Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-01-21

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jan 21
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
303 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 236▲ 303 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
121 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 120▲ 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 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins sold mostly steady. Feeder dairy calves sold steady 5.00 lower.

The next Feeder Cattle Sale will be Friday February 21, 2020 at 7:00 PM

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—Low1,42974.671,06712
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,76461.521,0854thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60056.2890011
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37253.8974015
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,31047.1461818
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,59492.051,4674thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,70380.361,3692thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,31268.088939thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,353116.951,5825thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,294113.091,46318
HeifersSelectAverage1,223106.201,2994thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,416121.281,71719
SteersChoiceAverage1,388116.951,62332
SteersSelectAverage1,301109.681,4278thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110077.10/cwt20
BullsNumber 29855.24/cwt13
BullsNumber 38924.64/cwt16
BullsUtility768.13/cwt8
HeifersNumber 28512.50/cwt4

Every lot

41 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—Select1,301109.68/cwt102.00–112.001,4278
Steers—Choice1,388116.95/cwt112.00–121.001,62332
Steers—Choice and Prime1,416121.28/cwt119.00–125.501,71719
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,223106.20/cwt101.50–110.001,2994
Heifers—Choice1,294113.09/cwt107.00–117.501,46318
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,353116.95/cwt114.00–119.001,5825
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16553.00/cwt53.00–53.006171
Bulls——1,44074.08/cwt68.00–79.001,0677
Bulls——1,47581.13/cwt78.50–84.001,1974
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18339.55/cwt39.00–40.004682
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32545.44/cwt42.00–48.0060210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32852.50/cwt49.00–57.006976
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36456.30/cwt54.50–58.007686
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37852.29/cwt47.50–54.007219
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55154.04/cwt50.50–56.008385
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64158.14/cwt56.00–60.009546
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,76461.52/cwt59.00–65.501,0854
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,31268.08/cwt63.00–75.008939
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,59492.05/cwt90.00–94.001,4674
Dairy Steers—Choice1,70380.36/cwt76.00–85.001,3692
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Number 28010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 29020.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
Heifers—Number 210010.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility635.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Bulls—Number 37313.30/cwt10.00–15.00103
Bulls—Utility7310.00/cwt10.00–10.0073
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross80170.00/cwt170.00–170.001361
Bulls—Utility807.50/cwt5.00–10.0062
Bulls—Number 38324.30/cwt15.00–37.00204
Bulls—Number 19263.14/cwt50.00–85.00587
Bulls—Number 39229.09/cwt15.00–40.00276
Bulls—Number 29351.16/cwt40.00–60.00487
Bulls—Utility10010.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
Bulls—Number 210160.00/cwt50.00–70.00614
Bulls—Number 110275.00/cwt65.00–85.00778
Bulls—Number 310331.27/cwt20.00–42.00322
Bulls—Number 111072.50/cwt70.00–75.00802
Bulls—Number 211060.00/cwt45.00–75.00662
Bulls—Number 311020.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
Bulls—Number 112092.50/cwt90.00–95.001112

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.