Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold weak. Slaughter dairy bulls sold lower. No comparison on all other commodities. Buyer demand was light to moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,700	181.01	3,077	3thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,625	175.19	2,847	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,869	145.49	2,719	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,159	108.48	1,258	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,519	107.25	1,629	9thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,775	121.59	2,158	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,802	109.45	1,972	8thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,545	103.42	1,598	33
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,243	93.84	1,166	16
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,612	157.68	2,542	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,589	195.41	3,105	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,545	184.59	2,852	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,475	175.98	2,596	12

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	685.90/cwt	71
Bulls	Number 2	90	604.17/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 3	74	313.14/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	99	849.59/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	82	742.35/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	—	1,933	138.23/cwt	133.00–143.00	2,672	3
Bulls	—	—	1,773	156.37/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,772	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,547	103.90/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,607	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,462	113.95/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,666	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	115.07/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,104	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,293	104.08/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,346	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,700	181.01/cwt	180.00–183.00	3,077	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,775	121.59/cwt	118.00–128.00	2,158	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,612	157.68/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,542	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	104.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,626	18
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,575	112.98/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,779	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,802	109.45/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,972	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,259	95.61/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,204	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,271	103.67/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,318	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,625	175.19/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,847	3
Steers	Select	—	1,475	175.98/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,596	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,577	194.49/cwt	190.00–198.00	3,067	16
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,653	200.34/cwt	200.00–201.00	3,312	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,545	184.59/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,852	21
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	94.12/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,426	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	82.84/cwt	80.00–88.00	997	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	861.67/cwt	850.00–875.00	862	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	945.98/cwt	900.00–975.00	785	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	91	931.06/cwt	885.00–975.00	847	7
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	607.22/cwt	575.00–635.00	625	15
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	575.77/cwt	560.00–600.00	651	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	841.67/cwt	825.00–850.00	800	3
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	74	313.14/cwt	275.00–375.00	232	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	862.50/cwt	850.00–875.00	819	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	627.03/cwt	600.00–660.00	520	13
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	92	636.85/cwt	575.00–660.00	586	18
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	366.67/cwt	300.00–400.00	312	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	82	742.35/cwt	725.00–775.00	609	3
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	75	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	394	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	840.98/cwt	800.00–875.00	858	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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

Tue Dec 10, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 226Last week 214Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 154Last week 142Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,933	133.00–143.00	138.23
2	—	1,773	155.00–158.00	156.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,547	100.00–108.00	103.90
3	—	1,462	112.00–116.00	113.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	959	112.00–118.00	115.07
6	—	1,293	100.00–108.00	104.08
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,700	180.00–183.00	181.01
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,625	172.00–179.00	175.19
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	118.00–128.00	121.59
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,612	156.00–160.00	157.68
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,550	100.00–110.00	104.89
6	—	1,575	112.00–114.00	112.98
9	—	1,515	90.00–98.00	94.12
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,802	104.00–114.00	109.45
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,259	92.00–98.00	95.61
6	—	1,271	100.00–108.00	103.67
6	—	1,204	80.00–88.00	82.84
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,475	170.00–179.00	175.98
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,577	190.00–198.00	194.49
3	—	1,653	200.00–201.00	200.34
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,545	180.00–189.00	184.59

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	83	900.00–975.00	945.98
7	90–100	91	885.00–975.00	931.06
6	100–110	100	850.00–875.00	861.67
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	75	525.00	525.00
13	80–90	83	600.00–660.00	627.03
18	90–100	92	575.00–660.00	636.85
15	100–110	103	575.00–635.00	607.22
6	110–120	113	560.00–600.00	575.77
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	90–100	95	825.00–850.00	841.67
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	70–80	74	275.00–375.00	313.14
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	300.00–400.00	366.67
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	95	850.00–875.00	862.50
3	100–110	102	800.00–875.00	840.98
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	82	725.00–775.00	742.35

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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