Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2019-06-18

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jun 18
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▼ 120 vs last sale 231▲ 111 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
114 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 137▲ 114 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 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. 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—Low1,66377.441,28820
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44860.698796thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,41159.1883515
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,30151.2966721
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,42189.491,2728thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,33183.371,1108thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,38071.7199014
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,493111.981,6722thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,279107.751,37812
HeifersSelectAverage1,24491.341,1367thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,498116.171,7403thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,454111.291,61816
SteersSelectAverage1,395102.691,4335thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19795.85/cwt20
BullsNumber 29456.28/cwt8
BullsNumber 38828.58/cwt10
BullsUtility7610.64/cwt8
HeifersNumber 194105.00/cwt4
HeifersNumber 28321.18/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—Select1,395102.69/cwt92.00–107.001,4335
Steers—Choice1,454111.29/cwt107.50–115.001,61816
Steers—Choice and Prime1,498116.17/cwt115.50–116.501,7403
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,24491.34/cwt80.00–103.001,1367
Heifers—Choice1,279107.75/cwt103.00–111.501,37812
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,493111.98/cwt110.00–114.001,6722
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31064.06/cwt55.00–70.008393
Bulls——1,62674.92/cwt70.00–81.001,21811
Bulls——1,90888.76/cwt85.00–94.001,6946
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12941.21/cwt35.00–45.004654
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15053.63/cwt53.00–54.006173
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33552.07/cwt47.00–56.5069512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35757.47/cwt57.00–58.507805
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43058.10/cwt55.00–63.508318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44860.69/cwt58.00–67.508796
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,56865.50/cwt64.00–67.001,0274
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,33183.37/cwt81.00–85.001,1108
Dairy Steers—Select1,38071.71/cwt64.00–78.0099014
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,42189.49/cwt87.00–93.501,2728
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 28321.18/cwt15.00–27.00182
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross8590.00/cwt75.00–105.00772
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross100200.00/cwt200.00–200.002001
Heifers—Number 110540.00/cwt40.00–40.00421
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility557.50/cwt5.00–10.0042
Bulls—Number 37522.50/cwt15.00–30.00172
Bulls—Utility7510.00/cwt10.00–10.0083
Bulls—Number 18362.88/cwt50.00–75.00522
Bulls—Number 28349.85/cwt45.00–55.00412
Bulls—Number 38330.00/cwt30.00–30.00253
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85180.00/cwt180.00–180.001531
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90210.00/cwt210.00–210.001891
Bulls—Utility9213.36/cwt10.00–15.00123
Bulls—Number 19382.91/cwt60.00–105.00774
Bulls—Number 39330.27/cwt15.00–55.00283
Bulls—Number 29460.13/cwt50.00–70.00574
Bulls—Number 310030.00/cwt20.00–40.00302
Bulls—Number 110189.05/cwt80.00–95.009011
Bulls—Number 210355.00/cwt55.00–55.00572
Bulls—Number 111090.00/cwt90.00–90.00991

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.