Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2019-08-13

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Aug 13
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
196 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 241▲ 196 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
101 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 128▲ 101 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 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. 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—Average1,62383.431,35410
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,66762.981,05010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31859.127798thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,23346.1056919
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,42889.561,2797thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,53584.401,2966thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,39373.011,0178thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,303104.531,3622thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,27390.611,1534thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,441111.301,6049thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,373107.101,47016
SteersSelectAverage1,228101.091,24115

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19684.74/cwt21
BullsNumber 29045.45/cwt17
BullsNumber 38924.33/cwt8
BullsUtility828.47/cwt10
HeifersNumber 187198.33/cwt3
HeifersNumber 27913.39/cwt3

Every lot

38 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—Select1,228101.09/cwt91.00–105.001,24115
Steers—Choice1,373107.10/cwt101.00–111.001,47016
Steers—Choice and Prime1,441111.30/cwt110.00–114.001,6049
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,27390.61/cwt84.00–97.001,1534
Heifers—Choice1,303104.53/cwt104.00–105.001,3622
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16065.00/cwt65.00–65.007541
Bulls——1,49481.14/cwt75.00–86.001,2125
Bulls——1,89990.89/cwt88.50–98.001,7264
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11639.66/cwt30.00–45.004438
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28957.35/cwt55.00–61.507395
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30749.35/cwt45.00–52.506458
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35054.61/cwt53.00–56.007373
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36562.08/cwt61.00–62.508473
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62957.87/cwt56.00–62.509434
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69266.39/cwt64.00–69.501,1236
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,39373.01/cwt66.00–78.001,0178
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,42889.56/cwt87.00–92.001,2797
Dairy Steers—Choice1,53584.40/cwt83.00–87.001,2966
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27015.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross75200.00/cwt200.00–200.001501
Heifers—Number 28312.58/cwt10.00–15.00102
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85200.00/cwt200.00–200.001701
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross100195.00/cwt195.00–195.001951
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 37515.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
Bulls—Utility759.00/cwt5.00–15.0075
Bulls—Number 38321.60/cwt20.00–25.00183
Bulls—Utility837.42/cwt5.00–10.0062
Bulls—Number 18566.67/cwt60.00–75.00573
Bulls—Number 28540.63/cwt30.00–50.00358
Bulls—Utility928.27/cwt5.00–10.0083
Bulls—Number 19377.16/cwt50.00–95.00729
Bulls—Number 29349.70/cwt30.00–70.00468
Bulls—Number 39326.61/cwt15.00–35.00253
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95200.00/cwt200.00–200.001901
Bulls—Number 210050.00/cwt50.00–50.00501
Bulls—Number 110285.73/cwt80.00–90.00877
Bulls—Number 310535.00/cwt35.00–35.00371
Bulls—Number 111085.00/cwt85.00–85.00941

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.