Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2019-09-03

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Sep 3
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 169▲ 197 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
137 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 121▲ 137 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 steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold steady-1.00 higher.. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder dairy calves over 95 lbs sold mostly steady while under 95 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 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—Low1,67275.951,2707thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56362.9798414
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33255.7274213
CowsLean 85-90%High1,28646.7460130
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,33988.281,1828thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,59781.731,3055thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,42876.741,0964thin
Dairy SteersStandardAverage1,31763.278337thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,240109.021,3522thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,305105.601,3783thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,14694.411,0825thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,404110.621,5539thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,315106.131,39611
SteersSelectAverage1,21296.921,1759thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110288.51/cwt26
BullsNumber 29841.33/cwt17
BullsNumber 38915.46/cwt11
BullsUtility759.29/cwt7

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—Select1,21296.92/cwt90.00–103.001,1759
Steers—Choice1,315106.13/cwt103.00–109.001,39611
Steers—Choice and Prime1,404110.62/cwt108.50–113.001,5539
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,14694.41/cwt92.00–97.001,0825
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,240109.02/cwt108.00–110.001,3522
Heifers—Choice1,305105.60/cwt103.00–108.501,3783
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62775.84/cwt70.50–79.501,2343
Bulls——1,67068.97/cwt66.00–72.501,1522
Bulls——1,74083.10/cwt80.50–85.501,4462
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24253.98/cwt52.00–55.0067010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27354.78/cwt53.00–58.506975
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28347.29/cwt45.00–52.0060718
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30239.60/cwt38.00–41.005167
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52361.39/cwt58.00–65.009358
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61765.08/cwt64.00–66.001,0526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,63061.53/cwt60.50–63.001,0033
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Standard1,31763.27/cwt57.00–70.008337
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,33988.28/cwt84.00–91.001,1828
Dairy Steers—Select1,42876.74/cwt72.00–80.001,0964
Dairy Steers—Choice1,59781.73/cwt77.00–84.001,3055
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7310.00/cwt10.00–10.0076
Bulls—Number 38211.68/cwt10.00–15.00106
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85235.00/cwt235.00–235.002001
Bulls—Number 28521.25/cwt20.00–25.00184
Bulls—Utility855.00/cwt5.00–5.0041
Bulls—Number 39015.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Bulls—Number 29342.07/cwt20.00–70.00396
Bulls—Number 19463.83/cwt37.00–75.00607
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100225.00/cwt225.00–225.002251
Bulls—Number 310021.25/cwt15.00–30.00214
Bulls—Number 110274.48/cwt50.00–80.007611
Bulls—Number 210249.92/cwt45.00–60.00513
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross110210.00/cwt210.00–210.002311
Bulls—Number 111273.36/cwt70.00–75.00823
Bulls—Number 211256.79/cwt50.00–65.00643
Bulls—Number 112072.50/cwt70.00–75.00872
Bulls—Number 212045.00/cwt45.00–45.00541

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.