Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-01-28

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jan 28
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
299 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 303▲ 299 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
133 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 121▲ 133 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 sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder dairy calves steady-5.00 higher.

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—Average1,42576.571,0918thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,75367.971,1923thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57064.361,01026
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,41961.3887133
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21349.2559822
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,44389.281,2887thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,51083.651,26310
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,44971.281,0339thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,434116.811,6759thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,238110.681,37010
HeifersSelectAverage1,208100.381,2137thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,465120.241,76211
SteersChoiceAverage1,426114.401,63125
SteersSelectAverage1,342107.401,44116

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19892.57/cwt31
BullsNumber 210163.72/cwt12
BullsNumber 39117.07/cwt18
BullsUtility819.96/cwt13
HeifersNumber 194155.71/cwt7
HeifersNumber 28311.29/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—Select1,342107.40/cwt103.00–111.001,44116
Steers—Choice1,426114.40/cwt110.00–118.501,63125
Steers—Choice and Prime1,465120.24/cwt119.00–122.001,76211
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,208100.38/cwt94.00–107.501,2137
Heifers—Choice1,238110.68/cwt107.00–113.001,37010
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,434116.81/cwt114.50–118.501,6759
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,08568.71/cwt67.00–71.007463
Bulls——1,57877.76/cwt76.00–79.001,2273
Bulls——1,70586.59/cwt84.00–89.001,4762
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11739.36/cwt32.00–42.004406
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22356.29/cwt52.50–61.506888
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27649.62/cwt45.00–54.006338
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38257.54/cwt52.00–62.0079517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41861.60/cwt58.00–65.5087316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45865.46/cwt59.00–70.0095416
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,75367.97/cwt65.00–70.001,1923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,81268.78/cwt66.00–72.001,24610
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,44389.28/cwt86.00–95.001,2887
Dairy Steers—Select1,44971.28/cwt66.00–79.001,0339
Dairy Steers—Choice1,51083.65/cwt80.00–86.001,26310
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross75140.00/cwt140.00–140.001051
Heifers—Number 28311.29/cwt10.00–15.0094
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85165.00/cwt165.00–165.001401
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross90195.00/cwt195.00–195.001762
Heifers—Number 19520.00/cwt20.00–20.00191
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross105190.00/cwt190.00–190.002001
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross115185.00/cwt185.00–185.002131
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility748.73/cwt5.00–10.0064
Bulls—Number 37512.50/cwt10.00–15.0092
Bulls—Number 38113.85/cwt10.00–20.00114
Bulls—Utility8110.77/cwt5.00–15.0096
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85225.00/cwt225.00–225.001911
Bulls—Number 18573.33/cwt70.00–75.00623
Bulls—Number 28565.00/cwt60.00–70.00553
Bulls—Number 39220.00/cwt10.00–35.00187
Bulls—Utility9210.00/cwt10.00–10.0093
Bulls—Number 19378.59/cwt60.00–90.00739
Bulls—Number 29366.52/cwt50.00–75.00623
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95195.00/cwt195.00–195.001851
Bulls—Number 210085.00/cwt85.00–85.00851
Bulls—Number 110186.58/cwt75.00–95.008711
Bulls—Number 310417.38/cwt12.00–20.00185
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross105127.50/cwt85.00–170.001342
Bulls—Number 111378.78/cwt75.00–80.00894
Bulls—Number 211356.28/cwt40.00–70.00644
Bulls—Number 212560.00/cwt60.00–60.00751

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.