Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-03-31

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Mar 31
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 253▲ 214 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
83 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 100▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last week slaughter steers sold 8.00-10.00 lower.

Slaughter holsteins sold 7.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold

8.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 10.00-12.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: 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—Low1,50673.281,1037thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62153.0285914
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,51550.9577216
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,37445.9063121
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,48080.001,1841thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,45974.361,0857thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,48962.7493413
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,232100.961,2443thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,19493.251,1138thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,13479.038965thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,417103.831,4715thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,33498.671,3167thin
SteersSelectAverage1,44676.821,1117thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 18985.97/cwt17
BullsNumber 28648.29/cwt10
BullsNumber 38219.99/cwt14
BullsUtility767.48/cwt12
HeifersNumber 19181.14/cwt9

Every lot

43 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—Choice1,33498.67/cwt97.00–101.001,3167
Steers—Choice and Prime1,417103.83/cwt100.00–106.001,4715
Steers—Select1,44676.82/cwt60.00–85.001,1117
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,13479.03/cwt75.00–85.008965
Heifers—Choice1,19493.25/cwt87.00–98.001,1138
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,232100.96/cwt100.00–102.001,2443
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06562.00/cwt62.00–62.006601
Bulls——1,54873.79/cwt65.00–75.501,1425
Bulls——1,73582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,4231
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09238.04/cwt37.00–39.004153
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,39045.91/cwt40.00–50.0063814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48854.48/cwt54.00–55.008112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51950.44/cwt45.00–54.0076614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,52951.77/cwt51.00–52.507924
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61052.38/cwt47.50–55.0084312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68556.87/cwt56.00–58.009582
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,45974.36/cwt71.00–77.001,0857
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,48080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1841
Dairy Steers—Select1,48962.74/cwt53.50–68.0093413
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross75165.00/cwt165.00–165.001241
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross8383.03/cwt20.00–150.00692
Heifers—Number 18316.40/cwt10.00–30.00143
Heifers—Number 195100.00/cwt100.00–100.00951
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross100150.00/cwt150.00–150.001501
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross130100.00/cwt100.00–100.001301
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 36520.00/cwt20.00–20.00131
Bulls—Utility657.50/cwt5.00–10.0052
Bulls—Number 27035.00/cwt35.00–35.00251
Bulls—Utility717.47/cwt5.00–15.0056
Bulls—Number 37421.19/cwt10.00–30.00164
Bulls—Number 38219.18/cwt10.00–30.00166
Bulls—Number 28334.82/cwt20.00–60.00295
Bulls—Utility835.00/cwt5.00–5.0042
Bulls—Number 18465.88/cwt30.00–90.00558
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85210.00/cwt210.00–210.001791
Bulls—Number 19188.63/cwt80.00–100.00814
Bulls—Number 29366.27/cwt32.00–85.00623
Bulls—Number 39315.00/cwt15.00–15.00142
Bulls—Utility955.00/cwt5.00–5.0051
Bulls—Number 110092.50/cwt80.00–100.00934
Bulls—Number 210075.00/cwt75.00–75.00751
Bulls—Utility10015.00/cwt15.00–15.00151
Bulls—Number 310530.00/cwt30.00–30.00321

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.