Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-03-03

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Mar 3
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
254 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 259▲ 254 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
85 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 124▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last week slaughter steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower.

Slaughter holsteins sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter heifers

sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold 5.00-10.00 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—Average1,73875.911,31916
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,85570.901,3154thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,66465.291,08613
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,46961.5390430
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,36350.3868726
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,49686.151,2895thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,49879.961,1988thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,47370.321,0365thin
Dairy SteersStandardAverage1,15361.577102thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,413109.321,5453thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,268102.631,3016thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,17892.931,0955thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,578112.301,7724thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,406107.541,51222
SteersSelectAverage1,35296.061,2993thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196121.27/cwt17
BullsNumber 29863.57/cwt14
BullsNumber 38832.21/cwt15
BullsUtility848.91/cwt9
HeifersNumber 197102.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 28010.00/cwt1

Every lot

48 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—Select1,35296.06/cwt90.00–99.001,2993
Steers—Choice1,406107.54/cwt103.50–111.001,51222
Steers—Choice and Prime1,578112.30/cwt111.00–114.501,7724
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,17892.93/cwt90.00–97.001,0955
Heifers—Choice1,268102.63/cwt100.00–105.001,3016
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,413109.32/cwt106.00–112.501,5453
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63176.99/cwt71.50–80.001,2568
Bulls——1,63684.91/cwt82.50–90.501,3895
Bulls——2,19258.04/cwt51.00–63.001,2723
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25339.98/cwt34.00–45.005014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,36549.35/cwt45.00–54.0067414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37359.28/cwt53.00–63.0081420
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,41557.37/cwt54.50–60.508128
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65964.57/cwt62.00–68.001,0719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,66166.04/cwt63.00–71.001,09710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67566.92/cwt66.00–67.501,1214
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,85570.90/cwt70.00–72.501,3154
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Standard1,15361.57/cwt58.00–66.007102
Dairy Steers—Select1,47370.32/cwt65.00–74.501,0365
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,49686.15/cwt84.00–89.001,2895
Dairy Steers—Choice1,49879.96/cwt75.00–82.001,1988
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 28010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85195.00/cwt195.00–195.001661
Heifers—Number 18510.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95210.00/cwt210.00–210.002001
Heifers—Number 110015.00/cwt15.00–15.00151
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross12080.00/cwt80.00–80.00961
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 37010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Utility7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0073
Bulls—Number 28055.00/cwt55.00–55.00441
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross83202.12/cwt190.00–215.001682
Bulls—Utility838.40/cwt5.00–10.0073
Bulls—Number 38428.46/cwt15.00–55.00248
Bulls—Number 18545.00/cwt45.00–45.00381
Bulls—Number 19166.37/cwt50.00–100.00605
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93163.11/cwt140.00–185.001522
Bulls—Number 29351.67/cwt40.00–60.00486
Bulls—Number 39343.85/cwt35.00–55.00414
Bulls—Number 310035.00/cwt15.00–55.00352
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103202.44/cwt200.00–205.002092
Bulls—Number 1103108.15/cwt100.00–120.001113
Bulls—Number 210371.67/cwt55.00–95.00746
Bulls—Utility10510.00/cwt10.00–10.00111
Bulls—Number 1110125.00/cwt125.00–125.001381
Bulls—Number 211095.00/cwt95.00–95.001051
Bulls—Number 1120100.00/cwt100.00–100.001201
Bulls—Utility12010.00/cwt10.00–10.00121

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.