Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-05-19

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, May 19
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
196 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 248▼ 4 vs year ago 200 · −2.0%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
91 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 90▼ 7 vs year ago 98 · −7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 7.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter

holsteins sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter

cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Return to Farm Calves: Compared to last week's sale, Holstein bull calves

sold steady-5.00 lower. 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—Average1,38287.131,2049thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,62272.731,1803thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60967.651,0886thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,54266.541,02616
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,25957.0371834
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,33980.421,0774thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,37893.921,2946thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,37881.511,1234thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,32771.189458thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,350118.421,59921
HeifersChoiceAverage1,286111.701,43613
HeifersSelectAverage1,05296.331,0135thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,375119.781,6479thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,449114.721,66216

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 191134.45/cwt21
BullsNumber 29159.66/cwt17
BullsNumber 38438.42/cwt24
BullsUtility627.50/cwt6
HeifersNumber 187126.47/cwt12
HeifersNumber 27520.00/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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,375119.78/cwt117.50–122.501,6479
Steers—Choice1,449114.72/cwt109.00–117.001,66216
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,05296.33/cwt87.00–106.001,0135
Heifers—Choice1,286111.70/cwt106.00–115.001,43613
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,350118.42/cwt115.00–123.001,59921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,01874.37/cwt71.00–78.007572
Bulls——1,44587.40/cwt82.00–92.001,2636
Bulls——1,735111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,9261
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21540.99/cwt30.00–49.004983
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25564.17/cwt59.50–70.5080512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26955.06/cwt50.00–59.0069919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,53165.87/cwt62.50–68.501,00814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60967.65/cwt65.00–69.001,0886
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,61871.23/cwt69.00–73.501,1532
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,62272.73/cwt71.00–75.501,1803
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,32771.18/cwt65.00–77.009458
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,37893.92/cwt87.00–104.001,2946
Dairy Steers—Choice1,37881.51/cwt79.00–84.001,1234
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,33980.42/cwt74.00–83.001,0774
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross60160.00/cwt160.00–160.00962
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross75130.00/cwt130.00–130.00981
Heifers—Number 17550.00/cwt50.00–50.00382
Heifers—Number 27520.00/cwt20.00–20.00151
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross83132.27/cwt125.00–140.001102
Heifers—Number 18335.45/cwt20.00–50.00292
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross113196.11/cwt145.00–245.002222
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross135240.00/cwt240.00–240.003241
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility535.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross55160.00/cwt160.00–160.00881
Bulls—Utility6510.00/cwt10.00–10.0073
Bulls—Utility705.00/cwt5.00–5.0041
Bulls—Number 27345.17/cwt40.00–50.00332
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross75170.00/cwt170.00–170.001281
Bulls—Number 37530.00/cwt10.00–50.00237
Bulls—Number 38238.91/cwt25.00–50.003212
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross83250.76/cwt200.00–295.002084
Bulls—Number 18380.20/cwt65.00–105.00673
Bulls—Number 28352.05/cwt45.00–60.00435
Bulls—Number 29055.00/cwt50.00–60.00504
Bulls—Number 19396.74/cwt70.00–122.00906
Bulls—Number 39345.27/cwt35.00–55.00422
Bulls—Number 210269.71/cwt50.00–95.00715
Bulls—Number 1103111.79/cwt105.00–115.001154
Bulls—Number 310351.53/cwt35.00–60.00533
Bulls—Number 1113111.13/cwt105.00–117.001262
Bulls—Number 211595.00/cwt95.00–95.001091

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.