Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold weak on a light comparison. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold firm. Slaughter dairy bulls sold weak on a light comparison. No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold firm. Buyer demand was good 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,706	154.43	2,634	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,783	135.66	2,419	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,476	121.00	1,786	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,227	108.07	1,326	7thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,908	136.28	2,600	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,824	123.92	2,260	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,537	114.68	1,762	34
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,225	107.47	1,316	20
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,428	137.28	1,960	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,642	160.08	2,629	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,220	142.73	1,741	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,396	184.79	2,580	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,304	176.05	2,296	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,468	186.41	2,736	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,382	175.35	2,423	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	657.50/cwt	77
Bulls	Number 2	85	449.65/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	90	890.09/cwt	9
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	73	151.72/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,733	155.41/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,693	4
Bulls	—	—	1,663	161.46/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,685	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	145.44/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,462	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,486	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	104.50/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,264	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	124.78/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,767	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,615	155.18/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,506	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,543	114.12/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,761	16
Steers	Select	—	1,382	175.35/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,423	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,459	185.63/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,708	18
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,471	105.08/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,546	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	91.51/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,039	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,824	123.92/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,260	10
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,908	136.28/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,600	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,683	167.43/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,818	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,783	135.66/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,419	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,579	123.24/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,946	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	112.26/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,435	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,426	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	104.11/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,274	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,595	113.45/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,810	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,304	176.05/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,296	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,396	184.79/cwt	182.00–187.00	2,580	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,522	191.06/cwt	190.00–192.00	2,908	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,428	137.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,960	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,220	142.73/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,741	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	920.77/cwt	900.00–950.00	856	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	853.50/cwt	800.00–885.00	879	13
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	70	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	333	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	91	439.51/cwt	400.00–485.00	400	5
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	508.28/cwt	475.00–560.00	574	4
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	125	447.50/cwt	435.00–460.00	559	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	101	537.79/cwt	485.00–585.00	543	19
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	897.40/cwt	775.00–975.00	745	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	893.33/cwt	855.00–925.00	670	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	583.25/cwt	535.00–610.00	542	14
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	613.34/cwt	550.00–635.00	509	12
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	886.44/cwt	850.00–935.00	824	6
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	73	151.72/cwt	100.00–200.00	111	2
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	75	578.33/cwt	550.00–635.00	434	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 202Last week 226Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 146Last week 136Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,733	150.00–158.00	155.41
2	—	1,663	160.00–163.00	161.46
2	—	1,693	145.00–146.00	145.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	117.00	117.00
5	—	1,210	100.00–109.00	104.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,416	120.00–129.00	124.78
3	—	1,595	110.00–118.00	113.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,783	135.00–137.00	135.66
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,615	153.00–158.00	155.18
2	—	1,683	166.00–169.00	167.43
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	141.00–145.00	142.73
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,543	110.00–119.00	114.12
8	—	1,471	100.00–108.00	105.08
10	—	1,579	120.00–129.00	123.24
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	90.00–94.00	91.51
8	—	1,278	110.00–114.00	112.26
2	—	1,150	124.00	124.00
7	—	1,224	100.00–108.00	104.11
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,824	120.00–129.00	123.92
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,382	170.00–179.00	175.35
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,459	180.00–189.00	185.63
3	—	1,522	190.00–192.00	191.06
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,908	133.00–139.00	136.28
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,304	170.00–179.00	176.05
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,396	182.00–187.00	184.79
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,428	135.00–140.00	137.28

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	75	855.00–925.00	893.33
7	90–100	93	900.00–950.00	920.77
13	100–110	103	800.00–885.00	853.50
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	70	475.00	475.00
5	90–100	91	400.00–485.00	439.51
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	75	550.00–635.00	578.33
12	80–90	83	550.00–635.00	613.34
14	90–100	93	535.00–610.00	583.25
19	100–110	101	485.00–585.00	537.79
4	110–120	113	475.00–560.00	508.28
2	120–130	125	435.00–460.00	447.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	775.00–975.00	897.40
6	90–100	93	850.00–935.00	886.44
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	100.00–200.00	151.72

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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