Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-01-07

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jan 7
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
366 head
▲ 161 vs last sale 205▲ 366 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
140 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 159▲ 140 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 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold

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—Average1,42974.621,06628
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,66962.041,0354thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60556.1090025
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,43552.4975325
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17441.4148626
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,51892.391,4024thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,48883.931,2496thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,59473.831,1778thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,308118.101,5457thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,238108.631,3459thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,170100.671,1784thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,439120.881,7398thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,267114.151,44630
SteersSelectAverage1,317105.951,39514

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19578.00/cwt19
BullsNumber 29142.92/cwt12
BullsNumber 39218.11/cwt11
BullsUtility808.13/cwt8
HeifersNumber 19552.50/cwt4
HeifersNumber 27520.00/cwt1

Every lot

42 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—Choice1,267114.15/cwt110.00–119.001,44630
Steers—Select1,317105.95/cwt100.00–112.001,39514
Steers—Choice and Prime1,439120.88/cwt119.00–122.501,7398
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,170100.67/cwt100.00–103.001,1784
Heifers—Choice1,238108.63/cwt104.00–111.501,3459
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,308118.10/cwt116.50–120.001,5457
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33356.86/cwt42.00–65.007585
Bulls——1,44572.87/cwt68.00–79.001,05314
Bulls——1,45887.20/cwt80.00–104.001,2719
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08631.35/cwt20.00–40.003409
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18851.53/cwt47.00–55.006126
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23844.11/cwt42.00–47.0054611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37349.98/cwt47.00–53.0068616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,54456.94/cwt55.00–60.508799
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56954.04/cwt48.50–56.0084814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65158.72/cwt57.00–63.0096911
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,66962.04/cwt60.00–64.001,0354
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,48883.93/cwt80.00–88.001,2496
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,51892.39/cwt88.00–100.001,4024
Dairy Steers—Select1,59473.83/cwt68.50–78.001,1778
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27520.00/cwt20.00–20.00151
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85145.00/cwt145.00–145.001231
Heifers—Number 19535.00/cwt35.00–35.00331
Heifers—Number 110015.00/cwt10.00–20.00152
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross65110.00/cwt110.00–110.00721
Bulls—Number 37520.00/cwt20.00–20.00151
Bulls—Utility759.00/cwt5.00–15.0075
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross80160.00/cwt160.00–160.001281
Bulls—Number 38213.50/cwt10.00–20.00115
Bulls—Number 18335.15/cwt30.00–40.00292
Bulls—Number 28525.50/cwt20.00–35.00224
Bulls—Utility857.50/cwt5.00–10.0062
Bulls—Number 19261.27/cwt35.00–95.00566
Bulls—Number 29245.50/cwt30.00–80.00426
Bulls—Number 39320.84/cwt15.00–27.00192
Bulls—Utility955.00/cwt5.00–5.0051
Bulls—Number 210070.00/cwt50.00–90.00702
Bulls—Number 110186.14/cwt60.00–95.00878
Bulls—Number 310515.00/cwt15.00–15.00161
Bulls—Number 311520.00/cwt20.00–20.00231
Bulls—Number 112585.00/cwt85.00–85.001061
Bulls—Number 312535.00/cwt35.00–35.00441

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.