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Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Oct 14
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
234 head
36 vs last sale 198 8 vs year ago 226 · +3.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
164 head
8 vs last sale 156 28 vs year ago 136 · +20.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter barrows and gilts sold unevenly steady. Slaughter sows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter boars sold firm on a light comparison. Buyer demand was good on a light to moderate supply for the slaughter hog sale.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,493214.933,2094thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,892206.353,9043thin
BullsAverage1,493177.632,6522thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,800156.702,8214thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,490151.812,2625thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,150137.891,58520
Dairy BullsAverage1,638174.252,8542thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,817152.562,77211
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,519135.462,05737
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,272127.611,62320
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,711204.633,5015thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,223192.522,3552thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,515185.992,8182thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,431231.763,3167thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,282226.402,90217
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,570234.553,68213
SteersChoiceAverage1,521227.583,4617thin
SteersSelectAverage1,503217.223,2654thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1951,290.74/cwt81
BullsNumber 2931,121.26/cwt16
HeifersNumber 1911,643.63/cwt12

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
HeifersChoice and Prime1,431231.76/cwt230.00–234.003,3167
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90811,756.92/cwt1,700.00–1,800.001,4234
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross120–1301221,091.78/cwt1,050.00–1,125.001,3323
SteersSelect1,503217.22/cwt215.00–219.003,2654
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,892206.35/cwt204.00–210.003,9043
Dairy SteersChoice1,223192.52/cwt192.00–193.002,3552
SteersChoice1,521227.58/cwt225.00–229.003,4617
BullsNumber 180–90831,237.63/cwt1,200.00–1,300.001,02712
BullsNumber 1100–1101011,175.16/cwt1,135.00–1,235.001,18711
Bulls1,493177.63/cwt176.00–179.002,6522
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–100911,663.70/cwt1,600.00–1,710.001,51411
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–100901,675.00/cwt1,650.00–1,750.001,5084
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–90841,710.12/cwt1,700.00–1,750.001,4375
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101031,510.89/cwt1,475.00–1,560.001,5563
BullsNumber 290–100931,141.89/cwt1,125.00–1,150.001,0626
BullsNumber 280–90841,130.65/cwt1,075.00–1,175.009505
BullsNumber 2100–1101021,087.11/cwt1,025.00–1,125.001,1095
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101021,490.98/cwt1,450.00–1,525.001,5213
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110–1201101,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.001,5402
BullsNumber 1110–1201111,068.35/cwt1,035.00–1,100.001,1867
BullsNumber 170–80741,278.58/cwt1,250.00–1,310.009465
BullsNumber 190–100921,202.03/cwt1,175.00–1,275.001,10620
BullsNumber 1120–130122974.32/cwt925.00–1,025.001,1893
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,265140.95/cwt140.00–142.001,7832
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,255114.87/cwt110.00–118.001,4425
CowsLean 85-90%1,132118.03/cwt117.00–120.001,3363
CowsLean 85-90%1,113127.94/cwt122.00–132.001,4245
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,800156.70/cwt150.00–160.002,8214
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,501115.62/cwt110.00–120.001,7354
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,526137.74/cwt134.00–143.002,10213
CowsBoner 80-85%1,490151.81/cwt150.00–154.002,2625
CowsLean 85-90%1,141153.24/cwt151.00–156.001,7485
CowsLean 85-90%1,190142.55/cwt138.00–148.001,6967
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,316134.35/cwt130.00–138.001,7687
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,237125.91/cwt122.00–128.001,5586
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect1,493214.93/cwt213.00–219.003,2094
Dairy SteersSelect1,515185.99/cwt185.00–187.002,8182
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,753145.32/cwt143.00–147.002,5473
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,841155.28/cwt150.00–159.002,8598
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,501129.77/cwt124.00–132.001,94811
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,538147.92/cwt144.00–154.002,2759
HeifersChoice1,282226.40/cwt220.00–229.002,90217
Dairy Bulls1,638174.25/cwt169.00–178.002,8542
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,805206.00/cwt205.00–207.003,7182
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,648203.71/cwt202.00–205.003,3573
SteersChoice and Prime1,570234.55/cwt231.00–238.003,68213

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.