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Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Oct 21
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
207 head
27 vs last sale 234 207 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
185 head
21 vs last sale 164 185 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 steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold weak on a light comparison. Slaughter dairy bulls sold weak on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sales. Feeder dairy calves sold firm. buyer demand was good to moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder dairy calf sale.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,373159.402,18810
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,487157.372,3405thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,238149.361,85011
Dairy BullsAverage1,448157.382,2792thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,760152.732,6884thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,514145.082,19725
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,199133.141,59729
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,536191.382,9404thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,630204.183,3285thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,483196.242,9103thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,441231.203,3325thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,532234.683,59529
SteersChoiceAverage1,383226.953,13916
SteersSelectAverage1,330216.392,8785thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1961,362.12/cwt81
BullsNumber 2891,158.24/cwt22
HeifersNumber 2831,542.50/cwt3
HeifersNumber 1901,365.77/cwt8

Every lot, as filed

41 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
BullsNumber 1100–1101021,190.98/cwt1,150.00–1,250.001,21516
BullsNumber 190–100941,259.88/cwt1,175.00–1,300.001,18418
HeifersNumber 180–9083850.00/cwt850.00–850.007062
BullsNumber 1120–130123998.98/cwt950.00–1,050.001,2292
BullsNumber 1110–1201111,113.53/cwt1,075.00–1,175.001,2368
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90831,817.21/cwt1,675.00–1,900.001,50810
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101031,522.20/cwt1,485.00–1,535.001,5684
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–90831,634.00/cwt1,600.00–1,700.001,3563
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross70–80731,612.93/cwt1,600.00–1,625.001,1772
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110–1201121,407.20/cwt1,350.00–1,450.001,5766
Bulls1,358180.33/cwt172.00–187.002,4493
Dairy Bulls1,448157.38/cwt150.00–166.002,2792
BullsNumber 290–100931,144.21/cwt1,100.00–1,185.001,06411
Dairy HeifersChoice1,536191.38/cwt187.00–196.002,9404
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross80–90831,542.50/cwt1,500.00–1,575.001,2803
SteersChoice1,412225.79/cwt220.00–229.003,18813
BullsNumber 180–90831,273.97/cwt1,225.00–1,325.001,0579
SteersChoice and Prime1,528233.88/cwt230.00–239.003,57426
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–100911,716.06/cwt1,650.00–1,750.001,5626
HeifersChoice and Prime1,441231.20/cwt230.00–233.003,3325
Bulls1,548156.62/cwt150.00–168.002,4244
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,573156.41/cwt155.00–158.002,4605
BullsNumber 280–90851,172.26/cwt1,125.00–1,210.0099611
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,496149.69/cwt144.00–154.002,23910
SteersChoice1,257231.99/cwt230.00–233.002,9163
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,760152.73/cwt148.00–159.002,6884
Dairy SteersChoice1,483196.24/cwt193.00–201.002,9103
CowsLean 85-90%1,269154.60/cwt150.00–158.001,9625
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101021,441.39/cwt1,425.00–1,475.001,4703
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,249145.03/cwt142.00–148.001,8118
SteersChoice and Prime1,565241.59/cwt240.00–245.003,7813
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,225123.71/cwt120.00–128.001,5154
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,630204.18/cwt201.00–208.003,3285
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,133111.92/cwt110.00–114.001,2683
Bulls1,153142.18/cwt140.00–146.001,6393
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,178133.59/cwt130.00–136.001,57414
CowsLean 85-90%1,213145.00/cwt142.00–147.001,7596
CowsBoner 80-85%1,482155.28/cwt154.00–158.002,3013
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,503134.80/cwt128.00–138.002,02610
CowsBoner 80-85%1,495160.50/cwt160.00–161.002,3992
SteersSelect1,330216.39/cwt210.00–218.002,8785

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.