Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2019-11-19

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Nov 19
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
346 head
▲ 95 vs last sale 251▲ 346 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
121 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 106▲ 121 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 steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Breaker cows traded 2.00-3.00 lower while the balance of the cows sold steady-1.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves sold steady-5.00 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—Average1,36067.0891321
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,83861.601,1323thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47851.6476330
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28448.2561926
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16234.8640549
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,42886.951,2425thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,41378.611,1114thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,44866.559647thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,315112.091,4744thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,339106.271,42313
HeifersSelectAverage1,28394.611,2142thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,373115.911,59111
SteersChoiceAverage1,401112.241,57223
SteersSelectAverage1,370105.491,44515

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19970.67/cwt17
BullsNumber 29749.78/cwt20
BullsNumber 38523.66/cwt11
BullsUtility819.61/cwt13
HeifersNumber 19520.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 29015.00/cwt1

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—Select1,370105.49/cwt100.00–109.001,44515
Steers—Choice and Prime1,373115.91/cwt114.00–118.001,59111
Steers—Choice1,401112.24/cwt108.00–114.501,57223
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,28394.61/cwt90.00–99.001,2142
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,315112.09/cwt108.00–114.501,4744
Heifers—Choice1,339106.27/cwt102.00–111.001,42313
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29956.61/cwt40.00–67.007358
Bulls——1,37969.36/cwt66.00–75.509568
Bulls——1,42980.20/cwt75.00–87.001,1465
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09030.44/cwt16.00–37.0033230
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22839.32/cwt36.00–42.004833
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26540.90/cwt38.00–45.0051716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26655.35/cwt52.00–62.007015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29847.76/cwt44.00–51.0062018
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32746.84/cwt46.50–47.006223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38949.58/cwt46.00–53.0068916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54244.19/cwt42.50–45.006813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59156.67/cwt54.50–58.5090211
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,83861.60/cwt57.50–64.501,1323
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,41378.61/cwt77.00–80.001,1114
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,42886.95/cwt83.00–91.001,2425
Dairy Steers—Select1,44866.55/cwt60.00–75.009647
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 19020.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
Heifers—Number 29015.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Heifers—Number 110020.00/cwt20.00–20.00201
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility7310.00/cwt10.00–10.0075
Bulls—Number 37510.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Bulls—Number 38221.04/cwt15.00–25.00175
Bulls—Utility838.98/cwt5.00–10.0075
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross8570.00/cwt70.00–70.00601
Bulls—Number 18540.00/cwt40.00–40.00341
Bulls—Number 28532.00/cwt30.00–35.00275
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90145.00/cwt145.00–145.001311
Bulls—Number 39129.01/cwt20.00–35.00265
Bulls—Number 19361.98/cwt40.00–85.00586
Bulls—Number 29446.02/cwt25.00–60.00436
Bulls—Utility9515.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Bulls—Number 110274.95/cwt70.00–80.00765
Bulls—Number 210360.77/cwt40.00–75.00636
Bulls—Number 111070.00/cwt70.00–70.00771
Bulls—Number 211264.93/cwt60.00–70.00733
Bulls—Utility11510.00/cwt10.00–10.00121
Bulls—Number 112364.90/cwt60.00–70.00802

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.