Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2019-10-15

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Oct 15
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
205 head
▼ 93 vs last sale 298▲ 205 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
143 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 115▲ 143 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold mostly steady

Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. 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—Low1,45972.041,05112
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60654.4287413
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,46949.3372414
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,23641.0150719
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,42286.601,2313thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,48583.151,2354thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,65774.671,2373thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,393109.871,5306thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,275104.001,3268thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,30096.511,2553thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,393112.931,57310
SteersChoiceAverage1,374108.231,48717
SteersSelectAverage1,38299.521,3755thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110282.19/cwt24
BullsNumber 29538.92/cwt15
BullsNumber 39421.78/cwt13
BullsUtility799.70/cwt10
HeifersNumber 19381.78/cwt5

Every lot

44 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—Choice1,374108.23/cwt104.00–111.501,48717
Steers—Select1,38299.52/cwt95.00–101.001,3755
Steers—Choice and Prime1,393112.93/cwt111.00–116.501,57310
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,275104.00/cwt102.50–105.501,3268
Heifers—Select1,30096.51/cwt95.00–99.001,2553
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,393109.87/cwt108.00–111.501,5306
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37964.80/cwt62.00–66.508945
Bulls——1,46876.59/cwt73.00–80.001,1245
Bulls——1,63878.79/cwt76.00–82.001,2912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17942.09/cwt40.00–43.004968
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21836.16/cwt32.00–40.004408
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38247.33/cwt44.00–51.0065410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,43851.07/cwt49.00–52.507343
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52559.20/cwt57.00–61.009032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62153.55/cwt51.00–56.0086811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,68554.32/cwt52.00–55.509154
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,42286.60/cwt86.00–88.001,2313
Dairy Steers—Choice1,48583.15/cwt80.00–85.501,2354
Dairy Steers—Select1,65774.67/cwt74.00–76.001,2373
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross75175.00/cwt175.00–175.001311
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross8590.00/cwt90.00–90.00771
Heifers—Number 19349.46/cwt30.00–70.00462
Heifers—Number 112045.00/cwt45.00–45.00541
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility555.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility758.33/cwt5.00–10.0063
Bulls—Utility8011.00/cwt10.00–12.0092
Bulls—Number 38112.04/cwt10.00–15.00105
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross83172.73/cwt165.00–180.001432
Bulls—Number 28320.10/cwt15.00–25.00173
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90160.00/cwt160.00–160.001441
Bulls—Utility9015.00/cwt10.00–20.00142
Bulls—Number 29342.16/cwt20.00–65.00396
Bulls—Number 19340.86/cwt30.00–62.00383
Bulls—Number 39320.27/cwt10.00–30.00192
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100175.00/cwt175.00–175.001751
Bulls—Number 310226.49/cwt15.00–37.00275
Bulls—Number 110362.22/cwt60.00–65.006410
Bulls—Number 210345.08/cwt40.00–55.00466
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross110190.00/cwt190.00–190.002091
Bulls—Utility11010.00/cwt10.00–10.00111
Bulls—Number 111259.46/cwt50.00–70.00675
Bulls—Number 311550.00/cwt50.00–50.00581
Bulls—Number 112060.00/cwt60.00–60.00721

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.