Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-04-28

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Apr 28
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
198 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 162▲ 198 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
66 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 75▲ 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter

holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter

cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold 5.00-10.00 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—Average1,11266.237378thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,67153.5289410
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,52749.4775516
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,27343.3655218
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,47068.961,0142thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,44172.881,0504thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,51368.001,02913
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,57359.929432thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,268103.901,3172thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,21495.741,1629thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,11777.968715thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,378105.641,45617
SteersChoiceAverage1,382102.261,41327
SteersSelectAverage1,40594.101,3229thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 194121.01/cwt22
BullsNumber 29587.91/cwt10
BullsNumber 39051.42/cwt9
BullsUtility655.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 184114.92/cwt6

Every lot

38 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—Choice and Prime1,378105.64/cwt103.50–110.001,45617
Steers—Choice1,382102.26/cwt97.00–106.001,41327
Steers—Select1,40594.10/cwt86.00–99.001,3229
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,11777.96/cwt74.50–81.008715
Heifers—Choice1,21495.74/cwt88.00–101.001,1629
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,268103.90/cwt102.00–105.501,3172
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,03864.63/cwt61.00–66.006716
Bulls——1,33571.01/cwt69.00–73.009482
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04836.08/cwt35.00–37.003782
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30144.27/cwt40.00–48.5057616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50748.57/cwt46.00–51.0073213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,61253.36/cwt52.50–54.008603
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62852.82/cwt50.50–54.008608
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,84356.32/cwt55.00–57.501,0382
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,44172.88/cwt72.00–75.001,0504
Dairy Steers—Choice1,51368.00/cwt66.00–71.001,02913
Dairy Steers—Select1,57359.92/cwt58.00–62.009432
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,47068.96/cwt68.00–70.001,0142
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross75257.50/cwt255.00–260.001932
Heifers—Number 18352.27/cwt45.00–60.00432
Heifers—Number 19040.00/cwt40.00–40.00361
Heifers—Number 110030.00/cwt30.00–30.00301
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross65170.00/cwt170.00–170.001111
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 37345.34/cwt35.00–55.00332
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross80210.00/cwt210.00–210.001681
Bulls—Number 18388.64/cwt65.00–95.00748
Bulls—Number 28468.88/cwt60.00–90.00584
Bulls—Number 19196.93/cwt82.00–110.00884
Bulls—Number 39352.42/cwt15.00–80.00495
Bulls—Number 29590.00/cwt90.00–90.00862
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100235.00/cwt235.00–235.002351
Bulls—Number 310055.00/cwt30.00–80.00552
Bulls—Number 1103116.45/cwt112.00–122.001204
Bulls—Number 2103107.21/cwt95.00–115.001103
Bulls—Number 1110105.00/cwt105.00–105.001161
Bulls—Number 2115102.00/cwt102.00–102.001171
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross133189.81/cwt180.00–200.002522

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.