Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2019-11-12

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Nov 12
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
251 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 206▲ 251 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
106 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 126▲ 106 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

Slaughter holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold

mostly steady. Breaker slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher while

the balance of cows sold steady. 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—Average1,41965.4592917
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60854.848828thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,39948.9668511
CowsLean 85-90%High1,20738.3746330
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,50286.731,3035thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,57082.241,2918thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,47165.9197014
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,312111.301,4603thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,309104.271,3654thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,12078.298772thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,472115.741,70416
SteersChoiceAverage1,338109.741,4689thin
SteersSelectLow1,28796.861,24718

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19784.28/cwt20
BullsNumber 29547.65/cwt11
BullsNumber 38920.01/cwt9
BullsUtility8410.75/cwt9
HeifersNumber 19371.67/cwt3

Every lot

43 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,20189.93/cwt80.00–95.001,0805
Steers—Select1,32099.53/cwt94.00–105.001,31413
Steers—Choice1,338109.74/cwt106.00–113.001,4689
Steers—Choice and Prime1,472115.74/cwt114.00–118.501,70416
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,12078.29/cwt74.00–84.008772
Heifers—Choice1,309104.27/cwt98.00–108.001,3654
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,312111.30/cwt110.00–112.501,4603
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29657.40/cwt45.00–68.007449
Bulls——1,55874.50/cwt66.00–78.001,1618
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13132.27/cwt25.00–37.003659
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20440.06/cwt37.00–43.0048218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36446.36/cwt44.00–48.506327
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,44846.49/cwt45.00–48.506733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46153.52/cwt51.00–55.507824
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56558.94/cwt57.50–61.009223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63452.38/cwt51.00–54.008565
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,44760.30/cwt52.00–63.008738
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,50286.73/cwt85.50–88.001,3035
Dairy Steers—Select1,50473.39/cwt69.00–76.001,1046
Dairy Steers—Choice1,57082.24/cwt79.00–84.001,2918
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross8575.00/cwt75.00–75.00641
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95105.00/cwt105.00–105.001001
Heifers—Number 110035.00/cwt35.00–35.00351
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross6565.00/cwt65.00–65.00421
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 37010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Utility7310.00/cwt10.00–10.0072
Bulls—Number 38118.85/cwt10.00–25.00154
Bulls—Utility8213.92/cwt10.00–20.00113
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85130.00/cwt130.00–130.001111
Bulls—Number 28534.25/cwt30.00–37.00294
Bulls—Number 19253.89/cwt40.00–72.00506
Bulls—Number 39224.91/cwt15.00–40.00233
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93141.61/cwt105.00–175.001323
Bulls—Number 29450.55/cwt45.00–60.00484
Bulls—Utility9510.00/cwt10.00–10.00102
Bulls—Number 210062.50/cwt55.00–70.00632
Bulls—Number 110374.19/cwt70.00–80.00766
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross105165.00/cwt165.00–165.001731
Bulls—Utility10510.00/cwt10.00–10.00111
Bulls—Number 111366.13/cwt60.00–72.00752
Bulls—Number 212560.00/cwt60.00–60.00751
Bulls—Number 313520.00/cwt20.00–20.00271

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.