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Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jun 17
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
223 head
18 vs last sale 241 223 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
197 head
17 vs last sale 180 197 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold firm. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Buyer demand was 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 calves.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,545189.692,9314thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,809157.962,8575thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,579156.842,4777thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,128142.741,6097thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,790156.412,7999thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,561152.512,38131
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,230131.991,62322
Dairy SteersChoiceHigh1,416201.672,8565thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,623201.593,2722thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,348229.713,09713
HeifersChoiceHigh1,266218.212,7637thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,534233.463,58125
SteersChoiceAverage1,393226.233,15222
SteersSelectAverage1,265215.742,72911

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1951,037.73/cwt83
BullsNumber 290886.55/cwt21
BullsNumber 383766.00/cwt3
HeifersNumber 2921,275.00/cwt3
HeifersNumber 1921,272.40/cwt18

Every lot, as filed

46 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersChoice1,395225.35/cwt221.00–229.003,14420
BullsNumber 380–9083766.00/cwt700.00–800.006363
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross90–100921,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.001,1733
HeifersChoice1,235221.64/cwt220.00–223.002,7373
HeifersChoice1,290215.64/cwt210.00–218.002,7824
Bulls1,720197.26/cwt194.00–200.003,3932
Bulls1,370182.12/cwt180.00–184.002,4952
HeifersNumber 180–9083949.24/cwt925.00–975.007882
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90841,458.51/cwt1,410.00–1,500.001,2254
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross110–1201151,025.00/cwt1,000.00–1,050.001,1792
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–90821,376.22/cwt1,300.00–1,425.001,1296
BullsNumber 290–10092906.96/cwt875.00–935.008349
BullsNumber 280–9081885.27/cwt850.00–925.007178
BullsNumber 1110–120113850.70/cwt785.00–885.009616
BullsNumber 170–8075925.00/cwt875.00–950.006944
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–100921,374.73/cwt1,350.00–1,400.001,2655
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–100921,396.51/cwt1,350.00–1,450.001,2857
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110–1201101,133.33/cwt1,100.00–1,200.001,2473
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101001,362.50/cwt1,350.00–1,375.001,3632
BullsNumber 180–90831,012.73/cwt975.00–1,050.0084110
BullsNumber 1120–130123663.78/cwt600.00–725.008162
BullsNumber 1100–110102957.38/cwt900.00–985.0097724
BullsNumber 190–100911,007.64/cwt950.00–1,050.0091721
Dairy SteersChoice1,345205.95/cwt203.00–208.002,7703
SteersSelect1,265215.74/cwt210.00–223.002,72911
HeifersChoice and Prime1,337226.98/cwt225.00–229.003,0357
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101021,274.59/cwt1,250.00–1,300.001,3003
BullsNumber 2100–110101843.21/cwt800.00–875.008524
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,623201.59/cwt200.00–203.003,2722
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,561154.44/cwt150.00–158.002,41120
CowsBoner 80-85%1,579156.84/cwt155.00–158.002,4777
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,643161.36/cwt160.00–164.002,6513
SteersChoice1,378235.00/cwt233.00–237.003,2382
Dairy SteersChoice1,523195.26/cwt192.00–199.002,9742
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,737154.61/cwt149.00–158.002,6866
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,234124.80/cwt120.00–127.001,5407
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,531144.35/cwt140.00–149.002,2108
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,895160.00/cwt160.00–160.003,0323
HeifersChoice and Prime1,361232.89/cwt230.00–235.003,1706
SteersChoice and Prime1,534233.46/cwt230.00–239.003,58125
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,758154.66/cwt154.00–156.002,7193
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,885162.90/cwt160.00–166.003,0712
CowsLean 85-90%1,023134.03/cwt130.00–136.001,3713
CowsLean 85-90%1,206149.27/cwt148.00–150.001,8004
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,239133.86/cwt130.00–138.001,65912
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,183141.28/cwt140.00–144.001,6713

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.