Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold weak on a light comparison. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Slaughter dairy bulls sold firm 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 higher. Buyer demand was good 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	1,550	180.34	2,795	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,668	182.66	3,047	6thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,555	174.23	2,709	8thin
Bulls	—	High	1,729	154.56	2,672	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,564	126.60	1,980	5thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,520	145.48	2,211	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,545	120.42	1,860	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,250	109.32	1,367	27
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,798	157.11	2,825	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,400	184.67	2,585	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,537	192.21	2,954	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,417	185.10	2,623	27
Steers	Select	Average	1,441	176.04	2,537	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	680.67/cwt	92
Bulls	Number 2	83	545.74/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	73	399.14/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	90	886.40/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	72	208.72/cwt	3

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	—	—	1,723	165.56/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,853	2
Bulls	—	—	1,733	147.22/cwt	144.00–151.00	2,551	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,400	184.67/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,585	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,417	185.10/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,623	27
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,537	192.21/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,954	15
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,798	157.11/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,825	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,550	180.34/cwt	177.00–184.00	2,795	4
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,520	145.48/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,211	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	103.67/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,277	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,589	125.97/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,002	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,477	114.95/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,698	5
Steers	Select	—	1,441	176.04/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,537	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,748	180.33/cwt	179.00–183.00	3,152	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,588	184.99/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,938	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,555	174.23/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,709	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,035	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,540	105.06/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,618	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,564	126.60/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,980	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	95.50/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,138	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,365	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,720	3
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	82	496.89/cwt	475.00–525.00	407	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	769.78/cwt	750.00–785.00	870	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	755.00/cwt	710.00–800.00	642	2
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	74	676.27/cwt	600.00–700.00	500	4
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	123	485.71/cwt	460.00–525.00	597	4
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	664.83/cwt	600.00–700.00	552	14
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	911.82/cwt	885.00–960.00	757	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	842.50/cwt	835.00–850.00	843	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	879.46/cwt	860.00–900.00	818	2
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	73	399.14/cwt	375.00–425.00	291	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	514.82/cwt	485.00–535.00	479	3
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	70	505.00/cwt	475.00–535.00	354	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	995.00/cwt	985.00–1,000.00	846	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	72	208.72/cwt	175.00–225.00	150	3
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	579.94/cwt	560.00–625.00	592	20
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	91	628.36/cwt	575.00–660.00	572	17
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	73	916.03/cwt	885.00–945.00	669	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	532.77/cwt	525.00–550.00	597	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	809.08/cwt	750.00–860.00	833	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	916.44/cwt	875.00–975.00	852	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	114.69/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,438	10

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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Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 202Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 165Last week 146Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	165.00–166.00	165.56
3	—	1,733	144.00–151.00	147.22
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,400	181.00–187.00	184.67
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,417	180.00–189.00	185.10
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,537	190.00–195.00	192.21
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,441	171.00–179.00	176.04
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,798	155.00–160.00	157.11
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,550	177.00–184.00	180.34
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	142.00–148.00	145.48
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,232	100.00–108.00	103.67
3	—	1,192	90.00–98.00	95.50
3	—	1,365	125.00–127.00	126.00
10	—	1,254	110.00–119.00	114.69
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,589	120.00–129.00	125.97
5	—	1,477	113.00–119.00	114.95
2	—	1,565	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,540	104.00–106.00	105.06
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,748	179.00–183.00	180.33
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,588	182.00–189.00	184.99
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,555	170.00–178.00	174.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,564	125.00–128.00	126.60

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	70	475.00–535.00	505.00
5	80–90	82	475.00–525.00	496.89
3	90–100	93	485.00–535.00	514.82
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	885.00–945.00	916.03
3	80–90	85	985.00–1,000.00	995.00
9	90–100	93	875.00–975.00	916.44
9	100–110	103	750.00–860.00	809.08
3	110–120	113	750.00–785.00	769.78
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	710.00–800.00	755.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	74	600.00–700.00	676.27
14	80–90	83	600.00–700.00	664.83
17	90–100	91	575.00–660.00	628.36
20	100–110	102	560.00–625.00	579.94
7	110–120	112	525.00–550.00	532.77
4	120–130	123	460.00–525.00	485.71
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	375.00–425.00	399.14
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	83	885.00–960.00	911.82
2	90–100	93	860.00–900.00	879.46
2	100–110	100	835.00–850.00	842.50
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	72	175.00–225.00	208.72

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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