Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2019-09-10

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Sep 10
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
236 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 197▲ 236 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
108 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 137▲ 108 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 mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves 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—Low1,45573.401,0688thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58062.1398221
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,40757.8281413
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,22142.0451326
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,38189.251,2334thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,50184.081,2628thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,39176.231,0607thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,315105.461,3873thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,266101.461,2847thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,08890.829886thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,450107.241,5557thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,396104.561,46023
SteersSelectAverage1,380101.051,39410

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110151.10/cwt14
BullsNumber 29632.81/cwt25
BullsUtility8314.80/cwt15
BullsNumber 38614.68/cwt21

Every lot

32 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—Select1,380101.05/cwt98.00–103.001,39410
Steers—Choice1,396104.56/cwt103.00–106.501,46023
Steers—Choice and Prime1,450107.24/cwt106.50–108.501,5557
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,08890.82/cwt85.00–97.009886
Heifers—Choice1,266101.46/cwt97.00–104.001,2847
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,315105.46/cwt104.00–107.501,3873
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17358.55/cwt55.00–61.506872
Bulls——1,41975.37/cwt67.00–81.001,0704
Bulls——1,81084.32/cwt81.00–86.501,5262
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11317.52/cwt10.00–28.001952
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19836.90/cwt30.00–44.0044211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24448.52/cwt45.00–52.006049
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28453.87/cwt53.50–54.506924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32854.89/cwt53.50–57.007298
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,53462.52/cwt59.00–66.509595
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55561.71/cwt56.00–65.0096019
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,81566.17/cwt65.50–67.001,2012
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,38189.25/cwt87.00–91.001,2334
Dairy Steers—Select1,39176.23/cwt70.00–79.001,0607
Dairy Steers—Choice1,50184.08/cwt80.50–86.501,2628
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 37510.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Bulls—Utility8012.91/cwt10.00–17.001011
Bulls—Number 38212.35/cwt10.00–15.001011
Bulls—Number 28321.03/cwt20.00–22.00172
Bulls—Utility9020.00/cwt20.00–20.00184
Bulls—Number 39115.47/cwt10.00–22.00145
Bulls—Number 29330.37/cwt20.00–40.00289
Bulls—Number 19550.83/cwt45.00–60.00486
Bulls—Number 210036.07/cwt30.00–45.003614
Bulls—Number 310025.00/cwt25.00–25.00253
Bulls—Number 110151.67/cwt45.00–60.00524
Bulls—Number 111150.93/cwt45.00–57.00574

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.