Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-05-26

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, May 26
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 196▼ 49 vs year ago 206 · −23.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
95 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 91▼ 40 vs year ago 135 · −29.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold mostly steady. Slaughter

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

cows sold steady. 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—High1,56090.081,4059thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,60572.671,1663thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,38067.9793815
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53067.231,02814
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22552.7864619
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,31585.001,1181thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,50891.481,3808thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,47482.061,21015
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,39273.681,0265thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,293118.541,5334thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,386113.151,5685thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,140105.001,1971thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,423120.131,70918
SteersChoiceAverage1,509114.921,7349thin
SteersSelectAverage1,443104.751,5124thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196119.89/cwt27
BullsNumber 28992.00/cwt21
BullsNumber 38655.35/cwt18
BullsUtility7310.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 195130.00/cwt3
HeifersNumber 27815.00/cwt2

Every lot

44 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 Prime1,423120.13/cwt117.00–122.001,70918
Steers—Select1,443104.75/cwt100.00–109.001,5124
Steers—Choice1,509114.92/cwt110.00–118.001,7349
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,140105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1971
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,293118.54/cwt117.00–121.001,5334
Heifers—Choice1,386113.15/cwt110.00–117.001,5685
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,09565.00/cwt65.00–65.007121
Bulls——1,60584.04/cwt81.00–86.001,3494
Bulls——1,631102.40/cwt89.00–119.501,6704
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06941.90/cwt38.00–45.004484
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20153.46/cwt50.00–58.0064210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29770.16/cwt67.00–74.509107
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,39760.14/cwt58.00–64.508405
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45266.06/cwt64.00–67.509598
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48866.61/cwt63.00–69.0099112
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,60572.67/cwt70.00–75.001,1663
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,78070.97/cwt69.50–72.001,2632
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,39273.68/cwt63.50–76.001,0265
Dairy Steers—Choice1,47482.06/cwt77.50–88.001,21015
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,50891.48/cwt88.00–94.001,3808
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,31585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1181
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27510.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 28020.00/cwt20.00–20.00161
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95270.00/cwt270.00–270.002571
Heifers—Number 19560.00/cwt55.00–65.00572
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross60260.00/cwt260.00–260.001561
Bulls—Utility6010.00/cwt10.00–10.0061
Bulls—Number 37340.52/cwt25.00–60.00304
Bulls—Number 17595.00/cwt95.00–95.00711
Bulls—Number 27571.25/cwt55.00–90.00534
Bulls—Number 183101.60/cwt95.00–105.00843
Bulls—Number 28385.00/cwt70.00–100.00713
Bulls—Number 38463.86/cwt50.00–95.00546
Bulls—Utility8510.00/cwt10.00–10.0091
Bulls—Number 29198.18/cwt85.00–110.008911
Bulls—Number 39158.71/cwt35.00–85.00537
Bulls—Number 193103.89/cwt90.00–117.00978
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95200.00/cwt200.00–200.001902
Bulls—Number 2100100.00/cwt85.00–115.001002
Bulls—Number 1103112.39/cwt105.00–117.001168
Bulls—Number 311040.00/cwt40.00–40.00441
Bulls—Number 1112117.37/cwt115.00–120.001313
Bulls—Number 2115112.00/cwt112.00–112.001291
Bulls—Number 112595.00/cwt95.00–95.001191

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.