Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2019-05-28

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, May 28
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
206 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 200▲ 206 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
135 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 98▲ 135 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 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher with strong buyer demand.

Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 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—Average1,36877.241,05625
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,45571.991,0472thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58370.711,12017
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30659.037719thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,30150.5165720
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,54587.371,3504thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,57981.851,2929thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,57870.761,11710
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,437114.321,6433thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,341108.311,45210
HeifersSelectAverage1,36099.971,3602thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,438117.311,6876thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,402113.481,59118
SteersSelectAverage1,277107.531,37310

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 194146.72/cwt31
BullsNumber 297106.81/cwt29
BullsNumber 39479.42/cwt19
BullsUtility7717.36/cwt13
HeifersNumber 110055.00/cwt2

Every lot

48 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—Select1,277107.53/cwt97.00–112.501,37310
Steers—Choice1,402113.48/cwt111.00–117.001,59118
Steers—Choice and Prime1,438117.31/cwt115.50–118.001,6876
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,341108.31/cwt104.00–112.001,45210
Heifers—Select1,36099.97/cwt98.00–102.001,3602
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,437114.32/cwt113.50–115.501,6433
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20665.27/cwt50.00–72.007878
Bulls——1,33377.67/cwt72.00–82.001,0359
Bulls——1,56888.72/cwt82.00–100.001,3918
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17043.94/cwt37.00–49.005145
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20545.00/cwt45.00–45.005421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23457.77/cwt55.00–60.007134
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27763.73/cwt61.00–65.008143
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29020.00/cwt20.00–20.002581
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,36852.67/cwt50.00–56.0072111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40363.79/cwt62.00–66.008954
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,45571.99/cwt71.50–72.501,0472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57071.61/cwt68.50–75.001,12414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64566.51/cwt64.00–68.001,0943
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,54587.37/cwt86.00–88.501,3504
Dairy Steers—Select1,57870.76/cwt61.00–78.501,11710
Dairy Steers—Choice1,57981.85/cwt80.00–84.501,2929
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 19560.00/cwt60.00–60.00571
Heifers—Number 110550.00/cwt50.00–50.00531
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility628.24/cwt5.00–10.0053
Bulls—Utility7425.25/cwt10.00–40.00194
Bulls—Number 27595.00/cwt90.00–100.00712
Bulls—Number 37565.00/cwt65.00–65.00491
Bulls—Number 280100.00/cwt100.00–100.00801
Bulls—Utility8017.50/cwt10.00–25.00144
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross82225.71/cwt180.00–255.001853
Bulls—Number 184109.64/cwt90.00–130.009210
Bulls—Number 38474.94/cwt50.00–90.00635
Bulls—Number 29295.60/cwt75.00–120.008816
Bulls—Number 39284.19/cwt50.00–95.00777
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95232.50/cwt215.00–250.002212
Bulls—Number 195137.50/cwt130.00–145.001314
Bulls—Utility9510.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
Bulls—Number 2100134.25/cwt110.00–150.001344
Bulls—Number 1101142.15/cwt130.00–145.001447
Bulls—Number 310380.00/cwt70.00–90.00824
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross105185.00/cwt185.00–185.001941
Bulls—Utility10520.00/cwt20.00–20.00211
Bulls—Number 3110100.00/cwt100.00–100.001101
Bulls—Number 1111144.94/cwt140.00–150.001614
Bulls—Number 2112121.79/cwt115.00–130.001363
Bulls—Number 312060.00/cwt60.00–60.00721
Bulls—Number 2122125.14/cwt120.00–135.001533

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.