Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold weak. Slaughter heifers sold firm. Slaughter cows sold weak. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold firm. Buyer demand was moderate on a heavy supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold weak. 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	Select	Average	1,426	177.92	2,537	4thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,794	134.15	2,407	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,787	113.92	2,036	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,224	103.88	1,271	7thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,803	112.81	2,034	8thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,539	105.71	1,627	33
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	92.26	1,051	18
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,409	185.35	2,612	20
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,393	178.73	2,490	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,579	189.47	2,992	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,454	183.45	2,667	32
Steers	Select	Average	1,350	175.82	2,374	28

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	631.80/cwt	66
Bulls	Number 2	87	479.47/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	73	168.10/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	85	898.33/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,518	94.39/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,433	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,803	112.81/cwt	110.00–116.00	2,034	8
Bulls	—	—	1,794	134.15/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,407	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,787	113.92/cwt	112.00–116.00	2,036	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,393	178.73/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,490	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,409	185.35/cwt	182.00–190.00	2,612	20
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,725	188.26/cwt	185.00–191.00	3,247	4
Steers	Select	—	1,350	175.82/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,374	28
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	101.11/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,192	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	95.32/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,166	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,426	177.92/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,537	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,454	183.45/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,667	32
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,543	189.77/cwt	187.00–195.00	2,928	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,564	112.16/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,754	18
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,498	103.32/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,548	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	103.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,271	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	83.36/cwt	80.00–88.00	894	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	870.68/cwt	800.00–900.00	810	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	80	908.75/cwt	875.00–950.00	727	4
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	73	462.07/cwt	450.00–475.00	337	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	485.27/cwt	450.00–525.00	446	6
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	74	546.96/cwt	500.00–600.00	405	5
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	546.26/cwt	485.00–585.00	617	6
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	584.67/cwt	535.00–625.00	485	10
Bulls	Utility	70–80	73	168.10/cwt	150.00–185.00	123	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	566.93/cwt	525.00–610.00	584	15
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	92	596.42/cwt	560.00–635.00	549	18
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	898.33/cwt	860.00–935.00	764	3

How this sale compares

Pennsylvania weighted averages

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 271Last week 245Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 139Last week 156Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,518	90.00–98.00	94.39
18	—	1,564	110.00–115.00	112.16
6	—	1,498	100.00–108.00	103.32
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,803	110.00–116.00	112.81
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,179	100.00–104.00	101.11
3	—	1,223	92.00–98.00	95.32
8	—	1,073	80.00–88.00	83.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,794	130.00–139.00	134.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,787	112.00–116.00	113.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,224	100.00–110.00	103.88
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,393	176.00–181.00	178.73
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,409	182.00–190.00	185.35
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,725	185.00–191.00	188.26
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,350	170.00–179.00	175.82
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,454	180.00–186.00	183.45
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,543	187.00–195.00	189.77
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,426	175.00–180.00	177.92

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	80	875.00–950.00	908.75
8	90–100	93	800.00–900.00	870.68
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	450.00–475.00	462.07
6	90–100	92	450.00–525.00	485.27
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	70–80	74	500.00–600.00	546.96
10	80–90	83	535.00–625.00	584.67
18	90–100	92	560.00–635.00	596.42
15	100–110	103	525.00–610.00	566.93
6	110–120	113	485.00–585.00	546.26
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	150.00–185.00	168.10
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	860.00–935.00	898.33

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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