Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2019-09-24

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Sep 24
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
196 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 220▲ 196 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
135 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 117▲ 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 steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold 10.00-15.00 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—High1,36069.759498thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58060.349539thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,37755.247619thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,26845.9258216
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,39790.231,2613thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,46380.691,1806thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,45872.151,0523thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,333105.031,4002thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,333101.541,35411
HeifersSelectAverage1,28395.631,2272thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,504110.361,6606thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,378105.821,45814
SteersSelectAverage1,35497.201,31614

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110193.82/cwt29
BullsNumber 29759.10/cwt22
BullsNumber 39125.11/cwt12
BullsUtility7610.02/cwt14
HeifersNumber 192118.29/cwt3

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—Select1,35497.20/cwt91.00–103.001,31614
Steers—Choice1,378105.82/cwt102.00–109.501,45814
Steers—Choice and Prime1,504110.36/cwt109.50–112.001,6606
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,28395.63/cwt94.00–97.001,2272
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,333105.03/cwt104.00–106.001,4002
Heifers—Choice1,333101.54/cwt95.00–105.501,35411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21360.18/cwt56.00–69.007304
Bulls——1,50576.77/cwt73.50–79.001,1553
Bulls——1,51587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,3181
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06433.92/cwt30.00–37.003614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26248.76/cwt45.00–51.006159
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30154.15/cwt52.00–56.507047
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46557.77/cwt55.50–60.508465
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,56053.41/cwt52.00–55.008333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,64559.05/cwt58.50–59.509712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72463.56/cwt62.00–65.501,0964
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,39790.23/cwt86.00–95.001,2613
Dairy Steers—Select1,45872.15/cwt69.00–77.001,0523
Dairy Steers—Choice1,46380.69/cwt78.00–83.001,1806
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 19030.00/cwt30.00–30.00271
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross93162.43/cwt160.00–165.001512
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility636.71/cwt5.00–10.0043
Bulls—Utility7311.29/cwt10.00–15.0084
Bulls—Utility8110.99/cwt10.00–15.0095
Bulls—Number 38317.52/cwt10.00–22.00155
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85147.50/cwt135.00–160.001252
Bulls—Utility9010.00/cwt10.00–10.0092
Bulls—Number 29252.13/cwt30.00–80.004815
Bulls—Number 39327.92/cwt15.00–50.00265
Bulls—Number 19477.87/cwt50.00–95.00738
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95170.00/cwt170.00–170.001621
Bulls—Number 110286.73/cwt80.00–95.008811
Bulls—Number 210376.89/cwt60.00–85.00794
Bulls—Number 310337.07/cwt20.00–55.00382
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross110155.00/cwt155.00–155.001711
Bulls—Number 211270.22/cwt50.00–85.00793
Bulls—Number 111387.32/cwt80.00–90.00996

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.