Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-05-12

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, May 12
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
248 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 199▲ 248 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
90 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 58▲ 90 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 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter

cows sold 4.00-8.00 higher.

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

sold steady. 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—Average1,62185.571,3877thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,89070.001,3232thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51266.111,00024
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,46365.6496019
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22054.0966031
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,70572.501,2361thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,50090.031,3509thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,49080.501,1996thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,46171.991,0525thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,347110.871,4939thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,374104.981,4426thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,26094.481,1902thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,406111.651,57013
SteersChoiceAverage1,435106.811,53310
SteersSelectAverage1,36899.831,3665thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 189117.31/cwt35
BullsNumber 28585.21/cwt22
BullsNumber 38455.73/cwt11
BullsUtility7510.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 173126.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 27030.00/cwt1

Every lot

46 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—Select1,36899.83/cwt97.00–105.001,3665
Steers—Choice and Prime1,406111.65/cwt109.00–115.001,57013
Steers—Choice1,435106.81/cwt105.00–109.001,53310
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,26094.48/cwt93.00–96.001,1902
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,347110.87/cwt107.50–113.001,4939
Heifers—Choice1,374104.98/cwt100.00–107.501,4426
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58580.94/cwt73.50–89.001,2835
Bulls——1,71097.16/cwt94.00–101.001,6612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07842.85/cwt40.00–47.004624
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23152.07/cwt47.00–56.0064116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25561.11/cwt57.00–67.0076711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44868.21/cwt65.00–71.009889
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45564.42/cwt61.00–67.0093716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47663.33/cwt59.50–65.0093510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62769.49/cwt68.50–70.001,1318
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,89070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,3232
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,46171.99/cwt67.00–76.001,0525
Dairy Steers—Choice1,49080.50/cwt77.00–84.001,1996
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,50090.03/cwt86.00–98.001,3509
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,70572.50/cwt72.50–72.501,2361
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross65155.00/cwt155.00–155.001011
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross70187.50/cwt170.00–205.001312
Heifers—Number 27030.00/cwt30.00–30.00211
Heifers—Number 17550.00/cwt50.00–50.00381
Heifers—Number 18550.00/cwt50.00–50.00431
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross65210.00/cwt210.00–210.001371
Bulls—Number 36550.00/cwt50.00–50.00331
Bulls—Utility6510.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Number 27481.57/cwt50.00–90.00606
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross75185.00/cwt150.00–220.001392
Bulls—Number 17595.00/cwt95.00–95.00711
Bulls—Number 37567.50/cwt45.00–90.00512
Bulls—Number 18395.36/cwt80.00–100.007910
Bulls—Number 28390.00/cwt85.00–95.00756
Bulls—Number 38344.77/cwt20.00–55.00374
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85190.00/cwt190.00–190.001621
Bulls—Utility8510.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90210.00/cwt210.00–210.001891
Bulls—Number 19296.28/cwt70.00–115.008913
Bulls—Number 39273.00/cwt55.00–90.00673
Bulls—Number 29385.03/cwt65.00–105.00799
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100210.00/cwt210.00–210.002101
Bulls—Number 210080.00/cwt80.00–80.00801
Bulls—Number 310030.00/cwt30.00–30.00301
Bulls—Number 1104103.90/cwt100.00–112.001084
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross110200.00/cwt200.00–200.002201

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.