Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2019-07-23

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jul 23
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
223 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 150▲ 223 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
106 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 159▲ 106 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 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Dairy feeder 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—Low1,33272.779699thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60767.911,09112
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29859.6977514
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,21051.4062220
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,46488.861,3016thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,52680.451,22812
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,38274.671,03210
Dairy SteersStandardAverage1,36768.1193110
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,279111.531,4263thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,261105.921,3366thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,21491.451,1109thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,516116.291,7637thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,361111.091,51216
SteersSelectAverage1,318103.951,3706thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19972.31/cwt12
BullsNumber 29649.97/cwt15
BullsNumber 38931.30/cwt10
BullsUtility818.77/cwt8
HeifersNumber 180210.00/cwt1

Every lot

37 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—Select1,318103.95/cwt100.00–106.001,3706
Steers—Choice1,361111.09/cwt106.00–114.501,51216
Steers—Choice and Prime1,516116.29/cwt115.50–117.001,7637
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,21491.45/cwt85.00–100.001,1109
Heifers—Choice1,261105.92/cwt102.00–109.001,3366
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,279111.53/cwt111.00–112.001,4263
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28089.51/cwt89.00–90.001,1462
Bulls——1,28083.27/cwt79.50–88.001,0662
Bulls——1,37361.88/cwt45.00–71.008505
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16943.81/cwt40.00–48.005127
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20953.59/cwt51.00–56.5064810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24258.71/cwt54.00–61.0072911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31061.80/cwt60.00–63.508103
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50263.27/cwt60.00–65.009503
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53865.02/cwt62.50–66.501,0006
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67570.79/cwt69.00–74.001,1866
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Standard1,36768.11/cwt67.00–69.5093110
Dairy Steers—Select1,38274.67/cwt71.00–77.501,03210
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,46488.86/cwt86.00–94.001,3016
Dairy Steers—Choice1,52680.45/cwt77.50–85.001,22812
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross80210.00/cwt210.00–210.001681
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility7511.67/cwt10.00–15.0093
Bulls—Number 38123.85/cwt15.00–30.00194
Bulls—Utility837.58/cwt5.00–10.0062
Bulls—Number 28435.51/cwt30.00–47.00304
Bulls—Utility905.00/cwt5.00–5.0051
Bulls—Number 29147.47/cwt40.00–55.00434
Bulls—Number 39128.90/cwt10.00–40.00264
Bulls—Number 19371.62/cwt55.00–80.00678
Bulls—Number 110070.00/cwt70.00–70.00701
Bulls—Number 310051.00/cwt40.00–62.00512
Bulls—Number 210152.52/cwt40.00–65.00535
Bulls—Utility10510.00/cwt10.00–10.00111
Bulls—Number 211075.00/cwt75.00–75.00831
Bulls—Number 111374.93/cwt70.00–80.00853
Bulls—Number 212080.00/cwt80.00–80.00961

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.