Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-04-07

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Apr 7
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 93 vs last sale 214▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
61 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 83▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to lower cattle numbers. Cattle supplies included 29 steers and heifers, 39 cows, 8 bulls and 45 feeder cattle. 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—Low1,34674.321,0008thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61358.819496thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,52158.1288414
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,31448.6863919
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,40577.351,0873thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,38476.331,0565thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,35365.018806thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,195102.001,2191thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,16393.311,0852thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,14557.006531thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,36199.171,3508thin
SteersSelectAverage1,59181.811,3024thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19695.58/cwt19
BullsNumber 29379.35/cwt23
BullsNumber 39158.72/cwt11
BullsUtility726.67/cwt3
HeifersNumber 175116.67/cwt3

Every lot

37 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,36199.17/cwt92.00–104.001,3508
Steers—Select1,59181.81/cwt78.00–91.001,3024
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,14557.00/cwt57.00–57.006531
Heifers—Choice1,16393.31/cwt82.00–102.001,0852
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,195102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,2191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16561.94/cwt55.00–69.007222
Bulls——1,40678.45/cwt75.00–84.501,1036
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23336.75/cwt27.00–44.004535
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33549.61/cwt46.00–54.006628
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35257.38/cwt55.00–59.007766
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47256.35/cwt52.00–60.0082911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61358.81/cwt54.00–62.009496
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,70064.63/cwt62.00–66.001,0993
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,35365.01/cwt61.00–68.008806
Dairy Steers—Choice1,38476.33/cwt74.00–79.001,0565
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,40577.35/cwt75.00–81.001,0873
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross55200.00/cwt200.00–200.001101
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85140.00/cwt140.00–140.001191
Heifers—Number 18510.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Number 37580.00/cwt80.00–80.00601
Bulls—Number 27567.50/cwt60.00–75.00512
Bulls—Number 38050.00/cwt20.00–80.00402
Bulls—Utility805.00/cwt5.00–5.0041
Bulls—Number 28278.05/cwt75.00–80.00645
Bulls—Number 18477.61/cwt70.00–85.00654
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85210.00/cwt210.00–210.001791
Bulls—Number 39155.16/cwt30.00–80.00505
Bulls—Number 29278.68/cwt65.00–90.00729
Bulls—Number 19486.24/cwt70.00–97.00817
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95140.00/cwt140.00–140.001331
Bulls—Number 210385.00/cwt85.00–85.00885
Bulls—Number 310363.39/cwt60.00–70.00653
Bulls—Number 110491.71/cwt90.00–95.00954
Bulls—Number 111392.56/cwt90.00–95.001052
Bulls—Number 211383.31/cwt75.00–92.00942

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.