Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-02-18

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Feb 18
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
239 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 227▲ 239 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
108 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 111▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady.

Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

sold 1.00-2.00 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—Average1,77585.471,51711
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,55372.601,1272thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59367.711,07911
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,45959.9587515
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,29351.1766226
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,56489.121,3948thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,53582.861,2729thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,57372.741,1447thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,401117.221,6425thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,358110.701,50328
HeifersSelectAverage1,18298.391,1633thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,530118.741,8174thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,379113.551,56621
SteersSelectAverage1,307106.661,3949thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 192122.43/cwt22
BullsNumber 29366.47/cwt14
BullsNumber 38534.87/cwt9
BullsUtility7210.00/cwt7
HeifersNumber 180186.67/cwt3

Every lot

40 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—Select1,307106.66/cwt102.00–110.001,3949
Steers—Choice1,379113.55/cwt110.50–117.501,56621
Steers—Choice and Prime1,530118.74/cwt118.50–119.501,8174
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,18298.39/cwt90.00–103.001,1633
Heifers—Choice1,358110.70/cwt103.00–115.501,50328
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,401117.22/cwt116.00–119.001,6425
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47180.02/cwt75.00–83.001,1774
Bulls——1,94888.59/cwt83.00–99.001,7267
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05834.78/cwt30.00–40.003682
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29249.68/cwt45.00–58.5064218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32764.53/cwt63.00–65.508563
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,37661.12/cwt59.50–63.008416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49258.80/cwt54.00–64.0087712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52871.59/cwt69.00–74.501,0943
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,55372.60/cwt70.50–74.001,1272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61866.26/cwt63.00–69.501,0728
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,53582.86/cwt80.00–87.001,2729
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,56489.12/cwt84.50–95.001,3948
Dairy Steers—Select1,57372.74/cwt70.00–76.001,1447
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross70165.00/cwt165.00–165.001161
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross80175.00/cwt175.00–175.001401
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross90220.00/cwt220.00–220.001981
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility605.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Bulls—Utility7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0073
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross75175.00/cwt125.00–225.001312
Bulls—Number 37535.00/cwt35.00–35.00262
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross83199.70/cwt190.00–210.001662
Bulls—Number 38326.14/cwt20.00–35.00224
Bulls—Utility8315.00/cwt15.00–15.00122
Bulls—Number 18473.66/cwt55.00–80.00624
Bulls—Number 28456.27/cwt40.00–75.00474
Bulls—Number 19287.44/cwt70.00–125.00807
Bulls—Number 29371.50/cwt60.00–80.00667
Bulls—Number 39346.43/cwt15.00–65.00433
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95200.00/cwt200.00–200.001901
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100205.00/cwt200.00–210.002052
Bulls—Number 1100100.00/cwt100.00–100.001001
Bulls—Number 210067.50/cwt65.00–70.00682
Bulls—Number 1113109.13/cwt100.00–125.001233
Bulls—Number 211570.00/cwt70.00–70.00811

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.