Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2019-10-22

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Oct 22
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
198 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 205▲ 198 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
128 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 143▲ 128 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 holsteins sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder dairy calves sold 15.00-20.00 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—High1,50468.821,03510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58552.858389thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,35749.9767823
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21139.9648417
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,45089.731,3012thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,30382.811,0796thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,55073.181,1343thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,403111.221,5603thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,276105.091,3419thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,16297.531,1337thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,406114.751,6139thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,470109.361,60814
SteersSelectAverage1,31799.401,3096thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197111.39/cwt23
BullsNumber 29042.96/cwt14
BullsNumber 38923.75/cwt24
BullsUtility728.89/cwt9
HeifersNumber 19073.33/cwt3
HeifersNumber 28819.00/cwt3

Every lot

39 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—Select1,31799.40/cwt95.00–105.001,3096
Steers—Choice and Prime1,406114.75/cwt112.50–118.501,6139
Steers—Choice1,470109.36/cwt105.50–111.501,60814
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,16297.53/cwt92.00–102.001,1337
Heifers—Choice1,276105.09/cwt102.00–108.001,3419
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,403111.22/cwt109.50–113.501,5603
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06356.06/cwt45.00–66.005963
Bulls——1,67373.01/cwt67.50–76.001,2216
Bulls——1,81082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,4841
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17933.60/cwt31.00–36.503967
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23444.42/cwt42.00–47.5054810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32348.90/cwt44.00–52.0064718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47953.83/cwt52.00–56.007965
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58552.85/cwt49.50–55.008389
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,30382.81/cwt79.00–86.501,0796
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,45089.73/cwt85.00–93.501,3012
Dairy Steers—Select1,55073.18/cwt72.00–74.001,1343
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross80170.00/cwt170.00–170.001361
Heifers—Number 2855.00/cwt5.00–5.0041
Heifers—Number 29026.00/cwt15.00–37.00232
Heifers—Number 19025.00/cwt25.00–25.00231
Heifers—Number 110025.00/cwt25.00–25.00251
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross70195.00/cwt195.00–195.001371
Bulls—Utility7310.00/cwt10.00–10.0076
Bulls—Number 37515.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
Bulls—Utility8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 28328.45/cwt20.00–40.00246
Bulls—Number 38421.49/cwt15.00–35.001812
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85165.00/cwt165.00–165.001402
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross92161.64/cwt155.00–170.001493
Bulls—Number 39225.00/cwt15.00–40.00237
Bulls—Number 19481.03/cwt55.00–95.00767
Bulls—Number 29454.39/cwt40.00–85.00517
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100140.00/cwt140.00–140.001401
Bulls—Number 210050.00/cwt50.00–50.00501
Bulls—Number 310030.50/cwt20.00–40.00314
Bulls—Number 110295.00/cwt85.00–100.00975
Bulls—Number 111192.47/cwt80.00–100.001034

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.