Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2019-08-06

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Aug 6
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
241 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 202▲ 241 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
128 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 143▲ 128 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 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower.

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—Low1,53284.521,29511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49467.191,00417
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31960.7480120
CowsLean 85-90%High1,16049.9357916
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,49790.001,3479thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,47685.041,25517
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,38674.641,0357thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,284114.681,4724thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,245107.331,3368thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,288101.881,3122thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,498116.851,7506thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,288110.871,42821
SteersSelectAverage1,390104.061,4468thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19872.86/cwt21
BullsNumber 29034.18/cwt16
BullsNumber 38719.31/cwt13
BullsUtility817.27/cwt11
HeifersNumber 19580.00/cwt2

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—Choice1,288110.87/cwt108.00–115.001,42821
Steers—Select1,390104.06/cwt99.00–107.001,4468
Steers—Choice and Prime1,498116.85/cwt116.50–117.501,7506
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,245107.33/cwt105.00–110.001,3368
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,284114.68/cwt113.00–117.001,4724
Heifers—Select1,288101.88/cwt99.00–105.001,3122
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18766.67/cwt59.00–70.507913
Bulls——1,46784.02/cwt80.00–88.001,2333
Bulls——1,77995.54/cwt91.00–104.001,7005
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11358.08/cwt57.00–59.006462
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12941.67/cwt30.00–47.004706
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19554.09/cwt51.00–56.506468
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31167.05/cwt65.00–68.508794
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31159.47/cwt56.00–63.0078015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47054.50/cwt54.50–54.508011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48369.25/cwt67.00–72.001,0279
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50664.87/cwt63.00–67.009778
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,38674.64/cwt72.00–77.001,0357
Dairy Steers—Choice1,47685.04/cwt81.00–88.501,25517
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,49790.00/cwt87.00–94.001,3479
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 19030.00/cwt30.00–30.00271
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross100130.00/cwt130.00–130.001301
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility635.00/cwt5.00–5.0033
Bulls—Utility7515.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
Bulls—Utility807.50/cwt5.00–10.0064
Bulls—Number 28115.00/cwt10.00–20.00125
Bulls—Number 38316.99/cwt10.00–35.00148
Bulls—Number 29135.27/cwt20.00–55.00327
Bulls—Number 19360.22/cwt20.00–80.005614
Bulls—Number 39423.03/cwt15.00–35.00225
Bulls—Utility955.00/cwt5.00–5.0051
Bulls—Number 210056.25/cwt50.00–60.00564
Bulls—Number 110480.51/cwt80.00–82.00844
Bulls—Utility1057.50/cwt5.00–10.0082
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross110150.00/cwt150.00–150.001651
Bulls—Number 111075.00/cwt75.00–75.00831
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross120140.00/cwt140.00–140.001681

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.