4
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,730	142.36/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,463	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,291	177.33/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,289	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,534	118.93/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,824	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	113.83/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,419	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	98.03/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,089	4
Bulls	—	—	1,601	140.19/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,244	4
Bulls	—	—	2,053	152.48/cwt	152.00–153.00	3,130	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	789.92/cwt	775.00–810.00	806	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	794.58/cwt	750.00–825.00	660	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	102	632.79/cwt	600.00–700.00	645	3
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	453.25/cwt	400.00–500.00	503	8
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	115	337.50/cwt	300.00–375.00	388	2
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	123	387.76/cwt	375.00–400.00	477	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	477.56/cwt	425.00–525.00	487	22
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	777.13/cwt	750.00–800.00	800	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	819.02/cwt	785.00–875.00	762	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	490.95/cwt	450.00–535.00	457	24
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	102	374.59/cwt	350.00–400.00	382	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	123	680.10/cwt	675.00–685.00	837	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	787.88/cwt	775.00–800.00	654	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	388.27/cwt	350.00–422.00	361	6
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	95	737.50/cwt	700.00–775.00	701	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	498.13/cwt	475.00–535.00	413	5
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	73	442.24/cwt	435.00–450.00	323	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	90	650.00/cwt	625.00–675.00	585	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	80	412.50/cwt	400.00–425.00	330	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	865.00/cwt	825.00–935.00	735	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	808.04/cwt	800.00–825.00	751	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	114.30/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,737	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,616	157.90/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,552	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,343	143.58/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,928	4

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 24, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 228Year ago 288

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 155Last week 129Year ago 135

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,562	188.00–192.00	189.17
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,350	173.00–180.00	176.72
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,515	180.00–187.00	183.89
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,435	181.00–187.00	183.57
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,291	175.00–180.00	177.33
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,800	119.00–126.00	121.61
6	—	1,745	110.00–118.00	114.02
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,251	100.00–108.00	103.73
3	—	1,238	110.00–118.00	113.32
3	—	1,088	92.00–96.00	93.14
4	—	1,278	80.00–86.00	82.04
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,541	118.00–125.00	120.91
4	—	1,540	100.00–108.00	105.33
4	—	1,520	110.00–116.00	114.30
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,519	179.00–185.00	181.12
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,550	171.00–174.00	173.16
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,510	181.00–186.00	182.93
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,446	170.00–182.00	175.24
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	140.00–144.00	142.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,534	116.00–123.00	118.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,247	110.00–116.00	113.83
4	—	1,111	96.00–100.00	98.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,601	138.00–144.00	140.19
2	—	2,053	152.00–153.00	152.48
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,616	156.00–159.00	157.90
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,343	140.00–148.00	143.58

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	85	825.00–935.00	865.00
3	90–100	93	800.00–825.00	808.04
3	100–110	102	775.00–810.00	789.92
2	120–130	123	675.00–685.00	680.10
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	83	750.00–825.00	794.58
2	90–100	90	625.00–675.00	650.00
3	100–110	102	600.00–700.00	632.79
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	435.00–450.00	442.24
5	80–90	83	475.00–535.00	498.13
24	90–100	93	450.00–535.00	490.95
22	100–110	102	425.00–525.00	477.56
8	110–120	111	400.00–500.00	453.25
2	120–130	123	375.00–400.00	387.76
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	80	400.00–425.00	412.50
6	90–100	93	350.00–422.00	388.27
3	100–110	102	350.00–400.00	374.59
2	110–120	115	300.00–375.00	337.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	775.00–800.00	787.88
3	90–100	93	785.00–875.00	819.02
4	100–110	103	750.00–800.00	777.13
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	95	700.00–775.00	737.50

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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