Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2019-10-08

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Oct 8
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
298 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 213▲ 298 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
115 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 151▲ 115 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 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder diary 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—Low1,35468.7893118
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,55452.7482022
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36848.2165924
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,24841.5951927
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,44683.071,20113
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,42174.161,0549thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,380108.131,4923thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,324104.651,3868thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,23985.661,0614thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,450111.031,61014
SteersChoiceAverage1,351105.901,43128
SteersSelectAverage1,24099.381,23219

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110395.35/cwt19
BullsNumber 29557.82/cwt13
BullsNumber 38819.45/cwt22
BullsUtility8010.72/cwt10
HeifersNumber 190136.25/cwt4
HeifersNumber 27715.73/cwt3

Every lot

42 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—Select1,24099.38/cwt90.00–105.001,23219
Steers—Choice1,351105.90/cwt103.00–109.501,43128
Steers—Choice and Prime1,450111.03/cwt109.50–114.001,61014
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,23985.66/cwt83.00–93.001,0614
Heifers—Choice1,324104.65/cwt100.00–107.501,3868
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,380108.13/cwt107.50–108.501,4923
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25776.30/cwt70.00–80.009597
Bulls——1,28856.83/cwt51.00–68.007328
Bulls——1,75883.09/cwt80.50–85.001,4613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96832.76/cwt21.00–39.003176
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21041.14/cwt39.00–43.504982
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28447.41/cwt44.00–52.0060917
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30448.55/cwt47.50–50.006334
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33343.07/cwt40.00–46.5057417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37847.99/cwt46.50–49.006614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52252.82/cwt50.00–55.0080415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,71553.77/cwt52.00–56.009225
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,95058.66/cwt58.00–59.501,1443
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,42174.16/cwt70.00–79.001,0549
Dairy Steers—Choice1,44683.07/cwt80.00–86.001,20113
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27317.59/cwt15.00–20.00132
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85170.00/cwt170.00–170.001451
Heifers—Number 18525.00/cwt25.00–25.00211
Heifers—Number 28512.00/cwt12.00–12.00101
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95175.00/cwt165.00–185.001662
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0075
Bulls—Number 37510.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross80180.00/cwt180.00–180.001441
Bulls—Utility8311.29/cwt10.00–15.0094
Bulls—Number 38413.18/cwt10.00–20.001111
Bulls—Number 39123.25/cwt10.00–45.00217
Bulls—Number 29251.40/cwt27.00–80.00479
Bulls—Number 19372.86/cwt45.00–90.00686
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95190.00/cwt190.00–190.001811
Bulls—Number 210070.67/cwt55.00–82.00713
Bulls—Utility10012.00/cwt12.00–12.00121
Bulls—Number 110183.42/cwt77.00–85.00845
Bulls—Number 310236.72/cwt20.00–50.00373
Bulls—Number 211077.00/cwt77.00–77.00851
Bulls—Number 111383.53/cwt82.00–85.00942
Bulls—Number 112288.42/cwt80.00–95.001083
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross130155.00/cwt155.00–155.002021

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.