Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Week's sale; Slaughter Steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher, Slaughter cows traded 1.00-2.00 higher, Feeder Dairy Calves sold 60.00-120.00 higher with good demand, Beef Cross Calves remained steady.

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 and Prime	Average	1,620	183.27	2,969	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,768	170.49	3,014	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,598	139.74	2,233	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,900	114.23	2,170	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,390	109.38	1,520	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,143	102.00	1,166	5thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,583	139.29	2,205	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,800	109.54	1,972	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,541	103.01	1,587	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,276	93.46	1,193	18
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,507	163.46	2,463	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,495	157.66	2,357	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,497	149.00	2,231	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,431	188.75	2,701	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,433	183.46	2,629	21
Heifers	Select	Average	1,335	173.79	2,320	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,609	197.16	3,172	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,489	185.41	2,761	35
Steers	Select	Average	1,463	178.35	2,609	11

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	738.76/cwt	53
Bulls	Number 2	95	662.63/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	77	141.67/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	88	867.30/cwt	13
Heifers	Number 2	72	705.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70	125.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

56 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	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	100	887.00/cwt	860.00–900.00	887	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	888.04/cwt	810.00–950.00	826	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,368	81.31/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,112	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,721	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,431	188.75/cwt	187.00–192.00	2,701	8
Steers	Select	—	1,463	178.35/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,609	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,609	197.16/cwt	192.00–202.00	3,172	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,900	114.23/cwt	112.00–116.00	2,170	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,495	157.66/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,357	7
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,497	149.00/cwt	140.00–156.00	2,231	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,768	170.49/cwt	170.00–171.00	3,014	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,799	110.97/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,996	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,489	185.41/cwt	181.00–193.00	2,761	35
Heifers	Select	—	1,335	173.79/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,320	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	103.04/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,355	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,237	93.29/cwt	88.00–102.00	1,154	11
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,583	139.29/cwt	120.00–146.00	2,205	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,620	183.27/cwt	177.00–188.00	2,969	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,492	106.25/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,585	12
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,507	163.46/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,463	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	100.94/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,822	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,622	95.18/cwt	86.00–102.00	1,544	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,580	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,485	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,075	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,433	183.46/cwt	179.00–187.00	2,629	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	115.68/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,403	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	107.81/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,546	8
Bulls	—	—	1,598	139.74/cwt	120.00–155.00	2,233	6
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	111	644.23/cwt	625.00–650.00	715	7
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	548.48/cwt	500.00–600.00	455	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	728.38/cwt	700.00–760.00	677	14
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	619	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	90	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	180	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	70	137.50/cwt	125.00–150.00	96	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	900.61/cwt	875.00–925.00	928	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	667.49/cwt	610.00–700.00	681	12
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	648.10/cwt	550.00–675.00	609	8
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	102	670.59/cwt	625.00–685.00	684	5
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	113	572.78/cwt	560.00–585.00	647	2
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	120	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	672	2
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	70	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	175	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	100	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	125	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	757.50/cwt	735.00–785.00	644	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	825.00/cwt	775.00–875.00	701	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	100	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	660	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	903.39/cwt	900.00–910.00	840	3
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	80	555.00/cwt	500.00–610.00	444	2
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	100	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	610	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	70	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	88	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	70	816.67/cwt	675.00–950.00	572	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	80	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	660	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	81	1,008.70/cwt	960.00–1,050.00	817	5
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	65	125.00/cwt	100.00–150.00	81	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	115	837.50/cwt	825.00–850.00	963	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	855.00/cwt	835.00–875.00	727	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	73	901.72/cwt	850.00–950.00	658	2

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

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 232Last week 226Year ago 220

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 167Last week 154Year ago 150

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	850.00–950.00	901.72
2	80–90	85	835.00–875.00	855.00
3	90–100	93	810.00–950.00	888.04
5	100–110	100	860.00–900.00	887.00
2	110–120	115	825.00–850.00	837.50
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	80–90	85	735.00–785.00	757.50
14	90–100	93	700.00–760.00	728.38
12	100–110	102	610.00–700.00	667.49
7	110–120	111	625.00–650.00	644.23
2	120–130	120	560.00	560.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	500.00–600.00	548.48
8	90–100	94	550.00–675.00	648.10
5	100–110	102	625.00–685.00	670.59
2	110–120	113	560.00–585.00	572.78
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	825.00	825.00
2	80–90	85	775.00–875.00	825.00
1	100–110	100	660.00	660.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	65	100.00–150.00	125.00
2	70–80	70	125.00–150.00	137.50
1	90–100	90	200.00	200.00
1	100–110	100	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	81	960.00–1,050.00	1,008.70
3	90–100	93	900.00–910.00	903.39
2	100–110	103	875.00–925.00	900.61
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	80	500.00–610.00	555.00
1	100–110	100	610.00	610.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	70	675.00–950.00	816.67
1	80–90	80	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	75.00–86.00	81.31
4	—	1,315	98.00–106.00	103.04
11	—	1,237	88.00–102.00	93.29
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	110.00–112.00	111.01
12	—	1,492	104.00–109.00	106.25
7	—	1,622	86.00–102.00	95.18
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,799	108.00–116.00	110.97
2	—	1,805	100.00–102.00	100.94
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,431	187.00–192.00	188.75
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,335	171.00–176.00	173.79
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,433	179.00–187.00	183.46
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,463	172.00–185.00	178.35
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,609	192.00–202.00	197.16
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,489	181.00–193.00	185.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,900	112.00–116.00	114.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	94.00	94.00
4	—	1,034	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	112.00–119.00	115.68
8	—	1,434	102.00–110.00	107.81
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,495	154.00–160.00	157.66
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,497	140.00–156.00	149.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	160.00–167.00	163.46
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	170.00–171.00	170.49
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,620	177.00–188.00	183.27
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	120.00–146.00	139.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,598	120.00–155.00	139.74

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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