Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-03-10

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Mar 10
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
232 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 254▲ 232 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
115 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 85▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last week slaughter steers sold steady-1.00 higher.

Slaughter holsteins sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00

higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold 5.00-10.00 lower. All prices per cwt.

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—High1,57582.061,29317
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,54767.821,0493thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57663.1999615
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32858.6377916
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21549.0259632
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,41386.601,2246thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,50178.491,1788thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,37072.009863thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,467112.161,6455thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,288105.071,35314
HeifersSelectAverage1,34593.351,2562thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,504114.261,7187thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,374106.701,46615
SteersSelectAverage1,37897.251,3405thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197100.05/cwt29
BullsNumber 29050.95/cwt25
BullsNumber 38226.65/cwt13
BullsUtility739.44/cwt9
HeifersNumber 182135.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 28011.72/cwt3

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—Choice1,374106.70/cwt103.00–110.501,46615
Steers—Select1,37897.25/cwt92.50–103.001,3405
Steers—Choice and Prime1,504114.26/cwt112.00–116.001,7187
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,288105.07/cwt100.00–109.001,35314
Heifers—Select1,34593.35/cwt91.00–96.001,2562
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,467112.16/cwt110.50–115.501,6455
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45776.80/cwt72.50–84.001,11910
Bulls——1,74489.57/cwt83.00–95.001,5627
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08832.91/cwt20.00–41.003583
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19548.45/cwt42.00–53.0057922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26856.20/cwt51.00–61.0071310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33357.70/cwt53.50–61.007697
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42862.69/cwt60.00–64.008956
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53561.16/cwt58.00–63.0093910
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,54767.82/cwt67.00–70.001,0493
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65967.25/cwt65.00–68.501,1165
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,37072.00/cwt72.00–72.009863
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,41386.60/cwt82.00–92.001,2246
Dairy Steers—Choice1,50178.49/cwt74.00–82.001,1788
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 17520.00/cwt20.00–20.00151
Heifers—Number 27510.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 18030.00/cwt30.00–30.00241
Heifers—Number 28312.58/cwt10.00–15.00102
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85208.33/cwt195.00–215.001773
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility7310.00/cwt10.00–10.0077
Bulls—Number 37511.67/cwt10.00–15.0093
Bulls—Number 38124.47/cwt10.00–40.00207
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross82181.02/cwt150.00–215.001483
Bulls—Number 18549.00/cwt45.00–55.00423
Bulls—Number 28540.00/cwt35.00–45.003415
Bulls—Utility9010.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Bulls—Number 19373.92/cwt50.00–95.006910
Bulls—Number 39346.70/cwt45.00–50.00433
Bulls—Number 29466.20/cwt40.00–90.00627
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95187.50/cwt185.00–190.001782
Bulls—Number 110397.69/cwt75.00–112.001016
Bulls—Number 210370.08/cwt55.00–90.00723
Bulls—Number 111293.72/cwt75.00–107.001053
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross120150.00/cwt150.00–150.001801
Bulls—Number 112080.00/cwt80.00–80.00961

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.