Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2019-08-20

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Aug 20
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
252 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 196▲ 252 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
135 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 101▲ 135 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 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 lower.

The next Feeder Cattle Sale is Friday September 20, 2019 at 7:00 PM.

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—High1,58179.771,26116
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65264.381,06421
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,36459.5081111
CowsLean 85-90%High1,16548.6456727
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,44391.461,3206thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,48282.661,22511
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,40574.001,0401thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,333108.161,4424thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,224102.841,25911
HeifersSelectAverage1,200101.001,2121thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,368110.831,5166thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,315106.051,39521
SteersSelectAverage1,35899.321,3499thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19780.37/cwt25
BullsNumber 29252.77/cwt14
BullsNumber 39024.45/cwt13
BullsUtility779.20/cwt10
HeifersNumber 190170.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 27815.00/cwt3

Every lot

42 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—Choice1,315106.05/cwt103.00–110.001,39521
Steers—Select1,35899.32/cwt95.00–102.001,3499
Steers—Choice and Prime1,368110.83/cwt107.00–114.001,5166
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,200101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,2121
Heifers—Choice1,224102.84/cwt100.00–105.501,25911
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,333108.16/cwt107.00–109.501,4424
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46265.64/cwt44.00–73.009603
Bulls——1,50680.77/cwt71.00–86.001,21610
Bulls——1,86591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,6971
Bulls——1,99090.39/cwt86.00–95.001,7992
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06639.87/cwt30.00–46.004258
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12156.69/cwt55.00–59.006355
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23750.78/cwt48.00–54.0062814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33657.18/cwt54.00–60.007648
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43765.67/cwt63.50–68.009443
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52460.57/cwt57.00–65.0092310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76967.85/cwt64.50–70.501,20011
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,40574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0401
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,44391.46/cwt88.00–94.001,3206
Dairy Steers—Choice1,48282.66/cwt80.00–86.001,22511
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross70170.00/cwt170.00–170.001191
Heifers—Number 27517.50/cwt15.00–20.00132
Heifers—Number 28510.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross110170.00/cwt170.00–170.001871
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Bulls—Number 37020.00/cwt20.00–20.00141
Bulls—Utility7310.00/cwt10.00–10.0073
Bulls—Number 38220.71/cwt15.00–30.00176
Bulls—Utility8310.00/cwt10.00–10.0084
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85180.00/cwt180.00–180.001531
Bulls—Number 18556.00/cwt50.00–65.00485
Bulls—Number 28546.67/cwt45.00–50.00403
Bulls—Number 39025.00/cwt25.00–25.00231
Bulls—Utility9012.00/cwt12.00–12.00111
Bulls—Number 19266.71/cwt55.00–85.00617
Bulls—Number 29353.38/cwt40.00–70.005010
Bulls—Number 210065.00/cwt65.00–65.00651
Bulls—Number 110283.59/cwt75.00–90.00859
Bulls—Number 310329.71/cwt15.00–60.00315
Bulls—Number 111090.00/cwt90.00–90.00991
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross120165.00/cwt165.00–165.001981
Bulls—Number 113075.00/cwt75.00–75.00981

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.