Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2019-05-21

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, May 21
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 200 vs last sale 0▲ 200 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
98 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 0▲ 98 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 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold 20.00-30.00 higher.

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
Bulls—Low1,66280.181,33212
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,61667.131,08511
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,41661.7187414
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,23448.6060027
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,47088.381,2993thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,44085.001,2241thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,47570.271,0362thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,279113.301,4494thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,298110.561,43511
HeifersSelectAverage1,305101.001,3182thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,388119.271,6555thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,444113.101,63317
SteersSelectAverage1,243105.491,3119thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196133.12/cwt24
BullsNumber 292101.06/cwt28
BullsNumber 38558.06/cwt17
BullsUtility7318.71/cwt8
HeifersNumber 110875.00/cwt2

Every lot

39 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,243105.49/cwt100.00–110.001,3119
Steers—Choice and Prime1,388119.27/cwt118.00–121.001,6555
Steers—Choice1,444113.10/cwt110.00–117.501,63317
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,279113.30/cwt111.00–115.501,4494
Heifers—Choice1,298110.56/cwt107.00–113.001,43511
Heifers—Select1,305101.00/cwt100.00–102.001,3182
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48385.43/cwt78.00–96.001,2673
Bulls——1,70789.28/cwt80.50–99.001,5245
Bulls——1,73964.87/cwt62.00–69.001,1284
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18862.35/cwt58.00–65.007414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21553.46/cwt50.00–58.0065011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24943.76/cwt37.00–48.005478
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30531.19/cwt30.00–37.004074
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37359.61/cwt58.00–62.008189
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49265.49/cwt64.00–67.009775
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50962.92/cwt60.50–64.009494
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67769.54/cwt65.00–74.501,1667
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,44085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2241
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,47088.38/cwt87.00–90.001,2993
Dairy Steers—Select1,47570.27/cwt67.00–74.001,0362
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 19035.00/cwt35.00–35.00321
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross125115.00/cwt115.00–115.001441
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6216.49/cwt10.00–20.00103
Bulls—Utility7323.41/cwt20.00–25.00173
Bulls—Number 37429.19/cwt15.00–35.00225
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross75235.00/cwt235.00–235.001761
Bulls—Number 183102.00/cwt85.00–110.00853
Bulls—Number 38362.55/cwt35.00–85.00526
Bulls—Number 28588.75/cwt80.00–100.00754
Bulls—Utility8515.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
Bulls—Number 291101.83/cwt85.00–125.009319
Bulls—Number 193122.77/cwt100.00–135.001148
Bulls—Number 39383.17/cwt65.00–110.00775
Bulls—Utility9515.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Bulls—Number 2100108.75/cwt100.00–120.001094
Bulls—Number 1102131.98/cwt120.00–140.0013511
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross105220.00/cwt220.00–220.002311
Bulls—Number 310550.00/cwt50.00–50.00531
Bulls—Number 2120105.00/cwt105.00–105.001261

This sale against other markets

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.