Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter steers sold firm. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was good to moderate on a heavy to moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves 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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,578	184.49	2,911	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,591	176.26	2,804	4thin
Bulls	—	High	1,891	150.99	2,855	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,866	128.04	2,389	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,540	124.06	1,911	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	109.71	1,227	20
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,396	143.06	1,997	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,846	118.66	2,191	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,551	115.54	1,792	23
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,197	105.12	1,258	34
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,503	164.44	2,472	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,380	183.32	2,530	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,296	177.75	2,304	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,477	194.74	2,876	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,424	183.20	2,609	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,287	175.22	2,255	13

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	591.40/cwt	66
Bulls	Number 2	90	478.92/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 1	89	748.11/cwt	9

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,805	153.42/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,769	2
Bulls	—	—	1,977	148.55/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,937	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,540	124.06/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,911	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	112.68/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,304	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	119.41/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,376	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	94.65/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,131	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,396	143.06/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,997	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,564	104.43/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,633	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	103.10/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,293	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,380	183.32/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,530	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,903	121.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,313	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,818	117.23/cwt	114.00–119.00	2,131	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,591	176.26/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,804	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,578	184.49/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,911	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,584	123.31/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,953	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	106.30/cwt	100.00–108.00	999	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,241	111.28/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,381	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,345	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,601	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	94.42/cwt	90.00–98.00	952	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,539	116.43/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,792	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,866	128.04/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,389	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,296	177.75/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,304	8
Steers	Select	—	1,287	175.22/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,255	13
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,477	194.74/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,876	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,424	183.20/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,609	16
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,503	164.44/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,472	8
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	674	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	850.63/cwt	810.00–910.00	791	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	823.33/cwt	800.00–835.00	823	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	680	2
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	425	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	82	410.06/cwt	300.00–475.00	336	5
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	90	591.67/cwt	550.00–625.00	533	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	855.00/cwt	825.00–885.00	727	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	573.91/cwt	550.00–600.00	482	6
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	120	478.33/cwt	475.00–485.00	574	3
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	73	447.41/cwt	400.00–485.00	327	4
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	517.42/cwt	500.00–550.00	574	4
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	546.53/cwt	525.00–575.00	563	14
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	564.65/cwt	500.00–600.00	525	24
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	91	811.99/cwt	775.00–850.00	739	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.

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Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

Tue Oct 15, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 226Last week 189Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 136Last week 157Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	151.00–156.00	153.42
2	—	1,977	148.00–149.00	148.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,540	121.00–126.00	124.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,157	110.00–116.00	112.68
3	—	1,152	118.00–120.00	119.41
3	—	1,195	93.00–97.00	94.65
4	—	940	100.00–108.00	106.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,866	126.00–130.00	128.04
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,396	140.00–146.00	143.06
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,564	100.00–108.00	104.43
4	—	1,584	122.00–126.00	123.31
15	—	1,539	112.00–119.00	116.43
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,254	99.00–106.00	103.10
13	—	1,241	108.00–115.00	111.28
2	—	1,345	118.00–120.00	119.02
8	—	1,008	90.00–98.00	94.42
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,903	120.00–125.00	121.53
8	—	1,818	114.00–119.00	117.23
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	182.00–184.00	183.32
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,296	176.00–179.00	177.75
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,591	173.00–179.00	176.26
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	180.00–189.00	184.49
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,287	170.00–179.00	175.22
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,477	190.00–199.00	194.74
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,424	180.00–186.00	183.20
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,503	162.00–167.00	164.44

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	93	725.00	725.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	800.00	800.00
3	90–100	93	810.00–910.00	850.63
6	100–110	100	800.00–835.00	823.33
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	82	300.00–475.00	410.06
2	100–110	105	400.00–410.00	405.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	73	400.00–485.00	447.41
6	80–90	84	550.00–600.00	573.91
24	90–100	93	500.00–600.00	564.65
14	100–110	103	525.00–575.00	546.53
4	110–120	111	500.00–550.00	517.42
3	120–130	120	475.00–485.00	478.33
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	90–100	90	550.00–625.00	591.67
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	825.00–885.00	855.00
4	90–100	91	775.00–850.00	811.99

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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