Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-04-14

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Apr 14
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 121▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
79 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 61▲ 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter

cows sold steady-1.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold steady-5.00 higher. 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—High1,49677.071,1539thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60661.059804thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38155.797706thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16648.8957026
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,44579.411,1473thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,34572.809794thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,27065.558322thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,425107.261,5285thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,416102.021,4455thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,53594.921,4572thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,496110.101,6479thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,457101.211,47511
SteersSelectAverage1,19885.811,0284thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 191107.48/cwt30
BullsNumber 28973.59/cwt19
BullsNumber 38150.10/cwt16
BullsUtility777.52/cwt6
HeifersNumber 188148.33/cwt3
HeifersNumber 26817.50/cwt2

Every lot

42 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—Select1,19885.81/cwt80.00–93.001,0284
Steers—Choice1,457101.21/cwt95.00–106.001,47511
Steers—Choice and Prime1,496110.10/cwt107.00–115.001,6479
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,416102.02/cwt100.00–107.001,4455
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,425107.26/cwt104.50–108.001,5285
Heifers—Select1,53594.92/cwt92.00–98.001,4572
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——97063.00/cwt63.00–63.006111
Bulls——1,44973.21/cwt65.00–78.001,0614
Bulls——1,67484.44/cwt80.50–88.501,4144
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96741.35/cwt40.00–42.004003
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17047.72/cwt45.00–52.0055818
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27057.61/cwt54.00–61.507325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38155.79/cwt52.00–61.007706
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60661.05/cwt57.50–65.009804
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,27065.55/cwt60.00–70.008322
Dairy Steers—Choice1,34572.80/cwt71.00–76.009794
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,44579.41/cwt78.00–81.001,1473
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 26520.00/cwt20.00–20.00131
Heifers—Number 27015.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85195.00/cwt195.00–195.001661
Heifers—Number 18580.00/cwt80.00–80.00681
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95170.00/cwt170.00–170.001621
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 36525.00/cwt25.00–25.00161
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility728.37/cwt5.00–10.0063
Bulls—Number 37433.80/cwt10.00–55.00257
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross75195.00/cwt185.00–205.001462
Bulls—Number 27540.00/cwt40.00–40.00301
Bulls—Number 18179.38/cwt70.00–85.00648
Bulls—Number 28364.66/cwt50.00–80.00548
Bulls—Number 38458.73/cwt30.00–75.00494
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85210.00/cwt210.00–210.001791
Bulls—Utility855.00/cwt5.00–5.0041
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90210.00/cwt210.00–210.001891
Bulls—Number 19288.66/cwt75.00–102.00829
Bulls—Number 29382.62/cwt70.00–95.00778
Bulls—Number 39476.27/cwt65.00–90.00724
Bulls—Utility9510.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100200.00/cwt200.00–200.002001
Bulls—Number 110297.86/cwt92.00–102.001005
Bulls—Number 210390.00/cwt90.00–90.00932
Bulls—Number 111097.33/cwt92.00–100.001073

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.