Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2019-10-01

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Oct 1
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
213 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 196▲ 213 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
151 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 135▲ 151 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 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher.Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 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—Low1,59977.871,24514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,58654.2085919
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,38251.1870724
CowsLean 85-90%High1,19241.2649233
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,45584.001,2221thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,315110.901,4585thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,384106.001,4677thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,24395.171,1834thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,407113.101,59114
SteersChoiceAverage1,440106.141,52815
SteersSelectAverage1,30199.601,2966thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110077.51/cwt27
BullsNumber 29543.65/cwt11
BullsNumber 38311.67/cwt6
BullsUtility736.25/cwt8
HeifersNumber 19371.25/cwt4
HeifersNumber 210015.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing6810.00/cwt2

Every lot

40 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—Select1,30199.60/cwt95.00–101.001,2966
Steers—Choice and Prime1,407113.10/cwt111.50–116.501,59114
Steers—Choice1,440106.14/cwt103.00–110.001,52815
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,24395.17/cwt94.00–98.001,1834
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,315110.90/cwt109.00–113.001,4585
Heifers—Choice1,384106.00/cwt100.00–108.501,4677
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25859.05/cwt50.00–66.507432
Bulls——1,63576.33/cwt73.50–81.001,2487
Bulls——1,68687.56/cwt83.00–98.001,4765
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09935.03/cwt30.00–40.0038516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25746.12/cwt45.00–47.005804
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26051.20/cwt50.50–52.006453
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28346.25/cwt42.50–49.5059314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38851.77/cwt49.50–55.5071918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48449.45/cwt47.00–51.507345
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,58056.01/cwt55.50–56.508852
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62255.90/cwt53.00–60.0090714
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,45584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,2221
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing6010.00/cwt10.00–10.0061
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7510.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred8090.00/cwt90.00–90.00721
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred9585.00/cwt70.00–100.00812
Heifers—Number 110025.00/cwt25.00–25.00251
Heifers—Number 210015.00/cwt15.00–15.00151
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility645.00/cwt5.00–5.0034
Bulls—Utility7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Utility807.50/cwt5.00–10.0062
Bulls—Number 38210.00/cwt10.00–10.0085
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85160.00/cwt160.00–160.001361
Bulls—Number 18530.00/cwt30.00–30.00261
Bulls—Number 28527.50/cwt25.00–30.00232
Bulls—Number 39020.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
Bulls—Number 29136.12/cwt27.00–65.00335
Bulls—Number 19361.32/cwt35.00–75.00578
Bulls—Utility955.00/cwt5.00–5.0051
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100142.50/cwt135.00–150.001432
Bulls—Number 110376.10/cwt70.00–80.007811
Bulls—Number 210361.53/cwt55.00–70.00633
Bulls—Number 211060.00/cwt60.00–60.00661
Bulls—Number 111372.50/cwt70.00–75.00824

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.