Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2019-10-29

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Oct 29
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
271 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 198▲ 271 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
90 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 128▲ 90 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 mostly steady. Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold 5.00-10.00 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—High1,62972.851,18721
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,55559.009171thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68050.508488thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,41547.126678thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,25438.0947831
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,41390.491,2796thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,35079.071,06713
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,30773.2295711
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,318112.221,4792thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,379102.761,4178thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,25695.591,2014thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,544111.921,7287thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,432108.221,55021
SteersSelectAverage1,325100.671,3346thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110086.70/cwt17
BullsNumber 29651.36/cwt18
BullsNumber 38819.76/cwt23
BullsUtility739.84/cwt20
HeifersNumber 180146.15/cwt4
HeifersNumber 27813.33/cwt3

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—Select1,325100.67/cwt98.00–105.001,3346
Steers—Choice1,432108.22/cwt103.00–111.501,55021
Steers—Choice and Prime1,544111.92/cwt110.00–115.501,7287
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,25695.59/cwt90.00–99.001,2014
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,318112.22/cwt109.50–115.001,4792
Heifers—Choice1,379102.76/cwt100.00–106.501,4178
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35158.19/cwt49.00–63.507867
Bulls——1,49584.96/cwt81.50–89.001,2705
Bulls——1,91977.53/cwt73.50–82.501,4889
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72018.00/cwt18.00–18.001301
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19032.72/cwt24.00–36.0038910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24739.99/cwt35.00–43.5049915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35644.93/cwt43.00–47.506095
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,51247.15/cwt44.00–51.007135
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51350.76/cwt47.00–55.007683
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,55559.00/cwt59.00–59.009171
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63846.37/cwt45.00–49.007604
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72154.64/cwt54.00–55.009404
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,30773.22/cwt65.00–79.5095711
Dairy Steers—Choice1,35079.07/cwt76.00–83.501,06713
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,41390.49/cwt84.00–97.001,2796
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross75145.00/cwt145.00–145.001091
Heifers—Number 27512.50/cwt10.00–15.0092
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross82146.53/cwt140.00–155.001203
Heifers—Number 28515.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility555.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility606.67/cwt5.00–10.0043
Bulls—Utility7310.48/cwt10.00–15.00810
Bulls—Utility8211.16/cwt10.00–15.0096
Bulls—Number 38419.66/cwt10.00–35.001714
Bulls—Number 28532.50/cwt30.00–35.00282
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90165.00/cwt165.00–165.001491
Bulls—Number 19372.04/cwt40.00–105.00677
Bulls—Number 29350.84/cwt35.00–80.00479
Bulls—Number 39318.95/cwt10.00–32.00187
Bulls—Number 110289.14/cwt75.00–100.00916
Bulls—Number 210257.41/cwt40.00–85.00597
Bulls—Number 310323.34/cwt17.00–30.00242
Bulls—Number 111389.89/cwt85.00–95.001022
Bulls—Number 112090.00/cwt90.00–90.001081

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.