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Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Nov 18
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
251 head
3 vs last sale 254 251 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
161 head
20 vs last sale 141 161 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steer sold steady. Slaughter dairy steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter dairy cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold weak on a light comparison. No comparison on slaughter dairy bulls. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the slaughter cattle sale. Feeder dairy calves sold firm. Buyer demand was good 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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,655216.433,5824thin
BullsHigh1,877165.853,1147thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,239141.561,75413
Dairy BullsAverage1,567152.552,3915thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,757142.492,50417
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,545130.632,01937
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,264120.931,52933
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,464183.822,6918thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,528222.713,4033thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,376217.802,9974thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,658221.693,67515
SteersChoiceAverage1,506214.373,22810
SteersSelectAverage1,381203.662,8137thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1991,148.85/cwt74
BullsNumber 294999.97/cwt13
HeifersNumber 1941,311.54/cwt10
HeifersNumber 2821,248.98/cwt3

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 190–100921,098.54/cwt1,075.00–1,175.001,01119
BullsNumber 1120–130120878.33/cwt875.00–885.001,0543
BullsNumber 1100–1101031,037.68/cwt975.00–1,075.001,06918
BullsNumber 180–90831,171.25/cwt1,150.00–1,200.009726
BullsNumber 1110–120113955.97/cwt925.00–975.001,0808
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross80–90831,569.32/cwt1,500.00–1,600.001,3034
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross90–100931,338.51/cwt1,300.00–1,375.001,2452
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross80–90821,394.08/cwt1,350.00–1,450.001,1433
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross90–100921,462.13/cwt1,400.00–1,500.001,3457
BullsNumber 280–90841,052.91/cwt1,025.00–1,075.008844
Bulls1,503180.31/cwt174.00–188.002,7102
Dairy Bulls1,610157.75/cwt157.00–158.002,5403
BullsNumber 2100–110104925.48/cwt875.00–950.009625
HeifersChoice1,376217.80/cwt216.00–219.002,9974
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross80–90821,248.98/cwt1,200.00–1,300.001,0243
SteersSelect1,381203.66/cwt200.00–210.002,8137
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110–1201151,212.50/cwt1,200.00–1,225.001,3942
Dairy SteersSelect1,464183.82/cwt180.00–188.002,6918
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101031,316.74/cwt1,275.00–1,375.001,3567
SteersChoice and Prime1,586224.77/cwt222.00–230.003,56511
Bulls1,840162.38/cwt160.00–166.002,9883
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,568133.23/cwt128.00–138.002,08911
BullsNumber 290–100911,040.14/cwt1,000.00–1,060.009474
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,538123.53/cwt120.00–126.001,90010
Dairy Bulls1,503144.74/cwt140.00–148.002,1752
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,758137.23/cwt136.00–138.002,4134
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,655216.43/cwt215.00–218.003,5824
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,472114.64/cwt110.00–118.001,6886
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100–1101021,251.23/cwt1,150.00–1,295.001,2765
CowsLean 85-90%1,231135.69/cwt134.00–138.001,6705
HeifersChoice and Prime1,528222.71/cwt220.00–224.003,4033
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,269134.43/cwt130.00–138.001,7069
SteersChoice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,855213.23/cwt211.00–216.003,9554
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,268113.45/cwt108.00–118.001,43911
Bulls2,308156.61/cwt154.00–159.003,6152
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,215103.88/cwt100.00–105.001,2624
CowsLean 85-90%1,244145.23/cwt140.00–149.001,8078
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,572144.46/cwt140.00–148.002,27110
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,757144.11/cwt140.00–148.002,53213
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,276124.16/cwt120.00–128.001,5849
SteersChoice1,506214.37/cwt209.00–218.003,22810

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.