Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2019-12-17

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Dec 17
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
221 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 260▲ 221 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
103 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 157▲ 103 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 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 higher. 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—High1,49767.491,01015
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,60752.2283914
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,42449.8370922
CowsLean 85-90%High1,28941.2553221
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,62585.001,3812thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,51279.671,2055thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,44575.651,0932thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,348113.351,5289thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,249108.701,3587thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,04799.371,0403thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,521116.651,7749thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,466112.951,6569thin
SteersSelectAverage1,196101.301,2125thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19870.72/cwt22
BullsNumber 29448.32/cwt20
BullsNumber 38823.40/cwt14
BullsUtility8012.08/cwt12
HeifersNumber 17075.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 28815.00/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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,196101.30/cwt96.00–107.001,2125
Steers—Choice1,466112.95/cwt109.50–115.501,6569
Steers—Choice and Prime1,521116.65/cwt115.50–118.501,7749
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,04799.37/cwt97.00–101.001,0403
Heifers—Choice1,249108.70/cwt103.00–111.501,3587
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,348113.35/cwt111.50–116.001,5289
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22558.86/cwt43.00–63.507214
Bulls——1,52468.60/cwt65.00–74.001,0458
Bulls——1,78776.05/cwt75.00–77.001,3593
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21135.24/cwt26.00–39.004278
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29143.66/cwt40.00–46.005649
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40748.09/cwt45.00–50.5067715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,43847.86/cwt44.50–50.506884
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45953.56/cwt51.00–55.007817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52347.03/cwt46.50–47.507162
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59952.38/cwt49.50–54.5083810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73356.62/cwt55.00–58.009812
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,44575.65/cwt74.00–77.501,0932
Dairy Steers—Choice1,51279.67/cwt77.00–82.001,2055
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,62585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3812
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross7075.00/cwt75.00–75.00531
Heifers—Number 28510.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Heifers—Number 29017.50/cwt15.00–20.00162
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6310.00/cwt10.00–10.0062
Bulls—Utility7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0076
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross75135.00/cwt135.00–135.001011
Bulls—Number 37510.00/cwt10.00–10.0083
Bulls—Utility805.00/cwt5.00–5.0041
Bulls—Number 38321.36/cwt15.00–30.00184
Bulls—Number 18542.50/cwt40.00–45.00362
Bulls—Number 28532.25/cwt27.00–37.00274
Bulls—Number 39122.53/cwt15.00–30.00214
Bulls—Number 19261.79/cwt30.00–80.005710
Bulls—Number 29346.35/cwt20.00–65.004311
Bulls—Utility9530.00/cwt30.00–30.00291
Bulls—Number 310041.00/cwt35.00–47.00412
Bulls—Number 210465.50/cwt50.00–77.00685
Bulls—Number 110579.00/cwt75.00–85.00833
Bulls—Utility10510.00/cwt10.00–10.00111
Bulls—Number 311040.00/cwt40.00–40.00441
Bulls—Number 111281.20/cwt80.00–82.00915
Bulls—Number 112075.00/cwt75.00–75.00901
Bulls—Utility12020.00/cwt20.00–20.00241

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.