Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2019-06-04

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jun 4
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 206▲ 187 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
113 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 135▲ 113 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-1.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold 30.00-40.00 lower with little buyer demand.

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—Average1,42972.751,03912
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58963.961,0168thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31755.0072413
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18547.3256122
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,22091.231,1132thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,43184.941,2156thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,42173.171,04018
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,320113.511,4982thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,342109.141,4659thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,525117.821,79711
SteersChoiceAverage1,483112.691,67113
SteersSelectAverage1,378104.351,4386thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199107.35/cwt17
BullsNumber 29973.86/cwt18
BullsNumber 38737.04/cwt20
BullsUtility6511.25/cwt4
HeifersNumber 18748.23/cwt3

Every lot

40 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—Select1,378104.35/cwt100.00–107.001,4386
Steers—Choice1,483112.69/cwt108.00–116.501,67113
Steers—Choice and Prime1,525117.82/cwt117.00–119.501,79711
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,320113.51/cwt112.00–115.001,4982
Heifers—Choice1,342109.14/cwt106.00–112.001,4659
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06455.67/cwt41.00–65.005924
Bulls——1,42776.42/cwt74.50–78.001,0913
Bulls——1,72184.20/cwt82.50–87.001,4495
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78023.00/cwt23.00–23.001791
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05544.32/cwt40.00–48.004682
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14142.62/cwt36.00–45.504868
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21949.64/cwt47.00–54.006057
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27354.94/cwt54.00–56.506996
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27759.86/cwt59.50–60.007643
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39855.84/cwt52.00–59.007818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57661.65/cwt57.00–64.509724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60166.26/cwt65.00–67.501,0614
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,22091.23/cwt87.50–95.001,1132
Dairy Steers—Select1,42173.17/cwt64.00–80.501,04018
Dairy Steers—Choice1,43184.94/cwt81.00–86.501,2156
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 18344.85/cwt40.00–50.00372
Heifers—Number 19555.00/cwt55.00–55.00521
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 35545.00/cwt45.00–45.00251
Bulls—Utility6210.00/cwt10.00–10.0063
Bulls—Number 37541.67/cwt25.00–50.00313
Bulls—Utility7515.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
Bulls—Number 38139.49/cwt30.00–57.00327
Bulls—Number 28344.85/cwt40.00–50.00372
Bulls—Number 18561.00/cwt57.00–65.00522
Bulls—Number 29373.46/cwt60.00–90.00687
Bulls—Number 39336.58/cwt25.00–50.00346
Bulls—Number 19491.91/cwt80.00–100.00864
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95245.00/cwt230.00–260.002332
Bulls—Number 110192.56/cwt85.00–100.00936
Bulls—Number 210283.44/cwt70.00–90.00856
Bulls—Number 310327.44/cwt25.00–30.00282
Bulls—Number 211075.00/cwt75.00–75.00831
Bulls—Number 111296.64/cwt95.00–100.001083
Bulls—Number 212075.00/cwt75.00–75.00902
Bulls—Number 313020.00/cwt20.00–20.00261

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.