Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

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 steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Slaughter dairy bulls sold steady. No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was moderate on a heavy to 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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,557	182.42	2,840	5thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,662	143.84	2,391	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,835	115.25	2,115	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,534	146.37	2,245	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,802	112.57	2,029	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,529	107.57	1,644	31
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,244	96.73	1,203	16
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,693	152.64	2,584	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,564	141.79	2,218	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,354	185.73	2,515	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,338	179.99	2,408	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,529	194.29	2,971	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,472	184.38	2,714	30
Steers	Select	Average	1,415	174.99	2,476	15

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	677.97/cwt	77
Bulls	Number 2	82	666.82/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	90	836.35/cwt	13

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,662	143.84/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,391	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,835	115.25/cwt	114.00–116.00	2,115	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,354	185.73/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,515	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,338	179.99/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,408	8
Dairy Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,895	146.33/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,773	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,564	141.79/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,218	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	90.81/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,421	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,472	184.38/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,714	30
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,802	112.57/cwt	108.00–115.00	2,029	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,557	182.42/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,840	5
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,534	146.37/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,245	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,544	112.02/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,730	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,507	105.20/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,585	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,572	156.42/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,459	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	84.49/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,038	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	103.87/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,249	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	96.54/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,270	5
Steers	Select	—	1,415	174.99/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,476	15
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,529	194.29/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,971	14
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	111	796.01/cwt	775.00–825.00	884	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	966.67/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	725	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	80	812.50/cwt	775.00–850.00	650	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	930.43/cwt	900.00–960.00	856	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	955.00/cwt	935.00–975.00	812	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	101	617.49/cwt	585.00–660.00	624	25
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	942.99/cwt	885.00–985.00	773	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	911.49/cwt	875.00–950.00	848	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	638.50/cwt	585.00–685.00	594	30
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	90	603.33/cwt	585.00–625.00	543	3
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	569.70/cwt	550.00–585.00	473	3
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	526.18/cwt	510.00–560.00	595	3
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	677.35/cwt	635.00–710.00	562	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	841.53/cwt	825.00–850.00	867	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 214Last week 160Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 142Last week 148Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,662	141.00–148.00	143.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,835	114.00–116.00	115.25
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,354	183.00–187.00	185.73
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,338	176.00–182.00	179.99
Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,895	145.00–147.00	146.33
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,564	138.00–148.00	141.79
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,572	155.00–158.00	156.42
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	88.00–94.00	90.81
15	—	1,544	110.00–116.00	112.02
14	—	1,507	100.00–109.00	105.20
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,802	108.00–115.00	112.57
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,228	80.00–86.00	84.49
7	—	1,202	100.00–106.00	103.87
5	—	1,315	94.00–99.00	96.54
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,472	180.00–189.00	184.38
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,415	170.00–179.00	174.99
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,529	190.00–199.00	194.29
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,557	180.00–184.00	182.42
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,534	141.00–150.00	146.37

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	950.00–1,000.00	966.67
2	80–90	85	935.00–975.00	955.00
5	90–100	92	900.00–960.00	930.43
4	110–120	111	775.00–825.00	796.01
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	80	775.00–850.00	812.50
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	83	635.00–710.00	677.35
30	90–100	93	585.00–685.00	638.50
25	100–110	101	585.00–660.00	617.49
3	110–120	113	510.00–560.00	526.18
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	83	550.00–585.00	569.70
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	82	885.00–985.00	942.99
2	90–100	93	875.00–950.00	911.49
3	100–110	103	825.00–850.00	841.53
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	90–100	90	585.00–625.00	603.33

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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