Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2019-12-03

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Dec 3
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
206 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 157▲ 206 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
159 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 175▲ 159 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 to 1.00 higher. Holstein steers sold steady. Heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Calves mostly steady.

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—Average1,60164.451,0327thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,69761.511,0443thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63954.7289712
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,43650.0171818
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,33143.5057912
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,62085.501,3851thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,35378.981,0692thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,42360.448604thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,373111.761,5342thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,351106.591,4406thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,20573.598872thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,446116.661,68711
SteersChoiceAverage1,409113.161,59415
SteersSelectAverage1,390106.121,4753thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19988.73/cwt31
BullsNumber 29748.20/cwt22
BullsNumber 38920.59/cwt28
BullsUtility819.44/cwt18
HeifersNumber 19363.04/cwt5
HeifersNumber 28618.43/cwt6

Every lot

46 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—Select1,390106.12/cwt105.00–108.001,4753
Steers—Choice1,409113.16/cwt109.50–116.001,59415
Steers—Choice and Prime1,446116.66/cwt114.00–118.501,68711
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,20573.59/cwt73.00–74.008872
Heifers—Choice1,351106.59/cwt99.00–110.501,4406
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,373111.76/cwt111.50–112.001,5342
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,08053.00/cwt53.00–53.005721
Bulls——1,68866.36/cwt60.00–71.001,1206
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17533.55/cwt32.00–35.003943
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,37945.30/cwt44.00–47.006256
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,39049.83/cwt49.00–50.506933
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42949.27/cwt46.00–51.5070413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45351.93/cwt51.00–53.507555
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61153.10/cwt51.00–55.508557
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67956.99/cwt56.50–57.509575
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,69761.51/cwt59.00–66.001,0443
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,35378.98/cwt78.00–80.001,0692
Dairy Steers—Select1,42360.44/cwt56.00–66.008604
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,62085.50/cwt85.50–85.501,3851
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 28315.08/cwt10.00–25.00134
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85160.00/cwt160.00–160.001361
Heifers—Number 19236.73/cwt35.00–40.00343
Heifers—Number 29325.14/cwt20.00–30.00232
Heifers—Number 110545.00/cwt45.00–45.00471
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility635.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Bulls—Utility7310.00/cwt10.00–10.0075
Bulls—Number 37510.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross83145.60/cwt115.00–170.001213
Bulls—Utility8310.00/cwt10.00–10.0086
Bulls—Number 38415.27/cwt10.00–25.001311
Bulls—Number 28530.00/cwt30.00–30.00262
Bulls—Utility9010.00/cwt10.00–10.0093
Bulls—Number 19261.42/cwt40.00–75.00579
Bulls—Number 29348.01/cwt35.00–70.004512
Bulls—Number 39326.15/cwt15.00–45.002412
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95120.00/cwt120.00–120.001141
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100160.00/cwt150.00–170.001602
Bulls—Utility10010.00/cwt10.00–10.00102
Bulls—Number 110277.80/cwt65.00–90.007911
Bulls—Number 310224.92/cwt15.00–40.00253
Bulls—Number 210353.23/cwt40.00–70.00556
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross110150.00/cwt150.00–150.001651
Bulls—Number 111280.07/cwt75.00–85.00903
Bulls—Number 211550.00/cwt50.00–50.00581
Bulls—Number 212055.00/cwt55.00–55.00661
Bulls—Number 112575.00/cwt75.00–75.00941

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.