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Middleburg

Name: Middleburg livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Apr 21

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

162 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 150▼ 39 vs year ago 201 · −19.4%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

75 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 79▼ 1 vs year ago 76 · −1.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

holsteins sold mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter

cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold 15.00-20.00 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,576	75.75	1,194	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,085	70.00	760	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,591	56.82	904	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,407	54.18	762	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,344	43.35	582	29
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,580	67.00	1,059	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,263	80.76	1,020	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,447	75.91	1,098	14
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,493	68.12	1,017	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,238	106.49	1,318	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,331	98.17	1,307	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,443	108.17	1,561	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,394	104.21	1,453	17

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	124.22/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 2	91	82.17/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 3	74	43.72/cwt	15
Bulls	Utility	70	5.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	85	207.50/cwt	4

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,394	104.21/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,453	17
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,443	108.17/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,561	8
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,238	106.49/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,318	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,331	98.17/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,307	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,513	76.98/cwt	72.00–84.50	1,165	8
Bulls	—	—	1,658	58.23/cwt	48.50–73.00	965	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	90.01/cwt	88.50–92.00	1,494	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,085	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	760	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,268	37.39/cwt	32.00–42.00	474	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,382	45.19/cwt	42.00–49.50	625	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	54.18/cwt	51.00–58.00	762	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,418	53.28/cwt	50.00–55.00	756	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	56.97/cwt	55.00–58.50	886	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	61.19/cwt	60.00–62.50	973	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,845	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	867	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,580	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,059	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,263	80.76/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,020	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,447	75.91/cwt	72.50–80.00	1,098	14
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,493	68.12/cwt	66.00–71.00	1,017	6
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	75	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	206	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	196	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	90	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	36	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	257	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	63	43.80/cwt	30.00–60.00	28	4
Bulls	—	Utility	70	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	73	35.11/cwt	15.00–45.00	26	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	75	92.50/cwt	80.00–110.00	69	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	75	87.50/cwt	80.00–95.00	66	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	128	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	80	53.33/cwt	30.00–90.00	43	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	83	80.47/cwt	60.00–100.00	67	9
Bulls	—	Number 1	84	102.98/cwt	95.00–110.00	87	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	90	55.00/cwt	50.00–60.00	50	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	92	80.41/cwt	70.00–100.00	74	10
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	102.59/cwt	95.00–110.00	95	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	100	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	70	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	103	341.71/cwt	310.00–375.00	352	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	73.78/cwt	70.00–75.00	76	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	101.57/cwt	95.00–110.00	114	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	90.51/cwt	80.00–97.00	101	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	102	1

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.

Pennsylvania feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA

Tue Apr 21, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, New Holland, PA (LS-LN)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 150Year ago 201

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 75Last week 79Year ago 76

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

holsteins sold mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold steady. Slaughter

cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold 15.00-20.00 higher. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,658	48.50–73.00	58.23
3	—	1,660	88.50–92.00	90.01
8	—	1,513	72.00–84.50	76.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,407	51.00–58.00	54.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	47.00	47.00
2	—	1,590	60.00–62.50	61.19
7	—	1,555	55.00–58.50	56.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,418	50.00–55.00	53.28
11	—	1,268	32.00–42.00	37.39
14	—	1,382	42.00–49.50	45.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,331	92.00–103.00	98.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,238	105.00–107.00	106.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,394	100.00–106.00	104.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,443	106.00–110.00	108.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,447	72.50–80.00	75.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,263	78.00–84.00	80.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,493	66.00–71.00	68.12

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	70.00	70.00
1	—	120	85.00	85.00
2	—	75	80.00–95.00	87.50
3	—	112	95.00–110.00	101.57
5	—	84	95.00–110.00	102.98
6	—	93	95.00–110.00	102.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	160.00	160.00
2	—	103	310.00–375.00	341.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	112	80.00–97.00	90.51
4	—	75	80.00–110.00	92.50
4	—	103	70.00–75.00	73.78
9	—	83	60.00–100.00	80.47
10	—	92	70.00–100.00	80.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	50.00–60.00	55.00
3	—	80	30.00–90.00	53.33
4	—	63	30.00–60.00	43.80
6	—	73	15.00–45.00	35.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	275.00	275.00
1	—	80	245.00	245.00
1	—	95	270.00	270.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.