Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2019-09-17

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Sep 17
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 236▲ 220 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
117 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 108▲ 117 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 2.00-4.00 higher.Slaughter holsteins sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 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—High1,43472.811,04412
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49362.579345thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30056.1773013
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,28749.1563321
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,27389.151,1352thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,40581.631,1473thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,51873.491,11611
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,345108.001,4531thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,425104.711,4922thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,466109.111,60012
SteersChoiceAverage1,349105.541,4249thin
SteersSelectAverage1,29696.491,2517thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19890.24/cwt20
BullsNumber 29233.48/cwt18
BullsNumber 38616.56/cwt7
BullsUtility7810.00/cwt6

Every lot

36 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—Select1,29696.49/cwt90.00–102.001,2517
Steers—Choice1,349105.54/cwt101.00–108.001,4249
Steers—Choice and Prime1,466109.11/cwt107.50–113.501,60012
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,345108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,4531
Heifers—Choice1,425104.71/cwt104.00–105.501,4922
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15361.59/cwt50.00–69.007105
Bulls——1,56676.02/cwt73.50–79.001,1904
Bulls——1,72887.24/cwt84.00–90.001,5083
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11840.66/cwt40.00–42.004553
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18065.50/cwt65.50–65.507731
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29055.54/cwt54.50–56.507165
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30056.17/cwt53.50–59.0073013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32548.65/cwt45.00–51.5064513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57161.84/cwt59.00–64.009724
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,27389.15/cwt85.50–93.001,1352
Dairy Steers—Choice1,40581.63/cwt80.00–83.001,1473
Dairy Steers—Select1,51873.49/cwt69.00–77.001,11611
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7310.00/cwt10.00–10.0073
Bulls—Number 27510.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross80155.00/cwt155.00–155.001241
Bulls—Utility8210.00/cwt10.00–10.0083
Bulls—Number 28317.92/cwt15.00–22.00156
Bulls—Number 38314.10/cwt10.00–20.00125
Bulls—Number 18520.00/cwt20.00–20.00171
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred8515.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
Bulls—Number 19353.32/cwt35.00–62.00503
Bulls—Number 29333.93/cwt15.00–55.00326
Bulls—Number 39322.70/cwt15.00–30.00212
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross94168.73/cwt165.00–175.001594
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100135.00/cwt135.00–135.001351
Bulls—Number 110161.98/cwt60.00–70.00635
Bulls—Number 210354.88/cwt45.00–60.00574
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred10550.00/cwt50.00–50.00531
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross110150.00/cwt150.00–150.001651
Bulls—Number 211062.00/cwt62.00–62.00681
Bulls—Number 111567.50/cwt65.00–70.00782

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.