Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2019-12-31

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Dec 31
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
205 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 221▲ 205 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
159 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 103▲ 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 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder dairy calve 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—Low1,57572.291,13914
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,70562.751,0702thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,81055.601,0066thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40650.6971316
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,34343.8658924
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,35693.821,2725thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,54380.261,2382thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,39063.348802thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,313120.441,5816thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,214117.131,4224thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,298103.301,3412thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,433123.281,76712
SteersChoiceAverage1,431117.851,68615
SteersSelectAverage1,265105.981,3416thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110391.68/cwt29
BullsNumber 29840.21/cwt23
BullsNumber 39015.09/cwt26
BullsUtility866.33/cwt15
HeifersNumber 18085.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 2748.84/cwt4

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—Select1,265105.98/cwt103.00–110.001,3416
Steers—Choice1,431117.85/cwt113.00–121.001,68615
Steers—Choice and Prime1,433123.28/cwt122.00–125.001,76712
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,214117.13/cwt116.00–118.501,4224
Heifers—Select1,298103.30/cwt99.00–108.001,3412
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,313120.44/cwt119.50–122.001,5816
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45055.75/cwt45.00–65.008083
Bulls——1,57071.08/cwt67.00–77.001,1167
Bulls——1,67986.83/cwt85.50–88.001,4584
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24938.26/cwt35.00–39.504788
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37548.81/cwt46.00–52.0067111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,37843.77/cwt40.00–48.0060312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,42655.34/cwt50.50–60.007894
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47554.83/cwt53.00–59.008095
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,70562.75/cwt62.50–63.001,0702
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,81055.60/cwt50.00–59.001,0066
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,35693.82/cwt89.00–104.001,2725
Dairy Steers—Select1,39063.34/cwt60.00–67.008802
Dairy Steers—Choice1,54380.26/cwt80.00–80.501,2382
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 2655.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Number 27310.17/cwt5.00–15.0072
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross80160.00/cwt160.00–160.001281
Heifers—Number 18010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 28510.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility745.95/cwt5.00–10.0045
Bulls—Number 37510.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Bulls—Utility805.00/cwt5.00–5.0042
Bulls—Number 28225.10/cwt15.00–30.00213
Bulls—Number 38213.57/cwt10.00–20.00117
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross83192.73/cwt185.00–200.001602
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross91162.74/cwt140.00–180.001484
Bulls—Number 39214.78/cwt5.00–25.001412
Bulls—Number 19353.92/cwt40.00–60.00504
Bulls—Utility936.67/cwt5.00–10.0066
Bulls—Number 29439.49/cwt30.00–50.003710
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100140.00/cwt140.00–140.001401
Bulls—Number 310118.77/cwt15.00–25.00194
Bulls—Number 110265.54/cwt55.00–75.00679
Bulls—Number 210344.11/cwt30.00–55.00456
Bulls—Utility1037.56/cwt5.00–10.0082
Bulls—Number 211243.36/cwt40.00–45.00493
Bulls—Number 111375.28/cwt55.00–82.00856
Bulls—Number 311525.00/cwt25.00–25.00291
Bulls—Number 112382.55/cwt80.00–85.001022
Bulls—Number 212560.00/cwt60.00–60.00751
Bulls—Number 113060.00/cwt60.00–60.00781

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.